Nordic Ashes News

Asgard Beta

Hi!
Today we will update Asgard beta too. We want Asgard to feel it’s best, so we will be releasing the official map next week.

[h2]Asgard Beta part 2[/h2]
For now, previous bosses have been balanced and we’ve added a new one.
Future beta updates before next Thursday will include wave 5, which will look something like this!

[h2]Year of the Dragon[/h2]
On Saturday we will welcome a new themed event, this time about Chinese Lunar Year (year of the Dragon!)
We will release a new character skin and a friendly companion that will help you battle through Ragnarok.

We hope you find the second part of this beta fun! And please let us know your feedback, we always love reading all of your comments!
Thanks in advance for letting us know any issues or suggestions 😊
🔸 Discord.
🔸 Steam Community.

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

[h2]How to access the Beta?[/h2]
REMEMBER: To play the beta, you will need to have purchased Nordic Ashes previously.

Open the Steam application.
Go to the Steam library and select Nordic Ashes.
Right click on it and select Properties.
A panel will open, select the Beta option.
Enter the following code: NordicAshesBeta
Click the button to verify that it is correct.
If everything is OK, you will have the Beta option in the drop-down menu. Select it and the game will be updated.

[h3]Beta Information[/h3]
Thank you very much for helping us improve the game. You are an amazing community 😄
First of all, we’d like to share the following disclaimer (don’t forget to read #8)

Keep in mind that this is a Beta and therefore it may contain bugs and balancing issues.
The purpose of the Beta is that you have access to an early version of the game, so you can help us to fix bugs, balance the game and give suggestions.
The Betas last for a certain period of time. We will release them as new updates are released. This particular one will be open for 1 week.
There is a specific discussion for beta feedback in Steam.
The Beta progress will be saved in your actual account.
You can unlock the Steam achievements already published, but the new ones that will be released will not be available. However, once the Beta version is released, you will receive all achievements you have already earned.
You may upload or stream Beta content if you wish. However, please add a disclaimer to your videos/streams to announce that it is the Beta you are playing, not the public version of the game.
IMPORTANT: To avoid any loss of your progress please follow the next steps:
a. Create a backup of your saving files just in case. There should be no issues but just to be safe please do. You may find them here:
i. windows: %USERPROFILE%/AppData/LocalLow/Noxfall Studios/Nordic Ashes/Backup
ii. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/com.NoxfallStudios.NordicAshes/Backup
iii. linux: ~/.config/unity3d/Noxfall Studios/Nordic Ashes/Backup
b. After playing the Beta, if you wish to return to the main version of the game and deactivate the Beta, please notice that your Beta progress will be lost.

DISCLAIMER
It is possible that you find bugs or content that has yet to be implemented, such as sounds. We thank you for notifying us of any bug or issue through our discord or steam discussions, in the specific Beta section. This way we can access all the information and fix any issues. Thank you so much!

Asgard Beta

Hello vikings!

[h2]Asgard Beta[/h2]
Today is Asgard Beta day!
Explore the kingdom of Aesir (quite destroyed due to Ragnarok events). Fight its guardians and face, at last, its legendary gods.

And as for today, we will have available half of the run. You will be able to explore Asgard and fight the first two bosses.

We will keep working on part two of the beta, which will be released next week. This will include a fifth wave too!

[h2]Thanks for joining![/h2]
We hope you find the first part of this beta fun! And please let us know your feedback, we always love reading all of your comments!
Thanks in advance for letting us know any issues or suggestions 😊
🔸 Discord.
🔸 Steam Community.

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

[h2]How to access the Beta?[/h2]
REMEMBER: To play the beta, you will need to have purchased Nordic Ashes previously.

Open the Steam application.
Go to the Steam library and select Nordic Ashes.
Right click on it and select Properties.
A panel will open, select the Beta option.
Enter the following code: NordicAshesBeta
Click the button to verify that it is correct.
If everything is OK, you will have the Beta option in the drop-down menu. Select it and the game will be updated.

Keep in mind that this is a Beta and therefore it may contain bugs and balancing issues.
The purpose of the Beta is that you have access to an early version of the game, so you can help us to fix bugs, balance the game and give suggestions.
The Betas last for a certain period of time. We will release them as new updates are released. This particular one will be open for 1 week.
There is a specific discussion for beta feedback in Steam.
The Beta progress will be saved in your actual account.
You can unlock the Steam achievements already published, but the new ones that will be released will not be available. However, once the Beta version is released, you will receive all achievements you have already earned.
You may upload or stream Beta content if you wish. However, please add a disclaimer to your videos/streams to announce that it is the Beta you are playing, not the public version of the game.
IMPORTANT: To avoid any loss of your progress please follow the next steps:
a. Create a backup of your saving files just in case. There should be no issues but just to be safe please do. You may find them here:
i. windows: %USERPROFILE%/AppData/LocalLow/Noxfall Studios/Nordic Ashes/Backup
ii. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/com.NoxfallStudios.NordicAshes/Backup
iii. linux: ~/.config/unity3d/Noxfall Studios/Nordic Ashes/Backup
b. After playing the Beta, if you wish to return to the main version of the game and deactivate the Beta, please notice that your Beta progress will be lost.

Update v.0.13.9

Hello vikings!

Today as promised, we have a seed update! ːNA_Seedː ːNA_Seedː ːNA_Seedː
There’s always a moment where you don’t know what to do with your seeds anymore, so we needed to do something about it. And even if you still haven’t exchanged all the available leaves for seeds, we think you will enjoy this update very much too!

[h2]Seed plants[/h2]
The first announcement is that you will find seed plants across the realms! That way you will be able to earn many more seeds on each run. Hit them a few times to earn seeds.

One of the reasons is that this way you can get a bunch of leaves faster, and the other one goes as follows:

[h2]Relic Exchange:[/h2]
You will find a new tab on the main menu called Relic Exchange. In this panel you will be able exchange some of your seeds for relics which will appear at the beginning of your next run. These relics can be active and passive relics, but not Ancestral relics in any case (the ones belonging to each character). Up to 15 relics will appear.

You will see relic seed prices vary depending on their rarity. Each relic will also have an energy cost. You will be able to add up to 5 relics depending on their energy.
This way you may get 5 commons, or 2 epics, or 1 common 1 legendary, etc.
For a small amount of seeds you will be able to reroll the weapons that appeared.
You may also lock relics by previously selecting them so they don’t reroll with the rest.
Once you’re done, just close the panel and the relics you selected will appear right when you start a new run.
These relics will only be available until your next run ends, so choose wisely.

You will need to earn 10k seeds to unlock this feature.

[h2]Improvements[/h2]

Ragnarok VI and VII added to Custom Mode.

[h2]Fixes[/h2]

Immunity Knot relic didn't avoid you getting frozen in Jotunheim.

We hope you enjoy the new seed features!

As for next week, we will open Asgard beta! The last beta realm of the game!
Seed you soon :D ːNA_Seedː

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 v0.13.8

Hello vikings!
Here’s a new Nordic Ashes update. This time we’ve focused on new Yggdrasil knots plus a few improvements thanks to your comments.

[h2]Yggdrasil[/h2]
You will find 9 new upgrades in your tree. With this, Yggdrasil will be complete.
Here’s a screenshot of how it will look like:

[h2]Improvements[/h2]

Daily Challenge improved. Talkôr day won’t have health Yggdrasil upgrades anymore as they wouldn’t work anyway.
Yggdrasil enhancement: you will now be able to add or remove Yggdrasil upgrades with left or right click of your mouse (this will also work this way on the Daily Challenge Yggdrasil).
Alruna's ascension images updated.
Character selection panel: you can now select the character's weapon usign the mouse.

[h2]Bugs[/h2]

The crash some users were experiencing during a run should be fixed now.
In Vanaheim, cloud props would hide part of the shrines in some cases.
There was a bug where if you just obtain something from a shrine and at the same time you were transported to Gnöki’s realm, you wouldn’t get the relic.
Minor texts format corrections.

See you next week!
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 v0.13.7

Hello vikings!

We're back after a few days off :D
While we develop Asgard we will also update every week with some content, mostly QoL.

On today's update you will find the following:

[h2]Difficulty[/h2]
We’ve been working on optimizing early stages difficulty. This way new players won’t find the first realms too hard and the learning curve will be much smoother. This will apply to Midgard, Alfheim, Svartalfheim and Jotunheim.

Another realm that was too hard in comparison to the rest was Muspelheim, so we lowered their HP and speed. If it still feels decompensated, please let us know.

[h2]Minimap[/h2]
Structures are now shown in the mini map from the beginning of the adventure. This means that the Yggdrasil slot that upgraded this feature will be removed. This will help new players learn there are many areas you can interact with. And it’s also a good aid for any player!

[h2]Ascensions[/h2]
You will now be able to ascend relics WHENEVER you want. They no longer have to be level 10. We believe this will make runs more fun and flexible.

Disclaimer: remember R.E.S.E.T. relic will reset your weapons back to level 1 when ascended. This means that, while owning R.E.S.E.T. during a run, if you reach level 10 and ascend your relic, it will have a total of 20 levels (nothing changes here). But if you ascend at level 3, your relic will only have a total of 13 levels.

[h2]Other Improvements[/h2]

Relics that do not synergize with those you own or your character can get in their constellation, will not appear in the shop or on shrines. For example: if you don’t have any thunder relics, passive relics related to thunder will not appear. This will happen as long as there are enough relics in the pool. If not, they will begin to appear.
Gold mine shrine visually upgraded.
UI changes on how many seeds you have in exchange for leaves in the Yggdrasil panel.
UI changes related to the Constellation.
The distribution of xp between regular mobs and elites has been homogenized in wave 1 to make leveling up easier.

[h2]Bugs[/h2]

Yggdrasil tree leaves should not reset anymore.
In some cases, if doing a Daily Challenge from a realm you had not yet unlocked, many achievements were unlocked when they shouldn’t.
Axeldör’s Thunder Armor 1st ascension was not working properly.
Alfheim explosive slimes telegraph was not working properly.
Alfheim saplings telegraph was not working properly.