In the last few months, Norland has gotten several updates and a brand new development roadmap. Here's a roundup of all the recent Norland development news that you might have missed.

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Last month, Norland released a new roadmap that outlines what the development team hopes to accomplish in the last half of 2025.


Their primary goal is to broaden the game, improve the mid-to-late game experience, and make progression feel more interesting and tangible in the long term. They also want to expand the economy, character, and AI systems to add more variety and replayability.

Check out the full roadmap post for a deep dive into these plans:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857090/view/500584797655007370
Additionally, Norland has received two significant updates in the last two months.

Patch #40 brought major changes to spouse relationships, removed the loyalty mechanic, and some updates to politics. Perhaps most importantly, it also added carrots as a new food.

Patch #41 implemented the highly requested Developer Mode, where players can tweak various settings, create characters, and so on. This update also added the ability for politicians to stage group conspiracies, further developed mechanics related to public policy, and added a Usurper trait for characters that seize illegitimate power.

Check out the full changelogs for both updates here:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857090/view/545620341180858492?l=english
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857090/view/500585431504521353?l=english
Thanks for reading and happy gaming!

~The Hooded Horse Team

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1857090/Norland/

Steam Next Fest may be coming to a close, but the demo for Many Mini Typing Games is here all month! To help make the most of the time left to play, I've pushed an update that makes a few tweaks. The highlight is that different keyboard layouts should work much more smoothly now. There has not been any balance changes to the minigames, but I'm hearing your feedback and will be cooking up some changes for the full release.

Here's the full list of changes:

INPUT HANDLING

- The input handler now uses unicode to check which character has been sent. This both allows for alternate keyboard layouts and lets the player use CapsLock for uppercase letters. Please note that the game still expects you to type characters from the Latin alphabet, as well as the standard symbols on the US QWERTY layout.

- It's not easy to test every layout myself, so if any specific issues arise please make a post in the discussion forums!

MENUS

- The splash screen now has a button to toggle the game volume between full and half volume.

- Both the splash screen and main menu now have the option to toggle fullscreen with Alt + Enter or F11.

- The splash screen warning about QWERTY layouts has been rewritten to better reflect what's expected and supported.

- You can no longer type on the splash screen before the prompt is visible.

MINIGAMES

- Say Something Nice: Fixed a bug where players could continue typing after submitting.

- Get to the End: The directional inputs now take into account the current keyboard layout to always have keys in a WASD formation.

- Make Art/Dig 3 Treasures: The layout of the keys is now determined by the current keyboard layout.

MISC

- The minigame cycler now makes a best attempt effort to not load specific minigames as the first minigame in a play session.

As always, feel free to leave feedback in the discussion forums! Sorry if I broke anything!

Have no fear – it's just the usual "humanity on the brink of destruction and everything being haunted by supernatural beings" scenario that's typical for this time of year - which doesn't mean you'll survive.

We'd like to take advantage of the unpleasant situation of the undead taking over the universe to remind you of our upcoming releases: The alternative path of the Sphere Arc is almost complete and will be released in the coming weeks! Immediately after that - hopefully still this year - the J-12 Arc (Chapter 3) will follow.

If you not only shred pumpkins and pulverize skeleton bones, but also speak Portuguese or Russian, we have some good news for you: With this update, a completely new translation - Brazilian Portuguese - is being released, and the Russian version has been updated again!

Many thanks to our fearless translators José Roberto (PT-BR) and SeGAD (RU), you guys did an amazing job, and of course - thank you all for playing and the great support!

See you soon with the next update, folks! 🚀

Hello Episode 4 gamers!

Got some tweaks, some changes, and some edits coming your way:

• Ice cube softlock outside of Mr. Smiley's shop fixed

• Deck editing screen has a black bck to make it easier to read

• Added scarlet's speech song to E1 orientation CS

• You can punch Oss to fight him in E1

• Last Oss memory added correct voices

• Added a mirror right before the E5 elevator

• Pesky little cursor at bottom of suspect list GONE

As always let me know if you run into any bugs! Bugs are scary and I will destroy them. (Some bugs are cool this is hyperbole)

-Bossy

Greetings, bushcrafters!

This update focuses primarily on stability improvements and bug fixes. A critical issue that caused the game to freeze on a black screen while loading saved games has been identified and resolved. Several other minor bugs affecting core systems have also been addressed to improve reliability and consistency throughout gameplay.

In addition to these fixes, inventory balance has been slightly adjusted. The shoulder inventory has been expanded from 4 to 6 slots. The player’s maximum carry weight has also been increased to 35 kg.

Got feedback? Join the Discord and share it! https://discord.gg/8EH6vW94


New Features:

• Torch and a strong wind
  - Torches no longer extinguish instantly in strong winds. They now burn for a few seconds before going out.
  - The player can shield the flame with their body to protect it from the wind.

Minor Updates & Fixes:

• Fixed an issue where loading a saved game could result in a black screen.
  
• Increased shoulder inventory capacity.
  
• Fixed an issue preventing fish from spawning correctly in fish traps.
  
• Increased maximum carry weight from 25 kg to 35 kg (requires a new game to take effect).
  
• Fish caught in a trap no longer perish over time.
  
• Fixed a save-state issue with torches not retaining their correct state.
  
• General bug fixes.

Thank you for your support, and happy surviving!

- Feralless games

• mouse sensitivity too high

• added angry chicken (Do not right-click the chicken!)

We’ll be streaming The Crazy Hyper-Dungeon Chronicles during Steam Next Fest!

Watch the developer face deadly traps, ridiculous monsters, and the ultimate challenge… speaking English live!

Don’t miss the chaos, the laughter, and a true descent into madness (and broken grammar)!

The store page for the strategic board game “Ludiger” is now live — and the Playtest has officially begun!

From the banner on the store page labeled “Play the Playtest!”, click “Request Access” to join the free Playtest and try out all features, including online battles and the ranking system.

We’d also appreciate it if you could share any bug reports or feedback you find during the test in this thread.

Thank you very much for your support — and we hope you enjoy playing!

🕓 The Playtest will be available until around November 7th.

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戦略ボードゲーム「Ludiger」のストアページが公開され、同時にPlayTestが開始しました！

ストアページに表示されている「PlayTestをプレイ！」バナーから「今すぐプレイ」を押して、無料で全機能（オンライン対戦、ランキング機能含む）を試せるPlayTestにぜひご参加ください！

また、テストプレイ中に見つけたバグ報告につきましても、こちらのスレッドに書き込みいただけると幸いです。

それでは、どうぞよろしくお願いいたします！

🕓 PlayTestは11月7日頃まで行う予定です。

Memory leak fixes for survival mode.

balance and bug fixes coming next.

We've been continuing to fix bugs and polish up the game!

If you've got any feedback for us please do so on our Discord channel at https://discord.gg/trnYTcfxRg

Ensure poisonous crab and dead head only move to targetable enemies in the room.

Fix extra boss monkeys in Outer Realm room.

Fix bug in weapon code causing converging shots with split shot with alternating fire.

Updated Chinese, Japanese, and Portuguese localizations.