This is a part of Indiegogo update which we are posting here for our Steam community to make sure you don't miss it. You can read full update in the updates section.
Сheck Beta development progress
As we promised in the previous update, and based upon the requests we have received from many of you, we have prepared a video of how Odin's Helmet is transformed from a concept art to one of the game's rarest items.
Like with all of our custom assets, we take a lot of time giving each piece of armor, weapons, and the environment the fine detail and level of respect it deserves.
Let us know in the comments if you would like to see such creation videos of other significant in game items.
It's about time we transitioned to a more enjoyable and effective approach in the manner in which we interact with you.
We hope this space not only provides us all with a lot of fun as a place to foster new relationships, but also allows us to shape the future of the VALHALL franchise effectively together.
With the previous update we announced the first stage of our community interaction process - The community development board.
Now we are launching the second phase of this tool, which incorporates the ability to vote for the features which you would like to see developed with the single press of a button. Through this process, we hope to offer our shared vision of certain ideas and see your reactions to it.
At this stage our new official Discord server will play a key role in this process.
Join us
We are aware of the existence of several fan-made servers, some of which we recognized, but due to a number of reasons we have decided to make a single official server.
Our team of moderators and community manager have put together a well polished and engaging space for our continued interaction.
We sincerely hope that you like it!
In the process of evaluating new features, interacting with the development process and presenting your ideas, we have established a channel where your feedback and input will directly affect the interactive board discussions.
It should be noted that at the moment, due to the fact that all our resources are directed to the development of the game, we are forced to use third-party software to implement an interactive whiteboard. We don't see this as an issue for the time being, however, we hope to develop our own tool for this process on our website later.
With regards to the Discord server, verification of this server as official by the administration of Discord (which gives official servers the little tick in their name) will be carried out immediately after the start of Beta testing - this is due to Discord's rules, as the game needs to have been released before the server can be verified. We're just as eager as you are.
On the new official server you will find both moderators, who many of you are already familiar with, as well as some members of the development team.
We ask you to keep in mind that we try to answer all the questions we receive on various social networking platforms as soon as possible, but at the same time each and every member of our team has a certain set of duties, the fulfillment of which affects both the quality and development time.
Therefore, we ask you to understand that there will be cases where one of our developers is online in the Discord, but does not have the opportunity to give an answer to a question or to take part in conversation. Please be respectful of this, we work long hours to develop the game which you are patiently awaiting. If you need anything please contact one of our moderators.
We have received some concerns regarding the amount of players.
You can read how we plan to overcome this issue with the matchmaking during the Beta in the Christmas update.
Furthermore, in order to make the transition to 24/7 servers smoother we plan to implement a new mode as a "warm-up" of sorts. There will be updates regarding this process during the Beta period.
Cheer on your Viking Squad
Good news for owners of the Viking Squads and Armored Viking Squads perks. We have had a few questions regarding additional Early backers gifts for these players. As such, we are pleased to announce that we have decided to equate the number of rewards to the number of your Beta keys.
If you are the owner of the Viking Squad or Armored Viking Squad bundles, then you will receive the number of extra keys/chests (x3 / x5) in your emails, depending on the choice you made. In case you wish to change your preference, please refill the the form and select the option you would like in the newly added section.
We cannot stress this enough, the game will need a good online presence and a healthy number of players for our launch into Early Access, and bringing along as many of your friends as possible is a great way we can all ensure that we can all get the most out of VALHALL.
There still is another cool gift prepared for Early backers, it will be announced during the tests.
The good news however, is that as of this update VALHALL has been added to the wishlist of more than 21,500 Steam users.
This undoubtedly indicates a potential jump in the number of players who will join the battle eventually. Of course, we understand that not all of these players who added the game to their wishlist will play it on the very first day after Early Access release, and therefore we take this into account in our player projections.
Furthermore, during the past week, the number of players who added VALHALL to their wishlist has increased by 392% compared to the week before. Members of the press, bloggers, streamers, and content creators are increasingly contacting us to hear about VALHALL.
We are pleased with the level of exposure the game has received recently, however, we are more eager to see how much attention the game will receive at the start of the Beta period.
You are an awesome community, guys!
Many thanks for your ongoing support,
Blackrose Arts