Tribes of Midgard
Weekly Dev Update - October 16/19
To get you up to speed - we had our most recent Open Beta from September 5 to 10th, and we've been working on the next big update ever since then.
The focus last week was mostly on Creatures, as we want more variation in not only how they look, but how they counter you, including casting new spells and critical hit abilities.
Last week, we worked on:
🏕️ - Creating new Land of Pools Camps
💥 - Adding Explosive Barrels in Camps
🍀 - Creating New Icons for New Materials
🖌️ - Texturing different Leveled Up Creatures
📥 - Integrating Assets of Leveled Up Creatures
🏹 - Animating new Projectile Spells for Elf Archers
🛡️ - Adding AI Behaviors to Projectile and Shield Users
💣 - Creating remaining Spells for all Leveled Up Creatures
👿 - Modelling different Leveled Up Mini Trolls and Vikings
👻 - Drawing different Leveled Up Unsunken Javelin Vikings
⚒️ - Fixing various Bugs related to Menus, Day Cycle and Servers
Let us know what you're looking forward to the most!
Cheers! 💜
Community Localization Update #1
So we have some news to share! With the help of our translation team on Discord, we've begun the process of localizing the game. We're really excited and proud of what the team's been able to accomplish so far.
Thank you so much for the time you invested in Tribes of Midgard, it worked well!
What's New?
We welcomed "Noggin [F]" in the Localization team!
And Thai is now a new language!
Highlight Stats
Congratulations to the SPANISH and PORTUGUESE team who've reached 95%!
We need you!
We're still looking for people to join @localization-team, for all languages except French, Spanish, And Portuguese. PM Sydnee or JiPay to be part of the team on our discord server: http://discord.gg/tribesofmidgard
Once you're in, you can chat in that channel, AND your name will be in the credits of the game! Localization is important to us, so that everyone can experience the viking life no matter where they're from.
The Open Beta 2 is now Over!
Hey Vikings,
Once again, the gates are closed and the Open Beta 2 has come to an end. Thank you so much for playing, we're very grateful to have such a great community of players.
What was your favourite weapon? Have any suggestions for the game? We'd like to know! Please reply to the survey below:
ENG: https://forms.gle/xtssjFBZUNMHHpiDA
FR: https://forms.gle/Dw8snch2jf3zLtht8
We'll keep the survey open until Wednesday, September 18th! Make sure to submit your responses before then.
The Open Beta Challenges
We hold challenges on our Discord each test round, and this time you stepped it up to kill as many Giants as possible. We also brought back the Top Scout challenge, and many of you explored the whole map!
The record number of Giants slayed now stands at 25 Giants! We even saw a team reach 146 days survived. Congrats to all, you all fought bravely.
What's next??
If you missed this Beta, The Open Beta 3 will be coming around early November! We'll be sure to announce it with plenty of heads up so you can recruit your friends.
In the meantime. we'll be working hard at smoothing out some issues and working on new features for the next time around. We also have weekly dev updates on our Twitter (@tribesofmidgard). Thanks for playing!
Until next time,
The Norsfell Team ❄️
Open Beta Extended! (Sep 10th until Midnight)
Hey Vikings,
We're keeping the Beta OPEN all today! It will close tonight, September 10th, at 11:59pm EST. Thanks so much for adding the game to your wishlists.
In case you haven't yet, please take a moment to do so here on our main Steam page:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/858820/Tribes_of_Midgard/
This is your last chance to battle Trolls, Goblins, and to protect your Village from the Giants who march upon it (...until Beta 3). Go forth friends, have fun, and thanks again for playing. :-)
The Norsfell Team ❄️
One more day?
People of Midgard. We propose one last challenge - if we can get 1000 new Steam Wishlists by 11:59pm EST, we'll extend the Open Beta for one extra day for you all to enjoy (until Tuesday, Sep 10th, 11:59pm EST)!
All we ask is to please WISHLIST the game HERE:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/858820/Tribes_of_Midgard/
That's it!! We've had fun and hope you have too. Thanks for being a part of this! :)
Play Open Beta 2 Now!
Hey Vikings,
The Beta 2 is OPEN!
Prepare to enter Midgard once again. This time... with some new additions.
A few notes before you dive in:
HP Display: Current known visual glitch where names do not show above avatar (but still display on Mini Map and World Map) when activating the Display Names option in the Settings
Creatures: May become stuck on Camps and spawn on each other
Controller Support: Menus are NOT well-supported with Controllers (in the Blessings Menu, you need to switch buttons to spend points, from acquire to cancel to cancel to acquire). Inventory Management also has known issues with Controllers. including that equipping an item may close the tab (we recommend having a mouse nearby just in case)
Name Display: Current known visual glitch where names do not show above avatar (but still display on Mini Map and World Map)
We’re sorry there won’t be a Community Chest for this Beta, as we’re still working hard at it, but want to keep you in the loop. Here’s a work-in-progress pic:
A reminder of the new features to look out for:
💪- Difficulty system that allows you to choose various options at game start
🌟- XP system that allows you to Level Up and carry progression from world to world
🛡️- Tech Tree system that allows you to unlock permanent Skills and specialize in a class
☠️- Ability to Self-Respawn if encountering any issues
🍷 - New potions to lend you some very useful abilities
⛺️- New Camps and Landmarks to discover in the world
👕- Updated Character Customization Menu and options
👕- New Armors, weapons and shields
⚔️- New Weapon Skills
If you need to find players, just visit to the Discord and use the #find-players channel! We’ll be hanging there too, to answer any questions you have or to help out if you run into any issues.
Have fun!
See you there,
The Norsfell Team ❄️
Open Beta 2 is Tomorrow! (Sep 5-9)
Hellooo Vikings,
So... The Open Beta 2 starts... TOMORROW! 😄 We're really glad to hear you wanted more time to play, so this time around, we're keeping it open for FIVE days:
September 5th at 4am ET to September 9th at 11:59pm ET!
How to Play:
You can pre-download the game here on Steam, then at 4am ET Sep 5th, hit play and the game will be ready!
Some of the new features to look out for:
💪- Difficulty system that allows you to choose various options at game start
🌟- XP system that allows you to Level Up and carry progression from world to world
🛡️- Tech Tree system that allows you to unlock permanent Skills and specialize in a class
☠️- Ability to Self-Respawn if encountering any issues
🍷 - New potions to lend you some very useful abilities
⛺️- New Camps and Landmarks to discover in the world
👕- Updated Character Customization Menu and options
👕- New Armors, weapons and shields
⚔️- New Weapon Skills
+ more!
To see all these in action, check out our Dev Update video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SmccevnpaQ
You can probably guess that we can't wait, and are really looking forward to tomorrow. If you have any questions or are looking for a tribe team tomorrow, make sure to swing by the Discord!
See you then,
The Norsfell Team ❄️
Open Beta 1 is now over!
Hi Vikings,
The Open Beta 1 is now closed (it was from July 26, 3pm ET to Sunday July 28, 11.59pm ET).
Open Beta 2 will take place at the end of August, so stay tuned for the announcement! We'll give you plenty of heads up.
Thank you so much for playing - we appreciate all the amazing messages and support for the game so far. We're reading through all of your comments and suggestions, and truly had a blast this past weekend!
To wishlist the game, please head to our main page here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/858820/Tribes_of_Midgard/
Until next time,
The Norsfell Team ❄️
Play the Open Beta!
Hey Vikings,
The Beta for Tribes of Midgard is now OPEN! Raise your swords and gather your Tribe. This is our first open Beta and you’re part of it, so thanks for joining!
A few reminders before you enter Midgard:
Our servers are open right now until Sunday, July 28th, at 11:59pm ET
There is no NDA to be signed: stream and share all you’d like!
And a few game-related notes:
- Keyboards: For now, the game supports only QWERTY keyboards. If you're using another keyboard, you can change it to QWERTY mode from the Region and Language settings in Windows, or use a controller.
- Day/Night transitions: May become rapid if the game experiences lag
- Possible crash: when leaving a world and joining another without exiting the game, crash may occur
- Visuals: Creatures may appear suddenly when a piece of the world is loaded
Performance Note:
Tribes can support up to 10 players in one village, however this may affect game performance. For anyone streaming the game, we suggest limiting the amount of players to 6 when creating a game. This can be changed in the "Max Players Amount" setting in the Create Game screen.
Come Join our Discord to chat about the game, give your feedback, and report any issues you run into. We’re always hanging around there!
See you in Midgard!
The Norsfell Team
Open Beta This Friday! (July 26-28)
Vikings, welcome to our Open Beta page! We're glad you're here!
We have some exciting news to share with you all: the Open Beta version of Tribes of Midgard is coming THIS weekend- Friday July 26th at 3pm ET, to Sunday, July 28th at 11:59pm ET!
Reminder: You will not be able to play the game until it is announced this Friday at 3pm ET.
How to Play:
Visit this page on Friday July 26, and hit play! Anyone can join it at anytime during the weekend.
What to expect for the Open Beta:
- Adventure through harsh winters with our new Winter Effect
- Fight off new creatures, the Goblins
- Prepare to battle Giants that now Level Up
- Addition of Tools for resource harvesting
- Updated balancing, attack feel, and more!
In the meantime, make sure to hop in our Discord, where we chat about the game, post development updates, and are there to answer any and all questions you have. We'll be posting the release announcement there too!
We really appreciate the amazing support so far, and are looking forward to you trying it out- sharpen your swords and get ready to fight some Giants.
See you in Midgard,
The Norsfell Team ❄️