Northwind News

Hey everyone!

[h2]Northwind Demo is out now! Happy Deckbuilder Fest!🎉[/h2]

We are super thrilled to be part of this festival, and we couldn't believe we landed on the most downloaded demo and popular upcoming! 🚀


The Northwind Demo will be available until April 1st!
If you like the game, don't forget to wishlist! ːsteamhappyː
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1476400/Northwind/
Thank you for all your support! ❤️ We hope you enjoy the demo! 🥰

Hello Everyone!

[h2]🎉 Our demo is now live! Play it now![/h2]
The demo will be available until April 1st, or maybe even longer—we'll keep you updated.
If you like the game, don't forget to wishlist! ːsteamhappyː

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1476400/Northwind/

[h3]To celebrate our demo launch, we've released our latest gameplay trailer!🎬[/h3]
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
[h2]Take a Feedback Survey[/h2]
After playing the demo, please provide us with some feedback.
Your voice helps make Northwind better, and we read all your messages and comments!

[h3]📝Click here to take the Feedback Survey[/h3]

[h2]Report Bugs[/h2]
🐛 There might still be some bugs in the game. If you find one, please help us by reporting it!
We'll do our best to exterminate these bugs as thoroughly as possible.

[h3]Click on the "Report Bug" button in the right corner of the screen.[/h3]

[h3]Fill in the report. Feel free to skip the contact section if you prefer.[/h3]
(This is meant for our Discord community members who wish to talk to us developers directly.)
When you click "Send Report" button it will automatically collect your save files. This greatly helps us load your save and see what bugs you're encountering, allowing us to eliminate them on the spot! 🔥

[h2]Thank you Playtesters and Streamers[/h2]
[h3]🌟Playtesters[/h3]
We've tested our game with over 100+ community members and playtesters. Thanks to you all, the Northwind build has improved so much. Without your help, the Northwind demo wouldn't be what it is today. We still have a long way to go. From the bottom of our hearts ❤️, we are deeply thankful for all your help and hope you will continue to support us. We promise to work our hardest and not to disappoint you. 🙏

Special shoutout to our amazing 6 playtesters for actively helping us out along this demo launch:

• N1b0r
  
• Arkuktor
  
• Vulpixon732
  
• Lore Hunter
  
• Dat1996Swords
  
• BlackJack

[h3]📺 Streamers[/h3]
We reached out to some streamers, and we couldn't be happier with the response. 🥰 As a small team, seeing you play our game fills us with joy! We're truly humbled and honored to have our game featured on your channels.

For streamers/influencers interested in receiving our Early Access key:
[h3]📝Please fill in this form to be included in our Influencer list[/h3]

We also would like to deeply apologize for any bugs you encountered. Some of you went the extra mile by helping us report those bugs and providing save files. This inspired us to come up with a new bug report system in just a matter of hours. Thank you for giving us a chance and for your kindness. We'll work hard to earn your support.

[h3]That's it for now![/h3]
Thank you for your incredible support! Have fun with the Demo!
We'll be on standby, clearing those bugs.
The Northwind Team, Barking Kitten Interactive. 🐾

Hello, guys! 🎉

[h3]The Public Demo date is confirmed! So, mark your calendar! 📆[/h3]

[h3]Public Demo on Steam: 18th March 2024
@ 7:00 AM PT | 2:00 PM UTC | 9:00 PM ICT 🕖[/h3]


We've sent some keys to streamers, so you might see their videos a little before our Demo launch date. Although some parts of the game are not finished, we believe it should still be enjoyable! 😊

During playtesting before the launch of our Demo, we discovered some bugs and balancing issues. As a result, we've made several rebalancing adjustments. Here are the patch notes for anyone who gets early access to the Demo.

[h3]Patch Note#[/h3]

• Leather Bracer: It now affects Basic Attack+ rather than Focus, as the previous ability was too strong and too easy to use.
  
• Breathing: Reduce the power to 3/6/9.
  
• Insightful: Reduce the power to 6/9/11.
  
• Lunar Eclipse: Reduce the power to 9/12/14.
  
• Lunar Eclipse+: Reduce the power to 12/15/17.
  
• Solar Eclipse / Solar Eclipse+: Increase the base power but reduce the power gained from its ability.
  
• Berserker Armor / Berserker Armor+: Reduce the Armor gained to 4/8.
  
• Chewed Bubble Gum: Reduce the power gained from its ability.
  
• Fish Scale: Reduce the cost.
  
• Lion Fur: Increase the cost.
  
• Gem: Onyx: Add "Cost increases by 1" to an attached card.
  
• Gem: Citrine: Increase Armor gained to 7.
  
• Gem: Sapphire: Increase Strength gained to 3.
  
• Armor can block damage from Inflict.
  
• Add a UI for reporting bugs.
  
• Fix a bug where the game freezes due to the relic Double Pendulum.
  
• Fix a bug where if card shapeshifting in a turn exceeds 1 and you close the game to continue, it does not function properly. (Spirit_Burst)
  
• Now, rerolling in the shop will provide a new item for you.
  
• Nodes 1-3 and 2-1 can spawn an elite node.
  
• Fixed: Relic SoulLantern(Wild Grape) Player cannot die from this.
  
• Fixed: Bug Report window issue.
  
• Fixed: Card disappears when transformed.
  
• Fixed: Tooltip Leather Bracer from Focus to Basic Attack+
  
• Fixed: Cannot enter game Node
  

Thank you for your incredible support! We hope you're looking forward to the demo!
The Northwind team at Barking Kitten Interactive. 🐾

Hello everyone!

March is here and we would like to update you what's happening this month! ːsteamhappyː

1. The public demo launch day is tentatively scheduled for as early as March 15th and no later than March 25th.
   
2. If you're interested in helping us playtest and report bugs, please make sure to join our Discord!
   If we have any early playtest we'll make an announcement there!

[h3]And of course, it's time to update our store page! So here you go![/h3]

• We've optimized the game's performance with a new scenario. (The last playtest was super laggy.)
  
• New Town Arrangement
  
• New Artwork in the Antique Shop and many more relics!

[h3]We’re delighted to be part of Women's Day Sale 2024 and the Digital Tabletop Fest! 🙌🏻[/h3]

Unfortunately, we didn't have the demo ready in time, but make sure to check out the other amazing games at the event!



[h3]Also, a huge thank you to our community for assisting with the translation of our store page!
[/h3]
- Thank you, Robin Caspers, for the German localization ❤️
- Thank you, Elstan Evallyo, for the Russian localization ❤️

We are still in need of translations for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
If you are proficient in any of these languages and would like to contribute!
Please let us know by joining our Discord server.
(Any other languages that are not listed here and you would like to help out is cool as well!)

And, of course, thank you all for your incredible support! We hope you look forward to our demo!👍
The Northwind Team, Barking Kitten Interactive. 🐾

Hello everyone!

The demo is confirmed to be ready in March! The official date is yet to be announced. 📅
We apologize for the delay and appreciate your patience. It's taking a bit longer than expected. ːsteamsadː

[h2]But here's a little update:[/h2]
We are working on a lot more content and here are just a few examples of what we've been developing:

[h3]We're adding more events and relics. Sample Vampire event. 🧛‍♂️ [/h3]


[h3]Designing 70+ Cards for our 2nd character, with new keywords of course ːsteammockingː[/h3]


Actually, there's a lot more going on behind the scenes. We're enhancing the game's internal systems, optimizing performance, and speeding up gameplay VFX. We can't show these improvements visually, but you'll definitely feel the difference once you play our demo! 🎮

No Devlog in February, but we'll see you again in March with the Trailer and Demo. ❤️
Thank you again for your incredible patience. We're confident our demo will not disappoint you! 🙌
The Northwind team, Barking Kitten Interactive. 🐾