Northwind News

Hey everyone,



⚠️WARNING: In this Pre-Demo Playtest, you'll notice numerous missing visual effects, including some mock-up art and a UX/UI that has not been finalized. The current visuals still need substantial work to meet Early Access quality standards. If you wish to enjoy a complete experience, please wait for the Public Demo.

If you still wish to join our Pre-Demo Playtest, please fill out this REGISTRATION FORM.👈👈

📝 About this Pre-Demo Playtest:

• This Pre-Demo Playtest Registration Form is OPEN NOW - 25 August 2023.
  
• The expected date for Pre-Demo Playtest is scheduled to start around the end of August or the second week of September.
• Updates on our Pre-Demo Playtest will be communicated via email and our official Discord.
  
• More details about what will be included in this version will be provided soon...

If you know anyone who loves deckbuilder games and is ok with the Pre-Demo Playtest build.
Please invite them to join us!

Thank you for your continued support! 💖 We hope you are looking forward to it.
The Northwind team, Barking Kitten Interactive. 🐾

Hello, Northwind mercenaries! 👋

We've been working tirelessly behind the scenes, and we want to share the latest developments with all of you.

[h3]1. A New Mercenary in Northwind (The second character) 🗡️[/h3]
This character will offer a new perspective, bringing unique abilities and play styles to our icy rogue-lite universe. We won't spoil the gameplay style for now, but we'll leave you with this first glimpse:



[h3]2. Path Choices and Deckbuilding Synergies 🛤️[/h3]
The adventure path you choose will now have a greater impact on the resources available in Northwind town. These resources will significantly influence your deckbuilding synergy, adding a deeper strategic layer to your gameplay experience.

[h3]3. Balancing and Difficulty Adjustments ⚖️[/h3]
Enjoy the challenge and enjoy exploring the synergies. Ensuring that the game is friendlier for all types of players. We want everyone to fully experience our unique deckbuilding system, town system, and merge card synergies.

[h3]4. UX and Roguelite Progression Improvements 🎮[/h3]
Refining our user experience and rogue-lite progression system. The gameplay flow will be smoother, gradually introducing game elements that help you better understand card and monster actions.

[ NOT FINAL VERSION, STILL IN DEVELOPMENT. ]


[h3]5. Demo 🎮[/h3]
We've made the decision to release our demo with a minimum quality threshold of 80% or higher, in line with our Early Access version. Achieving this level of quality has been quite a challenge, given the numerous changes and visual enhancements we're aiming to showcase.

We anticipate that the earliest possible release date for the demo will be sometime in late July or August. So, for those of you eager to gain early access to the demo, we expect it to be available by late July.📅

That's all for this update, and we can't thank you enough for your continued support. We hope you are excited about our upcoming demo. ːsteamhappyː
The Northwind team, Barking Kitten Interactive. 🐾

Hey everyone!

First of all, I want to say thank you for playing our Alpha. ːheart_eyes_yetiː
Just by you playing or quitting the game really tell us how much fixing is needed to make this game fun.
And for people, you help us with the survey, interview, and LIVE tester. Thank you so so much.

This allows us to know what is the real problem in our game and make sure to have it solved before releasing.

[h2]Let's start with some stats.[/h2]


Honorable mention cards: Eagerpunch and Strafing.
0% Pick rate: Transcendence. (Super shocking; we dev. think it is super powerful.)
Players hate Boss Act 1: most players lose the game and don't get to experience the town system.

[h2]What will be fix/change?[/h2]

According to the feedback from our Alpha Test. (List that needs fixing).

• Control needs to be smoother. (Throw, click, slide, cancel, etc.)
  
• A lot of UX/UI.
  
• The tutorial is unfriendly, and some players are still confused about the game.
  
• Monster power spike and difficulty is a big problem.
  
• Cards synergy can be better.
  
• Aura-type monsters are annoying.
  
• Request/Need a lot of visual feedback, icons, animation, etc.
  

So, after a long discussion, here are things we can confirm.

• Friendlier Tutorial and UX/UI.
  
• Control will be smoother.
  
• Add more impactful relics and gems.
  
• Adjust randomness in the map node and more unique Events.
  
• Roguelite progressions will be added.
  
• Fight animations, VFX, and animation feedback will be added.
  
• Spoiler: Big changes in the ITEM system (Too STS at the moment, we'll make it Northwind style).
  
• And many more! I don't want to spoil all the goods, so see for yourself in our Demo! ːsteammockingː

[h2]Demo and Early Access launch date.[/h2]
We need to move our launch date. We initially expected to launch our game around June, but after careful consideration... the game won't be up to our standard, or at least we believe you won't be happy with that quality.

So... this is just a rough estimation.

The Demo should be available in August.
Early Access... probably Q4. (We'll announce officially again when the date is near.)

Unfortunately, we need to move the date, but we believe it's the best for the game. ːcrying_yetiː

[h2]Message from the Developers.[/h2]
Some players wrote us essays, some played the game for over 10Hrs+, and some DM me regularly with all the things they find frustrating.

Thank you for your time and feedback; we read every single word.
This means so much to us; we feel Northwind has received so much love and care.
We are thankful, humbled, and appreciate all the time and effort you've given us.
Your words help us make a better version of Northwind. We will work hard not to disappoint all of you.

Thank you for reading, have a great day! ːsteamthumbsupː

Hey everyone,

We are honored to be a part of Digital Tabletop Fest: Blood & Dice!

We don't have demos, but we are thankful to be involved! ːlaughing_yetiː
If you love Tabletop games, check them out here!

Ps. After the Alpha test, we have some discussion. We'll update you on 27 March. ːsteamhappyː
We'll also be back on our social media, so stay tuned!

Hi everyone,

It's been a week since we opened our registration. 🎉
We want to update you on what's going to happen this February.

[h2]Here's our rough plan 📝:[/h2]
1️⃣ Registration form will be closed.︳14 Feb 11:00 PM (GMT+7)
2️⃣ You will receive an Alpha Tester role in Discord︳17-19 Feb
3️⃣ You will receive the Steam Key in your email︳22-28 Feb

We will be active in our discord and won't post here much until our alpha test is over.
So please join us! We won't have any more reminders after this post.

[h3]Click here to fill in the registration form.
[/h3][h3]Click here to join our Discord.[/h3]

You won't miss any updates if you are in our discord.
Thank you, everyone, for registering. See you in our Alpha Test, and have a great day! ːsteamthumbsupː