Minor update but a nice one nontheless! - Fixed the Paradox Account login issue on Mac OS-X

[ 2019-07-05 13:30:34 CET ] [ Original post ]

Patch 1.2.2.0 details:

• Changed the account creation process for Paradox Accounts to more clearly inform players of Paradox Interactive's Terms of Use and Privacy policy.
• Players are now more clearly informed when changes occur in Paradox Interactive's Privacy Policy.
• Players can now access the Paradox Interactive's Privacy Policy from the main menu.
• Added an indicator in the main menu that shows which Paradox Account a player is logged in to.
• Added the ability to unlink a Paradox Account, from a player's Steam account, in the main menu.
• Players can now reset their Paradox Account password from the log in screen.
• Fixed a bug causing animals to use regular blood gore when the Piata Madness artifact is active.

[ 2019-01-07 14:25:19 CET ] [ Original post ]

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[ 2018-01-10 18:05:00 CET ] [ Original post ]

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[ 2017-08-17 17:00:00 CET ] [ Original post ]

Today's Deal: Save 66% on Magicka 2!*

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[ 2017-08-17 17:00:00 CET ] [ Original post ]

Today's Deal: Save 75% on Magicka 2!*

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[ 2017-01-24 18:00:00 CET ] [ Original post ]

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[ 2016-04-19 17:05:00 CET ] [ Original post ]

STOCKHOLM — Dec. 15, 2015 — Paradox Interactive, a publisher of games for chill people, today released “Ice, Death, and Fury” for Magicka 2, a new DLC set which adds all new ways to play with your combustible companions. The DLC, which contains ice, death, and fury in a broad variety of styles and combinations, is available today for Windows, Mac, and Linux PCs, and the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system. Magicka 2, the critically exclaimed game that lets you spell “success” using electrified healing steam, can be played in brand-new game modes using the new DLC, and also challenges players to new boss fights and new questionable fashion advice with a new set of robes and weapons. To get “Ice, Death, and Fury,” visit https://www.paradoxplaza.com/magicka-2-ice-death-and-fury Icy what we did here in this new video sneak peek: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EysTIISb-cw&feature=youtu.be Magicka 2 brings players a vampire-free co-op action experience, featuring a creative spellcasting system where eight elements can be combined to generate a massive variety of destructive and occasionally productive effects. In the new “Ice, Death, and Fury” DLC set, new challenges and gameplay features have been added to the game, including: Meet the New Bosses: Do battle with all-new standalone boss encounters, such as Insane Maxi, Mr. Carrot, and The Great Porkolino!! Be On your Midgard: Use your cunning, creativity, and human-shield friends to survive new scenarios such as “Protect the King,” “Troll Cave,” “Darkness,” and “Old Wizards” The Robe Warriors: Wear some sweet new wizard robes and weapons, including the “Death Apprentice Robe,” the “Crow Staff,” the “Robe of Riviera,” and a pearl-handled revolver, “Ol’ Trusty Rusty” For more information on Magicka 2, visit www.Magicka2.com

[ 2015-12-15 14:06:58 CET ] [ Original post ]

STOCKHOLM Dec. 15, 2015 Paradox Interactive, a publisher of games for chill people, today released Ice, Death, and Fury for Magicka 2, a new DLC set which adds all new ways to play with your combustible companions. The DLC, which contains ice, death, and fury in a broad variety of styles and combinations, is available today for Windows, Mac, and Linux PCs, and the PlayStation4 computer entertainment system. Magicka 2, the critically exclaimed game that lets you spell success using electrified healing steam, can be played in brand-new game modes using the new DLC, and also challenges players to new boss fights and new questionable fashion advice with a new set of robes and weapons. To get Ice, Death, and Fury, visit https://www.paradoxplaza.com/magicka-2-ice-death-and-fury Icy what we did here in this new video sneak peek: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EysTIISb-cw&feature=youtu.be Magicka 2 brings players a vampire-free co-op action experience, featuring a creative spellcasting system where eight elements can be combined to generate a massive variety of destructive and occasionally productive effects. In the new Ice, Death, and Fury DLC set, new challenges and gameplay features have been added to the game, including: Meet the New Bosses: Do battle with all-new standalone boss encounters, such as Insane Maxi, Mr. Carrot, and The Great Porkolino!! Be On your Midgard: Use your cunning, creativity, and human-shield friends to survive new scenarios such as Protect the King, Troll Cave, Darkness, and Old Wizards The Robe Warriors: Wear some sweet new wizard robes and weapons, including the Death Apprentice Robe, the Crow Staff, the Robe of Riviera, and a pearl-handled revolver, Ol Trusty Rusty For more information on Magicka 2, visit www.Magicka2.com

[ 2015-12-15 14:06:58 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hi all! Today we have released the 1.1.1.0 update for Magicka 2 and it contains a lot of good stuff which we hope you are going to enjoy. Read on for all the goodies contained within today's update!

- Server Browser

A Server Browser has been added to easily find and join open games

- New Magick: “Teleport”

Can be found on chapter 2

- New Magick: “Thunderbolt”

Can be found on chapter 3

- Animated element queue

The spell queue will now animate added elements and also better show when queued elements are lost

- Ask for revive functionality

Dead players can now ask for a revive. This can be turned on/off from the “Audio” settings menu

- Magicks templates

You can now set your favourite Magicks element combination as a template in classic Magicka 1 style. Simply scroll the mousewheel to select your favourite Magick. Gamepad players can bring up the magick context menu (LB+Dpad) and set/clear templates from here.

- Damage report on defeat

The defeat screen now displays a recap of damage taken and where the damage came from together with useful tips on how to do better!

- New Loading Screens and Hints

- Distinguished Special/Hard Enemies

The harder enemies in the game are now easier to spot in the action

- The “Higherland Breeze” Magick

Now freezes water

- The “Sacrifice” Magick

Has been completely reworked

- Mine Spells

Mines have been graphically enhanced and had their push/elevate effect increased

- Lightning Spells

Lightning spells have been graphically enhanced and received some minor tweaks

- Imbued Earth Projectiles

Earth projectiles imbued with other elements have been reworked. These now scale in damage and area of effect size depending on number of elements used while also taking into account gear modifiers

- Scaling Beams

Beams now scale in width depending on amount of elements used

- AI Enemy Spellcasters

The enemy spellcasters now make more use of the newly added spell combinations

- The “Join Friends” Menu

Has been improved

- Melee Damage

The melee damage system has been overhauled, including weapon imbuements

- Player Movement Speed

The base movement speed for players has been increased

- Novas

Explosions created by crossed beams with opposing elements now scale in damage and range depending on amount of elements used and deal elemental damage depending on the type of Nova

- Pure Poison Imbuement

Pure poison on weapons now last multiple hits

- Earth/Ice Armor Spells

Armors containing Earth/Ice now protect against knockdown, push, elevate and channeling interruption

- Logged in Paradox Account Visibility

Moved currently logged in Paradox account visibility to the settings menu

- Focus Generation

Focus generation has been increased when playing together with other players

- Magick Quickslot Cooldowns

Tier 2, 3 and 4 Magicks have had their quickslot cooldowns reduced

- Rebindable ComboKeys

Players can now rebind the SHIFT, ALT and CTRL keys as single press keys. Keep in mind any other keybindings you might have that use these as combokeys

- The “Concussion” Magick

Has been buffed

- The “Push” Magick

Has been buffed

- Ice Shards

Damage has been reduced

- Fissures

Damage has been increased

- Chapter 2

Has been rebalanced

- Chapter 3

Has been re-balanced

- A lot of bug fixing has been done!

[ 2015-10-29 09:09:45 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hi all! Today we have released the 1.1.1.0 update for Magicka 2 and it contains a lot of good stuff which we hope you are going to enjoy. Read on for all the goodies contained within today's update!

- Server Browser

A Server Browser has been added to easily find and join open games

- New Magick: Teleport

Can be found on chapter 2

- New Magick: Thunderbolt

Can be found on chapter 3

- Animated element queue

The spell queue will now animate added elements and also better show when queued elements are lost

- Ask for revive functionality

Dead players can now ask for a revive. This can be turned on/off from the Audio settings menu

- Magicks templates

You can now set your favourite Magicks element combination as a template in classic Magicka 1 style. Simply scroll the mousewheel to select your favourite Magick. Gamepad players can bring up the magick context menu (LB+Dpad) and set/clear templates from here.

- Damage report on defeat

The defeat screen now displays a recap of damage taken and where the damage came from together with useful tips on how to do better!

- New Loading Screens and Hints

- Distinguished Special/Hard Enemies

The harder enemies in the game are now easier to spot in the action

- The Higherland Breeze Magick

Now freezes water

- The Sacrifice Magick

Has been completely reworked

- Mine Spells

Mines have been graphically enhanced and had their push/elevate effect increased

- Lightning Spells

Lightning spells have been graphically enhanced and received some minor tweaks

- Imbued Earth Projectiles

Earth projectiles imbued with other elements have been reworked. These now scale in damage and area of effect size depending on number of elements used while also taking into account gear modifiers

- Scaling Beams

Beams now scale in width depending on amount of elements used

- AI Enemy Spellcasters

The enemy spellcasters now make more use of the newly added spell combinations

- The Join Friends Menu

Has been improved

- Melee Damage

The melee damage system has been overhauled, including weapon imbuements

- Player Movement Speed

The base movement speed for players has been increased

- Novas

Explosions created by crossed beams with opposing elements now scale in damage and range depending on amount of elements used and deal elemental damage depending on the type of Nova

- Pure Poison Imbuement

Pure poison on weapons now last multiple hits

- Earth/Ice Armor Spells

Armors containing Earth/Ice now protect against knockdown, push, elevate and channeling interruption

- Logged in Paradox Account Visibility

Moved currently logged in Paradox account visibility to the settings menu

- Focus Generation

Focus generation has been increased when playing together with other players

- Magick Quickslot Cooldowns

Tier 2, 3 and 4 Magicks have had their quickslot cooldowns reduced

- Rebindable ComboKeys

Players can now rebind the SHIFT, ALT and CTRL keys as single press keys. Keep in mind any other keybindings you might have that use these as combokeys

- The Concussion Magick

Has been buffed

- The Push Magick

Has been buffed

- Ice Shards

Damage has been reduced

- Fissures

Damage has been increased

- Chapter 2

Has been rebalanced

- Chapter 3

Has been re-balanced

- A lot of bug fixing has been done!

[ 2015-10-29 09:09:45 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hi folks! If you are a Mac OS or Linux user we are happy to say that you can now take Magicka 2 for a spin on your OS of choice! Simply run the app "Magicka 2 Spell Balance Beta" from your Steam Library using your preferred OS and it will install accordingly. That particular branch is a "live" Dev environment where we are also testing goodies that may appear in future patches. Let us know how you get on!

[ 2015-10-22 12:39:17 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hi folks! If you are a Mac OS or Linux user we are happy to say that you can now take Magicka 2 for a spin on your OS of choice! Simply run the app "Magicka 2 Spell Balance Beta" from your Steam Library using your preferred OS and it will install accordingly. That particular branch is a "live" Dev environment where we are also testing goodies that may appear in future patches. Let us know how you get on!

[ 2015-10-22 12:39:17 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone, we have updated the Magicka 2: Spell Balance Beta! You can find it in your library right here on steam. Here is the list for the beta update that was released today, many bug fixes and other cool stuff have been added. Added Ask for revive - Dead players can ask for a revive, also visible in the player ui Magicks template - you can now have a template just like in Magicka 1 Display death reason/recap on defeat screen More hints in loading screens Updated Increased base movement speed Novas scale size+damage scale - depends on amount of elements Pure poison imbuement - does not get removed after 1 attack Earth/Ice armor protect against knockdown - depending on amount of elements used Moved visible bound Paradox account - Now visible in settings menu only Rebalanced Chapter 2 + boss fight Chapter 3 Ice shards - reduced damage a bit We have also fixed a lot of bugs!

[ 2015-10-13 12:17:49 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone, we have updated the Magicka 2: Spell Balance Beta! You can find it in your library right here on steam. Here is the list for the beta update that was released today, many bug fixes and other cool stuff have been added. Added Ask for revive - Dead players can ask for a revive, also visible in the player ui Magicks template - you can now have a template just like in Magicka 1 Display death reason/recap on defeat screen More hints in loading screens Updated Increased base movement speed Novas scale size+damage scale - depends on amount of elements Pure poison imbuement - does not get removed after 1 attack Earth/Ice armor protect against knockdown - depending on amount of elements used Moved visible bound Paradox account - Now visible in settings menu only Rebalanced Chapter 2 + boss fight Chapter 3 Ice shards - reduced damage a bit We have also fixed a lot of bugs!

[ 2015-10-13 12:17:49 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone! The Magicka 2: Spell Balance Beta can be found in your Library. Here is the latest things we have been working on, in this update we have added our first iteration of the Server Browser for you to use, so be sure to give it a try. Below is a list of updates. Added Server browser - Can be found in Adventure -> Join game, challenges & trials are also listed! Aim assist (for gamepad) - You can find this in the settings menu Updated Join friends menu The melee damage system has had a massive overhaul, including weapon imbuements! New lighting effects The Sacrifice Magick has been reworked Tweaks Thunderbolt has been buffed Concussion has been buffed We have also done a lot of bug fixes.

[ 2015-10-06 11:10:32 CET ] [ Original post ]

Pretty much the exact opposite of a college text-book, Magicka 2 helps you learn to spell again for half the price until October 5. That's 50% for the crazy wizards that only understand math. What are you waiting for? Oh, a link to the sale, probably.

[ 2015-10-01 17:08:22 CET ] [ Original post ]

Competition time! In partnership with launzer.com we are giving away THREE full-colour 3D printed Wizard figurines. To be in with a chance of winning simply take a screenshot of you showing off the new Poison element and inbox us on Facebook www.facebook.com/MagickaGame with the link and your email address! The three best submissions (as decided by us) will receive one figurine. Closing date to take part is the 29th September 2015, 12:00 CEST.

[ 2015-09-22 10:07:08 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hi folks! You may have noticed a new mysterious app in your Steam library, this is a separate beta client where you can test and feedback on any spell balance matters. Full details on how to provide us with your comments and feedback can be found here: https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/welcome-to-the-magicka-2-spell-balance-beta.881985/ or on the new Sub-forum on this Steamhub. We really look forward to hearing what you have to say!

[ 2015-09-16 09:51:35 CET ] [ Original post ]

Today's Deal: Save 33% on Magicka 2!*

Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are!

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[ 2015-09-15 16:58:56 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hi Wizards! Exciting news to share today! Today we introduce a huge re-vamp (totally no reference to Vlad there) of our spell system as well as release some exciting new DLC! First of all watch the below video and then read on for the full breakdown of what you can expect to see in today's update! https://youtu.be/-ehtQ5F4L_U

Free Spell Update

- Improved Spell System and Effects. There are now even more spell combinations to make use of, most of the existing spells have had a graphical overhaul. - Added Steam and Ice as Individual Elements. Just as it was in Magicka 1 these will take up one slot in the element queue:

• Steam is made from Water and Fire
• Ice is created from Water and Cold

- New Element! Poison! As above, this will take up one slot in the element queue. Poison is created from Death and Water. - Added Poison State. When poisoned, the target will take damage over time. Damage done is dictated by the target's total health and the amount of Poison applied, the target will also become slowed. The poisoned state can be extended by applying more Poison to the target. The poisoned state can be removed by applying the Life element. - Changed Ice Projectiles. Pure Ice is now a channeled spell, while Ice + Earth will work as it did before the change. - Changed Projectile Charge Time. Earth and Ice + Earth have had their charge time reduced, meaning they will reach full effect faster. Damage for these spells has been re-balanced to work with this change. - Re-balanced Mines. Mines now deal more base damage and reach their full damage faster. - Changed Earth and Ice armor to also Reduce Push Received. When using an Earth or Ice armor, you will now also be more resistant to push effects . The amount of resistance depends on the amount of elements used when creating the armor. - Changed Pure Shield. Duration has been increased, and will decrease faster when taking magic damage. - Re-balanced Barriers and Elemental Walls. Physical barriers (Earth and Ice) now have a longer duration. They have also received a buff to the amount of damage they do when imbued with other elements. - Overhauled the Challenge Experience. Reworked the challenge menu and added leader-boards. There are also two bugfixes included: - Mine Damage on Clients Fixed. Fixed an issue where clients mines would always deal damage as if they were fully charged. - Fixed Sometimes not Getting Achievement for Completing Campaign. This issue should now be fixed and you should be able to get the achievements.

New DLC!

The Magicka 2 Gates of Midgård Challenge Pack ($3.99) A set of three new Challenge Maps, perfect for sampling new spells http://store.steampowered.com//app/393830 The Magicka 2 Three Cardinals Robe Pack ($4.99) A stylish new selection of wizard-wear (not stain resistant; highly flammable; do not eat). Three robe and item sets are included, each with their own theme. http://store.steampowered.com//app/393831

[ 2015-09-15 16:20:20 CET ] [ Original post ]

After receiving further feedback from our players, we have tweaked how the resurrection knockback effect works. Players resurrecting other players will no longer trigger this effect. Familiars sacrificing themselves will now trigger the knockback effect instead.

[ 2015-08-26 07:50:35 CET ] [ Original post ]

Due to feedback from our players we have reworked the knockback effect from revive. The friendly fire artifact does no longer affect the revive knockback.

[ 2015-08-20 07:24:04 CET ] [ Original post ]

We have a whole bunch of fixes and general quality of life improvements in todays update. Check below for the full breakdown!

Added Push effect when revived

When you are revived a push effect will move away enemies & friends.

Added Hold to move in settings

You are now able to turn on Hold to move which allows you to only move your wizard while holding down your mouse button. While using Click to move pressing CTRL will stop your current movement.

Now able to queue elements while airborne

You can now queue spells while airborne.

Fixed behavior of “Surprise Me”

You will now randomly join any of the four difficulties when selecting this alternative in join game.

Fixed perma-slow bug

This has been fixed and should not happen any more.

Crash switching between fullscreen and windowed mode (ALT+ENTER)

Removed the ALT+ENTER command to switch between fullscreen and windowed mode, you can still use F1 to switch between windowed mode and fullscreen.

Fixed issues that occurred when changing resolution

The resolution should not mess up anymore when switching between borderless fullscreen and fullscreen.

Correct custom keybindings in dialogues

The correct key/inputs will now be displayed in dialogues.

Now able to remove any guest player when in someone else's game

If you join another player’s game and accidentally add a guest player, you can now remove them.

Fixed healing not repeating if using a re-bound self-cast key

If you had changed your self-cast key then healing would not repeat while holding that key, this should now work properly.

Fixed Private Session could be triggered in the equipment menu

You will no longer be able to accidentally trigger Private Session whilst you are in the equipment menu.

Fixed Latency not being considered when searching and joining games

The game will now take latency in consideration when you are searching for a joinable game.

Fixed clients sound being muted a few seconds when transitioning between loading screen and in-game

The clients sound should no longer be muted when transitioning between load screen and in-game.

Fixed sound effects not playing until a unit dies whilst being client

The clients should now be able to hear sound effects at all times.

Fixed casting shields and mines

You can now cast shields and mines behind you whilst walking forward.

[ 2015-08-18 08:22:23 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings wizards! We've been hard at work bringing you fixes, changes and improvements to Magicka 2, with no further ado - here are today's patch notes. 1.0.1.4 (PC)

• Keybinding
  • There is now a UI in the settings menu for easier keybinding, this can also be done ingame during a session.
• Unlocks working when using custom artifacts
  • You are now able to unlock robes, staves and weapons when using custom artifacts.
• Authentication session times out if game is on during 24h
  • Your session will no longer timeout, it will now be refreshed.
• Water wheel (mission 3), players no longer lose character aiming control if you skip the cutscene
  • If a player would skip the cutscene at the water wheel then the character would not be able to turn and aim anymore.
• Rocket Man: sometimes you can get launched up in the air
  • You will no longer get shot into the air after being frozen, this happened if got frozen in shallow water and another player sprayed water on you.

Please let us know if you encounter any new issues with this patch! Regards, The Magicka 2 Team

[ 2015-06-25 08:41:40 CET ] [ Original post ]

Any minute now the patch should find its way to you via the Magick of Steam. Today's patch mostly focuses on quality of life changes, see below for the full run-down!

Disconnection-handling in Single Player

Players that disconnect from steam should now be able to continue playing in offline mode.

Game settings in the Pause menu

You can now change settings in the pause menu

Fixed issue with Challenge Mode enemies not awarding score

Now you will get points if enemies fall into holes or gets killed by each other.

That Other Forest bridge

Previously if you joined a game in progress where the bridge had already been lowered it would not show as such to you. The bridge should now be properly synced when a player joins after the bridge has been lowered.

Improved Waterwheel fight

The waterwheel have been updated to give the players more hints on what they should do (see the cut scene). This should make things much easier for those new to this particular encounter.

Fixed damage output of weapon-imbued Water+Shield+Death+Earth

Using this combination should now give the expected amount (more) of damage

Retry button added to pause menu in trials & challenges

If you got off to a rocky start and are chasing that high score, you can now reset and get back to the action quicker!

[ 2015-06-17 12:42:29 CET ] [ Original post ]