Valheim developer Iron Gate has teased the sport’s upcoming Ashlands replace, which is able to take gamers to a volcanic “land of the lifeless” with new enemies to defeat.
In a blog post revealed as we speak (January 16), Iron Gate revealed that the sport’s subsequent main biome replace, the Ashlands, is in pre-production.
Whereas Iron Gate continues to be “attempting to work out the sensation we wish the biome to have,” the developer has shared that Valheim‘s southern Ashlands area will likely be “a land of the lifeless, in addition to a spot with fairly a volcanic nature.”
The put up additionally included two items of idea artwork for the Ashlands’ enemies, The Charred and Morgen. Whereas The Charred are depicted as skeletal humanoids with quite a few heads, Morgen seems to be sown along with a wide range of bones and physique components.
Moreover, the studio outlined plans to be extra clear with the event technique of Ashlands and present “much more of the method,” admitting that it was “very secretive” with Valheim‘s prior Mistlands replace, which launched final month.
“This can imply you will notice issues of their early phases, and perhaps even issues that gained’t find yourself making it into the sport in any respect, however additionally, you will hopefully have a greater understanding of how far alongside the event has [come],” defined Iron Gate. “We’ll be attempting this out for the Ashlands growth interval and see the way it goes.”
Exterior of Ashlands, Iron Gate has shared that it has “some enjoyable issues” deliberate earlier than it launches – together with crossplay, new issue settings, and extra clothes choices. Moreover, the studio wish to hear from anybody with a incapacity relating to ways in which Valheim may very well be extra accessible.
In different gaming information, Obsidian’s Josh Sawyer has referred to as for the Recreation Builders Convention to grow to be “extra accessible” for smaller builders.