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“1C-SoftClub” will release the RPG “King’s Bounty: Warriors of the North”, which is being developed in collaboration with the famous Kaliningrad studio Katauri Interactive. The release is scheduled for spring 2012.

“King’s Bounty: Warriors of the North” tells the story of Olaf, the son of the king of the Northlings. The hero must enter into a war with the undead and liberate the icy wastelands, the dungeons of the dwarves, and the heart of Endoria – the kingdom of Darion – from the necromancers. On his path to glory, Olaf will encounter a large number of treacherous enemies, find new friends, and perhaps even find love.

• An exciting plot that tells about the struggle between good and evil, betrayal, and love.
• Five beautiful Valkyries will help Olaf in battles and influence his stats.
• Another school of magic – Rune magic.
• As well as new creatures, skills, rewards, and achievements.

I've created a thread for now, and it can stay here. In the meantime, here's some important information gathered from the official forum, although it's quite obvious to many. So, 1C is focusing on axes and, well, you know, and they're developing an expansion, having hired an external development team as a sort of slave labor. The Katauri team has no involvement in this project, which, let's say, makes one wonder about the advisability of purchasing this expansion. In fact, Katauri hasn't been involved in the development of the King's Bounty series since Armored Princess. The same Crossworlds engine is being used, and while it has been updated to some extent to meet modern standards, it hasn't been fully optimized, which means that the graphical component will hardly change. It's just a standard expansion, in its most standard form. That's all for now; we'll wait for further news. By the way, it's still too early to say anything, but I'll add the usual hamster-like comment: "Oh dear, 1C, necrophilia is bad!"

I think they’ve been promising it for several months now; is there any confirmed release date?

abstract, "spring 2012"; I didn't notice a more precise date.

Does anyone know when we can expect this creation to be released?

As far as I can tell, nothing has changed since Sandro's last post.

Ment is absolutely right. But, like, April and May are still ahead :) Only a month and a half, we can endure it ;)

Ment is absolutely right. But, like, April and May are still ahead :) Just a month and a half, we'll endure ;)

Midnight is approaching, but German still isn't here (s)
Summer is coming soon, so they'll probably postpone it.

Don't you think that the Viking units don't fit the atmosphere?

Don't you think that the Viking units don't fit the atmosphere?

Why not? There are people in the game, so why should they all be the same? It's possible to assume the existence of several states or peoples with different levels of development.

Yes, even when looking at the units, it's not clear which ones are of what level; they all seem quite similar. For example, if you look at the demons, it's immediately obvious which ones are level 1 and which are level 5.

It was mentioned that the final appearance of the units would change. We'll figure out what's what later. And there were already Viking-like units: Barbarians and Berserkers.

They wrote that the final appearance of the units would change. We'll figure out what's what later. And Viking-like units already existed: Barbarians and Berserkers.

There was a whole island with Vikings - Bolo. Bears and Cyclops fought for them.

By the way, they might add bears and cyclops to the faction.

The overview video is probably a beta version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6G9KhxKCQE

The locations are well-developed, including the old ones (Greenwood has become much darker). It seems that more serious work has been done than everyone expected. The Valkyries have beautiful animations :). By the way, it seems that Olaf now also gains levels for Wrath skills.

More medals and troops! What bothers me is that the Vikings really look very similar to each other. The hero also looks out of place on the battlefield. And why without a horse? The hero's magic animation is good on one hand, but on the other, it's not very impressive. By the way, "Energizers," "Poison Cloud," and several new spells are visible in the spellbook. Now there are all the skills of the Wrath Spirits :).

There are also bugs with numbers not being displayed (leadership, level, mana, etc.) and even the hero's name! When entering the Castle, instead of a background, there is a black screen; the hero's artifacts and troops are not visible. The new spells in the spellbook do not have icons. I hope this will be fixed before release, because who knows what else to expect. Although, in theory, a successful project should be brought to perfection.

I already want to buy it, especially since I sent my wife and child to the countryside for the summer, so there will be no one to complain. PS: In King's Bounty and Disciples, enemy units didn't run away so often. PS:2 It's strange that the video has English voice-over, but the game itself is shown in Russian.