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Hi Everyone,

We're excited to announce the big new update - Dragon Taming - is now available! This has been a popular community suggestion for a long time and we're happy to get it in the game. You can tame, raise, and care for dragons! Let's get into the changes:

[h3]New Research[/h3]
In order to unravel the mysteries of the dragons, you'll need to research Dragon Husbandry in the great library. This will unlock all the buildings you need to make dragons valued members of your kingdom.



[h3]Dragon Nest[/h3]
This provides a home for two dragons and one offspring. Add piles of gold here and the next time dragons arrive at your kingdom one may decide to settle at the nest. Workers here will collect food (pork and fish) to feed to the dragons. You can improve the conditions here with a connection to an aqueduct. This building also shows you all the information you need to make sure your dragons are well cared for and to find out what they are up to.



[h3]Dragon Bath[/h3]
Dragons like to bathe and this building provides a big enough private pool for them to get clean without causing unfortunate accidents with the peasants if they were to use the same bath house. Requires a connection to an aqueduct.



[h3]Dragon Flight Training[/h3]
This is a small obstacle course dragons will fly through when they get bored. There's also stands below for curious peasants to come watch.


[h3]Dragon Doctor[/h3]
Dragon health will slowly degrade over time, so you'll need a dragon doctor to remove the pests from under their scales and generally keep them in good shape. Dragons will come here automatically when they need a checkup.



[h3]Dragon Bonding[/h3]
Now there's a bit more to dragons than just placing the buildings and waiting around. We won't say much here except to say make sure to keep your dragons as happy as possible and see what happens.



[h3]Improvements[/h3]

• Allow troops to path over and through rubble
  
• Churches dislike being near dragons
  
• Vikings thieves can steal gold from dragon nests
  
• Added new NPC conversations regarding the dragons
  
• Empty stops are shown in the cart and ship UI
  
• Added delete button to the stops in cart and ship UI

[h3]Fixes[/h3]

• Fixed issue where you could select buildings that were in the process of collapsing
  
• Fixed issue where grave keeper could rebuild it's cemetery over an existing building
  
• Fix issue with cart and ship UI where delete and backspace keys would delete a destination while editing a resource number
  
• Fix issue where you could interact with the witch with your troops on an NPC island
  
• Other small fixes

This update was a bit of a beast to accomplish, hope you enjoy! Thanks for being fans and thanks for all your feedback and bug reports!

Until next time,
-Pete, Michael, & Sam

Hi Everyone,

Quick update for you today, the beta version of our upcoming Dragon Taming Update has been available for testing for a little while now and we've been hard at work incorporating your feedback and fixing bug reports. If you haven't tried out the beta version and would like to test it, here's how:

• Right click on the game in the Steam library
  
• Click properties, then choose betas
  
• Choose the next-version-preview branch

[h3]Progress Update[/h3]
We've been fixing bugs and tweaking and tuning the dragons, their upkeep, diet, damage, and how they integrate into the world. We set up gamepad controls for the dragon buildings so the new stuff in the update beta should be playable for Steam Deck now. We've also got the first pass on translations in for the new text.

Finally, here's a preview of another new building - the Flight Training Course - it'll help keep your dragons happy, nimble, and their wings in good shape:




We're getting close to a final release of the update, working on final translations and last bug fixes. Thanks for your patience!

Until next time,
- Pete, Michael, and Sam

Hope everyone is having a happy holiday so far!

[h3]Update Beta Available[/h3]
We've got the beta version ready for the Dragon Taming update. There is a sticky thread in the forums where there's a more detailed list of all the new changes that are ready for testing, but here's a little preview of how bad a time you'll be able to give the vikings with dragons on your side:



And you'll also need to keep your dragons clean:



Of course, we'll do our usual big update post when the Dragon Taming Update is ready for final release.

If you'd like, you can try it out now by switching to the beta branch (keep in mind there will be bugs and things to fix). Here's how:

• Right click on the game in the steam library
  
• Click properties, then choose betas
  
• Choose the next-version-preview branch
  

No code is necessary, your game should automatically update once you switch. Everyone who has been playing on the alpha branch will be kept up to date as well.

Once you're on the beta branch check out the new research in the Great Library to get started with the new dragon stuff.

Please send your feedback and bug reports to [email protected], chat with us directly in our discord, or post here in the forums!

Until next time,
-Pete, Michael, & Sam