What changed in Northgard: Definitive Edition in 2017

UI now allows much more compatibility with various screen resolutions.

Menders grant +1 Lore instead of +2, and various other changes to Bartering and Handiwork.

Shield Master’s resistance bonus reduced from 20% to 15%.

Deers now respawn normally.

Fixed an issue where healing Vedrfolnir with different huts unlocked the achievement multiple times.

Players who lose a game in multiplayer can no longer pause it, fixing a related bug.

Deers now respawn normally.

Players kicked from a lobby will no longer have the possibility to re-enter.

UI now allows much more compatibility with various screen resolutions.

Fixed an issue where resource incomes were displayed incorrectly.

AI players will now be placed randomly on Northgard in FFA games.

Map size now works as intended, allowing play on very large maps with any number of players.

Fixed most 'Zone is null' errors.

Fixed an issue where resource incomes were displayed incorrectly.

The 'you’re under attack' message now disappears once the attack is over.

Units will lose 90% of their max health when sick; healing will not remove sickness if food or wood production is negative.

To win a Trade victory, players must now build a Lighthouse and reach 2000 in Commercial Influence.

Fixed an issue where players lost Kröwns when repairing military buildings.

Upgrading military buildings now grants only a +5% attack power bonus (previously 10%).

Fixed most 'Zone is null' errors.

Damage of AxeThrowers increased by 20%.

Fixed an issue where healing Vedrfolnir with different huts unlocked the achievement multiple times.

The game now congratulates every member of the winning team when winning in team.

AI players will now be placed randomly on Northgard in FFA games.

Merged Militia & Defense, replaced various techs, and adjusted buffs for clans.

A healer/mender’s hut can no longer heal a unit already healed by another hut.

Lighthouse can be built as an extension to a Longship Dock or Harbor, allowing access to Great Trade Routes.

Units lose 90% of max health when sick, and can be healed during disease.

Fame 200 now grants +3 Villagers and +3 Max Population.

Players can now choose the difficulty of each AI and the hostility of Northgard when creating a multiplayer game.

The game now congratulates every member of the winning team when winning in team mode.

Fame 200 now grants +3 Villagers and +3 Max Population.

Shield Master’s resistance bonus reduced from 20% to 15%.

The release of dedicated servers has been postponed to January due to partnership issues.

Players who lose a game in multiplayer are no longer allowed to pause it.

If a player leaves a game, they will be replaced by an AI after 5 minutes.

ESC will now close each active window before opening the menu.

Barricade bonus reduced from 30% to 20%; Food Trade income decreased from 100% to 50%.

Upgrading military buildings now grants a +5% attack power bonus instead of 10%.

The 'you’re under attack' message will now always disappear once the attack is over.

Barricade bonus reduced from 30% to 20%, food trade income decreased from 100% to 50%.

Cartography removed and replaced by Plunder; Pillage renamed to Spoils of War.

Cartography removed, replaced by Plunder; Pillage renamed to Spoils of War.

The achievement 'Iron Miner' now requires mining 60 iron instead of 150.

Players can now choose the difficulty of each AI and the hostility of Northgard when creating a multiplayer game.

Clans of the Boar, Raven, Goat, and Stag now have different skins for their Warchiefs.

Map size now works as intended, allowing play on very large maps with any number of players.

Clans of the Boar, Raven, Goat, and Stag now have different skins for their Warchiefs.

The achievement 'Iron Miner' now requires mining 60 iron instead of 150.

Merged Militia & Defense into Defense Strategy; replaced Feeling Safe with MonsterSlayer; replaced Sharp Weapons with Military Strategy; Trading is now required for Lighthouse.

ESC will now close each active window before opening the menu.

Players kicked from a lobby cannot re-enter.

An AI will replace a player who leaves after 5 minutes, with difficulty scaled on hostility.

Menders now grant +1 Lore instead of +2; Bartering now grants +1 Krowns per 8 population; Handiwork replaces Nature Gift.

The release of dedicated servers has been postponed to January due to partnership issues.

To win a Trade victory, players now need to build a Lighthouse and reach 2000 in Commercial Influence.

Fixed an issue where players lost Kröwns when repairing military buildings.

AxeThrowers' damage increased by 20%.

Identified a few problems and bugs with the current version of the game, working on solutions.

Changes to the UI and key bindings will be implemented.

Players leaving a game will be replaced by an AI.

Players can choose different difficulty levels for Northgard and for each AI individually.

Ability to kick someone from the lobby, preventing them from rejoining.

The team is working on solving identified problems and bugs with the current version of the game.

Introduction of dedicated servers for more stable and less laggy games, addressing host disconnection issues.

The game is expected to fully release in February-March 2018, focusing on solving identified problems.

Players will have the ability to kick someone from the lobby, preventing them from rejoining.

Players leaving a game will be replaced by an AI.

Planned to entirely revisit the Trade Victory mechanics.

AI will exhibit more human-like behavior.

Changes to the UI and key bindings will be implemented in the January update.

Unveiling of the first 4 chapters of the campaign featuring a young Viking Warchief's story.

The AI will exhibit more human-like behavior.

Objective to fully release Northgard in February-March 2018.

Plans to continue adding new clans and gameplay mechanics after the official release.

Introducing dedicated servers for more stable and less laggy games, addressing host disconnection issues.

Plans to entirely revisit the Trade Victory mechanics.

Plans to add new clans and gameplay mechanics after the official release.

Players will be able to choose different difficulty settings for Northgard and for each AI individually.

Unveiling the first 4 chapters of the campaign featuring a young Viking Warchief.

Each additional tile gives +2 max population.

Non-upgraded silos now grant a +300 max food stock.

Each additional tile gives +2 max population.

Menders produce +2 Lore while they're not healing.

A new clan with unique bonuses and lore tree changes.

Corrected how winter food consumption is calculated based on clan population size.

Forests had a chance not to be occupied by wolves.

ONE NEW MUSIC TRACK and many new sound effects added.

Various changes to the Lore tree including new bonuses and effects.

Menders produce +2 Lore while they're not healing.

Blessings have upgraded effects for Freya, Baldr, and Jörd.

Vedrfolnir has a new description and cannot spawn on Magma Flows tiles.

Adjusted based on clan population size.

Various changes to the lore tree including new bonuses and effects.

A new clan with unique bonuses and heritage features.

Blessings have upgraded effects including Freya's blizzard penalty reduction and Baldr's happiness increase.

Prevented indefinite extension of stone and iron reserves.

One new music track and many new sound effects added.

When reaching 0 in a traded resource, the trade route just stops.

Bonuses weren't always displayed correctly.

Prevented indefinite extension of stone and iron reserves in a mine.

A new clan with unique features and abilities will be released.

The Mender's Hut now replaces the Healer's Hut, with Menders producing +2 Lore while not healing.

A new clan with unique abilities and characteristics is being introduced.

The Clan of the Boar will not incur happiness penalties for non-upgraded houses.

The Mender's Hut produces +2 Lore while not healing.

Each additional tile gives +2 max population.

Each additional tile gives +2 max population for the Clan of the Boar.

The issue of units stuck between trees or rocks has been fixed.

We optimized the bandwidth of Multiplayer games (with a 30% improvement). Your online games should be more fluid now.

The cost gap when hiring warriors one by one and as a group has been fixed.

The AI won't trigger the achievements anymore.

We corrected the majority of the 'NULL ACCESS' errors we observed.

The issue of units stuck between trees or rocks has been fixed.

The majority of the 'NULL ACCESS' errors observed have been corrected.

The cost gap when hiring warriors one by one and as a group has been fixed.

Healers are now more reactive when switching from food gathering to healing (with Medicine).

The healers are now more reactive when switching from food gathering to healing (with Medicine).

The AI won't trigger the achievements anymore.

Optimized the bandwidth of Multiplayer games with a 30% improvement for more fluid online games.

Buying food or wood while starving/freezing won't reset status; positive stock reduces starving/frozen units.

Kobolds occupy several tiles with precious resources; wiping their camp loses trade ability.

Colonizing a Geyser tile grants +1 happiness and reduces wood consumption during winter by 10%.

Players can now choose the target of their healers in the healer's hut.

The lake tile always has fish; Fisherman's hut cost reduced from 60 to 40 wood.

Sick units now lose 50% of max HP and then stop being sick.

Only food generating buildings can have an extra worker when upgraded.

Colonizing a Geyser tile grants +1 happiness and reduces wood consumption during winter by 10%.

Players are now notified whenever their units enter a fight they didn't initiate.

Carpentry masteries upgrade cost reduction down from 30% to 20%.

Only food generating buildings can have an extra worker when upgraded.

Players can now choose the target of their healers in the healer's hut.

Rat infestation now causes some units to become sick based on population.

Goat Amenities now replaces ShipBuilding instead of Medicine.

Goat Amenities now replaces ShipBuilding instead of Medicine.

Buying food or wood while starving/freezing won't reset status; positive stock reduces starving/frozen units.

Colonizing Thor’s Wrath grants 50 Fame and a 5% factionwide bonus attack power.

A sick unit now loses 50% of its max HP and then stops being sick.

Players are notified when their units enter a fight they did not initiate.

Heal Vedrfolnir to earn 100 Lore and he will discover 6 new areas for your clan.

Carpentry masteries upgrade cost reduction decreased from 30% to 20%.

Kobolds occupy several tiles with resources; defeating them will end trade but provide valuable resources.

Colonizing Thor’s Wrath grants 50 Fame and a 5% factionwide bonus attack power.

Rat infestation now gets some of your units sick, depending on your population.

Heal Vedrfolnir to earn 100 Lore and he will discover 6 new areas for your clan.

The new lake tile always has fish; Fisherman's hut cost reduced from 60 to 40 wood.

Valkyries' attack raised by 25%, defense by 33%, and health by 15%.

Axe Throwers' base attack reduced by 15% and base range reduced by 30%.

Sending mercenaries now costs 200 Krowns, their attack increased by 10%, defense reduced by 55%, and they now summon 4 units.

Military units now have color circles beneath them to increase fight clarity.

Scouts are not allowed to scout enemy territory unless the scout camp is upgraded.

Axe Throwers base attack reduced by 15% and base range reduced by 30%.

Upgrading Warriors grants 15% attack power and a charging ability.

Upgrading the WatchTower will increase its health by 75% and its attack power by 75%. Towers won't start burning until health is under 80%.

Valkyries attack raised by 25%, defense by 33%, and health by 15%. Base number changed from 5 to 4 and spawn rate halved.

The AI now upgrades its units' tools.

Young & Proud and Gear Upgrade now have a more accurate description.

Killing the Wyvern now grants 250 fame to every ally in the team.

The AI will now progress more slowly in the beginning of games but will be more efficient in late game.

Kaija's defense raised by 5%, health by 7%, and cost is now 75 food.

Two players should not be able to spawn next to one another.

The repair of a WatchTower stops when it is attacked.

Draugr health raised by 20% and now includes melee, spear thrower, and shield types.

Wolves won't randomly change target.

Wolf attack raised by 15%.

Wood production bonus from forests drops from 20% to 10%, and lore production bonus from Circle of Lorestone drops from 20% to 10%.

Valkyries base number changed from 5 to 4 and spawn rate divided by 2.

Military units now have brand new abilities that will cost 50 Krowns and 10 Iron.

Shieldmaiden's defense increased by 7%.

Upgrading the Training Camp, Shield Bearer Camp, and Axe Thrower Camp now grants a boost in attack (10%) instead of defense.

The Achievements issues should now be fixed.

Wolf attack raised by 15%.

In the group panel, you can select all the units from a specific type by CTRL+click on one of the units.

The AI now upgrades its units' tools.

Wolves won't randomly change target.

Draugr health raised by 20% and introduced 3 types: melee, spear thrower, and shield.

In the group panel, you can select all the units from a specific type by CTRL+click on one of the units.

Lore production bonus from the Circle of Lorestone drops from 20% to 10%.

The respawn cooldown for all WarChiefs has been raised from 1 to 3 months.

Killing the Wyvern now grants 250 fame to every ally in the team.

You can now see every unit in a multiple unit selection, with their individual life bar.

Better repartition of resources surrounding landing site.

When entering an area, there is now a 0.8 seconds cooldown before being able to attack.

Shield Bearer's arrow resistance ability reduced from 50% to 20%.

Tiles containing Stone and Iron mines surrounding the player’s landing site will be less difficult to colonize.

Upgrading Axe Throwers grants 30% increase in range and attack power.

Bear defense increased by 20% and health by 7%.

There are now 3 different stats for each unit: Attack, Health, and Resistance.

There are now 3 different stats for each unit: Attack, Health, and Resistance.

Redesign of the unit life-bars with clan color.

Military units now have color circles beneath them to increase fight clarity.

Shield Bearer's arrow resistance ability reduced from 50% to 20%.

The Achievements issues should now be fixed.

Sending mercenaries now costs 200 Krowns, their attack increased by 10%, and defense reduced by 55%.

It is now possible to upgrade a tool if the building of the unit is built, even if there are no units.

You can now see every unit in a multiple unit selection, with their individual life bar.

Players in MP games now won’t have more than 2 pauses available; after 30 seconds, any player can unpause the game.

Bear defense increased by 20% and health by 7%.

Wood production bonus from a forest drops from 20% to 10%.

When entering an area, there is now a 0.8 seconds cooldown before being able to attack.

Berserker health reduced by 30% and defense increased by 30%.

Tiles containing Stone and Iron mines surrounding the player’s landing site will be less difficult to colonize.

Shieldmaiden's defense increased by 7%.

Redesign of the unit life-bars with clan color.

Players in MP games now won’t have more than 2 pauses available.

The repair of a WatchTower stops when it is attacked.

It is now possible to upgrade a tool if the building of the unit is built, even if there are no units.

The AI will now progress more slowly in the beginning of games but will be more efficient in late game.

Respawn cooldown for all WarChiefs raised from 1 to 3 months.

Scouts are not allowed to scout enemy territory unless the scout camp is upgraded.

In the tool upgrade tab, villagers can be upgraded to increase building & repair speed by 15%, but they won't gather more food.

Upgrading the WatchTower increases its health by 75% and attack power by 75%.

Upgrading Shield Bearers doubles their protection against ranged attacks and increases resistance by 20%.

Kaija's defense raised by 5%, health by 7%, and cost is now 75 food.

Two players should not be able to spawn next to one another.

Berserker health reduced by 30% and defense increased by 30%.

Upgrading Warriors grants 15% attack power and a charging ability.

Upgrading Axe Throwers increases their range and attack power by 30%.

Upgrading the Training Camp, Shield Bearer Camp, and Axe Thrower Camp now grants a 10% boost in attack instead of defense.

Upgrading Shield Bearers doubles their protection against ranged attacks and increases resistance by 20%.

Tool upgrade tab allows upgrading villagers, increasing building & repair speed by 15%.

Better repartition of resources surrounding landing site.

Axe thrower base attack reduced by 15% and base range reduced by 30%.

Bear defense increased by 20% and health by 7%.

Two players should not be able to spawn next to one another.

Units now have 3 different stats: Attack, Health Points, and Resistance, instead of combining Health Points & Resistance into one stat.

Bear defense increased by 20% and health by 7%.

Killing the Wyvern now grants 250 fame to every ally in the team.

The unit life-bars have been redesigned.

Draugr health raised by 20% and introduction of 3 types: melee, spear thrower, and shield.

Upgrading the WatchTower will increase its health by 100% and its attack power by 100%.

Upgrading the Axe Thrower increases range by 30% and attack power.

Upgrading the Shield Bearer doubles protection against ranged attacks and increases resistance by 20%.

Two players should not be able to spawn next to one another.

You can now see every unit in a multiple unit selection, with their individual life bar.

The Shieldmaiden’s defense has been increased by 7%.

Shield Bearer’s arrow resist ability reduced from 50% to 20%.

Scouts are not allowed to scout enemy territory unless the scout camp is upgraded.

Draugr health raised by 20% and now includes melee, spear thrower, and shield types.

Upgrading the Shield Bearer doubles its protection against ranged attacks and increases resistance by 20%.

Mercenaries' attack increased by 10%, defense reduced by 55%, and now summon 4 units instead of 3.

Wood production bonus from forests drops from 20% to 10%, and lore production bonus from Circle of Lorestone drops from 20% to 10%.

Upgrading the Axe Thrower increases range by 30% and attack power.

Upgrading these camps now grants a boost in attack (10%) instead of defense.

Wolf attack raised by 15%.

Wood production bonus from forests drops from 20% to 10%.

Units now have three different stats: Attack, Health points, and Resistance.

When entering an area, there is now a cooldown of 0.8 seconds before being able to strike a hit, preventing tile dancing.

Upgrading the Warrior grants a 15% attack power increase and a charging ability to sprint towards enemies.

The achievements issues should now be fixed.

In the group panel, you can select all units of a special type by CTRL+clicking on one of the units.

Valkyries' attack raised by 25%, defense by 33%, and health by 15%.

Better repartition of resources surrounding landing site.

In the group panel, you can select all the units from a special type by CTRL+click on one of the units.

Killing the Wyvern now grants 250 fame to every ally in the team.

Valkyries' attack raised by 25%, defense by 33%, and health by 15%.

Axe Thrower base attack reduced by 15% and base range reduced by 30%.

Shield Bearer's arrow resist ability reduced from 50% to 20%.

Berserker health reduced by 30% and defense increased by 30%.

Berserker health reduced by 30% and defense increased by 30%.

The repair of a WatchTower stops when it is attacked.

Tiles containing Stone and Iron mines surrounding the player’s landing site will be less difficult to colonize.

The repair of a WatchTower stops when it is attacked.

Wolf attack raised by 15%.

When entering an area, there is now a cooldown of 0.8 seconds before being able to strike a hit, preventing tile dancing.

Upgrading the Training Camp, Shield Bearer Camp, and Axe Thrower Camp now grants a 10% boost in attack instead of defense.

It is now possible to upgrade a tool if the building of the unit is built, even if there are no units.

Armored Bear defense raised by 20% and health by 7%.

Upgrading the WatchTower will now increase its health and attack power by 100%.

Armored Bear's defense raised by 20% and health by 7%.

Mercenaries' attack increased by 10%, defense reduced by 55%, and now summon 4 units instead of 3.

The Shieldmaiden's defense has been increased by 7%.

Military units now have color circles beneath them to increase fight clarity.

Lore production bonus from the Circle of Lorestone drops from 20% to 10%.

The AI now upgrades its units' tools.

Players in MP games now won’t have more than 2 pauses available, and after 30 seconds, each player can unpause the game.

Scouts are not allowed to scout enemy territory unless the scout camp is upgraded.

Military units now have color circles beneath them to increase fight clarity.

Tiles containing Stone and Iron mines surrounding the player’s landing site will be less difficult to colonize.

You can now see every unit in a multiple unit selection, with their individual life bar.

The Achievements issues should now be fixed.

The AI now upgrades its units' tools.

It is now possible to upgrade a tool if the building of the unit is built, even if there are no units.

Players in MP games now won’t have more than 2 pauses available; after 30 seconds, each player can unpause the game.

Better repartition of resources surrounding landing site.

Upgrading the Warrior grants 15% attack power and a charging ability to sprint towards enemies.

Northgard's Solo Campaign is coming this winter, focusing on the colonization of the newly discovered Continent of Northgard.

Raven's scout immune to damage; mercenaries gain higher resistance and loot resources from attacked tiles.

Wild animals provide less food and military units give reduced happiness.

Fixed damage bugs related to different animations dealing different amounts of damage.

Added color variants for giants, wolves, and deers.

+10% attack bonus added to farmer, miner, and smith.

Added cooldown when breaking an attack to prevent hammering and animation skipping.

Scout camps upgrade stone cost halved from 10 to 5 Stone.

Sheepfold costs reduced to 60 Wood; Barricades increase villagers' resistance by 30%; Team Work now grants a free fest.

Food production loss in winter reduced to 30%, Fame 2 adjustment, and winter festival food loss reduction.

Raven's scout immune to damage, mercenaries gain higher resistance, cheaper colonization with Krowns, and looting resources from attacked tiles.

Fixed damage bugs related to different animation dealing different amounts of damage.

Added cooldown when breaking an attack to prevent hammering and animation skipping.

Farmer, miner, and smith receive a +10% attack bonus.

Sheepfold costs reduced to 60 Wood, Barricades increase villagers' resistance by 30%, Team Work grants a free fest.

Added color variants for giants, wolves, and deers.

Food production loss in winter reduced to 30%; Fame 2 adjustment for unit kills and military unit power increase.

Scout camps upgrade stone cost reduced from 10 to 5.

Wild animals provide less food; military units contribute less happiness.

No longer reduced food consumption, gains 30% feasting bonus from start.

New clan featuring unique units and bonuses.

General AI has been improved for stronger performance in Hard mode.

Includes bonuses for Armored Bear and Shield Maiden.

Erudition Knowledge has been swapped with Shipbuilding and adjusted.

Food consumption changes and new Fame step introduced.

Berserker attack power reduced and adjustments to Conqueror knowledge.

Access to the Armored Bear and Shield Maiden units.

General AI has been improved to provide a stronger challenge.

Players without Fur Coats now suffer an attack power penalty during winter.

Replaces Warchief, lower attack but high defense.

Erudition Knowledge swapped with Shipbuilding, new effects added.

Non-Bear clans without Fur Coats now get -10% attack power in territory.

A powerful defensive unit with high armor, costs 50 food.

Berserker's attack power reduced by ~10%, other changes to knowledge.

Order of profession icons changed for better usability.

The order of profession icons has been changed for better usability.

A new clan with unique bonuses and units has been added.

Food cost to have Giants join reduced by 20%.

New measures to prevent cheating in the game have been put in place.

Circle of Stones Lore bonus changed from +50% to +30%.

Military buildings now have a 'rally to Warchief' option for newly trained warriors.

Development has started to enhance AI for a stronger challenge in Hard Mode.

Gear Upgrade and Young and Proud bonuses maxed to +25%.

A new DirectX version is available to test, aimed at solving crashes related to OpenGL drivers.

Fixed display issues for global bonuses in attack/defense for non-host players in multiplayer.

Fixed a bug that sometimes prevented placing a field on fertile land.

Prevented axe throwers and hunters from firing at targets out of range.

A DirectX version is now available to test, aimed at resolving crashes related to OpenGL drivers.

Coinage bonus changed from +30% to +20%.

Fixed display of global bonuses in attack/defense for non-host players in multiplayer.

A new Profile section in the main menu to view game statistics and achievements.

Added a button to select the entire warband with a single click.

Coinage bonus changed from +30% to +20%.

New button added to select the entire warband with a single click.

Dedicated skins for buildings training axe throwers and shield bearers have been added.

Military buildings now have a toggle option to rally trained warriors to the current Warchief position.

Fixed a bug preventing button clicks on the end of game replay screen.

Amount of food required for Giants to join reduced by 20%.

Ship Building wisdom bonus changed from +50% to +30%.

Young and Proud now replaces Sharp Weapons instead of Defensive Strategy.

Victory progress for players/AI now shows only when they reach 75%.

Young and Proud now replaces Sharp Weapons instead of Defensive Strategy.

Fixed a bug preventing button clicks on the end of game replay screen.

New buttons added to the mini-map to toggle between resource display and strategy view.

Gear Upgrade and Young and Proud bonuses maxed to +25%.

Circle of Stones Lore bonus changed from +50% to +30%.

Work has begun on enhancing AI to provide a stronger challenge in Hard Mode.

Fame score for players/AI shown only after reaching 75% victory progress.

Sailors Lore production reverted to +1 from +1.5.

New buttons added to the mini-map to toggle between resource display and strategy mode showing enemy units and towers.

Prevented axe throwers and hunters from firing at targets out of range.

A new Profile section in the main menu displays statistics about games played and includes Steam achievements.

Ship Building wisdom bonus changed from +50% to +30%.

Sailors Lore production reverted to +1 from +1.5.

Addressing startup errors for users with Intel HD graphics cards; a DirectX version is in development.

Identified startup errors for users with Intel HD graphics cards; working on a DirectX version to resolve this issue.

Several error messages during gameplay have been addressed in this patch.

Patch provides improvements aimed at fixing the 'Out of Memory' error messages.

Patch includes improvements aimed at resolving 'Out of Memory' error messages.

Several gameplay errors have been fixed, with ongoing efforts to address remaining issues.

Wolf clan now receives extra Food when killing wolves and bears instead of having Sharp Weapons by default.

Cost for teaming with Giants has been significantly reduced.

Defeating another player now grants +120 Fame (+150 for Giants).

Raven Harbor Exploration costs are now consistently 10 Krowns.

Fame victory condition now set at 1200.

Added Teamplay (2v2, 3v3, 2v2v2) and Free For All (2 to 6 players) modes, with AI player support.

Supply Fame title bonus for Stag clan now gives +150 resources instead of +200.

Sailors now produce +1.5 Lore instead of +1.

Players now start with 4 Villagers instead of 3.

Fixed various errors; restart Steam to force update.

The number of Scouts is now limited by the number of Scout Camps (2 + 1 rule).

Training Camp now gives +2 Warband instead of +3, with an additional +1 when upgraded.

Fixed Out of Memory errors and added various UI improvements.

Added support for Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, and Chinese (simplified).

Healers are now more efficient on sick units.

Buildings have been reordered according to gameplay usage.

Civilians and Wolves are now a bit stronger.

Civilians and Wolves are now a bit stronger.

Colonizing a Wolf Cave gives 30 Fame, 50 Fame for Draugr Camp.

New multiplayer modes including Teamplay (2v2, 3v3, 2v2v2) and Free For All (2 to 6 players) added.

Sailors now produce +1.5 Lore instead of +1.

Players now start with 4 Villagers instead of 3.

Wolf clan now receives extra Food when killing wolves and bears instead of having Sharp Weapons by default.

Colonizing the Gates of Helheim now always costs 100 Food.

Introduction of two new units: Axe Thrower (ranged) and Shield Bearer (defensive).

Raven Harbor Exploration costs are now always 10 Krowns.

All fight damage has been slightly reduced to allow more time for micro.

Fixed Out of Memory errors and added various UI improvements.

Added support for Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, and Chinese (simplified).

Defeating another player now grants +120 Fame (+150 for Giants).

Supply Fame title bonus for Stag clan now gives +150 resources instead of +200.

Introduced two new units: Axe Thrower (ranged) and Shield Bearer (defensive), spawned from new specialized buildings.

Colonizing a Wolf Cave gives 30 Fame, 50 for Draugr Camp.

The number of Scouts is now limited by the number of Scout Camps (2 + 1 rule).

All fight damage has been slightly reduced to allow more time for micro.

Cost for teaming with Giants has been significantly reduced.

Colonizing the Gates of Helheim now consistently costs 100 Food.

Fame victory condition now set at 1200, with ongoing changes to the Fame system.

Fixed various errors; restart Steam to force update.

Buildings have been reordered according to gameplay usage.

Healers are now more efficient on sick units.

Lore victory now requires less Lore cost for advanced knowledge.

Lore victory now requires less Lore cost for advanced knowledge.

Training Camp now gives +2 Warband instead of +3, with an additional +1 when upgraded.

Notifications and icons for burning or being repaired buildings have been reviewed for better clarity.

Constructing and repairing are no longer interrupted by incoming attacks unless the villager is attacked.

The speed at which buildings burn has been halved, allowing more time for repairs.

The speed at which buildings burn has been halved, allowing more time for repairs.

Resolved several bugs related to the repairs of Trading Post and Training Camp.

Repair time now varies with building size; smaller buildings repair faster.

Earthquakes can now damage a maximum of 3 buildings and only 20% of each building (was 50%).

Notifications and icons for burning or being repaired buildings have been reviewed for better clarity.

Repair time now varies with building size; smaller buildings repair faster.

Constructing and repairing are no longer interrupted by incoming attacks unless the villager is attacked.

Resolved several bugs related to the repairs of Trading Post and Training Camp.

Added villager requirement to repair damaged buildings for a more strategic approach.

Added villager requirement to repair damaged buildings for a more strategic approach.

Fixed bug for repairing Harbor and managing more than 3 sailors.

Fixed bug for repairing Harbor and issues with having more than 3 sailors.

Earthquakes can now damage a maximum of 3 buildings and only deal 20% damage (was 50%).

Adjustments to lore Wealth and Mercenaries' resistance.

Build times for Scout Camp and initial scouting reduced; construction progress continues while villagers move.

Women can now take on any role in the Viking clan, participating in various activities.

Changes to the lore Wealth and Mercenaries' resistance for the Clan of the Raven.

Build times for Scout Camp and other buildings have been reduced to enhance early game pacing.

Players can now relive their matches through a replay function for games started after the update.

Players can now choose between Small, Medium, and Large map sizes when starting a new game.

Players can now choose between Small, Medium, and Large map sizes when starting a new game.

Various changes including speed adjustments for units and costs for upgrades.

Buildings now require a villager to repair, and the Repair button has been removed to avoid confusion.

Destroying Wolf's Dens and Draugr Camps now yields different amounts of resources and Fame.

Changes to Fenrir's abilities and resource rewards for the Clan of the Wolf.

Increased Valkyries guarding relics and adjustments to their spawning and aggression.

Changes to Valkyrie spawn rates and aggression towards players.

Various adjustments to costs, speeds, and notifications to improve overall gameplay experience.

Changes to Fenrir's abilities and adjustments to Wolf Fame and pillage rewards.

Destroying Wolf's Dens and Draugr Camps now yields different amounts of resources and Fame.

Players can now relive their matches through a replay function for games started after the update.

Buildings now require a villager to repair, and the Repair button has been removed to reduce confusion.

Replacements and adjustments to abilities and structures for the Clan of the Stag.

Adjustments to starting resources, barricade bonuses, and building upgrades.

Women can now take on any role in the Viking clan, enhancing gameplay diversity.

Adjustments to starting resources and building upgrades for the Clan of the Goat.

Fixed a bug that prevented some players from starting the game on 64-bit Windows.

Resolved a bug preventing some players from starting the game on 64-bit Windows.

Replacements of abilities and adjustments to structure maintenance.

Resolved an issue preventing some players from launching the game due to a missing Microsoft redist package.

Players will be able to construct most advanced buildings without needing to upgrade the town hall first.

The upcoming patch will include various balancing tweaks to enhance gameplay for all clans.

Upcoming patch will include various tweaks and balancing adjustments for a more rounded experience.

Players will be able to construct most advanced buildings without first upgrading the town hall.

Next patch will add female characters, including shield maidens, to the game.

The next patch will add female characters, including shield maidens, to the game.

Resolved an issue preventing some players from launching the game due to a missing Microsoft redist package.

Currently testing a free for all multiplayer version for up to 4 players.

Currently experimenting with new ranged units for the game.

Working on new ranged units, still in early development stages.

Currently testing a free for all multiplayer version for up to 4 players.

Continuing to address and fix major bugs reported by players.

Planning to start work on a 2v2 cooperative multiplayer system.

Continuing to fix major bugs and compile player reports.

Planning to start development on a 2v2 cooperative multiplayer system.

Working on a new defense-based unit to counter fixed objects.

Developing a new defense-based unit for gameplay.

The Hard Mode has been made a bit easier.

The Wealth Lore now gives +1 Happiness every 300K instead of every 500K.

A -20% production penalty is now applied to unhappy units.

You can now use the TAB key to navigate between similar units/buildings. Use ALT to display map information.

Villagers will demand more upgraded houses in order to maintain their happiness.

Improving a Tool now costs 50 Kröwns (on top of the Iron that you need).

There is now a maximum distance at which a unit can hurt another.

Upgrading a Scout Camp will now give +50% of Scouting speed.

Improving a Tool now costs 50 Kröwns in addition to the required Iron.

Raven clan Mercenaries no longer receive clan attack/defence bonuses.

Marketplaces will now grow their stocks even if there is no Merchant assigned to them.

Hunters' production has been slightly reduced and they no longer receive the +30% bonus from the Sharp Weapons Lore.

Raven clan Mercenaries no longer receive your clan attack/defence bonuses.

The Wealth Lore now gives +1 Happiness every 300K instead of every 500K.

A -20% production penalty is now applied to unhappy units.

The Hunters' production has been slightly reduced and they no longer get the +30% bonus from the Sharp Weapons Lore.

Upgrading a Scout Camp now gives +50% Scouting speed.

Healers can no longer heal units in combat but now heal 30% faster. Medicine gives +50% instead of +100% healing speed.

You can now build a smaller/cheaper watch tower at first, then upgrade it to a more powerful version later in the game.

Hard Mode has been made easier; Very Hard mode will be available for more challenge.

Civilians will stop working at a building when it's burning.

Civilians will stop working at a building when it's burning (too hot).

Marketplaces will now grow their stocks even without a Merchant assigned.

Healers can no longer heal units in combat but now heal 30% faster. Medicine now gives +50% instead of +100% healing speed.

There is a maximum distance at which a unit can hurt another one.

You can now use the TAB key to navigate between similar units/buildings; ALT displays map information.

You can now build a smaller/cheaper watch tower at first, then upgrade it to a more powerful version later in the game.

Villagers will demand more upgraded houses to maintain happiness.

The Happiness bonus for Wealth (Kröwns stocks) has been removed and is now a Raven-specific knowledge.

Goat Clan's knowledge 'Healthy Food' replaced by 'Barricades' which increase civilian resistance by 10% per building.

Added Ctrl+1-9 shortcuts for creating groups of units or memorizing buildings.

A new clan that can colonize tiles with Food or Kröwns and features a clan-specific building, The Harbour.

Added Ctrl+1-9 shortcuts for creating groups of units or memorizing buildings.

The knowledge 'Healthy Food' has been replaced by 'Barricades', increasing civilians' resistance by 10% per building in the area.

Players can now increase the maximum number of buildings by 1 for a cost of Kröwns, once per area.

The game version has been updated to v0.1.4202.

Sailors' tools can now be improved.

Fixed the Great Explorers achievement.

Stag Clan can now build the Hall of Skalds without upgrading their Town Hall; Thane fame bonus replaced with additional Supplies.

Improved ability to micro-manage combat and fixed several bugs related to fight handling.

More Fish can be found in new maps.

Recruitment cost for warriors now scales with each additional warrior recruited.

A new clan that can colonize tiles with Food or Kröwns and features a clan-specific building, The Harbour.

More Fish can be found in new maps.

Sailors' tools can now be improved.

Increased the time it takes to colonize the Yggdrasil to allow for contesting by AI and other players.

The cost of recruiting warriors now varies with each additional warrior, designed to balance the cost/power ratio.

Fixed the Great Explorers achievement.

Improved the ability to micro-manage combat and fixed several bugs related to fight handling.

The Happiness bonus for Wealth (Kröwns stocks) has been removed and is now a Raven-specific knowledge.

Increased the time it takes to colonize the Yggdrasil to allow for contesting by AI and other players.

Players can now increase the maximum number of buildings by 1 for a cost of Kröwns, once per area.

Significant improvements made to AI behavior.

Significantly improved AI behavior.

Stag Clan can now build the Hall of Skalds without upgrading their Town Hall and their Thane fame bonus has been replaced with additional Supplies.

Buildings will now visually get darker when they are on fire.

AI can now defend itself better and grow more effectively, especially in hard mode.

Fish will create ripples and sometimes jump, making them easier to spot.

Includes mainly bugs and UI related fixes.

Includes various minor fixes mainly related to bugs and UI.

Buildings will now visually darken when they are on fire.

Fish will create ripples and sometimes jump, making them easier to spot.

AI can now better defend itself and grow, especially in hard mode.

No notification for AI blessings unlocks when Lore victory disabled

No notification for AI blessings unlocks when Lore victory disabled

Updated from 4013 to v0.1.4033 with some minor bugfixes and performance improvements.

Updated from 4013 to v0.1.4033 with some minor bugfixes and performance improvements.

Disabled Victory conditions doesn't get displayed in tooltips

Disabled Victory conditions doesn't get displayed in tooltips

The 'Eradication' feature, which was not functioning correctly, has been fixed.

Players can now choose to opt-out from various victory conditions when creating a new game.

Some additional minor fixes have been applied.

The user interface for Trade route choice and Marketplace has been redesigned.

Fullscreen Borderless mode is now the default setting unless 'Exclusive' is checked.

Some additional minor fixes have been implemented.

The 'Eradication' feature, which was not functioning correctly, has been fixed.

VSync is now enabled by default for all players.

More tests and checks have been added for shader linkage failures and access violations.

More tests and checks have been added for shader linkage failures and access violations.

Replaced 'Failed to init GL' with a proper error message for OpenGL initialization issues.

The user interface for Trade route choice and Marketplace has been redesigned.

VSync is now enabled by default for all players.

Fullscreen Borderless mode is now the default setting unless 'Exclusive' is checked.

Players can now choose to opt-out from various victory conditions when creating a new game.

Replaced 'Failed to init GL' with a proper error message for OpenGL initialization issues.

Addressed the issue of Intel HD not showing territory borders.

Trade victory is now 8000 Krowns instead of 7000

Resolved issues with Intel HD generating maps with dirt dots all over the place.

Fixed Intel HD generating maps with dirt dots all over the place

Resolved the issue of being unable to select buildings/units when UI Scaling is active.

Added device used for rendering with driver version on title screen

Corrected issues where Advanced Medicine was not working in some cases.

Included device used for rendering with driver version on the title screen.

Fixed Advanced Medicine (was not working in some cases)

Fixed 'can't select building/unit' when UI Scaling is active

Corrected the calculation for 'next villager in X days' estimate.

Fixed Intel HD not showing territory borders

Fixed 'next villager in X days' estimate (was not always correctly calculated)

Trade victory is now set to 8000 Krowns instead of the previous 7000.

Sheepfold no longer provides a food production bonus to villagers when upgraded.

Added ability to scale the UI for 4K and other resolutions.

Only the wolf clan now receives the warriors happiness bonus.

Fixed calculation for the demand of better houses with large populations.

Multiple fixes implemented to address various crashes.

Sheepfold no longer provides a food production bonus to villagers when upgraded.

Game now starts in borderless mode to prevent crashes from overlays or streaming programs.

Implemented various fixes to address crashes.

The game will always start in borderless mode to prevent crashes due to overlays or streaming programs.

You no longer need to run vcredist.exe, allowing the game to start on computers that couldn't install it.

Resolved issue where some parts of the screen were unclickable on large resolutions.

Players no longer need to run vcredist.exe, improving game startup on certain computers.

Added ability to scale the UI for 4K resolution support.

Work is ongoing to pinpoint the source of access violations.

Fixed the calculation for the 'we want better houses' request with large populations.

Only the wolf clan now receives the warriors' happiness bonus.

New vsync option added to settings.

Upgraded houses now correctly provide +3 population instead of +2.

Upgraded houses now correctly provide +3 population instead of +2.

Resolved issue where some parts of the screen were unclickable on large resolutions.

Code has been implemented to better identify the source of access violations.

Fixed several access rights violation errors and included OpenAL32.dll to prevent launch issues.

Added a warning for users with Intel HD cards due to various reported bugs.

Fixed issues causing sound to pause at certain moments.

Added a warning for users with Intel HD cards due to various bugs reported.

Fixed the earthquake damage notification that was appearing later than it should have.

Fixed the issue causing the menu to be grayed out for some users.

Pushed a fix that should take care of the menu being grayed out for most users.

Introduced Steam achievements, with 16 available at launch, more to be added later.

Now shipping with OpenAL32.dll, which should fix the game refusing to launch for some users.

Resolved the random farm that was spawning in unintended locations.

Resolved the issue of a random farm spawning inappropriately.

Corrected the timing of earthquake damage notifications that were appearing late.

Fixed several access rights violation errors, which should take care of a lot of the black screen issues.

Resolved issues causing sound to pause at certain moments.

Introduced 16 Steam achievements with plans to add more in the future.

The Heidrun clan, known for their resourcefulness and food production capabilities, will be available at the beginning of early access.

Special tiles that can bring about unique victory conditions have been introduced, with strategic advantages for the Heidrun clan.

The team is working on multiplayer features, starting with a Steam friends system to test game balance and technical aspects.

The development team will prioritize player feedback to enhance the core game experience before adding more features.

The team will push critical bug fixes as they are identified and resolved.

The Early Access version includes free play mode, AI, several victory conditions, and winter impact.

Northgard will be available in Early Access on February 22, 2017, featuring free play mode against AI, three clans, and Norse mythological creatures.

Northgard will be released in Early Access on February 22, 2017, featuring free play mode against AI, three clans, and Norse mythological creatures.

The team will push critical bug-fixes as quickly as they are identified.

The development team will prioritize player feedback to enhance the core game experience before adding more features.

Planned features include multiplayer mode, story campaign, two new clans, diplomacy changes, more victory conditions, and neutral factions.

Future updates will include multiplayer mode, a story-based campaign, two new clans, changes to diplomacy, more victory conditions, and additional neutral factions.

Details on how the Fenrir clan's traits impact their ability to fulfill victory conditions, particularly domination victory.

The Fenrir clan of the Wolf is introduced, focusing on aggressive play and combat strength.

Ongoing work on balancing the game for a polished early access experience.

The Fenrir clan of the Wolf is introduced, focusing on aggressive play and combat strength.

Focus on balancing the impact of winter on gameplay to enhance survival mechanics.

A note indicating that the release date will be announced soon.

Details on how the Fenrir clan's traits impact their ability to fulfill certain victory conditions.

Focus on how winter affects overall gameplay, enhancing the survival aspect.