Hello everyone! The stars have aligned, and it is finally time to reveal what we have been working on. A new clan is ready to march against the Blight: THE CRESCENT MARCH! The Crescent March brings together species whose lives are brief under a shared devotion to the moon. To them, each lunar phase is only one part of something greater, just as every life contributes to the future of their peop…
A calming choir has been heard in the night lately... A new order is brewing! Be ready on August 13th to discover what it is all about! Want to know more? Want to test our new features? Want to give the new clan a try before it drops? Join our discord and ask for the code to the playtest branch. If the link above doesn't work properly, here it is: Optizonion Discord server.
Corrected grammar and coherence text in English, French, Japanese and Chinese language · Fixed Brambleback &Scally Wardens not dealing damage when attacking
As night falls upon the forest, the hive shivers. Horrible stories have reached the capital, keeping the young awake with tales of terrible creatures and incomprehensible abominations. Tomorrow, the valiant warriors of the kingdom will face the blight once more. No one knows what they will come across, or whether they will be able to prevail... Hello everyone! As you might have guessed, this ne…
Prevent reroll from giving same items twice · Add item usage limit in shop and rewards · Performance optimization on map · Fix "Loss on first unit death" challenge triggering even if unit has Test Dummy equipped · Multiple localization and missing text fixes · Global performance optimization
Thanks for reporting all the issues related to the new update. Here is a patch fixing most of the reported issues. We're still working on the performance issues! · Improved how the chitin bar evolves visually. · Fixed an issue where leveling up the main clan would also level up the second clan to the same level. · Fixed a bunch of localization issues and grammar errors. · Items generated by the…
Hello everyone! As you might have guess from our previous tease, we have a big surprise for you! A brand new clan is coming to join the fight against the blight: THE AMBER FORGE! "Naturally creative and innovative, the Amber Forge are the masterminds of the realm. Reforged into soldiers in the face of the fungal threat, they now put their intellect to use in the conflict. They display exception…
The recurring sound of hammering has been heard all over the glades lately... Something is coming! Be ready on May 28th to discover what it's all about! Want to know more? Join our discord and ask for the code to the playtest branch. For some reason, the link above doesn't seem to properly work, here it is: Optizonion Discord server.
Added encyclopedia description and image for fraglings enemies · Mycelium Herald (Chapter 2 boss) is no longer immune to charm in his second phase · Charm and Ambush stack of ranged unit now get removed once their projectile hit their target. This should help with effect requiring you to have charm or ambush stack to trigger (inflict poison while you have ambush, attacking with charm dealing 0…
Hello everyone! It’s finally time for our first Hive Blight update. Before we dive in, we just want to thank you again for your continued support and the enthusiasm you’ve shown so far. It really keeps us motivated and excited to keep improving the game. So, what’s new? First, we’ve expanded the enemy pool. Until now, only our first boss, the Grandmolder, had enemies tied to its mechanics. That…
Fixed unit unable to attack units attacking them in the village defense event · Backup system and run corruption handling to avoid soft locking your game when your run is corrupted · Fixed some issue with item being stuck in the air during drag & drop (please report it again if it still happen after the patch) · Added missing localization for Moldkin tooltip · Fixed bug related to opening team…
Fixed issue where you would not unlock blight level if you quit and get back to your run later on · Fixed an issue where you need to finish chapter 1 twice before unlocking chapter 2 and 3 · Added automatic backup system for players getting corrupted file and losing progress · Fixed moldkin transforming into skin of your own units at the end of fights · Fight overview is now enabled by default…
Fixed an issue where unit would attacks another target when their current target died or went ambush during their attack animation (This fix will make the game much more easy in general) · Game now run in the background when you alt-tab, this should fix a lot of related issues · You can now go back from potion maker in campfire location · Fixed some stats not being tracked properly (Elixir lost…
Fixed issue where player could get soft locked in The Leech event You can no longer exit the blacksmith without picking up your equipments Fixed a bug where units from other clans could not be evolved to T3 Added missing translation for some trinket in chinese Added some lacking space in the text description of some game elements
Hello everyone! This is it. Finally. We’re literally buzzing with excitement . Hive Blight is now available in Early Access on Steam! Before anything else, we want to say thank you . Thank you to everyone who played the demo during Steam Next Fest and in the months since, to everyone who shared feedback, and to everyone who followed the project, talked about the game, or added it to their wishl…
Hello everyone! We mentioned in our last announcement that we were working on a new feature that would shake things up in your runs and hopefully add a lot more replayability too: Events! For those who have access to the Beta build, we are happy to announce that you can now try them out! We hope you like them. As we mentioned before, the events are currently somewhat limited but it is something…
Hello everyone! We have great news for you today! As you may know, we've been hard at work bringing the last few features we had planned for early access and we're finally reaching our goal! Therefore, we can finally do it... We can finally officially announce the Early Access release date! Hive Blight will be available on March 9th, 2026! Of course, it wouldn't be a real announcement without a…
Hello everyone and happy holidays! I hope you'll all have a great time and that you'll get to spend a bit of time with your loved ones. Since our last update in October, we've been hard at work and we're happy to release a feature that has been dear to our hearts since the project's inception . Indeed, we're happy to introduce... ... the ENCYCLOPEDIA! Since we first started the project, it has…
Sifd managed to break our game but we got that fixed now, when you obtain every available trinkets, you now get a default trinket in shops and other areas as rewards · Fixed an issue where tooltip for keywords and game mechanics were not showing · Fixed option for Evolution being available at campfire even when you don't have enough elixir · Fixed an issue where melee units could attack targets…
Hello everyone! It's been a while but we've been hard at work, I swear. Indeed, today we are releasing our biggest update so far. We realized our old health and nectar system wasn’t creating the kind of choices we wanted. You can read the full thinking process abouth this big change in the " Full Health Reword Design process " section of this post but since it's a big piece, here is the TLDR: P…
Fixed an issue where ulysse wouldn't trigger his effect (hit all enemies) Fixed an issue where you get a blight curse fight (optional challenge) when you launch the game for the first time
Effects happening on entering the battlefield now activate on Purge Rituals fights · Purge ritual curse now change when you encounter a new one on the map without purging the last one. Thank you Unisus for reporting these issues quickly!
Hello everyone! We’ve got a fresh update for you! This one is mostly about controller support , behind-the-scenes tools, unit reworks, and some much-needed balancing. Let’s jump right in! First of all, to help us fine tune the game and its balancing, we’ve added gameplay decision tracking. Don't worry, we only collect information stricly linked to the choices you make in the game and you can di…
- Fixed Morgana character (AOE Poison) unpickable in drafts - Fixed map generating elite or potion maker nodes in the first few nodes - Chapter 2 fights with new enemies will have less enemies (The game is less hard from chapter 2 overall)
Hello everyone! Its' been a while! Hope you've been feeling great! As you might know we've been beesy updating our other game, Bounty of One, for it's Daily Deal (it starts today, the 15th, at 7pm CET by the way) . Check it out here: However, that doesn't mean that Hive Blight has been put aside in the meantime! Indeed, we've made a lot of change to this update and we have been hard at work adv…
Hey everyone! Steam Next Fest is now over, and we just wanted to say a massive THANK YOU to all of you who played the demo, wishlisted Hive Blight, or left a review, it means the world to us! Your support gives us the energy to keep pushing forward. Good news: the demo will stay live all the way until release, so if you haven’t tried it yet (or want to play more), it’s not going anywhere. Now,…
Hey everyone! Big news first - Steam Next Fest starts today , and Hive Blight is part of it! If you want to help us gain visibility, the best thing you can do is play the demo , tell your friends , stream , make videos , or just spread the word in whatever way you can. It really makes a difference for us, thank you! Also, during the Fest, you’ll be able to watch a beautifully awkward replay of…
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