Dear friends of GC,
This new version of Grendel's Cave adds Steam Achievements and Leaderboards! You can earn achievements for killing Grendel, Mother and the Dragon in Intermediate, Advanced and Tournament type kingdoms, for a total of nine different achievements. I added a points leaderboard for points earned by slaying Grendel, Mother and the Dragon, 1 point for each in an Intermediate kingdom, 2 points each for an Advanced kingdom and 3 points each for a Tournament kingdom. The more you slay, the more points your earn and the higher your place on this leaderboard. I also added a total thane's values leaderboard. Your place on this board is based on the total value of your up to six active thanes.
I added a tenth achievement for King of Grendel's Cave. If you have the most points and then the highest thane's value total then you are given the King of GC achievement, which you get to keep as long as you are the King. If another player becomes King then you may lose your achievement. I added a third leaderboard for King of GC, which keeps track of the current King of GC as the top player on this leaderboard.
Enjoy these new achievements and leaderboards, and as always, please kill more monsters and slay more Grendels.
-- Beowulf