[h3]Greetings, Wanderers![/h3] Today, [b]we've released Gord The Alliance for Steam[/b]! The Alliance DLC brings a wealth of of new content to Gord’s unforgiving primordial world. The Alliance begins immediately after the end of Gord main campaign, unravelling the story of a powerful artifact whose power allows to control the Beasts and Monsters located in the mysterious land. Watch the trailer below: [previewyoutube=M8Zfkf2eZCg;full][/previewyoutube] Before we explore the new features of The Alliance DLC, we've [b]made some tweaks to Gord[/b], including addressing some of the community requested changes, game balancing and performance changes. [b]Full patch notes below.[/b] [h2]Gord 1.5 Patch Notes[/h2] [i][h3]Disclaimer[/h3] Some fixes require restarting the scenario. This applies both to Campaign missions and Custom Scenarios mode.[/i][h3]New features[/h3] [list][*] The game is now prepared for its expansion: [b]The Alliance.[/b] [*] The Item exchange panel now has a dedicated keyboard shortcut [K]. It can be rebound in the Controls settings.[/list][h3]Tweaks and updates[/h3] [list][*] Damage numbers during combat are now enabled by default. They can be turned off in the Settings. [*] Players will no longer hear irrelevant voiced warnings in the first minutes of new scenario. [*] By default, the Automatic Repair option is now enabled but turned off for all subjects on their Info Panels. [*] A limit of 60 FPS is enabled by default and forced when the game is launching to prevent temperature spikes at startup.[/list][h3]Balance[/h3] [list][*] Rebalanced Poloz poison effect. [*] Increased the max trading values for resources. [*] Improved enemies' behaviour during raids.[/list][h3]Bug fixes[/h3][list][*] Fixed the issue with the game not making a distinction between death from old age and death during combat. Right now, the proper voice-over is played when a Subject dies from an old age. [*] Fixed issue with Automatic Work Resumption working even if it was disabled by the Player. [*] Fixed the issue with subjects being unable to move after being pushed out of the structure by a gameplay event. [*] Fixed the issue with a Player not being able to open the Item exchange panel using a controller. [*] Fixed the issue with the Player not being able to unassign subjects from work slots using a controller. [*] Fixed the issue with tooltips for map filters not being visible on full-Screen Map when using a controller. [*] Fixed the issue with the item “Bow of Thunder not loading its effect correctly after saving the game. [*] Fixed a rare issue with enemies not spawning after the second wave in the “Hold your Ground” Custom scenario. [*] Fixed a rare issue with subjects teleporting outside of Gord after using the Scorpio structure. [*] Fixed various issues with subjects’ navigation. [*] Fixed various stability issues.[/list][h2]The Alliance DLC - Key Features:[/h2] [h3]5 New Campaign Mission Scenarios[/h3] Confront the relentless Calanthian attacks, forge alliances with untamed creatures, and engage in diplomatic parleys with formidable Horrors. All roads lead to a legendary showdown against the King's General, laying claim to your lands. Meet unexpected allies beyond the mountain pass and play a brand-new campaign of strategic conquest. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40306295/57f798e94e0127dbe12299e720456712fe206c22.png[/img][h3]New Mechanic: Taming Beasts & Monsters[/h3] Ready to enhance your tribe by taming Beasts & Monsters? On our social channels last week, we shared further details about the Taming Process for Gord, including introducing players to a new structure: The Taming House. Here are the steps to beginning this process in The Alliance DLC: 🔨 Build a Taming House 🐺 Defeat a Monster 💪 Carry Monster to the Taming House 🖤 Begin the taming process Once tamed, this creature becomes a Familiar and acts as a guardian to the player's unit. Level up this tamed monster by engaging this new Familiar in combat. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40306295/20ceacec3d070699525302f2180843251519e7a3.gif[/img] [h3]3 New Horrors[/h3] The Alliance brings three new Horrors to encounter:[list] [*] [b]Walok:[/b] Gatekeeper to the Promised Land. Bargain with Walok, and the gods may send fortune, granting your passage through the treacherous mountains. [*] [b]Vodenyak:[/b] Lives in one of the new biomes- the Desert Barrens. Vodenyak has four tentacles, devouring all water and life energy from the land. [*] [b]Saragash:[/b] Introduced as Larva, Saragash is integral to The Alliance DLC. Gain Saragash's trust in to prevail against the Calanthians. Cross him however, and face the consequences! [/list][img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40306295/03b49a1fded096bc5fe3c4019651e9b7be36b5b6.gif[/img] [h3]3 New NPCs & 3 New Human Enemies[/h3] Meet new protagonists in The Alliance DLC including The Beastmaster, who holds the knowledge of taming creatures and Bobak, an owl monster tamed by The Beastmaster. Bobak is twice the size of an ordinary owl, with natural feathers decorated with drawings. The Alliance DLC also brings a new nemesis in the Calanthians, led by General Kaleen- a ruthless executor of the king's orders. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40306295/3e5f478f2145774862c6aba1cc1d5befe7b8c458.gif[/img] [h3]And many more features![/h3] The Alliance also brings three new Monsters, two new Biomes, new Custom Scenario possibilities, ten hours of new gameplay and a multi-staged final battle. Learn more about Gord The Alliance on the DLC's store page below: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2102280/Gord__The_Alliance/ [h2]Save 50% OFF Gord![/h2] Gord's base game is currently 50% OFF on Steam until 11th March 👇 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1351210/Gord/ 👋 We hope you enjoy Gord The Alliance. If you do, consider [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1351210/Gord/#app_reviews_hash]leaving us a review on Steam here.[/url] [h3]Keep up to date with Gord[/h3] [url=https://twitter.com/GordTheGame]Gord Twitter[/url] [url=https://www.facebook.com/GordTheGame/]Gord Facebook[/url] [url=https://discord.gg/gordthegame]Gord Discord[/url]