🛠️ Nordhold 1.0.6 is live on the BETA – Come test the latest update!
A Big Beta Update is Here – New Banner, Relics, and More!
The Nordhold Beta just got a major update: Version 1.0.6 is now live and ready for testing!
This is a big step forward for the game – new content, balance tweaks, bug fixes, performance improvements – and we need YOU to help us test it.
⚠️ Reminder: This is a BETA – Expect Bugs!
The beta gives you early access to features that aren’t in the main game yet. It’s an experimental space – so expect the unexpected, and please share your feedback! Your insights will help us make Nordhold even better.
🔓 How to Join:
📋 Beta Patch Notes 1.0.6:
New / Changes
Major Fixes
- Improved leaderboard visibility, especially for first-time players
- Fixed bugs in leaderboard entries (overwriting results, etc.)
- Further optimized Endless Spell Scaling to reduce excessive values
- Fixed issues with saving tower upgrade prices
Adjustments
- Marks of Ascension (Rare Relic) removed from loot pool for the first 9 waves
Improvements
- Volcano Mortar VFX optimized, resulting in noticeable performance improvements
- General performance improvements
- Fixed color coding of the Runeforge icon (yellow when all 4 upgrades are completed)
- Camera movement speed is now adjustable separately for mouse and keyboard/WASD controls in settings
- Fixed auto-banish for Tempest-Stopper (Tornado Banner)
- Fixed some Fusion/Unique Banner exploits
- Fixed issues with self-healing enemy HP in waves 80+
- Relic overlay now correctly displays underneath the eye symbol
- Shift-click now toggles Trading Post stack size between min and max
- ESC key now works for additional use cases (e.g., opening settings in title screen)
- Various minor bug fixes
Your feedback in Discord will be incredibly valuable!
🙏 Thank You for Helping Us Build a Better Nordhold!
PS: You still need to own the game on Steam to access the beta branch.
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