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Ever wondered how a game like Arkheim - Realms at War is made? What is the journey of an idea before it makes it to the game? How are bugs being fixed? Who creates the beautiful images? How do we keep players entertained? And - who are the human beings behind this project? The Arkheim - Realms at War Team invites you to take a peek behind the scenes. Today we want you to meet Game Designer Dario! 1. Hi Dario. First of all, tell us something about yourself. What is your background and how did…

“In times of war, many souls are on the line… Let’s use them…” - The Necromancer Soul Energy & the Necromancer (working titles) As of Early Access II, the souls of your defeated foes will be transformed into Soul Energy and recycled in an ecofriendly way. The Soul Energy will be gained in PvP battles and you will be able to convert the Soul Energy to different kinds of benefits at the Necromancer’s building. (Please be aware that 'Sould Energy' and 'Necromancer' are working titles…

As a new player in Arkheim – Realms at War, sooner or later you will get to the point where you have to leave your comfort zone and attack or conquer an enemy’s tower to fight your way to the top. But, just like in a real war, for inexperienced warriors an attack might have fatal consequences if not done correctly. As of Early Access II you shall no longer go to war flatfooted. The Training Grounds (working title) are here to prepare you and your Realm for the real deal on the battlefields.…

If you have played one of the last rounds of Arkheim – Realms at War, you may be familiar with the problem of realms placing new towers right next to the ones being conquered, and this way avoid territory losses. An issue that the community brought up during the last game round. We'd like to suggest a solution called “Contested Influence” - Towers in specific states can now create neutral influence. The Contested Territory Towers and Portals will create a…

It’s a time of focus and dedication in the Arkheim – Realms at War office. A few months to go until the next Early Access round starts. The clicking sounds of computer mice and keyboards fill the air as the team focuses on improving the gameplay experience for our Ascendants, based on the learnings of EA I. We will tackle many topics including Player onboarding, PvP, Realm creation, and other quality-of-life improvements, desired by the community. In this very first sneak peek, we wish to…

Congratulations to the Realm Murx for winning the Early Access I round! We in the Arkheim - Realms at War team wanted to sit down with the winners for a moment and ask a few questions on how their game round progressed. Hello Murx! If you could have done one thing differently as a realm, what would it have been? Attacking Titans earlier. We were very reluctant. We had assumed that we would need a huge number of troops on Island 5. Accordingly, we were calm and let others do their thing.…

Many of you have ascended into Eternal Light, but did you know ascension was not always a part of Arkheim - Realms at War? Back in the very first closed beta, there were no Ascensions or floating islands, but instead one huge continent for all players to explore as either Dwarves or Elves. Now, let’s dive deeper into the breaking of a continent. Why did we break the continent? Math. While we like the idea of exploring one huge new and wonderous continent, a mundane thing called math lead to…