The VIDAR is an export variant of the South Korean K9 Thunder self-propelled gun, developed during the mid 2010s as a replacement for outdated equipment used by the Norwegian Army at the time. Soon, the powerful VIDAR will join the ranks of the Swedish ground forces tree as a new premium ground vehicle arriving as part of the next major update!

Briefly: A Norwegian export version of the South Korean K9 SPG, featuring a powerful 155 mm gun coupled with excellent mobility.


You can purchase this pack by clicking the Shop button whilst in the hangar, and then clicking Online Store.

Price: 49.99

• K9 VIDAR (Rank 5, Sweden);
  
• 2000 Golden Eagles;
  
• 15 days of Premium account;
  
• Pre-order bonus: unique title “God of Vengeance”;
  
• Pre-order bonus: unique decal “Fenrir”.
  

Features:

• High caliber cannon.
  
• Laser rangefinder.
  
• Thermal imager.
  
• Lightweight protection.
  
• Premium bonuses.

Coming to War Thunder in the next major update, the VIDAR will reinforce the Swedish ground forces tree as a new self-propelled gun at rank V. Thanks to its massive gun, excellent mobility and premium bonuses, you’ll be able to take full advantage of the highly capable K9, to not only advance through the ranks of the Swedish ground tree quicker, but also have a literal blast while doing so. Sounds explosive enough? Let’s dive into the details!



Similar to other nation’s high-caliber SPGs found at this rank, the VIDAR is equipped with a powerful 155 mm L/52 howitzer, possessing good overall ballistic properties making the gun relatively simple to use in direct fire mode. Despite its high caliber however, you’ll be able to fire off a round every 10 seconds thanks to the assisted loading mechanism. The VIDAR’s fire control system boasts valuable options such as a laser rangefinder and thermal imager, helping you to seek and destroy enemies at distances in any conditions.




By default, the VIDAR has access to the standard 155 mm M107 HE round that many tankers are sure to be familiar with. However, you’ll also be able to opt for the slightly heavier OE F3 HE round, which is not only packed with slightly more explosive mass, but also sports a higher muzzle velocity. With the VIDAR enjoying premium status, both rounds are available to tankers immediately after obtaining the vehicle. Aside from a powerful main gun, the K9 also features a .50 caliber roof-mounted machine gun that will certainly come in handy for combating enemy aircraft and can also be used for analogue rangefinding.

Did you know? The name ‘VIDAR’ is simultaneously an acronym standing for ‘Versatile Indirect Artillery’ but also draws inspiration from the ancient Norse god of silence and vengeance.

Naturally, with the VIDAR being a support vehicle by design, engineers designed the vehicle with only limited protection. Thanks to its 1,000 HP diesel engine, the K9 can reach very respectable speeds of up to 67 km/h under ideal conditions. Furthermore, with such responsive mobility, the VIDAR can quickly shift positions along the frontline each time it fires off a salvo and can thus remain an elusive target to the enemy!

The VIDAR will soon join the Swedish ground forces tree at rank V as a new premium vehicle and will become available upon the release of the next major update. That’s this dev blog wrapped up — be sure to stay tuned to the news as we continue to reveal what other exciting new features and additions await you in the upcoming update. Until then, happy hunting tankers!

Hello everyone!



We know you had to wait a long time for some news on Dark Moon and we are really sorry we kept you waiting! Nevertheless we have some big, important and really good news! Jujubee is teaming up with 101XP and thus the game gets a renowned publisher known from the MMO segment for such amazing games as Game of Thrones: Winter is Coming, Jade Dynasty or the recently released Pirates of the Caribbean: Tides of War. As now they also want to rock the premium segment we decided to partner with them since this allows us to make Dark Moon as awesome as we planned it to be!



It is also worth adding, that we have been working on the game this whole time, creating new content and designing new features, we also redesigned the UI, added new units, characters and much more. While it's still work in progress, we are proceeding with the development according to plan and since we are putting everything together, we hope you will enjoy what's coming!



Once again sorry we kept you waiting for so long, but now with the help of 101XP we are sure we will deliver you an unforgettable game and we believe your wait will be worth it!

Stay tuned for much more to come as we get things organized with our publisher. Really exciting times!

- Bugs related to NVDIA Reflex are fixed
- Sound control UI unit is changed to %
- Modify the preview to be played when selecting a hit sound.
- Fixed bug related to line rotation

New features:

• Introduced shelter types. There are four shelter types available, each with different actions:
  
  Military bunker: allows claiming extra upgrade parts, searching yields more grenades,
  
  Medical bunker: allows full healing with no medical supplies cost, searching yields more medical supplies/stimpaks,
  
  Greenhouse bunker: allows party-wide Dread reduction and extra bonuses,
  
  Warehouse/storage bunker: similar to the pre-update bunkers.
  
  
• Introduced dynamic shelter props that can appear in any shelter type:
  
  Chess set: grants defense bonus and dread reduction,
  
  Distillery: grants poison immunity and dread reduction,
  
  Oil can: increases bot’s movement range,
  
  Stove: increases bonuses from eating food supplies.
  
  
• Introduced two new shelter actions (boosting the energy cell, power stimulant injection)
  
  
• Introduced new map layouts.

Bugfixes:

• Characters who were rescued during a mission now can bleed out during such a mission.
  
• Gunter’s Penetrating Shot action now is unavailable if his weapon is overheated.

As usual, I am waiting for your feedback!

We'd like to announce that a new version that brings a lot of new features is now available.




You can now play the game in Japanese!
If you want to adjust the translation or improve it, please let me know via our Discord server.




Choose between 2 outfits at the beginning of the game that will stick with you till the end.
Each of them has a unique ability.




Dog will now attack enemies and protect you if he's close to them. At the moment, he can only do this on maps that don't have an item to grab, but we'll change that in the future!

- Performance optimization
- New title screen
- English translation adjustment
- New soundtrack
- Enemies' movement adjustment
- Choices now will be displayed on the other side of the player
- Minor bug fixes.

Please update the demo now to enhance your overall experience!

Dear commanders, the new server S45 will be launched on September 1, 2023.

New Server Opening Time
September 1, 2023(Friday) at 18:00 PM(UTC/GMT+8)

New Server Event
Blessing of Valkyrie
Commanders can use Star Dollar to purchase the God of War serial package, which contains S Equipment-Master Sets, special fashion Dragonborn and White Secretary, rare S angel related to the unique scythe (AOE) - Valkyrie Gene*200.
TIPS: When purchase the God of War serial package, you need to purchase the previous level to unlock the next level.

New Server S Hero Recruit Rate UP
Rate Up Hero: Valkyrie
Valkyrie, one of the Three Goddesses of War, is known as the most powerful Angel Hunter of the Star Alliance. Attack all enemies with a chance to carry out an additional round. When she appears on the battlefield, it often means that this battle is going to be a massacre. So it’s best not to provoke her! Commanders, if there is a Goddess of War to fight for us, our adventure will be easy and fun!

New Server Time-limited Recruit Mission
Commanders in new server come and get massive rewards by completing specified number of Adv. Recruit!

by Eladrin

Happy Thursday!

Thanks for all of the feedback you’ve provided in the 3.9 Open Beta, and the surveys that you’ve filled out. We greatly appreciate the opportunity to get your eyes on things early, and it gives us a chance to see how you’re using certain things and tweak them before the actual release. As always, things in the beta are subject to change before release, and some things in there are still placeholders.

We’ve been polishing it and chiseling away at the various issues you’ve found, and are updating it today with some additional changes, and have opened up a new survey for additional feedback. (So any of you that filled out the first one will be able to respond to the changes.)

Here’s the full list of today’s changes:

3.9 ‘CAELUM’ OPEN BETA PATCH 1

Balance

• Clerks now also provide +1% trade value
  
• Reduced Trader upkeep to 1 CG
  
• Habitat Industrial Districts give +0.25 Building Slots
  
• Hydroponics Habitat Designation now increases food production from farmers
  
• Increased Alloy and Influence cost of Habitat Central Complexes
  
• Removed the Influence cost of Orbitals
  
• The modifiers on the unique Habitats in the Ithome's Gate now provide additional building slots.
  
• Upgrading Habitats with planetary decisions now gives +1 Branch Office Building for each upgrade.
  
• Void Dweller Hive-Minds no longer start with unemployment.
  
• Void Dwellers and Voidborne now gives +2 Max Districts on Habitats
  
• You can now build Habitat Central Complex and Major Orbitals around stars.
  
• Fruitful Partnership: lowered the cost of the "Open Seed Pods" special project from 5000 energy to 3000
  
• Machine Intelligences now have access to the Harvesters trait

Bugfix

• Fixed the end-game crisis not being able to destroy orbitals
  
• Fixed "In Breach Of The Galactic Law" not working properly
  
• Fixed an issue where Fruitful Partnership empires where unable to establish first contact with Amoebas
  
• Fixed issue with tooltips flickering when ending up under mouse when having concepts
  
• Fixed Mechromancers purging their cyber-zombies.
  
• Gestalt empires spawned via the Common Ground and Hegemony origins no longer have their Growth Node acting as the governor of their homeworld.
  
• Gestalt empires spawned via the Common Ground and Hegemony origins now have the correct traits.
  
• Orbitals are now graphically smaller
  
• Orbitals constructed in orbit of bodies that have both energy and mining deposits now provide both types of district. This include the Ether Drake's Hoard
  
• Removed the "Seed Pod" placeholder sensor component
  
• Restoring the Payback habitat correctly spawns a major orbital
  
• Seeded planet modifier now show their modifiers in addition to custom tooltips.
  
• The From Beyond science ship will no longer crash the game if you don't own First Contact.
  
• The Star Mall and Federation's End habitats are now correctly size 6 and level 3 or 1 respectively.
  
• Upgrading the seeded planet modifier now removes the previous modifier.
  
• You can no longer construct an Orbital Assembly Complex on a Ringworld or Habitat
  
• You can no longer have two habitats in the Payback starting system

Improvement

• Added effects to Infected planets stage 1-3, infested planets by the scourge crisis and added entity with effect for hive worlds.
  
• Small visual update on shroud entity

Modding

• Swapped is_orbital_ring = no for is_normal_starbase = yes
  
• Trigger graphical_culture now supports the megastructure scope.

Don't forget to turn off your mods, they will break.

This is a reminder that Stellaris is taking part in the Steam Strategy Fest.

This is an opportunity for you to pick up the Plantoids, Humanoids, Lithoids, and Necroids Species Packs at a discounted price before their base prices increase to $9.99 alongside the release of 3.9 ‘Caelum’.

We've also bundled all of the Species Packs together for you while the Strategy Fest is ongoing.


Next week the dev diary will be a day early, since the team will be holding a Reddit AMA on /r/stellaris on Wednesday Sept 6th, from 15:00-17:00. Bring us your questions!


The dev diary will be the 3.9 ‘Caelum’ Release Notes.


The Sculptor’s Chisel produces only perfection.

Visit the Paradox forums for an .stl for the Jeff bust, if you have access to a 3d printer.

Hi everyone,

We've updated the game with 2 more sex scenes to enjoy.

One unlocks after the 'Love' ending. And another after the 'Lust' ending.

·Fixed a bug in which several readings could appear twice.
·Fixed a bug in which the Gaethëryan achievement wouldn’t unlock.
·Fixed a bug in which Jasmine would offer you herbs to help Grethe even if her ritual was already completed.
·Fixed a soft lock after Dahlia’s visit to talk about about the dagger for Grethe, asking you to make a card but not having enough resources.
·Fixed a soft lock in Chapter 5 when taking a break during Patrice’s political analysis.
·Fixed a bug in which Junreisha’s destroyed cards wouldn’t return the resources of the destroyed cards.
·Fixed crash in Chapter 6 when trying to “Cuddle with Grethe” while having Jasmine and Patrice talking about the upcoming election in the upper part of Fortuna’s Home.
·Fixed crash in Chapter 7 right at the end of the scene on your trip with Ábramar.
·Fixed crash in Chapter 7 when reading “Ábramar is using me to take revenge on the coven.
·Fixed a crash in Chapter 7 debate scene that would lead to a corrupted save file.
·Fixed Epilogue’s “Gossip” repeating itself.

If you're having issues with the Win32 function 0x887a0005 bug, please click here!

Thank you so much everyone for playing our game, for your support and your patience! <3

The Legend of Monkey Island

Voyage deep into the Caribbean with Sea of Thieves: The Legend of Monkey Island – an original story told across three Tall Tales and a hilarious, heartfelt love letter to the iconic Monkey Island game series. The first two instalments are available now!

‘The Quest for Guybrush’

• Guybrush has been imprisoned in a dream-world by his old nemesis, LeChuck, and now believes himself to be the mightiest pirate who ever cruised the Caribbean. The only way for crews to convince him otherwise is to undertake three Legendary Trials spread far and wide across Mêlée Island. If you don’t succeed, Guybrush may never be freed...
  
• New Commendations, achievements and rewards have been added with this update, marking your progress as you make your way through ‘The Quest for Guybrush’ Tall Tale.
  
• To find out much more, head to our dedicated page on The Legend of Monkey Island.

Show off your personal style with purchases from the Pirate Emporium! Pick up exclusive cosmetics such as ship liveries, costumes, weapons, pets and emotes using your Ancient Coins, purchasable with real money. Head to the Pirate Emporium page to find out more about the latest arrivals.

New Items – Now in Stock!

• Mad Monkey Ship Collection
  
• Mad Monkey Ship’s Crest
  
• Mad Monkey Weapon Bundle
  
• Mad Monkey Concertina
  
• Guybrush Costume Set
  
• Elaine Costume Set
  
• Carla Costume Set
  
• Spiffy Pet
  
• Paradise Garden Cutlass (free!)
  
• Sea of Sands Sailor Bundle (Steam Store)

New Outpost Stock

• The Outpost weaponsmiths and clothing shops have received a shipment of new items in the Ashen Dragon set. An expanded range of clothing items can now be purchased along with the Heavy Sword and Rapier, all available for gold.
  
• Pirates can also pick up the fetching Ponytail Hair and Silver Beaded Moustache from the clothing shops.
  
• Plucky pirates can also purchase the Lucky Hand Wheel, Pistol, Shovel and Fishing Rod from the appropriate shops!
  
• The ferocious Flaming Jackal set has also been expanded, with equipment and weapons now available from Outpost shops.

Season Two Legacy Cosmetics

• Cosmetics previously available during Season Two have now arrived in Outpost shops and can be yours in exchange for Doubloons!
  
• Pirates can purchase the Lucky Hand clothing set, along with a range of unique one-off items that were available during this Season. Pirate Legends can also purchase the Athena’s Might Cutlass and Shackled Phantom Hull.
  
• The time-limited Ocean Deep items, however, remain exclusive to players who participated in Season Two.

Refreshed Emissary Ledger Rewards

• Representing the Gold Hoarders in their Emissary Ledger can now earn players the Tribute Peak Spyglass and Bucket.
  
• Players seeking out the secrets of the Order of Souls can earn the Relic of Darkness Spyglass and Bucket.
  
• The Merchant Alliance honour their high-performing Ledger representatives with the Merchant Ambassador Spyglass and Bucket.
  
• Flying the flag of The Reaper’s Bones and earning a high rank in their Ledger can earn players the Masked Renegade Spyglass and Bucket.
  
• Legendary pirates representing Athena’s Fortune in their Ledger can earn the Magpie’s Glory Spyglass and Bucket to show their allegiance to the Pirate Lord.

Aiming Accessibility Improvements

• Within the Audio settings, players now have access to a new setting to aid them in combat with subtle audio cues. This setting is off by default, but when enabled, players aiming their weapon at an opposing crew member or enemy threat will hear an audio cue to help guide their shots.

Zipline Accessibility

• Following the introduction of ziplines to help pirates navigate Mêlée Island, a new accessibility setting has been added to reduce camera sway while riding.

Gameplay

• Pirates jumping and grabbing a ladder at the top will now smoothly climb the last step and ascend more quickly.
  
• Players who join the game on a crew actively taking part in a Skeleton Fleet encounter may now find they initially appear on the Ferry of the Damned before arriving on their ship.
  
• The Legend of the Veil Quest Book can now be stashed within the Quest Radial.
  
• Pondies can no longer be caught around Port Merrick.

‘The Journey to Mêlée Island’

• Pirates are prevented from accessing off-limits areas of Mêlée Island while progressing through this Tall Tale.
  
• Pirates are prevented from inspecting the Citizen’s wares while handing in items to prevent overlapping dialogue.
  
• The Clock Tower is now set to the correct time when starting the Tall Tale from a checkpoint.
  
• When the objects blocking the mansion door are removed, they will now be visually removed for all crew members.
  
• Pirates will no longer become stuck in the ground at Lookout Point when attempting to jump into the mist.
  
• Pirates’ movement will no longer feel buffered when walking over rocks near the mansion.
  
• The liquid in Corina’s pot now moves as intended.
  
• The History Book has now been repositioned on its stand.

Captains of Adventure

• Placing a Storage Crate in front of a shipwright will no longer allow Captains to bypass the limit on how many provisions can be purchased.
  
• Pirates being harpooned away during a transaction with the shipwright will no longer enable the provision purchase limit to be bypassed.

Visual and Audio

• Players will no longer hear their own text chat messages audibly spoken by other players who are using Text to Speech.
  
• Hendrick’s appearance is now consistently correct during a Lost Shipments Voyage.
  
• When a fishing rod is equipped in the Tunnels of the Damned, the float and line no longer disappear.
  
• Snakes will no longer appear to turn away from the player when being charmed.

Environment

• Players can now easily speak to the Pirate Lord in the Pirate Legend Hideout.
  
• Further improvements have been made to remove areas where pirates can push through the environment into the sea within the Pirate Legend Hideout.
  
• Pirates can no longer intersect with palm trees at Port Merrick.
  
• Pirates should no longer encounter an invisible wall when walking around Ancient Spire Outpost.
  
• Pirates are no longer able to push themselves under the environment by swimming into rocks at Plunder Outpost.
  
• Pirates are no longer able to walk through a stone wall in the closed Rowboat dock at Mercy’s End Fortress.
  
• Ship Trinkets on the souvenir wall in the Pirate Legend Hideout no longer have the same sail pattern.

Text and Localisation

• Article Two of the Pirate Code hanging at the Outposts now consistently shows as “The Sea Unites Us as One Community” in all locations.
  
• Coral Artefacts now show the correct names on notifications when handed in to The Reaper’s Bones.

Performance and Stability

• Improvements made to initial loading times when launching the game.
  
• Ongoing improvements made to server stability to reduce instances where players are disconnected from their session.

To learn more about known issues in Sea of Thieves currently being tracked and their status, head over to our Known Issues support site.

Download Size:

• Steam: 7.93 GB