Dear Pioneers,
it is time for another Dev Blog! What news washed up at the Pagonian shores? What fabulous tales traveled to your ears? Or did the Tavern's innkeeper let you in on a little secret of what's coming next in Pagonia? Let us dive right into the juiciest bit of news:Open Beta – Mining Update

Sneak Peek: New Enemies called "Scavs"
Next to the Geologist and Subsurface Mining we would like to introduce our new enemy unit: The Scavs! These guys will definitely change up the game and cause some trouble! Here is all you need to know: The Scavs are a new and challenging enemy type completely different from the Pagonian faction! They will expand their territory and exploit mining resources. Yes, you read this correctly: If you don’t defeat them fast enough, they will spread like wildfire! Not only do they claim neutral territory, they will also compete for mining resources above and below ground! Their base is called Grimy Bulwark, and it serves them as a smithy to craft their tools, weapons, and armor. It also stores all their mining resources.
There are three main types of Scavs:
Creepers- These bulky units with their frog-like helmets use stone to extend the Scav territory. If Scavs find copper, they can produce more tools and armor for new Creepers and expand faster!
- Watch out for these guys! They harvest any stone and metal resource available on the surface! (Yes, they take all the good stuff!) Both coal and iron is needed for their tools, but they are weak in combat.
- If the Scavs find silver, they can produce sophisticated tools to equip an Orescraper. They can build a Pit and harvest metal resources below the surface. (And they are also quite weak in combat.)
- They are in charge of defending the Grimy Bulwark and protect the weak Stonebreakers because they are specialized in combat. Their weapons and armor also need iron and coal.
- Greedy Watchers use steel weapons and will only appear if the Scavs get their hands on nickel. Be careful because they are serious enemies to overcome!
- Vicious Watchers need both steel and gold for their armor and weapons and are the strongest enemy in Pagonia for now. Send only your best units to defeat them!
How to defeat the Scavs
Most Scav units wear thick armor and are hard to defeat, but there will be a new player unit type which move swiftly as a cat and target their weak spots! Drumroll please for … the Blade Dancer ! As their name already suggests, Blade Dancers are skillful fighters which are best answer to the well protected Scavs. They can be recruited in the Adventurer’s Guild. Depending on their tier-level, they need light armor, padded armor, and steel-padded armor as well as iron daggers and steel daggers. If all units of a Grimy Bulwark are defeated, the base will collapse. All nearby territory will become neutral again and all resources that were still stored in the base will be on the ground for you or other Scavs to take. What do you think of the Scavs? We hope you enjoy the new challenge!Gronkh & SodaPoppin as Geologist
We are so excited that two great streamers lend their voice to our iconic Geologist! For the German version you can hear the one and only Gronkh voicing the character and for the English version it is SodaPoppin's voice travelling through Pagonia. We think both did an amazing job!

Throwback to the OTK Games Expo 2024

What comes next for Pioneers of Pagonia?
Magic Update
Last but not least we would like to give you an outlook on our future plans! The current roadmap is still active. After the release of the Mining Update next week, we will shift our focus on the upcoming Magic Update. This will be a major content update with lots of new features and we are so happy to finally be working on all the ideas we've been bottling up for ages!
What's to come:
- New Enemy Type: "The Cursed"
- Arcane Academy
- Warlock & Sorceress
- Gem Mine & Jewelry
- Magical Weapons
- New Iconic Building "Gigantic Sanctuary"
- Treasure Hunter
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Only the Treasure Hunter can find things that have long lain hidden and undiscovered ...
See you in Pagonia!
Your Envision Entertainment Team