Tag Archives: Orcs Must Die! Unchained
There is a new map coming to the Orcs Must Die! Unchained closed beta in patch 2.7 which is due to land next week. As revealed on the OMDU blog the new map is “Crogon Keep”, a map aligned to the Unchained. According to the blog:
The site of Crogon Keep was originally a small town, Murkdale, on the outskirts of the Territories Humaine and situated on the banks of the fertile Greenthorn Swamp. After it was repeatedly invaded by the horrible, reptilian crogons, the settlement was abandoned and reclaimed by the swamp. However, because the swamp has been abandoned, the Unchained have been using it as a hiding place for their ships and troops.
This map has been made exclusively for PvE play, so it won’t be appearing in Siege mode for PvP. Exclusive maps for PvE was something that was talked about on the last episode of Insider Access. In order to tailor things better for PvE play such as Endless and Survival instead of re-hashing maps designed for PvP play, new maps are going to be designed which will be a better fit and more aligned to these game modes. This means that over time as more maps get added the existing PvP maps will be phased out of PvE play and there will just be a set of fine tuned, high quality PvE maps.
We will then have the best maps crafted specifically for PvE or PvP.
Some screenshots of the new map can be found below and you can read more about it on the official blog:
https://na.orcsmustdie.com/#!/en/blog/Crogon-Keep-Preview
The bots at Robot Entertainment are so hard at work getting patch 2.7 they have announced that there won’t be an ‘Orcs After Dark’ stream today unfortunately.
The servers will be open as normal for closed beta testing from 6pm (US Central) tonight until Sunday at 10PM.
Stay tuned for patch 2.7 news over the next week or so!
2016 is in full swing and we now have new closed beta hours for both NA and EU OMDU closed beta servers.
North America
The servers will now be open all weekend starting from Thursday evening at 6pm CT up until 10PM CT on Sunday. Plenty of time to get some games in for both testing and fun!
Europe
In the EU the servers are open from Thursday evening through to Sunday evening as well. Thats Thursdays from 5 PM (CET) untill Sundays at midnight (CET).
Twitch Streams
Plenty of Twitch streams will be taking place including ‘Meet Your Match‘ every Friday with your hostess with the mostess Nananea playing OMDU with the community. Plus Robot Entertainment will be continuing the popular ‘Insider Access‘ which gives us exclusive interviews with Robot staff talking all about OMDU and more. ‘Orcs After Dark‘ is also back every other Thursday where players can join Robot Entertainment staff for an evening of play. Every other week Nananea will take us back to a blast from the past with OMD1 and 2 gameplay with ‘Throwback Thursday‘.
Here is a summary of the line-up:
Showing on OrcsMustDie.tv
| Show | Time |
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Tuesday – 3pm Central US |
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6:30pm – 8:30pm Central US |
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6:30pm – 8:30pm Central US |
Showing on OrcsMustDieEU.tv
Gameforge Communications Manager FaTeReLLa is on hand throughout January with various streams. Here is the current line up:
Good news for those who are part of the Orcs Must Die! Unchained closed beta. The testing hours have been opened up to 24×7 all Christmas holiday season giving you a chance to check out all the great new features that came with patch 2.6, including the new PvE map “Surrounded”.
North America
Not only are the servers available 24×7 in NA, there will also be 10 guest heroes available too. Spend your holidays with Hogarth, Blackpaw, Ivy, Midnight, Oziel, Maximilian, Stinkeye, Gabby, Dobbin and Zoe.
Europe
In Europe all heroes will be available with just one exception, Oziel will not be available. In addition there will be an Iron Chestnado starting from 23rd December which means the drop chance of Iron Chests will be increased.
Happy Holidays!
Patch 2.6 for Orcs Must Die! Unchained is now Live for both North America and Europe regions. Hop on in and check out the new features such as:
- The brand new survival map “Surrounded” built exclusively for PvE with the OMD2 feel.
- New Potions and Scrolls and Crafting!
- New objectives for Unchained Fortress!
And LOTS more! Check out the full patch notes if you haven’t all ready, or if you prefer video format check out the Insider Access video below with Doug Houserman talking all about patch 2.6. See you in-game!
If you happened to watch the Super Special Live Stream event on the Orcs Must Die! EU twitch channel which took place a few weeks ago, you would have seen a special guest! Indeed, Rimmon from the OMDU EU community made a guest appearance having been invited to Gameforge HQ for 3 days by FaTeReLLa to talk OMDU with the Gameforge team.
Rimmon has been a strong influencer in the OMDU EU community. We interviewed him earlier in the year as part of our Fan Friday series where he was working with Muchcoffee on Atypical Neurons, a fan site for OMDU bursting with detailed information about heroes, traps gear and minions.
Having been invited to Gameforge HQ Rimmon has taken to the forums to blog about his experience, which had quite an interesting start with trouble with cancelled flights. It was all worth it in the end though and Rimmon got a sneak peak of what is coming up for OMDU and patch 2.6 and beyond, as well as meeting and greeting the excellent Gameforge crew who look after the OMDU EU community. Rimmon had a great time playing plenty of games with the Gameforge team on and off stream and has left with an even greater positive vibe, writing on his report:
As I left Karlsruhe I did so with renewed motivation, and fresh ideas. I hope that I’ll stay with this community as it grows, and I will of course continue trying to support, and benefit you guys in some way. I’ve been trying out Guide Writing, Fan Site, Videos, and Streaming, in the end I’ll spend my time on what I enjoy the most, be sure that whatever I do I’ll find a way to contribute to the community.
Be sure to check out Rimmon’s full report over on the OMDU EU forums using the link below. You can also check out the stream from the special event below too.
The patch notes for patch 2.6 for Orcs Must Die! Unchained are now available online, and oh yes, its a big patch! Robot helpfully provides a super quick bullet point summary:
Patch 2.6
- New Traits!
- Crafting!
- Potions and Scrolls!
- New Survival Game Mode and accompanying map = SURROUNDED!
- New Guardians, to be placed in Survival Games!
- Updated New Player Experience!
- Unchained Fortress Returns with a Neutral Objective!
There are also a number of changes to heroes in terms of balance and some ability adjustments. Be sure to take a look at your favourite heroes before the patch lands so that you are in the know of changes that could effect how you play.
The patch is landing this Thursday, 3rd December. Please be aware that there will be an account wipe as before.
More information on Insider Access
For more information and discussion on the patch notes prior to the release next Thursday be sure to tune in on Tuesday 3pm Central to the Insider Access Twitch Stream where the bots will be on hand to answer your burning questions!
