Sons of Valhalla will be streaming for the Games Germany event!
Sons of Valhalla is a combat and base-building game set in the Viking Age. Build fortresses and lay siege to enemy strongholds, gather warriors and board longboats, and engage in personal combat as you raid and conquer across England.
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/9GhFAXcn8a
Update #6
Hello folks, we have another update for you!
Some time has passed since the last update and we have been busy implementing a lot of the things you mentioned and requested. First and foremost: The game now feels much faster! Updates in the respective buildings have been compressed, the command system now allows to communicate more directly with the units, and much more. Here's an overview of the most important changes made during the last few weeks:
Save & Load One of the most complex changes is probably the Save&Load system. Yes, it's finally possible to save! The game will autosave every time the player replenishes supplies or when the level is finished. There are a total of 4 save slots available.
Commands Based on your feedback, we have redesigned the Command menu. It is now possible to communicate more directly with the units and, for example, only let archers or melee fighters attack. But if you don't need this kind of precision, you can still command your units together.
Champions Champions are special units that can aid you in the way you play. Like all of your units, they respond to orders. There are currently four champions: the Shaman (heals your units), the Berserker (strong against infantry), the Shieldmaiden (strong and enduring against infantry), and the Blacksmith (strong against gates and barricades). For example, if you're playing resource-friendly, the shaman would be a good choice. It would heal your units and would prevent you from taking big casualties. It's up to you which strategy and which champion you want to choose. Be aware that champions can only be hired at a captured outpost. It is not possible to hire more than one champion per outpost.
Mini bosses After some successful testing, we have added the first two mini-bosses to the first level. They defend their outposts with more devotion than their minions 😉 We will gradually adjust the strength over time.
Outpost A conquered outpost now has a harbor right from the start to cut long and unnecessary walks. If you've earned some money it's also possible to build a stockpile.
Mead hall Now you have the opportunity upgrade Thoralds health and stamina. These upgrades are for all levels.
AI changes A huge issue that slowed down the game was the intelligence of the units. These will now run automatically to the recent conquered point. In addition, archers can be released more easily from the towers with the help of the "follow" command. Archers will automatically seek an elevated position (tower) if one is available nearby.
Demo We also made a lot of other small adjustments and are now ready to replace the current demo. We will transfer the current status to the demo by the end of June at the latest.
Beta tester There are also some good news for all Kickstarter followers "Tier Backer": At the beginning of the next month we will integrate the next level and we'll also invite all beta testers!
That's all for now. Thank you for your attention!
Best Sons of Valhalla Team
Update #5
Steam Next Fest Steam Next Fest was blast! We got many wishlists and received a lot of constructive feedback, that we are currently implementing.
A huge part of our current work is the revision of the command system, based on the feedback we gained. It is now possible to select unit classes and e.g. only have the archers attack. Furthermore, we will add several things to the tutorial to make it clearer what to do and when (this will be mostly about the command system and the fight system), so you will have a great game experience. All these innovations will be available to alpha testers by the end of the month.
Next Event There is also another upcoming event: PAX East will take place from March 23rd to 26th! On this date the demo will again be available free of charge.
Kickstarter Rewards reminder We would like to again remind all Kickstarter backers from the categories FOR ETERNITY and LOVE CARVING to get in touch with us! Feel free to take a look at the details of your financial contribution; if the status is "in progress", we have everything we need from you. However, if this is not the case, please give us feedback so that we can implement your reward into the game!
That's all for now. Thank you for your attention.
Best Sons of Valhalla Team
Viking Age Base Building Stream
Sons of Valhalla will be streaming for Next Fest!
Sons of Valhalla is a combat and base-building game set in the Viking Age. Build fortresses and lay siege to enemy strongholds, gather warriors and board longboats, and engage in personal combat as you raid and conquer across England.
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/9GhFAXcn8a
Viking Age Base Building Stream
Sons of Valhalla will be streaming for Next Fest!
Sons of Valhalla is a combat and base-building game set in the Viking Age. Build fortresses and lay siege to enemy strongholds, gather warriors and board longboats, and engage in personal combat as you raid and conquer across England.
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/9GhFAXcn8a
Update #4
Steam Next Fest We will be attending the Steam Next Fest on Monday, February 6th - 13th. That means that you will have the chance to check out and play our demo from the 6th - 13th. Expect about two hours of gameplay with Thorald, Hallstein and Valgard! Make sure you don’t miss it!
State of the game We worked through the feedback we got from the first demo and implemented all the necessary changes, right in time to celebrate the Steam Next Fest with our new demo. This new demo will be enjoyable through the events happening in 2023. The next step is now to add or further develop some basic features. This includes, for example, the possibility to save your game.
Voice-over We gave it a try and we really liked it, so here is the great news: All dialogues in SoV will be fully voiced at least in English. Other languages are to be discussed.
Kickstarter Rewards reminder About 3 months ago we reached out to all backers of the following tiers: For Eternity, Love Carving, Statue Designer, to find out how they imagined their reward to be. Unfortunately, only 1/3 of the backers have responded yet. If you're one of those missing backers, please check your Kickstarter mailbox and follow the instructions. Please be aware that we will no longer be able to implement rewards for the final version after a certain point in time! So hurry up!
That's all for now! If you have any questions, you are very welcome to join our discord! discord.com/invite/9GhFAXcn8a
Best Sons of Valhalla Team
Update #3
Hello folks, we have another update for you!
IG Rewards We have processed the first visible rewards in the game. Specifically, these are "Statue Designer", "For Eternity", "Portrait" and "Love Carving". The Bakers who purchased this reward received a message on Kickstarter with further information.
Discord Anyone who's been on Discord lately will have noticed that we're now using Discord's new forum system for our main chat channels. We hope to get a better overview by that - both for you and for us.
Release date Thanks to the constructive feedback from our community we decided to overhaul some systems. As a result, it is unfortunately no longer possible for us to stick the release date in December. We have set the third quarter of 2023 as the new date. We’re sorry and hope you're not too disappointed, but we really want to do everything we can to give you the best gaming experience possible.
New alpha demo In the upcoming days we will release the first revisions for all alpha testers. It's not everything what we envision for a 1.0 demo, but we're adding new stuff every day. The demo also includes bug fixes. Due to the many changes, however, new bugs can occur, which is why the demo is only published for the alpha testers.
Hello folks, we have another update for you! As announced in the last update, we are currently overhauling several systems:
Runes/Perk
The new rune system will replace the old techtree and it's almost ready. We needed a lot more time for this system than planned, but we believe that it was worth it. Runes can still be found in the world or looted from enemies. But not every rune is the same:
Rarity There are 4 rarities: Common, Rare , Epic and Legendary. All rarities are identified by different colors. The runes attribute is enhanced by the rarity. For example, a common rune has a damage value of +10 and a legendary +30. This system is not new, but it offers a lot of variety and a high replay value.
Categories/Slots As you already know from the old Techtree system, there will be 4 categories. Each category has a limited number of free slots that can be expanded as the game progresses. For example you still have the option to focus on the fight first and then take care of your economy later.
Dialogue system
The new dialogue system wasn't much of a challenge. However, it took a while to create portraits of each character. Maybe you already recognize some of them 😉
We created the new system for a greater visibility of text at distance. For all couch potatoes, and later on for the console versions.
Closing remarks Due to the conversion of the old system, we are a little behind our roadmap-timesheet. But we are still making good progress! We were able to win new pixel artists who do an incredibly good job! The team is motivated, what else could you ask for?
Hello folks! We are participate in the Steam Dreamhack-Beyond event. The event runs from May 31st - June 6th and we provided a Demo for it. So everyone can play Sons of Valhalla until June 6th. The demo is already live, so go check it out!
Sons of Valhalla
Sons of Valhalla has been in the news recently, so we wanted to share a few articles that have come out in the last couple of weeks, including new screenshots and details about the game.
