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Happy Tuesday Vikings!
Today, we’re releasing a yet another MASSIVE balance patch that brings a plethora of changes to Northgard and each of the clans that inhabit these mysterious lands.
With this update, we've made a number of changes and additions, heavily balancing the clans based on your wonderful feedback over the last few months and fixed a multitude of issues that have been reported in the time since our last major update!
You can find the whole list of what’s been addressed below!
Recipe
- Fish fillets :
- +1 month cost: 200 vegetables 200 fishes
- Mining / Forging Bonus 25% / 50% / 75% / 100% => 50% / 75% / 100% / 125%
Fishes were accumulating too much. We want you to use meals other than Venison & Ratatouille and Meat Stew.Prices of meals in Food is increased depending on the number of clan you share the meal with:
- 1 clan : population x 2
food
- 2 clans : population x4 => x 6 food
- 3 clans : population x 6 food
- 4 clans : population x 8 food
Clan's DescriptionSpecial Squirrel Win Condition → Special
Fame Victory for the clan of the Squirrel is removed and replaced with a new
Fame
1500.
Fame 200 - A Helping Hand(
+5 Fame per player affected by a meal)
Fame 500 - Plot of the ThronesYou gain
Fame based on your extra population compared to your most populous opponent. Arrival of new villagers increases by
5% every
100 Fame.
Increased amount of Fame earned from extra population based on your most populous opponent.
Fame 1500 (3rd level) - Most Beautiful Banquet
- Unlock a specific new recipe at the Stove
- 1.000 Meat, 1.000 Fish, 1.000 Vegetables, 1.000 Mushrooms
- It takes 3 months to prepare
- While preparing this recipe, all other recipes are not available
- Every clan is notified and invited at the great Banquet
- When the preparation is complete, the game is won
Allowing or not Fame Victory have no more relations with Special Squirrel Win Condition.Rumor-mongeringNo other clan can befriend any neutral faction which has become your ally. This faction gains
+20% 
defense against all your enemies. It also becomes more aggressive towards them (this also affects Jötnars).
If neutral factions are befriended and you have Rumor Mongering, they will attack as soon as possible.Your units gain Cloaked within these factions' territories.
EconomicsYou gain
+4 
krowns during meals and all meals gain
+2 
Happiness (Only
Happiness bonus is shared with ally clans)
Relic Yggdrasil's RootThe chances of being disturbed are reduced.
In some cases we saw that the discord effect of Eldritch zones turning enemy units against one another was too efficient, so we reduced its defensive power slightly.
Fame 500 - OskoreiaOskoreia ability:
- Cast time : 0 => 1.5 sec
- Oskoreia spirits disappear 10% faster
Relic : GleipnirThe Trap no longer triggers the instant the player clicks on the skill.
It triggers in 2 steps : First, the trap appears on the area with no effect, then after
3s the trap inflicts damage.
It lets the enemy react and leave the zone to decrease the effects on its army.Sharp EyesYou can now use Lynx with Sharp Eyes like Scouts.
Hunting pathsDouble arrows:
- 30% => 20% damage on the second arrow.
Ox is a late game clan, but it was a bit off the curve compared to other clans: too weak in early game and too strong late game. We increased early game power and reduced late game power.Torfin
Attack power
15 =>
14Torfin's ThroneTorfin's Throne now produces
+2 
Lore when Torfin is not summoned.
Military TrainingMilitary units in territory produce military XP.
Upgrade cost for Training Camps
-50% =>
-30%Ferocious ChargeWarriors gain
+50% =>
+30% damage on a charge attack.
The Clan of the Kraken was too map generation dependent and we wanted to give it more control.Starting BonusesFresh fish tech is removed and become a starting bonus+20% fishermen production.
Valkyrie UnitsValkyries produce
+1 Happiness.
Valkyries regenerate
Health near Horgr.
Knowledge From BeyondTrade routes with neutral factions
+20% krowns and relationships.
Foresight replaces
Medicine =>
ColonizationValhalla’s reinforcement - replaces Legendary Hero
You will have
1 Valkyrie at your Town Hall and you can control
+1 Valkyrie. Valkyries also regenerate
Health on High Tides tiles and outside combat. Passive regeneration increases by
100%.
Wyrd - High TidesNow makes fish appear in lakes if there are none.
Army of the Dead (new conquest bonus)No more
Happiness penalty when specter warriors are in your territory.
We’ve heard that Fame 200 Craftsmen became less impactful. We buffed it. Fame 200 - CraftsmenImproved tools for civilians get an additional
+5% =>
+10% production bonus.
Selling
Stone or
Iron earns
+20% krowns. Allies receive double resources.
The relic was weak, we improved it.Skull of HrungnirZombie Giant has its
move speed increased.
Zombie Giant costs
200 Food 100 krowns =>
200 Food
The Clan of the Snake is complicated to balance. We are reinforcing Skirmishers to encourage some early-game interactions.SkirmishersDodge
+10%The way the dodge is effective has been overhauled.
Black MarketTrading with neutral factions
no longer reduces relations with them.
Relic GungnirAll military units Dodge
+ 10%Unlocks the Stealth ability for all your military units.
Stealth : Can’t be targeted by Watch Towers for
5s until attacking it
Majority of complaints for this clan were about the weak Gullinbursti relic. “Pay food to get food”, we changed that and gave a bit of control over the Giant Boar.BarteringTrade routes with neutral Factions
+20% krowns and relations
+1 happiness per trade route.
Osmosis replaces
Trading Caravan NegotiationRelic Mask of Gullinbursti+10 Food (even if the Giant Boar is not summoned)
Reveals all forests.Pay
200 Food Lore to summon one non controllable Giant Boar.
Giant Boar is
not controllable while in combat.
Relic was a bit too strong, so we’ve changed the way it works to avoid the perma freeze.Relic Scabbard of GramYour Warchief wields the sword Gram. Enemies hit by Gram are frozen, along with the area around them. Gives +10%
attack +10%
defense to shield maiden.
Apply Chilling Aura : freeze enemies hit and adjacent and apply penalties:
- -15% attack speed
- -15% move speed
- effect lasts 2s
→ 5s cooldown
KaijaWhen on a tile with lake fishes (neutral or ally territory), Kaija regenerates
Health and produces
+2 Food.
Very strong in rush builds, good everywhere with a strong economy, the Clan of the Stag was more powerful than all the other clans in Northgard.Value of the Great DeedsSkalds produce
1.5 krown
(+2 when upgraded)Skalds tools are free and -50% forge time
Food Preservation+3
Food for each Silo (+5 if upgraded)
+1 =>
+0.5 Happiness per silo (
+1 if upgraded).
Fame 200Gain +150 Food +150 
Wood +150 Krowns +75 Lore +10 StonesYou gain
+50 Food,
Wood and
Krowns,
+25 Lore and
+5 Stones for each completed year, and again at the start of every subsequent year.
The Clan of the Raven is very dependent on beach tiles and thus map generation. We tried to give the clan more control by reducing this dependence. We also redesigned Mercenaries to make them more central to the Clan identity and rebalance their impact, which was too strong against beginner players and too weak against experienced ones.Negotiators (replace Shipbuilding instead of Mining Efficiency)
Unlock the lighthouse.
Gain +2
Kröwns production and 10% Commercial Influence.
Increases Sailors’ resource production by
20%.
Mercenaries from Homeland ( Fame 200) You can hire Mercenaries from your Harbor and send them to raid coastal areas without a Town Hall on it. Allow to trade with your Homeland at better rates.
+3 Villagers, +3 pop max, +1 happinessUpgrades for your raids are available at the forge.
Sea Supremacy ( Fame 500)RavenPort can hire mercenaries for krownsYou can send your Mercenaries to coastal zones with a Town Hall.
More upgrades for your raids are available at the forge. You can assign
3 more Sailors in your Harbor with a Lighthouse.
New upgrades availables in the Forge Upgrades available in the Forge at
Fame 200 →
- More Mercenaries : Add 2 mercenaries to the raid.
- Better Preparation: Reduce the time it takes to recruit by 1 month
Upgrades available in the Forge at
Fame 500 →
- You can upgrade your mercenaries at the Forge
- Up to 3 times for 2 more mercenaries per Raid and a maximum of 8 mercenaries per Raid
- Better Preparation: Reduces the time it takes for Mercenaries to approach the coast 1 month
- Fire Javelins: The mercenaries fleet throws fire javelins that damage and burn the zone’s buildings.
Mercenary unit Attack power :
10 =>
8Mercenary tool forge upgrade :
+20% projectile defense
+40% Attack power.
Lots of changes to the Goat. We want to give him back his identity.Clan descriptionGoat units get
-20% military XP
Fame 500You gain
1 free feast per year. Your Defense Towers gain
25% resistance when feasting.
AmenitiesCosts
80% =>
50% less to develop a zone.
Periodically, a sheepfold containing
2 sheeps makes a new sheep appear.
IndustriousUpgraded food-producing buildings and brewery have
4 slots instead of
3.
Barricades removed
Civils +20% defense per building in the zoneWool trade replaces EruditionSheep in Sheepfold earn
+0.5 krowns
Sheep can be sacrificed for
40 krowns
Food TradeTrading food earn
+50% krowns
+50% Relationship with Jotunn
Veiled ThreatsTrade Routes
+50% =>
+75% if you have a Berserker,
+100% for trade route in the same tile as BerserkerAfter Berserker died at least once,
-50% krowns costs and no
Iron to recruit him again.
Mining EfficiencyMiners extract ore from deposits
50 =>
30% faster.
Wyvern projectilesWyvern projectiles’ impact is still reduced by projectile resistance and can be dodged.
Wyvern projectiles make splash damages that can’t be avoided or dodged
Every target damaged by splash damages becomes burnt and suffers burn damages over time.
Wounded unitsA wounded unit suffers
20% production penalty
A unit is wounded only if it goes under
75% HP
A unit stays wounded until it reaches
100% Health
Adding a white bar to the
Health bar to see when your units will be wounded.
Neutral FactionsThe conditions and the turn over that allow Myrkalfar attacks are reworked to make them more regular and more fair.
Relationships increase time no longer scales with teamsize.
Myrkalfar and Kobold no longer spawn indefinitely
JotunnsEradicating the Jotunns faction give
150 Fame =>
100 Fame
AI improvedLess Warchief and armies suicides
We’ve corrected a bug that makes Warchief abnormally recruited too soon
Port and Longship Dock - (Quality of Life)When assigning a sailor, the raid starts directly (
Lore selected by default)
Monster Slayer (for every clan)+10% attack power vs Dragonkin, +30%
attack power vs
other mystical creatures
+50% XP from mystical creatures
ExpeditionsYou can now claim rewards for completed achievements.
ScriptingAdded the VMealSquirrel victory condition for scripting (to disable the squirrel victory)
Others changes Townhall can now be hit by Mjöllnir and Fire javelins, and it can burn.
It’s now possible to copy / paste in text zones
MinimapNew buttons to filter icons
- Food
- Lore
- Stone / Iron
- Wolf / Draugr Camps
- Special / Fame
Build menuAdd a little icon to show which resources are mainly produced by each building.
ExpeditionsThe weekly completion reset time/day now remains visible once you completed all weeklies
Alternate team SpawnSame teams are scattered across the map.
Free TeamsCan’t be combined with Balanced games, Alternate Team Spawn games and Ranked games. Players can freely build teams
New skins :
Signy Ceremonial
Signy Brutal
Valkyrie Ceremonial
Norn Brutal
Dragonkin Ceremonial (man)
Dragonkin Ceremonial (woman)
Dragonkin Brutal (woman)
Dragonkin Brutal (man)
Fixed several performance issues with Torfin’s ram ability. Please report any issues.
Fixed several UI issues
Silos now raise notifications when building is complete
Torfin’s Ancient Battleground can not longer spawn on poisonous swamp
Fixed special rule from “The Cursed” conquest mission
Fixed relic Gefjun’s bar : Required happiness for population wasn’t reduced
Fixed “negative” life bar for Vedrfolnirs in Story Mode
Remaining time before next ranked season is displayed
Fixed Bodyguard visualisation.
Fixed several crashing issues.
Fixed Eldthurs stuck in Story Mode
Fixed Horse fame 500 deposit which was giving 29 iron or stone instead of 30.
ESC key now works in the editor with an active brush
Mythical Lure no longer displays hunter icons in the tooltip.
Fixed the sword of Odin in conquest. Forge button was disappearing.
Fixed Sharp eye cursor issue
Fixed blocked Lynxes after Sharp eye being used.
Fixed no Sheepfold limit exploit
In the editor, changing tile elevation no longer regenerate map and no longer override changes on the terrain texture
You can no longer exceed Sheepfold limit by using the transfer zone feature. If you have already reached the limit, the sheepfold from the transferred zone will be destroyed.
Military XP gain for expedition quests are no longer multiplied by 10
Balanced map generation improved
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As always, thank you all so much for your support and feedback these last few months.
Keep the feedback and suggestions coming, stay awesome and we’ll see you all out there in Northgard!
- Shiro Games
Well, what a whirlwind of a few months it has been!
A lot of content and features have been added since the demo and the beta, and throughtout Early Access we will continue to develop, expand, iterate and improve every aspect of the game, alongside all of you with your help and support.
There is no firm roadmap available at this time, as we’re still finalising a lot of our plans and working out the logistics in terms of timing but this is something we are discussing internally and hope to share with you all very soon.
Fame than you with Bullying and you will gain more 
Feasts are now indicated.
Coinage (and similar Knowledges that unlock trade routes):
