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Thank you - you are amazing!

[p]Well met, settlers of the frontier![/p][p]We want to take a moment to extend a heartfelt thank you to each and every one of you. The support you've shown has been incredible — from the thoughtful suggestions and high-quality bug reports, to the funny, creative, and encouraging messages many of you have shared. We're truly grateful to have such a passionate and engaged community.[/p][p]We’re reading all of your feedback carefully, and have already released the first patches addressing some of the bugs you reported and implementing a few of your ideas. The coming weeks will be busy as we continue working through your reports and making improvements. If it takes us a little time to get to your submission, please know that we’ve seen it — and we’re on it.[/p][p]Once again, thank you for being part of the Medieval Frontiers community. Your involvement is shaping the future of the game, and we couldn’t do this without you.[/p][p]Stay sharp, and keep forging the frontier![/p][p]
– Active Fungus Studios[/p]

The wait is over — the Medieval Frontiers playtest is officially live! 🏰✨

You can now dive into the early frontier experience, build your homestead, manage your settlers, and face the wild unknown. Your feedback during this phase will be incredibly important in helping us refine the core gameplay systems and prioritize what comes next.

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This is an early look at the foundation of the game — expect bugs, unbalanced systems, and plenty of things to polish. But that’s where you come in!

🔹 How to Join:
  • Visit the Medieval Frontiers Steam page
  • Click "Request Access" (if you haven’t already)
  • Download the playtest build and start playing!
🔍 What’s in the Playtest:
  • Explore the early mechanics of settlement building
  • Harvest resources, craft materials and build a small settlement
  • Encounter the challenges and hardships of life on the frontier
  • Find other survivors out in the wilderness
📣 We Want Your Feedback!
Join the discussion on our [Steam forums / Discord / community page — [https://steamcommunity.com/app/1207360/discussions/], report bugs, share your thoughts, or just tell us what worked (and what didn’t).

Thank you for being part of this journey from the very beginning. Now grab your tools, rally your settlers, and carve your legacy on the frontier.
– The Medieval Frontiers Dev Team

🛡️ Medieval Frontiers Playtest Begins tomorrow! 🛡️

[h3]Well met, settlers of the frontier![/h3]

We’re excited to announce that the Medieval Frontiers Steam Playtest will officially go live tomorrow!
This is your chance to step into the boots of a frontier settler, shape your homestead, survive the wilderness, and help us shape the future of the game with your feedback.

[h3]🗓️ Playtest Start Date:[/h3]
24.07.25 - 12 AM CET

🧭 What to Expect:
  • Explore the early mechanics of settlement building
  • Harvest resources, craft materials and build a small settlement
  • Encounter the challenges and hardships of life on the frontier
  • Find other survivors out in the wilderness
  • Provide valuable feedback directly to the dev team

Whether you’re here for immersive survival, medieval life, social simulation, or just want to get a sneak peek at what’s to come — we’d love to have you in the test.

📝 How to Join:
Head over to the Medieval Frontiers Steam page and click the "Request Access" button to join the playtest. Once access is granted, you’ll be able to download the build and jump in when we go live.



Thanks for your support, and we can’t wait to hear what you think. See you on the frontier!
– Active Fungus Studios

⚒ Devlog #3: Raising Walls in Medieval Frontiers – Crafting, Timber by Timber

[h2]⚒ Devlog: Raising Walls in Medieval Frontiers – Crafting, Timber by Timber[/h2][p]Well met, settlers of the frontier![/p][p]Today we bring tidings from the construction yard — a closer look at the heart of craftsmanship in Medieval Frontiers. When you raise a hall, a homestead, or a complete settlement in these wild lands, know this: it is your own hand that builds it, beam by beam, stone by stone.[/p][h3]A Builder’s Journey – No Clicks, Only Craft[/h3][p]In Medieval Frontiers, we do not conjure houses with a single command. Nay — we build them as our forebears did: piece by piece. Each structure is born of your labor and your tools. When you place a wall, what you see is not a finished shape, but the beginning of a process:[/p]
  1. [p]The great wooden beams are first laid, forming the bones of your structure.[/p]
  2. [p]Next, connecting timbers are hammered into place, locking the frame together.[/p]
  3. [p]Wattle and boards fill the gaps, shaping walls and doorways.[/p]
  4. [p]At last, stones are set, sealing the frame into a strong, lasting wall.[/p]
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[/p][p]All this unfolds before your eyes, from your own hands, with hammer in hand and sweat on brow. As you build, the structure takes shape before you — real, rough, and rising with each blow of your mallet.[/p][h3]Gather with Purpose[/h3][p]In many lands beyond the frontier, builders are left to stumble — gathering too much, or too little, unsure what their next wall or roof might demand. But in Medieval Frontiers, such waste is banished.[/p][p]When you mark a construction site, it shall be etched into your memory — and displayed upon thy HUD. From that moment on, the needs of the structure are made plain: how many logs, how many stones, how much iron. No more guesswork, no more burdening thy back with unneeded weight.[/p][p]Every journey to the forest, every haul from the hills is guided with intent. The builder knows what he seeks, and returns with purpose — not in folly. 'Tis a simple thing, yet it brings order to the chaos of construction.[/p][p][/p][h3]A Home Is More Than Walls[/h3][p]Once your walls rise and your roof stands strong, you may furnish your dwelling as you see fit. Tables, chests, workbenches, and hearths — all may be placed freely within your home. Should you move a piece close to a wall, it shall snap into place with purpose, adopting a form that suits its surroundings. For each furnishing bears two faces — one for open space, and one for the wall — so that your homestead remains not only practical, but pleasing to the eye.[/p][p]Whether you're placing a rugged workbench against a timber beam or setting a freestanding table by the hearth, your home shall reflect your own vision and taste.[/p][h3]Of Great Halls and Humble Huts Alike[/h3][p]Whether you build a humble woodshed or a towering longhall, the craft remains ever the same. No incantation will raise your roof, no spell will lay your stone. Each beam is set by your own hand, each wall forged through honest toil.[/p][p]But even the strongest arms may falter beneath the weight of greater works. And so, should your ambition stretch beyond your strength, you must brave the wilds — for there, amid ruin and wilderness, you may find others in need.[/p][p][/p][p]They are survivors, their villages burned, their homes lost to war or worse. Scattered across the frontier, they cling to life in hidden glades, frozen passes, or the shadow of crumbling towers. Wolves stalk the woods, swamps swallow the careless, and the mountains bite with frost and wind — yet if you endure these trials, you may earn their trust.[/p][p][/p][p]Shelter them. Feed them. And in return, they may take up hammer and hatchet by your side, helping to raise walls not just for survival, but for a new beginning.[/p][p]In Medieval Frontiers, every great hall begins as a dream — but with hands, hearts, and hardship shared, it may yet rise from the ashes.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][h3]Join Us in Building the Frontier[/h3][p]The land is wild and the work is hard, but with courage and craft, your legacy will endure. We invite you, brave builder, to take up hammer and saw, to gather your kin and forge a home in the untamed wilds.[/p][p]May your walls stand strong and your fires burn bright.[/p][p][/p][p]If the spirit of the frontier calls to you, mark your place now! Add Medieval Frontiers to your wishlist, that you may be the first to answer when the call to build and conquer is sounded. Let not this chance slip like mist at dawn—prepare your hammer and ready your heart, for the wild awaits![/p][p]
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Greetings, noble followers!

Greetings, noble followers!

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May we introduce ourselves: We are Active Fungus Studios, your new liege lords, now commanding these lands to bring you food, shelter and prosperity. With your former king, PlayWay, generously making room for the young blood, we will now take over the development of this little settlement in a hidden corner of the Steam empire. If you want to catch a first glimpse on what’s to expect of our benign rule, keep your keen eye peeled on this humble game parchment – new tidings will be heralded here first!

Our first decree: We dub this game Medieval Frontiers. May it prosper and flourish!

You may pay tribute to us and drink profusely in our name at this year’s Gamescom at the Home of Indies booth E010 - D011 - Hall 10.2. We shall await you in droves!

Until our paths cross again!