Hello Vikings!
We’re delighted to present Nordic Ashes 1.0!!
First of all, thanks so much for supporting us week after week since 2022!
Let's dive into the new features:
New Features
Character Masteries
As if Yggdrasil upgrades weren’t enough, let’s welcome Character Masteries!
You will earn xp each time you play with a character. This xp will be then exchanged for level points to upgrade that character. There will be 10 levels available to complete with each survivor.
If you’ve already played some runs with a character, you will be granted with xp points once you launch the game.
Ragnarok X and extended Nightmare Mode
Ragnarok X will be the hardest and craziest challenge you will face on this 1.0 version! Let the madness begin!
In addition, you'll now be able to play Nightmare mode extended to 12 waves!
Secret character: KAOS
And because it’s a secret, we won’t reveal anything. Will you be able to unlock it?
Character Dash
This has been highly requested and we also felt it would suit characters very well and not just Hansi (his dash will still be more powerful than the regular ones).
Every character will have 1 dash charge available from the start. A second one can be unlocked in Yggdrasil.
2 new character skins
Because we realized that after the addition of golden skins, Alruna and M.I.S.S.I.N.G. were lacking 1 skin, as all the other characters already had 4!
So here they are, an all white one and an all black one. We believe they suit them really well and hope you enjoy them too!
Golden Attire
Those golden badges from Daily Challenges finally have a purpose! You will be able to exchange them for Golden Skins. Every character will have their own. They will be available on the Daily Challenge panel.
Keybinding
You will be able to reassign keys on PC, Xbox controller and PlayStation controller.
Save slots
We’ve implemented a system where you can save, load or delete your game progress. This doesn’t mean you will be able to save in the middle of a run. This system is created in order to handle game data and backups.
Character wallpapers
We wanted you to have high resolution wallpapers of every character! You may download them from this drive link so you can keep them :D
Wallpapers link
New DLC releases
Digital Artbook DLC - Now available
At the beginning of the development this was a vague idea, but it kept turning more and more plausible each month. We thought maybe a 20-30 page artbook would be a nice thing to work on, but wow, it finally became a beautiful 100+ page artbook!
For now, you will be able to purchase it as a digital DLC, but if enough of us are willing to upgrade that version, we should create a hardcover version, right? Let us know what you think about it!
Soundtrack DLC - Coming soon
Rubén Melià created this absolute masterpiece of original soundtrack for Nordic Ashes.
He worked really hard for a whole year, so you can experience 21 amazing tracks whenever you wish!
The soundtrack will be available as a Nordic Ashes DLC in a few days, so stay tuned!
Gnöki plush
We got some news from Makeship! Gnöki campaign will be ready in a few weeks!!
You can subscribe though this link for future updates or stay tuned here on Steam as we will post about it when it’s ready.
Gnöki holding his ascension crystal will be ready to launch in no time… and we are really hyped about it! Here’s a sneak peek of how its looking and we already LOVE it!
Improvements
- Axeldör's sword and axes rework.
- Alruna’s thunder visual rework.
- Hafgrim’s ultimate rework.
- Amaranth’s flower visual rework.
- Mead relic visual rework.
- Wave 1 is now shorter.
- Glossary items now show their rarity.
- “Soul Heart” and “Emerald Heart” have been reworded to Blue and Green so it’s not confusing.
- New Steam achievements.
- Xbox and Playstation controller icons added.
- Relic Exchanger now keeps relics from last run available.
- New relics related to dashes.
- Tutorials now include videos.
Fixes
- Talkôr’s bug that made him die even with gold is now fixed.
- In Asgard realm, if you didn’t defeat a raid shrine boss before before entering wave 5, it would follow you to the next wave instead of vanishing. This is now fixed.
- If you attracted potions but some of them weren’t used because you already had full health, they would deactivate and stayed useless even if you lost health and tried to get them.
- Lights Curse bug. If you died and revived just before entering Gnöki’s realm while having the Lights Curse activated on that run, light beams were still on in the shop.
- Some relics were hitting enemies twice in some cases, like Amaranth’s Chilli.
Future steps
Nordic Ashes journey will not end today. We already have new content planned for the future, so don't worry, we're not going anywhere. Let's keep in touch! For now, let's enjoy 1.0 release! ːNA_Crystalː
Thanks again for your amazing support!!
If you have any suggestions, issues or any kind of feedback, don't hesitate to contact us:
🔸 Discord.
🔸 Steam Community.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2068280/Nordic_Ashes_Survivors_of_Ragnarok/