Hi all--

The original Hoard composer Adri has posted the recent Survival Mode Re-Mix done by KEARLEY with proper attribution here. Please check it out and be sure to thank KEARLEY and Adri if you like it.

https://adrianelake.com/2020/01/07/hoard-videogame-remix-by-kearley-for-download/

--Tyler

KEARLEY has created a REMIX of the Survival Mode theme, and has graciously offered it for free download. Hope you enjoy it!



--Stratecade

There is a new Camera Option for Camera Angle. You can select the Legacy skewed camera angle or a more top-down angle, which doesn't look quite as fancy but it's easier to tell what your dragon is over.

Happy burning!

• Reworked mouse aiming, which broke in the last series of updates. Also, the new reticle will now always keep at the same radius away so it doesn't get lost on the dragon itself. (Note: that bug went unnoticed by me for FAR too long--sincere apologies.)
  
• Also fixed a missing music file, which could cause music to cut out in TIMED MODE.
  

Hello dragons,

We posted a new update that:

• Updates the Direct X redistributable and SDK target...this should alleviate problems a few of you were having from the last patch.
  
• Includes a fix for the graphics corruption on GCN based Radeon cards (their stuff from 2012 or so). Hopefully it doesnt break stuff on other GPUs but let us know if you have any problems.
  
• Game files are now decrypted! What does this mean? See below...
  

Hello dragons!

The game has been updated, restoring the original music as an option!

You can select the music set from the OPTIONS->AUDIO screen.

You can choose from "ORIGINAL" which is the legacy music which matches PS3, or from the "ALT1" music set which is the music that's been on Steam for the past number of years.

Hope you enjoy!

--Tyler

Hello fellow dragons,

HOARD was originally developed by Big Sandwich Games and it's hard to believe it's been 8 years since it launched on Steam.

Recently, Big Sandwich Games finally closed. Before that, the company basically was existing in name only, as all employees had long since gone on to other jobs in the industry.

Two weeks ago, I (Tyler) bought the rights back to HOARD. I was the original game designer on the game, and was one of the partners in Big Sandwich.

HOARD is one of the most fun games I have worked on, and it's always held a very special place in my heart. Buying it back was truly an act of appreciation for the game, and I did it in the hopes that I can perhaps improve it or make a sequel one day.

When the opportunity presented itself, I decided to take the plunge. Happily, I might add.

I'm not sure yet exactly what this means for the current HOARD, as I'm definitely very busy with work at Red Hook Studios. (I work on Darkest Dungeon.)

However, there is always the chance of publishing some improvements or bug fixes here and there.

First, I have to get the game compiling again and regain the ability to push new builds to Steam. For that, I'm getting help from a good friend and someone who originally did the Linux port to HOARD many years ago.

I think the first (and relatively simple) thing I'd like to do is try to patch back in the original music.

I can't make any promises just yet, but if there are features or fixes that you'd like to see, please post so I know what's on your mind.

Long live HOARD!

--Tyler

The Steam Summer Sale continues today with huge savings throughout the store!

Today's Daily Deals Include:

• Witcher Franchise
  
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• Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
  
• Gratuitous Tank Battles
  
• Indie Bundle VIII - featuring Wings of Prey,Demolition, Inc.,Swords and Soldiers,HOARD,Sol Exodus
  

Today's Deal: Save 75% off HOARD!

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!

A complete set of alternate visuals for your HOARDing--fly to the desert continent, and do battle with ifreets, brave knights, and torch thieves' tents. Even the dragon has adapted with a feathery set of scales.

The pack sells for $1.99, or is part of the new HOARD: Complete Pack, which is on sale for 25% off for 1 week only.

Your support means a lot to us. If you like this sort of thing (alternate visuals, new content), we'll keep doing it!

--The HOARD Team

A complete set of alternate visuals for your HOARDing--fly to the desert continent, and do battle with ifreets, brave knights, and torch thieves' tents. Even the dragon has adapted with a feathery set of scales.

The pack sells for $1.99, or is part of the new HOARD: Complete Pack, which is on sale for 25% off for 1 week only.

Your support means a lot to us. If you like this sort of thing (alternate visuals, new content), we'll keep doing it!

--The HOARD Team

Flame-broiled SANDwich, the new downloadable content for HOARD is now available on Steam!

This DLC takes the treasure gathering action to the mystical sands of the desert continent and is compatible with all released maps and features!

To celebrate this release, the newly released HOARD Complete Pack is available at 25% off until September 28th at 10AM Pacific Time!

Updates to HOARD have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

• Fixed graphics bugs on low end Radeon cards.
  
• Fixed graphics bugs where green fuzz was showing on some machines.
  
• Fixed graphics bugs associated with low end graphics cards.
  
• Fixed bug cloud saves synch. (Loading screen crash.)
  
• Fixed a crash bug for when game window is off-screen on dual monitors.
  

Our first DLC pack has gone live for PC and Mac! Pick it up on the Steam store today!

HOARD: Dynamite Roll DLC pack is full of new and exciting content that any self-respecting dragon should own! Hours of new treasure-hoarding joy are included:
• 9 new maps, including more co-op maps: Team up to break through the arcane defenses of Artillery and keep enemies at bay in Rampart! Compete for scraps on Splits, and bathe yourself in gold in Giant Problem.
• Bomb Wagons: the enterprising villagers have started shipping wagons full of fireworks between towns. Light their fuses and use them to blow up enemies…but watch out for your own hide!
• Bumper Crops: valuable crops will sometimes grow. Burn them down and collect the cash before they disappear!
• Bell-towers: a new town building. Burn it down to reveal a Heal Powerup!
• Heal Powerups: instantly regain full health and surprise your enemies!
• 11 New Achievements that will test your skills as a dragon! Can you take out two knights with a single bomb wagon to earn Simultaneous Attack? Put all that tree burning to good use with Woodburn.

Our first DLC pack has gone live for PC and Mac! Pick it up on the Steam store today!

HOARD: Dynamite Roll DLC pack is full of new and exciting content that any self-respecting dragon should own! Hours of new treasure-hoarding joy are included:
9 new maps, including more co-op maps: Team up to break through the arcane defenses of Artillery and keep enemies at bay in Rampart! Compete for scraps on Splits, and bathe yourself in gold in Giant Problem.
Bomb Wagons: the enterprising villagers have started shipping wagons full of fireworks between towns. Light their fuses and use them to blow up enemiesbut watch out for your own hide!
Bumper Crops: valuable crops will sometimes grow. Burn them down and collect the cash before they disappear!
Bell-towers: a new town building. Burn it down to reveal a Heal Powerup!
Heal Powerups: instantly regain full health and surprise your enemies!
11 New Achievements that will test your skills as a dragon! Can you take out two knights with a single bomb wagon to earn Simultaneous Attack? Put all that tree burning to good use with Woodburn.

Dynamite Roll!, the new downloadable content for HOARD is now available on Steam!

Dynamite Roll! includes 9 new maps, new power-ups and 11 new Steam achievements for hours of treasure-hoarding joy!

To celebrate this release, HOARD and the HOARD 4-Pack are available at 50% off until August 23rd at 10AM Pacific Time!

Updates to HOARD have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

• Ability to fill empty player slots in a multiplayer game with CPU dragons --Minimum of 2 humans required --All 4 player achievements should be earnable this way
  
• Fixes to Xbox360 controller input problems
  

Today's patch has enabled the addition of CPU dragons in multiplayer games!

The games still require at least 2 human players. Any extra player slots (determined by map) will be filled with random CPU personalities upon game launch.

This should enable you to play any map, as long as you can get at least 1 other player! And the 4-player achievements are earnable this way as well.

Enjoy!

Please report any bugs to the Official HOARD Support forum

Today's patch has enabled the addition of CPU dragons in multiplayer games!

The games still require at least 2 human players. Any extra player slots (determined by map) will be filled with random CPU personalities upon game launch.

This should enable you to play any map, as long as you can get at least 1 other player! And the 4-player achievements are earnable this way as well.

Enjoy!

Please report any bugs to the Official HOARD Support forum

We are almost done with a patch that should fix the problems some users are having with Xbox 360 controllers. That patch will hopefully roll out tonight, but it is possible it could be as late as Monday. We're trying to rush it out in time for weekend, though!

Also, for Mac users, we are correcting some mouse cursor issues and hope to have that in tonight's/weekend build as well.

In other news, we've broken ground on a new feature that many people have been requesting. Right now it looks like that feature will go live next week, if things stay on track. More news on that very soon!

And last but not least, DLC production is officially underway!

Thanks for hanging with us during the difficult last couple months. We can't wait to roll some of these new things out to you all.

--The HOARD Team

Today's Deal: Save 50% off HOARD!

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!

There are new treasures in the kingdom!

A new build has already pushed out to PC, and will push to Mac later today.

April 7 2011 Build, Fixes Summary:

- Fixed bug with certain graphics cards that was causing crash on some systems or corrupted graphics on others
- Corrected language support so Steam setting is used instead of simple region detection
- Fixed crash relating to playing single player mode followed by multiplayer
- Fixed input issue with Logitech controlelrs
- Added smart map selection so lobby will default to a map you haven't earned gold rating in
- Improvements to lighting
- Upgrade menu prompt only shows once
- Numerous improvements and tweaks to screen layout items

Enjoy!

--The HOARD Team

The inhabitants of the realm are not friendly!

Archers, while weak individually, become deadly when grouped. Knights pack a punch, and hero knights can surprise even the toughest dragon with their wallop. On top of all this, wizard towers act as arcane sentinel artillery, and other dragons are always eager to pick on a weak wyrm.



While upgrading Speed and Fire Breath are sexy, improving your Armor can be critical to achieving good scores, and especially in multiplayer play. Every time you are wounded and sent back to your hoard, you lose your score multiplier. That is your lifeblood to big treasure.

If you find yourself constantly getting injured, then you probably need tougher scales! Put a few upgrades into ARMOR and your tactical options will increase greatly. Knights will stop being able to do one-hit kills, archers will seem less irritating, and even upgraded wizard towers won’t be quite as deadly. A fully-upgraded armored dragon is a sight to behold, with horns and armored wings and tail.

Having extra hit points in multiplayer can also mean the difference if your opponents like to fight. Store up a MEGA-BREATH powerup and let your armor soak the damage while you toast them and send them packing…and scoop up their gold, naturally.

HOARD is now available on Steam and is 10% off during the first week.

YOU ARE THE DRAGON! Your goal is simple, but challenging: build the biggest pile of gold that you can! To be the best, you’ll need to fly deftly, upgrade smartly, and use powerups to your advantage.

Want to put some HEAT onto your desktop? Download the Official HOARD Wallpaper Pack today!

Three designs are included, each in HD and SD resolutions.

Click here to download HOARD_wallpapers.ZIP

As the kingdom becomes more populated with farms and houses, there will be much more valuable merchant wagons rolling around. The value of each wagon that gets created is determined by how many houses surround the town, or crops surround the mill. More commerce means more treasure for the taking. If you kill everything and keep the kingdom in ruins, you’ll starve your own hoard! So don’t kill the goose that laid the golden egg.

Of course, letting everything grow unchecked isn't always the best, either. If Taverns appear in your towns, you might want to burn them down, as they create more thieves than usual. Then again, if the tavern is in a town nearby your opponent, you might want to let it live.

Another time you might want to kill crops or houses is if the town/mill is full. Burning a few crops yields instant gold, and it won't be long before the new one grows back.

The fact of the matter is, being a dragon takes some thought! Happy HOARDing!

Have you seen all the awesome HOARD avatars you can choose from?

There are 15 in all--click through to see the Archer, Princess, Giant, Thief, and Knight!

This photo captures the excitement of some of the HOARD team when the game's store page went live!