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Northgard

Clan of the Turtle | Available now

Hello Warchiefs,

The caravans are flooding and the shopkeepers are deploying, for the Clan of the Turtle is arriving!




Travel with the Turtle



Renowned as expert negotiators and unparalleled merchants, their shopkeepers traverse the land with fleets of caravans, steadily dominating markets and prospering in wealth and triumph. Now is the time for Hafgufa to join Northgard!

This clan, more focused on the economics and support side of the game, is perfect for those who don't want to handle

↓ Find out more about the clan on the store page below ↓

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352480/Northgard__Hafgufa_Clan_of_the_Turtle/

The Trade & Prestige Season



This is the end of the Trade & Prestige update. This also mark the end of the Road Map of 2024!
We hope you'll enjoy the new clan as well as the new trade victory! On our side we have collecting multiple comments and feedback from this year and we'll begin preparing for 2025!



If you think we missed on something, be sure to remind us in the satisfaction survey, coming in January!
Meanwhile, keep an eye open for the winter festival, arriving soon...

-Shiro Games

How to play - Hafgufa
The Clan of the Turtle is designed to be beginner-friendly and easy to learn. It is an ideal choice for players new to the game. This clan is made for players enjoying an economic and support type of gameplay. It emphasizes resource gathering and clan management more than the units themselves.

The Trading Caravans

Your caravans are the jewels of your clan. With them, you’ll be able to temporarily claim a zone and use it like it is your own. The caravans can be used offensively as an outpost to heal your army (and those of your allies) as well as a defence tower if you have the right knowledge.

The main interest of the caravans remains the capacity to collect resources from the zone they are deployed in. Thanks to your shopkeepers, you can exploit the land even more efficiently, combining your shopkeepers workforce with your specialized workers, or sending them far away to collect resources with a strong bonus gained via knowledge!

With your caravans, you can also trade your entire shopkeepers' production with neutral factions and allies. Useful to gain relations quickly!



The Garrison

If your tile is attacked, you’ll be able to keep your units safe from enemy hands. Hiding in their shells, your units are untouchable and if you order them to get out, they’ll have a defence bonus. A perfect way to plan a counter-attack and crush your rivals!
That said, be careful of not losing your tile, otherwise you’ll also lose all the units hidden in the buildings.



The Warchief

Njord is a singular warchief! While not a strong unit, its potential is revealed in its ability to reduce the price of things in the tile he’s in! Those include:
  • Villagers recruitment
  • Building Upgrades
  • Forging cost
  • Etc…

Combat is not his strong suit, but you can still count on him to soak up most of the attacks sent his way! He is useful to divert foes while other clan members do the rest.



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Clan of the Turtle | Reveal

Ohoï Warchiefs!

Following the Trade and Prestige update, new opportunities have arisen in Northgard. With a fleet of trading caravans, a new clan is ready to take advantage.
The time has come for Hafgufa, the Clan of the Turtle, to join Northgard on December 12th!



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From the bustling cities of Miklagard to the courts of Neustria, everyone knows the name Hafgufa. Renowned as expert negotiators and unparalleled merchants, their shopkeepers traverse the land with fleets of caravans, steadily dominating markets and prospering in wealth and triumph.

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The Clan of the Turtle is designed to be a new addition to the clans, with a support capacity, a good economy and a gameplay that allows for slow but strong evolution! If you want to know more, don't miss all the details on the Steam page!

↓Wishlist now on the page below↓

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Vote for us for the Steam Awards 🗳️

Ahoy Vikings!

Nominations for the 2024 Steam Awards are open, and we would love it if you would vote for Northgard in the ‘Labor of Love’ category!

This year was packed with updates like the previous one for the last 7 years, making additions to the game to answer the demands of the community. Of course, the game still has some road to do, and we'll be sure to take the time to address the remaining demands from the community! Now before we tackle this in 2025, we also wants to celebrate what has been done during this year. Permit us to invite you on this journey!






Rval and Allies




A community-driven update packed with changes players have been asking for! Multiplayer gets a smoother experience with new features like the ready button and clan lore tree previews. Plus, fresh visual updates, improved camera angles, and a new bug reporting system to help us help you.


Claws & Jaws




A wild addition to Northgard's challenges with new wildlife roaming the lands! Foxes and boars join the fray, offering fresh tactical battles with their unique traits. This update also brings three new conquest missions for every clan and improves the AI to provide a better challenge for all players.



Trade and Prestige




The newest update yet, adding some balancing for clans that were asked the most by the community, but most espacially a rework of the Trade victory! You can now trade with the wealthy faction of Miklagard and gain enough influence to win the trade war against other viking clans!


The Major Update of the year - Bifröst




A new mode to answer the demand of players who were expecting a 4 players mode, and a new way to play the game! Bifrost offer a challenging and replayable experience that makes you merge multiple clans and enjoy a journey across the realms!


That’s all for us today. We hope you’ll vote for us this year and that you’ll keep enjoying the game!
In the meantime, the game and its DLC are joining the Autumn Sale and are up to 90% off —perfect timing to claim the throne of Northgard!



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Autumn Sale on Northgard! Up to 90% off

Ohoï Viking!

Northgard and its expansions are part of the Autumn Sale 2024!
For the occasion, the base game is 90% off its original price!



Get the base game for 10% of its original price!


And lead your clan to victory

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Share the Starter pack with your friends!


Including three additional clans with diverse gamestyle

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/33943/Northgard_Starter_Pack/


Complete your collection with the Viking Age Edition


Cross of Vidar | Clan of the Owl | Clan of the Hounds not included

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/12024/Northgard_The_Viking_Age_Edition/


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Patch notes for 21/11/2024
v3.6.6.40399

Bugfixes


  • Text - Fixed lore speaking of Miklagard trade available in Conquest, Bifrost and story mod (the new victory is not available on this mod for now)
  • Rat - Fixed milice not sent with Guardian military path
  • Squirrel - Fixed Gift route relation gain
  • Owl - Fixed Hypnotic Spores not unlocking the Miklagard trade route when placed outside the Owl territory
  • Boar - Fixed UI displayed in the trading post once Bartering unlocked
  • Boar - Fixed Dwarf event not working with Bartering
  • Lore - Fixed Harpoons and Winter Festival being both stealable with Stolen lore (Only winter Festival can be choose now)
  • Notification - Fixed Miklagard notification for player on server games
  • Cross of Vidar - Fixed renfort not sent in mission 7 if Eir was chosen
  • Conquest - Fixed first Raven mission not allowing trade victory
  • UI - Fixed statue great trade route displayed
  • Bifrost - Fixed trade route being stopped for Ljosalf once 100 relations reached
  • Bifrost - Fixed realm rules not well displayed
  • Bifrost - Fixed old save Squirrel with the old shared start with
  • Bifrost - Fixed GoG and EGS solo game not starting


Known Issues


  • Bifrost - Thrall can’t be assigned on tile with full livability (assigned them before works)
  • Owl - Players can see lore selected in their lore tree in Owl Shared Knowledge
  • Unit - Scout can’t earn relation


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Trade & Prestige - OUT NOW

Ohoï Vikings!

After weeks gathering your feedback, it is now time to unveil the Trade and Prestige update! We are also waiting for you to comment on the new Miklagard faction which joined the ever-growing Northgard universe!


Trade & Prestige - available now




Trading with Miklagard


A new faction has reached Northgard, through a famous merchant from Miklagard!

Miklagard is a faction outside of the game. To get a Diplomatic Victory, you'll need to send them krowns and get their favours! But be warned, the diplomatic war extend to other clans, and you'll have to spend a lot of your income to reach victory!

To gain influence with Miklagard, you can trade through trading posts and docks with relevant knowledge. Trading will grant strong bonuses but will require active engagement on your end. Miklagard wealth is desired by many, and you'll have to fight for their favours.
Gather the most influence, crush your rivals diplomatically and claim victory!



New Balancing


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[td]Reduced the domination of the Hounds Clan during early-game by weakening their units at the start of a game. This adjustment slows down their initial progress and scaling, while maintaining their late-game strength. This aims to balance gameplay without diminishing the clan's power in the later stages, making it reach peak strength a bit later.[/td]
[td]The Owl Clan has been adjusted to diversify its role in multiplayer. A scouting bonus has been added to its Fame 200 to make scouting more attractive, alongside a community-requested nerf to Parasitic Vegetables to balance its power.[/td]
[td]The Squirrel Clan’s meal effect for allies now scales over time, increasing the impact in later stages of the game. This adjustment is intended to make the Squirrel Clan a more viable and competitive support option in multiplayer settings.[/td]
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[td]The Boar Clan unique aspects, particularly the Menders, have been enhanced to bring them in line with the current meta and make better use of the clan's specific abilities and strengths in multiplayer.[/td]
[td]The Snake Clan’s Scorched Earth ability has been reverted to work only in neutral or enemy territory, thus correcting the unintended change allowing it to be triggered on the clan’s own land.[/td]
[td]The Stag Clan’s Glory of the Clan knowledge has been updated to account for its new retroactive effect, ensuring it is balanced with recent changes and functions as intended in gameplay.[/td]
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This balancing aims at addressing community concerns on those specific clans as well as others. If you would like to read more about it, please check the complete patch notes by using the link below!

Full patch notes

While reviewing your most recent feedback, we noticed a strong demand for deeper rework of the current meta. We plan to get a closer look at the topic during our Annual Survey to fully appreciate how important it is for the community.


We hope you'll enjoy this community update!
Rest assured that we'll pay close attention to your comments. A first update should arrive early next week to address any potential new issue! Besides, you won't have to wait long for more info on the next update... ⚔️

- Northgard Team


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Trade & Prestige | Patch Notes for 14/11/2024
v3.6.3.40295

New Trade Victory!



You can win by gathering 50% of Influence toward Miklagard, the foreign Faction. There are many way to do that
  • Trading with them using trading post and docks
  • Eliminating Neutral Factions to absorb a part of their influence
  • Defating opposing Clans and taking their influence
  • Using your diverse knowledge and start with to importe your relation toward them


Bifröst


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  • Solo - after surviving each wave you’ll now be able to pick 2 bonuses among 6. (Instead of 1 among 3 previously)
  • New Squirrel Shared Start-With - The clan gains the ingredients of the ally zones containing a Stove.


Balancing


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Jörmunr


  • Jörmunr gains of Lore have been reworked so the first zones of the territory now give more Lore and it is more interesting to forge early.
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Owl


  • Parasitic Vegetables
    • Reduce only Food Consumption in the zone
    • Reveal resources every 1 > 3 Months
    • Amount of resources received is capped at a Maximum of 80 Food and 50 Kröwns

  • Fame 200
    • Increase scouting speed of Norns by +100%.
    • Increased Lore gain from Shared Knowledge is removed

  • Fame 500
    • Branches effects boosted by relation is removed

Hounds


  • All military units base HP : 65 > 60
  • Foxskin
    • Initial MoveSpeed is reduced slightly
    • Shredding Claws Ability
    • Max Speed Reduction -15% > -10%
    • Max Dmg Increase +15% > +10%

  • Bearskin
    • Initial Defense 11 > 8
    • Def gain for each level +15% > +25%
    • At level 5 : 17.5 > 16 Def
    • At level 7 : 21 > 20 Def
    • Blade Breaker Ability
    • Atk Power Reduction -25% > -20%
    • Death Deceiver Ability
    • Make units invulnerable for 2 sec > 1.5 sec

  • Boarskin
    • Initial HP 75 > 60
    • HP gain for each level +15% > +25%
      • At level 5 : 120 = 120
      • At level 7 : 140 > 150

    Stag


    • Glory of the Clan
      • Gains from Great Trade-routes have been adjusted to suit the new Trade Victory.
      • Increase all Fame gains by +30% > +15%.

    Raven


    • Exotic Goods and Negociators have been adjusted to suit the new Trade Victory.

    Bear


    • Winter Festival now replaces Mining Efficiency.

    Boar


    • Menders
      • Prod +1 > +1.5 Lore.

    • Herbalism
      • Prod in zone per Mender +5% > +7.5%.
      • Mender Heal Speed +20% > +40%.

    Snake


    • The clan can no longer use Scorched Earth on its own zones.

    Ox


    • Torfin Provocation ability cooldown is increased to 3 months > 6 months.

    Lynx


    • Oskoreia ability cooldown is increased to 5 months > 8 months.

    Squirrel


    • Effects of Meals for allies scale from 50% to 100% with the relationship between the Squirrel and ally clan.

    Kingdoms (Lions + Stoat)


    • Kingdom weapon forges effects have been divided by 2, and their occurance chance increased from 10% to 20%. (so it should be roughly the same as before overall)

    Lion


    • Marchfield increases weapon forges chance to proc by +50% > +25%.

Others


  • AI - Rework of some system management of AI. Might result in slight AI behavior changes.
    More rework and tweaking are in the work.
  • Conquest - Battles 1v3 and 2v6 have been rebalanced to be 1v2 and 2v4 instead, to adjust the difficulty following changes on the AI.
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Miscellaneous


  • Servers - Players from Russia can now connect by using the “Russia” in the Network section of the options


Bugfixes



  • Fixed freeze issue due to Operatives Dwarves
  • Bifrost - Fixed Owl branch not granting the effect in ally territory
  • Bifrost - Fixed text issue for Vanaheim and Niflheim rules
  • Bifrost - Fixed Owl nano branch not able to use the portals
  • Cross of Vidar - Fixed crash when loading a checkpoint for mission 6


Known Issues


  • Bifrost - Not available for solo player on GoG and EGS
  • Notification - Trade victory progression of other players are not notified (when playing on server)
  • Some localization are missing


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Incoming updates

Ohoï vikings!

There are a lot of things happening in terms of discussions and informations at the moment. For that reason, we would like to keep you updated on all of that in one swift read




DLC Closed Beta


Regarding the Closed Beta inscription that was launched last week, with almost a thousand answers, we had to select only a few, but be sure you'll have other occasions to get in a Closed Beta!

If you have been selected, you should have received a mail from us by the time you read this news!



Servers and bugfixes


Following the issues with Russian servers, a solution have been found and should be applied with a patch coming tomorrow, more details soon
We have also received numerous report regarding crashes/freezes coming in around 802. Thanks to all of your reports, we have a lead on the issue and should be able to fix it in tomorrow's patch as well!



Trade and Prestige



If you follow the public beta, you might know it hasn't been updated for a while.
That time was reserved for refining the content for a release soon enough!
When? Well..We already talked about an update tomorrow right? 👀

Be sure to keep an eye out for Trade and Prestige!




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Northgard on Sale!

Now is the time to gear up in anticipation of Trade and Prestige...
Northgard is now on sale at 75% off! Alongside the base game, the DLCs are also up to 50% off their original price.



Base game



Get it at 75% off

 

Additional contents



 DLCs up to 50% off

Be sure to enjoy the sale this week-end! The Community Update is not that far... 👀

-Northgard Team



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