Has the game changed much since release?

[Freyja]

I tried to flick through the updates but there is a lot to read and a lot of information for patches.
I'm curious as someone who had finished the game, is there any reason for me to play more, or play again?

[$trider]

They've had 1 big update. 2 years with nothing. The game devs took the money and ran.

[Gregomoto]

Not that much, food system has been updated, swamp „mini boss“ has been added, frost caves with new enemies (plus 1 new weapon, claws) in mountains have been added, some decoration items have been added.

[Saint Olaf]

One of the best games ever made, 2 years later, 1 small content update.... made bucks then decided they want to stay small, 5 guys making games while hashing burgers. They tease, tease, tease, then they Camelot unchained us.

[ShaqFu]

Originally posted by Saint Olaf:

One of the best games ever made, 2 years later, 1 small content update.... made bucks then decided they want to stay small, 5 guys making games while hashing burgers. They tease, tease, tease, then they Camelot unchained us.

Facts.

Super ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ sad cause this is one of the best games that have come out in forever. It'd be nice if they sold the game off to another company

[Schrader]

They've added some clothing and a couple new building blocks.

[CoreHaven]

Originally posted by ShaqFu:

It'd be nice if they sold the game off to another company

It can be ruined, precious. They can ruinz it. It happens. It can stay one of the best games ever made if it's not mucked with by the wrong people. Maybe it'll just stay good. That would be nice. Maybe a sequel someday.

[bacon]

it's not that different from launch, a few things peppered throughout each biome.

[Mr. X]

Roadmap Plan:

Updates:
Hearth and Home Improvements - DONE
Cult of the Wolf - DONE
Saga Worthy Seas - ???
Mistlands - almost DONE (and bigger than initially planned!)

If Odin wills it:
Multiplayer Interactions - DONE
Combat Improvements - DONE
Moon Phases - ?
Tar Pits - DONE
Vendor Inventory Expansion - comes with Mistlands (?)
More Unique Locations - partially DONE but there is room for more
Sandbox Mode - ???
Munin, Raven of Lore - comes with Mistlands (?)
Special Celebrity Guest: Gangleri - ???

Most "promised" content from the original Roadmap are already in the game or will come the next weeks with Mistlands.
Only the update for the Ocean biome is missing.

And some dare to say they had done "nothing"!

[sarteck]

Originally posted by Mr. X:

DONE

I think we have a different definition of that word.

Mistlands has been "almost done" and "just around the corner" ever since summer 2021, and you have no basis to claim it's "bigger."

Multiplayer interactions have never been added.

Combat improvements have not been added.

You have no idea at all whether or not we're getting expanded inventory from the vendor with Mistlands. And again, it's not done.

How the hell are you going to claim "More unique locations" is done?

Just like everything else you've claimed about Mistlands, you have no clue if we're getting Munin or not with Mistlands.


Don't pee on my leg and tell me it's raining. Almost all of the things you claim are "done" are NOT done.

[Mr. X]

Originally posted by sarteck:

Originally posted by Mr. X:

DONE

I think we have a different definition of that word.
Mistlands has been "almost done" and "just around the corner" ever since summer 2021, and you have no basis to claim it's "bigger."

Look at twitter and you see its bigger and better than the original "spider webs". And Mistlands will come next weeks!

Originally posted by sarteck:

Multiplayer interactions have never been added.

Crossplay?

Originally posted by sarteck:

Combat improvements have not been added.

Food improvements had big impact to combat.

Originally posted by sarteck:

You have no idea at all whether or not we're getting expanded inventory from the vendor with Mistlands. And again, it's not done.

Thats why i put (?) there. But when you follow the tweets then you would know with Mistlands there will be more than what they spoiled.

Originally posted by sarteck:

How the hell are you going to claim "More unique locations" is done?

Play a new world and you see the difference to Feb. 21. There are also more runestones but as i said - thats not all that will come.

Originally posted by sarteck:

Just like everything else you've claimed about Mistlands, you have no clue if we're getting Munin or not with Mistlands.

still (?) - but i bet it will

Originally posted by sarteck:

Don't pee on my leg and tell me it's raining. Almost all of the things you claim are "done" are NOT done.

3/4 of the original Roadmap is DONE!

[KingKickAss]

Not really. They added a few things, but if you waited this long, you might as well just keep waiting. The updates are painfully slow and you'll probably drop the game again before something gets added.

[NicoViera23]

Originally posted by ShaqFu:

Originally posted by Saint Olaf:

It'd be nice if they sold the game off to another company

Imagine Blizzard or Activision buyed it :( no thanks, I prefer to wait for the five burger eaters to finish their work.

[rymanjan]

Nope. If you don't plan on modding and don't have a group to play with, I'd honestly just put it on the way back burner. The devs are ridiculously slow at putting out content updates, its been a year and a half and they haven't added any of the 3 biomes they're missing (and promised), they haven't done anything to the combat, they basically threw a few skins together, tweaked the food system, added a couple building pieces and called it Hearth and Home. I really don't get it; Coffee Stain (the devs) have an amazing track record on their other games. Satisfactory is *still* getting regular content updates every few months even 3 years later, and they're HUGE every time. They def put this one on the backburner in favor of their other titles, there's just no way they can be doing such an amazing job with their old game, keeping up with their roadmap and fixing bugs within hours of them being reported, and then on their newer title they just put out lazy qol and bug fix updates and call it a day. Doesn't make sense to me unless they have given up on this game, which they havent since theyre trying to port it to xbox next year, but theyre gonna get destroyed by the community for having an unfinished game. Console gamers are not gonna wait 2 years for a content update on an unfinished game, and the backlash will be massive. So the devs are in a tight spot: theyve promised more than they can deliver and now they're under pressure to get things done before the console port, but with their "when it's done" attitude, i think the game's future isn't so bright. Just look at the difference in how theyre treating their titles; they're super transparent about the updates on Satisfactory and have a clear roadmap and goals that they almost always achieve, versus here they abandoned their roadmap and never inform the community of their update schedule or content plans. I dont think the reason for their secrecy is just to keep everything hush hush for hype sake...

[NicoViera23]

I don't want to be mean, but most of people complaining about the lack of updates forget about the fact there are ten people working on it, and lots of the content they promised for this year is already here.
So, if you wanted a complete game, you should have waited till it was complete. Early access means the game is kinda raw, as Valheim actually is.

[rymanjan]

Originally posted by nicoviera23:

I don't want to be mean, but most of people complaining about the lack of updates forget about the fact there are ten people working on it, and lots of the content they promised for this year is already here.
So, if you wanted a complete game, you should have waited till it was complete. Early access means the game is kinda raw, as Valheim actually is.

except they have the ability to do it right, like i just said they've proven they can release a AAA quality early access game, develop a roadmap, set and keep a schedule, and release meaningful content. Satisfactory gets a massive update about every 6-8months, and they are always updating the community on their progress and ideas on social media. But for Valheim? It's all whispers and delays. Same studio treating two of their own games very differently. If they bit off more than they could chew, that's on them, but they are definitely not giving this title the same attention they have given to previous titles. That said, with mods, its an awesome game and I love playing around with new enemies and weapons. The community picked up the slack hard, and its honestly not the hardest game in the world to make mods for. In all, incredible community, a great game with a lot of squandered potential due to lack of vanilla content and an unclear and lethargic progression towards a full 1.0 release, but if you can put up with some extra bugs and frustration getting the mods to cooperate with one another, I'd definitely recommend it and I invite you all to join our modded server!