Dear Players, Were thrilled to bring you our Christmas update! First, a big thank-you to everyone who shared their feedback after launch. Over the past few weeks, weve been hard at work implementing your most-requested improvements, and were excited to share whats new!

Unit Formations

One of the top requests has been the ability for units to move in formations. While we explored various approaches in the past, we hadnt found a method we were happy withuntil now! With significant changes to our pathfinding system, we took a deep dive and discovered a solution we love. From now on, units will automatically arrange themselves in formation when reaching their destination. We believe this is a fantastic first step and are eager to hear your thoughts on it. Potential follow-ups include locking unit speeds for a more cohesive movement or offering greater customization options. However, speed locking has its challengesimagine needing to flee, but faster units are held back unnecessarily.
What do you think of this initial implementation? Your feedback will help us decide where to go next!

The Cannon

Its clear that many of you were eagerly awaiting the cannon when playing missions, so we made it a priority! As of this update, the cannon is available to unlock at Tier 3. Youll also find perks in the tech tree to tailor it to your playstyle.

Vibrancy

Weve heard how much you love the vibrant visuals on our Steam page and wanted to bring that same level of color and detail to the game itself. After experimenting, weve implemented three changes that we believe hit the mark:

• Enhanced color grading for richer visuals.
• Improved fog effects, now applied across all biomes.
• Upgraded terrain textures with detailed normal maps.

Take a look at the comparison below:
On the right, youll see the updated version, featuring bolder colors, more detailed terrain, and striking fog effects. Wed love to hear your thoughts on these updatesfeedback is always welcome!

Outlook

We hope you enjoy this festive update! Looking ahead, were excited to share that a significant overhaul of the skill trees on the home island is in the works. Heres what were planning: [olist]

Abilities for all units: Currently, units like Snipers, Colonel Smith, and Medicine Woman can unlock abilities. We want to expand this to all units, introducing features like:

• Extra damage when flanking.
• Mounted units continuing as their dismounted counterparts after death.
• Speed boosts when hit.

Perk Tree Visual Overhaul: Expect a more intuitive layout with categorized perks and a clear emphasis on the most important upgrades. [/olist] If you have suggestions, nows the perfect time to share them, as well be working on this through the rest of the year.

Full Patch Notes

Unit Formations

• Units now automatically arrange into formations upon movement.

Hawk-Eye Regiment

• The cannon is now available after unlocking Tier 3.
• Sharpshooters now align properly before using the Snipe ability.
• Fixed incorrect harbor icons for upgraded units.

Visuals

• Enhanced color grading for vibrant visuals.
• Improved fog effects, now in all biomes.
• Upgraded terrain with detailed normal maps.

Missions

• Fixed an issue where the home island tutorial restarted after mission completion.
• Trader side-objective markers now disappear correctly.

Localization

• Corrected several text errors in localized versions.

Thank you for playing and for your incredible feedback. Were looking forward to hearing your thoughts on this update. Happy holidays and see you in the game!

[ 2024-12-11 17:06:22 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone, thank you very much for all your feedback and bug reports. We have just rolled out an update that addresses many of those issues: Missions: - Improved mission difficulty balancing for lower difficulty levels - Snipe is now available from level 1 - Relic is now carried faster, especially by carriages - Increased search radius for supplies when building on home island - Added command card highlights to the introductory tutorial - Colonel smith is now correctly added to the automatic army control group Stability: - Resolved a crash that could rarely happen when destroying buildings - Resolved a map generation issue on Mystic Mountains - Resolved an issue that could lead to the ship not stopping at the harbor in rare cases Other - Addressed many translations issues, especially for the Chinese translation - Selected faction is now correctly displayed to the host when a custom Steam lobby is created - Fixed an issue with the maximal UI width for some resolutions - Addressed many various minor issues in the academy

[ 2024-11-22 15:42:24 CET ] [ Original post ]

Watch Andy's Take play Arcane Wilds!

[ 2024-11-18 23:00:22 CET ] [ Original post ]

Dear players, We are thrilled to announce that Arcane Wilds is now available in Early Access available to play for everybody. This means you can now play: 1) Arcane Wilds' unique mission mode in which you play solo or with up to three friends and choose your own adventure and customize your faction and your own home island to your preferences. Two different factions are available for play. 2) Academy: A set of scenarios which acts as a tutorial but also as challenges where you can earn lots of gold medals and show how good you play the game. 3) Custom: You can play 1v1, 2v2, 3v3, 4v4 and FFA online, in LAN or offline with or without AI players. In this mode, you play as the three base factions Army, Colony and Tribe. 4) Workshop: Finally, there is also the Steam workshop in which you can already find community created modes to play: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1492050/workshop/ Follow us on Steam and let us know your thoughts on the game in the Steam Community forums!

[ 2024-11-18 14:59:53 CET ] [ Original post ]

We are excited to bring you a huge update along with the Early Access release: New mission faction "Spirit Huntress": - A mighty medicine woman with the power to control the spirits of nature - Make defeated creatures fight for you - Summon bear spirits during battle to overwhelm enemies A lot more major advancements: - New voicelines for all factions - Upgraded all Tribe models to a higher quality art style - 14 achievements have been added - The game is now available in 6 languages Many quality of life improvements: - Using double right click for dropping items now also works on allied units - Notifications on reaching Tier 2 and 3 for all factions - Nearby gatherers start performing the Tribal ritual automatically - Improved mission AI attack behavior - Balancing of mission AI raid - Increased casting range for the standard that gives a speed boost - Dialogue widget now has a skip button instead of advancing automatically - Overhauled welcome screen as well as many improvements on the main menu If you find issues or specifically language mistakes in the language that you play with, please let us know in the comments!

[ 2024-11-18 10:39:17 CET ] [ Original post ]

Watch Andy's Take taking on missions in the Demo of Arcane Wilds!

[ 2024-10-14 16:46:57 CET ] [ Original post ]

We are very excited to bring you a completely reworked UI and improved procedural map generation with much better variety in today's update. Full list of changes: Complete UI overhaul: - Entirety of the UI now has a new, improved style - Better widescreen support New mission map generation: - Islands have now much more variety in shape - Lakes can now also be generated in some of the biomes - Improved resource and camp distribution New, high-poly art models for: - Baykok - Wendigo - Temple - Villager Other: - Added color grading for camera - Increased zoom limit on home island and for observers - Zoom limit can now be adjusted Bugfixes: - Minimap markers in Equilibrium are now correctly displayed - Hero can no longer be cancelled from a ship - Tomb will automatically drop carried items that are not essence - Enemies will no longer try to attack tombs

[ 2024-10-08 22:53:34 CET ] [ Original post ]

Today's update introduces Colonel Smith as a controllable hero unit, improves the unlockable perks and comes with a new notification system. Full list of changes: Mission faction improvements: - New hero: Colonel Smith himself is now a controllable hero unit - Hero spawns a tomb on death and can be respawned - Faction itself has been renamed to Hawk-Eye Regiment - Removed Shock Cavalry unlock perk (Unlock happens automatically at level 8) - Improved and replaced some of the unlockable perks Improved notification system: - Added clearly visible on-screen titles for important events such as objective changes - Introduced in-world objects to better mark objectives or other notifications such as pings - Incorporated more minimap icons for special highlights such as your hero Balancing: - Removed starting melee armor of Horseback Warrior Bugfixes: - Resolved an issue where multiple perks of the same row could be active at the same time

[ 2024-09-18 15:23:13 CET ] [ Original post ]

Today a big update has arrived which revamps the mission reward system and the academy, while also bringing a variety of balance changes. Full list of changes: Mission reward rework: - Earned loot during missions is now displayed in more detail on return - Loot amount now mainly depends on achievements completed in a mission Academy rework: - Medals are now shown in game and are unlocked during a mission - Narrator added to tutorial mission - Old wise man is now available for help Balancing: - Snipe can be dodged by quickly moving out of range - Lasso pulls target closer without the huntsman needing to move - Units within a shroud receive less damage from ranged attacks - Melee units get faction dependent bonuses on main upgrades - Adjusted combat stats of multiple melee units, especially the warrior - Various more small adjustments

[ 2024-08-28 18:42:30 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 0.4.25 focuses on quality of life improvements and polishing. Full list of changes: Mission: - Improved resource tooltips and difficulty display on home island - Military hospital now shows effect radius while placing and when selected - Adjusted difficulty in horde missions - Removed performance lag spikes during horde missions General: - Health bar animations are now displayed with a consistent duration - Buttons on victory screen now appear slightly later - Fixed spelling errors and wrong numbers in various tooltips AI: - AI recovers faster economically after unsuccessful rushes Modding: - Unit upgrades now work through mesh replacements instead of actor replacements

[ 2024-07-19 10:21:02 CET ] [ Original post ]

With update 0.4.24 comes an exciting mission AI overhaul and new tribe spellcaster abilities. Full list of changes: Mission AI overhaul: - Mission AI now rebuilds resource bases and harvests from them - New attack behavior focusing on map control and retaking bases - Raiding parties: AI will now try to steal resources from the players - Harder difficulties will make use of spellcasters - Improved wave balancing and unit compositions New tribe spellcaster abilities: - Medicine man can now place spike traps making affected units more vulnerable - Medicine man's poison is now a stationary cloud - Shaman is now able to place bird traps slowing affected units - Shaman can now create illusions of allied units - Shaman is now able to cast shroud, blinding units within the shroud Other: - Cloud sync files are now cross-platform - Added more detailed perk descriptions on home island Modding: - Lighting can now be controlled from lua

[ 2024-06-14 18:12:11 CET ] [ Original post ]

With update 0.4.23, the visual overhaul of the army faction is now complete! Full list of changes: Visuals: - Added new high-quality army structure models Mission: - Replaced introductory mission tutorial with interactable old wise man - Player is notified about affordable tech tree perks

[ 2024-05-24 10:21:53 CET ] [ Original post ]

Small update with mission team colors, bugfixes and modding improvements: Mission: - When team colors are enabled, enemies now show as red - Resolved a replay desync in solo missions Bugfixes: - When units stop, they immediately look for targets Modding - Lua mismatch is now checked before desync - Cargo slider can be disabled

[ 2024-04-15 13:41:49 CET ] [ Original post ]

New update with AI enhancements, gameplay balancing and UI customization: AI: - AI is now much more efficient when handling carriages and supplies to build structures - Resolved many scenarios where it could get stuck in its build order - AI can now also use spellcasters and cavalry units - It attacks and defends relics more actively - It now allies villages, gathers supplies from them and attacks hostile villages - It no longer expands to resource locations where allied harvesters are at work User Interface: - Team colors can now by turned on and off Balancing: - Obtaining a second relic grants a 10% attack speed bonus on all units - Removed collision from totems, standards and burrowed barrels Army balancing: - Reduced movement speed of standard bearer Colony balancing: - Increased saloon build speed - The cleric's mass heal ability no longer heals units engaged in combat - Increased faction specific damage bonus under morale Tribe balancing: - Increased overall duration to complete a ritual - Additional ritual performers now reduce ritual duration by a higher amount - Increased faction specific armor bonus under morale Bugfixes: - Blacksmith can now research again

[ 2024-03-15 15:38:32 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 0.4.21 brings high-quality army unit models. Visuals: - Added new high-quality army unit models Gameplay: - Warrior throw ability can now be used to deal damage to structures Mission: - Liberated villages now send a worker to rebuild the village - Improved mission choice variety in regards to different mission types and lengths - Normal and long missions are unlocked through tier 2 and 3 perks respectively - Post-game stats now include a graph for exported loot Bugfixes: - Kicking players from lobbies is now possible again - While building tents, houses and tepees, trees in range are now highlighted again - Resolved an issue where using quickselect shortcuts would not select some structures - Damage dealt to structures now shows the correct amount in the tooltip for spellcaster units - Resolved an issue where widgets for cargo and essence in range would be in an incorrect state Modding: - Improved combat lua interface - Various cleanups

[ 2024-02-23 16:29:03 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 0.4.20 adds loot items to missions. Mission loot items: - Sapphires, Diamonds and Gold are now regular items in missions and the home island - They can now be obtained from objectives and by defeating the enemy's main base - Loot items must be exported at a harbor to count as mission reward Mission: - Move command is now sufficient to return the relic to the temple in equilibrium missions Gameplay: - Players in the same team are now spawned together in free-for-all with teams - Ships now always have the same travel time from map border to harbor independent of distance

[ 2024-02-10 15:11:53 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 0.4.19 introduces game statistics. Features: - Game statistics are now available at the end of the game - Statistics are also available for observers and in replays Gameplay: - Barrel and poison flask damage now correctly counts for combat fame Mission: - Techtrees no longer open for unfinished structures Modding: - Resolved a crash that could occur when importing invalid files

[ 2024-01-15 14:38:08 CET ] [ Original post ]

Small update 0.4.18.1 addresses a few stability issues: - Resolved a crash that could sometimes occur while loading a map - Resolved a crash when pressing 'm' during missions - Resolved a freeze that could occur when switching to replays - In missions players can no longer spawn with multiple factions

[ 2024-01-08 23:06:27 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 0.4.18 brings in-game music tracks and a new morale display. Visuals: - Morale is now represented through colored auras - Construction upgrades are no longer visible through fog of war Music: - Added in-game music tracks Chat: - Resolved an issue where chat was not available during missions

[ 2023-12-15 10:30:11 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 0.4.17 adds loading screens and improves the resource highlighting mode. Menu: - Added loading screens when switching between maps - Removed map generation loading spikes User Interface: - Item details mode on units is now an additional bar below the healthbar - Item details widgets are now longer shown above the minimap Chat: - Added lobby chat on home island - Chat is now stored again in replays - Replays of games played in offline mode are now available Modding: - Added extended capabilities to manipulating command queues

[ 2023-11-10 09:42:26 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 0.4.16 introduces lobby chat and improves the lobby server list. Patch Notes: User Interface: - Chat is now available in the lobby - Improved lobby list widget - Camera scroll speed is now configurable in the settings Gameplay: - Reduced lethality of Wendigo charge attack - Glistening Prairie map rework

[ 2023-10-09 16:01:48 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 0.4.15 smoothes mission experience and unit attack behavior. Patch Notes: Mission: - Missions no longer have time limits (except Horde missions) - Military Hospitals are now available in missions Gameplay: - Idle units that are attacked now counterattack automatically - Automatically attacking units return back if they moved away too far - Reduced attack range of melee units from 1 to 0.5 Menu: - Lobby join filters are no longer saved between game restarts User Interface: - Quickcast: Abilities can be executed on the release of the keyboard shortcut

[ 2023-09-15 11:31:23 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 0.4.14 adds cheater AI difficulties and a lot of quality of life improvements and bugfixes. Patch Notes: AI: - Cheater AI is now available in custom lobbies - Resolved an issue where armies of the AI could wait indefinitely Mission: - Wave spawned through side objective does no longer chase indefinitely - Combat unit stats rebalancing - Quickselect keys now work correctly on the home island - Added a hint for players to build a depot Gameplay: - Harvesters now distribute faster to available resources - Commands to targets that are not reachable are no longer executed - The relic can no longer be dropped into an unfinished harbor Academy: - Rebalanced medal difficulties Stability: - Resolved a crash when building fence gates - Carriage attack projectile is now visible - Resolved a crash that could occur when removing AI from the lobby - Host no longer stops the game when UI errors occur Other: - The game now pauses in solo play when the main menu opens - Chat messages duplicates no longer appear during pause

[ 2023-08-24 15:22:41 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 0.4.13 introduces a new spellcaster, the Standard Bearer who empowers nearby troops. Patch Notes: Features: - Standard Bearer replaces Field Medic - New cannon ability: Cannon retreats fast without the need of turning first. - The military hospital now heals nearby units when essence is stored inside it. - Exploding burrowed barrels now causes a chain reaction Standard Bearer abilities: - Place standard: Units near the standard have faster movement speed - Parry: Melee units near the bearer receive extra armor - Incite: Ranged units near the bearer deal more damage (previously the cannon's 3rd ability) Visuals: - New Firing Range model - Improved various icons User Interface: - Edge scrolling and mouse capture can be set in video settings - Build dragging of palisades completes on mouse release Modding: - Error handling improvements - UI variables can be initialized separately - Mod ui references are now strings instead of imports - Type reps usage syntax is now always with "." instead of ":".

[ 2023-08-04 10:46:02 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 0.4.12 brings customizable health bars, faction rebalancing and introduces Steam Cloud. Patch Notes: Steam: - Mission saves, academy progress and user settings will now be synced between devices through Steam cloud. Balancing: - Health and damage was adjusted across all units, upgrades, abilities and structures to make veteran and elite upgrades less impactful - Cleric heal over time duration doubled but health per second halved - Sharpshooter cost increased to 120 - Structures are repaired faster Other: - Healthbar visibility and color can now be configured - Resolved an issue where a Saloon that was upgraded directly to II would not give the one time fame bonus - Tribal Ritual II requirement is now correctly removed from tooltip once acquired - Damage vs structures is now shown in the attack breakdown tooltip Modding: - Lobby members having mismatching lua files, will now cause an error indicating this - Unit range UI now allows decimal places - Production charge UI now use string input - Units with speed 0 no longer get pushed while aiming - Resolved a crash when editing the terrain under a structure - Testmap was removed but uploaded to the workshop

[ 2023-07-17 15:28:28 CET ] [ Original post ]

The first Arcane Wilds Playtest is going live today! This is your chance to try out Arcane Wilds in an early stage and give your feedback and suggestions back to us developers. Find the Playtest on the store page of Arcane Wilds:
You can play the game for free and let us know your opinion in the community discord https://discord.com/invite/5XSda7K3Kz or the Steam community forum https://steamcommunity.com/app/2471560/.

[ 2023-06-21 10:32:59 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 0.4.11 allows players to share their own maps and game modes with each other through the Steam Workshop. Workshop: - The Steam Workshop can now be used to subscribe to player created maps and game modes Mission: - The AI opponent now controls and defends key locations on the map - Requirements of unit perks in the techtree are displayed - Supplies are loaded automatically onto the ship on the home island Balancing: - Villages recruit fewer workers until a player allies with them - All factions spawn with one scout - Colony and Army players spawn with one carriage - Increased build times of Command Post, Saloon and Lodge - Watchtower cost increased to 40 - Using multiple builders on the same structure decreases their build speed - Puk-Wudgie camp now drops essence when defeated User Interface: - WASD-friendly hotkey preset has been added - Army units can now be added to control groups automatically - Inventory details toggle keeps state between games

[ 2023-06-14 09:02:24 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 0.4.10 revamps the tier progression of the Tribe by introducing the tribal ritual. Patch Notes: Features: - Tribe can now perform rituals at the ritual pole - Tribe unlocks higher tiers through rituals instead of research Main Menu: - Restyled main menu and other parts of the UI - Improved lobby finding ease of use by removing some of the filters - Resolved an issue where AI was not properly removed from a lobby Balancing: - Confused creatures turn rogue instantly when taking damage - Horseback Spear Warrior health reduced to 55 from 170 - Horseback Spear Warrior health upgrade is now much cheaper - Increased effect of tier 4 upgrades of Army and Colony - New tier 4 upgrade for Tribe: Horseback Warrior armor increase AI: - AI now keeps attacking instead of retreating after a few structure kills - Resolved an issue where AI went passive after a failed rush Mission: - Pike Infantry and Sniper no longer need to be unlocked - Trade cart in escort side objective is now allied with the player

[ 2023-05-16 11:22:09 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 0.4.9 visually enhances Army units, introduces inland villages and adds new maps as well as a multitude of improvements. Patch Notes: Visuals: - New textures for all units of the Army faction Gameplay: - Neutral villages can now spawn inland - Rogue creatures no longer fight each other - Only a player's own harvesters contribute to morale Maps: - All maps were tweaked to include the new inland neutral villages - New 2v2 map: Barren Rooftop - New 1v1 map: Glistening Prairie - Reduced size of Hillclimb Island, Southern Frontier, Mountainous Lands, Dragon's Reach, Outskirts - Steppes of Fate was reworked and renamed to Forest of Prosperity - Arid Highlands was reworked and renamed to Primeval Woodlands - Pristine Plateau was reworked and renamed to Pristine Pastures Mission: - Added relic spawner portal Other: - Fast forwarding is now much faster when network ping is low - Construction sites always show ground dirt - Construction sites now show correctly in fog of war - Units becoming visible from fog of war are now correctly rotated - Chat history reopens with chat widget - Chat prompt is now navigable with keyboard inputs - Default frame rate limit is set to 60 - Resolved a rare issue where the lobby countdown could get stuck - Game over screen also shows for observers or when in replays - Gates have higher selection priority than walls

[ 2023-04-25 15:10:46 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 0.4.8 brings a lot of improvements to missions by introducing side objectives and explorable fog of war. Patch Notes: Mission: - Added an additional fog of war that hides unexplored areas of the map in darkness - Introduced optional side objectives that give reward multipliers when completed - Polished home island buildings - Reworked liberation objectives - Adjusted mission objective difficulties - Improved Mystic Mountains map generation - Verdant Plains and Mystic mountains now spawn more resources - Ancient forest pathways are now wider

[ 2023-04-12 17:09:58 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 0.4.7 introduces stealth, streamlined structure upgrading and rogue creatures. Patch Notes: Features: - Upgrading structures is no longer instant and works similar to building structures - Burrowed explosive barrels and sentry totems are now invisible to enemies - Objects hidden through stealth can be revealed through nearby scouting units or by moving very close with any unit - Tier 3 camps can spawn rogue creatures that will attack your enemies if essence is tributed Mission: - Adjusted tech tree perk costs for more frequent upgrading in the early levels - Various bug fixes and improvements Tournaments: - Various bug fixes and improvements

[ 2023-03-28 14:51:32 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 0.4.6 makes building structures much easier by having builders pick up supplies automatically. Additionally, there are now animated particles whenever items move. Patch Notes: Visuals: - Item movement is visually indicated by particle effects - Build grid shows corruption information Gameplay: - Builders automatically pick up nearby supplies and also from harbors and depots - Improved unit pushing behavior to make them move more smoothly - Ghost walking units of opponents can now be body blocked - Cargo slider makes a unit wait for goal load and is reset when reached - Recorded commands are no longer cancelled when they are the only command in the queue - Recording commands appends to the last recorded command instead of the last in the queue - Attack moving onto neutral units is treated as focus fire Balancing: - Tribe starts with only 2 travois - Warrior extra upgrade costs more and takes longer to research Tournaments: - Lobbies that are not full after 30 seconds are aborted - Added an observe button next to players in the score sheet to join their games directly - While waiting for a tournament game, it is now possible to enter another game (mission / custom / tournament observing) without leaving the queue Other: - Upgrade to Unreal Engine 5.1 - Main menu can be closed with the shortcut that opens it - Trailer music replaced old main menu music

[ 2023-03-13 11:29:03 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 0.4.5 revamps the single selection UI, adds new objective markers and improves research pacing. Patch Notes: Visuals: - New single selection UI - Minimap markers for relics and objectives Stability: - Various tournament bugfixes and small improvements - Resolved a crash that could occur when joining or leaving a lobby Balancing: - Tier 2 and 3 research cost decreased for all factions - Harbors have more hitpoints - Workers do less damage to structures - Players no longer lose when their harbor is destroyed but allied harbors still exist

[ 2023-02-24 13:54:17 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 0.4.4 introduces in-client tournaments, reworks mercenaries and makes the game feel more vivid with run and gallop animations. Patch Notes: Features: - Added in-client tournaments - Equipment is refunded when cancelled - "Villages" replace previous "Mercenaries" - Villages don't spend supplies, but leave them to be taken by players - Villages start neutral but can be allied with gifting them essence - Allied villages provide vision and defend against raids by opponents Visuals: - Units have run animations - Added horse gallop animation - Faster gathering animations - Added spot animation for the Spotter - Added more information to single selection view Balancing: - Only harbors need to be destroyed to achieve victory - Increased variety in unit speeds - Reduced time between attacks for most units, while keeping dps the same

[ 2023-02-16 17:37:02 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 0.4.3 brings many QOL improvements through an improved user interface and a new welcome screen. It also addresses some bugs related to lobbies. Patch Notes: Menu: - New welcome screen Visuals: - Reworked harbor button and shipment notification - Added ping and inventory detail button - Hotkeys visible on all buttons - Ability cooldowns are now animated - Equipment charges have a progress bar - Structure icons contain an additional helper icon to describe their purpose - Builders no longer appear to be constructing the first harbor from the water - Player colors no longer change when a new player joins Stability: - Resolved an issue where AI would kick players from a lobby during a game - Leaving a lobby no longer has a delay - Resolved an issue where ships would not move on Dragon's Reach Academy: - Various bugfixes and improvements

[ 2023-02-01 19:30:17 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 0.4.2 brings an improved mission faction selection, completely revamped tooltips and improved networking stability together with a ping display for all clients in the lobby. Patch Notes: Menu: - Improved mission faction selection User Interface: - Restructured and more detailed tooltips - Network ping is shown in lobby for all clients - Lobby keeps updating also when the game is already running - Alt modifier key is no longer stuck after switching back into the game Stability: - Improved networking stability for players with bad ping

[ 2023-01-16 18:30:24 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 0.4.1 brings configurable keybindings, more sounds, improved icons, convenience features and more. Patch Notes: Menu: - Keybindings are now configurable - Added a background scene Visuals: - Icons now have the same color as their models - Creatures no longer cancel their animation while doing their special attack - Harbor button shows total supplies - Improved and added some icons Audio: - Added sounds for creatures and their special attacks - Added interface sounds - Added pickup and drop sounds - Added structure selection sounds Behavior: - Gatling barrage ability is now single cast - Ordering a new unit will no longer spawn one per harbor, but only one in the harbor with the most supplies - Dropping items is no longer instant Balancing: - Tribe upgrades structures with travois instead of supplies Academy: - Various bugfixes and improvements

[ 2022-12-13 17:05:25 CET ] [ Original post ]

Major update 0.4.0 marks the game ready for closed beta testing, as it adds the academy, an important tool for new players to get into the game. Patch Notes: Academy - Added the academy, a series of 26 tutorials and challenges Visuals - Travois no longer play the die animation when completing a structure Stability - Fixed a crash that could occur when leaving a map

[ 2022-11-25 20:40:22 CET ] [ Original post ]

Arcane Wilds offers a new perspective on the RTS genre. Resources such as supplies and essence remain local at their gathering site and must be transported to the location they are being used at. This also means that resources can be stolen from enemies. If you are interested in helping to shape Arcane Wilds, you can sign up for the the closed beta now. We are looking for a dedicated community to help build a great new RTS experience for all fans of RTS games. [previewyoutube=44CQZj19PQo;full][/previewyoutube] Find out more on arcanewilds.com Discord Youtube Wishlist and follow the game here Play now by signing up on https://arcanewilds.com/join

[ 2022-11-22 11:05:43 CET ] [ Original post ]