Songs of Conquest News

Greetings Wielders!

We love feedback, it’s just the absolute best and our game is better with every update because of it. We are closing in on that sweet, sweet Steam deck and Gamepad support but we'd love some more input from users! So for those that can we'd love for you to try out how Songs of Conquest feels like from a different angle!

That text isn’t crooked, it’s just your imagination

So who has been making sure this is possible? Well, it is our fantastic friends at Bitwave! They are the ones who have been doing the heavy lifting when it comes to making sure that our game feels just as awesome in your hands as it does from a good old classic PC

Now you are probably wondering how you brave Wielder can join this esteemed crowd of testers. Well, our Bitwave expert has put together this very helpful GUIDE on how you can do just that!

Even Snout Spout is helping! (Yes we’re old)

So where do we want this awesome feedback? Well respond to his post, write in our pinned Steam discussions, or over our dedicated Gamepad feedback thread on Discord. We also accept strange puzzle boxes written in ancient languages.

We look forward to your feedback and making sure that our beloved game feels just as good on a Steam deck or when you use any Gamepad from the comfort of your couch!

Turn to Conquest everyone, and have a great day!

/Everyone at Lavapotion

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Wielders!

We’re having a LAN party this coming Saturday and we would love for you to join! Sadly we can’t cram all of you into our very Swedish office so we will just have to do this online.
Well, not entirely online! We’ll be grabbing some local nerds and letting them loose in a Songs of Conquest multiplayer battle!

We’ll see if we can get a hold of some Swampjuice

There will be a Stream on Steam where you can watch the chaos unfold, give helpful advice, and ask questions to a part of our dev team. But we want you to take part in our LAN too, at least in spirit! So share pictures of you playing SoC in Discord or our socials and share pictures of your games! The more we are the better and perhaps we can even stress-test some servers! If you feel like just enjoying a nice single-player game, thats fine too!

During the event, we’ll share some new upcoming news and talk about the days ahead so take this as an opportunity to get an insight into our work!

Too early for hats? Rasc is like a badger, he doesn't care! He's got presents regardless!

We’ll start streaming this midday fun at 12 pm Central Euro Time, Saturday the 25th and we’ll keep at it most afternoon, drinking energy drinks and eating unhealthy things at Lavapotion HQ, just like tradition demands!

So log in to Songs of Conquest and Steam, and try our new multiplayer features, diverse AI, and your own skill! We’d love to hear about what you think our LAN needs and what sort of game our group of six players should do.

We'll see you there!

/The Lavapotion team

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Hypnotoad has a message: You will nominate Songs of Conquest for the Labor of love award!

All glory to the Hypnotoad!

(It would mean the world to us, as a small indie developer, to get your vote.)

/Team Lavapotion

Greetings Wielders!


We are thrilled to share Difficulties Unlocked! Our newest major update and it is packed with new features and enhancements. Among many things, it has some much-asked-about AI additions to tactics and difficulties, Achievements, and a very shiny updated main menu.

The real one is even animated and not stuck in a weird gif-loop!

So let’s start to dig into the pixelated details. This update brings Achievements to our game, an addition that many of you have been looking forward to. With names such as “Dressed for Success” and “Bringer of Ruin” we promise that you can find them in the most surprising places. We won’t take the fun away by telling you the details but the first one is all about equipment.

How we imagine you will look a day or so after our Achievements went online.

One of the major new additions is more difficulty levels. You can now decide between five different levels of difficulty, ranging from very easy to very hard. Before this update, our “normal” setting included some advantages for your computer opponents like an increase in gold and XP to level the battlefield a bit. But with the launch of “Difficulties Unlocked” those days are gone, on the normal difficulty it has the same multipliers as you. Our AI is getting closer and closer to being that worthy opponent you deserve.

We won't judge you if you pick Very Easy, really we won't.

The AI has also abandoned its static build plans and now adjusts its plans depending on Wielders and their own goals. This means that the enemy strongholds are more varied than ever and that you might find yourself facing a heavily defended settlement, stopping even your best assaults.

It even has Guard Towers, cheeky AI!

And is that all? No not by any stretch of the imagination. For those players who enjoy playing Multiplayer, we have something just for you. With this update we introduce a new feature, making sure that anyone not involved in a battle can still move around, claim resources, and enjoy our adventure map while someone else is in combat.

This new addition to our multiplayer games makes the games shorter and gives everyone something to do while combat is happening elsewhere.

While you can't fight simultaneously you can still explore your surroundings!

Difficulties Unlocked brings something to everyone and even though we have introduced some of our favorite highlights we always recommend reading the Changelog in its entirety, making sure you don’t miss a thing.

We love hearing what you think of our updates, is there anything in this update that stood out to you or something that we just have to improve before 1.0? Write a comment or join the discussions over on Discord.

So what are you waiting for? hit that update button, earn those achievements, and face a new layer of difficulties today!

/Everyone at Lavapotion

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Greetings, Wielders!

Not too long ago, we launched a very practical website and a Lavapotion-created custom campaign, showcasing what you can achieve with our map editor. Now we’re eager to see the creative potential of our talented community using our tools!

It's just so convenient!

With that in mind, we’re excited to announce a contest. Your task is to create the best campaign you can. We’re teaming up with mod.io, our fantastic partners who have provided a home for our wonderful community-created maps.

Your campaign could be right there!

The winner of this exciting endeavor will receive a cash prize of $700, and the runner-up will receive $300. Additionally, there will be some great Steam keys from our friends at Coffee Stain for those who come close to securing those coveted positions.

Now let’s delve into the specifics.

• No copyright infringement. We cannot endorse the use of other developers' intellectual property, so please rely on your own imagination or draw inspiration from stories that are public domain.
  

• Create at least two maps with a connected story.
  

• Upload your campaign to mod.io and tag it with the contest tag. (Campaign Maps Contest)
  

• We encourage you to create custom wielders and stories. Do not build upon the official campaigns, instead think outside the box and simply use the map editor as a tool for telling a great story.
  

• The winner will be chosen based on creativity, playability, visuals, and overall compatibility with our game.
  

• You will have nearly three months to create your masterpiece; the last day to submit your contributions is the 31st of January.
  

Remember that to submit you have to have an account on Mod.io which is a straightforward process requiring just a few clicks. Here’s the link to get you started!

If you haven’t created any maps yet but are curious to begin, we offer a series of beginner-level tutorials on our YouTube channel. We also highly recommend joining our helpful and amazing Discord Community.

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]A great place to get started!

So what are you waiting for? We can’t wait to see the fantastic results of your work.
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to leave a comment below or reach out to us on Discord or through social media.

So good luck out there, cartographers and storytellers!

Sincerely, The Lavapotion Team

https://www.songsofconquest.com/modding


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