Northgard News

Ohoï vikings!

We are excited to introduce new biomes coming with the next update. Let’s have a look at those first two environments.

[h2]Muspelheim - Fight through the fire[/h2][hr][/hr]
Muspelheim is a world of fire and flames. It is the birthplace of the Eldthursars and the goldems. It is not the most welcoming environnement... but we’ll let you be the judge of that.

This realm is populated by troublesome lava golems surrounding a towering volcano located at the center of the region... The land of Muspelheim is full of rimesteel, a rare material on Midgard. That is why, this is the best place to forge mighty runes which will be of great help for you and your friends.

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[h2]Niflheim - Look beyond the ice[/h2][hr][/hr]
Niflheim is the realm of sea, ice and death. Unfortunate souls trapped in this land are doomed to die and rise from the grave to fight endlessly.

This archipelago is made of several islands, all of which are connected by portals. It will be of great help in your search for the Bifröst. Lost on one of the islands, you'll need to trad carefully. With a six-months long winter, enemies raiding the frozen seas can strike unexpectedly and will prove deadly to those who aren’t prepared.

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Ohoï Vikings!

We're almost at the end of the Open Beta for Bifröst, and it is now time to tell you a little bit more about what to expect in your new adventure...

[h2]A new adventure[/h2][hr][/hr]
Despite the attack of Surtr on Asgard during the events of Cross of Vidar, the Bifröst - the bridge between the worlds - is now open again. The Vanirs, willing to reclaim their position as the gods of all realms, are now using the Bifröst to travel and expand their influence. The clans must leave their old quarrels behind and unite, or Northgard will be doomed. Explore the realms, grow together, and reach the Vanirs to stop those assaults before it’s too late…



[h2]Adapt and survive[/h2][hr][/hr]
To overcome the unending flow of enemies you will have to find an ideal combination of skill and synergy with your teammates. In order to survive, you'll have to share resources, skills, and knowledge. By working together and improving your cooperation, you will become a singular entity, with a unique set of skills, nothing like the clans you might face usually.
Those evolutions will be determined by your choices and by your role among the team.



[h2]Roam through the realms...[/h2][hr][/hr]
Midgard is the realm of humans. It is the furthest land from Vanaheim, and it is where you originate from. While the place might look familiar, don't be fooled, the Vanirs are taking over the place and are rapidly transforming it, by opening new portals to realms unexplored yet.

Reach the Bifröst, explore additional realms and face new challenges that we'll present to you next week...

That's it for today! If you like what you've read, the mode is currently playable in an early state in the public beta version of the game!
You won't have to wait for too long, should you prefer playing it on release day.

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v3.5.31.39527-public-beta

[h2]New shared Start-With[/h2][hr][/hr]

• Clans can now choose between 2 start-with to share with their team, for even more combos and synergies.

[h2]Clans rotation[/h2][hr][/hr]

• List of available clans is changing.
  
• Clans available this week:
  • Hound
    
  • Eagle
    
  • Snake
    
  • Stoat
    
  • Bear
    
  • Stag
    
  • Raven
    
  • Boar
    
  • Ox
    
  • Owl

[h2]Changes and Improvements[/h2][hr][/hr]

[h3]Niflheim[/h3]

• You can no longer scout or walk on the sea
  
• Revealing a portal will also reveal the other connected portal

[h3]Others[/h3]

• All the bonus you’ve unlocked are now visible from the lobby and in-game (in the victory pop-up)
  
• Military units now appear on the Bifröst minimap
  
• It is now possible to switch between the Bifröst minimap and the other settings

[h2]Bugfixes[/h2][hr][/hr]

• Added security to avoid crash in winter caused by pathfinding issue for waves
  
• Fixed lobby choice when finishing a realm
  
• Fixed a crash related to Wyvern
  
• Bear - Fixed getting a second Kaïja when taking the conquest bonus that make you start with it if you already summon it
  
• Stag - Fixed crash when taking the third conquest bonus from the clan when having 500 fame at least
  
• Stoat - Fixed Duchy being build on ally territory
  
• Raven - Fixed raids not granting resources when leaving
  
• Military Path - Fixed Guardian free upgrade not granted every year
  
• Military Path - Fixed Guardian tower not increasing max warband count
  
• Building - Fixed Silo not improving food production for Kingdom clan
  
• Building - Fixed free tower upgrade allowing to upgrade a same tower 2 time without having “Great tower” lore
  
• Building - Fixed based building proposed in winter bonuses
  
• Nidavellir - Fixed auto attack from the Wyvern not fearing unit
  
• Idavoll - Fixed Sand worm giving ressource when leaving instead of stealing them (solo player issue

[h2]Known Issues[/h2][hr][/hr]

• Stats - End stat game deactivated until we investigate on crashes
  
• UI - Unit on mini map doesn’t have the correct size (too small)
  
• Lore - Issue with lore related to lighthouse
  
• Lore - “Stolen lore” allows to unlock advanced lore
  
• Lore - Overcrowding doesn’t allow to build two Smithy for Kingdom clan
  
• Lore - Placed a winter bonus lore on an already unlocked one will give +1 lore learned
  
• Lore - “Veiled Threats” From Wolf and “Pain suppressant” from Rat doesn’t work for other clan
  
• Lore - “Endless tide” from Kraken doesn’t work for other clan
  
• Lore - “Spoils of Plenty” If placed on a lore already unlocked, doesn’t grant the lure
  
• Building - Ghost mine can’t be asked if the player asking it doesn’t have necessary resources to build it
  
• Military path - Barricade from the “Guardian” path can’t be placed in ally territory
  
• Military Path - Maximum warband granted by watch tower is directly apply when taking the path
  
• Kingdom - Harpoons doesn’t increase fisher production
  
• Rat/Boar - Affected by happiness malus from house
  
• Goat - Warchief ability doesn’t send sheep in your territory (you have to order them)
  
• Lynx - Sharp eyes doesn’t work
  
• Owl - No Owl’s building FX
  
• Niflheim - Ship will continue to move in winter
  
• Niflheim - Killing the Wyvern while unit are frozen stuck them for the rest of the game
  
• Niflheim - Squirrel notification before winter is sent during winter
  
• Nidavellir - Iron golem may not be completely killed
  
• Nidavellir - Mine uses slot
  
• Nidavellir - Shaking camera during event deactivated until we investigate on the permanent Shaking issue

v3.5.30.39436-public-beta

New week, new realms!
We've been able to fix some bugs you've reported to us, but most of the work have also been to implement two new realms for you to test!

Multiplayer in P2P is recommended

[h2]New Realms[/h2][hr][/hr]
With this update, all realms expect the final one are available!

• You will now be able to choose between two realms, the one you want to explore next.
  
• New realms are available:
  
  • Muspelheim
    
  • Idavoll

[h2]Clans Rotation[/h2][hr][/hr]

• Clans available this week:
  • Wolf
    
  • Lynx
    
  • Squirrel
    
  • Goat
    
  • Kraken
    
  • Dragon
    
  • Horse
    
  • Lion
    
  • Rat

[h2]Changes and Improvements[/h2][hr][/hr]

• A new mini-map setting specifically designed for Bifröst is available and selected by default when playing the mode. This setting will highlight objectives, incoming attacks, and allies requests especially.
  
• Kingdoms now start with the foraging post as one of their base buildings.
  
• Kraken now starts the game with the Hörgr as one of the base buildings.
  
• The open beta is now working on mac

[h2]Bugfixes[/h2][hr][/hr]

• Fixed kröwn trading route available
  
• Fixed Portal objectives tiles spawning without unit
  
• Fixed crash when deleting a save
  
• Fixed free upgrade allowing to upgrade two time a same tower without having Great tower
  
• Fixed Kingdom not able to upgrade a building when a Viking clan choose an upgraded building from winter bonuses
  
• Fixed Silo/Foraging post not increasing food max stock
  
• Fixed Guardian tower not granting military xp
  
• Fixed two player choosing a same building locking it for both player
  
• Lynx - Fixed multiple Mythical lure placement
  
• Dragon - Fixed one attack not inflicting damage
  
• Hound - Fixed xp granted by carcass with an objective bonus
  
• Nidavellir - Fixed miner not able to mine gemstone
  
• Nidavellir - Fixed Horse Warchief not able to mine rock fall
  
• Nidavellir - Fixed Operatives dwarves not able to mine rock fall
  
• Niflheim - Fixed sailors working during winter

[h2]Known Issues[/h2][hr][/hr]

• Lore - Issue with lore related to lighthouse
  
• Lore - “Stolen lore” allows to unlock advanced lore
  
• Lore - Overcrowding doesn’t allow to build two Smithy for Kingdom clan
  
• Building - Ghost mine can’t be asked if the player asking it doesn’t have necessary resources to build it
  
• Building - Silo doesn’t boost food production for Kingdom
  
• Kingdom - Harpoons doesn’t increase angler production
  
• Kingdom - if a viking clan unlocks a kingdom food building upgrade with winter bonus, the kingdoms won't be able to upgrade theirs
  
• Lore - Placed a winter bonus lore on an already unlocked one will give +1 lore learned
  
• Military path - Barricade from the “guardian” path can’t be placed in ally territory
  
• Rat/Boar - Affected by happiness alus from house
  
• Military path - Guardian free tower upgrade are not granted
  
• Military Path - Guradian Tower doesn't increase warband max
  
• Goat - Warchief ability doesn’t send sheep in your territory (you have to order them)
  
• Lynx - Sharp eyes doesn’t work
  
• Kraken - Endless tide doesn’t work for other clan
  
• Niflheim - Ship will continue to move in winter
  
• Niflheim - Killing the Wyvern while unit are frozen stuck them for the rest of the game
  
• Niflheim - Squirrel notification before winter is sent during winter
  
• Nidavellir - Wyvern auto attack doesn’t fear
  
• Nidavellir - Iron golem may not be completely killed
  
• Nidavellir - Mine uses slot
  
• Muspelheim - Freezes
  
• Multiplayer - Playing on server might affect the game experience, especially on Idavoll
  
• UI - When finishing a realm, lobby choice not updated (reloading the save should fix it)
  
• UI - Presentation slide is inaccurate

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v3.5.28.39316-public-beta

Thanks to everyone who joined the open-beta, we’re working on every feedback we received. We’re not gonna introduce new realms this week, instead we’ll give you access to the other clans that were previously unavailable to let you experiment with the synergies and strengths of different clans.

[h2]Clans Rotation[/h2][hr][/hr]
Clans available this week:

• Stag
  
• Boar
  
• Snake
  
• Dragon
  
• Horse
  
• Lynx
  
• Rat
  
• Stoat

[h2]About the gamemode[/h2][hr][/hr]
We’ve seen some questions and problems that are not exactly bugs, but lack of clarity on some features. So here is a disambiguation on the most frequently reported problems:

• To start a Bifröst game solo, or with less than 4 players, you have to close player slots in the lobby until all the remaining players slots are filled.
  
• On Niflheim - When colonizing the zone with the Town hall ruin, the building seemingly disappears, but you can still assign a villager to where the town hall was to rebuild it. (The visuals will be fixed at some point, but currently the building foundation is invisible)

[h2]Bugfixes[/h2][hr][/hr]

• Fixed loading/joining save issue when not owning a DLC clan
  
• Fixed earning further time a bonus from an objective tile
  
• Fixed True Valkyrie not inflicting damage
  
• Fixed Niflheim generation not having 4 portals on main island
  
• Fixed Bifrost FX once opened not displayed for Host player
  
• Fixed issue with flag for the assault
  
• Fixed some crash (unit dying, pathfinding)
  
• Fixed freeze when killing the Wyvern

[h2]Known Issues[/h2][hr][/hr]

• Portal from other realm may spawn without unit
  
• Ghost mine can’t be asked if the player who asked it doesn’t have enough resource to build it
  
• In lobby, if two player select a same building at the same time it will be lock for both
  
• Niflheim - Some wave may be stuck when attacking
  
• Niflheim - Ship still work in winter
  
• Niflheim - No new Town hall for kingdom clan when colonizing a portal
  
• Niflheim - Crash may occur when selecting a portal tile
  
• Free tower upgrade granted with bonus allows to upgrade 2 time a same tower
  
• Nidavellir - Miner can’t mine gemstone
  
• Nidavellir - Mines use slots
  
• Nidavellir - Operatives Dwarves can’t mine stone from the event
  
• Further barricade can be placed on one border (only one should works)

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