G'day, Forts fans!

We have a big year planned at Earthwork Games, and to help us get the word out we're happy to say we have brought on a new Social Media Manager. Please give a warm welcome to Josie, otherwise known as @KnightSinclair on socials.

Josie is an experienced twitch streamer and content creator, and will be taking advantage of the visual treats of destruction that pour out of Forts to spread the word and appeal of the game across Tiktok, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube etc. If you have anything you think worthy of reaching a wider audience, feel free to get in contact with either her, or Romerolagus, with whom she will be working.

Welcome to the team, Josie!

Cheers,
EWG

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ADD TO WISHLIST

• You can now pay the rent early at the noodle bar and Eastside Stacks.
  
• Looking after yourself has been tweaked a little.
  
• Tweaked the frequency of Secret murder.
  
• Tweaked prison routine timings.
  
• You now get your Hostility/Slums law removed or reduced if you go to jail.

• Fixed a couple of price discrepancies at the Gun shop.
  
• Fixed some potential problems with Hunting in the bordertown.
  
• Fixed some problems with Secret murder.
  
• Fixed a problem on The Overthrow.
  
• Possibly fixed a bug with enforcement mechanics from gang trouble.

Hey Everyone,

We have another major update today as we are continue development of Kingdom Wars 4. Today`s update includes redesigns of most of the large towns in game. Including full redesign of the inner town walls to full stone. In addition we spend a lot of time working on game`s translation - fixing issues in all languages across the board. We also took some time to improve the look of GUI - especially for these playing on lower screen resolutions.

You will also notice that we have updated the games logo, as well as some changes to the main menu. We are expected to bring you another very large update next week. Meanwhile wishing everyone who celebrates Happy Lunar New Year ahead.

And now lets take a look at what this 16th update includes.

• Game logo updated to Kingdom Wars 4
  
• Started a main menu redesign with updated art, more to come
  
• New large buttons to easily find where to change language in the main menu
  
• Improved town screen menu for world map with taxation rate text no longer overlapping
  
• A lot of improvement to translation of the game - fixing various broken strings, text overlapping, translation issues and much more
  
• All major towns now have inner stone walls instead of just tower that replaced the palisade walls
  
• Major improvement to the look of GUI art - it looks much crispier and in higher resolution
  
• Fixed issues effecting lower resolutions of 1600x and under where GUI art looked extremely pixelated
  
• Major towns now have much stronger wall defenses with new inner stone walls effecting all game modes from skirmish to defending or besieging in campaign mode
  
• Edited the wall design for town of Dover to complete inner stone walls
  
• Redesigned town walls of Paris and other northern and desert towns using same template
  
• Redesigned town walls of Nantes and other northern and desert towns using same template
  
• Redesigned town walls of Caen and other northern and desert towns using same template
  
• Towns with desert now properly show buildings with summer textures instead of snow during winter
  
• Improved the look of desert hamlets during winter
  
• Updated elite heavy foot knight description as they can`t heal other units
  
• Gate Crank is larger and more visible for all types of gatehouses
  
• World Map town changes - renamed Maidstone to Battlesbridge in the Kingdom of England
  
• Update Toledo and Madrid historical and geographical inaccuracies on the world map
  
• Major town renaming for towns in Spanish to be historically and geographically accurate
  
• Made Barcelona town start larger on the world map in new campaigns as level 3 hamlet instead of level 1
  
• Barcelona now has a larger visual representation on the world map
  
• Disabled asking for email for new players

This beta is available in the Steam Public Beta branch (see instructions below) for Windows computers only.

NOTE: Multiplayer IS compatible with the last released version, 1.0.8f, so you can play MP games with others who have 1.0.8f.


* Lost pups will sometimes howl back at the player, and if they do, their icon will appear on the compass briefly to help you find them.
* New volume sliders in Audio Settings for Nearby Howls and Animal Sounds.

* Elk weave back and forth less when being chased.
* Increased ambient occlusion during rain, snow, and nightime, to improve game visuals.
* In Wolf Customization, names that are too short (two characters or fewer) are now flagged as such.
* Reduced moose and mule dear health levels in spring and early summer, to match elk and be more realistic.
* Upon reaching rendezvous site, the spiral camera movement stops after awhile.
* On World Map, you can now edit the name of a custom marker without moving it to your current location.
* Added special alert if game cannot sync files to server because player is not logged into their OneDrive account.
* New method for loading terrain materials to reduce memory load (currently only in Amethyst).
* Tweaks to snow coverage on terrain.

* Wolf bodies can get wonky if you enable Photo Mode and then orbit the camera around.
* Mate sometimes moves too fast in water when chasing prey.
* Prey charging attacks should now do damage properly, without allowing bulls to spam them.
* Mate is stuck holding pup on contours.
* After a certain sequence of events in multiplayer games, a player can get the wolf of another player in their carousel.
In multiplayer, problems ensue if a client disconnects before getting spawned into the game.
* Problems ensue if mate goes hunting when pups are responding to feeding by it.
* Pups don't sleep when player is away on an excursion.
* In Wolf Customization, wolf is facing away after a certain sequence of player actions.
* In Wolf Customization, wolves with inherited black variation coats can't be edited.
* Sow grizzly does not respect fur settings.
* Terrain issues.
* Typos.
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* Terrain in main menu sometimes changes to springtime when returning from Slough Creek game.
* No trees in main menu if game is set to Basic Sky & Vegetation when launched.
* In Slough Creek games, Endless Summer quest does not show on Quests panel.
* Multiplayer: Game progress stalls if host dies while Name Rendezvous Site or similar panels are displayed.
* Multiplayer: Sometimes notification incorrectly says that host has disconnected.
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* Regenerate Family Snapshot button added to Pack Info during the Journey to Slough Creek quest, in case player changes their mate's name.

* Mate is now more attentive to finding food when moderately hungry.
* Volume in Audio Settings has a more useful dropoff curve now (might need readjusting depending on your custom settings).
* Low FPS Alert should be more reliable now, much less likely to be triggered when FPS is good.
* On Account panel, new toggle to hide your email address (for streamers).
* Achievements layout adjusts better at lower resolutions.

* New Trial Mate music doesn't loop.


* Moose get tired more quickly when fleeing.
* Late summer mule deer fawns do a bit more damage when kicking.

* Pack Info layout has several extra columns.
* In Amethyst, the new Regenerate Family Snapshot confirmation alert refers to pups.
" In Load/Save Game panel, multiplayer games have Mate line even though there are no mates in MP games.
* In multiplayer games, some alerts like Revive don't respect the Hide HUD setting.
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1) In the Steam app, go to your Library, then right-click on the WolfQuest: AE name in the left column and choose Properties.
2) Then go to the Betas tab and select the WQ current Beta option in the pulldown. No password is necessary. Steam should then start downloading it. Later you can switch back to the public version in that Betas tab, by selecting NONE in that pulldown.

Hey everyone,

Today, we wanted to share our plans for the next couple weeks with you. Like we mentioned before, we don't really have a fixed roadmap yet. The launch's success took us by surprise and we're still just trying to catch up to what's happening. The next points of focus are improving the 2v2 experience and adding Ranked play/leaderboards ⚔️ 📈

For the 2v2 improvements, we are first adding a protection against AFK players, as this has been bothering lots of players. Next we're going to improve the Ping system, so players have an easier time communicating during high-action moments. The next point will then be adding Ranked play, combined with a ELO/MMR leaderboard. The plan is to reset these once each month, with the top players of each past month getting rewards and ingame goodies 🏆

The next thing after that will most likely be fixes to the achievement system, so everyone can get all of those they earned before. After that we'll be improving some technical systems, to improve performance, especially on lower power systems 🥔

So all that being said, here is the current roadmap for the next couple weeks:
1) AFK-Player fixes
2) Add Rated / ELO Leaderboard
3) Improved Ping Markers
4) Achievement Fixes
5) Technical Fixes / Performance

Another important note: Our first official Crystal Clash Tournament will be happening this Saturday! Find yourself a teammate and sign-up if you haven't done so yet. There's some juicy prizes, and the spots are limited
You can find more information and sign-up here: https://discord.gg/tgFnGsznt4

And one more important announcement: We are growing our team! Our good friend @Baguette Bot, formerly known as @Guerthal, is officially joining our team as Community Manager today! He's going to be taking charge of community activities and events, and we're stoked to have him onboard! Welcome to the team @Baguette Bot! 🥳

Join us on Discord to chat and hang out!
https://discord.gg/crystalclash

See you on the beaches! ⚔️🏖️

• Improved camera
  
• Standard switch keybind is changed to Q instead of tab to not conflict with the steam overlay
  
• Standard ability switch keybind is changed to right mouse button
  
• Abilities now work in tutorial level
  
• Updated Vine-Hack crosshair
  
• Small bug fixes and improvements

- Fixed bug that caused Mrs. Mary to always find in hiding (out of invulnerability)
- Added skin selection and level display in singleplayer
- Fixed match time count
- Increased the distance the flashlight illuminates

Greetings, Explorers!





Venture onwards through the passage to discover more intimidating tundra that stretches for miles. Use watchtowers to your advantage as a Thrall or an Explorer and head towards the beaming lighthouse.



Customize your character by dressing in the finest and most modern fashion of the 1840s!



Cosmetics are available to purchase as DLCs. Newly available collections include:

• Dread Hunger Snow Goggles
  
• Dread Hunger Working Man's Hats
  
• Dread Hunger Mariner's Hats
  
• Dread Hunger Spectacles
  
• Dread Hunger Fine Rings
  
• Dread Hunger Soldiers Hats
  
• Dread Hunger Wooden Pipes

As promised, we have exclusive rewards for our long-time explorers!

Playtest Reward

• Emote: Retch

Early Access Reward

• Emote: Chest Thump

Learn the ropes and discover the lore behind Dread Hunger! The complete tutorial is now available - teaching you the art of surviving the unforgiving Arctic.



Whether you're new to or familiar with Dread Hunger, we'd like to extend a warm thank you from all of us in the Dread Hunger Team. We're so grateful for your help shaping Dread Hunger over Early Access, and embarking on this expedition with us.

So thank you, and best of luck on your expeditions, Explorers!

- The Dread Hunger Team

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