Root News

1.27.0
Today's Patch 1.27.0 contains The Riverfolk Expansion, support for dual Vagabond play, and three new Vagabond variants!

New!

• The Riverfolk Expansion is available for purchase on all platforms! This expansion includes the following:
  
  • Two new factions - The Riverfolk Company and the Lizard Cult!
    
  • Three new Vagabond variants - the Scoundrel, the Vagrant, and the Arbiter.
    
  • Six new challenges!
    
  • Interactive tutorials for the new factions!
    
  • If you intend to play with Riverfolk on multiple platforms, please sign into your Root account before purchasing.
    
• Support for games with two Vagabonds! (no Riverfolk Expansion purchase required)
  
• Added support for Kickstarter Content!
  
• Backers of Root: The Marauder Expansion can unlock an Exclusive Emigre Skin!
  

AI Improvements

• AI are less likely to start battles in clearings where they have few warriors.
  
• Marquise movement logic improvements
  
• Factions with warriors are better at protecting their buildings.
  
• Base set faction updates for compatibility with new factions
  

Online Play Improvements

• Extended time users have to reconnect to games.
  
• AI replacements for timed out players upgraded to Hard difficulty.
  
• Relaxed connection requirements to start Live games. This should result in less errors when launching games.
  
• Fixed multiple errors related to rejoining games.
  
• Improved messaging when reconnecting to games that have ended.
  
• Various bug fixes for reconnection issues.
  

Additional Fixes

• Fixed an issue that caused a softlock when Matches ran out of cards in the Draw and Discard piles
  
• Resolved issue impacting DLC access when launched offline.
  

Get ready for two new factions to join the fray when the Riverfolk Expansion comes to Root on 4/27 for $9.99!

The Riverfolk Company and the Lizard Cult bring new strategic twists to the battle to rule the woodland, and three new vagabond variants add even more variety, leading to dozens of new player configurations!




The Riverfolk Company is open for business – the woodland may be at war, but there’s no reason you can’t make a profit! As other factions purchase services, the Riverfolk are able to further entrench their commercial interests by building trade posts across the forest. Establishing these posts is a viable way to score victory points, but so too are the dividends they might gain from their wealth.


Spread the scaly gospel of the Lizard Cult! Tend your gardens to radicalize new acolytes, and reveal the true extent of your proselytizing power. Taking a gentler approach to woodland domination, the Cult relies on word of mouth (and beak!) so new enclaves can spring up anywhere on the map. By building gardens in clearings they rule, the Cult can also attract pilgrims and further radicalize the animals that live there.


Three new Vagabonds skulk into the woodland to help you swindle your way to victory!

• The Scoundrel torches the woodland rather than see others rule it
  
• The Vagrant starts fights that others have to finish
  
• The Arbiter offers their services…for a price, of course!
  

New single-player scenarios and tutorials help you learn the wily ways of the latest woodland warriors!



The woodland is about to get wet and wild as the Riverfolk Expansion comes to Root on 4/27!

Patch 1.26.3 contains a handful of fixes and improvements to the overall performance and stability of Root. As always, we appreciate your feedback and support as we continue to make Root the best digital experience possible.

• Resolved visual issues impacting overlap on certain aspect ratios.
  
• Fixed an issue where Vagabond items refresh when Undo is used on a move into the Forest.
  
• Fixed an issue where Root may freeze when a Vagabond player is prompted to damage items from another player’s battle.
  
• Improved performance for Pass and Play mode:
  
  • Resolved an issue with post-battle freezing.
    
  • Resolved an issue where the match locks if Vagabond exhausts a track item to aid and acquire another copy of the same item.
    
• Damaging an item is no longer skippable when playing as Vagabond.
  
• Resolved an issue where a user may freeze after crafting a Favor card if Vagabond is hit by the effect.
  
• Destroying a unit with Tax Collector now updates the clearing correctly.
  

If you do encounter an issue or need help, please drop us a line at [email protected] or via in-game feedback so we can see what’s up.

And if you’re enjoying Root, please take a moment to rate & review the game to help spread the word to other players!

Thanks for playing Root!

Today's Patch 1.26.2 contains Undo, which allows players to undo most actions during each phase of their turn! As always, we appreciate your feedback and support as we continue to make Root the best digital experience possible. If you do encounter an issue or need help, please drop us a line at [email protected] so we can see what's up.

And if you're enjoying Root, please take a moment to rate & review the game to help spread the word to other players!

Thanks for playing Root!

New!

• Undo - Players will now be able to undo most actions during each phase of their turn!
  

General:

• Continued AI improvements
  

Today's Patch 1.26.0 contains the brand new Winter Map, and Winter Map Challenges! As always, we appreciate your feedback and support as we continue to make Root the best digital experience possible. If you do encounter an issue or need help, please drop us a line at [email protected] so we can see what's up.

And if you're enjoying Root, please take a moment to rate & review the game to help spread the word to other players!

Thanks for playing Root!

[h3]New! [/h3]

• The Winter Map! Play on a brand new map with a new clearing layout.
  
• Winter Map Challenges! Complete new challenges on the Winter Map and become the ruler of the snowy Woodlands.
  
• New background audio! Tune into the Winter Map and listen to the Woodland critters jamming out.
  
• Action Log is now available at the end of a game!
  

[h3]General: [/h3]

• Continued AI improvements
  
• Updated sensitivity of the pinch zoom