Welcome to today’s Feature Highlight! During the run-up to our Early Access launch on July 26th we’ll be taking a closer look at some of the fantastic features that make up Citadel: Forged with Fire. Keep checking back for more in-depth gameplay reveals!
Creature Feature
What good is having a selection of incredible magic spells like Conflagration, which lets you bring meteors down from the heavens, if there’s nothing to use them on?
Fortunately, that’s not a dilemma you’ll have to confront with Citadel. As beautiful as the world is, it’s also littered with a wide variety of dangerous monsters and beasts just aching for a fight. Oblige them!
Ravenous Bears and Direwolves pose an early challenge, but as you grow in power and travel further into the wilds you’ll encounter creatures that present a significantly greater threat. Territorial Dragons patrol the rugged terrain of the tundra, Orcs travel the plains in packs looking for something to kill, and Giant Demons lay in wait for wandering adventurers unwise enough to enter their domain. Hunt them down to grow in experience and acquire rare resources and loot.
Beast Friends Forever
Dealing with the creatures of Citadel isn’t just a kill-or-be-killed situation; there is another option. Once you’ve grown strong enough you will eventually unlock access to the Pacify spell, which you can use to tame your enemies and have them aid you in battle. Wounded enemies are much less resistant to taming magic, so be prepared for a battle if you want to earn the loyalty of high-level beasts!
The best part? This effect can be maintained indefinitely. Any monsters you tame become your companion, and will do as you command so long as you maintain their loyalty with craftable Soul Binding Scrolls. Bring them with you to watch your back on your adventures, or have them hold position and guard your home against raiders. Just like you, they will level up and grow in strength as they triumph in combat.
Ride Together, Fly Together
But wait, there’s more! Some creatures can even be fit with a riding saddle once they’ve been tamed, giving you the ability to use them as a mount. Ride land-based creatures like Bears, Horses or Direwolves to cover large stretches of terrain with ease and comfort.
You can even take to the skies with the help of winged beasts. Giant Eagles and Dragons, elusive and evasive as they may be, can actually be mounted once tamed. Yes, that’s correct; you can ride Dragons.
Additionally, many creatures have the ability to launch unique attacks once you’ve hopped on their backs, making them also valuable in situations where you need a little more offensive power. Raiding an opposing House’s fortress? Perhaps it would be strategically wise to use a Dragon’s fire breath to provide air support for your allies on the ground.