Jun 3, 2019

Excellent Viking-themed RTS Northgard coming to consoles later this year

Northgard

Developer Shiro Games' excellent Viking-themed real-time strategy, Northgard, will be setting forth for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Switch later this year.

Northgard, if you've not yet had the pleasure on PC, plays a little like the classic Settlers series, tasking players with establishing a Viking settlement and slowly expanding it - both in terms of physical size and military dominance - though exploration, resource management, and land acquisition.

Where it sets itself apart is in its deliberate restrictions, and the interesting choices that result. Zones, for instance, must be conquered before they can be claimed, and even then, only a small number of workers and buildings can occupy each one. That means your settlement is never likely to enjoy a life of excess, and you're constantly forced to make tough decisions about how you deploy your limited workforce and utilise your space to ensure survival against the desolate winters and the marauding mythological beasts.

Apr 23, 2019

[PATCHNOTE] Clan of the Horse

Northgard - Brioche [Shiro]

Description

Led by Brok and Eitria, two spirited siblings, the Clan of the Horse are a quiet and sturdy people. They are also recognized by all as the best craftsmen and women of the known world.

Starting Bonuses

Eitria and Brok are the 2 clan Warchiefs, they can be recruited in the Forge, instead of the usual Military Camps, for 150 , no needed
Both Warchiefs can fight, mine ore and forge
Warchief mining and forge speed +10%
The Clan does not have access to Mines, Miners or Smiths
Völund's Forge replaces the regular Forge
Villagers build and repair buildings 25% faster

Fame Bonuses

When you gain more fame, the clan of the Horse will get the following exclusive rewards:

Thane : Craftsmen - Fame 200
- Upgraded tools get an additional +5% production bonus
- Selling or gives 20% more and trading partner gets twice the amount of those resources

Jarl : Legacy of the Earth - Fame 500
- You can build a second Relic
- Two and two deposits are discovered in your territory

Relic

The Horse clan has its own Relic, the two swords Dainsleif & Tyrfing. This Relic allows your warchiefs to gain +20%

, +20%

, +20% mining and +20% forge speed.

Völund's Forge

The regular forge is replaced by Völund's Forge. Upgrading this forge will increase the forging speed by 20%.

Eitria and Brok: The Builders

Eitria and Brok are the clan of the Horse’s Warchiefs. They can be recruited from Völund's Forge for 150

each, without any

. They are at the center of the Clan mechanics, mainly because they are the only ones able to mine

and

, and Forge Tools, Weapons and Relics.

To mine a deposit with one of the Warchiefs (or with both), no need to build a mine, just assign them directly to the ore.

When an enemy enters the tile, the Warchiefs stop forging or mining and automatically attack their opponent. Once the fight is over, they go back to mining or forging.

At the beginning of a game, both Eitria and Brok have the same stats:
13

, 10

, 75

The Clan of the Horse has 5 exclusive lore:

Metalcraft

Replaces Mining Efficiency.

Warchiefs mining and forge speed is increased by 40%.

Great Tower

Replaces Defense Strategy.

Allows you to upgrade your WatchTowers a second time +50%

and +50% structure defense. The second upgrade costs the same as the first one.

Excavation

Replaces Erudition.

Mining with Eitria or Brok will grant a certain amount of

. Each Warchief mining

earns +4

, and +6

if you have discovered Metalcraft.

Ancestral Influence

Relics don’t use a building slot. Each Relic gives a +5% production bonus in the tile they’re built in and in the surrounding tiles.

Quality of Life

per territory with upgraded civilian buildings (except houses)

Features

Constructing a building (of any type) is now forbidden in a conflict zone (war or decolonization)
During the campaign, you can now skip the introduction cinematic
An option now allows you to disable the profanity filter during a multiplayer game
Lorestone and Circle of Lorestone now have an icon when no loremaster are assigned, like other buildings
You can now change the shadow quality: none - low - medium - high - very high

Achievements

Great Defense
- Control 5 upgraded towers lvl 2
Wonder Builder
- Build 2 relics in the same game
Builder
- Win 1 game
Horse Master
- Win 50 games

Clans

Clan of the Bear
- Shield Mastery Tech: Shield Bearers is now increased by 10% (instead of 15%)

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We really hope you have as much fun with the Clan of the Horse as we did creating it! We still have a lot of awesome ideas for the future and cant wait to share them all with you.

Thank you for your continued feedback and support!

Have Fun!

Mar 14, 2019

Viking RTS Northgard adds giant-summoning Relics and more in big free update

Northgard

Developer Shiro Games' entertaining Viking-themed real-time strategy, Northgard, has just received a major new content update - introducing, among other things, powerful Relics that can grant serious benefits to your ever-beleaguered clans.

The free update, appropriately titled Northgard Relics, is described by Shiro as the "biggest content update" since launch. Unsurprisingly, the focus is those game-changing Relics, with each clan able to choose between five common Relics and one clan-specific Relic, although only one can be used per game.

Common Relics grant the likes of defence bonuses, feast bonuses, and more for the duration of play - which, while supremely useful, are considerably less spectacular than the clan-specific Relics. These are able to summon such wonders as mercenary giants, massive boars, the undead, and white wolves to do your bidding, which - I think we can all agree - is far more exciting than having a couple more apples for your tea.

Mar 14, 2019

Northgard gets game-changing relics in a free update

Northgard

Viking RTS Northgard received a meaty update today, introducing powerful artefacts that can buff your clan. They're accompanied by an expanded crafting system, along with changes to tool mechanics and the forge, which is where your smiths will be working away to make your fancy relics. It's live now.

Just by luck, the vikings have remembered how to craft these relics, and each clan can pick between five common and one clan-specific relic, activating one at a time. With these handy artefacts, you'll be able to summon giants and undead monstrosities to do your bidding, just like the old vikings.

Inside the updated forge, you'll be able to put three smiths to work, letting you craft items quickly. They can upgrade civilian and military tools, and it's now possible to queue up multiple items. The smiths can be upgraded, too, giving them a boost in forge speed.

It sounds like a good excuse to return. It's one of my favourite Age of Empires-style RTS romps, and some of these relics sound like proper game changers. 50 percent defensive bonuses, colonising tiles with lore, summoning the wrath of gods—they're not messing around.

Take a look at the patch notes and relic list here.

Mar 14, 2019

[Patchnote] Northgard Major Update - Relics

Northgard - Brioche [Shiro]

Greetings Warchiefs!

We're glad to finally present you our new major update: Northgard Relics!

Relics is the biggest content update since the release of Northgard Ragnarok, and we truly hope you’ll enjoy what we’ve introduced!

The creation and usage of tools has been completely changed in this patch.

The Forge

The Forge has gained a lot of importance in Northgard. The building requires a Woodcutter’s Lodge to be created and costs 80

and 20

.
The building can be upgraded with 100

, 50

and 5

You can assign 2 smiths to a non-upgraded Forge and 3 to an upgraded Forge. Add Smiths to craft items quicker.
You can build more than one Forge, but you won’t be able to use both buildings to craft the same item.

The Tools

In the Forge, you now have the possibility of 3 different actions:

Upgrade civilian tools
Upgrade military tools
Forge a Relic

You can queue multiple items in the Forge. When the first item is finished, the Smiths will start forging the next one.

If there isn’t any adversity in the Forge’s tile, you can cancel the creation of an item, and you’ll be refunded its original cost.

You’ll have the possibility to improve the Smith’s tools, granting them a 15% increase in Forge speed!

The knowledge of building Relics has just been rediscovered. Every clan can choose between 5 common Relics and each clan has one specific relic. Each clan can only have one relic per game and can only use the relic it creates.

To build a Relic, go to the Relic tab in the Forge menu and select the type of relic you want to build. Once it’s built, it will appear in the list of available buildings. Forging a Relic costs 10

, 50

and 100

The Common Relics

Here is their list, the requirements needed to build them and their effect:

Relic

Name

Clan

Effect

Eldhrumnir

All

+40% Feast bonus
Feast price halved
Units are healed during feasts
The healing effect depends on the number of wounded people you have

Mjölnir

All

Summon Thor's Wrath with thunder strikes
Damages units and building in the targeted tile
Cost: 150 150
Has a 12 month Cooldown

Svalinn

All

+50% Defense for all units and Towers in the tile where the relic is built
Protects the tile against negative events (such as Draugar invasion, mercenary raids, etc…)
The relic can be moved

Jörmunr

All

Lore production bonus depending on the player’s number of tiles
Maximum at 13 tiles => +20 Lore
Can colonize tiles with Lore

Bragaful

All

Produces depending on your Commercial Influence
Adds a new available Trade Route

The Clan Related Relics

Relic

Name

Clan

Effect

Gefjun's Jar

Goat

Spend to summon villagers and sheep
Cost is based on your current population
Reduce the needed by your population by 10%

Horn of Managarm

Wolf

Summon up to 3 white wolves from the relic tile
Cooldown 2 months, 1 month if built on a Wolves Cave
White Wolves have the same behavior as Skirmishers
Cost: 50 per wolf

Hlidskjalf

Stag

Your warchief gains the ability Annexation:
whenever your Warchief uncolonizes a tile, you will colonize it for free

Naglfar

Raven

You can send Mercenary Giants raids
Merc Giants have AoE attacks, hurting and fearing enemies (1 out of 3 attacks) and get resources to players (like a regular raid)
Cooldown: 6 Months
Cost: 200

Scabbard of Gram

Bear

Your Warchief gets Gram, the legendary sword and gains +15% Att and Def
Gram freezes enemies when hit. When frozen, nearby enemies get -20% att speed and -20% move speed

Mask of Gullinbursti

Boar

When built, a giant boar spawns in every forest on the map
Reveals every Forest tiles on the map
Giant Boars in ally territories are peaceful and defend you and your allies
When owning the Relic, Giant Boars can be sacrificed for 500

Gungnir

Snake

If you have unlocked a military path, you can unlock a new military path
Your military experience is common for both paths

Skull of Hrungnir

Dragon

You can summon an undead Jotnar
Costs 200
Cooldown: 6 Months

General Changes

It is no longer possible to launch a construction in a conflicted / decolonizing tile.
Small deposits now frequently spawn in Town Hall surrounding areas.
We reduced the income generated by trading
When destroying a building, the amount of resources reimbursed now depends on the difficulty you are playing on: easy => 30% (60% if upgraded) // normal => 20% (50% if upgraded) // hard => 10% (40% if upgraded)

Clans Modifications

The Goat’s feasts have been improved
The Goat’s Fame 200: the tools for Farmers, Hunters and Fishermen are free and can be crafted 50% faster

The Dragon men AoE attack now deals 100% damage only to the targeted enemy, and 70% on nearby enemies

Special Tiles

In the Magma Lake victory tile, forging Odin’s Sword no longer requires building a forge. The tile has an “Anvil of the Gods” where you’ll be able to assign Smiths. You have to build the 3 parts of Odin’s Swords to win as usual.

The Wyvern stats have been increased:
- 50 Attack power
- 25 Defense
The Vedrfolnir has been buffed:
- 25% Quicker to heal
- 25% Quicker to scout
- Now scouts tiles
The Geyser has been buffed (it now gives +2 )
Thor's Wrath has been buffed (+10% att power)
The Specter Warrior's defense has been reduced to 10
The Raven's Harbor now costs only 70
Depending on the difficulty the player is playing on, the number of Valkyries has been increased (on hard difficulty, each Valkyrie tile has been given +1 Valkyrie)

New multiplayer season: Relics

Test yourself against others in a brand new Multiplayer season!

We hope you enjoy what we've been working on!

Feb 28, 2019

Northgard Relics - the Open BETA begins!

Northgard - Brioche [Shiro]

Hey guys!

We've been working hard in the past few months to improve the game offer you some exciting new content!
Here is Northgard: Relics, the next major update for our game!

This BETA's primary goal is for us to determine if the Relics change the game in a positive way and work as well as they should.

The Beta will run for 2 weeks (until March 14th). We'd really appreciate it if you'd share your feedback with us on our official Discord (in the open-beta channel): https://discordapp.com/invite/northgard

How can I join the Open BETA?

It's very simple:

Fill in this form: https://goo.gl/forms/t7KWaQZkuVxaYdPu1
Get your Open BETA code at the end of the form
Right-click on Northgard and go to Properties
Jump into the BETA Tab
Enter the code
In the drop down menu, select Open Beta Relic
Quit and restart Steam
Northgard should require an update!

Congrats! You're in!

You can find the full patch notes below!

The creation and usage of tools has been completely changed in this patch.

The forge

The Forge has gained a lot of importance in Northgard. The building requires a Woodcutter’s Lodge to be created and costs 80 Wood and 20 Kröwns.
The building can be upgraded with 100 Wood, 50 Kröwns and 5 Stones.

The tools

In the forge, you now have the possibility of 3 different actions:

Upgrading civilian tools
Upgrading military tools
Forge a Relic

You can queue multiple items in the Forge. When the first item is finished, the Smiths will start forging the next one.
If there isn’t any adversity in the Forge’s tile, you can cancel the creation of an item, and you’ll be refunded its original cost.

You’ll have the possibility to improve the Smith’s tools, granting them a 15% increase in Forge speed!

The knowledge of building Relics has just been rediscovered. Every clan can choose between 6 common Relics and each clan has one specific relic. Each clan can only have one relic at a time and only can use the relic it creates.

To build a Relic, go to the Relic tab in the Forge menu and select the type of relic you want to build. Once it’s built, it will appear in the list of available buildings. Forging a Relic costs 10 Iron, 50 Wood and 100 Kröwns.

The Common Relics

Here is their list, the requirements needed to build them and their effect:

Relic

Name

Clan

Effect

Eldhrumnir

All

+50% Feast bonus.
Feast price halved
Units are healed during feasts
The healing effect is based on the number of wounded clan member

Mjölnir

All

Summon Odin’s Wrath with thunder strikes
Damages units and building in the targeted tile
Cost: 150 Food 150 Krowns
Has a 12 month Cooldown

Svalinn

All

+50% Defense for all units and Towers in the tile where the relic is built
Protects the tile against negative events (such as Draugar invasion, mercenary raids, etc…)
The relic can be moved

Jörmunr

All

Lore production bonus depending on the player’s number of tiles
Can colonize tiles with Lore

Bragaful

All

Produces Kröwns depending on your Commercial Influence
Adds a new available Trade Route

The Clan related Relics

Relic

Name

Clan

Effect

Gefjun's Jar

Goat

Spend food to summon villagers and sheep
Cost is based on your current population

Horn of Managarm

Wolf

Summon up to 3 white wolves from the relic tile
Cooldown 2 months, 1 month if built on a Wolves Cave
White Wolves have the same behavior as Skirmishers
Cost: 100 Food per wolf

Hlidskjalf

Stag

Your warchief gains the ability Annexation:
whenever your Warchief uncolonizes a tile, you will colonize it for free

Naglfar

Raven

You can send Mercenary Giants raids
Merc Giants have AoE attacks, hurting and fearing enemies
Cooldown: 6 Months
Cost: 200 Krowns

Scabbard of Gram

Bear

Your Warchief gets Gram, the legendary sword and gains +15% Att and Def
Gram freezes enemies when hit. When frozen, nearby enemies get -20% att speed and -20% move speed

Mask of Gullinbursti

Boar

When built, a giant boar spawns in every forest on the map
Reveals every Forest tiles on the map
Giant Boars in ally territories are peaceful and defend you and your allies
When owning the Relic, Giant Boars can be sacrificed for 500 food

Gungnir

Snake

If you have unlocked a military path, you can unlock a new military path
Your military experience is common for both paths

Skull of Hrungnir

Dragon

You can summon an undead Jotnar
Costs 200 food
Cooldown: 6 Months

In the Magma Lake victory tile, forging Odin’s Sword no longer requires building a forge. The tile has an “Anvil of the Gods” where you’ll be able to assign Smiths. You have to build the 3 parts of Odin’s Swords to win as usual.

The Goat’s feasts have been improved
The Goat’s Fame 200: the tools for Farmers, Hunters and Fishermen are free and can be crafted 50% faster
It is no longer possible to launch a construction in a conflicted/decolonizing tile.
Small iron deposits now frequently spawn in Town Hall surrounding areas.
We reduced the income generated by trading iron
Please note that the Story Mode and Ranked Games will not be playable on the Open BETA
We forced english for this Open BETA, when switching back to regular northgard, you may need to switch back from English

Once again, the Beta will run for 2 weeks (until March 14th). We'd really appreciate it if you'd share your feedback with us on our discord channel: https://discordapp.com/invite/northgard

We hope you enjoy what we've been working on!