Against the Storm News

[h2]Against the Storm is 35% off from now until June 11th. [/h2]
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As the Viceroy, take command in Against the Storm, leading the charge to rebuild civilization in the aftermath of the devastating Blightstorm. This survival city builder challenges you to construct a network of diverse, resilient settlements across hauntingly beautiful, storm-swept biomes. Available now at a special discount, it's your chance to experience a unique blend of city-building and roguelite gameplay.


Harness the strengths of humans, foxes, beavers, lizards, and harpies as you manage their needs and utilize their unique abilities to fortify your cities against relentless storms. Whether you're crafting goods to improve morale or strategically balancing resources to meet the Scorched Queen's demands, your decisions will dictate the survival of the Smoldering City.


The game features stunning graphics that capture the essence of a civilization fighting for survival in a dark, mystical world. Navigate a landscape filled with risks and rewards, managing each new challenge with strategic foresight. With hundreds of gameplay modifiers and dynamic biomes, no two playthroughs are the same.

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[h3]Endless Replayability Fest 2024[/h3]
We're taking part in Steam's Endless Replayability Fest 2024. Against the Storm is a dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.

As you lay down the foundations for a new city, you can continue to interact with a network of your previously established cities.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1336490/Against_the_Storm/

[h2]Previous Updates[/h2]
You can also learn more about Against the Storm's latest 1.3.2 update and others here.
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1336490/view/4213756394586379748?l=english
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1336490/view/4213756394567657187
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1336490/view/4181104663284039653

May the storms be gentle on you,
Eremite Games

[h3]Greetings, Viceroys![/h3]
As we continue to monitor your feedback and reports following Update 1.3, we have decided to release a small patch to address some remaining issues. Additionally, we have reduced the requirements for the River Kelpie and Merchant Shipwreck.

Here's the full list of changes:

• The resource requirements for the River Kelpie glade event have been changed. It now requires much fewer resources.
  
• Reduced the resource requirements for the Merchant Shipwreck glade event.
  
• The Farsight Cornerstone can now only be picked once per game.
  
• Lowered the Hostility penalty for killing traders found in glades.
  
• The "cancel" button in glade events now says "Hold to cancel" (in some languages). The remaining languages will be updated in a future patch.
  
• The production bonus from Alarm Bells will now trigger every 110 expected Corruption instead of 90.
  
• Fixed a bug where the Game History panel in the Smoldering City would not open in some cases.
  
• Fixed a bug where the Alarm Bells Cornerstone was not displaying the correct values in its retroactive preview.
  
• Fixed a bug where the Thunder effect could destroy a small hearth.
  
• Fixed a bug that was causing the Trade Hub Cornerstone to be displayed in all building tabs.
  
• Fixed an incorrect line break in the French version of the Species tooltip.
  
• Fixed a typo in the trader attack popup.
  
• Fixed a bug where category icons in the recipe panel were not completely covered by a frame.
  
• Fixed a text size issue in the in-game encyclopedia for building recipes.
  
• Fixed a bug that allowed a Purified House to be selected in the building shortcut list in the Options menu.
  
• Fixed a bug where the hostility penalty for killing a glade trader would not appear on the HUD.

[h3]⚠ Known issues[/h3]
The changes made to River Kelpie may cause some minor issues in ongoing games where the Kelpie was present before the patch. The possible issues include:

• If your villagers were delivering goods to Kelpie, they might stop working. Exiting to the main menu and resuming the game resolves this issue.
  
• If your villagers were already working on the event, the event timer might stop progressing, as the new required goods are not delivered to the event. Canceling the event will resolve the issue, but you still need to deliver the new goods to complete the event.

(Steam only) For your convenience, we have also created a separate Steam branch with the previous version of the game (version 1.3.3). You can switch to that branch to avoid any potential issues with the Kelpie event.

To switch branches, right-click on Against the Storm in your Steam library, select Properties, go to the Betas tab, and choose “Against the Storm version 1.3.3” from the drop-down list:


Once you have finished your settlement on the Beta branch, select the “None” branch to return to the main branch.

If you did not have an active Kelpie event in your settlement, these issues will not affect you.

Thank you for your thoughts and detailed reports. We hope you'll enjoy the new changes!

May the storm be gentle on you,
Eremite Games

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[h2]Previous Updates[/h2]
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1336490/view/4213756394567657187
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1336490/view/4181104663284039653
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1336490/view/4194610392083937884
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1336490/view/4059501135880748462

[h3]Greetings, Viceroys![/h3]
We just released a hotfix to address the issues that you reported after yesterday's Update 1.3. We apologize for all the issues that slipped our attention and we're grateful for your swift and detailed reports that allowed us to resolve them.

Here's the full list of changes:

[h3]Bug fixes[/h3]

• Fixed a bug where moving a Purged Fox House would cause it to disappear.
  
• Fixed a bug where the Call to Arms Order could be drawn in a game without Blightrot.
  
• Fixed a bug where the Forsaken Altar didn't have a "Zzz" icon above it when it was deactivated during construction.
  
• Fixed a bug where the Rain Collector would not show updated numbers after receiving a perk that increased water production.
  
• Fixed a bug where the Protected Trade Cornerstone would still have an old hostility value.
  
• Fixed a bug that was causing the wrong alert (about the Friend or Foe effect) to appear when a Blightrot Cyst spawned from the Overexploitation Cornerstone.
  
• (Game Pass only) Fixed a bug where the same update popup would appear every time the game was started.
  
• Fixed a bug where the Stormforged version of the Rebellious Spirit Cornerstone was still displaying the old icon.
  
• Fixed a bug where the Crate decoration would become invisible.
  
• Updated the tooltip for Consumption Control to show the correct upgrade required to unlock it.
  
• Fixed an inconsistency with the capitalization of rainwater type names in certain descriptions.
  
• Fixed a problem with pixelated icons in the game's credits when viewed on a 4k monitor.
  
• Fixed a typo in the "Aesthetics" tag in some decoration descriptions.
  
• Fixed a bug that was causing all Resolve effects from Hearth upgrades to be named "Encampment".
  
• Fixed several typos in the Japanese version of the game (Training Expedition UI text, Alarm Bells, Trade Hub, missing description for a Forest Mystery).

[h3]Additional changes[/h3]

• Kelpie's Charm now targets Firekeepers and Scouts assigned to this event last (in this order).
  
• Updated the Kelpie's Charm description to more clearly state that the charm is deactivated when the event is canceled.
  
• The Trade Hub Cornerstone is now marked as ephemeral.
  
• The Market Shift Plan Cornerstone is now marked as ephemeral.
  
• Prosperous Settlement and Protected Trade have been removed from the Treasure Stag's reward pool. Mark of the Sealed Ones, Blightrot Pruner, and From the Shadows have been added instead.

The current game version is 1.3.3.

We wish you a great time with the Update!

May the storm be gentle on you,
Eremite Games

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[h2]Previous Updates[/h2]
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1336490/view/4181104663284039653
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1336490/view/4194610392083937884
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1336490/view/4059501135880748462
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1336490/view/5797888151160865057

Against The Storm's latest update adds a a River Kelpie, a "legendary water demon" that can mesmerise villagers in your rain-slick settlements. I've been mesmerised myself by another part of the update, however: the ability to zoom out 66% further than before.

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