Pioneers of Pagonia News

[h3]Dear Pioneers,[/h3]
We cannot believe it, but Pioneers of Pagonia is available for Early Access next week! Before we hit the big red button, there are two things we would like to let you know first:

[h3]Save the date! [/h3]
On Monday, December 11, we are streaming Pioneers of Pagonia live from our indie game studio in Ingelheim, Germany. Watch our creative director Volker Wertich play the Early Access version including all of our new features!

We will go live at 5 pm (CET) on Steam, YouTube and Twitch!
Come say hi in the chat or ask Volker anything you always wanted to know about the game.

Our Twitch-Channel Our YouTube-Channel

[h3]Trailer Date Announcement[/h3]
We made a brand new trailer for you! You can watch it on our YouTube-Channel on the Early Access release day: December 13! Keep your eyes peeled. :)

[h3]Thank you for your support![/h3]
And lastly, we cannot thank you enough for your ongoing support so far! Thank you for following us on our journey and being so excited about Pagonia! We cannot wait to show you everything we have been working on in the past months!

See you in Pagonia very soon!

[h3]Dear Pioneers,[/h3]

Time is flying! Our closed beta playtest is almost ending, and Early Access launch day is just around the corner! A huge thanks to all our alpha and beta testers for providing such valuable feedback. This helps us tremendously.

Before we return to our desks, we want to share with you some of the new features waiting for you in the Early Access Version!

Since the beginning there is one question that has been asked the most by our community: How does combat work? Well, now we can finally share a few glimpses of our combat system!

[h3]How Combat Works in Pioneers of Pagonia [/h3]
As many of you already know, Pioneers of Pagonia is no RTS. But you can control your units from the guard tower or the garrison. From there you can select the patrol point and click on the area where your military units should patrol. If there are enemies in the area, they will automatically engage in an attack.

[h3]Enemy Types and How to Defeat Them [/h3]
There are a variety of enemies lurking in the fog! Some are easier and some are quite tough to defeat. Each enemy type has several tier levels (usually tier 1 to 3) which determines the enemy’s strength. The higher the tier-level, the stronger your military units must be to defeat them.



[h3]Bandits[/h3]
Bandits are crafty swordsmen and a real threat to your Pagonians. Depending on their tier-level they can be quite tough to defeat. You need to train higher-tier-level soldiers to stand a chance against elite bandits for example. When your explorer spots a bandit camp near your village, you will receive a notification. Explorer and other units fear enemies and will run away as soon as they encounter dangers!

[h3]Thieves[/h3]
Thieves will sneak into your village and steal valuable resources from your storage or treasury. What makes them hard to spot is their ability to disguise themselves as carrier units! Before they start to raid your village, they mask themselves, walk as a carrier unit into your village, steal the resource and bring it back to their camp. The only way to stop them is to attack their camp or train rangers in the adventurer's guild to expose the impostor and catch them before they steal your goods!

[h3]Werewolves [/h3]
There are also mythical creatures roaming through the fog of Pagonia! Hungry werewolves are not to be messed with! They spawn in their moon glen and are one of the most dangerous enemies in Pagonia. Guards and soldiers will have a tough time defeating werewolves and are more likely to perish under the sharp claws and fangs of a werewolf. What makes them even more dangerous is their ability to bite your Pagonians and turn them into werewolves! Once this happens, your units will walk straight to the moon glen and transform into a werewolf themselves. You will need to train fearnaughts to defeat these feisty creatures!



[h3]Spectres [/h3]
These unsettling creatures will send shivers down your spine! Spectres can be found next to a mysterious broken tomb and haunt your village if you get too close to their camp. It is best to send your fiercest units to defeat them. But we will not reveal them yet. If you want to find out more about this ghostly enemy type, you will have to wait for our Early Access release. :)

[h3]Impact on Economy[/h3]
Of course, combat has an impact on your economy. If you want to train powerful military units, you need to gather resources and forge weapons and armor to provide for your soldiers. For Early Access there will be guards, soldiers, rangers and fearnaughts that can be trained in the military academy. All of them will have several tier levels (tier 1 to 3), depending on what kind of armor and weapons you are providing.

There are more enemy types and military units on our agenda, but we will tackle these after Early Access. Now we are curious to know about your ideas for enemy types and military units! What do you think is missing in Pagonia? You are always welcome to share feedback and ideas on our discord server.

[h3]Outlook: Map Gen, Neutral Factions and More! [/h3]
We seriously cannot wait to show you everything we have been working on in the last months! We are so excited for you to experience the unique islands of Pagonia and uncover the secrets that wait in the fog for you. Thank you for following us on our journey so far. Keep your eyes peeled for more updates until Early Access!

[h3]Hello Pioneers,[/h3]

With Early Access fast approaching, we need your help again! We are thrilled to announce a new playtest of our closed beta! The start date will be the 14th of November 2023.

If you like to participate in the playtest, please sign up for our newsletter here: https://www.pioneersofpagonia.com/newsletter_en.php

Participants will be randomly selected from our newsletter subscribers. Each participant will receive a Steam key via email on November 14th. We can't wait to read your feedback on our new features!

Don’t be sad if you do not get chosen, because keys are very limited. The start of Early Access is just a couple of weeks away! On 13th December 2023 everyone gets to discover the islands of Pagonia and we could not be more excited!

[h3]Dear Pioneers,[/h3]

Steam Next Fest has come to an end and we cannot believe that Pioneers of Pagonia hit #7 in the ranking for most played demos! Thank you so much for your support! We are still gathering all of the valuable feedback you have offered on Discord and Steam. All of your positive and kind words really motivate us to keep our pace and spirits high!

To all the late birds, hurry up! The public demo will be taken down on 23rd October 2023 at 2 pm (UTC+2).

We have also read that a few people had issues starting the demo. We highly recommend to join our Discord and write us about your issue in detail. Our community and our devs are very supportive and will try to help you start the game. :)

Last week we were also part of this year's Polaris Convention in Hamburg and had a little booth were the visitors could play the demo of Pagonia. Next to all the amazing Cosplayers it was great to meet a bunch of new people who have not heard of the game at all, but were instantly intrigued and excited for it. Shoutout to all the lovely Polaris people!



Time is running fast! The next milestone is only less than two months away! Early Access is just around the corner and will start on 13th December 2023. We are sooo excited that you are able to visit Pagonia again and this time with a lot more features. Here is our roadmap in detail, if you have not seen it already.



Currently, we are working on combat, different enemy types and map generation. It will be possible to adjust the difficulty level of you map! You are more of the cozy gamer? No problem! You will be able to turn all combat off and concentrate on building that wonderful village of yours. You like more of a challenge? We got you! You can have a bigger number of enemies on your map, making it more difficult to expand your territory as you need to fight bandits and werewolves first.

We would like to end this blog with an announcement: We are so happy to make Pioneers of Pagonia available for a lot of international friends! For Early Access we can confirm a total of 17 languages! Let us know which languages are missing and what we should add for the future. (So far we have Hungarian, Greek and Klingon on the wishlist :D)



Have a lovely autumnal season and see you in Pagonia for Christmas!

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