Jul 12, 2022

Tribes of Midgard Season 3: Inferno Saga comes to all platforms on August 16!

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Hiló Vikings,

Today we have a lot of exciting news to share with you! We have been hard at work behind the scenes and now we can finally announce that Tribes of Midgard Season 3: Inferno Saga will be coming to PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch on August 16th!

Season 3 is massive (our biggest update by far) delivering game-changing content, including a new Saga Quest, Saga Boss, Volcanic Spire Biome, Spear weapon (yes, so many of you guessed right!), Fishing, and more. Various improvements to combat, more accessibility settings, and plenty of quality of life additions (many suggested directly by you!) will also be part of this free update. Check out our Roadmap here!

As we’ve mentioned in previous Dev Blogs, this Season will also feature a complete revamp of Survival Mode! Keep on reading as we’ll dive into a bit more of what that means below. :)

Still something we can’t believe we’re finally saying - on August 16th, Vikings on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch join the fight against Ragnarök! At launch, they will have access to the new Saga and revamped Survival Mode and will be receiving all future updates for free alongside the other platforms. We look forward to sharing launch timing for specific regions as we get closer to the launch date!

Also launching on August 16 will be updates to BOTH Saga Mode and Survival Mode!

Inferno Saga

It’s getting HOT in Midgard. 🔥 Our new Season features a brand-new Saga Quest: Inferno. The Saga Boss awaits you in the heart of the Volcanic Spire, a location you maaay recognize from an early teaser!

The new Saga Boss’ followers have set up Outposts across the land, hoarding the Múspelite materials, which can be used to open the Gateway to the Spire. Once there, you’ll have to endure rising temperatures, lava rivers*, and fiery foes as you seek out this new threat.

*we don’t recommend adventuring Vikings swim in the lava rivers

Survival 2.0

Survival Mode is being completely rebuilt for those looking for a more relaxed Viking Survival experience - an alternative to the urgency you’d normally experience with the coming of Ragnarök in Saga Mode.

It focuses on life long before the Village and the Seed of Yggdrasil came to be. You won’t be alone - our Viking warrior Eira Foot-Crushed will be your guide, along with our fave feline friends Mániklo and Sóleyra. As a reminder - Jötnar will not attack the Village in this Mode - instead, you head out into the world to fight them (and the Saga Bosses) on your own terms!

Some of its new features include:

No more Giant or Helthing attacks: While Jötnar and Helthings will no longer march towards your Village, they’ll be found throughout Midgard (along with Saga Bosses) and can be defeated for rewards.
No central Village: Free from the constant threat of incoming Jötnar attacks, Einherjar can write legendary Viking tales of their own, building their perfect Viking homes with a variety of new Constructions and Decorations.
Crafting 2.0: Without a Village or Vendors, Einherjar in Survival 2.0 need to be self-sufficient to craft items. Utilize the magical Dwarven invention of the Allforge, accessible from the Build menu and free to place anywhere, no materials required. While the Allforge is valuable for repairing Equipment, its true purpose is to instantly build Crafting Stations, which allow you to craft and forge a variety of items depending on the Station type.
Choose your own destiny: You’ll be able to fully customize your play style with a brand new Blessing Tree layout, containing close to 100 Blessings otherwise contained to a specific Class. The Level cap will be increased from 10 to 50.
Much more we’ll get into very soon. 🙂

During this simpler time, new advancements in crafting require a new way to fight and gather materials. The addition of Spears will be a great asset to those starting out their journeys in Midgard.

Fishing Rods will also be incredibly helpful in finding out what type of fish are living in the ~Mysterious Ripples~ popping up in Rivers and Oceans. Both will be valuable tools as you survive AND thrive (surthive, as we say) in Midgard!

Of course, we’ll continue to be posting more peeks here and there, and updates with more information on what to expect in Season 3 before it releases on August 16! We’re so looking forward to welcoming new Vikings to our ever-growing family. 💙

Questions? We'll be hanging out in the comments and on our social media, so don’t hesitate to let us know. Psst. We almost forgot. Here’s a first look at what you can expect…

Seil Seil,
The Norsfell team

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Jun 23, 2022

Tribes of Midgard on sale for 40% off from June 23rd - July 7th!

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Hiló Vikings,

Let's go to the (Ash) Beach? 🏖️ Tribes of Midgard is part of Steam's Summer Sale - and is now 40% off from June 23rd to July 7th!

Join our Discord

Join our Discord here to become part of our community! You can find a tribe to group up with (by using the Looking for Group channels) and ask any questions you have about the game.

It's also a great place to submit any feedback directly to our team via the #suggest-an-idea channel.

Visit our Guides

In case you (or someone you know!) has picked up the game for the first time, we highly recommend not only spending some time in our Discord, but to check out some guides relating to the game:

Share your creations!

Got a cool screenshot? Captured a clip of your swimming adventures? Or, created some spectacular art involving a Linnorm?

Make sure to tag us on Twitter so we can see! 👀 (yes I send all ur art to the team, I mean just look at this beautiful creation here)

That's all for now! We're always glad to see some new faces in game and in our Discord - and will see you again soon, as Season 3 in August is fast approaching!

Seil seil,
The Norsfell team

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Jun 2, 2022

Tribes of Midgard on sale for 40% off from June 2-6!

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Hiló Vikings,

Tribes of Midgard part of the Gearbox Publishing sale - and is now 40% off (our biggest sale to date) from June 2nd to June 6th (ends at 10am CT)!

Join our Discord!

Join our Discord here to become part of our community! You can find a tribe to group up with (by using the Looking for Group channels), ask any questions you have about the game, and even submit fan art or your best screenshots so we can feature you! It's also a great place to submit any feedback directly to our team.

Visit our Guides

And in case you (or someone you know!) has picked up the game for the first time, we highly recommend not only spending some time in our Discord, but to check out some guides relating to the game:

Season 3 Coming in August: It's Hot

In case you missed it... here's our first ever teaser image for Season 3, coming in August! 🔥

Our revamped Survival Mode will be incoming with Season 3's update. A new Saga, and new survival experience awaits. We'll be sharing more details soon, so stay tuned!

For now, be sure to check out our Dev Blog video and our Dev Blog #2 to learn more.

Road Map

Last, to reflect what's to come for Season 3, we've updated our Road Map! (you can check out the high res version here).

That's all for now! We'll see you soon. :)

Seil seil,
The Norsfell team

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Apr 29, 2022

Tribes of Midgard: Monthly Recap, The Allforge, and more - Dev Blog #2

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Welcome Vikings, to Dev Blog #2!

April has been an exciting month for us, and there’s even more to come in May. Season 3’s development is in full swing, and we’re glad to share that we've just reached an important milestone in wrapping up our Survival Mode Alpha phase! Survival Mode’s development is coming along well, and we have more to share below.

We also want to take this time to share news about the Private Beta, some patch notes, what we’re currently working on, and what else awaits for May. I’m too used to saying “let’s dive into it”... so uhh... in the spirit of this “hot” upcoming Season, “let’s get cooking”? 🔥

PRIVATE BETA (PC)

With our new development phase starting, we’re excited for the opportunity to get our very first feedback on the revamped Survival Mode, as this will evolve with your help and input.

Our next Private Beta (on PC) will be held in mid-May, for all current and new Midguardians members.
If you’re interested in giving feedback, please don’t hesitate to join the Midguardians program. To learn more, visit https://www.tribesofmidgard.com/midguardians/!

PATCH NOTES

Yesterday, we deployed a minor patch including Doubling XP in both Saga and Survival Mode as well as increasing boat health - be sure to restart your game to see the changes on all platforms. You can catch up on the full notes here!

SURVIVAL MODE INTRODUCTIONS

Next, we want to (re)introduce some characters that will make an even stronger appearance in Midgard in Season 3’s revamped Survival Mode - it’s about time they say Hiló!

Eira Foot-Crushed ⚔️

For years now, there has been a red-haired Einherjar featured on the Tribes of Midgard key art. She’s a powerful Viking warrior, named Eira Foot-Crushed (there’s a reason for that name… and we’ll get to that a bit later on).

She’s been a constant figure since the start of Tribes of Midgard’s development, and has two armors created after her - both the Eira and Midsummer Eira cosmetics.

Not only that, but she has lent her voice to narrate several of our trailers, and the Giant Showcase series. Did you know she even voices the introduction of the game, spoken in High Midgardian? She’s voiced by the talented Camilla Arfwedson, and we were fortunate enough to be in that recording session (very fun!!) to hear how it all came to life.

With all that said, it’s clear to us that it’s time for Eira to take on a greater role in our revamped Survival Mode - you’ll finally get to meet her in game for the first time! She’s currently creating some… special Runes for you, so expect to hear a proper introduction from her soon.

Mániklo and Sóleyra 🐱

Besides Eira, you may also recognize our curious and fantastical Norse cats from the tutorial (or maybe they’re your favourite pet in game) - Mániklo’ (meaning “Moon Claw”) and Sóleyra (meaning “Sun Ear”). Mániklo is, well, a stubborn little deity, while Sóleyra’s quirkiness tends to surface with her perpetual sense of adventure.

Since the Survival mode revamp will introduce many new changes and more to learn, the tutorial will be receiving various improvements, including a more consistent interaction with our two cats. Mániklo’s wise words, along with Sóleyra’s effervescence, will be there to guide you along your first steps in Season 3, so you don’t have to worry about learning the ropes alone.

But until they can do so, we’ll give it a start!

THE ALLFORGE

We want to introduce you to an important element of the upcoming Survival Mode: The Allforge. This is a wondrous little Dwarven invention that can instantly craft Stations (you can see some examples of crafting stations here). You’ll need the Allforge in order to create Tools, Weapons, Armor, and maybe even a heavily fortified village.

It can be deployed wherever you’d like (fun fact: it can even repair your equipment). Think of it as the origin of all Stations!

FISHING

This has been lurking on the Road Map for some time, and with the new Survival Mode, some brand new resources have appeared just under the water’s surface!

Craft one of many fishing rods, and find the perfect spot to fill your pantry.

NORSFELL HAS A NEW HOME

Okay, besides the in-game news, we have some IRL news! Some of our team have started working at our brand new studio (still under construction - we need some plants) after 2 years of working from home. Though we remain a totally flexible, hybrid-working studio, we’re glad to see each other’s faces.

You can bet we’ll share a studio tour once the setup is done!

You’re allll caught up now. We can't wait to start this month of May with you, whether it's with our new PlayStation Plus tribe, our Midguardians, or all the players with whom we'll be sharing even more of our journey to come.

Questions? Comments? We'll be hanging out in the comments!

Seil Seil,
The Norsfell team

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Apr 28, 2022

Patch Notes: Serpent 2.02-05

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Hiló, Vikings,

We hope you’re doing well! We're currently hard at work on the revamped Survival Mode and all that's to come for Season 3, and will have more news to share about that very soon. :)

Today, we’ve deployed a minor patch that does not require any downtime. Just be sure to restart your game to see the changes!

Here are the notes:

Double Season XP! ✨

Effective as of this release, we are doubling the amount of Season XP earned in both Saga and Survival Modes.
- Norsfell note: Over the course of the Wolf and Serpent Sagas, we’ve been tracking Season XP progression very carefully and have come to the conclusion that in its current state, it is slower paced than we anticipated. We want players to be able to level up their account progress while having fun in Tribes of Midgard, whatever form that takes, and without having to worry about optimizing their Season XP gain efficiency in order to chase those unlocks. We’ll continue to monitor over the coming months but feel this is a worthwhile first step towards making progression feel quicker and (literally) more rewarding.

Stronger Boats, Boats, Boats! ⛵️

All Boat types have had their HP boosted by 100% and the maximum collision damage that can be received has been cut in half.
- Norsfell note: We noticed that Boat durability was a little more flimsy than we expected, making it very easy to find yourself shipwrecked. We greatly boosted the HP values of all Boats to give them some much needed survivability so it’ll take more than a bump or two to end your Viking journey.

Shop Rotation Speeding Up 👕

To account for the increasing amount of content and offerings we plan to add, we’ll be speeding up the Featured Shop rotation to every 3 days, from every 7.

Quick Reminders

Be sure to join our Discord if you’re looking to find a tribe, or if you have any questions at all! It's our main community hub, and they will be glad to welcome you in!

As always, if you're experiencing any issues, please don't hesitate to let us know on Discord or through our official Support site - we'll be happy to help.

Seil seil, and see you soon,
The Norsfell team

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Mar 17, 2022

Tribes of Midgard: What's Coming Next - Dev Blog #1

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Hiló Vikings,

Today we’re very excited to talk with you about what's coming next for Tribes of Midgard, and how you can be part of it with us!

The Journey So Far

It’s been six months since Tribes of Midgard made landfall in July of 2021, but as you all know, making landfall is only the beginning of a Viking’s journey! Launching with Season 1: Wolf Saga, you and your fellow Vikings showed Fenrir who the real big bad wolves were. We followed up with a Mid-Saga update in October that introduced a deadly new Fenrir variant to defeat, new challenges to chase, new rewards to unlock, and our first festive event, Valhalloween.

In December, we launched Season 2: Serpent Saga, introducing new features such as a whole new ocean biome, sailing, our Yulidays event, and the notorious Jörmungandr. Release after release, the world of Midgard is growing and we plan on continuing to do so for Seasons to come!

Roadmap Updates

After taking a hard look at our cadence of releases, we realized that Tribes of Midgard shines brighter with larger, more significant updates that offer players highly compelling reasons to return rather than a steady trickle of content. This is why we've decided to no longer release smaller Mid-Saga updates, and instead focus exclusively on making each new Season as impactful as possible.

Next Season will be by far our biggest update yet! There is much to come with Saga 3’s debut that we’ll talk about as soon as we can. But until then, here’s a sneak peek of one change we’re particularly excited about...

A New Survival Experience

We've seen hunger for a more relaxed gameplay pace. A mode where players can explore at their leisure, build freely, and soak in the world of Tribes of Midgard, all without the time pressure. The goal was for Survival Mode to fill that gap, but after reviewing our initial aspirations for the mode, as well as reading your feedback, it is clear the mode in its current state hasn't quite lived up to its potential yet.

This is why, even as our team is hard at work on all of the epic Norse goodness of Season 3, including new features, new content and a massive new Saga Boss, we’re very excited to announce that we’ll also be debuting an entirely reinvented Survival Mode!

Here’s what you can expect:

Make your own Village! Players will spawn in a World with no Village to defend from pesky Jötnar or Helthings and instead will grow by building their own crafting stations and settlements to establish their foothold.
Construction 2.0! We’re overhauling the Construction system to provide players with the tools to achieve that vision, with new pieces like roofs and stairs as well as the ability to rotate your Camera to help design your perfect home.
Create your own Destiny! Players will benefit from a brand new Blessing Tree to fully customize their progression and unlock skills that would otherwise be contained to specific Classes. The Level cap will also be increased from 10 to 50.
Take over Ragnarök! While Jötnar will no longer march towards your Village, they will be found throughout Midgard and can be defeated for rewards. The same goes for Saga Bosses. The hunters become the hunted!

The journey is just starting, and we want to make sure that this new Survival Mode meets your expectations. So, to get it just right, we will need your help!

Beta Testing

At Norsfell, we believe in building our games alongside our awesome community, and we see the chance to forge something special together.

We will be hosting a Private Beta session on the new Survival Mode in the coming months with members of our dedicated community program, the Midguardians. We'll be counting on your feedback to hone-in on the feel of this new experience, both in Multiplayer and Solo.

More information on the exact timing of these tests will be coming soon, but in the meantime, we recommend going tohttps://www.tribesofmidgard.com/midguardians/ if you’re interested in joining the program and want to help us test the mode before its official release. We can’t wait to hear what you think. 🙂

The Journey Ahead

We are beyond excited to dive into creating larger, more content-packed Seasonal updates moving forward. Season 3, with its many planned additions to Saga Mode as well as the brand new Survival Mode are testimony to that vision.

We will be keeping in close touch with you over the coming months about the development of Tribes of Midgard. Thank you, as always, for your continued support and feedback. We have the best community there is and can’t wait to give you a taste of what’s to come… careful though, it’s hot. 🔥

Be sure to join our Twitch stream tomorrow, Friday March 18th at 3:00pm EST to ask us anything!

Skål!
The Norsfell team

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