The promise to restore civilization to its former shape and return to the times of splendor overcame sadness and filled the hearts of Driftland's inhabitants with new hope and energy. Determination for action diverted attention from the numerous conflicts between quarrelsome mage-rulers and various injuries sustained by those who did not give in to their will.
Outlaw rebels called Nomads by the mage-rulers are exterminated and treated as barbarians. They believe that the new order is an attempt to restore balance in shape that has once destroyed the planet.
Now, the nomads must fight to defend their values and survive.

Dear players!

We are pleased to present to you the latest and also the largest Driftland update so far. Thanks to the great Driftland fan community, we've had the opportunity to develop the game together during early access and after the release.
We hope that you will like the effect of the last few months of our work and that we will be able to further expand the magical world of Driftland.

What's new in version 2.0:

Nomads - new game mode

- Nomads do not have a ruler and do not carry out orders like other races. Units are managed directly, like in classic RTS games. New unit types/classes affect strategy on the battlefield. Path of Progress tree The Nomad economy is not based on resources as much as in other races.

Free Game - extended game mode replacing Skirmish

- A game mode that allows you to generate a random game just like before Skirmish, with the difference that we've added a lot of options that will allow you to create a game on your own inventory and more varied maps.

Cross-Play and new multiplayer engine

- With this update, Steam and GOG players will be able to play a multiplayer game together. By the way, we changed the multiplayer game engine, which should improve the stability of the game in this mode.

Tutorial

- We've had two tutorials so far - one in Skirmish mode and the other in Campaign mode. Unfortunately, each of them contained a different part of the knowledge needed to play Driftland. Some of you played only one of them and did not look into the other, which sometimes could cause frustration. We decided to sort it out. We have created an independent game mode - Tutorial, which quickly teaches how to navigate the world of Driftland and introduces the basic mechanics. We also got rid of the tutorial mission in the human campaign, which you just didn't like :-)
The nomads got their own tutorial mission because they use a completely different game mechanics.

Other improvements

- different modes of operation of the improved defense towers depending on the race
- new nested UI windows
- improving the operation of some (units) skills that were not felt well enough
and many more
- key bindings have been extended and improved
- optimizations for larger numbers of units on the screen
- fixed Ritual flag
- fixed tutorial achievement

Dear Mages-Rulers!
Here is the latest update that introduces several important fixes that improve the game experience. Thank you for all the feedback you have sent us - without your support, the development of Driftland would not have been possible!

Update Notes

- AI tuning increasing the responsiveness of executing orders
- Fixed a bug that could cause characters to ignore and not participate in the fight
- HP bars change color when using the Color Replacement feature
- Island connected +100 works only once (because the player could theoretically join the same island over and over and earn money)
- Minor UI corrections (too large margins corrections in several windows etc.)
- Text corrections and addition of some missing translations
- Some additional blue arrows in the Nomads tutorial
- Additional marking of mission objectives in the Tutorial

May your lands remain unshattered
- Star Drifters Team

With this update, we're introducing improvements and new features that you suggested to us. We were also able to fix some minor bugs that could sometimes be really annoying.
Thank you for all the feedback, ideas, and thumbs up. Once again - thank you! You are great!

Update Notes 2.0.38

- Better control over units - Nomads try to attack primarily the target indicated by the player and then the other targets
- Eliminating unnecessary walking during battle - if the player indicates another target to the unit currently engaged in the fight, then (if the new target is within unit's range) the unit will rotate and attack from the same place
- New progress indicator (counter) on the Victory Conditions icon in the Nomads game mode.
- New in Paths of Progress: Golden Fate - The ability to melt various resources into Gold at a rate of 5 Gold per day. Conversion rates of individual resources to Gold: Wood and Stone 1:1, Coal and Iron 1:2, Ruby and Diamond 1:3
- New in Paths of Progress: Mana Fate - The ability to melt various resources into Mana at a rate of 5 Mana per day. Conversion rates of individual resources to Mana: Wood and Stone 1:1, Coal and Iron 1:2, Ruby and Diamond 1:3
- Minor UI improvements
- Fixed a blue arrow in the Nomad tutorial, which sometimes remained on the screen after recruiting the indicated unit

We get a lot of feedback on the Nomads. To be honest, we didn't expect such a big response, especially since this is an expansion with a different type of gameplay than the main game. We would like to thank you very much for that!

In this update, we focused on giving Nomads an AI that, despite direct player control, will allow them to have a bit of their own will, which will allow them to automatically engage in combat at key moments.

Other Nomad improvements we are currently working on are the minimap, improved camera, and map/scenario editor. Stay tuned for these features in future updates, and don't hesitate to send us more feedback!

May your lands remain unshattered

- Star Drifters Team

3rd Anniversary Update

Yes! It's been 3 years since Driftland debuted in Steam Early Access

When we reach for the memory for the game that we dared to present to you in Early Access three years ago, we can't believe how long we've come with you - our great community. We spent countless hours discussing new game features that we later implemented in Driftland: The Magic Revival. Simultaneously, we worked on complex, game-deepening mechanics and simplifications for those entering the world of strategy games. We were constantly struggling to create an original game with pioneering solutions and simultaneously understandable and similar to what we all know and like in strategy games. During these three years of development, we released dozens of updates that introduced hundreds of new features and improvements to make Driftland: The Magic Revival the game it is today.

All this makes us feel great pride and, at the same time, grateful that we can enjoy the world of Driftland together with you for 3 years.

Thank you!

The Anniversary Update introduces some important new features while also correcting minor bugs you have reported to us.

Map Editor

The most important new feature of the Anniversary Update is the first public version of the Map Editor, which will allow you to create your own maps with islands of unusual shapes and arrangements.

Minimap

You asked for a minimap, and here it is! You will find it in the lower-left corner, along with an icon to minimize it and toggle how it works - it can be independent of the main view or follow the main view.

Nomads

We added Nomads as an experiment, and there was still a lot to do to enjoy the game in this mode. Most Nomads' ills are gone with this update. The AI behavior and unit management have been improved, grouping and assignments to key groups have been added, and polished gameplay's overall flow in this mode.

Bugfixes

This update includes several minor fixes, including increasing the stability of the game.

If you find a bug or have ideas for new game features or improvements, be sure to let us know on Discord!

Thank you for all the feedback you send us. It is precious, inspiring for us, and allows us to develop the game further.

May your lands remain unshattered
- Star Drifters Team

Patch notes 2.0.112

This update consists of small but important fixes:

- AI upgrade to improve the attacking of flying units
- minor tweaks to the tutorial
- owners of The Forgotten Passage expansion for Nomads of Driftland will gain access to them from Driftland: The Magic Revival (not working on GOG)
- fixed cursor (pencil) hot spot for island drawing
- visual improvements to the Map Editor windows
- 2 rare fatal bugs fixed
- minor bug fixes

If you find a bug or have ideas for new game features or improvements, be sure to let us know on Discord!

Thank you for all the feedback you send us. It is precious, inspiring for us, and allows us to develop the game further.

May your lands remain unshattered
- Star Drifters Team