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Update 0.8.3

Hello everyone! Today we bring you a patch that balances the game and fixes a few bugs. It also introduces new changes on Shrines and Yggdrasil.

[h2]Shrines [/h2]
We have modified how shrines are displayed in runs. Previously, all the Shrines appeared from the beginning. Now, at the start of the game you will have 4 Common Shrines available that can give you Common or Rare relics. After defeating the first boss and returning from Gnöki’s Realm, 2 new Rare Shrines will appear, which will give you Rare or Epic relics. Finally, after defeating the second boss and returning from Gnöki, a new Epic Shrine will appear, which will grant you an Epic relic.

The rarity of the Shrines will affect the requirements of each one of them.

With this change you will always have something to do when you return from Gnöki.

[h2]Yggdrasil[/h2]
The Shrine update affects Yggdrasil too. Some power-ups have been modified and some new ones have been added. Above all, the last upgrade in the Buildings branch has been changed, and we are really looking forward for you to try it. With this upgrade, after you complete a Shrine, there will be a 25% chance that the Shrine will activate again, so you can get another reward. PS: it also affects the Ascension Shrine ;)



The last power-up of the Healing branch has also received an upgrade. It can now be upgraded up to level 3, giving one extra resurrection per level.

And… Many of you have been asking for this feature: You’ll be able to save up to 5 different Yggdrasil builds! We hope this helps you a ton!

[h2]Balancing[/h2]
[h3]Artifacts[/h3]
Regarding artifacts, there still be more and more of them and the pool will get bigger and bigger, making it more difficult to get the ones you want. Therefore, we have made the following changes:
  • When you reroll in Gnöki's Store you will always get a different potion, artifact, rune or chest.
  • Gnöki's Store will now provide an extra artifact from Happiness level 3 onwards.
  • Fire, Ice, Lightning, and Poison artifact cards still do not make the impact we’d like to. For now, we have raised their effect probability to 75% (previously 50%). With the next Realm release there will be new elemental synergies and these cards will have a higher power.
  • The fireball artifact now releases several bursts of fire and more projectiles.


[h3]Survivors[/h3]
Some survivors benefit from certain relics and others are of no use to them. We have made certain relics more likely to appear depending on the survivor you are playing. eg: Thyra will have more relics related to poison, Hafgrim with the 3 elements, Talkôr with gold...
This does not mean that the other relics will not appear, but they have less probability to do so.
Talkôr has undergone some improvements:
  • Talkôr has two new relics in his constellation, which we know you're surely like.
  • His ultimate can now also give you gold or artifacts when used.


[h3]Relics[/h3]
As expected, certain weapons were too OP while others were not reaching the expected results:
Axeldör:
  • Stormbringer: Axe damage upgrades have been reduced.
  • Iron Hammer: the cooldown has been reduced and the attack speed has been increased.
Thyra:
  • Poison Bomb: number of projectiles has been increased.
  • Poison Bomb's Area Expansion Ascension speed has been increased.
  • Focus effect is clearer. It now affects the character.
Hafgrim:
  • Thunder Codex: cooldown has been reduced.
Helga:
  • Book of Stars: cooldown has been reduced and attack speed has been increased.
  • Tarot deck: reduced the cooldown and the time it takes for each card to appear.


[h2]Fixes and improvements:[/h2]
  • Artifacts were not working properly. Some of them didn't let you use them and sometimes another one appeared.
  • Some shaders were not working correctly.
  • The projectiles of the Alfheim fire slimes were not inflicting damage.
  • Mama Bat no longer fires projectiles after she’s been defeated.
  • Mama Bat's dash is easier to dodge.
  • In some cases, Yggdrasil's Limit Break reroll was not working properly.
  • The confusion icon now blinks a few moments before it wears off.
  • Fixed a chest visual bug when you had the free reroll.
  • Changed how the experience reduction is displayed in Ragnarok Mode.
  • The obelisk cooldown has been reduced from 180 seconds to 120.
  • Talkôr's ultimate stopped working when you had every relic.
  • When Talkôr had a lot of coins (lives) they went over the screen.



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 0.8.2.3

Hi survivors!

A small update fixing some issues:
  • Fixed an issue related to artifacts that weren't showing its visual effect
  • Fixed the issue related to artifacts that were generating a bug in the UI
  • Fixed a bug that was locking the selection arrows in constellations after closing an ascension panel
  • Minor corrections related to languages

Have a nice weekend! ːNA_Gnokiː

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 0.8.2.2

Greetings, survivors! This week’s update is focused on new artifacts and many QoL related to UI. Game balancing will have to wait until next week, since we wanted to release first the new Yggdrasil upgrades before making major changes related to characters, relics, etc…
We have been also working on the first steps to bring Nordic Ashes to consoles and creating cool merch. More info about this soon!

[h3]New Artifacts![/h3]
  • Card artifacts: it seems like Helga has lost some of her cards. Now you’ll find card artifacts that will apply different effects!
  • Fireball artifact: cast fireballs around you to kill enemies.
  • Gold attraction ring: grab all the gold using this new artifact!
  • Potion attraction ring: collect all the potions scattered around the map with this artifact.


[h3]New Yggdrasil upgrades[/h3]
A new tier with incredible upgrades has arrived to our Yggdrasil tree! Check them out! You will also be able to earn more leaves in exchange for seeds! (woohoo!)



[h3]Hafgrim Ultimate[/h3]
We are aware that Hafgrim’s ultimate is not as powerful as others. We are working to make it as epic as it deserves to be! In the meantime, his ultimate now spins around him so you gain control over it.

[h3]QoL[/h3]
  • Sindri’s Axe Relic is no longer blue. That way you'll be able to distinguish it from Boss Sindri's one.
  • Added a loading screen before beginning a run with some tooltips.
  • Total Fire and Poison damaged are displayed in the end panel.
  • Active Relics info is now displayed in the end panel. Hover/Select them to see this info.
  • Credits section added in the settings panel.

[h3]Fixes and others[/h3]
  • When having +99 gold, after grabbing a relic that granted you more gold, the total amount of gold went back to 99.
  • Added the Red Super Potion.
  • Potion qualities have been modified (eg. red potions are now common, blue are rare, etc).
  • Leaf cost has been reduced for the first levels, making it easier for new players to earn leaves.
  • Talkôr texts updated in German, Dutch, Korean, Brazilian-Portuguese and Polish.
  • Minor memory management improvements.



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/

Steam Trading Cards Now Available!

Happy Monday!
Hope you had a nice weekend ːNA_Crystalː

Good news! Steam trading cards, badges and emojis are already available!
You can earn your favorite characters cards at last! If you've already played, you'll already have a few!
Here’s a sneak peek:


Hope you enjoy them!! ːNA_Gnokiː ːNA_RedHeartː
Best,
Noxfall Team

Update 0.8.2.1

Helloo! We are glad that you liked Talkôr so much!
In this minor update we bring you some changes you suggested yesterday/today 😄
  • To make up for the fact that he doesn't have red hearts, the Goblet will come handy to Talkôr now, as he will come back to life with 15 gold.
  • Mirror Mirror Relic will duplicate your current gold savings even if this breaks the gold limit. And soon there will be more ways to break this limit with Yggdrasil.
  • When playing Talkôr, coins on the minimap could be a visual chaos and wouldn’t let you see where enemies were. They are now displayed with the following priority: Enemies > Altars > Artifacts > Potions, Coins, etc.
  • We have also made the gold coins on the Minimap a bit transparent when you have reached the maximum amount of gold.
  • You could pick up chests when the game was paused, generating a crash in some cases that prevented you from exiting the game.
  • Hafgrim’s ultimate had a visual bug.
  • The Glowing Coin Relic was not being added to the Glossary.

ALSO! Next week’s update will be more balancing, QoL + new consumables!
Thanks again for your amazing 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/