Greetings Adventurers!
Tomorrow is the big day! We are on the eve of launching our newest DLC: The Wolf Wars, alongside Patch 1.1: The Black Forge, and we are absolutely thrilled for you to experience what we’ve been working on! Over the last few weeks, we’ve given you insights into the many changes and additions coming to Across the Obelisk. Our two new zones are coming with Patch 1.1 - the Black Forge, and the Icy-Sewers below Faeborg (you can read it here). Sought-after changes like improved gamepad support, new Cardbacks for you to earn in our newly revamped Weekly Challenge, and the inclusion of the highly-requested Combat Log (which you can also read here)!
Best of all, all of these changes coming with Patch 1.1 are FREE to all of our players!
As most of you know, The Wolf Wars is an event that is mentioned throughout your adventure in Senenthia. Magnus, one of our leading Heroes, fought bravely in them and earned the respect of his allies and enemies alike, earning his sword the name “Wolfslayer”. In this Dev Diary, let us take a look back and explore such a defining moment in many of our Heroes' histories.
The Wolf Wars
Ten years ago, Queen Amelia’s dream of creating a safe place within Senenthia for all the races of the Kingdom to unify them under one banner was on the verge of realization. After months of strenuous deliberation with the Werewolf Chieftain Gorlo, he decided to stymie negotiations and declared that anyone who entered the Forest would be prey to his werewolves.
Fearing for their safety, the other races of Senenthia pleaded with Queen Amelia for help. Thus, the Queen gathered her army and marched into the forest in search of the Werewolf Chieftain. Queen Amelia’s army was soon joined by Werewolves who refuted Gorio’s command, believing their former Chieftain would bring about destruction and ruin. They sided with the Queen in hopes of a better future.
This is where our story begins…
In order to access the Wolf Wars, you’ll need to read Yogger’s diary found at his encampment on the northern path of Act 1.
Upon entering the new zone, you’ll be given a new party of heroes with preset decks. Since The Wolf Wars takes place ten years in the past, do not expect to earn experience or new cards with your chosen party of heroes - there are plenty of other rewards for you to earn instead!
The Wolf Wars map has three main paths for you to explore, each containing several events and different challenges for you to overcome. It is within these events that you’ll learn more about some of the companions you know in the rest of the game, be it coming to know of their younger selves or even relatives 👀👀👀! Completing these events will earn you skins for five of our Heroes, which will require multiple playthroughs to unlock them all.
After making it to the end and defeating Chieftain Gorio, you’ll unlock our newest hero, the mighty, unparalleled, and immutably brilliant Yogger! (Yes, we are biased...) There will be a lot of events and interactions for you to read through and get more context to the characters' relationships and, as ever, new characters will have the possibility to add more options to events in the game!
Yogger is much like Magnus, a warrior-type hero who will receive subsequent cards that befit a warrior's playstyle with a twist. Yogger’s special ability is to generate “Meat”, a new type of food card that will make use of his innate abilities. What these abilities are and how you utilize his deck is for you to discover! We’re excited to see what kind of combinations you’ll come up with!
Upon starting a new adventure with Yogger in your party, you may find it beneficial if you stop by his old encampment just like with other heroes such as Malukah… there may just be someone else who’d like to join your party!
The big question that a lot of our wonderful community has been asking is how much The Wolf Wars will sell for. Let us answer this simply: $9.99 USD! There's still time to wishlist it, so you don't forget; not that you ever would.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2325780/Across_The_Obelisk_The_Wolf_Wars/
In addition to all of this awesome content, to celebrate the release of the Wolf Wars and Patch 1.1, Across the Obelisk is having a Free-to-Play weekend! Starting March 30th at roughly 19:00 CET, Across the Obelisk will be available for everyone to play during this time, free of charge! Have a friend on the fence about getting the game? Want to test out the game yourself before making a purchase? This is your chance to do just that.
Be sure to join the Discord as well, for throughout the free weekend we’ll have Mentors on standby to help guide you through the initial parts of the game, many veterans who are more than happy to play and form parties through our LFG (looking for group) channels, and a voice channel system that you can create a new voice channel dynamically without the need for admins/moderators to be present! Also, we have a really awesome community of people who love to help answer questions for new players.
Thank you all for continuing to support our game, and sharing in this journey with us. We're having a blast and we hope that you do, too!
- Across the Obelisk Team
P.S. Bonus Yogger!
