Land of the Vikings News

To start, we would like to express our gratitude for your interest in the game and for the 11,000+ in-game feedback messages and the bug reports from Discord and Steam forums that you've sent us. Rest assured, we are reading all of your feedback and are continuing to develop and grow the game with your support.

Now, we would like to talk about our exciting upcoming update: Changes to the Battle System and Heroes!

[h2]Heroes[/h2]

Once your village reaches a certain size and fame, Viking heroes will want to become a part of your village. These heroes will inspire confidence in your villagers and will be able to command your warriors in battle. However, these heroes will require a special house and will have specific demands, including silver. It's crucial to meet these needs, or else the heroes of your village might become your most formidable foes!

[h2]Battle System
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The battle system is now changing. While previously the outcome of a battle was determined with a single click, you will now be able to issue commands to your soldiers, observing the consequences and gains before making a decision. This system allows for varying strategies based on your soldiers, your commander, and the villages and cities you are attacking. It's crucial to analyze your potential gains and losses well, and focus on winning the battle!

[h2]New Map
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A gorgeous island map with brand-new textures, trees, and plant species will be added to the game in the next update. This map, with its variable terrain and resources, will certainly challenge you!

The upcoming update will come along with numerous bug fixes, improvements, and better performance. If you'd like to learn about the updates more quickly and communicate with us, you can join our Discord channel.

[h3]Until next time, Skål!
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Hello Jarls!

Building your own Viking village can be one of the most enjoyable experiences in the game. However, we want to talk about a feature that can truly make your village unique: the ability to create and share your own building and decoration designs.

In the game, you can use designs created by other players as well as share your own designs on Steam Workshop. Currently, there are over 100 building & decorations in the Workshop. But there is still plenty of room for you to become a part of this community and share your creative energy.

[h2]Create Your Own Designs[/h2]

By creating your own building and decoration designs, you have the opportunity to personalize your village. Build your own distinctive village in the Viking land.

[h2]Contribute to the Community[/h2]
Enrich the gaming experiences of other players and inspire others' designs, by contributing your content on the Steam Workshop! Our game facilitates content creation and sharing. With just a few clicks, you can upload your own building and decoration designs to Steam Workshop.




[h2]Some of our favorite Workshop uploads: [/h2]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2967780961
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2958358975
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2957482804
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2949656676
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2958866158

We really love to see our community making their own content and personalizing their experience in Land of the Vikings. Unleash your creativity and make your own unique village!

Check out the Land of the Vikings Workshop for youself.
More to come soon, via the next new devlog. Stay tuned!

[h3]Greetings Jarls,[/h3]

We are thrilled to announce that our biggest update since Land of the Vikings launched into Early Access release has now gone live!

With this update, we're pleased to share the brand new Building Editor (as well as several requested improvements and bug fixes) with all you lovely Vikings 🤘⚔️


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👆 Watch the video for a demonstration on how to access and use this tool! 👆

The Building Editor is a powerful in-game editor that you will be able to access from the main menu and will allow you to build an unlimited number of buildings and decorations. Customize the look of most in-game buildings with all kinds of decorations and other details!

There are nearly 300 ready-to-use meshes in the editor, but we'll be adding even more in future updates. You can also share decorations and buildings you've made with your friends and other players through the Steam Workshop. Even if you don't want to create your own designs, you can grab others' awesome creations and use them in your game. The Building Editor is for all Vikings!

We shared more details about how the Building Editor works in our last blog post. If you missed that, check it out:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1981570/view/3705939572696842186

Steam Workshop: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1981570/workshop/

There are already prepared models, you can subscribe to them and start using them in the game.

Additional fixes and improvements included in this update:

[h2]Automatic Tree Cutting[/h2]



Now you can use the automatic tree-cutting feature with the area selection that you can set on the woodcutter tool. When the trees in the region you selected reach full maturity, they will be automatically cut by laborers and transported to storage.

[h2]New Map: Mountains! [/h2]


And more:

• Steam Cloud Saves are now implemented!
  
• New stonepit areas (These have also have been added to existing maps. If you continue the game from an old save, your buildings can overlap with the new stonepit areas)
  
• Added warrior information section to management windows
  
• Fixed minus (-) silver issue when trading
  
• Villagers whose spouses have died can now start a family again
  
• Fixed a bug where villagers working in construction quit their jobs
  
• And many more improvements and bug fixes...
  

Known Bugs:

• Rotation can be broken when copying items in the editor.
  
• Editor icons may not appear on some computers.
  

Let us know what you think of all these changes and what else we could do to make the experience even better for our community. We love to hear your feedback!

Skål!

Hello Jarls!!
We've been quiet for a long time, but it's because we've been working hard on our next big update. But now, the time has come to introduce you to the upcoming update: the Building Editor!

The Building Editor is a powerful in-game editor that you will be able to access from the main menu, and will allow you to build an unlimited number of buildings and decorations. Customize the look of most in-game buildings with all kinds of decorations and other details!



You will not need a previous modeling background to use the Building Editor. Thanks to the editor's easy-to-use and simple interface, you will be able to start creating decorations or buildings in a few minutes. There are nearly 300 ready-to-use meshes in the editor. The number of these meshes will continue to increase and diversify with each update!

[h3]Make Your Own Decorations[/h3]

Decorations are a structure that can be put in the game without the need for an installation and give various effects. Likewise, before you start making decorations in the editor, you can select at least 1 (and at most 2) effects that the decoration will affect. These effects will provide you with various bonuses in the game. After choosing the decoration effects, you can easily create your decoration with the editor and you can see your own decorations on the last page in the build menu in the game.



[h3]Make Your Own Buildings[/h3]

Making buildings in the editor is a little different than making decorations. You may have noticed that when villagers build in-game, they first place the supporting pillars and you can actually watch the construction being built from the ground up. This is one of our favorite features (and it seem you all like it, too!)

So, we added this feature to the editor! After finishing the design of your building, the editor will ask you to choose the pillars of the building. Here you will be able to decide the sequence of how the construction will be built in-game. Then you can see this in action when you order construction of that building type in your Viking village!




Here's a glimpse of the Building Editor in action:



You can also share decorations and buildings you've made, with your friends and other players through the Steam Workshop. So the Building Editor really is for everyone! You can simply grab others' awesome creations and use them in your game.

[h3]What else??[/h3]

Thanks to your feedback, we continue to improve the game in line with your wishes and feedback with each update. In the next update, Steam Cloud (Only windows), quality of life updates, bug fixes, and a new map are also coming!



We just couldn't wait any longer without telling you all about the Building Editor Update. This new feature is coming very soon, so stay tuned!

If you have questions about the editor update, you can contact us via Discord!
Skål!

[h3]Hello Vikings,
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Spring has arrived, which means it is a time for new beginnings! 🌷

Rally your fellow Vikings and turn your small village into a thriving city🔨🏘️

Take advantage of our Spring Sale while you still can! 💐



[h3]And while you are at it, join our Discord community today! ⬇️
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