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Posted November 20, 2015
Thrown from the gates of Asgard.

<span class="bold">Valhalla Hills</span> a viking city builder, is available for pre-orders now, DRM-free on GOG.com with a 20% discount.

The mightiest of warriors will be fallen in battle, slain by the swords and hands of their foes. The chosen revel in perennial glory, where wine flows eternal and time is naught.

Valhalla Hills is a viking-themed city builder and survival game that invokes memories of games like The Settlers, Cultures and Banished. In this world, entrance to Valhalla is only granted to those who are deemed worthy. The rest will wander the hills for eternity. But not you, you're going to prance right in there. And that's going to take some preparation.

You can also pre-order the <span class="bold">Two Horned Helmet Edition</span> which features two upcoming DLC packs, an artbook, wallpaper, soundtrack, developer Video, 5 special in-game items!

Pre-order <span class="bold">Valhalla Hills</span> now, DRM-free on GOG.com. The 20% discount will last for the duration of pre-orders.
Posted November 20, 2015
Looks awesome! I really like the art style and the genre. Definitely wishlisted.
Posted November 21, 2015
"Vikings-themed"?
Don't know which culture the developers used for their game but for sure no Vikings. They never had any horns on their helmets, if they wore helmets at all...

"[...] archaeologists have yet to uncover a Viking-era helmet embellished with horns. In fact, only one complete helmet that can definitively be called “Viking” has turned up. Discovered in 1943 on Gjermundbu farm in Norway, the 10th-century artifact has a rounded iron cap, a guard around the eyes and nose, and no horns to speak of."

http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/did-vikings-really-wear-horned-helmets

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nanorider426: *sigh* Why, oh why, do software companies portray vikings with horns on their helmets?
:snip:
But the game looks nice, however, Banished it my kind of game so that is what I'm playing. Not this.
Yeah, I dream of a kind of Banished set in a more real Viking world: hard life as peasants, sometimes seafarers, colonizers, merchants... There is much potential for pretty good viking games which could do it well far from all this popular myth bs... And what do they do? Right, they copy over and over again the horn-helmets. That is really worth a *sigh*
Post edited November 21, 2015 by gamefood
Posted November 21, 2015
Speaking of annoyances at pop representations of past cultures, Logic Artists did a fine job with the Aztecs (and to some extent, the Caribs) in Expedtiions: Conquistador. If I understood correctly, their next Expeditions game is on a very specific period in Viking history which I no longer remember, but that might be somewhat up everyone's alley if it's more historical accuracy what you're looking for.
Posted November 21, 2015
My first impression on seeing the trailer was: This looks like a 'cliché clickbait smartphone app game commercial' that you see all the time. :P

Looks nice, but not really my kind of game.
Posted November 24, 2015
I wasn't sure whether or not I should pre-order it. On one hand I loved Cultures and most of the Settler Series, on the other Hand I was rather disappointed with the remake of Settlers 2 a few years ago and I feared that VH might be just another letdown. (Then I saw that another team developed that remake, but still.) So I decided to look at the team behind VH (which includes Thomas Häuser), watched the videos they put on Youtube [1] where one can see that the input of the players is very important to them and got more and more convinced. That they offer a GNU/Linux version is also a big plus in my book. In the end I decided to give them a chance and pre-ordered.

[1] Most of them are in German though, due to the fact, that the German-speaking countries are their main market. Here a link to the official VH videos in English: http://www.valhalla-hills.com/?cat=19&amp;lang=en (I hope links are allowed...)
Posted November 26, 2015
While I have no doubt the 20% discount will be surpassed in the future (maybe when the first DLC releases...), I decided to pre-order after all. The game seems interesting, and I hope it can live up to the promise of a rogue-like with a new focus.
Posted November 26, 2015
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tinyE: Are there any Scandinavians here that get upset about your brave ancestors being represented as Smurfs? :P
To a degree, yes. But then I went out on a raid and pillaged a few villages. Threw a few axes, burned down a couple of monasteries...you know, the usual. That made me feel somewhat better about it. ;P
Posted November 28, 2015
I am kinda disappointed that the "bonus" video you get is just the same old one that's been up for ages on the company's site.

Nevertheless, December finally approaches!
Posted November 29, 2015
Is there going to be an option to upgrade from basic Valhalla Hills version to the two Helmets Edition later?
Posted November 29, 2015
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Matruchus: Is there going to be an option to upgrade from basic Valhalla Hills version to the two Helmets Edition later?
Well, other games with a basic/deluxe edition pre-order had their deluxe upgrade option made available when a game has been released (like various Devolver Digital games). Then, there is something like Pillars of Eternity with no upgrade options as of yet...
Post edited November 29, 2015 by Grargar
Posted November 29, 2015
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Matruchus: Is there going to be an option to upgrade from basic Valhalla Hills version to the two Helmets Edition later?
I figure it'll likely be on sale (and replaced with a new "set" if/when DLC 3 comes out), but I'm not sure how many games give upgrade options of these.

(Hopefully someone can answer before the Game is up.)
Posted December 01, 2015
Just saw that Valhalla Hills is gettng a new update before release which will include a new AI enemy the so called Dome Dwarves that will exit special gateways and start spreading out on your island. These will be more classical enemies aka enemy nation. Should be interesting to fight them.

Here full post about the new changes/additions on steam: http://steamcommunity.com/games/valhallahills/announcements/detail/75796285724608636
Post edited December 01, 2015 by Matruchus
Posted December 01, 2015
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Matruchus: Just saw that Valhalla Hills is gettng a new update before release which will include a new AI enemy the so called Dome Dwarves that will exit special gateways and start spreading out on your island. These will be more classical enemies aka enemy nation. Should be interesting to fight them.

Here full post about the new changes/additions on steam: http://steamcommunity.com/games/valhallahills/announcements/detail/75796285724608636
Gah!

But I already preordered... *sighs*

I guess I can put up with them.

*reads*
Oh good. "you've got the option to activate the Dome Dwarfs". Meaning I can choose not to and just leave it as Vikings vs Nature, as advertised.
Posted December 01, 2015
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CelineSSauve: Gah!

But I already preordered... *sighs*

I guess I can put up with them.

*reads*
Oh good. "you've got the option to activate the Dome Dwarfs". Meaning I can choose not to and just leave it as Vikings vs Nature, as advertised.
Yeah, they added the option cause people were complaining that fighting the nature and the portal is not enough and the game doesn't have enought content. Aka basically they wanted from Funatics to change it in to a Settlers copy :)

Though im interested how the Dome Dwarves are since they weren't tested in early access.
Posted December 01, 2015
Nvm.
Post edited December 01, 2015 by Matruchus
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