Articles Tagged with “dev diary”

Two new Warlords are joining the rows of Arkheim's armies. And with their arrival, a new era begins.




Dear Ascendants,


more content is nearing the shores of Arkheim and as usual, we would like to hear your feedback about the current development concepts that are work in progress. We would therefore like to invite you once again to a Discord-Dev-Talk with our game designer DarioR. Join us on Discord [URL:https://bit.ly/Arkheim_Discord] on Friday 26.11.21, starting at 4:00 PM CET to give…

Friendships in Arkheim

In this short Dev-Diary, we reveal one other improvement that is currently work in progress: This improvement is all about friends and chat interactions and will go live very soon.




Invite a Friend to Arkheim
The time is ripe to enjoy the best moments in Arkheim with your closest friends and co-gamers. When starting a new game round you will be able to send out an invitation to a friend, either via link or email. Once your friend registers an account, you will be…

[… and all Elven and Dwarven eyes were fixed on the firmament as the glamour of the three moons foretold a new era. And every stick and stone and corner of the island was flooded with waves of arcane power. And with greater power, there too came greater opportunities …]
- Extracts from ‘The divine Moons IV’






A game round is split into Moon Phases. Different Moon Phases unlock different game features and allow further progress. Every Moon Phase brings new changes to the game:
Higher level…

Can't rest at night, always fearing that the enemy will tear your Realm apart while you rest? Fear no more.
For your Warlords will be 'On Watch', so you can take your well-deserved break.




Defend your realm with 'On Watch' feature
Warlords can be sent to Towers or Portals with the 'On Watch' feature.

Warlords that are sent to a Tower or Portal 'On Watch' will be accessible for the Realm Leaders, allowing them to utilize your Warlords for defense only, while you are absent. The moment a…

Realms areat the very heart of Arkheim. You win, or you lose, as a team.


We all knowthat finding a good Realm makes all the difference, and that is why we haveheavily reworked the first steps in Arkheim - Realms at War, including a newtutorial phase and a better way to form Realms.
The right realm from the start
Finding theright Realm for yourself hasn’t always been easy. Growing your realm as thegame advances and absorbing less successful teams had a certain charmabout it, but we realized…

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 neutralinfluence.
The Contested Territory
Towers and Portals will create a “contestedterritory” around them…

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…

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, amundane thing called math lead to the…