News Liste Against the Storm

New content and features

• [p]Added the option to purchase an additional blueprint slot in the Reputation Rewards panel at Prestige 12 and above.[/p][list]
• [p]Additional slots can be bought using Ancient Tablets.[/p][/*]
• [p]The extra slot applies only to the current blueprint selection. It can be bought again for the next reputation reward choice.[/p][/*]
• [p]Rerolling does not remove the additional slot.[/p][/*]

• [p]Additional slots can be bought using Wildfire Essence.[/p][/*]
• [p]The extra slot applies only to the current cornerstone selection. It can be bought again for the next cornerstone choice.[/p][/*]
• [p]Rerolling does not remove the additional slot.[/p][/*]

• [p]Monastery of the Vigilant Flame Level 6 - unlocks the Commons.[/p][/*]
• [p]The new unlock has been added to the middle of an existing upgrade tree branch, so some upgrades above it have been moved up to make room. As a result, you might find the new upgrade already unlocked in your save file, and need to repurchase an older upgrade that was shifted upward.[/p][/*]

• [p]To start fulfilling needs at the Hearth, you first need to unlock the Commons in the Main Hearth.[/p][/*]
• [p]The Commons - a shared space where villagers can fulfill service needs like Leisure, Luxury, Religion, etc. Satisfying needs here grants a smaller Resolve bonus than in dedicated service buildings.[/p][/*]
• [p]The commons are in a separate tab in the Hearth UI. Unlocking them costs 8 Planks. Once unlocked, the UI tab will list all service needs that can be fulfilled at the Hearth.[/p][/*]
• [p]To gain access to the Commons, you must first purchase an upgrade in the Smoldering City - the Monastery of the Vigilant Flame Level 6 upgrade (for 60 Food Stockpiles and 12 Machinery).[/p][/*]
• [p]Fulfilling a service need at a Hearth will grant a smaller Resolve bonus than if the same need was fulfilled in a service building.[/p][/*]
• [p]Passive bonuses tied to service goods will still be applied if a service need is fulfilled at a Hearth (double yield chance).[/p][/*]
• [p]Restricting services in the Consumption Panel applies penalties in the same way as in the case of complex food.[/p][/*]

• [p]Spirit of Cooperation - High spirits can be contagious. Beavers gain +2 Resolve for every Reputation Point gained through Harpy Resolve.
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Balance

• [p]⚡ Changed the comfort specialization for Foxes.[/p][list]
• [p]Foxes no longer gain a Resolve bonus from working in buildings infected with Blightrot.[/p][/*]
• [p]Instead, they now have the Cooperation specialization. They will gain a Resolve bonus if at least three Foxes are working in the same building.[/p][/*]
• [p]The specialization icon for Cooperation will appear in the building UI dynamically.[/p][/*]

• [p]This does not mean that the game will always choose the best firekeeper for each settlement. It's just a simple algorithm that prioritizes effects that are generally more useful at the beginning of a settlement.[/p][/*]

• [p]Each time you decline a Cornerstone, the reward is reduced by 2 Amber, down to a minimum of 5 Amber.[/p][/*]

• [p]Distant Journey (Timed Order) - Increased the time limit by 30s.[/p][/*]
• [p]Need for Timber (Timed Order) - Increased the time limit by 30s.[/p][/*]

UX/UI improvements

• [p]⚡ Revamped decision tooltips for World Events.[/p][list]
• [p]Hovering over a decision in a World Event popup now shows two separate tooltips: one for the Condition and one for the Reward.[/p][/*]
• [p]Each tooltip includes a color-coded label indicating its category (e.g., Objective, Resource, Cost, Curse).[/p][/*]
• [p]Many tooltip texts have also been updated for clarity - for example, resource changes now clearly state that they apply to the entire Cycle.[/p][/*]

• [p]Scouts collect rewards based on their position in the UI, from left to right (leftmost rewards are collected first).[/p][/*]
• [p]Shift + Left Click moves a reward one spot to the left.[/p][/*]
• [p]Ctrl + Left Click moves a reward one spot to the right.[/p][/*]

• [p]This works similarly to how you prioritize reward collection in Events. Use Shift + LMB to increase priority and Ctrl + LMB to decrease it.[/p][/*]

• [p]Each produced or gathered resource now has its own storage limit, replacing the previous global resource limit per building.[/p][/*]
• [p]When a resource reaches its limit, it will be transported to a warehouse.[/p][/*]
• [p]Left Click forces an immediate delivery of a resource.[/p][/*]
• [p]Shift + Left Click enables automatic forced delivery, making workers transport the resource every time a unit is produced or gathered.[/p][/*]
• [p]If a good isn't delivered to the Warehouse for 120 seconds, delivery will be forced.[/p][/*]
• [p]For most players who don’t adjust internal storage settings, this change will likely maintain or slightly improve worker efficiency. However, it helps prevent cases where secondary resources remain stuck in buildings due to priority issues, ensuring all goods are transported more evenly.[/p][/*]

• [p]To maintain the old balance, all traders now have a slightly shorter arrival time. By default, they should appear more or less every full year.[/p][/*]
• [p]The main purpose of this change is to make the effects that affect the arrival time of traders more meaningful.[/p][/*]

• [p]However, duplicate names can still occur if the pool of names is exhausted.[/p][/*]

Bug fixes

• [p]⚡ Fixed a rare bug where rewards from solved glade events would sometimes teleport directly to a warehouse.[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed a bug where mirrored buildings would not retain their mirrored state after being turned into a ruin.[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed a bug where settlement statistics were not displayed at the end of a game in the Sealed Forest.[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed a bug that caused the Trade Hub Cornerstone to appear in games with disabled Orders.[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed a bug where the Queen’s Gift Cornerstone could appear in games with the Roaming Swarm debuff.[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed a bug where some cycle effects were affecting Daily Challenge settlements.[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed a bug where different versions of the Shoe Mold perk all had the same effect (+2 to production).[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed a bug where the High Motivation effect had the wrong description (mentioning food instead of service goods).[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed a bug where the Hurried Expedition order could be drawn with only 2 rewards.[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed a bug where no production multiplier was displayed above workplaces in the farm UI.[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed a bug where the villager count in the Forsaken Altar UI would not update in real time after sacrificing villagers.[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed a bug where meta resource icons were displayed in different orders under different upgrade nodes.[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed an issue where the Ashen Thicket menu skin was not accessible on Queen's Hand Trial profiles.[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed a bug where the Puffed Grain Cornerstone was spawning unnecessary "Porridge +1" icons on the HUD.[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed a rare bug where rainwater geysers created by the Kelpie Glade Event would appear on top of other map objects.[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed a rare bug that caused the world map to break when a map tile was changed in the background during a Sealed Forest game.[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed multiple incorrectly placed entrances in Flawless/Holy/Purged buildings and ruins.[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed a bug where destroying the Feast Hall building did not return resources.[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed a bug that caused the flame FX in the Harmony Spirit Altar to be slightly off-centre.[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed a bug where the quest given by the Ghost of a Resentful Human did not count Purged Human Houses towards completion.[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed a bug that was duplicating some rewards in Abandoned Caches.[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed a bug where the space key wasn’t working in the Forest Mystery search bar in Training Expeditions.[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed a bug where the “Blood Flower spawned” alert was not triggering in some instances.[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed a bug where some instances of villagers dying or leaving did not trigger an alert.[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed a bug that caused some glades to unveil incorrectly in the Cursed Royal Woodlands.[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed a bug that caused the Butcher building to mirror incorrectly.[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed a bug that caused Numpad Enter to not work for confirming values in the Trading Post.[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed a bug that caused different maximum charge values to be displayed in vein tooltips and in the selected mining vein UI.[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed a bug that caused cyst-based orders to appear with empty requirements in Training Expeditions.[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed a bug that prevented the Holy Market and Holy Temple from counting toward completion of the Marketplace deed.[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed an audible glitch in the sound effect of the Fishmen Lighthouse glade event.[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed a bug that caused the "Max. Bonus" section of growing Resolve bonuses/penalties to display an incorrect value.[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed a bug that caused the Ruins and Untamed Wilds modifiers to appear together in Daily Expeditions.[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed a bug that caused the Blightrot Cyst alert to appear even when there was no more space for a new cyst in the settlement.[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed a visual glitch on water textures in Frog Houses.[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed a rare bug that caused the game to start with an incorrect resolution.[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed a missing translation for the Specialized Workwear perk.[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed numerous typos, errors, and inconsistencies in the Simplified Chinese version of the game (biome descriptions, dialogue, building descriptions, lore tablets, cycle effects, deeds, effects, perks, cornerstones, tooltips, villager status effects, resource descriptions, citadel upgrades, ghost descriptions, events, encyclopedia entries, world events, custom game UI).[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡Fixed a few mistranslations in the Brazilian Portuguese version of the game (two identical building names, fishing pond UI).[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed a few mistranslations in the Russian version of the game (perks, deeds).[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed a few mistranslations in the French version of the game (perks, service building effects, needs).[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed a few mistranslations in the Polish version of the game (building names, cornerstone forge effects).[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed a few typos in the Ukrainian version of the game (cornerstone forge effects, trade route perks, seal contracts, Exploration Expedition).[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed a few typos in the Japanese version of the game (order objectives).[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Fixed a few typos and inconsistencies in the German version of the game (Clan Hall effects, Embarkation Points, starting abilities).[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed an issue where Reputation from Resolve could be gained faster than the maximum value displayed on the Reputation Bar.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed a bug that caused reputation points to be rounded incorrectly on some systems.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed a rare bug where some dead villagers could be assigned to buildings.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed a bug where the “Player Home” unlock was not displayed in the Deed reward popup.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed a bug that sometimes prevented species portraits from appearing next to the mouse pointer when assigning villagers to buildings using the workplace overlay.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed a bug that prevented the pulse animation to appear around the “end cycle” button during the World Map tutorial. [/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed a bug that caused incorrect labels to appear in species tooltips in the level up rewards popup.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed a bug that caused random smoke effects to sometimes appear on the map.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed a bug that caused trade route tooltips to not appear in the Training Expedition panel.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed a rare bug that caused some Queen’s Hand Trial upgrades to appear twice in the same roll.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed a bug that caused an orange texture to grow uncontrollably when the game was paused during an explosion.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed a bug that caused tooltips in the Feedback window to be displayed behind the popup background.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed a rare bug that caused some cycle effects to overlap on the World Map HUD.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed a rare bug that caused the game to freeze when a glade event was selected during the Seal closing animation.
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Other

• [p]⚡ Changed the name of the Bleeding Trees perk to avoid duplicates.[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡???? The Ancient Hearth has been moved in some Coastal Grove maps so that its range does not include inaccessible water fields.[/p][/*]
• [p]⚡ Scaffolding will no longer be placed outside the footprint of buildings.[/p][/*]
• [p]Removed the “request a feature” button from the ESC menu.[/p][list]
• [p]We have decided to stop working with the feedback collection platform the “Request a Feature” button linked to (for various reasons, mainly because we were not happy with their service).[/p][/*]
• [p]There are still multiple other tools you can use to contact us to leave feedback and suggestions, like the in-game reporting tool (accessible in the ESC menu, or by pressing F11), Discord, and the Steam forums. We still linger on all these platforms and read every bit of feedback.[/p][/*]
• [p]Suggestions and reports from the old feedback platform will be archived.[/p][/*]

• [p]Grill[/p][/*]
• [p]Smelter[/p][/*]
• [p]Smithy[/p][/*]
• [p]Tinkerer[/p][/*]
• [p]Toolshop[/p][/*]
• [p]Academy (formerly known as the Explorer’s Lodge)[/p][/*]

• [p]This option was designed to support a playstyle based around the old Fox specialisation, Blightrot. Now that this specialisation has changed, we have found that this option is no longer useful. Additionally, it introduced extra micromanagement that we weren't keen on.[/p][/*]

• [p]Updated button styles, unified fonts and animations, improved background visuals, and enhanced logo readability for a cleaner, more cohesive look.[/p][/*]
• [p]Removed the news panel on the left side of the screen. News are now displayed only via a popup when launching the game for the first time after a patch.[/p][/*]
• [p]DLC icons were added to the main menu to show which DLCs are active.[/p][/*]
• [p]???????? If only one DLC is active, DLC-specific logos will be displayed. When both are active, the main menu will show a "Complete Edition" logo and a new menu background will be unlocked (the “Complete Edition” skin).[/p][/*]

Supporter Pack Update

• [p]Added a 300+ page digital artbook with concept art spanning the entire development process and featuring unused ideas.[/p][/*]
• [p]Added 3 new World Event illustrations.[/p][/*]
• [p]Added 3 new portraits.[/p][/*]
• [p]Added 2 new emojis.[/p][/*]
• [p]Added a Nightwatchers wallpaper.[/p][/*]
• [p]Added 27 new music tracks from the Nightwatchers DLC in .mp3, .flac, and .wav formats.[/p][/*]
• [p]Removed the .ogg file versions of the soundtrack due to the inflated download weight. The .ogg is a lossy format which can be converted from lossless .wav files included in the Supporter Pack’s Soundtrack. If you’d like to get the .ogg files, please reach out to us.[/p][/*]
• [p](Steam only) The soundtrack included in the Supporter Pack is now a separate Steam Music app type and activates automatically for all Supporter Pack owners. This means it now appears as a separate product in your Steam Library (you may need to enable Soundtracks in your library filter), and you can listen to it directly through Steam’s built-in player.[/p][list]
• [p]To download the files, open Against the Storm - Soundtrack in your Steam library and select “Download Album”. This will download .mp3 files and all album cover images.[/p][/*]
• [p]To download the high-quality lossless .flac and .wav files, open Steam settings, go to the Music tab, and enable the “Download high-quality audio files”.[/p][/*]
• [p]To access the music files on your drive, open Against the Storm - Soundtrack in your Steam library and select “Browse Local Files”.[/p][/*]