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Steam News18 December 20256mo ago

Patch Notes for 18/12/2025

v4.0.6 New Mod - You can now join a multiplayer lobby with mods, without having it.

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What changed

13 fixes4 additions5 changes0 removals
  • Gameplay
  • Events
  • Balance
  • Fixes
  • Maps
  • UI and audio
addedNewMod - You can now join a multiplayer lobby with mods, without having it. It will automatically subscribe to it
changedGenericsIncreased the ranked matchmaking range
changedGenericsReverted Krown rewards from Ruins and Shipwrecks 75 -> 100
changedGenericsAdjusted the resources granted by the third Frostbite reward: Wood/Food: 200 → 150 Krowns: 500 → 300 Iron: 10 → 5 Stone: 20 → 10
changedHorseReduced the Great Tower health 250 -> 200
addedHorseThe Bodyguard can now be recruited at the Völund’s Forge
Reverted Krown rewards from Ruins and Shipwrecks75100Reverted Krown rewards from Ruins and Shipwrecks increased, buffresources granted by the third Frostbite reward: Wood/Food:200150resources granted by the third Frostbite reward: Wood/Food: decreased, nerfthe Great Tower health250200the Great Tower health decreased, nerf

v4.0.6

New

  • Mod - You can now join a multiplayer lobby with mods, without having it. It will automatically subscribe to it

Balancing

Generics

  • Increased the ranked matchmaking range

  • Reverted Krown rewards from Ruins and Shipwrecks 75 -> 100

  • Adjusted the resources granted by the third Frostbite reward:

    • Wood/Food: 200 → 150

    • Krowns: 500 → 300

    • Iron: 10 → 5

    • Stone: 20 → 10

Horse

  • Reverted the Ruins and Shipwrecks Kröwn gain modifier 25% -> 50%

  • Reduced the Great Tower health 250 -> 200

  • The Bodyguard can now be recruited at the Völund’s Forge

Squirrel

  • The Bodyguard can now be recruited at the Stove

Boar

  • The Giant Boar can now move into allied territory

Bug fix

  • Snake

    • Fixed Stolen Lore being counted twice for blessing unlocks

  • Kraken

    • Fixed an issue where infinite Fame could be gained on maps without events

  • Raven

    • Fixed allied Turtle Caravans being counted as raid rewards

    • Fixed the first conquest bonus not properly adapting to the Miklagard relationship

  • Owl

    • Fixed an issue where some Lores could not be unlocked in the Lore Tree in Bifröst mode

    • Fixed Hypnotic Spores not increasing relations

    • Fixed the last Frostbite reward granting wood instead of lore

    • Fixed Parasitic Vegetables not granting resources each tick

    • Fixed Lores placed in allied or enemy territory not being counted in the Lore Tree display

  • Hippogriff

    • Fixed the Furnace Keeper not mining while Sindri was mining

  • Bifröst

    • Fixed an issue with Niflheim portal tiles

    • Fixed the Great Tower not upgrading special towers directly into Great Towers

    • The Altar is no longer proposed to the Snake clan in solo games

  • Conquest

    • Fixed the Rimsteel event not triggering in the Monuments of the Ancients mission.

    • Fixed some maps restarting repeatedly during generation

  • Event

    • Fixed the Valhalla event launching on maps other than the Valhalla biome

  • Unit

    • Fixed an issue allowing units to bypass wall restrictions with the Wyvern tile

  • Save

    • Fixed some rewards being incorrectly granted after loading a save

  • Relic

    • Fixed Mjöllnir applying its armor-ignoring effect to the unit hit

  • Treasure

    • Fixed ornament filters not working

    • Fixed Townhall and Units being visible in the main menu

  • Mod

    • Fixed saved maps with all clans in Any not being reloadable

    • When removing a Neutral Faction now reset the tile

    • Fixed API addBonus from played

Known issue

  • FFA - ranked game may not start

  • Owl - Healing Herbs heal foes on neutral tile

  • Localization - Missing some localization

Source

Steam News / 18 December 2025

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