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Play the Last Open Beta Tomorrow, December 11th-15th!



Hey Vikings,

The time is finally here- we're so excited to say our third and LAST Open Beta starts TOMORROW! You'll have FIVE whole days to explore Midgard and save your Village from the Giants!

Play from December 11 at 4am ET to December 15 at 11:59pm ET!

Tomorrow, Wednesday December 11th, starting at 4am ET, all you have to do is head to our Open Beta Steam Pageย and hit play! The Open Beta will run until Sunday December 15th at 11:59pm ET.

You can pre-download the game right now, so that it's ready for tomorrow!

Watch the Last Open Beta Update video now! ๐Ÿ‘‡


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHSF_rr8XGY&feature=youtu.be

Some more of what you can look forward to tomorrow:

๐ŸŒ™ - Helthing Boss featured at the new Blood moon, which is the longest Night



๐Ÿ˜ˆ - Over 20 new Creatures that Level up along their Biome and with new Loot



๐Ÿค- War Chest so you can band together and share your loot



๐ŸŒฉ๏ธ - New Armour Set to craft, the Storm Set



โ›บ๏ธ -New Camps and Landmarks with Chests to lootย 



๐Ÿ’ฅ-ย Explosive Jars added to Camps to send your enemies flying



โŒจ๏ธ - Custom Keyboard Mappingย 



๐ŸŒŽ -ย 6ย NEW Languages added: French, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian, and Ukranian (Translated by our amazing community)!



๐Ÿ”Š -ย Command system to communicate



+ much more to come in our Last Open Beta Steam update tomorrow!

Join our Discord!




We run Beta Challenges in our Discord, where you can snag Discord roles and earn future in-game cosmetics! You'll be able to earn BOTH these cosmetics below if you complete any of the challenges in the Discord channel #beta-challenges:



It's also a great place to find players, share feedback, and report any bugs you encounter along the way.

Until tomorrow,

Sydnee, JP, and the Norsfell Teamย ๐Ÿ”

Weekly Dev Update - December 4/19

Hey Vikings,

We're preparing for the Open Beta 3, which is arriving very soon! ๐Ÿ˜„ The dates will be announced shortly. Besides that, we're still working on the Construction features to come after the Beta.

This week, we're:

๐Ÿฒ - Contunuing 3D Modeling, texturing and animating the Giant #3
๐Ÿ•ธ๏ธ - 3D Modeling and integrating the Tripwire
๐Ÿญ - Working on integrating visuals for the building mode
๐Ÿก - Working on Village paths to prepare for Constructions
๐Ÿšง - Making icons for Construction radial and for the map
โš”๏ธ - Adding new Weapons and Shields taken from enemies
๐ŸŽฎ - Revamping the icon manager for controller inputs
๐Ÿ“น - Really Finalizing the Open Beta 3 Update Trailer
๐Ÿ”จ - Stabilizing the build and fixing various bugs

Discord Quizzes!

We also have our FIRST December Quiz going on in our Discord tomorrow, be sure to head there to join in! ๐Ÿ‘‹



Pin Giveaway!

Today, December 4th, is also the LAST day to enter our pin Giveaway on Twitter! Make sure to retweet this post for the chance to scoop up BOTH our viking pins: ๐Ÿ‘‡

https://twitter.com/tribesofmidgard/status/1200124253418524672



New Enemies Incoming!

We showed a preview of one of our many new enemies in action, the Unsunken Javelin Vikings! These creatures roam Ash Beach, and they come equipped with some ranged weapons...



Some enemies have also gotten a fiery upgrade...




See you again soon! Hope you're ready to take down some Giants!

Weekly Dev Update - November 27/19

Hey Vikings,

We're getting a head start on some features that'll come after the next Open Beta - this includes Giant #3, and some Construction features like the Watchtower and Healing Station!

This week, we're:

๐Ÿฒ - 3D Modeling, texturing and animating the Giant #3
๐Ÿน - 3D Modeling and integrating the Watchtower
๐ŸŒŽ - Adding the option to place markers on the map
๐Ÿ™‚ - Adding the option to change player portrait displayed in HUD
๐Ÿ”ƒ - Adding the option to drop/transfer Material amounts
๐Ÿš‘ - Concept Art of Healing Station (and Elemental Arrows!)
๐ŸŒ‰ - Continuing implementing new Spawn Logic for Camps
๐Ÿ“น - Finalizing the Open Beta 3 Update Trailer
๐ŸŒ” - Working on a new iteration of the Sundial to display events
๐Ÿ”จ - Fixing various glitches related to controls, constructions and more

Last Quiz of the month is tomorrow!

We also have TWO Tribes of Midgard Quizzes going on in our Discord tomorrow (and every Thursday) so make sure to join our Discord to play! We have a voting booth there in #play-quiz channel so you can pick which time works best for you to join in.


Some more progress on our Camps! Check it out ๐Ÿ‘‡




How do you think they'll look when they're done? Swampy? Mossy? Will there be trees? Are you up for a drawing challenge? We'd love to see what you think!

Post a drawing of how you think the Camps will look in our Discord in #art-gallery and we'll share it everywhere on our socials (and tag you of course)!

See you next week!

November Monthly Recap

Hey Vikings!

Starting this month, we'll be releasing monthly recaps to keep you in the loop on everything we're up to, whether it be Tribes of Midgard related or our favourite community posts this month!
In this November recap, we'll share these highlights of the month:
  • Big News (three nominations for awards)!
  • Open Beta 3 News
  • Event Recap
  • Community Highlights
  • A hint at the end...

Check all of it out below!

We were nominated for 3 awards at MEGA + MIGS!

We're incredibly honored to have been nominated for THREE awards at MEGA + MIGS last weekend:

โš”๏ธ Gameplay Design
๐Ÿ’™ Publicโ€™s Favourite
๐ŸŽจ and Art Direction!

Thanks so much to everyone who had a chance to play the game!

Without getting too cheesy, being nominated for these categories means the absolute world to us.



Quick Development Update!




As you know, you'll be able to battle Giants again and play Tribes of Midgard in Early December, for Open Beta 3!

We're finally on our last stretch to lock the current build for the Open Beta 3. From there, weโ€™ll take time to test it and start working on features for the next build. So far we've announced two new enemies: the Helthing Boss and Unsunken Javelin! But there's more on the way, so prepare for a fight.

Midgard's getting dangerous! ๐Ÿ˜‰



We're also adding new Camps to find in the world, to make the Land of Pools feel even swampier.



We finished the community chest, and it's ready for you to share all your loot! Check it out:



We're in the process of making an Open Beta 3 trailer, so we've been doing a lot of new gameplay recording and can't wait to share it with you!

We're also excited to say that we've already started working on some future features (the ones coming after this Open Beta) - such as Giant #3, and designing the Construction system! We're also researching features like player ping and map markers, to enhance communication between teammates. Onwards!

Make sure to check out Tribes of Midgard on Steam!

This is our main Steam page:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/858820/Tribes_of_Midgard/

Make sure to follow us there so you can be notified when the game is open. We post important updates like the latest localization news, upcoming features, and will announce the Open Beta dates there first!

While you're there, it would mean a lot to us if you Wishlisted the game! ๐Ÿ’™






Join the Wiki Team on Discord!


We have a Tribes of Midgard Wiki, which can be your ultimate guide during Open Beta 3. However, it's still in the process of being made by our amazing Wiki Team. So, if you want to help fill it out, and want to get a document full of Tribes knowledge, join the Wiki Team!

PM Any of our Moderators on Discord to join!

Visit the Wiki here:

https://tribesofmidgard.gamepedia.com/Tribes_of_Midgard_Wiki



The Discord Localization Team ๐ŸŒŽ


We're extremely proud of our translation team on Discord. Having Tribes of Midgard available in different languages has always been a goal of ours, and it's now happening thanks to you! Check it out, the game's now been translated into 8 different languages.

You can help in translating the game, just head to our Discord and PM JiPay!

Become the Quiz Jarl of the week (you know you want to...)!


Every Thursday, we're running Tribes of Midgard quizzes in the Discord in the #play-quiz channel. The quizzes are:
  • 15 questions long
  • 20 seconds per question
  • With 1 winner, who becomes the Quiz Jarl of the week!

When the month is done, the person with the highest score keeps the Quiz Jarl of the month title. We keep track of everyone's scores! Come test your knowledge, and see if you can take over the reign (Plus, learn a little bit about Norse Mythology)!



We went to MEGA + MIGS!




Last weekend we attended MEGA + MIGS, and as you saw, came back with 3 nominations for awards! Thanks so much to everyone who came out to see us, and for playing some Tribes of Midgard! ๐Ÿ˜„

It was an absolute blast- over the 4 convention days we met many awesome people, and got the chance to try out some sweet games ourselves. For those who just signed up to the newsletter while there - welcome! Glad to have you as part of our Tribe!

Birthdays at Norsfell ๐ŸŽ‚


This month we wished Mari, our illustrator, and Richard, our game designer, a happy birthday! Our tradition involves watching them eat a tiny cake.

Norsfell Turned 6 Years Old!

Did you know? Norsfell just turned SIX years old! ๐ŸŽ‰ We're grateful that you're here joining us along our development journey. We're proud of what we've accomplished these past years, and can't wait to see where the next six take us. ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

That's it! November was a busy month, and you're all caught up on the latest news.

Expecting an easter egg? Well... let's just say, keep an eye out on our Twitter this Thursday. We might be doing a little giveaway...

Until next time,

Sydnee, JP, and the Norsfell Team ๐Ÿ—ป

Community Localization Update #6

HeJ Vikings!

We are so proud to announce that Afrikaans (South Africa) is now translated to 100% ! Congratulations to the team!



What's New?


Koreans will be able to play Tribes of Midgard in their own language! If you want to help the team, feel free to reach us on discord. Can't wait to see Korean language in game!

Three new members this week, please welcome:

  • Jason for Korean
  • Gladiat0r for Turkish
  • Stkedy for Czech


We updated 2 lines this week, I copied the old translation for these two updates to comments so you can compare wha's changed and, we just added 16 new lines (for the construction update)


Highlight Stats


Here are our 3 winners of the week!

๐Ÿฅ‡AFRIKAANS (+20,66%)
๐Ÿฅˆ GERMAN (+16,36%)
๐Ÿฅ‰ CZECH(+12,31%)

German was at 100%, but we added some new rows, I'm sure next we'll announce that's you've made it back to 100% :)


We need you!


We're still looking for people to join @localization-team, for all languages except French, Spanish, And Portuguese. PM Sydnee or JiPay to be part of the team on our Discord server: http://discord.gg/tribesofmidgard

Once you're in, you can chat in that channel, AND your name will be in the credits of the game! Localization is important to us, so that everyone can experience the viking life no matter where they're from.