The newest to mine from the wealthy vein of inspiration that’s the Norse apocalypse is Shiro Games’s glorious viking strateg ’em up Northgard. Released at the moment, Ragnarok is a giant free replace to the game including an hostile and haunted new map, darkish elves to tussle with, new game programs and extra. As if a free apocalypse wasn’t sufficient, the game is half off till October fifth. Check out the trailer under, and the extensive update patch notes here.
The Ragnarok map seems like a change of tempo for those who’re used to only casually locking down your territory, farming till your warriors are hale and wholesome and rolling by enemy territory. Its volcanic terrain is poisonous and unfarmable, so that you’ll be counting on fish and deer to maintain going. The volcano on the middle of the map may also spew large rocks across the map at random. The excellent news: If you’ll be able to mine them, they’re a very good supply of stone. Bad information: If you don’t mine them, they’ll come to life as magma golems and begin mining your employees as an alternative.
There’s different supernatural menaces (that is the apocalypse, in any case), together with the Blood Moon, which supplies all models exterior of their very own territory a 50% energy enhance, encouraging offensive play. There’s a graveyard the place you’ll be able to summon spectral warriors that can assist you, ghost-sailors to harass your fishermen and smarter, extra aggressive kobolds. Plus there’s the Myrkalfar, an all new impartial faction – cranky darkish elves who raid folks at random, though if bribed they’ll focus in your enemies as an alternative.
Last of the large new options of this replace is the Military Paths system – a brand new type of faction development. There’s three paths to select from – Tactician, Guardian or Conqueror – and as your faction stage up, they’ll achieve new perks of their chosen path. Tacticians get bodyguards for his or her Warchief, Guardians can convert civilians into defensive Militia models and Conqueror troops get stronger if their allies die behind enemy strains.
Northgard and its Clan of The Snake DLC are half off on Steam, bringing it right down to £11.89/$13.99/$14.99. The Ragnarok replace is out now – here are the complete patch notes.
