The survival barbarian MMO Conan Exiles is finally getting the long-awaited new ice biome. The update “Frozen North” will make the world 70 percent larger and will bring numerous changes and new features. Additionally, Conan Exiles will be available on Xbox One via “Xbox One Game Preview”.
Conan Exiles has been on the market as an early access version for several months now, and a lot has changed in the game. However, the biggest innovation is yet to come, as today, on August 16, the new ice biome will be released with the update “The Frozen North”.
Furthermore, Conan Exiles is now available on Xbox One as part of the Xbox One Game Preview. The Xbox version costs 35 euros and is 28 gigabytes in size.
You can obtain Conan Exiles for Xbox One through the provided link.
Conan Exiles – Frozen North Update – Ice Biome and More
The main highlight of Frozen North is, of course, the new ice biome in the northern part of the map. This will make the Conan Exiles world about 70 percent larger. Along with today’s major update come the following features.
Character and Content Rebalance
- NPC camps are now more dangerous
- Monsters are now more dangerous
- Harvesting creatures at higher levels is now more rewarding
- You can now find better loot from enemies and in chests
- In single-player mode, you can now adjust the difficulty level
- In the character creation menu, you can now set beards for men. Additionally, you can define your barbarian’s physique.
Quest System
- There is a new UI for the quest system called “Exiles Journey”
- In it, you can fulfill predefined goals and earn rewards
- Currently, the journey has only 5 chapters, but more will be added later
Combat System
- Light and heavy attacks now have their own keys
- Secondary attacks and shield blocks also have their own keys
- You can no longer sprint while wielding a weapon
- Dodging has new animations
- Dodging costs more when wearing heavy armor
- Dodging interrupts attack animations
- There should be ways to break blocks
Temperature System
- If you stay in areas that are too hot or too cold, you will gradually receive debuffs
- If you get too cold, you will feel hungrier, have reduced health, can be knocked out more easily, and will take damage regularly in the end.
- If you get too hot, your thirst increases faster, you carry less, and regenerate less stamina. In the end, you will also take regular damage.
- Clothing and certain foods provide protection against cold or heat
- The building style (highlands or desert) also provides protection against heat or cold
Server Changes and Clans
- On official PvP servers, there is now the choice between “Fast”, “Normal”, and “Mayhem”. On fast servers, you level up faster, and buildings on fast and normal servers can only be attacked at certain times. On Mayhem servers, everything can be attacked at any time, and progress is also accelerated.
- Clans may now contain a maximum of 10 members on official servers
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