Vikings!

A month has passed since we spoke to you last, and we’ve got more exciting news to share. As many of you might have already seen, our Hearth & Home cinematic trailer debuted during Gamescom Opening Night Live, announcing that the update is going live on September 16th. It brings us joy to finally be able to share the trailer with you - here it is in case you haven’t seen it yet:



A million thanks to our awesome friends at animation studio Brikk for bringing the Viking purgatory to life - Bragi is surely smiling down on you.

From September 16th, we’ll be introducing new content that will expand your gameplay options, including new furniture, building pieces, food and more! We’ve begun introducing some of the core Hearth & Home gameplay changes through a series of short walkthrough videos on our socials, so make sure to check those out here.

We know you’re eager to see the new content as soon as possible - do not fret, children of the Allfather! While we’ve already revealed some of the new items in our previous Steam posts, here’s a peek at two other notable additions:





We cannot wait for you to dive into the game and discover the content update for yourselves. We’ve created Valheim to be a world of intrigue and mystery, and while we would love to share a full list of items coming in Hearth & Home with you right this very moment, we think it’s best if you discover these yourselves.

Last but not least, we have some exciting internal news as well. Our team of five will now welcome three new individuals as we continue to work on future updates. Please meet our new animator Christoffer Solgevik, our new programmer Jonathan Smårs and Andreas Thomasson who will be managing our QA.

Thank you for your continued support, whether it be amazing fan art, breathtaking builds or just really good memes. May your axes never dull, and may Odin’s blessing be upon you.

We’ll see you on September 16th - may the gods watch over you.

The Iron Gate Team

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Version 1.0.39 has been rolled back temporarily due to lighting issues. It will be back as soon as its fixed and working correctly.

Adjusted GUI size and fixed a bug on "UNDO" key pad.

It’s an incredible day for everyone at the studio! All the progress we’ve made during the Beta was no small task, and all that work has resulted in what you’ll see in Season 0. On to the Patch Notes!



Karman Station – A reimagining of the original map, Outpost. Karman Station replaces Outpost on our roster of Maps. Those of you who played before the Beta will recognize the similarities, but most importantly, the improvements!



Season 0 Battle Pass – The Battle Pass has 100 Levels of brand-new items, exclusive to the Pass! Included in the Pass are: New Armors, Weapon Skins, Name Tags, Banners, and a Portal Skin! Season Challenges are fully unlocked with the BP!



Contamination – New asymmetrical mode with two teams. The “Contaminated” team starts with Bats only and seeks to frag the “Human” team, who have shotguns. When a Human team member dies, they respawn on the Contaminated team. Game ends when time runs out or if all players are contaminated.

Casual Team Rumble – A new casual playlist with various game modes too wacky for normal casual! Game modes include Contamination, Big Head Snipers, Splitball, and more!

Final Kill Cam – Feature added by popular demand, you can now see the final kill of the game!

Pistol Rework – Balance Changes: Fully Auto, .125 fire rate,15.5 body, 17.5 head

Aim Assist Slider – Some of you requested that you be able to turn off/scale down the Aim Assist for controllers. 100% Aim Assist = what the Aim Assist has been before this update.

Overtime – King of the Hill, VIP, and Oddball now has Overtime.

Doing all Daily Challenges gives a drop.

New Referral Pass – 9 Levels with new items! New referrals will only count towards the new referral pass.

Custom Games Browser - added searching and filtering.



You can now shoot portals through the bodies of allies.

Killcam is enabled in all modes now (ex: SWAT). We saw your petition.

Ranks – More Elo Divisions have been added. i.e. ELO 3000 =Diamond 1, ELO 3300 = Diamond 4, etc.



Team switching – custom games option for switching teams during the match.

Pickup Zone Text visibility improvements.

Updated Hills and DOM points on certain maps.

Hill Mesh updated.

Beta BP bug fixed - You can equip items 11-15 from the Beta Battle Pass in your locker. (Beta Fish is happy)

Footstep audio fixed.

Numerous miscellaneous bug fixes.

More server optimizations.

This is the beginning of a new era for Splitgate which means you can expect more updates and enhancements in the near future!

See you in the Arena!

From August 25th to August 29th, play the Arcadian Atlas demo and flex your tactical skills in challenging encounters as you equip and specialize your party to your specific playstyle!



The team has been dedicated to providing a solid experience across the board, giving a sample of every part of Arcadian Atlas while building out additional features and content as development progresses! More classes, more items, and more encounters are on the way, and we're excited to show more as we keep working on the game!



As we work to improve the game and show off some of what Arcadian Atlas has to offer, we're also looking for your feedback! We've got an in-game "Feedback Survey" button included in the main menu, where we highly encourage you to tell us what you like, what you don't like, and what you'd like to see in the game! Your responses really help us work on the direction we take with some design decisions, so we greatly appreciate any feedback provided.

Speaking of showing more off, we've got more brand-new announcements to show off tomorrow as a part of IGN's Awesome Indies showcase, so keep an eye out there when that goes live! The land of Arcadia is fractured and perilous, and ambition is the most dangerous foe of all.

If you missed out on the Kickstarter update, you can check it out + new stuff being worked on here!

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We have a booth in the Indie Arena Booth - 4th floor of the Arcade Village! The devs will be popping in throughout the conference so feel free to reach out!

We also have a free demo available until the end of the conference from August 25 - 27th right here on Steam! Make sure to check it out before it's gone!

We're excited for a fun couple of days!

-Rocket Rumble Team

Hey! Richelle from Rose City Games here!

I've been seeing a lot of questions about the combat in Garden Story. We know that it can be a little tricky, but there are lots of ways to make it easier on you!

I decided to compile a few basic combat tips that will help you find your footing as you explore the Grove and defeat the rot.

If you have any more tips you'd like to add, please leave a comment on this thread or on Youtube!

Good luck - you got this!!!

~Richelle
(P.S. If you're looking for people to chat about Garden Story with, come join us on Discord!)

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Added Demo Ending Music
Tweaked Countdown screen
Reviewed screen instructions
Added Lobby Music