Against the Storm News

Against The Storm's latest update arrives next week, adds fancy trends window and blight post upgrades

Against The Storm is a roguelite city builder that features lizards and beavers, as they attempt to survive in a universe where it doesn't stop raining. We gave it a Bestest Best badge when it launched into 1.0, and since then the developers promised more major updates. Patch 1.2 is the latest of the bunch, and when it arrives next week it's bringing with it a "consumption/production" window, upgrades to the Blight Post, and lots of balance changes.

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We’re excited to announce that the upcoming Update 1.2 will be released on March 4. Join us as we showcase some of the new features that will be included in the update and tune in live on Twitch on Thursday, February 29 for a full preview.

ːwarmth_atsː Important: Due to numerous systemic changes, the Update will close all the on-going settlements to avoid potential issues. You will be reimbursed for the settlement closed in this manner with the Citadel Resources you'd receive for winning the game. If you don't want the settlement to be closed, please make sure to finish it before the update goes live on March 4 at approximately 6:00 pm UTC.

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[h2]Update 1.2 sneak peek[/h2]
In the recent Roadmap announcement, we already teased some of the upcoming features:

Production/Consumption trends window
Blightpost Upgrades
World Events' unique art
Latin American Spanish localization

Every World Event will get unique art and sound effects to make each of them one-of-a-kind.

We’re also adding a highly requested Consumption/Production window (called “Trends” in the game). It contains graphs that show how the total amount of a certain resource has changed over time. It allows you to check whether it's increasing, decreasing, or maintaining a stable level. It also allows you to check what influenced the inflow or outflow of the resource at a selected time interval (from a predefined range).

What’s more, the Blight Post will receive its own upgrades, including physical Automatons.

But that’s not all! The update will also include multiple balance changes (e.g. to the newest Orders), bug fixes, useful quality-of-life improvements (such as the search bar in the Encyclopedia), and many more. We'll be going over each of these in detail during this week's livestream.

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[h2]Developer livestream[/h2]
We invite you to join us on our Twitch channel this Thursday, February 29, at 4:00 pm UTC for a full preview of Update 1.2. We'll be discussing the new features and answering your questions.

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If you can’t make it, don’t fret! We'll be uploading the recording to our YouTube channel shortly thereafter.

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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/4059501135884493032
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1336490/view/4059501135880748462
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1336490/view/3963797741109388898
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1336490/view/5797888151160865057

Hotfix 1.1.10 (Destroy tool)

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Like a dungeon without loot, or a quest without rewards, what's a patch without its next-day hotfix?

We just released one that deals with the issues you reported:

Fixed an issue with reversed Dangerous and Forbidden Glade icons in order objectives.
Fixed a bug where the destruction tool stopped working after being deactivated once.
Fixed a bug where building destruction was not possible if a building was already selected.

Known issue: we had to reverse a fix for the front-facing arrow disappearing when clicking on a building twice as it caused other problems and we’ll need to take a bit more time to rework it.

We’re grateful for your swift reports and feedback and wish you a fantastic weekend!

May the storm be gentle on you,
Eremite Games

The current game version is 1.1.10.
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[h2]Previous Updates[/h2]
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1336490/view/4059501135880748462
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1336490/view/3963797741109388898
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1336490/view/5797888151160865057
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1336490/view/3862464213223231892

2023's best roguelike strategy game plans big free updates and DLC

If you've yet to play Against the Storm, you're missing out. The dark fantasy city builder saw its full release in December 2023 following a year in early access on Steam and the Epic Games store, and it currently holds an impressive, 'overwhelmingly positive' 95% user rating on the Valve platform. We called it a "near-perfect roguelike strategy game" in our own review, and now developer Eremite Games and publisher Hooded Horse unveil their big plans for 2024, which include more free updates and the first Against the Storm DLC.

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Against The Storm will get two more free updates before its first DLC

Against The Storm is a peach; a fantasy citybuilder that was excellent in Early Access, a Bestest Best when it hit 1.0, and which has been tweaked and improved through post-release patches.

The patches won't stop, either. In a 2024 roadmap, its developers have outlined two further free updates still to come, as well as confirming that paid DLC is in the works.