Norland — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Patch #52 (BETA). Intimidation, Notification Reform, and Balance | 2026-05-04 | Hello everyone!This is the last patch in BETA chanell before the main branch update, which we are planning for Friday.It includes the system of intimidating lords through terror, farming adjustments (thanks to our Discord community for pointing out the issue), changes to AI behavior on the global map, and much more.FarmingThe growth cycle of Rye and Hops has been reduced to 4 days, and vegetables to 2 days. This allows you to harvest up to 3 times per season, providing more balanced gameplay and reducing the risk of losing crops unfairly.Intimidation systemNow punishing a lord instills fear thoughts in all others. This greatly increases their |
| Patch #51 (BETA). Fixes and improvements | 2026-04-24 | Hello everyone!Today’s update for the Beta channel is not a big one, but it includes fixes (many based on your reports) and a number of improvements.A huge thank you for your feedback and suggestions — we’ve read and worked through everything.Next week we’ll add more features and move this version to the main channel.What was done based on your requests:A long-standing request — the ability to save character settings in the Family creation menu at the start of the game.Clay pottery is now produced twice as fast.The clay placement algorithm when loading old saves has been fixed to ensure that building a pottery workshop is always possible.The |
| Patch #50 (Beta) - Big Spring Update | 2026-04-17 | Hello everyone, this is Dmitry.This time we kept you without news for quite a while, as we were developing several fairly large features at the same time. Today we are releasing them to the Beta branch.You can switch branches in the game properties in your Steam library or directly from the main menu of the game.As usual, all saves are compatible (although you will need to place the new buildings at the start).The update includes three major parts:Climate and AgricultureReworked Character Trait SystemPersonal PoliticsTutorialIn total, the update includes 145 items, so reading it will take some time.As usual, development plans change along the |
| Save 50% on Norland | 2026-04-12 | Norland is a medieval colony sim that casts you as the head of a noble family and the leader of a small kingdom. You must navigate your way through class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery – all while tending to the needs of your people, executing nefarious plots against your enemies, and uncovering the lost knowledge of a fallen empire. Norland is 50% off as part of the Hooded Horse April Sale! Hooded Horse April Sale |
| Main Branch Hotfix | 2026-03-26 | Hello everyone,While we’re working on new major features (and therefore postponing the release of the next big patch to early April), we’ve accumulated a number of fixes for the main branch.Thanks to everyone who reported these bugs - you’ve made the game better for everyone!List of fixes:- Fixed an error when showing the on-screen event for a guest arrival- If a dog seller’s dog dies before being sold, the seller now leaves the map; wolves no longer attack unique guests arriving on the local map- Fixed an issue with the lord burning ceremony not working correctly- Fixed an issue where villagers defending a village could engage allied troops |
| Save 50% on Norland | 2026-03-20 | Norland is a medieval colony sim that casts you as the head of a noble family and the leader of a small kingdom. You must navigate your way through class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery – all while tending to the needs of your people, executing nefarious plots against your enemies, and uncovering the lost knowledge of a fallen empire. Norland is 50% off as part of the Hooded Horse Spring Sale! Hooded Horse Spring Sale |
| Norland News Roundup at the Hooded Horse Publisher Sale | 2026-03-10 | Norland has received a few great updates and a brand-new look at game development plans. Here's a news roundup of all the recent Norland development news that you might have missed. Norland is also part of the Hooded Horse Publisher Sale, at 50% off on Steam. Check it out, and the other games that are included in the Publisher Sale. Hooded Horse Publisher Sale Norland News Recap Since the new year, Dmitry announced game development plans for 2026 and a couple of great updates to Norland. In his Game Development update, Dmitry talks about developing three strategic directions heavily in 2026: progression, variety, and story generation. Here's |
| Main Branch Hotfix | 2026-03-05 | Hey all, Just a small update with a bunch of fixes for main branch.The bug that prevented loading a save from the main menu after generating a new map has been fixedIncorrect tag overriding in orders has been fixed. Because of this, squads could theoretically sometimes pass through fortificationsBugs in the “Hot Prayer” conspiracy have been fixed - the conspiracy could not be assigned if there were temples in the city, and the stage of moving characters to the temple could end prematurely without waiting for the conspiracy leader to reach the templeLords who have developed senility can no longer conduct conspiracies or be targets of conspirac |
| Save 50% on Norland | 2026-02-28 | Norland is a medieval colony sim that casts you as the head of a noble family and the leader of a small kingdom. You must navigate your way through class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery – all while tending to the needs of your people, executing nefarious plots against your enemies, and uncovering the lost knowledge of a fallen empire. Norland is 50% off as part of the Hooded Horse Publisher Sale! Hooded Horse Publisher Sale |
| Patch #49 (MAIN). Bug Fixes and Balance | 2026-02-27 | Hello everyone, this is Dmitry.As usual after a major update, we are back with a number of balance adjustments and fixes that were identified and resolved over the past week.At the same time, we are working on major tasks related to reworking the roleplaying system characters, traits, worldview, and so on, and we continue improving the economy and other systems. Within the next one to two weeks, we will also present a new roadmap and summarize the results of the past six months of work.We will be happy to receive your reviews and feedback to further improve your gameplay experience!Full changelogBalance and minor improvementsServants will bri |
| Patches 46-48 (MAIN). Big Winter Update. | 2026-02-20 | Hello everyone, this is Dmitry.Today we are moving the accumulated changes from patches 46 and 47 (map generation, public politics, and more) out of beta into the main branch, along with a small patch №48 that improves the gameplay experience and balance.Patch 48 is largely based on your feedback, so please leave your Steam reviews, suggestions, and bug reports - we will be grateful for any support.Crime fixes Crime is now much easier to control.Fixed a bug where any combat in a neighboring province (not just defeats) was counted as war consequences, which often caused players to be overwhelmed by waves of criminals.The main flow of criminals |
| Patch #47 (BETA). Energy Surges, UI Transparency and More | 2026-02-13 | Hello everyone, this is Dmitry.With this patch (which once again goes to the Beta channel, and the public update will be released to the main branch in a week), we are finishing improvements to the core gameplay. Starting next week, we will move on to the long-awaited story generation features – crime and justice, aggression, intimidation, blackmail, deeper character personalities and traits, intrigues using weaknesses, and so on. In addition, in the conservative branch we continue working on new buildings and resources and are moving quickly toward climate and seasons. By the way, we have decided to bring back barracks for warriors (in one o |
| Patch #46 (BETA). Map Generation, Public Politics and Much More. | 2026-01-30 | Hi everyone, this is Dmitry.We're back after the winter break with the feature we've been working on since August — map generation. Besides that, in this update we've significantly improved public politics, added new buildings and resources, and overall made 259 improvements of various kinds.There are a lot of changes, so it's better to start from the beginning. For the same reason, we're releasing the patch to the beta channel — some things might work strangely.To switch to the beta branch, right-click the game name in your Steam library, select Properties, and choose the Betas tab.And as usual, we'll be glad to hear your feedback.In the com |
| Save 50% on Norland | 2026-01-09 | Norland is a medieval colony sim that casts you as the head of a noble family and the leader of a small kingdom. You must navigate your way through class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery – all while tending to the needs of your people, executing nefarious plots against your enemies, and uncovering the lost knowledge of a fallen empire. Norland is 50% off as part of the Hooded Horse January Publisher Sale! Hooded Horse January Publisher Sale |
| Game Development Plans for 2026 | 2026-01-07 | Hey guys, Dmitry is here.Below, I will talk about the challenges facing the game's design and how we plan to address them.But first, I would like to thank everyone for their support. It's not easy to develop experimental complex games these days, given the increased quality expectations from the audience. Conducting experiments while maintaining the required level of quality is a non-trivial task that would be impossible without the constant support and feedback from our wonderful community. Thank you - we will continue creating interesting new features (even if they don't always work as intended right away, but that's part of the invention p |
| Main Branch hotfix 2 | 2025-12-30 | Hello everyone, ...and a few more fixes — sorry, we just can’t stop. Though we do feel a bit bad about the dog.List of changes:Fixed a crash where the game could crash for some players immediately after the intro on startupFixed a bug where sex was interrupted if an animal (wolf or dog) was present in the buildingFixed a bug where the notification about missing Paper for writing a book could appear while Paper was already being carried to the LibraryFixed a bug where rewriting and writing new books did not workFixed a bug where a tooltip could freeze in the trade menu |
| Main Branch Hotfix | 2025-12-29 | Hello everyone,Before heading off for the winter holidays, we would like to fix several unpleasant bugs that were discovered in the main branch.A large and exciting update is planned for the second half of January. In the meantime, we wish everyone a happy upcoming New Year! (And as gifts, we gladly accept your reviews on the game’s store page and your feedback on our Discord!)List of fixes:Fixed an issue related to ragged ones attackingFixed the behavior of the advice and issues menuFixed a possible crash when hovering over an assigned task icon in the character menu if the task cannot currently be performed due to certain conditionsFixed th |
| Save 50% on Norland | 2025-12-19 | Norland is a medieval colony sim that casts you as the head of a noble family and the leader of a small kingdom. You must navigate your way through class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery – all while tending to the needs of your people, executing nefarious plots against your enemies, and uncovering the lost knowledge of a fallen empire. Norland is 50% off as part of the Hooded Horse Winter Publisher Sale! Hooded Horse Winter Publisher Sale |
| Patch #45 Hotfix: some tweaks and fixes | 2025-12-15 | Hey guys,This was a large patch, so we tried to fix the inevitably arising issues and bugs as quickly as possible.Thanks everyone for the reports — we’re still investigating some of the cases.Things should be better now:Fixed a crash in old saves where a resource production was running that had been moved to another building (e.g., Bows and Crossbows)Added a marker button with a hint to the global map city menu explaining how relations with neighbors workPoliticians will no longer get desires to kill an enemy, as they have access to conspiraciesA lord will no longer try to kill a lord who is not on the local map; lords will not get revenge de |
| Patch #43-45 (MAIN). Big Autumn Update | 2025-12-12 | Hello friends!Today we are rolling out the Big Autumn Update to the main branch. It includes the combined changes from patches #43 and #44, plus the new fixes and improvements from patch #45 that we finished this week.As always, all saves are fully compatible, and your feedback and reviews are like nectar to yellow fanatics for us.Let’s first talk about the latest changes.This week we mostly focused on QoL improvements and responding to your feedback. Steam Reviews: Your Feedback MattersAs we continue to develop and iterate, we'd love to hear your thoughts about the latest changes to Norland. We're reading through all of your feedback, whatev |