The long-awaited "Survival" mode has entered the open beta stage under the name "Cataclysm" and is now available to everyone! We have temporarily closed access to the Campaign mode during this time.
To participate in the beta, you will need to take a few simple steps:
Right-click on the game in your Steam library.
Select "Properties" and go to the Beta tab.
In the list, select "beta - Upcoming version (unstable)".
The game's name will change to Frozen Flame [beta] and a new version will begin downloading.
Embark on an adventure in a vast open world with an Archipelago of islands in an endless ocean. Search for resources, build, explore new territories, and fight for your life.
Join one of three Orders and venture together into the Frozen Desert - the abode of the Dragon that unleashes the Cataclysm - and other dangers, such as elementals and ice zombies. And remember - the greater the danger, the more valuable the reward!
The "Cataclysm" mode is recommended for experienced players only. Unite, explore the world, and restore Arcana!
New territories to explore: a water archipelago and flying islands.
Frozen Desert - a high-level location with harsh weather conditions, deadly enemies and bosses.
An opportunity to join one of three Orders to receive rewards and reputation by bringing valuable resources from the Frozen Desert.
CLAIMING THE TERRITORY
Once you place any construction module, he surrounding area will automatically become unavailable for construction for other players. And constructing a Sentinel will protect your buildings from any threats. Flexible access settings will allow you to decide what rights you want to give to friends or strangers.
MORE DYNAMIC COMBAT
The combat system has undergone numerous changes. Attacks have become more expressive and responsive. Combat abilities from the Skill Tree now consume combat energy, while flame attacks have been replaced by ultimate attacks.
All types of attacks have been reworked: light, heavy, running, and jumping.
The use of combat abilities now requires combat energy.
ENERGY AND FATIGUE
Energy has been added to the game as an addition to health and stamina. While actively exploring the world of Arcana, the pilgrim will gradually lose energy points and accumulate fatigue, which will affect their stamina. To restore strength for new adventures, drink water from a magical fountain or sleep in a bed.
New parameters have been added: energy and fatigue.
Beds restore energy.
Drinking water restores energy.
UI IMPROVEMENTS
In the new update, we have extensively redesigned the UI, making it more understandable and practical. Changes have been made to the stamina, flame attack and ability indicators.
New stamina and power attack UI.
Redesigned appearance of the ability widget.
New inventory UI.
BY POPULAR DEMAND
We see a large number of requests and feedback from players. Some of the suggestions have been taken into account in this update, namely:
Added the inventory sorting.
Now you can find the desired item faster. Sorting is available: by weight, by durability, by quality, by name.
Increased spear attack radius.
It is now easier to aim at enemies, especially at Nibblers!
Resources from ore nodes no longer get stuck in walls.
Now, dropped resources are always picked up from the ground.
Straw bed now functions as a respawn point.
Place a straw bed and sleep on it - now in case of death you will automatically return to this point. Your friends can also use your sleeping spot - but keep in mind: straw bed cannot have two simultaneous owners. The last person who slept on it owns the respawn point.
Improved quick-slot gamepad control.
A pop-up widget hint will appear for assigning items to quick access slots while using a gamepad.
After the update release, the following issues will also be fixed in the Campaign mode:
Monster spawning issue in the camp with a pearl.
Players couldn't complete the "Dungeon Secrets" quest because a mage didn't appear in the camp, which prevented the battle from being completed.
The rock is moved away from the Dragon Grove islands.
One of the islands was generated next to the rock, which made it difficult to complete the ritual.
OTHER CHANGES
Gameplay
Added a trading tent. Players can place a special tent to trade items with other players.
Added flight acceleration. It consumes more stamina but allows you to reach your destination faster.
New model for the bone club.
New NPC: Sanctuary Trader.
New item: fertilizer. You can fertilize your garden beds to reduce the growth time of essences. Fertilizers drop from boars.
The Christmas event is no longer available for players. Decor items from Krampus' shop have been added to the trader's shop in the Sanctuary.
New attacks for the Golem and Babbes in the arena.
Added new reactions among NPCs.
Added new actions in the water.
Changed the lowest temperature in Dragon’s Grove from -15 to -10.
Optimized performance on Steam Deck.
Improved optimization.
Reworked the target lock.
Bed icon is now always displayed on compass.
Added an option to adjust object and effect display distance.
Temporarily disabled "Focused" ability that speeds up spell cooldowns.
Killing Cursed players no longer results in gaining Curse.
DLC masks are now cosmetic clothing and do not replace regular armor.
Map
Ax's model has been changed in the Cradle of Keepers.
Added more coal and mithril to the Dragon’s Grove.
Deadwood on the map can now be broken to gather branches.
Added deciduous bushes.
Animations
Updated animations for regular and super jumps.
New animation for taking damage while in the bird mode.
New running animations with weapons.
Added animations for blocking attacks.
Updated Golem animations.
Added new crouchign animation.
Updated character emotion animations.
Added new attacks to the Dragon’s Grove bosses.
New torch animations.
New heavy sword attack animations.
Updated Nibbler animations.
New bubble animations.
New teleportation animations.
Fixes
Fixed dot damage errors.
Fixed Chronos dialogue.
Fixed bow aiming.
Fixed issues with ability cooldown display.
Fixed a bug with bonus HP display.
NPC dialogs no longer scroll when ESC is pressed.
Player character no longer falls into the bed while sleeping.
And this is all for now! See you in Arcana!
About Frozen Flame
A challenging exploration and survival adventure, set in the dying world of Dragons. Only those who harness the power of Frozen Flame have the means to survive the harsh conditions of the realm and are able to muster the strength to cleanse it for good.
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Survival Open Beta Start Date and Q&A
Greetings, Pilgrims!
While our last announcement was just recently, we already have more news to share with you. And considering that you have already read the title there is no need to delay any further - Open Beta for Survival Mode is coming on 5th of April 2023.
Next week we will share more details with you before Open Beta starts - including full patch notes!
And with the upcoming Open Beta for Survival Mode we understand you have a lot of questions about the game, its lore and upcoming changes. This is why we want to answer as many of your questions as possible! The most popular and burning questions we will address in the near future. Others we will address a tad later.
And for now - this is everything.
See you!
About Frozen Flame A challenging exploration and survival adventure, set in the dying world of Dragons. Only those who harness the power of Frozen Flame have the means to survive the harsh conditions of the realm and are able to muster the strength to cleanse it for good.
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Dev Diary #2: What Future Brings
We continue on our way towards the bigger update, having received plentiful positive feedback and suggestions based on the Closed Alpha Test. And now we’d like to share more information about the occurred changes.
First, we decided to relocate the entirety of the starting location into the water and turn it into a sort of a continent. And it seems like sooner or later we’ll have to implement fully fleshed-out fishing into the game.. Floating islands will keep on spawning at different locations for each server, while the ability to fly will now be reserved for high-level players.
We’ve also received a lot of requests to make the Survival mode compatible with coop experience. So, we’ve adjusted the mode’s focus from Orders and PvP to survival and exploration. You’ll be able to protect your buildings with a special module - a sentinel. For those who either don’t want to participate in PvP, or want the mode to be more punishing, we’ll implement new server settings.
To make the survival experience more complete, we’ve added fatigue, which can be restored by consuming certain types of food or by sleeping in a bed. Beds can now also be used as checkpoints - you can return to them via teleportation stone or after respawning. The stamina bar is now located in the top-left corner of the game to make the UI more coherent.
Another goal we have with the upcoming update is to improve combat by making it more fast-paced and diverse. Most weapons received updates to their attack animations, while some weapons received new ones altogether. Heavy attacks are no longer locked behind leveling and only require stamina to use, while battle energy will now directly impact combat abilities and allow you to use them more frequently.
We also want to add more fun activities so that the players can spend some quality time with their friends. Musical instruments, vendor stalls and even catapults! What will be included in the final version of the update depends solely on the Alpha Test results.
So, you can expect plenty of changes and improvements! We will soon announce the date of the Open Beta Test, where everyone will be able to give the new additions a try.
About Frozen Flame
A challenging exploration and survival adventure, set in the dying world of Dragons. Only those who harness the power of Frozen Flame have the means to survive the harsh conditions of the realm and are able to muster the strength to cleanse it for good.
For more on Frozen Flame, follow the game on social media on the following channels.
Join other fans on Discord: https://discord.gg/playfrozenflame
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Steam Spring Sale Is Here!
Greetings, pilgrims! 🔥
If you wanted your friends to join you in adventures in Frozen Flame - now is the time! With something huge coming really soon - you don’t want to miss it.
📅 During Steam Spring Sale starting today and until the 23rd of March at 10 am PDT, Frozen Flame will be 20% off.
Frozen Flame is a Survival RPG set in the vast world of Arсana, an ancient land once governed by the Dragons. Addled by the curse, it now beckons for souls capable of harnessing the powers of the primeval magic. Those who seek to govern over these lands will have to amass power and allies to bring the fight to the Ice Citadel, home of the Faceless that spreads rot over the realm.
For more on Frozen Flame, follow the game on social media on the following channels.
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Dev Diary #1: Survival Mode
Greetings, Pilgrims!
The work on the next update continues apace, so we'd like to share the details of the upcoming "Survival" mode with you.
It is going to be PvPvE mode where the players will side with one of the Orders and lead it to victory by participating in various activities, such as hunting deadly bosses. These challenges take place after the events of the campaign.
The players will be able to tackle the harsh trials both on public and private servers. The settings will be customizable so that you can set up more comfortable gaming conditions, like fully disabling PvP if you so choose. A single server will be able to support up to 50 people simultaneously.
The world will be significantly expanded. There will be many more islands than in the campaign, and they will be randomly shuffled, to create unique situations: may have to carefully build logistical chains between islands to acquire the necessary resources.
Right now the Orders have different fortresses, stories, and goals, but the testing may bring out the need for additional changes.
In addition to dangerous monsters and harsh weather conditions, the world will be struck by cataclysms - the periodic events that bring deadly cold. There are terrifying creatures stirring among the snow, daring champions to come and lay claim to the useful loot.
The goal of this mode is to help your Order and its allies achieve their aims and receive legendary items in return. We are also discussing the possibility of introducing an optional wipe for those who want to periodically change the balance of power on servers, allowing to retain only a fraction of the players' progress.
The work on the campaign mode also continues. We’d like to dedicate more time to its development, so we can think everything through and deliver the most exciting experience, so we bring you the first screenshots of the new islands for now.
This was just the beginning. There are many things that we are working on, and next time, we will tell you about the changes to the combat system and what we learned from the alpha test.
Sincerely, the Frozen Flame Development Team
About Frozen Flame
A challenging exploration and survival adventure, set in the dying world of Dragons. Only those who harness the power of Frozen Flame have the means to survive the harsh conditions of the realm and are able to muster the strength to cleanse it for good.
For more on Frozen Flame, follow the game on social media on the following channels.
Join other fans on Discord: https://discord.gg/playfrozenflame Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/playfrozenflame/ Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/playfrozenflame/ Like our images and videos on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/playfrozenflame Share your review on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/FrozenFlame/
Frozen Flame | A Building Contest
Pilgrims, welcome to our first building contest after release in Early Access!
While we are busy working on the upcoming survival mode and preparing for the alpha and beta tests, we want to check your building skills.
There will be up to 10 winners, and as a reward for your architectural abilities, the top builders will receive exclusive access to the Closed Alpha. And finally, THE GRAND PRIZE - TOP-3 will additionally receive a Golden Harp DLC, the unique decoration of the Golden Harp!
Contest Rules
They are simple:
Join us on Discord by invite and there you’ll see a channel named #👑building-contest.
Drop your buildings there, our team will carefully look through each of them!
Enter your own work created for this contest. Teamwork is allowed, but only the account that submits will receive the prizes.
Wait for the results of the contest and continue playing Frozen Flame ❤️
Due Date
All entries must be submitted by March 8th, 2023, 8:00 AM PT. We will not accept any entries after this date. Winners will be announced on March 9, 2023, at 8:00 AM PT. Entries must be submitted to the Building Contest channel on Discord.
About Frozen Flame
A challenging exploration and survival adventure, set in the dying world of Dragons. Only those who harness the power of Frozen Flame have the means to survive the harsh conditions of the realm and are able to muster the strength to cleanse it for good.
For more on Frozen Flame, follow the game on social media on the following channels.
Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/playfrozenflame/ Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/playfrozenflame/ Like our images and videos on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/playfrozenflame Share your review on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/FrozenFlame/
The Closed Alpha and future plans
Greetings, Pilgrims!
We have exciting news to share with you regarding our game's development! As you may have seen, we recently published an updated roadmap that includes plans for the release of the survival mode this spring. However, before we can launch such a vast game mode, we need to conduct thorough testing. Therefore, we will be conducting two tests before the survival mode.
The first test will be a closed alpha test, which is scheduled to begin on March 9th. Participants in this alpha test will be a selected group of players, our game veterans. We will also be hosting a building contest just before the start of the test, and the top builders will be given access to the closed alpha. We believe that those who have invested a lot of time and effort into the game should be the first to experience the new game mode.
Following the alpha test, we will conduct a beta test that will be open to everyone. It will be announced separately at a later date. We will closely monitor all feedback from the tests and make any necessary changes based on your comments.
We are thrilled to share these updates with you and hope that you are as excited as we are about the upcoming changes to our game. Thank you for your continued support!
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Roadmap Update
Dear Pilgrims,
It's been three exciting months since Frozen Flame hit Early Access, and we've been working hard to make the game even better. Thanks to your valuable feedback, we've made several improvements and releases. We are now happy to announce some exciting changes and future updates.
We recently conducted a survey on our Discord channel to gather your thoughts and ideas on what you'd like to see in the future of Frozen Flame. We're grateful for your participation, and we've taken your suggestions to heart. Based on the results, we've adjusted our development roadmap to better align with your expectations.
One of our primary focuses in the near future will be the Survival mode and PvP. Three Orders stake a claim for resources and territory in the world, which grows harsher with every passing moment. Players must pick a side and lead their Order to victory by combating rivals, conquering islands, and vanquishing deadly bosses.
The upcoming update will also introduce refined combat mechanics and re-tuned weapons, particularly the bow, and staff.
To ensure a seamless roll-out, we will be implementing a new update delivery process, starting with a closed Alpha test in March. This will be followed by an open beta accessible to all players in Spring.
As for the future plans, we are working on other features from the roadmap poll, and they will appear in the game in the later stages of development. Also, we are eager to engage with the community and have exciting plans for various player events in the near future.
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Update #3: The Dragon’s Grove Keeper
NEW BOSS: THE GOLEM
Golems are powerful, profane creatures. Born of the Faceless’ dark energy, they were thought to disappear after the demise of the dragons. Yet one of them still remains. Somewhere in the Astral, this mighty giant slumbers, guarding the portal core of the Dragon’s Grove.
New location: Hollow Golem.
New boss: The Golem.
New Steam achievement: Defeat the Golem.
Dragon’s Grove story arc finale.
As a reward for defeating the Golem, you will receive an enchanting station blueprint, which will become available in the next update.
Future updates may bring changes to the Golem’s behavior based on feedback.
NEW WEAPON TYPE: SPEARS
Spear is a perfect weapon for those who want to hold their opponents at a medium range - not too close, and not too far. However, if a Cursed isn’t content with the distance between you two and tries to get away - politely inform him that you’d like him to stay.. by throwing a spear at his back.
New weapon type: spear.
3 varieties: stone, bone and metal.
Spear blueprints can be purchased from Bonehead and Blacksmith.
COMBAT POTIONS
Do you feel hot all of the sudden? Or, perhaps, your body permeates with cold? Did you have “something wrong” for breakfast? Hurry to Woodhead! He has brand new recipes in stock: remedies for poisons, heat and cold!
3 new combat potions, which cure and grant brief protection from negative effects: poison, fire and cold.
NEW DRAGON’S GROVE ISLANDS
Dragon’s Grove has gained 5 new picturesque islands, ready to be discovered and claimed.
New islands: 3 medium and 2 small.
2 new Rituals.
BY POPULAR DEMAND
We get plenty of feedback and ideas from our players. Some of those are included in this update:
Added new building modules:
Roof corner.
Inverted roof corner.
Inverted gable.
Introduced new “floating floor” module type. It’s functionality may see some changes based on the feedback.
Halved the furnace’s resource production time. It is now as follows:
Stone block - 1 minute.
Iron ingot - 3 minutes.
Mithril ingot - 5 minutes.
Reduced the alchemic pot’s potion production time:
Simple potions - 1 minute.
Combat potions - 2.5 minutes.
Increased the carry weight for backpacks:
Woven backpack by 50.
Leather backpack by 150.
Reduced the crafting cost for the deconstructor.
Trees and resource nodes no longer spawn inside building modules.
Monster attacks no longer apply status effects through block.
Destruction Hammer can now be disabled in the server settings.
Increased the amount of resources dropped from Coal and Mithril nodes.
Increased the daytime temperature in the Dragon’s Grove.
Stone blocks are now crafted three at a time.
Items placed in the quick-access slots can now be dragged between different slots.
Implemented a transient save file, allowing to restore the game world in case the main save file gets corrupted.
OTHER CHANGES
Gameplay
Changed ingredients required for Health and Stamina potions.
Map
Added secret chests to the Dragon’s Grove Guardian towers.
Animations
Improved sword attack and swimming animations.
Improved running and walking animations for the male character.
Sounds
Updated voiceover for Dora and Empath.
Fixes
Fixed the issue causing storm clouds to not be visible.
The last monster in the Dungeon Secret quest should now spawn properly.
Removed small stones from snowy areas.
Fixed the issue causing settings not to display in chosen language immediately.
Fixed ram’s animation to fit its movement speed.
Fixed the issue causing some islands not to appear on the map.
Fixed color discrepancies in the character creation menu.
Fixed the issue causing some quest items to not display in the “Quest items” filtre tab.
Fixed the incorrect ring effect stacking display in the UI.
Fixed the issue causing the cursor to flicker while clicking on non-interactive elements of the main menu.
FIxed the issue causing some monsters not to die upon reducing their health to zero.
Fixed the reaction of the resource bushes to the wind.
Fixed the ability display in the Ability Tree after resetting it.
Fixed the Cursed mages’ combat behavior.
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Steam Base Builder Fest, 20% off until Jan 30 at 10am PACIFIC
Greetings, pilgrims! 🔥
We are happy to announce that Frozen Flame will take part at Steam Base Builder Fest!
📅 The event will be held from 23.01.23 till 30.01.23, 10:00 (PDT).
Frozen Flame is a Survival RPG set in the vast world of Arсana, an ancient land once governed by the Dragons. Addled by the curse, it now beckons for souls capable of harnessing the powers of the primeval magic. Those who seek to govern over these lands will have to amass power and allies to bring the fight to the Ice Citadel, home of the Faceless that spreads rot over the realm.
For more on Frozen Flame, follow the game on social media on the following channels.
Join other fans on Discord: https://discord.gg/playfrozenflame Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/playfrozenflame Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/playfrozenflame Like our images and videos on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/playfrozenflame Share your review on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/FrozenFlame
