Pineleaf Studio and Merge Games have announced that the free FriendPass update for DwarfHeim is now live for all players. As the title suggests, the new update is all about making the game more accessible to players looking forward to playing with their friends. With the new FriendPass, players who own DwarfHeim will be able to invite their friends for free into a limited version of the game which will let them explore the game before they make the purchase.
Hans Kleven, Game Director of DwarfHeim. Said:
We at Pineleaf Studio work to create the best games for our community. We know the pain of convincing friends to try new multiplayer games, which is why we created the FriendPass, a perfect way to introduce your friends to the co-op game and let them try it before they buy it.
If you are currently away and cannot jump back in the game, you can tune in on Twitch to watch streamers play DwarfHeim and get some cool free in-game items as well. Even if you do not own the game just now, you can still check out the streams to see if the game is according to your taste grab the free items, and then jump in the game when you want to. Since the game’s release, this is the biggest update that has been released for the title.
FriendPass is the biggest addition to the game and it will allow players to get their friends on-board with them as well. It serves as a free pass for your friends to try out the game in a smaller, limited version of the game and if they like the game, they can jump in the game alongside you as well. Newcomers will find tons of new content in the game now such as Ranked Matches, Leaderboards and tons of UX improvements.
The new update not only adds the FriendPass but also many additional features in the game as well. Check them out below:
- Custom Games – Enables the players to play 1v1, 2v2, and 3v3, in non-matchmade environments.
- New Basic Tutorial – New tutorial that acts as a smoother introduction, as well as a prequel to our story mode campaign coming later in our EA road map
- Improved Keybindings – In addition to a new slider for edge movement, players can choose between Traditional and Modern keybindings for the modern and classic RTS players
- Unit Type Effects – A big game balance that takes unit types into account, requiring more strategizing from our players. IE – An Arbalist will now deal increased damage to a Berserker, which is a fast unit, while the Berserker will deal more damage towards a Shieldbearer which is an armored unit, and so on.
Among these awesome additions the devs put a little extra under the tree with the following:
- Global chat
- AI Improvements
- Pathfinding improvements
- New build menu
- Updated minimaps
- Xmas decorations
Since the game is currently in Early Access on Steam, a lot more content and updates are still in the pipeline for the game and you can look forward to more updates in the near future.
Are you looking forward to jumping back in DwarfHeim to try out the new FriendPass? Let us know in the comments section below.
