There comes a day in every parent's life when the little bird leaves the nest... sigh... no time for sentiment! Nightmare Frontier is entering Early Access, which means even more work lies ahead of us than ever before! 🤠💼

Maybe comparing it to a child leaving home wasn’t the best choice after all… 😅

Alright, now on a more serious note - up until now, your feedback on the demo (here on Steam and on our Discord[discord.gg]) has been absolutely invaluable, and we’ve expressed our gratitude many times already. But now… things are getting real! As we’ve mentioned before, our goal has always been to make Nightmare Frontier a True Early Access experience = one that grows and evolves hand-in-hand with our community. To achieve that, we’ll need your feedback more than ever! On every aspect of the game. Your experiences, insights, and suggestions will shape the path forward. To support this, we’re launching a brand new Early Access Feedback thread on Steam - but don’t forget, you can also share your thoughts and suggestions with us over on Discord[discord.gg]!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3310950/Nightmare_Frontier/

Looks like this little one won’t be leaving the nest anytime soon and maybe that’s for the best, because we’d miss it way too much!

Getting down to specifics, here’s what the plan looks like for the upcoming months: ⤵️

We’re a indie studio and as a small indie studio releasing our very first title on our own, we’d truly appreciate any help in spreading the word about our launch on social media. You’ll find links to all our platforms right here. Every share means the world to us!

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https://linktr.ee/ice_code_games

Huge thanks in advance for every like and share! Have fun, let us know how your playthrough is going and in the meantime, we’re heading back to our dev cave to keep building and improving Nightmare Frontier for you all. ⚙️

Talk to you soon!
- Ice Code Games

• Fixed an issue with abilities not applying -1 Damage debuffs (ie. Steal Strength)

• Sea Witch introduced with two unique Skill Trees (Blessed and Cursed Swap),
  
• Blessed Swap - swap places with an ally, on higher levels grant the ally with push immunity and additional Armor,
  
• Cursed Swap - swap places with an enemy, on higher levels additionally reduce enemy's Armor,

• New, challenging Enemy introduced,
  
• Sea Wolf moves slowly, but his powerful mace strikes deliver devastating damage. Fortunately, the sheer force of his own blow stuns him, leaving him out of action for one turn,
  
• Sea Wolf can spawn as an elite unit in any faction on Tier Heroic I or higher,
  
• On higher difficulty levels Sea Wolf no longer stuns itself,

• Status tooltips moved to Tactical Inspect Mode,

• Fixed the issue with Anchor's body collapsing in a different place than suggested by spatial UI,
  
• Fixed Spatial UI inconsistencies of Glass Explosive,
  
• Multiple minor localization issues fixed,
  
• Multiple minor UI issues fixed,

• Armorer - available for Backstabbers, Cooks, Grapplers and Spearmaidens. Armorer units can temporarily increase their Armor and Armor Bash enemies dealing Damage equal to their current Armor value.

• Screaming Head - Create a shockwave that can Push up to 3 opponents at once. Killing an enemy using Screaming Head allows to repeat the attack,
  
• Blight burning needle - Deal armor-ignoring Damage equal to the target's Blight level,
  
• Bloodletting Needle - Apply 1 Bleeding,
  
• Bloodletting Strike - Deal armor-ignoring Damage equal to the target's Bleed level,
  
• Titan's Boots - Deal armor-ignoring Damage and Push equal to the wielder's Armor,
  
• Amulet of Stealing Armor - Steal 1 Armor point from a target and transfer it to the wielder in 5 cell range.

• Bloody Banner - Units sailing under this banner will regenerate 2HP for every killed enemy.

• Available Recruits in Tavern can be re-rolled for Glass,
  
• Non-Story regions in New Raid Menu can be re-rolled for Blueprints,

• Holiday themed decorations in Main Menu and Pirates' Cove that can be toggled On/Off in Settings\Gameplay Menu. Holiday Special will be available until the end of the year.

• Monster Hunter Alchemists on difficulty tiers Ultimate 1+ will on Death apply 1 Blight to units in 3x3 area,
  
• Monster Hunter Anchors on difficulty tiers Ultimate 1+ will on Death apply -1 Armor to units in 3x3 area,
  
• Merchant Master Gunners on difficulty tiers Ultimate 1+ will on Death apply 1 DMG to units in 3x3 area,
  
• Spearmaidens, Cooks and Musketeers can no longer have both Tar Smearer and Slime Gatherer SkillTrees,
  
• After completing the main story, Blackbone always appears in his final form,
  
• Ripostes no longer follow pushed targets,
  
• Monster Hunter Alchemist AI improved.

• UI Art improved in Dialogue and Tutorial panels, Tooltip, Labels and Minimap,
  
• Buttons visually improved, including Fight, New Raid and Set Sail,
  
• Tooltips composition improved - icons were moved within Tooltip borders,
  
• Texts using 14pt fonts scaled up to 16pt in multiple menus, panels and lables,
  
• Minimap scrolling improved,
  
• SkillTree level counters and statistic tooltips removed from Tavern Menu,
  
• Character Level display and XP counter visually improved,
  
• Reward indicator (yellow exclamation mark) look and animations improved,
  
• Consistency in UI Menus open/close animations improved,
  
• Multiple minor visual fixes improving overall UI quality.

• Spearmaiden's weapon no longer disappears after using Blighted Javelin,
  
• The tooltip for Backstabber's 'Assassination' ability now correctly displays the 'Ends Turn' property,
  
• Undoing an 'Assassination III' kill at the edge of the deck no longer causes enemy AI statuses to duplicate,
  
• Fixed an issue where the Brew of Strength would incorrectly deduct -2 Damage Bonus after the Turn ended,
  
• Resolved an issue where "0 Armor" was displayed next to the character HP bar,
  
• The Sacrificial Trident item now correctly grants 1 Abyssal Ether upon killing an enemy,
  
• Reinforced Glass Bomb Item name shortened,
  
• Characters dying from poison immediately after deployment no longer play incorrect death animations,
  
• Ability hotkeys no longer display localization strings when a function key is assigned to them.
  
• Texts in Profiles Menu no longer overlap,
  
• Specialists can no longer be recruited by holding the upgrade button on an ability in the Details panel.
  
• Fixed multiple Tooltip positioning issues in Workshop, Glossary
  
• Enemy module tooltip in Region Picker is no longer displayed above other UI elements when navigating with a Wireless Controller.
  
• "[Hold]" text is now correctly displayed on tooltips with "Purchase" in the Workshop.
  
• Fixed an issue in the Salty Salomon Tavern where the first option could not be selected if no character was wounded.

• Infester - A new Skill Tree for Musketeer, Backstabber and Spearmaiden applying 'Infested' status - when a character affected by this status dies, they explode in a poisonous burst.

• Life Reaver Knife - A melee attack with a knife. When an opponent is killed by an attack with this weapon, the wielder is fully healed
  
• Reaper Pistol - A ranged attack using a pistol. If the opponent is killed by an attack with this pistol, the wielder can make another attack
  
• Reaper Javelin - A ranged attack using a javelin. The javelin does not deal damage but only pushes the opponent. If the opponent is killed by an attack with this weapon, the wielder can make another attack.
  
• Reaper Steal Dagger - A melee attack with a dagger. If the opponent is killed, the wielder of the dagger gains one point of armor
  
• Sacrificial Trident - Ranged attack with a javelin that doesn’t deal damage but only pushes the enemy. If the attack kills, the player gains points that allow them to summon monsters.
  
• Sacrificial Dagger - Melee attack with a dagger. If the attack kills, the player gains points that allow them to summon monsters.
  
• Sacrificial Necklace (Passive) - A necklace that grants summoning points when the character wearing it dies.
  
• Life Reaver Ring (Passive) - After kiling an enemy, it heals the wearer by 2 HP.
  
• Hungry Gauntlet (Passive) - After kiling an enemy, it increases the wearer's armor for one turn.
  
• Ring of Devourer (Passive) - After killing an enemy, it increases the weapon damage of the ring wearer for one turn.

• Glossary Menu provides details on discovered Items, Cannons and Modules, while Tutorial Archive enables Players to revisit previously played through Tutorials on Crew, Enemies, and game mechanics. Both Menus are available in all game modes via Player Menus alongside Ship and Crew Menus in Region Map, SeaBattle and Skirmish and in all Pirates' Cove Buildings. Returning Players will see all content unlocked.

• Player's Turn no longer ends automatically, allowing Players to undo their last moves in Turn. Auto End Turn can be togged back on in Settings\Gameplay Panel.
  
• Upgrades in the Workshop have been reworked or rebalanced to improve player progression.
  
• Significant changes have been made to the starting modules for pirate classes. These modules no longer provide only flat stat modifications but now offer interesting passive traits that change how the classes function.

• Fixed cursor hover animation missing for Tar and Fire cells.
  
• Fixed multiple minor UI issues.

1. Access the game properties: Right-click on the game title in your Steam library and select "Properties".
   
2. Navigate to the Betas tab: In the game properties window, click on the "Betas" tab.
   
3. Select a beta version: From the dropdown menu, choose beta - Early access to latest changes

• Infester - A new Skill Tree for Musketeer, Backstabber and Spearmaiden applying 'Infested' status - when a character affected by this status dies, they explode in a poisonous burst.

• Life Reaver Knife - A melee attack with a knife. When an opponent is killed by an attack with this weapon, the wielder is fully healed
  
• Reaper Pistol - A ranged attack using a pistol. If the opponent is killed by an attack with this pistol, the wielder can make another attack
  
• Reaper Javelin - A ranged attack using a javelin. The javelin does not deal damage but only pushes the opponent. If the opponent is killed by an attack with this weapon, the wielder can make another attack.
  
• Reaper Steal Dagger - A melee attack with a dagger. If the opponent is killed, the wielder of the dagger gains one point of armor
  
• Sacrificial Trident - Ranged attack with a javelin that doesn’t deal damage but only pushes the enemy. If the attack kills, the player gains points that allow them to summon monsters.
  
• Sacrificial Dagger - Melee attack with a dagger. If the attack kills, the player gains points that allow them to summon monsters.
  
• Sacrificial Necklace (Passive) - A necklace that grants summoning points when the character wearing it dies.
  
• Life Reaver Ring (Passive) - After kiling an enemy, it heals the wearer by 2 HP.
  
• Hungry Gauntlet (Passive) - After kiling an enemy, it increases the wearer's armor for one turn.
  
• Ring of Devourer (Passive) - After killing an enemy, it increases the weapon damage of the ring wearer for one turn.

• Glossary Menu provides details on discovered Items, Cannons and Modules, while Tutorial Archive enables Players to revisit previously played through Tutorials on Crew, Enemies, and game mechanics. Both Menus are available in all game modes via Player Menus alongside Ship and Crew Menus in Region Map, SeaBattle and Skirmish and in all Pirates' Cove Buildings. Returning Players will see all content unlocked.

• Player's Turn no longer ends automatically, allowing Players to undo their last moves in Turn. Auto End Turn can be togged back on in Settings\Gameplay Panel.
  
• Upgrades in the Workshop have been reworked or rebalanced to improve player progression.
  
• Significant changes have been made to the starting modules for pirate classes. These modules no longer provide only flat stat modifications but now offer interesting passive traits that change how the classes function.

• Fixed cursor hover animation missing for Tar and Fire cells.
  
• Fixed multiple minor UI issues.

• Added a Fear tooltip, visible when hovering over the Fear bar with the mouse cursor in Tactical mode.
  
• Added an additional Undo keybind under the 4th mouse button.
  
• Pirates can now be switched at any point during the player's turn using the Left Mouse Button, as long as they are not a viable target of the currently selected Ability.
  
• Cone AoE Abilities like Sword Swing or Sword Sweep can now be targeted at obstacles, as long as there are viable targets within the Ability’s area of effect.
  
• The Armor icon next to the targeted unit’s HP bar will flicker on hit, indicating that damage was absorbed.
  
• Blackbone can no longer be targeted in Sea Battles.
  
• New Difficulty Tiers now unlock faster for players winning on the highest available Tiers.

• Fixed Tar not turning into Fire despite Fire being present on adjacent tiles for 1 turn.
  
• Fixed Tar remaining in 'ignited' state despite removal of Fire from adjacent tiles (ie. through spawning a Snail Egg on top of it).
  
• Fixed Tar remaining in incorrect states after undo.
  
• Assassination can no longer be used on targets that can't be killed by it.
  
• Fixed custom keybind glyphs overlapping in the Crew & Ship panels and the Tactical Ability Bar.
  
• Changing screen mode is no longer possible on Steam Deck.