Hello there, Companions! Let's make it offical - Glorious Companions is finally leaving early access! Check out the trailer for the new, completely refreshed Glorious Companions [previewyoutube=ZB9_fV_qop8;full][/previewyoutube]
Upon full release, Glorious Companions will offer:

• A completely new map - featuring new adventures and challenges alongside a fresh graphic design.

• PvP Mode: Enter the arenas to defeat opponents and pledge allegiance to one of the factions.

• Challenging Tactical Adventure: Overcome unique enemies and their hordes awaiting you in the depths of each region.

• Rich Mercenary Management System: Assemble your team based on unique unit traits, manage their equipment and progression, train them in city-based facilities, and ensure they are well-rested for the next battles.

• An Immersive Story of Terscara: Travel the world, experiencing random events and places tied to the history of Xandar and all of Terscara. Discover the story from the perspective of a chosen faction and become the hero it needs.

Hello, Companions! You noticed that the loading time is too long, and we managed to improve the loading time and quality of life with a small hotfix uploaded yesterday. Hotfix 24.10.2024 - Improved loading time up to 20% - improved optimization for lower specification hardware configuration - Improved balance for the first fight with eliminating chance to spawn a high level warg in the enemy ranks We continue to work on implementing your feedback. Thank you, for the ongoing support! Ancient Forge Team

Hello, Companions! Its time for another news from us! A new hotfix has been released, addressing the inability to move the company after certain interactions or fights. We appreciate everyone who took the time to report the problem. The fix is now live in the main Glorious Companions build. This patch also adds the missing portraits for dungeon enemies along with some missing texts. Thank you for your continued support. The Ancient Forge Team

Hello, Companions! Its time for another news from us! A new hotfix has been released, addressing the inventory issue that was reported, along with a few other quality-of-life fixes.
We appreciate everyone who took the time to report the problem with opening the inventory and management tiles after obtaining 25 items. The fix is now live in both the New Era Demo and the main Glorious Companions build. This patch also corrects location detection in the starting quest and reduces the strength of the wolf pack in this quest, which had been locked as a high level horde. Thank you for your continued support. The Ancient Forge Team

Hello there, Companions! Here we come with the new update of Glorious Companions! Although, we are constantly working on many things right now to make the game ready for the upcoming December's re-launch - we wanted to show you the progress we are making as soon as possible!
We are happy to inform you that the new map is already available on a current game build. Don't forget, that you can also play the demo of Glorious Companions right now - it presents all the changes weve made throughout the recent period of time. Unfortunately old saves are not compatible with the new build. Please keep in mind that the works on the game are still in progress Thank you everyone for your attention and support! Ancient Forge

Hello there, Companions! Its been a while, but we are back with the best news possible! We are finally ready to announce that the new era of Glorious Companions is coming to Steam this December! For the last few months, we have been really focused and dedicated to refresh the game and rework a lot of things. To catch a glimpse of whats coming - check out the teaser below: [previewyoutube=g4UiE5a0fp0;full][/previewyoutube] From the 30th of September to the 7th of October, we will be attending Steam Turn-Based RPG Fest and its a great opportunity to try out the demo of Glorious Companions! It will not only be free, but it will also present all the changes weve made throughout the recent period of time. During this time you can also grab the game 50% cheaper and it will be the only occasion to do that before the decembers re-launch. Let's focus a little bit more on what you may expect in the refreshed version of Glorious Companions!

BRAND NEW MAIN MENU

Today on May 7th, all of us celebrate Ancient Forge's 5th anniversary . The GC team wants to thank all the players who have been with us during this journey. We gathered the experience, tailored the strategy for our future titles and have watched our team grow from 20 to 50 amazing individuals over the past few months, and we're just getting started!
The Future of Glorious Companions After the success of The Tenants, our team has been busy refining Glorious Companions, a turn-based tactical RPG set in the fantasy world of Navaroth. We're aiming for a full release in early December this year, bringing loads of new features and enhancements based on player feedback from the Early Access phase. Here are some key changes and additions we've made to Glorious Companions this year:

• Brand New World Map: Handcrafted and visually striking, offering a more immersive experience.
• Prologue: A revamped tutorial and storyline that helps set the stage for player goals.
• 12 New Battle Maps: Unique battle maps for each biome, offering varied combat scenarios.
• 5 New Dungeons: Tackle challenging dungeons with epic loot, unique enemies, and powerful bosses.
• New Side Quests: More variety and depth as you explore the world of Navaroth.
• New Points of Interest: Encounter fresh challenges and secrets as you journey through the world.
• Overhauled UI: An improved user interface for smoother gameplay.
• Balancing, Fixes, and Quality Improvements: Enhancing the overall experience.

Hey everyone! First of all, we need to apologize for being so quiet for a while. For a long time we were processing the feedback coming from you to the Glorious Companions team, and while we were working on The Tenants to close all the publisher milestones, we had more than enough time to start thinking about new features for you! Now its time to get back with some great news, a big sale, and whats most important, a full release date! But first, let me share with you our special news. Today on May 7th, all of us celebrate Ancient Forge's 5th anniversary . The GC team wants to thank all the players who have been with us during this journey. We gathered the experience, tailored the strategy for our future titles and have watched our team grow from 20 to 50 amazing individuals over the past few months, and we're just getting started! The Future of Glorious Companions After the success of The Tenants, our team has been busy refining Glorious Companions, a turn-based tactical RPG set in the fantasy world of Navaroth. We're aiming for a full release in early December this year, bringing loads of new features and enhancements based on player feedback from the Early Access phase.

Here are some key changes and additions we've made to Glorious Companions this year:

• Brand New World Map: Handcrafted and visually striking, offering a more immersive experience.
• Prologue: A revamped tutorial and storyline that helps set the stage for player goals.
• 12 New Battle Maps: Unique battle maps for each biome, offering varied combat scenarios.
• 5 New Dungeons: Tackle challenging dungeons with epic loot, unique enemies, and powerful bosses.
• New Side Quests: More variety and depth as you explore the world of Navaroth.
• New Points of Interest: Encounter fresh challenges and secrets as you journey through the world.
• Overhauled UI: An improved user interface for smoother gameplay.
• Balancing, Fixes, and Quality Improvements: Enhancing the overall experience.

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• The Tenants
• Glorious Companions
• And The Constructors

Hello there, Companions!
We know that it's been a long time since the last update so we wanted to share some light on the development of Glorious Companions. Unfortunately over the last year we've had some major problems related to the development of the big update that we've been working on. We've had a few issues with important refactors of key systems, as well as the ongoing war in Ukraine also had an impact on the development.
However we're still commited to release the 1.0 version with everything we mentioned in the last devlog. Recently we've managed to get the gears going and involved new programmers in the process, so we're hopeful that it'll go much faster now. Taking into consideration the scope of changes and additions we don't want to throw random dates at you and we'll keep working on the storyline until we have a more realistic release date to share.
Thank you for your understanding, Ancient Forge Studio

Hello there, Companions!
As we're approaching the release of our biggest update yet, the Titans Rising Update, we wanted to share a summary of what you can expect to change when it goes live. We've been working on this update for one and a half years so we're extremely excited to finally reach the end of its development. As the game currently stands, we're pretty happy with the battle mechanics and the big aspect that we've wanted to change for a long time already is the world map gameplay. While the foundation is here, the overworld lacks clear direction and progression, as well as it is hard to balance properly, due to the procedural generation approach.
With the Titans Rising Update we're remaking the World Map from the ground up. The whole map will be carefully handmade with various areas and biomes to explore. On top of that we're introducing a fully-fledged storyline with cutscenes, NPCs, side-quests and most importantly, the main story with vital choices. We don't want to spoil it here, as we'd love for you to experience it first-hand.
Anyhow, let's finish up this lengthy introduction and go over the major changes and new additions that you'll find in the Titans Rising Update.

New World Map

Main Storyline

Journal

Dungeons

New Enemies

New Battle Locations

New Camping Actions

Wounds & Blood

New Main Menu

New Music

New promo/cover art

Hello there, Companions!
Today were releasing the long awaited Update 0.8 that introduces a complete itemization overhaul that aims to make each playthrough more unique and exciting. Additionally, we took the time to rework a few other procedural generation systems, including the very important part of the game that is responsible for spawning and maintaining NPC companies on the map. Oh and by the way: you can grab the game cheaper with the -33% Weeklong deal! Lets dive right into what the update brings into the game:

Item Rework

NPC Group Generator Rework

Procedural Portraits & New Scarres

What's next

Full Changelog

Content:

• Itemization Overhaul - 6 different item qualities, 10 suffixes and 23 brand new items.
• New NPC groups: Sword Sisters, Iron Hammers, Swamplings.
• Three new abilities: Aura Transfer (Acolyte), Soul Steal (Trapper), Ammo Bags (Gunner).
• Revised NPC group procedural generation system.
• Procedural unit portraits system featuring thousands of variants.
• Player character portraits that fit chosen variants.
• Unit Stash - new way to store equippable mid-combat items.
• New Company Emblems - now also displayed in combat on all shields.
• Revised Scarre textures.

Balance:

• Rebalanced all neutral enemy stats.
• Rebalanced all item stats and prices.
• Rebalanced and reworked enemy item choices.
• Makeshift Weapon now has a buff duration.
• Adjusted Piercing Thrust range for short weapons.
• Adjusted a number of ability cooldowns.
• Updated default custom game battlecrews.

Bug fixes and tweaks:

• Selected battlecrew will now be displayed in the lobby chat.
• Spider's Cocoon Strangle ability will now apply the Entangled debuff instead of a generic slow.
• The Unit Panel will now properly show two handed weapons when equipped, with an opaque icon displayed in the left hand slot.
• Tweaked player names in combat to be displayed in accordance to their starting side.
• Tweaked Counterattack and Weasel animations to be more clear.
• Updated the Ancient Forge Studio logo.
• Fixed a number of issues with the Dispel ability.
• Fixed a memory leak related to dead units.
• Fixed a bug that caused battles to freeze when trying to use certain abilities within the Smoke Grenade radius.
• Fixed selection marker rendering on the world map.
• Fixed a problem with the invulnerability effect visible on health bars.
• Fixed an issue with the change equipment action failing to update rendered weapons in multiplayer.

Hello there, Companions!
It's been quite some time without any news on the development of Glorious Companions, which doesn't mean that there wasn't any progress being made. Anyhow, now when we're getting close to releasing the new update, we're back with a fresh development log. Without any further ado, let's go over the biggest changes and new additions that this update will introduce into the game. Of course as usual there'll be some balance changes, bug fixes and QoL tweaks along with a few new abilities, but for now let's talk about the big stuff.

NPC Group Generator Rework

Item Rework

Scarres Visual Overhaul

Procedurally Generated Companion Portraits

When

Hello there, Companions!
Were back with some fresh news and development updates. We want to share with you some details on the slowly upcoming update. In this post well focus on one particular part of it - the item rework. The current item design stems from the design of the multiplayer mode - we wanted all the weapons to be equally viable and on equal footings with each other considering the differences in their costs, strengths and weaknesses. Obviously what works well for a multiplayer gameplay doesnt always work quite as well in singleplayer. The biggest problem here is that the current system doesnt allow for good progression, which is crucial for gameplay to be enjoyable. As it stands now the player can get access to the most powerful items in basically no time. In most RPGs itemization is a really important and fun part of the game, just as we want it to be in Glorious Companions. Lets go over what changes were currently working on!

New Visuals

Item Qualities

Special Effects

New Items

New weapons

New offhands (left hand slot)

Hello there, Companions!
Today were releasing Update 0.7 that introduces a few new features and a variety of important balance changes & bug fixes. Were laying important foundations for the next update, which will finally bring the new World Map. Oh and by the way: you can grab the game cheaper now with the -33% Weeklong deal! Lets dive right into what the update brings into the game:

City UI Rework

Flee from Battle

New Graphics Settings

Brazilian Portuguese localization

Content:

• City Panel rework - overhauled UI and improved functionality.
• New feature: Flee From Battle.
• Implemented Sound Effects for the new abilities.
• Added settings for Vegetation (that can be used to improve the game's performance).
• Added a new functionality in the Temple - now you can Inspire your units with the monks' help.
• New Engineer's grenade models.

Balance:

• Made the Gravity Trap invisible for enemies.
• Increased the unit level limit.
• Lowered the healing costs in the Temple.
• Now units can't see past the Smoke Grenade's area of effect.
• Increased the amount of quests available in cities.

Bug fixes and tweaks:

• Fixed a bug that occured when swapping two-handed weapons between sets (reported by Zethrio).
• Fixed a bug with the armor stats not updating when switching armor parts (reported by Zethrio).
• Fixed a bug that occured when cancelling battlecrew changes.
• Fixed a bug with refreshing stats in Battlecrew Manager.
• Fixed a visual bug with Corpse Eater skill.
• Added tooltips for gadgets.
• Fixed a bug with Weasel ability.
• Fixed a bug with Counterattack ability.
• Fixed a bug that occured when you had too many status effects on one unit.
• Fixed a bug with fog of war not reappearing at the spot where a unit died.
• Fixed a lot of multiplayer bugs.
• Fixed a bug that allowed users to interact with units after a battle ended.
• Fixed a bug with the rotation tip staying on screen after a battle.
• Fixed an animation bug when stopping on the World Map.
• Fixed a bug with units taking damage from gadgets that were already destroyed.
• Fixed a bug that caused the game to freeze when some buffs were in play.
• Fixed a bug with Blade Fury ability.
• Fixed a bunch of issues connected to the Smoke Grenade skill.
• Fixed a bug that allowed enemies to see some of the abilities being used in the fog of war.
• Time Limited Statuses (such as wounds) are now displayed in the above-unit UI.
• Tweaked a few ability FXs.

Hello there, Companions!
Today wed like to share some news on how the development of Glorious Companions is going at the moment. There are currently two updates that were working on simultaneously and a bunch of upcoming features that were extremely excited about.
As for the medium-sized update that is nearing its release, itll be mostly packed with various bug fixes & tweaks. However, youll also get the chance to finally hear the lacking sound effects for all the new abilities we introduced in the last patch. On top of that, weve also prepared a new feature that allows you to flee from battles, at a cost of course, and its also scheduled to be released in the same patch!
The big update will take a longer while to finish up properly. Were essentially working on a complete visual overhaul, both for the World Map and the battle scenes. With it, we hope to make the environment look more consistent and unique, and well also be releasing a fresh soundtrack to fit with the new vibe. But the changes arent limited to only the visual side of the game - together with the 0.8 Update well introduce new major gameplay mechanics. The most important one is the Dungeon System, where youll be able to take on new enemies and try to take down the big and ugly bosses guarding powerful artifacts in a series of challenging encounters.
Were also working on major improvements to the equipment system. We want to introduce much more variety into the items that you see throughout the course of the game and thus were working on an item class system that will feature items of varying quality and stats. Of course it wouldnt be a great rework without some visual upgrades, so weve also decided to overhaul all the old weapon models and to add a bunch of new items (and new item types) along with the update. Let us know your thoughts in the comments and remember to follow the game for more updates!

Hello there, Companions!
Today were releasing the Update 0.6 that introduces a completely reworked Ability System and a glorious Visual Overhaul for the Valrenay race among many other things. Other notable changes are the new Dialogue System and over 40 new abilities for you to choose from. Were also putting the game on a -40% Weeklong Deal! Lets dive right into what the update brings into the game:

Valrenay Visual Overhaul

Reworked Ability System & 40 New Abilities

New Dialogue System

Content:

• Valrenay Visual Overhaul - all Valrenay units received new, more consistent textures.
• Reworked Ability System - now you learn new abilities in the Unit Panel, they don't cost Learning Points and Gold anymore.
• Implemented the Abilities Tab in the Unit Panel.
• Over 40 new abilities! - now each unit can have up to 5 abilities instead of 3.
• New Dialogue System coupled with new UI and new dialogue lines & options. It'll allow us to expand on the storyline and add more interesting quests and interactions in the future updates.
• Added an option to pay Bandits and Shadows to leave you be.
• Added the Settings menu in the Esc Panel on the World Map.
• Added a few new quests that can be obtained from NPC Lords.
• Added new NPC portraits for the Dialogue System.

Balance:

• Added ammo limits on ranged weapons.
• Balanced ranged weapons stats according to their ammo limits.
• Added a Grace Period after fighting with/running away from an enemy party.
• Adjusted quest rewards.
• Increased Gunner's Speed from 3 to 4.
• Rebalanced some melee weapons and shields stats.
• Made sure that the starting companion doesn't spawn with very negative traits.

Bug fixes and tweaks:

• Limited the view range on the world map, so you won't see all the npc groups anymore.
• Added camera auto-follow on the World Map.
• Added highlighting the obstacles and units that block your Line of Sight to selected target.
• Changed the World Map selection circle to align with terrain and adjust its size depending on the target.
• Made the Interactive Objects of the same type not spawn next to each other.
• Added mirroring of animations when a unit holds their weapon in their left hand.
• Changed the Default Battlecrews in Custom Battles.
• Fixed a bug with AI units attacking with ranged weapons from the Fog of War.
• Fixed a bug with Camping First Aid not healing properly.
• Fixed bugs with Power Drain and Furious Charge.
• Fixed some bugs with wrong numbers displayed in the Attack tooltip.
• Fixed a bug with Spiders not using their special ability.
• Fixed a bug with wrong language displayed in the Settings.
• Fixed a bug with Audio settings.
• Fixed a bug with generating the same trait twice for a unit.
• Fixed a bug with animation on an AI unit that left the Fog of War and re-entered it.

Hello there, Companions!
We're happy to announce that you can buy Glorious Companions cheaper for the Steam Summer Sale's duration. While we're at it we wanted to show you some of the stuff from the upcoming update that we plan to release in July. First of all, as you can see in the image above, we'll be releasing our visual overhaul of the Valrenay race. Our goal was to make them more consistent, so they all look like they're from the same faction. We also wanted them to fit better into the fantasy world of Navaroth, which the previous iteration hasn't quite achieved.
We decided to focus solely on the textures and not change the meshes, as that would require us to also update the animations, etc. (Though the Blade Dancers and Gunners will probably receive new Run and Idle animations winter2019coolyul) Another big change that we're implementing is an actual Dialogue System that will enable us to create more meaningful and immersive quests. It should greatly improve the interactions with NPCs while making the whole world feel more alive and organic. Here's a rough WiP of the new dialogue window (of course the important stuff happens under the hood):
Those are only a few of the things that we've planned for the next update, so keep an eye out for the full changelog when the patch airs (or perhaps another devlog that'll go into more detail about the upcoming update). Also consider leaving us a review if you like the updates that we keep pushing out, it matters a great deal to us! winter2019happyyul Let us know your thoughts in the comments and remember to follow the game for more updates!

Hello there, Companions!
Were excited to announce that we have a new, big update for you! It addresses a lot of the core problems with the gameplay, balance and progression in Glorious Companions. To make it even better were coupling it with a -33% Weeklong Deal! Lets dive right into what the update brings into the game:

Fog of War

Battle Win Conditions

Temporary Ability Learning Tweak

Interactive Objects

Content:

• Fog of War in battles.
• Changed the win conditions - now killing an enemy captain applies a debuff to their units instead of ending the battle.
• Added Escape menu in battles.
• Dynamic HP bars that hide and show up automatically.
• Overhaul of the Interactive Object panel.
• New Interactive Object illustrations and sound effects.
• Sight range is shorter at night.
• Added a confirmation popup on turn's end.
• Added adjustable outlines on allied and enemy units in battle.
• Added contextual tips / onboarding in battle.

Balance:

• Tweaked the distribution of neutral enemy groups on the World Map.
• Temporarily made all skill learning instantenous, units no longer have to stay at a training facility to learn them. (We'll be reworking this system in further updates.)
• Rebalanced item prices as well as unit prices.
• Taverns will host at least one of each unit type available in the given city.
• Camp Training EXP now scales with the unit's level instead of Mind stat.
• Camp First Aid heal buffed, passive HP regen on the World Map nerfed.
• Buffed Poisonous Dart damage and poison.
• Lowered the required EXP for levels past 6.
• Lowered the required company EXP for all levels.
• Buffed the Leather Armor's resistance.
• Mystic Well gives more EXP on success.
• Destroyed Wagon deals less damage on fail.
• Abandoned Camp gives more gold on success.

Bug fixes and tweaks:

• Fixed Knockback and Rain of Bullets being castable without ammo.
• Fixed displaying accuracy % for all abilities.
• Speed of camera scroll on the World Map now depends on the zoom level.
• Displaying damage dealt to shield with Farewell ability instead of '0!'.
• Fixed the range of Dragon Plague jump.
• Fixed the range of Vengeance replenishing.
• Tweaked the text appearance in the cutscene.
• Unaffordable items at Flea Market have their prices colored red now.
• The training facilities now show what you're lacking to learn an ability.
• Fixed aura effects healing issue.

Bonus: New World Map progress

Hello there, Companions!
We've decided to lower the base price of Glorious Companions to $19.99, which will stay this way at least until the Full Release. We feel that this new price better reflects the current state of the game, especially that we're planning to stay in Early Access for another year. Now when we're about a month away from our 0.5 update, which will introduce a lot of gameplay improvements, new features and a better progression balance, we thought that it's the best time to drop the base price of Glorious Companions. We're glad for your support so far and hope that you understand our reasoning here lunar2020contentgoat Check out what's coming in the future updates in our recent devlog (including a sample of the new and awesome soundtrack): https://steamcommunity.com/games/1001040/announcements/detail/2224158720771427187
Let us know your thoughts in the comments and remember to follow the game for more updates!

Hello there, Companions!
Were back with some fresh news and development updates. Well talk about our plans for the future of GCs development, as well as the contents of the next update. To be frank, in the recent months weve thought a lot about the direction were taking with this game and weve spent a lot of time analysing the feedback weve received since our EA release. Weve decided that what the game lacks the most at the moment are not new races or abilities. Our biggest priority right now will be fixing and improving the gameplay foundations, and youll see the first batch of that in Update 0.5. Weve come to the bitter realization that no amount of new playable units will make the game fun, when theres little to do on the world map and the battles dont offer enough challenges and/or variety after the first few. Fortunately, based on the feedback weve received and our own conclusions weve got a solid plan on how to get the game to where we want it to be. Itll require a lot of hard work but were confident that itll be for the best.

Update 0.5 Major Contents

Fog of War

Battle Win Conditions

Plans for the future

Skills / Abilities rework

Story / Gameplay Direction

Dungeons

New World Map / Cities

NPC Interactions

Hello there, Companions! Here are a few more fixes for the bugs you've reported and we've found ourselves.

Bug fixes and tweaks:

Hello there, Companions! Turned out that the amount of new additions to the game in our 0.4 Update kind of impacted the stability of the build. To be honest it was one of the most thoroughly tested builds that we published, unfortunately we weren't able to catch some of the bugs before the Update's release.
Anyways, we've fixed a number of game-breaking bugs that you've reported and the game should be much more stable now. If you encounter anything else, please send us your Player.log and save files to contact@gloriouscompanions.com or post them on the Bugs subforum.

Bug fixes and tweaks:

• Fixed mouse camera scrolling in Battle.
• Fixed a bug with the Sweet Revenge quest. (reported by Bristly Stranger)
• Fixed the Fur Armor texture on Walord. (reported by Bristly Stranger)
• Fixed a bug with the Trapper goal. (reported by madra)
• Fixed World Map loading bug. (reported by Rob'sEvilTwin)
• Fixed a bug on the World Map with the time still flowing after stopping the company's movement in some cases.

Bug fixes and tweaks:

Hello there, Companions! We're back with another small fix.

Bug fixes and tweaks:

Hello there, Companions! We've managed to fix a bug some of you've reported, it happened when you exited to main menu right after a battle and tried to 'Continue' or start a new game.

Bug fixes and tweaks:

Hello there, Companions!
Were happy to announce that the new playable race, the Scarres, has been added to the game in the biggest update since our Early Access release! To celebrate this were launching a Weeklong Deal that puts Glorious Companions at 50% off until Feb 24th. This is the biggest discount so far and the price wont drop this low for quite some time, so get the game cheap while you can! winter2019joyfultearsyul https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQJmVahRIAA The Scarres took us longer to develop than we initially thought, but in the end we didnt want to launch them too soon, without dedicated Captain Calls or fully working special abilities for each one of the red lizardmen. Unfortunately the changes in this patch will require you to start over from the beginning. To sweeten that weve added some features and tweaks that will improve the initial campaign experience. If you want to learn more about the new race check out our special Scarres Steam Guide here -> Scarres 101 Guide Anyways, lets dive into what the update brings into the game:

Scarres - the New Playable Race

Special Abilities

Goals System

Misc

Content:

• New playable race of Scarres featuring Acolyte, Scarrling, Warlord, Shamaness and Avenger.
• Four to five abilities for each Scarre unit.
• Captain Calls for Scarres.
• New Captain Call for the Trapper.
• Changed the Gunner's Captain Call.
• Enemy AI can now use some special abilities.
• Overarching Goals System.
• Shield HP bars.
• Improved Ability tooltips that show more info.
• Small Main Menu overhaul.
• Displaying a success chance % when using abilities.

Balance:

• Enemy Captain AI tweaked.
• Tweaked the enemy party balance.
• Applied an uniform distribution of buildings across the island's cities.
• Added a unit number limit in Custom Battle modes.

Bug fixes:

• Fixed 'Tough' trait bug. (reported by lordnivek1)
• Fixed the bug with bindings not saving after restarting the game. (reported by TheRealHoseHead)
• Lots of bug fixes for the Valrenay abilities.
• Fixed a bug with ranged projectiles not disappearing and the camera going too far.
• Fixed a leak that caused the game to crash.
• Fixed a lot of Camping related bugs.
• Fixed a few bugs with the Esc menu.
• Fixed a few bugs with time flow and targetting on the World Map.
• Fixed the invisible tutorial wolves bug.
• Fixed a bug with ability fx glitches when used for the first time.
• Fixed Blade Dancer's fingers glitching through shields.
• Fixed unit HP bars displaying incorrectly at low camera angles.
• Fixed a leak when selecting abilities in Custom Battle.
• Fixed a bug with training the captain unit and Hunger.
• Polished scene loading.

Hello there, Companions!
Were back with a very special teaser announcement for the upcoming Scarres Update (0.4). This one might be the biggest update since weve launched the Early Access version of Glorious Companions. Well be pairing it up with a 50% off Weeklong Deal on Steam to spice the whole thing up. So, without any further ado, lets dive right in to what the 0.4 version will bring into the game.

Scarres - the New Playable Race

Special Abilities

Goals System

Misc

Hello there, Companions! We're back with another -34% sale for the end of this year! Also we're still making progress on the development of the new playable race - the Scarres. Check out a few of their portraits below:


We've just hosted a small in-house tournament at our team to test out the new units and their abilities. It turned out to be lots of fun and we've even managed to record footage from the final best-of-3 match. You can watch the full gameplay videos from all three games below, however keep in mind that they're still work in progress! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rs8SBY7qM1c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvBP6ustSew https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvKavUxFlMY Have fun and let us know if you have any questions or feedback! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1001040/Glorious_Companions/

Hello there, Companions! So, its been six months since our Steam Early Access release and weve learned a lot during this time. Weve released a total of 7 big updates during the first half of the year that Glorious Companions has been out. We thought that it would be the perfect time to sum up how it all went.
First of all, we want to thank all of you who supported us throughout the release and up to this point. Weve received countless quality feedback reports and suggestions on how to improve the gameplay experience. We know that weve launched really early and were glad to have your support during the development process.

Development Progress

• Lots of QoL tweaks and bug fixes.
• Unexpected Captain Update that introduced new mechanics that we didnt plan beforehand. It differentiated the Captain units from the other companions and improved Captain survival during battles.
• Added new neutral enemy groups.
• Implemented Firearms and reloading mechanic.
• Implemented Company Overview panel.
• Implemented Food & Companion Happiness Systems.
• Reworked the AI.
• Added Day & Night cycle in battles.
• Added the Custom Battle mode and the Battlecrew Builder.
• Implemented local and online multiplayer.
• Implemented Procedurally Generated Battlefields.
• Added Diplomacy panel.
• Implemented a few special abilities for all Valrenay units.
• Implemented the Camping System.
• Added functional Options screen and rebinding controls.
• Added new Shields.
• Had a Halloween Event that introduced new enemies, new interactive world map objects and new legendary items.
• Added new character portraits for the Valrenay units.
• Made Trapper into a playable character based on your feedback.
• Revamped the Character Creation screen.
• Added an Easy Start option.
• Added a Changelog to the main menu.
• Implemented tips showing on the loading screen.

Further Development Roadmap

New Cover Art

Hello there, Companions! After our yesterday's update we're back with a nice sale for Glorious Companions. Until December 3rd you'll be able to buy it for $10 less! steamhappy

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Hello there, Companions!
Today were releasing an update that introduces a new Valrenay playable class, Trapper. Weve heard your feedback regarding male playable characters and weve decided to rebrand this whole idea. We want you to think of these characters as classes, each with their own strengths and weakness, but ultimately with plenty of room for you to customize. While each race will feature 5 classes total, we plan on making the final class (until now known as the fifth unit tier) a prestigious one (thus not playable as a captain) that youll have to spend extra coin on to hire. Weve also finally updated the character portraits to a higher quality artwork, as opposed to the old renders that looked really out of place. Heres a brand new look for our Blade Dancer & Trapper.
The update also features a new Easy Start option when starting a new campaign playthrough. This should come in handy if youre just starting out, or you want to get through the boring bits a little bit faster.

Content:

• Valrenay Trapper now became a playable character as a captain.
• Trapper received face and hair options.
• Character creation screen revamped.
• Added new character portraits for the Valrenay race.
• Turned off the Halloween themed menu and battlefields.
• Added an 'Easy Start' option when starting a new game.
• Added tips that show up on the loading screen.
• Added a changelog window in the main menu.
• Added a loading circle to the loading screen.

Balance:

• Lowered EXP required for unit levels from 6th and up.
• Lowered EXP required for company levels.
• Lowered the spawn rate of Spiders Nest interactive object on the world map.

Bug fixes:

• Fixed Quest panel sometimes rendering over the Unit / EQ panel. (thanks to Phil85 for the report)
• Engineer's Heal now works on player characters too.
• Fixed the bug with camping while in city area.
• Fixed rotating after attack mismatch in the battle state.
• Fixed AI not suffering AP penalties.
• Fixed a number of bugs with incorrect synchronization of the battle state when using some of the Valrenay abilities.
• Fixed a bug with some attacks using up Movement AP.
• Cleaned up attack tooltips. All disadvantageous notes will appear in yellow from now and advantageous ones in green.

Bugs

• Fixed a bug where the Resolution change would revert on clicking 'Back' even after applying the changes.
• Fixed the UI & HUD in the Main Menu and on the World map to work in various window size ratios, including 4:3 and 21:9.

Hello there, Companions!
We've prepared a short video showcasing some of the changes in the Halloween Update: [previewyoutube=bIARCcQLuEs;full][/previewyoutube] Here's what's new: Bug fixes:

• Fixed displaying Energy in HUD.
• Fixed a bug with entering enemy melee zones.
• Fixed a bug where the game would freeze at the beginning of a week.
• Fixed a bug where the Hunger wound wouldn't apply to hungry units.
• Fixed a bug with the meat gained from Hunting didn't refresh the value in the HUD.

Hello there, Companions!
Today were releasing a Halloween themed update that also introduces a big, new gameplay mechanics into the game, the Camping system, along with a bunch of new content and fixes. To celebrate this, the game is now 25% off! Make sure to tell your friends and family! If you encounter any bugs with new systems, please report them on our Forums or on our official Discord Server. Keep in mind that youll probably have to wait until the next in-game week to access new quests, items, etc if youre using an old save file.

Camping

Graphics Settings & Rebindable Controls

New and revised quests

Halloween stuff

New Shields

Smaller changes and tweaks

• Main Menu got a little spooky to celebrate Halloween.
• Added a number of special Halloween decorations on the battle locations.
• Increased the number of Spider Nests on the world map.

• Implemented Camping System and Camp Battles.
• Added a controls rebind screen in settings.
• Added a graphics settings screen.
• Added a new interactive object on the world map: Spider Nest.
• Implemented a new penalty for failing the attribute check in interactive objects that results in a battle.
• Added 2 new legendary weapons with On Hit effects.
• Added 2 new enemies: Spider Queen and Spider with a unique Captain Call Call Of The Nest.
• Added 12 new quests and changed some of the old ones.
• Added 5 new types of shields.
• Changed Moon Shield to Griffin Shield.
• Changed the Hunger mechanic: you can find it displayed for each unit in the Unit Panel and the Overview Panel.
• Implemented pathfinding on the world map: companies will now avoid traversing through the water, etc.
• Added an Item Context Menu in the Unit Panel. Its accessible under RMB and the Quick Action (equip/unequip) is now under the MMB.
• Added a Discard option for items.
• Added a new Bandits type - Shadows. Theyre more powerful and wield more expensive equipment.
• Regular Bandits got nerfed and will now wield barely any armor and only cheap weapons.
• Redesigned the melee control zone mechanic in battles. Units wont be able to pass through a defense line without getting a few hits in return anymore. This should make it more feasible to protect your Captain, enhancing the positioning aspect of the game.
• Added 6 new food items.

• Abandoned Camp will now trigger a battle with bandits on attribute check fail, instead of inflicting a permanent negative trait.
• Sped up company movement on the world map.
• City merchants will now have a guaranteed minimum number of food items in store.
• Increased the capacity of Food items.
• Bandits will now travel with some materials and food in their party stashes.
• Increased food drop rate from Animals.
• Split Shield defense bonus into Ranged and Melee.
• Increased the number of Bandits on the world map compared to Animal neutrals. (Say goodbye to Hunter Simulator :D)

• Fixed a bug with Captain Calls not always working.
• Fixed starting wolves not dropping any loot.
• Added quite a few improvements for the enemy AI.

• Merchant gold now refreshes every week.
• All tooltips react quicker now.

Hello there, Companions!
This time were here with a short tease of the upcoming Halloween Update for Glorious Companions. Aside from the Halloween-themed additions, well also release a brand new gameplay mechanic - the Camping system.

Camping

Graphics Settings & Rebindable Controls

New and revised quests

Halloween stuff

Smaller changes and tweaks

Hello there, Companions!
Today were releasing a long awaited update that introduces special abilities for all Valrenay units. Now everyone will have at least a few to let them shine on the battlefield. It is by no means the complete selection of unit skills, we plan to have at least 10 special abilities to choose from for each unit. If you have any questions or suggestions, head over to our Steam Forums or our official Discord Server.

Content:

• 6 new abilities for Valrenay Gunner: Steam Punch, Shield Bash, Watch Out, Taunt, Papa Bless, Power Knee Gong.
• 3 new abilities for Valrenay Engineer: Fixer Upper, Steam Release, Frag Grenade.
• 2 new abilities for Valrenay Blade Dancer: Hurricane Strike, Dance of Blades.
• 2 new abilities for Valrenay Trapper: Makeshift Weapon, Ancestral Equalizer.

Balance:

• Reduced AoE of Barons Rain of Bullets from 3x3 to 2x2.
• Changed the Battlepoints cost of most weapons and armor pieces.
• Changed Valrenay Resource stats.
• Changed the dead trees from half cover to full covers.
• Balanced the resource / ap costs and cooldowns of Valrenay abilities.

Bug fixes:

• Fixed a bug with playing two consecutive games in the online mode.
• Fixed sorting and calculating MVP in post online battle window.
• Fixed a double aura / stacking auras bug.
• Fixed a bug with leveling up Construction company attribute even though it is disabled.
• Fixed last enemy AI behaviour.

QoL improvements and tweaks:

• Added quest givers name in the UI.
• Added a small resource bar under units health bar in battle.
• Implemented companys First Aid attribute.
• Added Resource bar under the HP bar in battle UI.
• Optimized game save file size.
• Changed how the permadeath chance is calculated and now your units may die even in a won battle if their wounds were grievous enough.
• Added an option to level up the Resource attribute.
• Added an orbiting camera rotation under LMB in battles.
• Changed the movement on the world map to RMB for consistency.
• Added camera scrolling under LMB on the world map.

What's changed in the newest update:

• Added increasing LP cost for leveling up attributes in Campaign.
• Changed Battlecrew Builder's popup when switching a unit to be more intuitive.
• Added turn time limits to Online battles.
• Made unit battlepoints cost more intuitive in Battlecrew Builder.
• Optimized Rain of Bullets' fx.
• Fixed a bug where the game would detect a timeout in Online battles after the battle was already finished.
• Added sound effects when someone joins an online lobby or sends a message.
• Fixed a bug with lost battles in Campaign. (reported by Does)

Hello there, Companions!
Today were releasing a small update with the promised Barons special abilities and some QoL improvements / bug fixes.

Content:

• 5 new abilities for Valrenay Baron (Rain of Bullets, Knockback, Pierce Through, Way Out and Farewell).

Bug fixes:

• Battlecrew Builder: fixed unit highlight that caused the game to crash and didnt display correctly.
• Battlecrew Builder: fixed quite a few bugs with abilities in unit customization.
• XP gain no longer shows in Custom Battles.
• Fixed spawning multiple obstacles at the same place.
• Trappers Piercing Throw animation fixed.
• Fixed a bug with some auras getting resolved at the wrong time.
• Fixed sizes that some obstacles cover on the battlefields.

QoL improvements and tweaks:

• Battlecrew Builder: added an option to unequip abilities.
• Battlecrew Builder: added Tooltips.

Hello there, Companions!
This time weve prepared something for you that we actually thought will take us a few more months to roll out - online multiplayer! Coupled with it, we have also implemented the Battlecrew Builder and the Custom Battle mode where youll be able to play out various scenarios against AI, another local player (in a hot-seat mode) or via the online multiplayer. Along with our grand update, weve got a brand new trailer video and a new Steam banner art. Let us know what you think of them! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMzE7Y8MBNc Thanks to the new game mode and the battlecrew management options, well also be able to focus more on the games balance and well gladly welcome any suggestions on this from the community. Bear in mind that its merely the first iteration of the online functionality, so there might be some issues and lacking features here and there. Wed love to hear your feedback on how the multiplayer mode works, along with reports of any bugs or odd situations youve encountered during your playthroughs.You can either post those on the Steam forums or on our Discord server. So, without further ado, lets get to the changes in the games newest version.

Battlecrew Builder - experiment with various combinations freely

• Quick Skirmish (400 Bpts max)
• Medium Encounter ( 800 Bpts max)
• Clash of Commanders (1200 Bpts max)

Custom Battle mode - play vs AI, in old-school Hot-Seat or in the Online Multiplayer

Procedurally generated battlefields

Diplomacy Panel

New Special Abilities for the Baron*

Content:

• Custom Battle mode with local and online multiplayer
• Battlecrew Builder
• Procedural generation for the battlefields
• Diplomacy Panel
• A few special abilities for the Baron:*
• Way Out
• Farewell
• Rain of Bullets
• Knockback
• Pierce Through

Whats ahead

Hello there, Companions!
(ui layout work in progress) As weve mentioned in our last post were currently working on a bigger update that we plan to release in the second half of August. Were also at the same time preparing for the next big update which will be the playable Scarres race. In the meantime we wanted to show you some development progress and tell you more about what to expect from the upcoming patch for Glorious Companions. So lets start with the latter; the major new additions to the game will be:

Battlecrew Builder - experiment with various combinations freely

• Quick Skirmish (400 Bpts max & 6 units total)
• Medium Encounter ( 800 Bpts max & 10 units total)
• Clash of Commanders (1200 Bpts max & 15 units total)

Custom Battle mode - play vs AI, in old-school Hot-Seat or in the Online Multiplayer

More Random Maps

New Valrenay Special Abilities

Diminishing returns on leveling up attributes

Hello there, Companions!
We continue with improvements to the core aspects of Glorious Companions. We know that weird behaviors and actions taken by the computer-controlled opponents may instantly put you out of immersion and thats why weve decided to focus on reworking the AI system early on. Wed love to hear your feedback on how the new AI plays, along with reports of any bugs or odd situations youve encountered during your playthroughs. You can either post those on the Steam forums or on our Discord server. So, without further ado lets get to changes in the games newest version.

Reworked AI System

Day & Night System in Battles

World Map Travelling Speed

New Scale and Plate Armors

Content:

• Remade Scale and Plate Armors.
• Added dynamic lighting (day & night system) in battle maps.

Bug fixes:

• Fixed a bug with the party size not updating in the world map tooltips.
• Fixed a bug with recruited Gunners displaying the beard/hair from the playable characters customizable options.

QoL improvements and tweaks:

• Battle AI: AI will now move in a formation instead of leaving the slowest units behind.
• Battle AI: AI will react to flanking.
• Battle AI: AI Captain will now play much safer, will try to stay in the second line of formation.
• Battle AI: AI will favor positions behind covers when their enemy has a lot of ranged units.
• Battle AI: Ranged units will no longer favor walking into the enemy melee range.
• Battle AI: Fixed AI doing random rotations.
• Cities will value different item types differently from now on. (small tweak before the fully fledged resource / region based system)
• Movement speed on the world map will now depend on the terrain youre traversing.

Whats ahead

Hello there, Companions!
Were back with the first content update for Glorious Companions - the Captain Update. Weve mostly focused on strengthening the games core mechanic and the main goal of the battle, which is to kill the enemy teams captain before yours dies. IMPORTANT: Save files from the previous version wont work on the newest update. Unfortunately youll have to start a new playthrough, although the changes weve made would impact the games beginning and its balance so itd be wise to start with a new company anyhow.

Captains Calls

New neutral enemies

Firearms

Company Overview panel

Food System & Companion Happiness

Hair options for the Player Characters

Content:

• Added a new type of abilities available only for the Captain units, the so called Captain Calls:
• Last Stand - Engineer / Wise,
• Berserk Rush - Mercenary / Wise,
• Covering Fire - Gunner / Tough.
• Added new neutral enemies:
• Bears and Bear Cubs,
• Stags and Does,
• Foxes,
• Boars,
• New Wolf models.
• Implemented the first few firearm weapons.
• Implemented a Company Overview window panel.
• Implemented the Food System.
• Implemented Companion Happiness.
• Added different hair options for Valrenay Player Characters.

Bug fixes:

• Fixed a bug connected to having only captain in your company and the weekly upkeep window showing up.
• Fixed the notification panel on the world map.
• Fixed a bug where you could take back a companion after training even when you didnt have space in your company.
• Fixed Engineers shield socket position.

QoL improvements and tweaks:

• Added keyboard shortcuts for controlling the games speed on the world map (1, 2 and 3)
• Added an option to delete save files directly in game.
• Added a popup window when a companion leaves your party.
• Tweaked captain generation for the NPC parties.
• Were now displaying special status effects under the units HP bars.
• Added a popup window after a companion died in battle.
• Animals can no longer parry melee attacks. So cant your fists.

Hello there, Companions!
With the weekend in sight weve decided to hotfix a few other bugs that have been missed previously as well as implement another batch of QoL tweaks. Hopefully youll be able to play without any game breaking interruptions! Meanwhile were returning to work on the next weeks content update which you dont want to miss. Stay tuned! If you notice anything report-worthy please let us know about the issue in the Bug Reports forums board.

Bug fixes:

• Fixed a bunch of bugs with the unit equipment screen and item management.
• Fixed a bug with the battle result screen, where switching to the loot tab quickly would cancel all the companion animations.
• Fixed the incorrect battles won value in the its time to pay your dues interaction.
• Fixed the equipment tab of the unit screen not refreshing on stat level up.
• Fixed a bug with units not firing death animation when killed with the second hit of the Blade Furry ability.

QoL improvements and tweaks:

• Added a popup message about a completed quest in the city screen (NOTE: You might be getting some of them retroactively on your old save files - its not a bug).
• Changed the name of a neutral creature Wolf to Grey Wolf for clarity.
• Added Action Points icon in the equipment tab of the unit screen next to the armors AP penalty value for clarity.
• Added Dodge/Block/Parry skill values to the equipment tab of the unit screen.
• Made the Captains crown icon show above all other health bars.
• Slightly increased the font size in the tutorial.
• Added the number of units currently in training to the Manage button in character training facilities.

Hello there, Companions!
Today were pushing the very first update that should address all the game breaking bugs and issues you have reported so far. Weve included a bunch of small QoL changes and weve already started working on a bigger update that should come next week. Wed like to send a big Thank You to all the people who have already bought the game and are supporting us with positive feedback, suggestions and bug reports. Were very aware that the game is still in an early stage of development and would like to say that its totally fine to wait with purchasing GC until its more fleshed out / a more complete experience. Nonetheless, were very happy to see that a number of players are already having fun with the game in its current state and believe in the final product weve envisioned.

Bug fixes:

• Fixed a bug with the forever-alive tooltips.
• Fixed a bug with battles not loading after teaching the Agile captain an ability.
• Fixed a bug with not being able to select the captain unit in the unit panel.
• Fixed a bug with swapping Unit Stash Right Hand item with the Right Hand item.
• Fixed a bug with langs not loading in the character creation screen.
• Fixed the lang NOQUESTS not showing properly.
• Fixed long names overflowing in the Tavern screen.
• Fixed a bug with Rotating costing AP even when rotating to the current direction.
• Fixed a bug with NPC Lords sometimes giving you the same quest twice.
• Fixed the level and exp UI elements in battles.
• Fixed a rare bug with overlapping music from the world map in battle.

QoL improvements and tweaks:

• Tweaked the world map HUD hitboxes to hopefully be less annoying when scrolling.
• Disabled the camera following player projectiles.
• Using all of your unit's AP will now switch to the next one.
• Lords now acknowledge youve completed quests for them.
• Tweaked the cameras tilting in battle so it works smoothly when zooming in and out.
• Added Volume options. (!)
• Added a tutorial popup explaining Quests after the first one is taken.

Next update tease

• Expanding on the Options menu with rebindable input settings and some graphical settings.
• A bunch of new abilities
• New neutral enemies
• Food System
• ...and more!

We cant believe its been almost 10 years since the first time the initial idea for Glorious Companions sprinkled into our minds. We had been dabbling in pen-and-paper RPGs for a while and we thought itd be really cool to one day create a video game, where we could share the vision for all the mechanics and the world of Navaroth with a broader audience. At that time, the game was really tiny. 2D avatars moving around the board in an awkward and sluggish way and yet we were so happy to our ideas come alive. This is why we have stuck with game development as its a very satisfying medium to share your vision. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWTGDnHtST8 Today marks a very special day. Were releasing Glorious Companions in Early Access - the first milestone out of many others to come. While the day in itself is special, we want to stay humble and treat it as a beginning of something new, not a finale to the whole journey. Weve got amazing plans for this game and wed love to invite you all to get on that ride with us. Heres a rough content & feature plan for the Early Access. There are all the planned features that we want to complete before moving out of Early Access. Keep in mind that depending on the games financial success, some of those features and content might be out faster and some of them might take a little bit longer to roll out.

Short Term Continuous Updates (aka things you can expect in the coming weeks)

Big Content & Feature Updates

Hello there, Companions!
Weve been a bit quiet for the past couple of months, but we really wanted to focus on the project to ensure that we can deliver the best product that we can for the EA launch. Today were releasing an ultimate video update, showcasing the top 10 biggest changes that the project has seen in that time. Make sure to watch the whole thing! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itc61QHLQ8M Well be releasing a content & feature plan as well as the roadmap for the Early Access tomorrow, alongside all the details that youre asking for. Tonight though, weve still got some work to do and a few bugs to iron out, so set your alarms for tomorrow, 8:00 AM PDT, 17:00 CST. You dont want to miss it.

As you might've noticed we've just updated our Steam capsule for Glorious Companions.
Now instead of a dull landscape it features a vibey artwork that shows a Trapper sitting by a campfire, resting between tough battles. What do you think of this scene? Here's a gif showcasing all the steps of progress:
It's been a few years since I drew anything and I'm not perfectly happy with the outcome here, but we think it'll do better than the last version for now. We plan to revisit the capsule artwork in the coming months, hopefully with better results. Do you have any cool ideas on what it may feature? Something brighter perhaps steamhappy We've also sent out the first batch of closed alpha invites to that applied through our Glorious Companions website. Check your email inbox to see if you got selected in the first wave! cozybethesda

Greeting, Companions! Weve just opened a sign up form on our website for Closed Alpha participation. You can also sign up for the newsletter if you only want to get a notification on the release. There will be a few waves of the closed access invitations, starting with the smallest one which will be probably around 20 people. Head over here to sign up: gloriouscompanions.com
Well be sending the game out to randomly selected people that signed up for the closed access. Companions with access to the Closed Alpha will have their own secret channel on our Discord server and will be able to post on our secret forum here on Steam. We hope to gather insightful feedback about the gameplay, mechanics and the user experience in Glorious Companions. Well also gladly welcome any suggestions for future features and other ideas. GC Discord server: https://discord.gg/732xV6N Well appreciate if you spread the word about our Closed Alpha sign ups for Glorious Companions. And get ready to dive into the world of Navaroth!

Greeting, Companions! Today we have released a new gameplay trailer for Glorious Companions steamhappy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_dvHOrAVSs Let us know your thoughts on it in the comments! Moreover we've had some long discussions and in the end decided to postpone the Early Access release a bit further down the road. We know that many of you waited for the upcoming release but we don't want to disappoint you as we can make the first impression only once. Saying that, we really appreciate the positive reactions and feedback we receive from the community here on Steam and we want to deliver a great game! There are some features and (more so) content that we really feel like we need to include in the EA release, to name a few: visual representation of armors which requires a lot of parts designed for each unit archetype separately, special abilities and spells, and improvements to the battles such as fog of war.
However, as to not leave you empty handed we'll be hosting some closed alpha tests for the game, we'll let you know how to get into them in the next devlog. You can also join our Discord server to not miss them: https://discord.gg/vQJ33s As always we'll really appreciate sharing the word about our project and / or the new gameplay trailer. Thanks for staying with us and we hope you understand our decision!

Hello there Companions, Today our Steam store page has received a bit of a lifting. Be sure to check out all the new screenshots as theres a couple of new interesting things to be found.



Weve also created a Discord server for our community as were getting closer and closer to the EA launch, which should happen this month, in April. Be sure to join the server if you want to chat and mark your calendars! Official Glorious Companions Community server on Discord Weve reached out with preview access to some youtubers that we thought would like Glorious Companions and well see if anyone picks it up. If you know any good content creators that would be interested in GC, let us know in the comments! Heres our email address for press inquiries: contact [at] gloriouscompanions.com

Hello there Companions,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbywG3Qx5tc Today we have something special to show you - the first official gameplay video from Glorious Companions, and it's whole 10 minutes of unedited gameplay with a developer commentary on top! Let us know your thoughts and please share it, we'll greatly appreciate it steamhappy

Hello there, fellow Companions!
This time we want to share with you some informations about the company leaders skills. However, we should start with explaining the basic attributes that each character in Glorious Companions possesses and is defined by. Lets cover them one by one.
[STR] Strength - its used to calculate your companions melee attack accuracy. On top of that most weapons have at least some STR damage modifier, and while when fighting with a sabre the amount of Strength your companion has wont make that much of an impact on the resulting damage, having more STR will significantly increase your damage output with weapons such as axes, maces and polearms. The only weapon types that dont take STR into consideration are firearms and crossbows. Strength is also used to calculate companions chance to Parry an attack (which can be only done in melee combat). [AGI] Agility - used to determine the accuracy of ranged attacks, as well as your companions ability to dodge incoming strikes and projectiles. [DEF] Defense - reduces the amount of damage your companion receives and is also used to calculate the probability of blocking an incoming strike with a shield. [MND] Mind - its crucial for both casting powerful spells / special abilities and surviving arcane attacks or curses. [SPD] Speed - a permanent attribute which can not be leveled up, each unit archetype starts with a given amount of speed and itll stay that way forever (unless the companion breaks their ankle or something). It determines how many AP points it costs to move a given distance. Its also used to calculate the travel speed of the whole company on the world map. [HP] Health - this one is pretty obvious, dont let it get down to zero or your character will die. [AP] Action Points - a crucial attribute, the more AP your companion has, the more it can do on the battlefield. First off in each turn you can only use up to half of units Action Points for movement. Then each possible action has its own AP cost assigned, be it swapping weapon sets or rotating (positioning in very important in GC). Also each weapon has a different cost for attacking (and some also have an additional cost for reloading), for example a dagger uses only 4 AP per attack, while a heavy halberd will require 8 Action Points. [RES] Resource - each race in Glorious Companions has its own resource along with a unique mechanic paired up with it. In short it allows units to use the special abilities they have learned. That sums it up pretty well, we didnt want to go with too many base attributes as to make each one count - so the players dont just keep leveling up only a single stat. Next we have the Leader Skills, and as the name suggests, only the companys leader has those. Lets cover them one by one as we did with the attributes.
Leadership - increases the maximum party capacity, the more you level it up the bigger your company can get. Trading - increases your bartering ability, youll receive fairer prices when buying items from the merchants of Navaroth and youll be able to make a bigger profit when selling. Tactics - increases the range of your deployment zone at the beginning of a battle. Intelligence - when leveling up this skill the tooltips will start giving you more and more info on enemy parties in the world map and on enemy troops on the battlefield. First Aid - increases the chances of your companions not permanently dying after receiving a fatal wound. Spoil - increases the amount and/or quality of loot your receive after a won battle. Wayfaring - impacts your companys travelling speed on the world map. Construction - decreases the amount of time it takes to construct new buildings in the settlements you own, as well as the time it takes to properly fortificate your camps (more on that in future devlogs). Surgery - increases the rate at which your companions regenerate their health passively on the world map. Thatd be it for this weeks update, thanks for staying with us! Which Leader Skill will you be maxing out at the beginning of your journey? As always remember to add Glorious Companions to your Steam wishlist and share the game with your friends!

Hello Companions! Come and see how weve made the new character for the Valrenay race - from the concept stage to the finished low poly, textured model.
We start off with a blueprint for each character, its a base for further modelling. We focus here on the general proportions and the silhouette of a unit, as well as its color scheme. However, we often change the latter in the later stages of production. The blueprint is also a nice reference for texturing further down the line.
The next step is creating a sketch of the character in high poly. Its important to get the overall proportions of the model right at this stage. Considering that it allows us for a faster iteration speed, its the stage where we can implement any of the last minute ideas that we had not thought of during the concept art phase. After that, we try to make it a rule to leave the geometry alone and use texturing to polish everything up.
The low poly model is subsequently created based on the high poly version. After that, we get to the most important part in bringing the character to life - the hand painted texture. On top of that, to be fully game-ready, the model needs to be rigged and properly animated.
Engineer is the 4th Tier unit of the Valrenay race and has unique access to the Engineering skill tree. She is known for her vast array of different gadgets that she deploys on the battlefield as well as surprisingly high defence capabilities. Shes able to control the battlefield well, making it harder for enemies to pass through the initial line of your formation. Pair her up with a couple of Marksmen and suddenly youre cooking with gas. Thats all for this week, make sure to tune in for the next weeks devlog! As always remember to add Glorious Companions to your Steam wishlist and convince your friends to do so too! steamsalty

Hello Companions! Today we'd like to talk a little a bit about the intricate process that is procedural world generation. It is a vast topic, a core feature of the game and something that we're constantly improving and as such we've decided to split this material into few parts. In this devlog we're going to focus on landmass generation. First, in order to construct our terrain we generate two maps represented as 2D textures that contain information regarding the elevation and moisture of the island where our players (that would be you guys) will play. These textures are created by taking simple noise functions which are subsequently manipulated to fit our needs. The elevation map has more details as we don't want our terrain to be too boring whereas the moisture map provides us with more general areas that affect the environment.
Both maps have the dimensions analogous to the vertices count of the mesh they're describing. The whiter the pixel in the elevation map, the higher the vertex of the mesh becomes. Likewise, blue areas of the moisture map constitute wet areas on the map. All that information is taken into account when constructing our terrain. Elevation is scaled and modified accordingly to not be too overwhelming considering the camera angle and the zoom of the map that we're targeting in the game. On the other hand, moisture alongside elevation dictates the specific texture and biome of the area. For instance, flat regions just above water with little moisture will produce a desert, whereas regions with the same height but high moisture will yield beautiful meadows.
In order to avoid a situation where the terrain would stick out above water like a sore thumb, we've implemented a gradual yet steep falloff outside the coastline where a plane with a water shader seamlessly blends with the mesh and produces a nice illusion of the water gently lapping the beaches.
Looks pretty cool and it's just the beginning! In the next part of the series we'll cover generating our cities and vegetation to bring some more life onto the playing field. As always remember to add Glorious Companions to your Steam wishlist and convince your friends to do so too! golem

Hello Companions!
This week we've only got a short news update for you. As you can see in the image above we have a brand new logo for the game and we're gonna update all the promo materials in the nearest time. Let us know if you like it and what came to your mind when you've looked at it at first. Other than that we already have the quest system working and it should be easy now to add new types of quest objectives and rewards, and generate proper quests for the player at various stages of his gameplay.
Currently we're laying down the fundations for the politics system as well as world generation process. Wish us good luck with that! That's all for this week, thanks for staying with us and don't forget to comment what you think of the new logo! cozybethesda As always add Glorious Companions to your Steam wishlist and convince your friends to do so too! cozyroe

Hello there, fellow Companions! We are remaking all the character models from the ground up and wed like to share with you the first unit that went under the chisel - Trapper from the race of Valrenay. Heres a before / after comparison, whatchya think?
The downside is that the process of redoing both races will take time and well have to wait even longer to start making the armor assets but the upside is that all the units will have the same, consistent style and will be ready for customization and further development.
Weve spent some time compiling a list of all the animations that each character will need, not including the animations for using special abilities or casting spells which will depend on the units skill tree. Itll total around 25 animations per character if we group up some similar types of melee weapons together as a starter which is still a pretty significant amount to make.
Weve also planned out the geopolitical system in detail but well talk about it on a later date since its a pretty big topic on its own. For the time being lets just say that weve already started working on the procedural generation of the world map for each playthrough and more news will come in the upcoming weeks. Thats it for this week, remember to add Glorious Companions to your Steam wishlist and tell your friends to do so too! steamhappy

Hello there, fellow Companions! This week wed like to talk a bit about the health system in Glorious Companions and the approach we took in making sure our players stay wary of the threats on the battlefield without the frustration that a fluky permadeath can cause. In Glorious Companions characters whose health drops below 0 HP faint and are unable to continue the battle. After the end of the battle, you will be able to perform first aid on the fallen companions (thus healing them by a small amount). However, if in spite of that the final blow causes them to drop further below 25%+ of their max health (the exact percentage depends on the units Agility) a couple of things happen.
First, we roll whether or not that character makes it. Units with a higher Defense stat have a lower chance to die, although the probability is rather slim anyhow. If the unit doesnt die it suffers from an injury which are grouped into two categories:

• Lesser wounds: injuries which will take a long time to heal themselves, to get rid of them quicker you should seek aid from a skilled healer.
• Permanent wounds: injuries that wont go away and will remain with the character until their last day.

Hello there, fellow Companions! This week we want to shed some light on the system behind cities and other estates in Glorious Companions. There are a few different types of interactable objects on the world map, these include cities, outposts, resource gathering facilities and others. Cities start as just a City Center surrounded by fortified walls, along with some empty space inside to build various buildings as the time goes.
Each building serves a special function, for example Lords and merchants can trade in the Flea Market, wounded units can be healed in the Temple. Mercenary groups look for new recruits in Taverns. The types of recruits that are available in a specific Tavern depend on the other buildings built in the town - Scarrlings Den will bring wanderous Scarrlings looking for work and so on. Then there are also buildings which allow your companions to learn special abilities if theyre left to train there for a few days. Each skill type has its own school, i.e. aspiring magicians will learn new spells in Roth Academies. Outposts are similar to cities but they have less space for buildings and a more limited selection of them. Although there are some constructions that can be built solely in the outposts too.
At the beginning of your adventure therell be estates around you at various stages of development. So for example if you want to recruit some Avengers into your party straight from the get go, even if you had the money youd have to first find a city that has the Ancient Palace built in it. You can always try to wait it out, maybe some other Lord will build it in his town soon enough? Or better yet - you may decide to besiege the city and after you take it over build whatever you want. That is if you have enough resources and gold for the construction.

Hello there, fellow Companions! Today we'd like to talk about the issue of User Interface and how tricky it can get to relay information well - in a way that is both simple and yet descriptive enough to satisfy player's interest. In Glorious Companions, a player unit can enter multiple modes during combat. The three basic orders include: the move command, the basic attack command and the rotate command. The remaining three slots are taken up by your unit's special abilities that you select and level up however you see fit. The battlefield's map grid changes depending on the active mode and our tooltip system should tell you everything you need to know regarding its mechanics.
We've crafted it so that every action builds it own descriptor and has a custom UI control. That way it allows us to to manually build a unique template for each command - even if it's an ability that has unique mechanics that no other ability posses. For instance, when issuing a basic attack command, the UI is already able to show you a bunch of interesting details that go into the math behind our system.
Here the attack tooltip lists all the modifications that go in your favor in green and all the effects that help the enemy in yellow. Red is reserved for effects that directly preclude you from performing the action. The consistent color coding allows us to "train" the players so that a quick scan over the tooltip will immediately help them to intuitively tell if the attempted action is complicated to execute, while the numbers will be essential for those who like to do the math by themselves. We hope to deliver a system that is easy to read and yet sufficiently detailed, as we'd really hate it if our players had to google things up by themselves while keeping an open tab with the game's wiki on the other monitor. We'll keep you updated as we continue to polish our interface with this goal in mind.

Hello, fellow Companions! This week we bring you a throughout look at the first race in Glorious Companions, the Scarres.
Scarres are a tribal race that originally had lived solely in the desert, though in recent history they have been spending a lot of time fighting Anderian troops for access to greener lands. Their tribes are usually led by older Shamans or in some cases by the mighty Raiders or Avengers. They have a strong pro-war culture, they prefer fighting their opponents face-to-face and rarely use ranged weapons (especially bows, crossbows and firearms). Their unique resource required to cast special abilities is called Vengeance. They start each battle with zero Vengeance and they gain it when fellow companions get hurt or die nearby. So the remaining soldiers get more powerful the fewer theres left of them. Scarres are split into two kinds: smaller ones (Sca-cerya) and the bigger ones (Sca-valya).

Scarrling

Zealot

Thrall Raider

Shamaness

Avenger

Hello there, fellow Companions! Today we'd like to talk a bit the approach we've taken into designing and building our combat AI systems. In a combat heavy game it is paramount for the AI to behave in a realistic and seemingly smart way. Players want it to be challenging and yet play fair - by the same rules that the game world imposes on them. In order to check all the boxes and build an easily extensible module, we've decided to explore and utilize the so-called Utility AI approach (used in games such as Hitman or Civilization). Instead of following a bunch of set defined rules the AI system takes a look at all the possible actions and scores them using a list of considerations. The decision making layer then takes all these scores and chooses an action in one of the few possible ways, i.e. by simply choosing the best one or by performing weighted randomization where each option's weight is represented by its score (in other words: if attacking a unit has a utility score of 5 and moving away has a score of 1 then attacking would be 5 times as likely to roll compared to running away). We've quickly found out that in Glorious Companions simply looking at a single action ahead wouldn't be enough to build an immersive system. Consider the following:
In this situation if we were to analyze only the very next command, then the Scarrling on the right would almost always choose to attack the beefy Avenger that stands right next to him as opposed to moving to a different tile. There's way more immediate value to that, whereas the correct play would be to move past him and then attack the wounded captain in order to win the battle. What constitutes a reasonable play in context of the entire turn gets in fact quite complicated especially as you introduce more and more mechanics into the game. In order to get the best response from our AI controlled enemies, we have implemented a solution which looks at all the different permutations of all the possible actions a unit can take. AI agents construct a list of command chains and then evaluate them as a set. For instance, suppose we only have two possible to execute actions: AttackAction and MoveAction and a scenario from the image above, the AI would build a list of the following chains:

• { AttackAction(target: tile [x-1, y-1]) },
• { MoveAction(target: tile [x-1, y]) },
• ..
• { MoveAction(target: tile [x-1, y]), AttackAction(target: tile [x-1, y-1]) },
• { MoveAction(target: tile [x-2, y]), AttackAction(target: tile [x-1, y-1]) },
• { MoveAction(target: tile [x-2, y]), AttackAction(target: tile [x-3, y]) },

The world of Navaroth has been carefully built and maintained by us throughout the years. The whole premise began as a pen-and-paper RPG system. Even the game itself had many different forms throughout the years. In 2009 it was a small mini-game with 2D cards representing the characters. However, it has turned into so much more.
As you can see the first prototype for Glorious Companions was created a decade ago, and the rpg system behind the game began its existance even earlier than that. Although naturally as we learn and gain experience our vision becomes clearer and we become less and less restricted when it comes to the execution side of development. Compare what difference 10 years of learning makes:
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2019 So far our biggest problem was focusing on the multiplayer aspect too much, we wanted to start with a massive online experience with e-sport in mind. In the last year we finally decided to put that on hold and focus solely on delivering a great single player game that will gather a solid community around Glorious Companion's universe. The code we're working with stays ready for addition of multiplayer later on so once we release GC we will probably restart the online mode development. We didn't entirely scrap our dreams but for the moment being we wanted to go about the development in a more realistic manner. Add the game to your Steam wishlist and follow our community to stay up to date!

Hello there, fellow Companions! First of all we wanted to say thank you to everyone that followed our game or added it to their Steam wishlist. We greatly appreciate it and are surprised by the positive response! During the last month we managed to finish the design for Scarre armors, including both light and heavy ones for all units. Our goal was to make the armor look distinct between different units of the same race, but also give the visual feedback on how well the character is armored and what weapon to use against it.
The latter is pretty important as in Glorious Companions we have varied weapon types that are suited for different opponents. For example maces and hammers are great vs heavy armor users while sabres and scimitars will do better against lightly armored foes. When deciding which armor to wear the players will not only have to consider its price and the damage reduction it provides. The heavier the armor the bigger penalty it applies to your companions Action Points and Dodge skill. The better light armors also require a certain amount of Agility attribute while heavy armors require higher Defence. We also spent a lot of time discussing which version of heavy armor design will fit Scarre Shamaness and were still not quite sure. Which design do you like the most?


At the moment were skewing towards version C because of how cool those shoulder pads look on her. Let us know in the comments which version would you pick and why!