Against the Storm news & patch notes

Greetings, Viceroys!

Thank you for giving the new Over‑Haulers Update a try and for sharing your thoughts and reports with us. Your support means a lot! We’ve just released a small hotfix with various improvements and fixes.

Changelog:

• Upgrading gathering camps and fishing huts to a higher level no longer resets their Recipes section settings (priority and resource selection).

• Moved the Effects & Perks section to a separate tab in the Fishing Hut panel.

• Removed the “Nearby Ponds” section from the Production Stats tab in the Fishing Hut panel. It now appears only in the Production tab.

• Prevented an unnecessary slider from appearing in the drop-down selection in the Ground Bait section of the Fishing Hut panel after changing the UI size.

• When opening the Workplace Overlay (default: Alt), the active Species now matches the one selected before the Overlay was closed.

• Fixed an issue where the decorations counter in the construction panel displayed the total number of decorations built within the same category instead of the number of individual decorations.

• Fixed an issue where blightrot cysts sometimes vanished instead of relocating to a nearby building when their host building was destroyed.

• If the effect icons don’t fit into a single row in the biome tile tooltip on the World Map, they’re now split into two rows.

• \ Corrected the URL leading to the update notes in the “What’s New” pop-up in the main menu.

The current game version is 1.10.4.

We hope the new changes make the game more enjoyable, and we wish you a fantastic time playing!

May the storm be gentle on you,

Eremite Games

An incorrect Steam URL appeared in the game. We'll correct it in the next patch, but until then, you can find the full update notes here:

➡️ UPDATE 1.10 - UPDATE NOTES

I apologize for the inconvenience ːsteamsadː

Luke

Greetings, Viceroys!

We’ve been tinkering with the game again and have released a new update with new content and improvements.

Here’s what’s new:

• 3 new World Map Modifiers

• Hauler system overhaul

• Option to play with 4 species in Training Expeditions

• Fishing Hut panel improvements

• Depletion progress bar in resource overlay

You can get right to the game, or continue reading for our design notes, full changelog, and information about settlement saves.

Important: Due to numerous systemic changes, the update needs to close ongoing settlements to prevent potential issues. As compensation, you’ll receive Citadel Resources equivalent to winning that game and a free Royal Resupply. More details below.

DEVELOPER NOTES

The main focus of today’s patch is a revamp of the hauler system. This has been a frequent topic of discussion within the community, and there have been many ideas on how to improve this system. Today, finally, we’re overhauling haulers (pun intended).

When we first introduced this mechanic, we treated it as a bonus feature - something players wouldn’t need to focus on, but could benefit from if they had some spare workers. Over time, however, it became clear that there were several issues with it. Haulers often weren’t very helpful, and could sometimes create small logistical hiccups, such as ingredient pileups in production buildings.

While we were aware of these issues, we chose to take our time and carefully consider how to address them. We didn’t want to rush a reactive fix that might swing too far in the opposite direction, making haulers overly powerful or forcing more micromanagement on players.

In the end, we believe we found a solution that strikes a good balance. With the new 1.10 update, you can now set hauler priorities per building type through a new tab in the Main Warehouse UI. This allows you to, for example, have haulers focus primarily on farms and gathering camps, while only occasionally servicing production buildings.

In addition to priorities, you can also decide whether haulers should carry ingredients, products, or both. By default, they handle both and prioritize products over ingredients, but you can disable either option to create more specialized “one-way” haulers.

With this overhaul, we also updated the internal logic of haulers. They now prioritize larger stacks of goods instead of always taking resources from left to right in a building’s storage. This should prevent situations where, for example, a Woodcutters’ Camp is full of wood, but haulers carry a small amount of a secondary good simply because it appears first in the UI.

While we’re excited for you to try all of the new modifiers, Sacred Grove is the one we’re most eager to hear feedback about. The ability to play with more than 3 species has long been a community request, and while we still don’t think it fits normal gameplay, a special modifier felt like the perfect opportunity to experiment a bit and bend the rules. Also, with this addition, you can now pick up to 4 species in Training Expeditions.

As with every update, this one also includes a wide range of UX and UI improvements. Most notably, we wanted to address two mechanics that seemed to cause a lot of confusion for new players: Frogs not living in shelters, and Fishing Huts not storing pond resources in their internal storage.

To improve clarity, we updated shelter descriptions and changed the Frog homeless icon and tooltip. For Fishing Huts, we added a new “Nearby Ponds” section to the building panel, showing fishing progress and allowing players to quickly jump to a selected pond.

Lastly, as always, this update includes a variety of UX improvements, bug fixes, and text adjustments. Many of these were directly inspired by your feedback, and we’re extremely grateful to anyone who contributed to this update. Thank you!

Resource Overlay (B) depletion bars. Screenshot inspired by Mahony:

Trader Post arrival time.

May the storm be gentle on you, Eremite Games

P.S. One of the best things you can do to help indie games is to leave a Steam review. If you’ve had a chance to play Against the Storm, we’d love to hear any feedback, positive or negative. Thanks!

CHANGELOG

⚡ Changes inspired by the community.

🐸 Changes related to the Keepers of the Stone DLC.

🦇 Changes related to the Nightwatchers DLC.

New content and features

• ⚡Added three new World Map Modifiers.

  • The Sacred Grove - A revered monument commemorating the peace forged after the Great Civil War. Your settlement is home to 4 species, but you cannot choose newcomer groups. Each Drizzle, you gain 1 random villager for each discovered glade (including the starting glade).

  • Guild Territory - By royal decree, this land falls under the dominion of the Merchant Guild. Only its appointed representatives may settle here and decide who is granted the right to stay. Instead of arriving with a caravan, you begin with a single Guild envoy per species.

  • Ancient Spire - An ominous structure made from a material not known to contemporary scholars. Clouds swirl around the tip of this giant tower. Seasons have random durations.

  • The new modifiers won’t appear in the ongoing Cycle. They can start showing up in the next Cycles.

  • The new modifiers were also added to the Daily Expeditions pool.

• ⚡ Overhauled haulers.

  • Added a “Haulers” tab to the Warehouse panel.

  • The new tab lists all building types serviced by haulers, divided into two sections: products and ingredients.

  • Players can use checkboxes to decide whether haulers should carry ingredients, products, or both. If both are enabled, haulers prioritize products.

  • You can set a priority (- 99 to 99) for each building type. Higher priority buildings are serviced first, while buildings with the same priority are treated equally.

  • When collecting goods, haulers now prioritize larger stacks instead of going left to right.

  • Priorities are global for all haulers in the settlement, not just those assigned to a specific warehouse.

  • Haulers don’t haul from ponds, service buildings, and glade events.

  • Default hauler priorities can be set in the Options menu, in the Gameplay tab.

• Added 3 new Deeds.

  • The Sacred Grove - Win a game near the The Sacred Grove modifier.

  • Guild Territory - Win a game near the Guild Territory modifier.

  • Ancient Spire - Win a game near the Ancient Spire modifier.

  • To preserve 100% achievement completion for players, the new Deeds don’t have corresponding Steam achievements.

Balance

• ⚡ You can now pick up to 4 species for one settlement in Training Expeditions.

• ⚡ Detonating the Blight Bomb in the Catastrophic Experiment World Event now not only spawns Blightrot Cysts but also immediately activates them, corrupting the Hearth. 

• ⚡ Explosions can now destroy Geyser Pumps.

• ⚡ Changed the reward for completing the Venturesome Leader timed order. It now rewards the player with the Frequent Patrols cornerstone instead of the Exploration Contract cornerstone. ⚡ Changed the Forbidden Essence objective in low-difficulty Seal games. It no longer requires delivering 4 Ancient Tablets.

• Reduced the maximum housing capacity of a single house or shelter (from perks, upgrades, and Cornerstones) from 20 to 16.

• Lowered the drop rate of the Farsight and Lost in the Wilds cornerstones in years 5+.

• The time required to complete the Fishman Totem glade event now scales with difficulty.

• Removed the Trading Post from the first tutorial mission to avoid confusion.

UX/UI improvements

• ⚡ Added a “Nearby Ponds” section to the Fishing Hut panel to make it easier to see that resources are not being collected at the Fishing Hut, but in nets at the pond. 

  • Ponds in this section display a circular progress bar showing remaining charges.

  • Clicking a pond icon in this section will open the pond panel.

• ⚡🐸 Changed the homeless icon for Frogs and the tooltip text when hovering over it to make it clearer that homeless Frogs won’t move into Shelters.

• ⚡🐸 Updated the Shelter and Big Shelter descriptions to include information about not housing Frogs.

• ⚡ Decorations can now be cycled through using the arrow buttons in the UI or the keyboard arrow keys. Instead of switching only between identical objects, cycling now moves through all decorations within a category: Comfort, Aesthetics, or Harmony.

• ⚡ The resource overlay (B) now shows how depleted a node, pond, or vein is with a circular progress bar.

• ⚡ Added a checkbox in the options menu to save tracked goods between settlements.

• ⚡ Added a checkbox to the options menu to show only available trade routes by default when opening the trade routes panel.

• ⚡ The warning shown in order objectives (when you lack the required blueprint) now also accounts for holy, flawless, and purified building versions.

• ⚡ The Worker Overlay (ALT) now also displays a trader arrival timer above the Trading Post.

• ⚡ Retroactive order objectives for need satisfaction now display current progress in their tooltip.

• ⚡ Changed the wording in the “join the hunt” decision tooltip in the Ghost Town World Event to make it clear that players need to catch/release the Spectral Stag and also win the game.

• ⚡🦇 Changed the wording in the “win them over” decision tooltip in the Hanged Viceroy World Event to make it clear that winning without villagers leaving also includes exiling them.

• ⚡ Updated the Warm Welcome Forest Mystery description to clarify that it increases the rate of Reputation gain from high Resolve.

• Changed the “gathering” UI header in the pond panel to “fishing” to further clarify that these are two separate activities.

• Added information about the maximum possible bonus to upgrades and perks that increase the number of housing spots.

Bug fixes

• ⚡ Fixed a bug that caused some Daily Modifiers to not be visible on the HUD when playing (Advent of Flame, Scavenging Party, Wine Shortage, Memory of the Forest, Missing Crude Workstation).

• ⚡ Fixed a bug that caused the Fishmen Totem glade event to have 4 Viceroy difficulties listed in the in-game encyclopedia.

• ⚡ Fixed a bug where auto-pause alerts still appeared in settlements near the Shattered Obelisk world map modifier.

• ⚡ Fixed a bug where the worker portrait attached to the cursor in the Workplace Overlay was constrained to the map bounds.

• ⚡ Fixed a typo in the German version of the game (Deeply Hidden Riches).

• ⚡ Fixed a typo in the Portuguese version of the game (events entry in the encyclopedia).

• ⚡ Fixed a typo in the Simplified Chinese version of the game (Friends of the Forest).

• ⚡ Fixed a few typos in the Japanese version of the game (Steel Focus, Clear-Cutting, Land Tax).

• ⚡ Fixed a typo in the Polish version of the game (“burn cysts” order objective).

• Fixed a few typos and inconsistencies in the French version of the game (gathering camps, homelessness).

• Fixed a bug where some deed descriptions were missing the “(or higher)” suffix for required difficulty.

• Fixed a bug where moving an under-construction Fertile Field left the farm range indicator visible.

• Fixed a bug where resource icons in the Blight Post were not outlined in red when the corresponding ingredient had a warehouse limit set.

• Fixed a bug that caused only one hauling cart to disappear when the Dual Carriage System cornerstone was destroyed.

• Fixed a bug that prevented housing spots from being removed if the Urban Planning Cornerstone was destroyed.

• Fixed a bug where clicking service checkboxes in the Commons UI would not open the Consumption Control panel when an effect blocking consumption control was active.

The current game version is 1.10.3

SETTLEMENT SAVES INFORMATION

As with all major updates, numerous systemic changes require us to close the ongoing settlements to avoid potential issues. As compensation, you’ll receive extra Citadel Resources and a free Royal Resupply.

(Steam only) However, for those of you who weren’t able to finish their settlements and are desperate to do so, we also prepared a temporary Steam branch, where we’ll keep the previous version (1.9) available for several days. We recommend that you consider this option only as a last resort.

If you want to finish your current settlement once the update has already launched, follow the instructions below before playing with the new Over-Haulers Update (1.10):

Greetings!

We’re launching a new series of Dev Diaries to share what we’ve been working on recently, highlight bits of trivia, and collect all the news from the Against the Storm universe.

Staying connected with you has always been incredibly important to us, and we want to keep that going, even in times when we have no grand announcements to share.

We hope you enjoy it as much as we do. Let’s begin!

Steam Summer Sale

The Steam Summer Sale is in full swing, and Against the Storm is discounted as well. Let your friends and family know, or complete your collection while the sale lasts:

Update 1.10 Sneak Peek

We’re happy to share the first previews of features coming in the next update. Titled “Over-haulers” Update 1.10, it introduces an overhaul of the haulers system (cough cough, see what we did there?).

The update will be released on July 8th at around 1:00 pm UTC. We initially announced a June release, but minor changes to our plans required us to postpone it. We apologize for that.

As for the titular change, a new “Haulers” tab will appear in the Warehouse panel:

Here, you can choose whether haulers move ingredients, products, or both. When both options are enabled, haulers focus on products first. Higher priority buildings are serviced earlier, while buildings with the same priority are treated equally.

When collecting goods, haulers prioritize larger stacks instead of following a left-to-right order. They don’t haul from ponds, service buildings, or glade events.

You can also set default hauler priorities in the Options menu, in the Gameplay tab.

The update will also introduce three new World Map modifiers, but we’ll leave those as a surprise for now.

We’ve also been working on a number of UX improvements. One of them is a rework of the Fishing Hut panel. Although it looked similar to gathering camp panels, it behaved very differently, which sometimes caused confusion.

To make things clearer, we’re adding a “Nearby Ponds” section to the Fishing Hut panel. This highlights that resources are gathered in nets at the pond, rather than at the Fishing Hut itself. Ponds in this section display a circular progress bar showing remaining charges. Clicking a pond icon in this section will open the pond panel.

We hope that with this change, we’ll not only make it more usable, but also less confusing. The update includes many other improvements and adjustments, though overall, we consider it a relatively small one. Which brings us to another topic.

We’ve been a little worried, as some of you were expecting a 2.0 update after Update 1.9. That’s not how we number versions, though. For us, a 2.0 implies a major, game‑changing transition in terms of core systems, available content, audiovisual fidelity, or our overall approach to updating the game. We’re not planning anything on that scale anymore.

When we moved from Early Access to 1.0 in 2023, it signaled that the experimentation phase was over and the core systems were locked. The game’s identity would remain stable, and we would continue building on top of it.

If anything, we’ll continue this approach. However…

There’s something we’ve been dying to tell you

“Oh wait, you’re serious…” “Yeah, I think it’s time.” “What if we pivot again?” “They deserve to know.” “Alright, let’s show them.”

We’re working on a new game! Some of you may have seen this coming. In December last year, we confirmed that we were slowly winding down development of Against the Storm:

Although, two years after the 1.0 release, development of Against the Storm may be nearing its end, we’re certainly not done with this universe. It’s hands-down the most fun and creative project of our careers, and we don’t want to ever part ways with it.

While you can expect some occasional small updates for Against the Storm (including the upcoming “Over-haulers” Update 1.10), most of our time now goes into experimenting with the new game. And we want to start showing you how it’s going. But first, a small warning. For many months, please keep your expectations very modest. The project is still in its earliest phase, full of placeholders, and nearly everything you see is subject (and likely) to change. There’s a saying circling in the gamedev industry: “Just make it exist first. You can make it good later”

For quite a while, you’ll be looking at something more akin to the first picture.  Here’s a very brief in-engine recording of what’s slowly taking shape as a survival game set in the Against the Storm universe.

Oh, what novelty to see the sky in this world!

There’s a chance we’re showing this way too early. We hope you won’t hold it against us if the project evolves into something very different. But keeping this under wraps has been torture. We’re still just a small, 6-person indie team, and this kind of openness feels more natural to us.

What about Against the Storm 2? The idea of a sequel is something we think about often. But this time, we wanted to experiment with the survival genre and explore new facets of the Against the Storm universe.

That’s all we’re ready to share in this Dev Diary. Stay tuned for the next one!

Staying up to date

We're not putting up a Steam page for the survival game yet. It’s way too early for that (and we haven't come up with a name yet!).

If you're telling your friends, viewers, or readers about the project, please share our Steam developer page: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/eremitegames

You can follow us there to get news and notifications about our upcoming releases.

Community Corner

Last but not least, let’s celebrate your creations.

Here are some screenshots and art that caught our attention recently:

If you have any Steam Points at your disposal, throw them at those amazing works.

Until next time, and may the storm be gentle on you,

Eremite Games

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Greetings, Viceroys!

Now that the Steam Spring Sale is over, let us know - did you go on a shopping spree or stay disciplined? If you found something great, we’d love to hear what you’ve been playing.

Also, we want to warmly welcome everyone who picked up Against the Storm during the sale. We’re glad to have you here and hope you’ve been having a great time so far.

Anyway! We’ve just released a patch with various improvements and fixes to issues you’ve reported. A huge thanks to everyone who contributed to this patch. We appreciate all your reports and suggestions!

Balance

• The Moldy Grain Seeds Cornerstone will now only appear in biomes that contain fertile soil or Grain nodes.

• Updated rewards for several orders: Tick Tock, Pyromania, The Cult of Fire, 🦇 Bat Villagers, Bat Majority.

  • Instead of always granting +1 Copper Ore, these orders now reward one of the following based on biome resources: +1 Salt, +1 Coal, +1 Copper Ore, or +1 Sea Marrow.

• 🦇 Some perks will no longer appear when playing with the Riverlands modifier: Mist Piercers and Survey Equipment.

  • These perks had limited usefulness in Riverland games unless obtained in Year 1.

• Shedding Season (Forest Mystery) will no longer appear in biomes where Leather cannot be gathered from trees or resource nodes.

• Removed a duplicated version of the Export Specialization perk (which granted +2 to all packs of goods instead of +1).

  • As a result, the Chest Chaser order reward has been adjusted to grant the +1 version of the Export Specialization perk.

• 🦇 The Treasure Hunt order (open 2/3/4 Abandoned Caches) will no longer appear in games with the Riverlands modifier. 

UX/UI

• The Orders icon in the HUD is now always visible, even when orders are unavailable. Hovering over it displays a tooltip stating the reason why orders are blocked.

  • This tooltip will now also appear when hovering over the “orders” button in the Recipes/Consumption/Trends panels.

• Hovering over the Orders icon in the HUD now shows the time remaining until the next Order becomes available.

• Disabling Lightning Flashes in the Options menu now also disables thunder effects during the Storm.

• Added new alert toggles in the Options menu:

  • Blightrot Cyst alerts.

  • Alerts for destroyed resource nodes.

• Updated descriptions for several Forest Mysteries (Cricket Mating Grounds, Golden Dust, Humid Climate, Marrow Growth, Saturated Air) to more clearly state that their bonuses are not retroactive.

• Improved the description of the Trade Logs perk (and its Stormforged version) to more clearly state that it adds active trade route slots.

• 🐸 Improved the description of one of the “discovered glades” conditions in the Cornerstone Forge to make it clear that it’s not retroactive.

• 🦇 Improved the description of the Silent Dominion modifier to also include Stormforged Cornerstones.

• Improved the description of the Captain’s Curse effect in the Merchant Shipwreck glade event. It should now clearly state that only annual Cornerstones are destroyed by it.

Bug fixes

• Fixed a bug that caused some platform-specific/SDK files to be included in builds where they were not needed.

• Fixed a bug that allowed the Unyielding Corruption Forest Mystery to appear in games with the Playing With Feeling effect (from the Gambler World Event).

• Fixed a bug that caused the Spiced Ale perk to not display its description correctly in multiple languages (Polish, Ukrainian, Czech, Hungarian).

• Fixed a bug that caused the Spiced Ale perk to display the wrong name (Trade Logs).

• Fixed a bug that caused the Stormforged version of the Value Added Tax Cornerstone to incorrectly increase the value of Packs of Trading Goods.

• Fixed a bug that caused the Fill The Engines Order objective to be retroactive.

• 🐸 Fixed a bug that caused the “more Resolve for Religion” bonus in the Cornerstone Forge to appear in games without a species with a need for Religion.

• Fixed a bug that caused the Brineworks ruin to drop a Plantation blueprint instead of a Brineworks blueprint.

• Fixed a bug that caused the Forbidden Lands modifier to appear next to the Ruins modifier.

• Fixed a bug that caused the worker section of the building panel to go out of bounds in some service buildings under construction.

• Fixed a bug that allowed players to deactivate buildings without the “deactivate” function/button.

• Fixed a bug that prevented some house upgrade effects from being removed when an upgraded house was demolished.

• 🐸 Fixed a bug that caused the Overzaelous Architects Cornerstone to disappear after the wrong number of upgraded houses.

• 🐸 Fixed a bug that allowed players to obtain more blueprints than expected from the Overzaelous Architects Cornerstone by removing the last upgraded house and resetting the progress counter.

• Fixed a bug that caused Blight fighters burning Cysts on the Scribe building to lie on the ground instead of standing straight.

• Fixed a bug that caused the Big Shelter icon to not appear in the Deed completion pop-up when unlocked.

• Fixed a bug that caused the Kelpie glade event sound to play the wrong number of times when selected.

• Fixed a bug that caused the Royal Guard Training Cornerstone to appear in games with modifiers blocking trading.

• Fixed a bug that caused the Treasure Hunt order to display an incorrect name.

• 🦇 Fixed a bug that caused the Repair Station upgrade in the Bat House to display an incorrect icon.

• Fixed a typo in the Polish version of the game (Adamantine Seal).

• Fixed a typo in the Spanish version of the game (Spices).

• Fixed a few typos in the Czech version of the game (Mushwood, Giant Proto Fungus).

• 🐸🦇 Fixed a few typos in the Japanese version of the game (Cornerstone Forge effects, Syndicate Trader).

• Fixed a typo in the German version of the game (Bankrupt Trader).

• Fixed a typo in the Hungarian version of the game (Hidden Reward).

• Fixed a typo in the Simplified Chinese version of the game (Arckmage’s Challenge).

The current game version is 1.9.8.

We hope you'll enjoy the new changes, and we wish you a fantastic weekend.

May the storm be gentle on you, 

Eremite Games

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Against the Storm and all its DLCs are available at a discount as part of the Hooded Horse Publisher Sale. Against the Storm is a dark fantasy city builder with roguelite replayability. Rebuild civilization with the help of humans, beavers, lizards, harpies, and foxes. But do it before the apocalyptic rains begin to fall -- or your Queen's patience runs out. Hooded Horse Publisher Sale

Greetings, Viceroys!

We've just released a small patch with various fixes and improvements. We're grateful for all your feedback and reports, which have been instrumental in developing this patch.

Here's what changed:

• Fixed a bug that caused too many years to be added to the Blightstorm Cycle after winning a Forsaken Town game.

• Fixed a bug that caused too many star ratings to appear in the Recipes Panel.

• Fixed a bug that caused resource requirements in the Small Stormforge Glade Event to not scale with difficulty.

• Fixed a bug that caused the same Abandoned Cache to be marked on the map when purchasing a second Surveying Equipment perk.

• Fixed a typo in the Larger Storage upgrade description in the Smoldering City (it claimed building storage increased by 5, while the actual increase is 2).

• Fixed a bug that caused the Spiced Ale perk to not stack correctly.

• Fixed a bug that caused the Work Break Timed Order to appear in games where the Tree Grazer was present.

• Fixed a bug that caused resource icons in the Stonecutters’ Camp storage UI to exceed their bounds when playing on the Rocky Ravine biome with the Petrified Necropolis modifier.

• Fixed a bug that caused the Kelpie Charm effect icon to remain visible on the UI panel of previously charmed villagers.

• Fixed a bug that caused the Bug/Feedback/Suggestion dropdown in the Feedback Panel to not open when clicked.

• Fixed a typo in the Simplified Chinese localization (Forsaken Town).

• Fixed a typo in the Russian localization (Book of Water).

• Fixed a typo in the Japanese localization (Queen’s Hand Trial contract).

• Fixed a typo in the Czech localization (Insane Gamble).

• Updated the Advanced Farming Order rewards. They now include: one random perk (farm production bonus or harvesting speed), a planting speed perk, and Tools.

The current game version is 1.9.6.

We wish you a great time with the game!

May the storm be gentle on you,

Eremite Games

Greetings, Viceroys! After an exciting run of DLC and free content updates, the Eremite Games team has been hard at work releasing new patches for Against The Storm. Here's a roundup of all the recent development news that you might have missed. Against the Storm is also part of the Hooded Horse January Publisher Sale at 70% off. Both DLCs are also available at a discount! Hooded Horse January Publisher Sale

Against the Storm News Recap

In a recent major update, also called the Brineworks Update, Against the Storm got a wealth of new content, including:

• A new farm called the Brineworks, which grows Salt and Insects

• 2 new dangerous glade events

• New forbidden glade event

• Special offers at traders

• 9 new Stormforged versions of existing Cornerstones

• New legendary Cornerstone

• 2 new perks

This update also brought several significant improvements to the UI and UX, including an expanded in-game encyclopedia and revised tooltip descriptions. Check out the full changelog for a more complete rundown of everything that came with the Brineworks Update. Following the Brineworks Update, Against the Storm got another update (Patch 1.9.4) that focused on implementing balance changes and player feedback. This update adjusted trader arrival times, made a few additional UX/UI improvements, and fixed some rare bugs that players helped identify. Alongside this patch, the Eremite team also shipped an update for Against the Storm's demo version, so it now includes all the UI/UX improvements, balance changes, and other features that players have been enjoying in the full game for the last several patches. Good news for all of you who are hoping to recruit new Viceroys into the fold. Thanks for reading and happy gaming! - The Hooded Horse Team

Greetings, Viceroys!

We just updated the game demo to include all the UI/UX improvements, fixes, balance changes, and other features that we introduced in the latest Against the Storm updates.

We also released a tiny patch for the full game to update the in-game reporter's contact information.

The full game version is now 1.9.5, and the demo version is 1.9.6.

May the storm be gentle on you, Eremite Games

Greetings, Viceroys!

We've just released a modest patch targeting issues that you've reported since the Brineworks Update (1.9) release. As always, we’re incredibly grateful for all the feedback, reports, and suggestions we’ve received. Thank you!

Important: one particular fix may cause a Loading Error for a very limited number of players who encountered a specific scenario in their game. Such an ongoing settlement will be closed, and the game will prompt you to start a new settlement in its place. Please find more information below.

Balance

• Adjusted trader arrival times to better match the balance from version 1.8 (before the introduction of the additional Dim Square upgrade).

• Removed Leather from Stone nodes spawned by the Petrified Necropolis modifier and increased the chance of Meat appearing as a secondary resource.

UX/UI

• Cyst spawning effects now display values broken down by difficulty when viewed from the world map (for example, in the case of the Blight-Ridden Viceroy world event).

Bug fixes

• Fixed a rare bug that prevented the Deep Pond from spawning after completing the Lurker glade Event.

• Fixed a bug that caused Basalt Trees in the Rocky Ravine to not drop Coal.

• Fixed a bug that caused the ruined Lumbermill to spawn with an incorrect rotation.

  • If you had a ruined Lumbermill in your settlement when this hotfix went live, you might experience a Loading Error. If that happens, your ongoing settlement may be invalidated, and you'll be able to start a new one in its place. If completing this settlement was particularly important to you, please message us. You can find more details below.

• Fixed a bug that caused certain Epic Cornerstones to appear in Legendary Sunken Chests.

• Fixed a bug that allowed players to complete the Crashed Airship world event even after finishing a settlement past year 9.

• Fixed a bug that caused the positive “More Resolve from Religion” effect to be incorrectly offered as a penalty in the Cornerstone Forge.

• Fixed a rare bug that caused a Forsaken Town game to add too much time to the Cycle.

• Fixed a bug that caused the glade event encyclopedia to open to the "Regular" category by default while displaying "All".

• Fixed a bug that caused the Blood Price Contract cornerstone to appear twice in the Forsaken Altar.

• Fixed a bug that prevented event consequences from appearing on the left side of the event panel if they triggered while the UI panel was already open.

• Fixed a rare bug that caused the wrong building entry to appear when previewing a blueprint in the in-game encyclopedia.

• Fixed a bug that caused the tooltip trigger area for species stats in the in-game encyclopedia to be too small.

• Fixed a typo in the Ukrainian localization (Shipwreck glade event).

The current game version is 1.9.4.

We hope you’ll enjoy the game and have a joyful weekend!

May the storm be gentle on you, 

Eremite Games

Potential Loading Error

In a very rare scenario, one of the fixes might invalidate your ongoing settlement to prevent potential issues. The game will prompt you to start a new settlement in its place. When you click the “New Settlement” button, you’ll return to the World Map and continue playing as if the invalidated settlement never existed.

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding!

If the closed settlement was very important to you (e.g., you were close to completing a Deed that had eluded you for ages), please message us at [email protected] or create a new post in the #bug-reports channel on our Discord. Please include a zip of your entire game saves folder, located at:

%userprofile%\\appdata\\locallow\\Eremite Games

We’ll manually correct the save file for you ♥

Following the release of the Nightwatchers DLC over the summer, Against the Storm has lots of exciting content for both new and returning players – from an additional playable species and diverse biomes to added mechanics and world events. Now, Against the Storm and all its DLCs are available at a discount as part of the Hooded Horse November Publisher Sale. Against the Storm is a dark fantasy city builder with roguelite replayability. Rebuild civilization with the help of humans, beavers, lizards, harpies, and foxes. But do it before the apocalyptic rains begin to fall -- or your Queen's patience runs out.

Greetings, Viceroys! As 2025 is slowly coming to an end, we’re taking this opportunity to reflect on the past 12 months of our work in the modest hope that you’ll consider nominating Against the Storm for the Labor of Love category during the ongoing Steam Awards. If you’re convinced already, go ahead and cast your vote! Otherwise, check out our short summary, in which every header is weirdly filled with numbers, that may or may not be pointing to Half‑Life 3’s release date*. *They don’t.

From 1.6 to 1.9

Since our last annual summary, we’ve released four major content updates, each followed by a couple of smaller patches and hotfixes: With every update, we aim to inject a solid portion of improvements, balance changes, and fixes into the game, as well as some fresh new content to keep you entertained. We like to call it “indie as a service” in obvious reference to the GAAS model, but without all the FOMO and monetization shenanigans. Some of this year’s biggest additions to Against the Storm included:

• 3 new World Events: First Elder, Blight-Ridden Viceroy, Ghost Town

• A Sharkcat!

• 2 new dangerous glade events: Lurker and Petrified Gargoyle

• New forbidden glade event: Small Stormforge 

• 3 new buildings for World Events: Flame Altar, Feast Hall, Field Engineering Station

• New farm: Brineworks (grows Salt and Insects)

• Commons - which lets villagers fulfill service needs at the Hearth

• Town Statistics, Production Statistics, and Global Effects

• 3 new cornerstones and 2 new perks

• 9 new Stormforged versions of existing Cornersones

• And many more

We always put a special emphasis on improvements you suggested on Steam, Discord, Reddit, via the in‑game reporter, and wherever else you reach out to us. Although we can’t incorporate every suggestion, we prioritise those that are widely supported and don’t deviate from the core of the game. Not everything is rosy, though. Here are some changes that, as we typed them into the changelogs, made us feel like the first human beings to put those words together:

• Fixed a bug where a cloned Blood Flower could spawn on top of a Geyser Pump, destroy it, and get stuck inside the Geyser.

• Fixed a rare bug where some dead villagers could be assigned to buildings.

• Fixed a bug that caused an orange texture to grow uncontrollably when the game was paused during an explosion.

Of all the changes we introduced in those updates, 71% were inspired by your feedback. We’ve said this time and time again already, but it won’t stop us from thanking you once more for all your feedback, suggestions, and support. You're the best!

Two times a charm

This year, we also released the game’s second DLC -- Nightwatchers. Its main addition, Bats, first appeared in an early 2023 community vote, where we asked which new species you’d like us to add: Foxes, Frogs, or Bats. Even though they came third (perhaps that’s why they’re so harsh?), we couldn’t stop thinking they belonged in the game, and we wanted to do them justice. At every step of the Nightwatchers’ development, we kept your feedback from the previous DLC release in mind. Unlike Keepers of the Stone -- which originally launched with a playable species and a single biome -- Nightwatchers had to be bigger while costing the same. So, aside from playable Bats, we also packed it with two biomes, three new World Map Modifiers, three new World Events, three new legendary cornerstones, and more. We appreciate your honesty, and we’re forever grateful for you standing by us.

Six years condensed into 300 pages

Aside from developing the game itself, this year we finally decided to collect all the concept art from Against the Storm’s development into a 300+‑page artbook. From the very first sketches of kettle warriors and wok samurai intended for a Rainpunk RPG, to concept art of species that didn’t make it into the game, the artbook covers the entire history of Against the Storm. We teamed up with Krzysztof, the graphic designer behind Poland’s leading gaming magazine CD‑Action, to present Damian’s (our graphic designer’s) work at its best. As a thank‑you to our community, we’ve added the complete artbook to the Supporter Pack at no extra cost

2026 and beyond

Although, two years after the 1.0 release, development of Against the Storm may be nearing its end, we’re certainly not done with this universe. It’s hands-down the most fun and creative project of our careers, and we don’t want to ever part ways with it. As we excitedly sit down to review the new portion of your post‑Update 1.9 feedback, we can’t stop wondering and fantasizing about what the future may hold. And we sincerely hope you’ll be a part of that future as well. May the storm be gentle on you, Łukasz, Aron, Michał, Natalia, Mikołaj, and Damian a.k.a. Eremite Games

Greetings, Viceroys!

Much like Mariah Carey already playing from the grocery store speakers, we too couldn’t wait to bring holiday gifts early! Over the past several weeks, we’ve been analyzing your feedback and iterating behind the scenes. We’ve added new content and wrapped it all into today’s Brineworks Update. We hope you enjoy it!

Here’s what’s new:

• New farm: Brineworks (grows Salt and Insects)

• 2 new dangerous glade events: Lurker and Petrified Gargoyle

• New forbidden glade event: Small Stormforge 

• Special offers at traders

• 9 new Stormforged versions of existing Cornersones

• New legendary Cornerstone and 2 new perks

• Encyclopedia improvements

• Random main menu skin

• And more!

Continue reading for our design notes, full changelog, and information about settlement saves.

Important: Due to numerous systemic changes, the update needs to close ongoing settlements to prevent potential issues. As compensation, you’ll receive Citadel Resources equivalent to winning that game and a free Royal Resupply. More details below.

DEVELOPER NOTE

Our initial goal with today’s update was to address several frequently mentioned UX/UI suggestions that have been circulating in the community since the release of the Nightwatchers DLC. As development went on, however, we realized that this alone wouldn’t make for a substantial patch. So we revisited a few older content ideas we still felt were promising and sprinkled in some spicy balance changes to help freshen up the game.

Let’s start with the most exciting additions: the new glade events. We’re introducing three in total - two dangerous ones (the Lurker and the Petrified Gargoyle) and one forbidden one (the Small Stormforge). While we’ll leave their exact mechanics and lore for you to discover, we’d like to highlight a few of the rewards you can earn from them.

If you choose to purify the pond where the Lurker resides, it will transform into a Deep Pond, which has more charges than a Large Pond, yields more Fish per charge, and has a 50% chance to also provide Algae and Scales.

With the Petrified Gargoyle, you can decide to turn the possessed statue into a decoration, granting a unique new effect: cheaper Rain Engine installation and increased rainwater production.

And by using the Small Stormforge, you can upgrade one random Cornerstone to Stormforged rarity, or gain a new Stormforged Cornerstone if none of your current perks are eligible for an upgrade.

But that’s not all in terms of new content. Update 1.9 also introduces the Brineworks, a brand-new farm building where you can grow Salt and Insects on farmfields. We added this building because, until now, both of these resources had very few sources despite being valuable ingredients in many recipes. The Brineworks should also introduce some interesting new options to the farming branch of the game, such as the ability to produce meat-based foods primarily using a farm (which wasn't really possible before).

As you can see, much of this update is focused around making certain playstyles more appealing and making your runs more varied overall. That’s also the idea behind the new special offers available from traders. Once you unlock this feature in the Smoldering City, each trader who visits your settlement will bring one random perk or blueprint at a 50% discount. Sometimes it’ll be the exact blueprint you were desperately hoping for; other times it might be a niche perk you’ve never considered, but for just 5 or 10 Amber, it might be worth a try.

With the same goal in mind, we also rebalanced several Cornerstones in this update, focusing primarily on buffing some of the weaker ones. We’ve also added one new Legendary Cornerstone (that reduces the amount of Hostility added by Beaver villagers to 0), along with two new rare perks sold by traders (one that gives you the ability to remove hunger stacks, and another that reveals the location of a nearby Abandoned Cache).

This update also brings with it a lot of UX and UI improvements. Most notably, we’ve expanded the in-game encyclopedia to include more information about each playable species (by explaining how Dedication works or giving hints about the Cooperation specialization), by introducing category filters to buildings, events, and cornerstones, and by adding upgrade previews to building entries.

Beyond that, we introduced a “random” option for main menu skins, added farming range indicators when placing Fertile Fields in the Bamboo Flats biome, implemented warnings for orders requiring buildings you don’t have, and added a setting that remembers internal storage preferences between settlements. These changes are just the highlights, though, and you can find the full list of improvements in the changelog below.

Lastly, as always, this update includes a variety of bug fixes, text adjustments, and localization improvements. Many of these were directly inspired by your feedback, and we’re extremely grateful to anyone who contributed to this update. Thank you!

P.S. One of the best things you can do to help indie games is to leave a Steam review. If you’ve had a chance to play Against the Storm, we’d love to hear any feedback, positive or negative. Thanks!

CHANGELOG

⚡ Changes inspired by the community.

🐸 Changes related to the Keepers of the Stone DLC.

🦇 Changes related to Nightwatchers DLC.

New content and features

• Added 2 new dangerous glade events.

  •  Lurker - A bizarre creature that dwells deep underground, in vast networks of water-filled caverns. On rare occasions, it finds its way to the surface, lurking in small reservoirs and preying on unsuspecting fishermen.

  • Petrified Gargoyle - A weathered stone statue that feels strangely... alive. It seems to shift ever so slightly when no one is watching.

• Added one new forbidden glade event.

  • Small Stormforge - This small ancient cornerstone forge seems to have been twisted by some malevolent force, now serving a much darker purpose.

• Added a new farm building - the Brineworks.

  • Using the Brineworks, players can grow Salt and Insects on nearby farmfields.

  • The Brineworks are unlocked after reaching level 15.

• Added special offers to traders.

  • Traders will now offer one random perk or blueprint at a 50% discount.

  • Special offers are unlocked via a new Smoldering City upgrade - Dim Square Level 13.

• Added a new Legendary Cornerstone.

  • Friends of the Forest - Though Beavers are an industrious and technologically minded species, they share a unique bond with the forest. Beaver villagers do not increase Hostility.

• Added 2 new perks that can be bought from traders.

  • Surveying Equipment - Reveals the location of an Abandoned Cache in a nearby glade.

  • Emergency Rations - You gain an Active Ability that removes one stack of the Hunger effect from all villagers. This ability can be used from the Main Warehouse and has 3 uses.

• Added 9 new Stormforged versions of existing Cornerstones.

  • Royal Guard Training (Stormforged) - A fencing instructor from the Royal Guard joins your settlement. Fulfilling the need for Brawling grants an additional +10 to Resolve.

  • 🦇 Crystal Cathode (Stormforged) - A fragile device that extracts energy from charged rainwater. Production bonuses in Rain Engines are stronger (+100% production speed, +50% double yield chance).

  • Overexploitation (Stormforged) - Global gathering speed is increased by 50%, and newly discovered gathering nodes have more charges (+20 charges to small gathering nodes, +35 charges to large gathering nodes).

  • Cooking Steam (Stormforged) - If you leave rainwater for a while, it will begin to release a pleasant and warm vapor. Food production speed is increased by +40% for every 50 units of Drizzle Water stored.

  • Deserted Caravans (Stormforged) - Global production speed is increased by 66%.

  • Exploration Expedition (Stormforged) - You took some of the best explorers from the Smoldering City with you. Global Resolve is boosted by +10 for 180 seconds every time a new glade is discovered.

  • Rooty Ground (Stormforged) - Strange roots spread across the land. Wood production is increased by +2.

  • Value Added Tax (Stormforged) - Specializing in a particular branch of commerce can bring a lot of profit. All packs of goods are worth 50% more when sold through trade routes or directly to traders.

  • Guild Catalogue (Stormforged) - Traders offer 1 additional perk or blueprint. You also gain an Active Ability that summons a trader to your settlement. This ability can be used from the Main Warehouse and has 5 uses.

Balance

• ⚡🦇 The Manorial Court blueprint is now unlocked from the start of the Queen’s Hand Trial.

• ⚡ Increased the trade value of Dye.

• ⚡ Rebalanced multiple Cornerstones.

  • Overzealous Architects - lowered the requirement for fully upgraded houses from 5 to 3.

  • Improvised Tools - lowered the number of Tools given per discovered glade from 15 to 10.

  • Work Safety Guide - changed the rarity of this Cornerstone to Epic (from Legendary).

  • Farsight - changed the rarity of this Cornerstone to Epic (from Legendary).

  • Borrowed Time - completely changed how this Cornerstone works.

    • The Crown can be persuaded to show leniency toward this settlement. Grants an Active Ability that removes 1 Impatience Point at the cost of 10 Amber. Usable from the Main Warehouse, up to 5 times.

  • Well-Rested Workers - increased the chance of doubling production from 25% to 33%.

  • Counterfeit Amber - removed the drawback of this Cornerstone.

  • Book of Water - this Cornerstone now also affects rainwater production and not only recipes that use rainwater.

  • Worker's Rations - this Cornerstone was removed from the game.

• ⚡🦇 Changed the Fluffbeak’s starting wellbeing to 49% (from 50%) to prevent its positive effect from being active and displayed for a very short time at the beginning of the first year.

• ⚡ Added the Fishing Hut blueprint to Zhorg’s and Sahilda’s wares.

• ⚡ Changed the building category of the Forester’s Hut to Resource Acquisition (instead of Food Production).

• ⚡🦇 Removed the Soil Reclamation Forest Mystery from the Bamboo Flats.

• ⚡ Rebalanced the Stormforged version of the Mushroom Seedlings Cornerstone. It now adds a 2-star Mushroom recipe to all farms (instead of a 3-star one) and increases Planting and Harvesting speed by 50%.

• ⚡ The game now selects the starting Firekeeper from all species available at the beginning of a settlement, including those from the starting caravan and additional sources such as embarkation bonuses or cycle effects.

• ⚡ Added the Academy blueprint to Sir Renwald Redmane’s wares.

UX/UI improvements

• ⚡ Expanded the Species section of the in-game encyclopedia.

  • Added a Specializations section with tooltips. For most species, these tooltips show the name and type of specialization, while for Foxes they include a detailed explanation of how Cooperation works.

  • Added a Starting Ability section that provides more details about each species’ starting ability.

  • Added a Passive Ability section that explains passive traits in more detail (such as Dedication and the lack of favoring for Bats).

• ⚡ Expanded the Buildings section of the in-game encyclopedia.

  • Added a Category dropdown for easier filtering.

  • Added upgrade previews for buildings that can be upgraded.

• ⚡ Added a Rarity dropdown to the Cornerstones section of the in-game Encyclopedia.

• ⚡ Added a Category dropdown to the Glade Events section of the in-game Encyclopedia.

• ⚡ Added a Random option to the Menu Skin dropdown in the Options menu.

• ⚡🦇 The farm range indicator is now displayed when building Fertile Fields in the Bamboo Flats.

• ⚡ Added a warning to order objectives that require a specific building when the player doesn’t own the necessary blueprint.

• ⚡ Added a checkbox in the Options menu to remember internal storage settings between settlements.

• ⚡ Purchased upgrades in the Queen’s Hand Trial can now be previewed by clicking on them.

• ⚡ Changed the description of the Converted Altar of Decay reward so it’s clear that its effect is retroactive.

• ⚡ Changed the description of the “discovered glades add more Hostility” penalty in the Cornerstone Forge to clearly state that the effect is retroactive.

• ⚡ Updated descriptions of several orders that require fulfilling a number of needs to clarify that their objectives count retroactively.

• ⚡ Updated the icon and description of the final Seal objective reward. It now clarifies that the Seal is reforged after completing the last objective (while still granting an Epic cornerstone to players who wish to continue their Sealed Forest settlement).

• ⚡ Updated the descriptions of some perks that speed up fuel production to clearly state which goods they affect.

• ⚡ Updated the descriptions of all Forest Mysteries that scale with Hostility starting from level 0 to more clearly explain how their effects are calculated.

• ⚡ Updated the Advanced Rain Collector description to better highlight how it differs from the regular Rain Collector.

• ⚡ Updated the description of the Stocked Caravans upgrade in the Smoldering City to clarify that it also affects resources in starting caravans, not just embarkation bonuses.

• ⚡  Added the Forbidden Glade icon to the Secure Perimeter Cornerstone description to make it clearer that its effect scales with Forbidden Events, not Dangerous ones.

• ⚡🐸 Adjusted the color of certain trees in the Coastal Grove to make the tree marking effect easier to see.

• ⚡The hostility value in the Third Party and Memory of the Forest effect tooltips now shows how the effect scales with the game’s difficulty level.

• ⚡ Added a tooltip when hovering over an automaton portrait in a worker slot.

• ⚡ The “Too Far” and “Locked” options in the difficulty dropdown on the embarkation screen are now greyed out.

• ⚡ Auto-pause alerts no longer appear when loading into a Forsaken Town.

• ⚡🦇 The Tree Grazer icon now appears on the HUD when playing a settlement with that modifier.

• ⚡ Embarkation Bonuses that consume Reserve Embarkation Points now display their cost in orange.

• ⚡ Adjusted the position of the main resource number in the Fishing Pond and Gathering Node UI for better consistency with other resources in the panel.

• Changed the name and icon of the Value Added Tax perk awarded for completing the Trading Master Timed Order, as it duplicated an existing Cornerstone. The perk is now called Royal Subsidy.

Bug fixes

• ⚡🐸 Fixed a bug where the “more Resolve for Religion/Treatment” effect in the Cornerstone Forge did not apply to needs fulfilled in the Commons.

• ⚡ Fixed a bug that caused the Bankruptcy Deed to carry over progress between games.

• ⚡ Fixed an issue with overlapping difficulty settings for Raising the Stakes and Stacking Amber orders.

• ⚡ Fixed a bug that caused Algae +1 perks to appear in biomes without naturally occurring Algae Ponds.

• ⚡ Fixed a bug where the Lumbermill would rotate 180 degrees when mirrored.

• ⚡🐸 Fixed a bug where Experimental Cornerstones were not counted in town statistics.

• ⚡ Fixed a bug that caused extra blueprint options to disappear after a reroll when playing with the Less is More or Stingy Archivist modifiers.

• ⚡🦇 Fixed a bug that caused the Crystal Cathode bonus to be incorrectly applied to worker stats in the building statistics tab.

• ⚡ Fixed a bug where switching building panels while selecting recipe ingredients would not close the ingredient radial menu.

• ⚡🐸 Fixed a bug that caused the value preview to be missing when upgrading Harvesting and Planting speed effects in the Cornerstone Forge.

• ⚡ Fixed a bug where canceling a forced delivery early didn’t stop workers from transporting the goods anyway.

• ⚡ Fixed a bug that caused faction trade route tooltips to show incorrect resource icons.

• ⚡ Fixed a few translation errors in the Japanese version of the game (Gentle Dawn).

• ⚡ Fixed a few translation errors in the Russian version of the game (Under the Queen's Gaze, feedback form, glade event UI, resolve effects, Stingy Archivist, storage upgrades).

• ⚡ Fixed a typo in the Spanish version of the game (order objectives).

• Fixed a few translation inconsistencies in the French version of the game (fishing ponds).

The current game version is 1.9.3.

SETTLEMENT SAVES INFORMATION

As with all major updates, numerous systemic changes require us to close the ongoing settlements to avoid potential issues. As compensation, you’ll receive extra Citadel Resources and a free Royal Resupply.

(Steam only) However, for those of you who weren’t able to finish their settlements and are desperate to do so, we also prepared a temporary Steam branch, where we’ll keep the previous version (1.8) available for two weeks. ⚠ We recommend that you consider this option only as a last resort.

If you want to finish your current settlement, follow the instructions below prior to playing with the new Brinework Update (1.9):

Greetings, Viceroys!

In today’s article, we want to share with you a preview of the upcoming Brineworks Update (1.9) and some tips on how to prepare for it.

The update brings plenty of features and improvements, including:

• New farm: Brineworks (grows Salt and Insects)

• 2 new dangerous glade events: Lurker and Petrified Gargoyle

• New forbidden glade event: Small Stormforge 

• Special offers at traders

• 9 new Stormforged versions of existing Cornersones

• Encyclopedia improvements

• Other improvements and fixes

• And more!

The update is scheduled to go live at around 2:00 pm UTC on November 20th.

Important: Make sure to finish your ongoing settlements before the update goes live - otherwise, they’ll need to be closed. More details below!

The Brineworks

The Brineworks is a new farm building unlocked after reaching level 15. It allows you to grow Salt and Insects, which are hard to come by but essential in many recipes.

New glade events

Lurker

The Lurker is a bizarre creature that dwells deep underground, in vast networks of water-filled caverns. On rare occasions, it finds its way to the surface, lurking in small reservoirs and preying on unsuspecting fishermen.

Purify it to gain access to a Deep Pond - a rich fishing pond with more charges than a Large Pond and increased Fish yield per charge. But beware of its Drowsiness effect, as villagers may become unusually sleepy while attempting to resolve the event.

Petrified Gargoyle

When exploring the forest, you can encounter a weathered stone statue that feels strangely... alive. It seems to shift ever so slightly when no one is watching.

Put it back to sleep with desperate prayers to gain a new decoration - the Dormant Gargoyle. Its unique effect will make installing rain engines a lot cheaper and will boost your rainwater production. 

Small Stormforge

Found only in Forbidden Glades, the Small Stormforge can turn one of your cornerstones into its Stormforged version, or grant a random Stormforged cornerstone. It should be handled with extreme care, as even the most skilled engineers haven’t been able to preserve it once it has served its purpose.

Finish the settlement before the Update

Important: Due to numerous systemic changes, the update will close ongoing settlements to prevent potential issues. The game will treat an ongoing settlement as if it “didn’t happen”. As compensation, you’ll receive Citadel Resources equal to winning that game and a free Royal Resupply. 

If you don't want your ongoing settlement to be closed, please finish it before the update goes live on November 20th at around 2:00 pm UTC. Your meta progress and Cycle progress will remain intact, except that World Events that were within sight will no longer be available.

We’ll also leave the current 1.8 version on a separate Steam branch for two weeks so that - if you’re absolutely desperate to do so - you can complete the settlement even after the Brineworks Update (1.9) goes live. However, we recommend that you consider this option as a last resort.

That’s all for today’s preview. We’ll share the full list of changes when the update goes live on Thursday, November 20th, at around 2:00 pm UTC. Until then!

May the storm be gentle on you,

Eremite Games

Hooded Horse October Publisher Sale

Against the Storm News Recap

• Patch 1.8.7 added a Fluffbeak alert for Fertilizer collection, reduced time for tree cutting and field plowing, and made some player-requested quality of life changes for certain timed orders and cornerstones.
• Patch 1.8.11 brought dozens of UI/UX improvements and key bug fixes. This patch didn't introduce any new content, but instead focused on addressing common player feedback.

Following the release of the Nightwatchers DLC over the summer, Against the Storm has lots of exciting content for both new and returning players – from an additional playable species and diverse biomes to added mechanics and world events. Now, Against the Storm and all its DLCs are available at a discount as part of the Hooded Horse October Publisher Sale. Against the Storm is a dark fantasy city builder with roguelite replayability. Rebuild civilization with the help of humans, beavers, lizards, harpies, and foxes. But do it before the apocalyptic rains begin to fall -- or your Queen's patience runs out.

Greetings, Viceroys!

Today’s patch addresses a Unity engine security vulnerability recently disclosed to developers with Unity’s recommendation to update affected games (learn more here). We’ve also included a couple of fixes for issues you’ve reported. Thank you!

Changelog:

• Implemented Unity’s engine-wide security patch for improved safety.

• Fixed a bug that prevented the Kelpie glade event from spawning.

• Fixed a bug where the text in the warehouse text bar was not cleared when closing the building panel.

• Fixed a bug that caused some geysers to spawn too close to ruined building entrances.

• Fixed a bug where the bonus from the Steel Focus Cornerstone was applied even if Bats were assigned to a mine under construction.

• Fixed a bug that prevented the Purified Frog House from being counted toward order objectives requiring players to upgrade houses.

• Fixed a bug that caused some buildings in Forsaken Town events to return too few resources when demolished.

• Fixed a typo in the Simplified Chinese version of the Hanged Viceroy world event.

• Fixed several typos in the Japanese version of the game (duplicated resource list in the Clay Pit tooltip, duplicated % symbols).

• Fixed missing periods in some effect descriptions.

The current game version is 1.8.13.

We wish you a fantastic time with the game and a relaxing weekend.

May the storm be gentle on you,

Eremite Games

• 50% off the base game
• 35% off the Keepers of the Stone DLC
• 35% off the Supporter’s Pack
• 10% off the Nightwatchers DLC

Greetings, Viceroys!

We’ve just released a tiny hotfix to address an issue that slipped past us after Friday’s 1.8.11 patch:

• Fixed an issue where installing Commons would subtract 8 Planks for each constructed Hearth, which could result in players having negative Planks.

We’re grateful to you for bringing this to our attention and for making our day with your comments!

From: https://www.reddit.com/r/Against_the_Storm/

It seems that, after all, Eremite Games may have stolen some Planks from players ːlunar2019crylaughingpigː

And now, as always, we wish you a great time with the game.

May the storm be gentle on you, Eremite Games

Greetings, Viceroys!

We've just released a new patch featuring dozens of improvements and fixes. While it doesn't include new content, its primary focus is addressing the issues you've reported over the past few weeks. We're truly grateful for every bug report, piece of feedback, and all the support you've given us. Thank you!

UX/UI:

• Updated the descriptions of the Higher Needs and Paradise deeds to clarify that needs must be fulfilled in service buildings, not in the Commons.

• Replaced the Villager Mascot and Breadwinner icons in the Fluffbeak UI with new assets.

• Added an entrance indicator to the Feast Hall in the Somber Procession event.

• Improved the description of the Deeply Hidden Riches effect in the Ashen Thicket for better clarity.

• Updated the description of the Sell Items order objective to clarify that goods don’t need to be sold to a single trader or trade route.

• Changed the “Resources” header to Mining Vein in the ore UI panel.

• Updated the flavor text when opening Mystery Boxes purchased from traders other than Dullahan.

Bug fixes:

• Fixed a bug that caused villagers to sometimes ignore the Commons in a second Hearth.

• Fixed a bug that caused Bats to not appear in Encampments found in glades.

• Fixed a bug that caused the Bat House to be missing from some blueprint pools.

• Fixed a bug that caused some early-game blueprint pools to exclude basic material production buildings.

• Fixed a bug that caused the game to sometimes unpause on its own.

• Fixed a bug that allowed the Forbidden Lands and Dangerous Lands modifiers to spawn near the Cursed Royal Woodlands.

• Fixed a bug that caused additional cornerstone options to disappear after a reroll in games with The Other Settlement effect.

• Fixed a bug that caused too many glades to be open when starting a game with the Devastated Forest effect (Tree Grazer world event).

• Fixed a bug that caused players to lose Amber (from an Embarkation Bonus) when starting a game with the Devastated Forest effect on Prestige 19 (only if payments were set to "instant").

• Fixed a bug that caused Counterfeit Amber to appear in settlements with the Monastery of the Holy Flame modifier.

• Changed it so that the -2 Pickled Goods penalty won’t be available in the Cornerstone Forge if no species in the settlement have that need.

• Fixed a bug that caused the wrong version of the Forager's Trial order to appear in the Ashen Thicket.

• Fixed a bug that caused modifiers to spawn incorrectly at the edges of the World Map (e.g. multiple Gathering Storm modifiers at once, or Dangerous Lands near the Marshlands).

• Fixed a bug that allowed Treasure Stags to grant the Copper Extractor cornerstone.

• Fixed a bug that caused the Festive Mood effect from the Feast Hall to not account for Bat Houses.

• Fixed a bug that caused the Crystalline Water cornerstone to appear in games without Resin or without a Grove/Clay Pit blueprint.

• Fixed a rare bug that caused woodcutters to ignore the "Avoid Glades" setting.

• Fixed a bug that caused bonus previews to sometimes go into negatives in the tooltips of Experimental Cornerstones.

• Fixed a bug that caused the "food saved" town statistic to display an incorrect number.

• Removed an unnecessary minus sign from the Frosts' modifier description.

• Removed an unnecessary minus sign from the Land of Greed modifier description.

• Fixed a bug where the worker yield destruction chance was displayed in a building’s statistics tab even when it was 0%.

• Fixed a bug that caused Amber totals not to update correctly if an active payment subtracted Amber during a trade.

• Fixed a bug that caused the Paste +5 perk to only grant +2 to Paste production.

• Fixed an issue where the Syndicate trader sold too many Harpy-related perks.

• Fixed a misaligned hitbox on main menu buttons.

• Fixed a bug that caused the Obsidian Archive Level 16 upgrade to cost 130 Food Stockpiles instead of 132.

• Fixed a bug that caused the Field Engineering Station not to be movable while under construction.

• Prevented the Field Engineering Station from appearing in the in-game encyclopedia.

• Fixed a bug that caused the Cloaked Wanderer’s Vengeance effect to trigger every 8 years instead of only once.

• Fixed a misplaced smoke effect in the Butcher building.

• Fixed a misplaced fire effect in the Converted Altar of Decay decoration.

• Fixed a bug that caused some glades in the Cursed Royal Woodlands to spawn too many mining veins.

• Fixed a bug that sometimes caused settlement names to remain visible during the cycle reset animation.

• Fixed a bug that caused one of the reward tooltips in the Gambler world event to display incorrectly in Polish.

• Fixed a few typos in the Russian version of the game (Hailstorm, Dedication, flawless buildings).

• Fixed a bug that caused the numbers in the Blight-ridden Viceroy effect description to be reversed in Korean.

• Fixed a few typos and inconsistencies in the Ukrainian version of the game (have X villagers order objective, Forest Affinity, biome summary, retroactive effects).

• Fixed a typo in the Czech version of the game (Fluffbeak bonus).

• Fixed an inconsistency in the Simplified Chinese version of the game (Queen’s Gift cornerstone).

• Fixed an inconsistency in the Traditional Chinese version of the game (produce packs trigger in the Cornerstone Forge).

• Fixed a typo in the French version of the game (Bankruptcy and Living On Credit deeds).

• Fixed a mistranslation in the Spanish version of the game (Barren Lands and Drylands).

The current game version is 1.8.11.

(Due to yesterday’s colossal Silksong premiere, there may still be some issues with downloading on Steam. If you experience any problems loading the game after today’s patch, please verify the integrity of the game files. And congrats to Team Cherry!)

We wish you a great time with the game and a joyful weekend :reputation_ats:

May the storm be gentle on you, Eremite Games

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Greetings, Viceroys!

We’re happy to share that we’ve been selected as a Tiny Champion for Yogscast Games' Tiny Teams Festival. It’s an annual event that showcases video games made by small teams from around the world.

The Tiny Teams 2025 festival will run from 7th-14th of August:

• Twitch:

• Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/TinyTeams2025

To celebrate the occasion, Against the Storm and its DLCs are now on sale!

Meet the tiny team

We figured this might also be a good opportunity to introduce our team and the hats each person wears.

Eremite Games team sketch from the preface of “The Art of Against the Storm” artbook recently added to the Supporter Pack.

AtS soulmate

Team member

Favorite games and series

Michał “Telhurin”

The solo programmer and the main game designer of Against the Storm. Prefers Morrowind to Gothic.

TES: Morrowind

World of Warcraft

The Witcher

Subnautica

Slay the Spire

Aron “Vaynn”

The game’s producer, 3D artist, QA tester, and the studio’s HR. Prefers Gothic to Morrowind.

Gothic

Guild Wars

Fallout

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Subnautica

Damian “Ziom”

Responsible for nearly all game art, UI, textures, models, and animations. The office’s quartermaster.

Warcraft

Darksiders

Diablo

Darkest Dungeon

Ori and the Blind Forest

Natalia “Lorijen”

Takes care of 3D models, game design, and the well-being of all the plants

F.E.A.R.

Red Dead Redemption

World of Warcraft

Warhammer: Vermintide

Valheim

Mikołaj “Mikos”

The creator of the game’s soundtracks and sounds. Constantly tries to break the game as QA.

Portal

Subnautica

Stronghold

Hollow Knight

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater

Łukasz “Luke”

Responsible for the marketing, community, videos, and accounting (because numbers).

Diablo

Borderlands

V Rising

Heroes of Hammerwatch

Animal Crossing

We wish you a great Tiny Teams event and hope you’ll find some new gems from micro teams.

May the storm be gentle on you,

Michał, Aron, Damian, Natalia, Mikołaj, and Łukasz, a.k.a. Eremite Games

Greetings, Viceroys!

We just released a small batch of fixes and improvements. Thank you for all your reports and feedback!

Changelog:

• Prevented the Riverlands modifier from spawning next to Forbidden Lands, Dangerous Lands, Untamed Lands, and Ruins modifiers.

• Fixed a rare issue where villager slots in houses could lock up after villagers were killed and incorrectly removed from a house.

• Fixed a bug that caused the worker selection radial menu to remain on screen after a ruin was rebuilt.

• Fixed a bug where some Smoldering City upgrades had incorrect costs.

• Fixed an issue where the Rainpunk Drill event was listed three times in the in-game encyclopedia.

• Resolved inconsistencies in the Ukrainian localization (e.g., Royal Resupply, population order objectives).

• Fixed a bug that prevented trade route tooltips from appearing in the Training Expedition UI when accessed from the Smoldering City view.

• Fixed an issue where the "Beginner Engineer" order could roll the easy version even when it should have rolled the medium difficulty one.

• Fixed a bug that caused "The Source" order to never roll its easy objective version.

• Fixed an issue where the Bat House could appear as a wildcard blueprint even if the DLC was not owned.

• Fixed a bug that caused the Black Market UI to remain visible when moving the building while another building was selected in the background.

The current game version is 1.8.10.

We hope you have a great time with the game!

May the storm be gentle on you, Eremite Games

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Greetings, Viceroys!

We released another small batch of fixes and improvements. We're extremely grateful for all your reports, especially for your patience and support as we were trying to reproduce the rare Fluffbeak freeze. Thank you!

Changelog:

• Fixed an issue where the Fluffbeak UI could freeze when clicking on the new "Clean" alert while the radial of one of the Poro’s needs was open, and the values of goods increased after a new fertilizer was produced.

• Fixed a bug that caused the "Unassign Woodcutters" button to stop working when reassigning workers to camps with a Rainpunk Shredder.

  • This fix will take effect starting with your next settlement.

• Shortened the "villager saved" alert in the Escaping the Shadows effect.

• Fixed a bug where the Black Market popup wouldn't disappear when moving the building.

• Bat buildings now correctly display the species icon in the in-game encyclopedia.

• Fixed an issue where the Devastated Forest effect had a green frame instead of a red one.

• Resolved a bug that made certain tiles inaccessible on some Coastal Grove maps.

• Corrected a description inconsistency in the Scout's Toolbox perk.

• Fixed a bug causing the Fluffbeak to stop at 100% instead of 99% when producing fertilizer beyond the limit.

• Fixed a rounding issue where the Fertilizer progress bar could display a higher value than the actual state.

The current game version is 1.8.9.

May the storm be gentle on you, Eremite Games

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