Conan Exiles is getting a significant expansion in March. At GDC, the developers discussed their plans for this month and the rest of the year, including mounts, magic, and siege equipment. We will show you in the 2017 roadmap what updates you can expect for Conan Exiles.
Conan Exiles entered Early Access on January 31, recouping its development costs in a very short time and achieving the annual sales goal after just four months. Therefore, the barbarian survival MMO is receiving a hefty budget boost of five to ten million additional dollars. As a result, the developers already have a lot of new updates planned for the time leading up to the release in early 2018. They first presented these in detail at GDC 2017.
Conan Exiles – March Will Be Martial
The month of March is named after the Roman god of war, Mars, and the March updates for Conan Exiles are accordingly combative. The following innovations are expected to come our way in bloody March:
- Trebuchet: If the enemy fortress is too strong, you can build such a monstrosity and smash the walls with stones. However, you first need to build a foundation and erect the complex catapult on it. After that, you need to fill the thing with stones, and then the fun begins.
- Siege Tower: With this, you can ascend enemy castles, and according to Funcom, you should be able to design them yourself.
- Corpse Pool: In this pit, you throw corpses that you then catapult into the enemy camp as disgusting projectiles.
- Dyes: A feature for dyeing clothing is also in the works. You will gather specific plants to ensure a uniform look in the guild.
Invasions, Sorcery and Mounts – Further Updates Until Release
In addition to sieges, more innovations are expected to come to the game soon. The following updates are likely to be released before the game’s launch. The new biome, for example, is planned for the third quarter of 2017.
- “The Purge”: You will soon no longer be alone in the wasteland. Under the term “The Purge” are hordes of NPCs that regularly descend upon the land of Conan Exiles from outside, burning and plundering everything. To ensure the invaders don’t smash everything to pieces, you should prepare against them. Those who repel the attackers can loot their supplies and thus obtain new slaves and building plans.
- Mounts: Until now, you could only capture and enslave other humans. Soon, you will be able to do this with animals, which you will train to become mounts. Among them are horses, camels, and big rhinoceroses, which are especially strong in sieges. However, to capture a rhino, you will need a team of several players.
- Sorcery: Until now, dark places were harmful to your barbarian, as corruption drained your vitality. But soon you will be able to learn sorcery, which you will exchange for corruption. Sorcerers and magicians will be able to call upon dark powers and raise the undead, for example.
- Programmable NPCs and Settlements: In the future, you should be able to precisely define the daily routines of your slaves. For example, they will light and extinguish torches at specific times. This will allow real cities to emerge, which you can connect with roads, enabling you to travel 50 percent faster.
- New Biome “Highlands”: This landscape is radically different from the existing Conan desert. There, you will encounter a cold landscape with snow and ice. You will freeze there if you don’t have warm fur clothing. In return, there are new creatures, resources, and gods.
- Dungeons: There will be story-based dungeons in Conan Exiles, such as “The Sewers Beneath,” which take you into the canals under the ruined city. There, you can create phosphorus for underwater burning torches and slay a giant snake at the end.
- Avatar Protection: Those who are fed up with massive avatars of Set, Mitra, or Yog trampling through their hard-built structures will soon be able to establish protective measures against god avatars with much effort.
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