Frozen Flame News

[h2]PUBLIC SERVERS[/h2]

Public server doors have finally opened! Meet up, unite in groups, build empires, and conquer the world of Arcana together with other players. Play on official servers or create your own!

• Added a list of public servers.
  
• Added 2 modes to choose from: Campaign and Cataclysm (beta)
  
• Added PVE and PVP servers.
  
• Optimized servers to support dozens of players online.

[h2]CATACLYSM (BETA)[/h2]

We invite the experienced players to participate in the Beta-test of our new Cataclysm mode! Now there is no need to switch to a separate Steam branch. We talked about this mode in detail in the previous update.
As we continue to listen to your feedback and develop this mode, periodic wipes and minor bugs may occur.

[h2]PVP AND COMBAT REWORK[/h2]

The combat system has been completely updated and has become more dynamic. We’ve made an attempt at making PvP battles more balanced and fair. In the future, we will continue to improve these aspects of the game. For example, now players cannot attack each other in important locations and are protected for some time after respawning. We’ve also added a building that allows you to fully protect your homes from other players. In case you don't enjoy PvP, there are also PvE servers available.

[h2]SERVER SETTINGS[/h2]

• We have expanded the number of options available for dedicated server owners.
  
• Added RCON compatibility.
  
• Updated server starting method.
  
• Updated GitHub instructions.

[h2]BALANCE ALLEVIATION[/h2]

We continue to improve game balance based on player feedback.

• Resources: basic resources respawn time has been reduced (stones, branches, wood, fiber, and apple trees).
  
• Carry weight: increased the base carry capacity value.
  
• Halved the cost of T3 equipment crafting and ore smelting.

[h2]OTHER CHANGES[/h2]

This update includes all the changes from the beta version that we discussed in this announcement.

Gameplay

• Adjusted the Loader ability to increase the max carry capacity by around 10%, instead of 10 units.
  
• Added a new passive ability - High Metabolism, which reduces cooldown for cooked food consumption and the sated effect by 25%.
  
• Made Hornhead and Bonehead masks into vanity items, worn on top of the actual headgear.
  
• Added a temporary invincibility effect, that occurs after respawning.
  
• Adjusted the Sentinel to be automatically activated upon being constructed. Sentinels are now limited to one per player.
  
• Most of the equipment now has a level requirement.

Campaign

• Added an ability to construct a Sentinel.
  
• The statuette, required for activating the flight ability, can now be found in the cave of the first Broken Valley island.

Cataclysm

• Reduced the cost of entry into the Frozen Desert to 5 astral essenece.
  
• Adjusted Empath stock to sell T1 recipes in the starting location.
  
• Introduced new vendors to the Orders’ strongholds.
  
• Adjusted stock for all vendors.
  
• The leading Order will now be marked by a beam of light above its chalice.
  
• Added heating chalices to the Orders’ towers.
  
• Magic seeds can now drop from boars.
  
• Mystic cubes now drop furniture recipes instead of coins.
  
• Added nature essence as the reward for slaying elementals in the Frozen Desert.
  
• Adjusted the vendor stall crafting cost to require additional resources.
  
• Alter is now available for construction much earlier.
  
• Introduced elite monsters to the pine biome.
  
• Simplified the flight ability unlock requirements.

UI

• Introduced the ability to sort servers by map: Cataclysm / Heaven.
  
• Added the server-provider choice menu.
  
• Improved the server list scroll-bar.
  
• Added a speed up button prompt to the flight mode (Shift by default).
  
• Made the duration of the Cursed effect more clear.
  
• Reworked the module Access window.

Bugs

• Fixed the “Decay” effect on the build objects.
  
• In favor of optimization, buildings will not hide grass for now.

And this is all for today! See you in Arcana!



[h3]About Frozen Flame[/h3]
A challenging exploration and survival adventure, set in the dying world of Dragons. Only those who harness the power of Frozen Flame have the means to survive the harsh conditions of the realm and are able to muster the strength to cleanse it for good.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/715400/Frozen_Flame/

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[h2]NEW GAMEMODE: CATACLYSM[/h2]



The long-awaited "Survival" mode has entered the open beta stage under the name "Cataclysm" and is now available to everyone! We have temporarily closed access to the Campaign mode during this time.

To participate in the beta, you will need to take a few simple steps:

1. Right-click on the game in your Steam library.
   
2. Select "Properties" and go to the Beta tab.
   
3. In the list, select "beta - Upcoming version (unstable)".
   
4. The game's name will change to Frozen Flame [beta] and a new version will begin downloading.

Embark on an adventure in a vast open world with an Archipelago of islands in an endless ocean. Search for resources, build, explore new territories, and fight for your life.

Join one of three Orders and venture together into the Frozen Desert - the abode of the Dragon that unleashes the Cataclysm - and other dangers, such as elementals and ice zombies. And remember - the greater the danger, the more valuable the reward!

The "Cataclysm" mode is recommended for experienced players only. Unite, explore the world, and restore Arcana!

• New territories to explore: a water archipelago and flying islands.
  
• Frozen Desert - a high-level location with harsh weather conditions, deadly enemies and bosses.
  
• An opportunity to join one of three Orders to receive rewards and reputation by bringing valuable resources from the Frozen Desert.

[h2]CLAIMING THE TERRITORY[/h2]


Once you place any construction module, he surrounding area will automatically become unavailable for construction for other players. And constructing a Sentinel will protect your buildings from any threats.
Flexible access settings will allow you to decide what rights you want to give to friends or strangers.

[h2]MORE DYNAMIC COMBAT[/h2]


The combat system has undergone numerous changes. Attacks have become more expressive and responsive. Combat abilities from the Skill Tree now consume combat energy, while flame attacks have been replaced by ultimate attacks.

• All types of attacks have been reworked: light, heavy, running, and jumping.
  
• The use of combat abilities now requires combat energy.

[h2]ENERGY AND FATIGUE[/h2]


Energy has been added to the game as an addition to health and stamina. While actively exploring the world of Arcana, the pilgrim will gradually lose energy points and accumulate fatigue, which will affect their stamina.
To restore strength for new adventures, drink water from a magical fountain or sleep in a bed.

• New parameters have been added: energy and fatigue.
  
• Beds restore energy.
  
• Drinking water restores energy.

[h2]UI IMPROVEMENTS[/h2]
In the new update, we have extensively redesigned the UI, making it more understandable and practical. Changes have been made to the stamina, flame attack and ability indicators.

• New stamina and power attack UI.
  
• Redesigned appearance of the ability widget.
  
• New inventory UI.

[h2]BY POPULAR DEMAND[/h2]

We see a large number of requests and feedback from players. Some of the suggestions have been taken into account in this update, namely:

• Added the inventory sorting.

Now you can find the desired item faster. Sorting is available: by weight, by durability, by quality, by name.

• Increased spear attack radius.

It is now easier to aim at enemies, especially at Nibblers!

• Resources from ore nodes no longer get stuck in walls.

Now, dropped resources are always picked up from the ground.

• Straw bed now functions as a respawn point.

Place a straw bed and sleep on it - now in case of death you will automatically return to this point. Your friends can also use your sleeping spot - but keep in mind: straw bed cannot have two simultaneous owners. The last person who slept on it owns the respawn point.

• Improved quick-slot gamepad control.

A pop-up widget hint will appear for assigning items to quick access slots while using a gamepad.


After the update release, the following issues will also be fixed in the Campaign mode:

• Monster spawning issue in the camp with a pearl.

Players couldn't complete the "Dungeon Secrets" quest because a mage didn't appear in the camp, which prevented the battle from being completed.

• The rock is moved away from the Dragon Grove islands.

One of the islands was generated next to the rock, which made it difficult to complete the ritual.

[h2]OTHER CHANGES[/h2]

Gameplay

• Added a trading tent. Players can place a special tent to trade items with other players.
  
• Added flight acceleration. It consumes more stamina but allows you to reach your destination faster.
  
• New model for the bone club.
  
• New NPC: Sanctuary Trader.
  
• New item: fertilizer. You can fertilize your garden beds to reduce the growth time of essences. Fertilizers drop from boars.
  
• The Christmas event is no longer available for players. Decor items from Krampus' shop have been added to the trader's shop in the Sanctuary.
  
• New attacks for the Golem and Babbes in the arena.
  
• Added new reactions among NPCs.
  
• Added new actions in the water.
  
• Changed the lowest temperature in Dragon’s Grove from -15 to -10.
  
• Optimized performance on Steam Deck.
  
• Improved optimization.
  
• Reworked the target lock.
  
• Bed icon is now always displayed on compass.
  
• Added an option to adjust object and effect display distance.
  
• Temporarily disabled "Focused" ability that speeds up spell cooldowns.
  
• Killing Cursed players no longer results in gaining Curse.
  
• DLC masks are now cosmetic clothing and do not replace regular armor.

Map

• Ax's model has been changed in the Cradle of Keepers.
  
• Added more coal and mithril to the Dragon’s Grove.
  
• Deadwood on the map can now be broken to gather branches.
  
• Added deciduous bushes.

Animations

• Updated animations for regular and super jumps.
  
• New animation for taking damage while in the bird mode.
  
• New running animations with weapons.
  
• Added animations for blocking attacks.
  
• Updated Golem animations.
  
• Added new crouchign animation.
  
• Updated character emotion animations.
  
• Added new attacks to the Dragon’s Grove bosses.
  
• New torch animations.
  
• New heavy sword attack animations.
  
• Updated Nibbler animations.
  
• New bubble animations.
  
• New teleportation animations.

Fixes

• Fixed dot damage errors.
  
• Fixed Chronos dialogue.
  
• Fixed bow aiming.
  
• Fixed issues with ability cooldown display.
  
• Fixed a bug with bonus HP display.
  
• NPC dialogs no longer scroll when ESC is pressed.
  
• Player character no longer falls into the bed while sleeping.

And this is all for now! See you in Arcana!



[h3]About Frozen Flame[/h3]
A challenging exploration and survival adventure, set in the dying world of Dragons. Only those who harness the power of Frozen Flame have the means to survive the harsh conditions of the realm and are able to muster the strength to cleanse it for good.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/715400/Frozen_Flame/

For more on Frozen Flame, follow the game on social media on the following channels.

Join other fans on Discord: https://discord.gg/playfrozenflame

Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/playfrozenflame

Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/playfrozenflame

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Greetings, Pilgrims!

While our last announcement was just recently, we already have more news to share with you. And considering that you have already read the title there is no need to delay any further - Open Beta for Survival Mode is coming on 5th of April 2023.



Next week we will share more details with you before Open Beta starts - including full patch notes!

And with the upcoming Open Beta for Survival Mode we understand you have a lot of questions about the game, its lore and upcoming changes. This is why we want to answer as many of your questions as possible!
The most popular and burning questions we will address in the near future. Others we will address a tad later.

And for now - this is everything.

See you!

About Frozen Flame
A challenging exploration and survival adventure, set in the dying world of Dragons. Only those who harness the power of Frozen Flame have the means to survive the harsh conditions of the realm and are able to muster the strength to cleanse it for good.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/715400/Frozen_Flame/



For more on Frozen Flame, follow the game on social media on the following channels.

Join other fans on Discord: https://discord.gg/playfrozenflame
Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/playfrozenflame/
Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/playfrozenflame/
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We continue on our way towards the bigger update, having received plentiful positive feedback and suggestions based on the Closed Alpha Test. And now we’d like to share more information about the occurred changes.



First, we decided to relocate the entirety of the starting location into the water and turn it into a sort of a continent. And it seems like sooner or later we’ll have to implement fully fleshed-out fishing into the game.. Floating islands will keep on spawning at different locations for each server, while the ability to fly will now be reserved for high-level players.



We’ve also received a lot of requests to make the Survival mode compatible with coop experience. So, we’ve adjusted the mode’s focus from Orders and PvP to survival and exploration. You’ll be able to protect your buildings with a special module - a sentinel. For those who either don’t want to participate in PvP, or want the mode to be more punishing, we’ll implement new server settings.



To make the survival experience more complete, we’ve added fatigue, which can be restored by consuming certain types of food or by sleeping in a bed. Beds can now also be used as checkpoints - you can return to them via teleportation stone or after respawning.
The stamina bar is now located in the top-left corner of the game to make the UI more coherent.



Another goal we have with the upcoming update is to improve combat by making it more fast-paced and diverse. Most weapons received updates to their attack animations, while some weapons received new ones altogether. Heavy attacks are no longer locked behind leveling and only require stamina to use, while battle energy will now directly impact combat abilities and allow you to use them more frequently.



We also want to add more fun activities so that the players can spend some quality time with their friends. Musical instruments, vendor stalls and even catapults! What will be included in the final version of the update depends solely on the Alpha Test results.



So, you can expect plenty of changes and improvements! We will soon announce the date of the Open Beta Test, where everyone will be able to give the new additions a try.

[h2]About Frozen Flame[/h2]A challenging exploration and survival adventure, set in the dying world of Dragons. Only those who harness the power of Frozen Flame have the means to survive the harsh conditions of the realm and are able to muster the strength to cleanse it for good.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/715400/Frozen_Flame/



For more on Frozen Flame, follow the game on social media on the following channels.

Join other fans on Discord: https://discord.gg/playfrozenflame

Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/playfrozenflame/

Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/playfrozenflame/

Like our images and videos on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/playfrozenflame

Share your review on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/FrozenFlame/

Greetings, pilgrims! 🔥

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[h3]Grab your copy and send a link to a friend![/h3]

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[h3]ABOUT FROZEN FLAME[/h3]Frozen Flame is a Survival RPG set in the vast world of Arсana, an ancient land once governed by the Dragons. Addled by the curse, it now beckons for souls capable of harnessing the powers of the primeval magic. Those who seek to govern over these lands will have to amass power and allies to bring the fight to the Ice Citadel, home of the Faceless that spreads rot over the realm.



For more on Frozen Flame, follow the game on social media on the following channels.

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