Nordic Ashes News

*When you enter Gnöki’s Realm and instead of buying relics you decide to grab Gnöki himself and bring him home*

Link to your Gnöki: Here!



Hi! It’s Naya (game artist)
Look who’s here! We’re so happy to bring Gnöki to life (I mean outside your computer, Gnöki is already alive in the game, ok?)! ːNA_Gnokiː

There have been so many of you asking for a plushie and here it is! Enjoy warm cuddles and free hugs any time you wish :D ːNA_Crystalː



We are so honored to work with Makeship, as they are a very professional team, and both the plush design and materials are extremely high quality. We were amazed when we received the sample, it turned out so good! ːNA_RedHeartː

[h3]You can get your own Gnöki here :D [/h3]
https://www.makeship.com/products/gnoki-plush
Shipping is worldwide, because Gnöki will travel wherever you are to meet you!

[h3]For how long will it be available?[/h3]
The plush will be available to purchase for the next 3 weeks, that means August 4th - August 25th. After we reach the goal, the project will be funded and production will begin! You will find all the info in the url above.

[h2]Desk-friends[/h2]
As I said before… Gnöki is the best work buddy you will ever find! He’s next to me right now… And he’s so fluffy I’m gonna dieeee :DDDDD
Oh, I can’t wait for you to have it too ːNA_RedHeartː



[h2]Wallpaper[/h2]
We also thought a Gnöki wallpaper would be the perfect fit, so expect a fun digital wallpaper too after the campaign successfully ends!



[h2]Game discount[/h2]
And finally, for those who still want to purchase our game but haven’t already, we wanted to add a 15% discount to Nordic Ashes, because Gnöki Week needs to be amazing in every aspect :D

We hope you enjoy Gnöki in his plushie form as much as we do Nordic Ashes team

Greetins vikings!

We’re back! After a few weeks off we’re ready to rock and roll again!
In today’s update we have gone through some of your suggestions such as highly requested manual aim or the unfortunate bug that made some bosses invulnerable.

We still need to review many of your comments, so expect a new update in the following weeks with more of your suggestions and fixing things you commented on the Steam forums and on Discord.
Thank you thank you, we love this developer-player interaction so much :D

[h2]Manual aim[/h2]
Wow it’s been so long since many of you asked for a manual aim feature and here it is!
You will see some Relics have now a manual aim (which can be set as auto-aim too in case you prefer so in the settings panel). This way, Relics such as Thyra’s daggers will fire at the enemies you're aiming to. You will find a target icon next to the relics that have manual aim. Some of them are Axeldör’s sword and hammer, Thyra’s bow and daggers or Helga’s cards.
Let us know what you think about this new feature!

[h3]About Endless and performance improvements[/h3]
We are currently working on many performance improvements. One of them is changing drastically some programming elements so you can experience a much better performance, even in lower end devices.
Our goal with these changes is that we won’t need to nerf any character abilities and the game will perform pretty well with crazy builds.
We still need to polish the programming, but Endless Mode will be a blast when it’s ready!


[h2]Improvements/fixes[/h2]

• Hafgrim’s Staff ascension has been modified. Now, instead shooting energy orbs of just one element, it will change each time it fires between ice, fire, and thunder.
  
• Steam Deck tooltip texts are now displayed properly.
  
• Bosses should not remain invulnerable all the time.
  
• You can now scroll between characters and realms in their selection panels with the mouse scroll wheel.
  
• Hansi could get stuck in Gnoki's Realm due to his dash. This shouldn’t happen anymore.
  
• Elite enemies weren't dropping XP in certain cases when the restriction of not dropping chests was activated.
  

[h3]New music[/h3]
Great news! Alfheim and Svartalheim music tracks have been added! We hope you enjoy them!

[h2]ːNA_Gnokiː Gnöki Plush launching August 4th at 12am GMT ːNA_Gnokiː[/h2]
Tonight’s the night!

Our adorable friend will launch at last! (if you’re reading this before August 4th at 12am GMT, then Gnöki will be live in a few hours, if you’re reading this later, Gnöki is already available!!)

There have been so many of you asking for a plushie and here it is! Enjoy warm cuddles and free hugs any time you wish :D



We are so honored to work with Makeship, as they are a very professional team, and both the plush design and materials are extremely high quality. We were amazed when we received the sample, it turned out so good! ːNA_RedHeartː

ːNA_Gnokiː You can get your own Gnöki here :D
https://www.makeship.com/products/gnoki-plush

[h3]For how long will it be available?[/h3]
The plush will be available to purchase for the next 3 weeks. After the project is funded, production will begin! You will find all the info in the url above.
Tomorrow we will make a long detailed post about the plushie ^^



We’re happy to be back and keep developing! ːNA_Potionː
Any questions or suggestions, please feel free to add then in the comments below, we will read them all as always! Thanks for your support!


If you have any suggestions, issues or any kind of feedback, don't hesitate to contact us:
🔸 Discord.
🔸 Steam Community.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2068280/Nordic_Ashes_Survivors_of_Ragnarok/

[h2]Gnöki News[/h2]

Hello! And welcome to Gnöki News! This week will be Gnöki Week! Why? Because we have the news you have all been waiting/asking for… Gnöki plush is here!!! ːNA_Gnokiː

We are so happy about this amazing collab with Makeship! We’ve been working for months with them to bring you the softest, cutest, and best quality Gnöki plush ever!



[h2]When will it be available?[/h2]
The plushie will be available for preorder on Aug 4th. on https://makeship.com
that means…THIS FRIDAY!
We will create a new post with all the details, pictures, dates, timing, etc. on Friday.

[h2]Giveaway[/h2]
And to celebrate it, let’s do a giveaway so you have a chance to win a Gnöki Plushie! 🥳
Enter here
Giveaway ends on August 3rd at 2pm (ET). We wish you the best luck!! ːNA_RedHeartː



[h2]Game Updates[/h2]
But this is not all, we are back to posting game updates this Thursday! So expect your regular update this week as usual ːNA_Crystalː

Cheers!

Hello!
Today is finally Helheim release!

[h2]Helheim Realm[/h2]
We’ve been working the 6th map this week and it’s already finished! We also added some new features that weren’t available on the beta, so we invite you to dive deep into this world of ghosts and spirits!



[h2]What’s next[/h2]
We’ve decided to stop the production of new realms this summer. That way, we will spend the whole months of July and August going through all the bug reports, community suggestions and improving Challenge mode and Endless so they are ready on September.

This means, during these two months we won’t update every Thursday as usual, but update every time we have enough content to release (maybe every 2 or 3 weeks).

[h3]Fixes & Improvements[/h3]

• Beams from laser statues in Vanaheim were sometimes spawning in incorrect positions.
  
• Icons displayed when completing Ragnarok VI and VII are now correct.
  
• Reaching the final boss without defeating a raid boss was displaying both names over the health bar.
  
• Legendary relics probability has been increased.
  
• Finally, the crash related to Sindri & Brok in Ragnarok V has been fixed.

That’s all for today. Take care and wish you an amazing summer!



If you have any suggestions, issues or any kind of feedback, don't hesitate to contact us:
🔸 Discord.
🔸 Steam Community.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2068280/Nordic_Ashes_Survivors_of_Ragnarok/

Good day vikings!
Today we are celebrating 1 Year since we launched the Nordic Ashes Demo whoop whoop!! This will be a nice and lengthy post, but filled with love and positive energy ofc (and surprises).



And nothing of this would be real if it wasn’t for you! So we want to thank you once again for your amazing support, all your comments and great ideas! We are so happy to have been able to implement many of the suggestions you have made.



Many of you already know our team a little bit, but for those who don’t, we wish to introduce ourselves :D

We are Noxfall Studios, an independent team of 3 developers. Each of us specializes in one field but we also do a bit of everything else (copyrighting texts, managing translations, social networks etc). We’re happy to do it this way, that way we can manage everything from the inside and make our own decisions.

Axeldör, is the game director. He came up with the idea of this game after enjoying survivor games during this childhood days and later playing other games such as Vampire Survivors. He’s programmer and designer and is always thinking about new ways to improve the game and create new mechanics for every new character and boss.

Fengos, programmer and designer, will always be sure everything is perfectly placed in each realm. He also does a lot of testing, which is essential during the development.

Naya is our community manager, but on top of all, our 2D artist. Everything you see in-game has been drawn and designed by her: characters, enemies, props, UI… literally everything.



[h2]Anniversary Skins[/h2]
Oh, and the surprise… we’ve designed an exclusive skin for every character!! That means 8 skins total in this new update!

The way of unlocking them is pretty easy, you must beat 3 different realms with each character to earn their skin. And for those who have already played a ton, you will already have them unlocked automatically! We hope you really enjoy them as much as we do. It has been so fun designing them and bringing them to life!

We’re really curious about which one is your fav :D



[h2]Wallpapers[/h2]
Aaaand surprise number two! (because it’s always awesome to have two surprises instead of just one, right?)

Naya has made these beautiful wallpapers of each of the 4 first characters we released. If you click on the image, you will be able to download them in high resolution.



Ok I lied. There are more than 2 surprises. Some exciting news:

[h2]Nordic Ashes Artbook[/h2]
We are working on an Artbook!! Of course, there’s still a lot of work to be done, as we’re just halfway through the development of the game, but it’s finally coming together! It’s gonna be EPIC!



And last but not least (definitely not least, I’d say LAST AND BEST):
[h2]Gnöki plush!![/h2]
Wait wait, WHAT?! Gnöki plush on its way! So many of you have requested a Gnöki plush… and it’s finally going to become a reality!! We are working on the plush design already and we will be able to talk more about it in a few weeks. We couldn’t wait to share the news… WE ARE SO FREAKING EXCITED! Here’s the schematic of the plush… it’s so adorable OMG!!!

I (Naya) have already chosen the perfect spot for him in my room, just beside me next to my tablet, he will be my co-working companion, yay!!



Phew that was a long post, but hopefully you have enjoyed it :D

We really appreciate your kindness and patience, we are so grateful to have you here! There’s still a lot of content to be released. For instance, next week Helheim Realm will be officially launched. In the following weeks we will focus on improving every aspect related to performance, game modes, tutorials, etc.

Receive a warming virtual hug from the dev team!

Axeldör, Fengos and Naya

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2068280/Nordic_Ashes_Survivors_of_Ragnarok/