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More Adventure Awaits as Mirthwood Reveals Development Roadmap
Bad Ridge Games and V Publishing share updates coming to Mirthwood
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September 5, 2024
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V Publishing :
September 5th, 2024 — Mirthwood, the enchanting open-world RPG Life Sim where adventure and creativity intertwine, is set to launch on September 11th. Ahead of its release, Bad Ridge Games and V Publishing are thrilled to unveil the roadmap of updates that await players in the coming months. From performance enhancements to immersive new features, Mirthwood will offer players more ways to explore, create, and enjoy their adventures.
The team behind Mirthwood has revealed a roadmap outlining the exciting improvements and content updates planned. Players can look forward to new features such as fishing, companions, seasonal content, and the ability to create families. Additionally, Mirthwood will introduce co-op multiplayer, allowing players to explore the world and complete quests with friends.
Roadmap Notes:
September:
Mirthwood gets a foundational polish with hotfixes, patches, performance optimization, Steam Achievements, and additional controller support.
October:
Fish Are Friends Update 1.1 introduces fishing, new Player Housing Upgrades, Companions, an NPC relationship tracker, and Social Actions.
November:
Death and Taxes Update 1.2 brings new Funeral Events, Quests, Ailments, and Generated Quests.
December:
The Feast and Festivities Update 1.3 features timed festivals, seasonal content (Christmas), new World Events, crops, cooking recipes, and Steam Deck Verified Support.
Q1 2025:
The Baby Boom Update adds marriage, dedicated ceremonies, player-created children, inherited abilities, and the option to play as your child upon your death.
Q2 2025 Onwards:
Expansion and Community Update includes Co-op Multiplayer, Modding Support, Steam Workshop, and the first DLC expansion.
Mirthwood will be released on September 11th. Eager travelers who wish to start their journey can wishlist the game on Steam today and enter the giveaway for a custom Mirthwood Steam Deck.
About Mirthwood
Mirthwood, a captivating open-world RPG Life Sim inspired by Fable, Stardew Valley, Rimworld, and The Sims, blends genres to create something truly special. Flee a war-torn continent and carve out a new life in this enchanting land. Build your dream homestead, explore diverse regions, engage in thrilling battles, and shape the world around you. With endless possibilities, forge your own destiny in this immersive sandbox.
Key Features:
Cultivate Your Homestead: Build a farm, plant and harvest crops, rear animals, and upgrade your facilities to craft items and gear.
Explore the Freelands: This open world comprises six diverse regions and three distinct towns, with much to discover. Travel on foot or by mount through mystical forests to boggy swamps.
Brawl and Skirmish: Take up a sword or prepare your bow in real-time combat. Mirthwood pits you against various enemies. Find and equip various loot and hunt down rare, powerful items.
Be Who You Want To Be: Your skills improve through your actions. By performing these actions, you’ll gain access to skill cards that you can equip and unlock powerful modifiers. Will you choose to be a lovable rogue or a sword-swinging master farmer?
A Fully Simulated Realm: Mirthwood is a fully simulated world and economy where NPCs go about their daily lives. Your choices impact the world and shape events.
Embrace Your Sense of Adventure: embark on quests, encounter dynamic events, and investigate mysteries across the world.
Mix and Mingle: Meet and befriend (or insult) any NPC, and unlock new social interactions as your relationships and reputation grow. You can also recruit companions and pets to take with you on your journey.
About Bad Ridge Games
A two-person development team from the Pacific Northwest, focused on creating immersive experiences for players. Bad Ridge Games are currently developing their debut title, Mirthwood, the upcoming medieval fantasy RPG and Life Sim Adventure.
About V Publishing
Spawned from video game marketing firm Vicarious PR in 2018. V Publishing is a games label dedicated to Strategy, Simulation, and RPG's for PC and consoles. Please visit V Publishing for more information.
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