Hello everyone! Here are a few fixes thanks to your most recent feedback:
Raid shrine bosses followed you to Gnöki’s realm and the room before the final boss. This has been fixed and they no longer do.
End boss in Svartalfheim (Sindri and Brok fight) makes the game crash in some cases. Today’s minor fixes are trying to improve this issue, but we’re still working on it.
Minor performance fixes.
Thank you so much for all your feedback, we’re so happy you’re liking the new realm!
Any other issues or bugs, feel free to contact us so we can solve them. 🔸 Discord. 🔸 Steam Community.
Hello everyone! Today is the day! New realm, new enemies, new achievements, and original soundtrack announcement among others!
Vanaheim
Vanaheim is the land of the Vanir gods. Here you will find many elemental creatures that will try their best to defend their kingdom. Will you be able to defeat them?
Raid Shrine
Once you have conquered Vanaheim, a new kind of shrine will appear! This Shrine will teleport a horde of enemies from another realm, giving you the opportunity to defeat, let’s see… the Skavenger King on Jotunheim for example???
Game Modes
Three exciting news: First of all, we know many of you are waiting for the Endless Mode release. We are making many improvements so hopefully it will be ready in a few weeks. We will open a Beta branch for those that wish to test it before anyone else. More details soon.
Secondly, we are currently developing a new game mode, the Challenge Mode, where you’ll find a daily challenge. It will be available on the Beta branch too.
That being said, this Challenge Mode will allow us to introduce some new handicaps to the Adventure mode such as being able to play runs deactivating Yggdrasil, not visiting Gnöki’s realm, etc. in case you want to customize your runs and make them more challenging.
Nordic Ashes Original Soundtrack
We have teamed up with Rubén Melià to create our own soundtrack!
The first track available is Nordic Ashes Main Theme. It is the music that plays on the main menu. We really hope you love it as much as we do, and we invite you to listen to the full track!
Rubén is already working on the Midgard track. We will release new music in future updates.
Credits
We are adding new credits on the settings panel to thank the wonderful content creators that have supported us, thank you thank you!
New relic
We also wanted to release this new legendary relic, the Beam Pyramid, a true enemy destroyer!
Upcoming Realms
Upcoming realms will be released as follows: Helheim, realm of the dead. Niflheim, realm of ice and mist. Muspelheim, realm of fire. Asgard, kingdom of the Æsir gods, in that order.
Steam cards and emojis
A few months ago, we released trading cards, emojis and backgrounds for Nordic Ashes, so this is just a friendly reminder that you already have them available to collect!
Improvements
Elites now display a health bar.
You may now change the bloom intensity in the settings panel.
Pause panel info display has been reworked. You may also use keyboard or controller to see all the different parameters.
You may now earn 100 more leaves in exchange for seeds.
The maximum cost of the leave-seed exchange has been set to 500. (Extra seeds you had spent will be refunded)
Fixes
Elite icons stayed in the minimap after defeating them.
Bosses in berserker mode didn’t turn red.
Snow flake relic didn’t deactivate after selling it to Olga.
That’s all for today’s update. Next steps will be:
Helheim Realm.
Beta release for the Challenge mode and the Endless mode.
New music tracks.
Jotunheim Ragnarok + New levels 6 and 7!
Skins for every character! (this will take some time but we are already working on them).
If you have any suggestions, issues or any kind of feedback, don't hesitate to contact us: 🔸 Discord. 🔸 Steam Community.
Hello!! Welcome once again to Nordic Ashes Beta! First of all, thanks again for your support and welcome to all the new players!
Let’s get ready for Vanaheim Beta, a realm packed with elemental creatures and ruled by mighty gods!
We will be updating the beta with a few more features during these days and reading all your feedback so we have a nice and polished new realm for next Thursday’s official release!
You may find all the info about how to join the beta here: PLEASE READ ALL THE INFO
Remember you don’t have to join the beta if you prefer to wait till next week and play the finished content 😉
Some fixes and improvements
Enemy immunities shown in the glossary.
Immunity Destroyer is now legendary.
Improved the performance of enemy attacks that could cause lag.
How to access the Beta?
REMEMBER: To play the beta, you will need to have purchased Nordic Ashes previously.
Open the Steam application.
Go to the Steam library and select Nordic Ashes.
Right click on it and select Properties.
A panel will open, select the Beta option.
Enter the following code: NordicAshesBeta
Click the button to verify that it is correct.
If everything is OK, you will have the Beta option in the drop-down menu. Select it and the game will be updated.
Beta Information
Thank you very much for helping us improve the game. You are an amazing community 😄 First of all, we’d like to share the following disclaimer (don’t forget to read #9)
Keep in mind that this is a Beta and therefore it may contain bugs and balancing issues.
The purpose of the Beta is that you have access to an early version of the game, so you can help us to fix bugs, balance the game and give suggestions.
The Betas last for a certain period of time. We will release them as new updates are released. This particular one will be open for 1 week.
There is a specific discussion for beta feedback in Steam.
The Beta progress will be saved in your actual account.
You can unlock the Steam achievements already published, but the new ones that will be released will not be available. However, once the Beta version is released, you will receive all achievements you have already earned.
You may upload or stream Beta content if you wish. However, please add a disclaimer to your videos/streams to announce that it is the Beta you are playing, not the public version of the game.
IMPORTANT: To avoid any loss of your progress please follow the next steps: a. Create a backup of your saving files just in case. There should be no issues but just to be safe please do. You may find them here: i. windows: %USERPROFILE%/AppData/LocalLow/Noxfall Studios/Nordic Ashes/Backup ii. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/com.NoxfallStudios.NordicAshes/Backup iii. linux: ~/.config/unity3d/Noxfall Studios/Nordic Ashes/Backup b. After playing the Beta, if you wish to return to the main version of the game and deactivate the Beta, please notice that your Beta progress will be lost.
DISCLAIMER It is possible that you find bugs or content that has yet to be implemented, such as sounds. We thank you for notifying us of any bug or issue through our discord or steam discussions, in the specific Beta section. This way we can access all the information and fix any issues. Thank you so much!
If you have any suggestions, issues or any kind of feedback, don't hesitate to contact us: 🔸 Discord. 🔸 Steam Community.
Hello! Here’s a hotfix regarding your latest feedback:
The Share Pain ability on Ragnarok mode made the game crash in some cases.
There was a mini bug that didn’t unlock the new relics when reaching 250 damage, cooldown or area in some cases.
Performance optimization for relics you got from shrines or the shop. If you had many many relics on the same run, each time you got another one, it could make the game lag a bit.
Olga’s Blessing texts were not appearing properly in some languages.
Relics from last patch were bugged when selling them to Olga, as the stats didn’t return to the starting point.
Fixed some spelling mistakes.
If you have any suggestions, issues or any kind of feedback, don't hesitate to contact us: 🔸 Discord. 🔸 Steam Community.
Today we bring you an update that acts as a bridge to next week's Beta release of the new realm, Vanaheim. Apart from fixes and some adjustments, 4 new legendary relics have been added!
New content!
We have added 4 new relics to unlock that will grant you great power.
In addition, the Yggdrasil Expedition branch has been expanded with two new upgrades suggested by you.
You can now see the damage done by Passive Relics in the constellation.
Also, in the End Game Panel you can now see information about Passive Relics by hovering over them. We will make it accessible with the gamepad in future updates.
Fixes and adjustments
The collision edges of some of Ymir's attacks have been adjusted.
Mama Bat's dash has been adjusted to make it easier to dodge.
Armor power has been reduced from 30% to 15%. Being a common ability, it was having too much impact on high Ragnarok levels. We will keep an eye for further adjustments.
Shared Pain sometimes didn't work correctly causing less damage than it should when applied to bosses and elites with this ability.
In the End Panel, Passive Relic icons overlapped with other elements when there were many of them. The size is now adjusted so that this does not happen.
Fixed a bug that allowed you to press upgrade and reroll at the same time in the constellation.
Fixed an issue that was making some sounds to crack.
We are looking forward to releasing the new Realm Vanaheim, you are going to love the new stuff that comes with it ;)
If you have any suggestions, issues or any kind of feedback, don't hesitate to contact us: 🔸 Discord. 🔸 Steam Community.
Hello! In today’s patch we have many cool updates! New Ragnarok, in-game tutorials, and a ton of your suggestions implemented! Here they are:
Svartalfheim Ragnarok
It was time for Svartalfheim Ragnarok to arrive, so here it is! Challenge yourself with stronger enemies and bosses and conquer the dwarves’ realm!
Tutorials
We have implemented simple but effective tutorials so some concepts like how Ascensions work are crystal clear. We hope these are useful for new players.
Community Suggestions
We’ve been reading all of your comments. Here are many of the ideas you’ve suggested, whether they are QoL, balancing related or just minor improvements we hope we did a good job implementing them. There are still a few to develop, and they will be added in future updates.
Olga’s Blessing third piece was hard to find as it was Epic tier. It is now a Rare item, so you should find all the pieces faster.
Chest, potion, artifact and Ascension Crystal info is now shown in the Glossary.
Shuffling Helga’s Tarot Deck will now be influenced by Cooldown.
Sacrifice Shrine has been reworked. Enemy souls will enter the shrine if you defeat them by YOU being INSIDE of the circled area. So, it won’t matter if enemies are inside or outside the area. The only condition is that YOU are inside.
The wave bar won’t disappear anymore during mid-boss fights.
Thyra’s ulti is now smarter. It will now move and search for the closest enemies.
Now you will be able to hide requirements in the achievements, leaf and glossary panels with the same keys/buttons.
Gnöki will finally smile at you when you reach level 5 of Happiness.
Weapons are now displayed from more to less DMG dealt in the end panel.
The “+” next to a relic on the end panel will now mean the number of resets instead the number of ascensions, as you will also see the icon of an Ascension Crystal next to the name of the relic.
Talkor’s THE coin ascension description has been updated.
The Yggdrasil upgrade “99+” description has been updated.
The number of times you can revive is now better displayed, next to the character’s heart containers.
Crystal Soul relic has been reworked. It will double the number of red hearts and turn them into blue ones and will also exceed the limit of 14 hearts if that’s the case.
Many of you were asking that after unlocking higher difficulty levels, to be able to play them right after a new realm is released. So now, if you have already conquered Expert in other realms, you will be able to play Expert on new realms without having to play Normal and then Hard. The same happens with Ragnarok levels. However, in order to play Ragnarok, you must have conquered Expert on that realm.
Bug fixes
Axeldör’s hammer wasn’t working properly.
Amaranth’s xp earning was bugged, so the xp you earned with Ivy was insanely high. It has now been fixed to its normal amount. It also was bugged in the opposite way, not gathering all the xp it should in some cases.
Electric Rune was only firing 1 projectile.
Axeldör’s axe was only firing 1 lightning bolt.
Thyra’s arrows won’t feel “drunken” anymore when playing at high FPS.
We have also been working on improving performance.
That’s all for today’s update. We were planning to release the next realm’s beta next week, but we will need 1 more week to do so. So expect Vanaheim Beta in two weeks from now! Cheers!
If you have any suggestions, issues or any kind of feedback, don't hesitate to contact us: 🔸 Discord. 🔸 Steam Community.
Welcome our new survivor, Amaranth the Forest Summoner!
Defy the dark forces with Amaranth and her adorable friends! Her five inseparable familiars (Ivy, Skog, Peasprout, Lingon and Chilli) will fight for her, each in their own way, protecting Amaranth with everything they have.
Amaranth comes with 5 Active Summoning Relics, 1 Ultimate Relic and 6 Passive Relics. A total of 13 new Relics to try (and add to M.I.S.S.I.N.G.’s pool)!
Amaranth has never been too fond of weapons, so she is not that efficient with them, however, she was born to rule, providing a damage boost to all her summons.
Here’s a beautiful Amaranth wallpaper for you! (Gnöki as always sneaking in)
Fixes and changes
When you get gold from Talkor's ultimate, it can now exceed the maximum limit of 99 or 250 (if you have the Yggdrasil upgrade).
There was a visual bug with life containers in some cases.
The in-game information displayed above the Relics was not being displayed properly in some cases.
Penetration stat in Yggdrasil has been changed to Summons stat.
Knights of the Dark skins
This is a friendly reminder that the Knights of the Dark skins for Axeldör, Thyra and Hafgrim are Early Access exclusive. This means they will only be available while Early Access lasts (until nov/dec 2023, we still don’t have a fixed date for the official launch of the game).
If you unlock them before that date, you will be able to keep them forever!
After that, the opportunity to grab them will be gone, as they will become legacy skins.
If you have any suggestions, issues or any kind of feedback, don't hesitate to contact us: 🔸 Discord. 🔸 Steam Community.
First of all, thanks again for your feedback about the new features and changes we’ve made to Nordic Ashes. The game is still on Early Access, and we really appreciate all your comments, positive or negative, so we can make the game better and better.
Since we launched Endless Mode, we’ve been debating if it was a good idea or not to release it so early. There have been major performance issues and runs went from 60FPS to 2, and that led to a bad game experience. We tried to solve it with performance fixes, but we also nerfed relics and features for the sake of Endless Mode.
And that is not the path we want to follow. Sacrificing fun relics in exchange for a few more FPS was not a good deal.
That being said, we’re gonna put Endles Mode on hold at least for now, until it is well optimized and better designed to make it more unique.
In return, we’re bringing back the functionality that nerfed relics deserve, as our main goal is to provide a fun, fresh and replayable game. That is Nordic Ashes true core! They are the following:
R.E.S.E.T. can be used once again twice on each weapon, to a new max. of 5 times.
Discount Coupon will work as it used to. It will always grant a discount in every relic.
Relic stat limit has been removed.
Axeldör’s Fury limit has been removed.
Talkor’s Greed scales endlessly again, 1% per gold.
Talkor’s Orbs scale endlessly, 0.25% per gold.
Thyra and Hafgrim are easier to unlock.
Another well known suggestion is the grinding feeling the game can give:
The seed-leaf exchange price has been lowered.
The amount of leaves for each Yggdrasil tier has been lowered.
We felt that the game had lost some of its fun by capping so many things, and the only reason behind it was to try to improve Endless performance. We do not want that for the sake of a game mode, everything has to be modified. And well, the core of this genre is to have fun and get the most broken builds!
Aaaand tomorrow we will release the new character!
It is a pleasure to be able to develop this game with all of you ːNA_Gnokiː
If you have any suggestions, issues or any kind of feedback, don't hesitate to contact us: 🔸 Discord. 🔸 Steam Community.
