Greetings, Vikings!
[p][/p]This patch arrives Monday, December 8th.
[p][/p][p]We know the game needs deeper progression, it's coming, and this update is a step in that direction. We are laying a new foundation for the crafting system with specialized workstations, completely reworking durability to make your gear feel more permanent and meaningful, and adding several requested quality-of-life features.[/p][p][/p][p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/33480851/6db26ae7bae02304f38c20ec67894bc9d03b5860.jpg"][/img][/p][p]Here's what it will bring:[/p][p][/p][p][/p]The New Workshop System
[p][/p][p]The Workbench is now the heart of your production. It’s a new station used exclusively for crafting your weapons, tools, etc. (Building is still done freely with your Hammer, anywhere you like. The Workbench is not required for that).[/p][p][/p][p align="start"]To unlock more advanced items, you'll need to build specialized stations around your Workbench. Placing an Anvil or a Forge Hearth nearby will automatically unlock recipe tiers in the Workbench menu, rewarding you for expanding your workshop.[/p][p align="start"][/p][p align="start"]You'll find that all current recipes are now part of this new system, creating a more logical crafting path.[/p][p][/p][p align="start"]Here are the new stations you can now build to expand your crafting capabilities:[/p][p][/p][p]Workbench[/p][p]The main hub for all your gear crafting.[/p][p][/p][p]Sawhorse[/p][p]The first upgrade for your workshop. Unlocks better wooden gear like reinforced bows and shields.[/p][p][/p][p]Forge Hearth[/p][p]Your entry into metallurgy. Allows you to work with early metals to craft basic tools and components.[/p][p][/p][p]Anvil[/p][p]The heart of any true smithy. Required to forge the full range of iron weapons and tools.[/p][p][/p][p]Grindstone[/p][p]The master craftsman's tool. Required to forge the sharpest weapons.[/p][p][/p][p][/p]Weapon Repair & Durability Overhaul
[p align="start"][/p][p align="start"]We’ve completely overhauled how durability works. Your crafted gear will no longer break and disappear when its durability reaches zero.[/p][p][/p][p align="start"]Instead, a broken item becomes unusable and must be repaired using resources. This change makes your hard-earned equipment feel more permanent while adding a new layer of resource management to your preparations.[/p][p][/p][p align="start"]Visit a Workbench to see what it costs to restore your gear and get it back in the fight.[/p][p][/p][p]As part of this change, enemies now have a chance to drop their weapons. These are spoils of war, not pristine armory gear. They will drop in a heavily damaged state, with very little durability left.[/p][p][/p][p align="start"]Crucially, these looted weapons cannot be repaired. Think of them as a last-resort tool or a temporary battlefield pickup. This change makes your own crafted and maintained gear far more valuable, while adding some exciting, unpredictable moments to combat.[/p][p][/p][p][/p]Runestone Grave Marker
[p][/p][p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/33480851/e5fd52eaedff593178bdfe5b94a1d9cb6c89a45f.png"][/img][/p][p]Dying in the world will now leave behind a runestone grave marker when the dead body disappears.[/p][p][/p][p]This marker securely holds all items from your inventory. The location of your grave is marked on compass. Simply interact with it to retrieve your gear.[/p][p][/p][p][/p]Arena Matches
[p][/p][p]The Arena has been updated and become more flexible. You can now start your own sessions, also allowing to challenge a friend to a 1v1.[/p][p][/p]
