UPDATED: November 2020
[h3]Greetingz, Yotunz![/h3]Thank you for your fantastic reception of Arboria and for joining our Tribe. Together we will heal the Father Tree and help our village prosper!
To do so, the Yotunz need a plan. Here’s our development roadmap overview for the upcoming Early Access updates:
Please note that the content of the roadmap is subject to change. We want to prioritize community reports above all else.
[h2]📅 Upcoming updates[/h2]
[h3]Infested Depths[/h3]
The depths of Durnar hide more than you think. Are you strong enough to venture into the Infested Depths? Here’s what you’ll find there:
- New Mutation: Furious Stance
- New Symbiont: Switch Hammer
- New item quality (Symbionts and Armors): Plague
- New Plague enemies: Creeper, Parasyte, Plagspit
- New positive Trait: Motivated
- New negative Trait: Troll in the Fog
- New NPC: Spawner
- New Quest: Unstable Vaulting
- New Quest: See-Saw
- New Dungeon levels
- And more!
[h3]And much more![/h3]We’re always working on making Arboria ever more exciting and interesting for our players. In the future, you can expect a variety of new features added, such as:
- More dungeon levels
- New Symbiont Archetypes & Grades
- New Mutations
- New usable items
- New enemies and bosses
- New quests
- And more!
[h2]✅ Delivered Updates[/h2]
Since its release, Arboria has been improved by the six following major updates:
[h3]Elemental Update (June 5)[/h3]
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Changelog:
- New Symbionts: Lance, Sabre
- New armor: Unique Armor I & II
- New gameplay-changing Elements: Shock, Dark (read more below)
- New usable items: Rootrap, Grenade
- New Traits: Elemental Mirror, Torturer, Voices in Head
- New NPCs: Gromm da Stoned - the Village Healer
- New quests: Abandoned Machinery, Crab Stash
- New dungeon chambers
- Reworked Shield Mutation (skill)
- Sweet new dance moves
- Voice-overs and additional sounds
- Tip screens: tutorial panels that will help you become a true warrior
- Various fixes
Gromm da Stoned and the five elements[h3]New elements[/h3]
Each new element brings plenty of additional content to the game. Introducing Shock and Dark Elements will result in:
- 2 new versions of each regular enemy
- 2 new versions of each Mutation (skill)
- 5 new versions of Traps
- 5 new versions of Grenades
- 4 new Healing Bongos
- New crafting option
Check out the full Update notes:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/924070/announcements/detail/2253435923551214911
[h3]Bugz Update (July 9)[/h3]
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Changelog:
- New Symbionts (weapons): Hammer, Double BladeNew Symbionts and armor tier: Chitin
- New Mutations (skills): Launcher (in 6 Element variants)
- New usable item: Drooch (in 6 Element variants)
- New Troll traits: Weaponmaster (positive), Only a Sip (positive), Walking Meal (negative)
- New enemies: Scorpen, Breeder, Rampart (each in 5 Element variants)
- New NPC: Big Momma
- New NPC Upgrades (Big Momma - 58, Healer - 23; Mutant - 10, Symbiont - 7)
- More dungeon levels: IV and V
- New quests: Trapped Warrior, Resonating Crystal
- New Ultimate Skills of Rata (fairy)
- Break/Resistance Rework - Each Armor type (Heavy, Medium, Light) provides different bonuses to Yotun’s Resistance while different Symbiont Archetypes have attacks with varying Break values which makes Combat more diversified
- Titles - Yotun earns titles for grand feats made in Durnar which unlock new Traits for the next generation
- New sounds and voice overs
- New ceremony cutscene
- 🍄 Rata and other characters become translucent when close to the Camera
- New attacks for Spitter, Gargul, and Wasp
- 🍄 Changes to the names and values of the Basic Armor Set (Yotunz)
- Added the Basic Armor Set to Yotun’s selection screen
- Added Shafts (working but currently locked) to Lock Room
- Replaced Tutorial Data Pads with Blueprints
- Grenades now deal Damage in their explosion sphere instead of dealing direct damage
- Various fixes, balance, graphical, and gameplay improvements
🍄 - Community feedback
It’s hammer time!Read the full Update notes:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/924070/announcements/detail/2531535100091635706
[h3]Queen's Fall Update (August 10)[/h3]
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Major Features:
- New Symbiont: Halberd (Toughness)
- New Mutation: Chakram (in 6 elemental variations)
- New World: After defeating the Bugz Queen players will reach the second World, with completely new enemies, dangers, and rewards
- New dungeon levels: Boss Room, VI, and VII
- New Symbiont and Armor Tier: Scalez
- New gameplay mechanic: Shafts - located in the Lock Room, allows players to quickly travel to deeper Levels of Durnar
- New gameplay mechanic: Tails - tougher enemies in the second World have Tails which stop players from one-shot killing them. When an enemy’s HP drops below a certain threshold, the Tail will fall off and their behaviour will change
- New Traits: Crowd Pleaser (P), Second Wind (P), Sluggish (N)
- New Enemies: Bitey, Chizard, Warrior (each in 5 elemental versions)
- New Boss: the Bugz Queen (in Ice, Fire, and Bio elemental versions)
- New NPCs: Tzukal da Kooky, Healed Father Tree
- Armor Blueprints: Players can now find Armor Blueprints that enable Essence Combine and Ordering at Tzuakl da Kooky
- 20 new NPC upgrades
- Modified Corridor Root Event: Survive a set amount of time while decreasing it for each enemy kill based on their size
- New quest: Lost and Found
- Music System Rework: Changed the behaviour of combat music to only trigger during events instead of every time combat is initiated; during exploration only ambient music is played
- Blueprints for a new Symbiont and Mutation
- New Ceremony cutscene
Roll out the red carpet, the Queens are here!You can find the full changelog in the Update notes:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/924070/announcements/detail/2755593078938807847
[h3]Reptilz Update[/h3]
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Main features:
- New Symbionts: Macuahuitl (Strength), Katar (Focus)
- Mana System Rework
- Buffs/Debuffs Notifications
- New enemies: Raptor, Moleshark, Reptilla (each in 5 Element variants)
- New elite enemy: Shock Raptor (encountered in its own dedicated Arena)
- New item: Totem (in 6 Elemental variants)
- New Symbionts & armor tier: Scrap
- New Ultimate skills: Vortex (Dark) and Overcharge (Shock)
- New dungeon level: VIII
- New NPC: Drupa da Snoopa (responsible for usable items)
- New tier of all usable items
- New NPC upgrades (37 in total)
- New quests: Mine Descent, Risk for Reward
- New Troll traits: Crazy Bomberman (P), Hedgehog (P), Neverending Hunger (N)
- Blueprints for new Symbionts
- New ceremony cutscenes
- New sounds and voice overs
- Various bug fixes and balancing
You can run, but you can’t hide from ReptilzRead the full Update notes:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/924070/announcements/detail/2907592728173314926
Discover developers' ideas behind the Update in the first Dev Diary:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/924070/announcements/detail/4739431983214745338
[h3]Temples of Tail Update[/h3]
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Main features:
- New Symbionts: Macuahuitl (Strength), Katar (Focus)
- Mana System Rework
- Buffs/Debuffs Notifications
- New enemies: Raptor, Moleshark, Reptilla (each in 5 Element variants)
- New elite enemy: Elite Raptor (encountered in its own dedicated Arena)
- New item: Totem (in 6 Elemental variants)
- New Symbionts & armor tier: Scrap
- New Ultimate skills: Vortex (Dark) and Overcharge (Shock)
- New dungeon level: VIII
- New NPC: Drupa Snoopa (responsible for usable items)
- New tier of all usable items
- New NPC upgrades (37 in total)
- New quests: Mine Descent, Risk for Reward
- New Troll traits: Crazy Bomberman (P), Hedgehog (P), Never Ending Hunger (N)
- Blueprints for new Symbionts
- New ceremony cutscenes
Check out the full list of changes in the Update Notes:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/924070/announcements/detail/4691021366609371051
For developers' insights, check out the Dev Diary:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/924070/announcements/detail/4691021366613097448
[h3]Tainted Throne Update[/h3]
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Main features:
- New mechanic: Mutagens - set of modifiers that alter a variety of gameplay mechanics. Obtained from the Enhancing Machine in the Lock Area
- New Mutation: Earthtwist
- New Symbiont: Whip
- New mechanic: Mutagens - a set of modifiers that alter a variety of gameplay mechanics. Obtained from the Enhancing Machine in the Lock Area
- New mechanic: Troll Tails
- New Symbiont & Armor Tier: Basalt
- New NPCs: Tenigax and Merchant
- New Boss: Reptilz King
- New biome: World 3 (unlocked after defeating the Boss)
- New Dungeon levels
- New Plague enemies: Trunk, Cyfly, Ribjaw
- Third level of the Village
- Merchant - special NPC found in Durnar that offers Equipment in exchange for Veri
- Cumulative Impact System Rework
- And more!
Take the Tainted ThroneCheck out the full list of changes in the Update Notes:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/924070/announcements/detail/2916606188825407418
[h2]Feedback[/h2]
We encourage you to discuss the upcoming changes in
Steam Discussions and on
Discord. What are you most excited about? Let us know!
Please continue to support us with your Steam reviews (they help a lot!) and share your feedback. It means the world to us! We keep track of
Known Issues and
Update Notes on Steam.
Now, descend into the dungeons of Durnar and prepare for the upcoming update!
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