Nordic Ashes News

Update 0.11.3

ːNA_Leafː Hello! ːNA_Leafː

Welcome to another suggestions update ːNA_Crystalː
First of all we wanted to say thank you! They are really nice suggestions that will bring new features and quality of life to the game :)

Here are the following features we are releasing today:

Enemy immunities are now separated with commas, so they are easier to read/understand.
You can now rename the Yggdrasil slots! That way it will be much easier to remember the purposes of different builds you design with your leaves.
We also added a confirmation button after you click “Reset leaves” just in case you clicked it by mistake.
Each time you preview an item on Gnöki’s Realm or Shrines that you haven’t added to the Glossary, you will find a small icon next to it. That way, it will be much easier to know If you have previously added or not before purchasing it.
You can now read the description of each Curse in the Realm selection panel.
Curse icons that take place on a Realm that already has a curse by default, such as Jotunheim, have also been added to the Daily Challenges menu.
A fantastic way to break Jotunheim Freezing Curse! Each Fire Relic you own, will reduce the max. stacks by 1. So if you grab 5 Fire items, no Curse.
QoL for mouse users: You can now click on buttons showing keys instead of pressing them with the keyboard to make use of them. So for example, clicking on top of Esc will do that job for you. Much more intuitive and easy-going in case you prefer to use the mouse to navigate on the different panels.

[h2]When new content??[/h2]
Many of you have asked when we will release new realms and characters. We are spending the summer months to polish many things and adding suggestions.
New realm, Niflheim should arrive on late September. Here's a sneak peek! For all the Norse mythology fans, you may recoginize our take on Auðumbla here... ːNA_RedHeartː

[h2]We did it![/h2]
And amazing news! Gnöki ːNA_Gnokiː plush campaign was funded a few days ago!
[h3]What does this mean? [/h3]
The only way of getting the plushie go into production was after reaching the stretch goal “200 units” if not, everyone would have been refunded and end of story.
But we did it!! Thank you so much to all the supporters!! Gnöki will still be available to purchase for the next 8 days HERE.

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/

Update 0.11.2

Hello!
On today’s update we have added a few of your suggestions (still many to come, we’re working on them ːNA_Gnokiː) and some updates about Daily challenge, performance and Gnöki plushies!

[h2]Suggestions added:[/h2]

Now you can activate/deactivate the manual aim of each Active Relic on the character's constellation. You can also equip/unequip Active Relics you own in each run.
Activate/deactivate global auto-aim with Y (for keyboard) and R3 (for controller). This info is not yet visually displayed in-game, but to let you know it already works.

[h2]Daily challenges[/h2]
I’m sure you’ve already noticed, but daily challengers are now much more balanced and realistic. Still, there will be some days it will be quite challenging, but overall, we’ve made them doable. The main reason for daily challenges is for them to be fun, not impossible every single day. So thanks for your patience and for reporting all those issues. We hope they feel more balanced from now on :)

[h2]Performance improvements[/h2]
Programmers are working hard on game performance. Here’s a GIF showing around 500 enemies and 200 projectiles running at 60fps on our pc! There’s still room for improvement, but yay! we’re closer to a great performance and great Endless results!

[h2]New Music[/h2]
Jotunheim tracks have been added! Credits to Rubén Melià for this amazing music!

[h2]Gnöki plush![/h2]
We’re almost there!! 78% of the campaign is already funded!
Secure your own Gnöki so we reach 100% and above HERE ːNA_Gnokiː
(but don’t let him close to your coins or they might mysteriously disappear)

[h2]Fixes[/h2]

There was a bug that made the mouse cursor stay in the middle of the screen.
Svartalfheim music didn’t play in some runs.

That’s all for today. Take care and wish you an amazing rest of the week!

Gnöki Plushie is here!!

*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

Update 0.11.1 + Gnöki Plushie Launch

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’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!

Win a Gnöki Plushie!

[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!