In-game event16 Apr 2026Kingdom Crier #48: Performance!While we're hard at work on 1.0, we wanted to show the live game some love - so Kingdom Crier #48 accompanies v0.31.3 which is dedicated to improving Performance! There's more to do, but this should make a noticeable improvement. Performance Input This one was a biggie - we were reaching out to platform preferences to check for key bindings every time we consumed input - instead, we now cache t…
Kingdom Crier #47 brings v0.31.2 which includes the Fortresses Menu, new Official Fortresses, Fortress Mod support, and a variety of improvements! Fortresses Fortresses Screen The Fortresses screen shows you a list of all Fortresses in your game. It includes the combination of Official, Local, and Mods. The Enabled toggles choose which Fortresses your NPC Kingdoms can use. Choose Fortresses tha…
Noble Fates 0.31.1.2 Released Hotfix Saving Bump Save Game version to 0.31.1 (backwards compatible) Reduces Save time by up to 10% Reduces Save size by up to 17% Reduces Memory use when Saving/Loading by up to 60% Reduces subsequent Load time by up to 10% Prevents Crash caused by exceeding Memory limits when Saving Thanks for the Report! Water Water fills spaces quicker when supplied by an inle…
Noble Fates 0.31.0.13 Released Hotfix Water Improve behavior when flooding a lower level Improve behavior when filling a space with Ramps Improve flow throttling behavior Fix bug that could cause Rivers to stop flowing when flooding a cave Fix bug that could cause Pumps dumping back into river to cause flooding Thanks for the reports! Debris Debris dissolves faster in Water now Pumps Consume Fl…
Hotfix Advanced Frostcap Cooler Fix bug that caused temperature to Reset when relighting Construction Unsafe Fix bug that prevented Construction if the Prop was Underwater and required Research Riverlands Key Art Update Restart the game and steam to pick it up!
Hotfix Rivers Improve River behavior when dammed, fill from bottom to the top Rivers will now fill spaces that are lower than the top of their Outlet quicker Rivers should behave more predictably when you open new channels for them to flow into Pathing Fix edge case with Ramps in Water Thanks for the report! Fishings Tweak Fish distribution algorithm Fish are more likely to appear Outdoors Fish…
Hotfix Crash Fix Fix for Crash related to Crating Props during Use Water Pump, Water Valve, Hand Cranque, Flywheel Fix Room Detection and Reachability when placed in a Room NOTE: Room Detection may take a bit to update after load one time to apply fix Thanks for the Reports! Yields Add Tooltip to Yield Properties Shows Assigned Skill Range Precision (Skill * Dexterity) Potential Yield Expected…
Hotfix Pets Fix bug that prevented Pets from following their Owners Pets do not follow Enlisted Owners Animals Don't interrupt partners who are already Yodeling when trying to Yodel Don't interrupt Yodeling to Eat Animals born to Visiting Parties now leave with them Thanks for the report! Tames Fix bug that prevented Tames from Untaming when over the Cap Decrease Tame reproduction rate to balan…
Hotfix Characters Unstick Characters who get Stuck Underwater Thanks for the Report! Pathfinding Fix for multiple pathing issues with Water Thanks for the Reports! Poo Instinct Don't bail on Poo Instinct in Water Prefer not to Poo in other Mortal's Lodgings Thanks for the Report! Water Valve Fix Pathing target positions Thanks for the Report! Arrows Decrease Weight Restart the game and steam to…
Hotfix Crash Fix Fix for Crash when unloading a Map with a Water Spigot in it Fix for Crash when Pipe Valves are Destroyed Relaxing Fix for bug with positioning of Relaxers on Slopes Fix for bug with Relaxing Prisoners being Transported Restart the game and steam to pick it up!
Hotfix Crash Fixes Fix for Crash with Characters Fix for Crash with Terrain Work Fix bug that disrupted Hauling when Evaluating Work Fix bug that disrupted Pathing when Evaluating Work Thanks for the reports! Equipping Gear Don't interrupt other Instincts to Equip Don't interrupt Hunting to Equip Arrows unless Empty Don't interrupt Work to Equip Arrows or Torches if not needed immediately Thank…
Hotfix Softlock Fix bug with Watering Thanks for the report! Pathfinding Improve Pathing Thanks for the report! Restart the game and steam to pick it up!
Hotfix Crash Fix Fix for Crash with Ancient Sentinels Mod Animals Fix for Bug that caused Visitors to target any Downed or Newborn Wild Animal on Sight Reachability Fix bug that could cause Pathing and Reachability issues Halflings Turn down Volume on Vocalizations slightly Main Menu Fix Music Bug Mod Development Turn Missing Field Error into a Warning Restart the game and steam to pick it up!
Noble Fates: Riverlands, the 8th Major Update for Noble Fates has landed! Noble Fates: Riverlands, courtesy of Rafaelo Sales Harness Water to live off the land, raise animals, and supercharge production! Welcome the Halflings and High Elves! v0.30 saves are compatible! Available now! Features Welcome to the Riverlands The Riverlands are an easier environment, presenting a Mild Climate with lots…
Noble Fates: Riverlands, the 8th Major Update for Noble Fates is nearing completion! Harness Water to live off the land, raise animals, and supercharge production! Welcome the Halflings and High Elves! v0.30 saves are compatible! Beta available now! Features Welcome to the Riverlands The Riverlands are an easier environment, presenting a Mild Climate with lots to Forage, home to plenty of new A…
Hotfix Dense Grass Grows 3x faster New maps start with more variety in existing growth Petitions Requests and Gifts from allies now include 3x Coins Requests and Gifts from non-allies now include 1x Coins Feasts Fix bug that caused people to consider rooms from other maps when deciding where to Feast This should resolve a number of nonsensical choices Thanks for the report! Relaxation Fix bug t…
Hotfix Autonomous Schedule Fix for bug that caused Mortals to Work half as much as they should on Autonomous Thanks for the report! Restart the game and steam to pick it up!
Hotfix Crash Fixes Fix for several Stack Overflow Crashes Performance Fix perf degradation related to Butchering Corpses (can yield large gains in old saves) Improve Performance of World Sim Alignment & Kingdom Size Preference Fix bug that allowed out of date Alignment or Kingdom Size Preferences to stick around Thanks for the report! Negotiations Fix bug that allowed the same Concession to be…
Kingdom Crier #44 is here alongside Version v0.30.4 which includes Work QOL improvements, Evangelizing, raised Skill Caps, Mortal Presets, and more! Changes Work QOL We spent some time improving Work Prioritization and added some new tools to better understand why your Mortals are or are not doing something. Work Queue We found that a number of instances of work inefficiencies came down to havi…
Hotfix Work Improve Work Prioritization Fix bug that prevented prioritization of Personal Tasks Fix bug that prevented switching to a higher Priority Tasks Thanks for the Reports! Hauling Delivering Resources is now Prioritized as when Building is Prioritized instead of Hauling This allows prioritizing Hauling to prioritize Storing Items over supporting Building World Simulation Screen Hide Mer…
Hotfix Capturing Characters Fix bug that resulted Capture Success chance being much too high Fix bug that prevented Capture after Ruler Surrender Conversation Enemy Combatants can no longer be Captured while they're Fighting Aggro nearby Allies when a Character is being Captured Fix bug that caused in-progress Attacks to Aggro the Prisoner after Capture Fix bug that could cause an invalid War w…
Hotfix Crash Fix Fix for Crash in very, very long (500 yir+!) games Softlock Fix Fix for a softlock when Executing an Enemy Ruler UI Scaling Expand max to 4x Fix bug that broke scaling of in-world Text and Icons Improve placement of in-world Text and Icons Improve placement of Update notifications Prevent flicker in corner when UI Elements are initialized Restart the game and steam to pick it up!
Hotfix Crash Fix Fix for crash with Portraits Away from Home Fix bug that could prevent Parties from recognizing they're back home Restart the game and steam to pick it up!
Kingdom Crier #43 is here alongside Version v0.30.3 which brings improvements to Performance and decreased strain on System Resources. Also, let's update the Roadmap! Changes Shadows Shadows have been the most expensive thing to render in Noble Fates for a while now - our far view distances and the use of multiple cascades meant that most of the world was rendered multiple times each frame. Giv…
Hotfix Crash Fix Fix for crash with Hauling Storage v2 Restore the ability to issue Store Orders by Right Clicking an Item Restart the game and steam to pick it up!
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