Expeditions: Viking — patch notes and updates
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| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Embark Upon Your Next Expedition | 2026-06-06 | Heill ok sæll!Today at the IGN Live show, Campfire Cabal announced the next title in the Expeditions series: Samurai - a return to the Age of Sail, and the series' first foray into Asia.The year is 1600 AD. A battered Dutch frigate arrives in Japan following a harrowing journey. You - an English privateer on a mission from Queen Elizabeth - are thrust into command of the small surviving crew, and must navigate the dangerous civil war politics of Sengoku-era Japan. Through cunning, diplomacy, or violence, you must secure your crew's survival and find a place for yourself in this strange new land.Expeditions: Samurai is the long-awaited follow- |
| About the next Expeditions title... | 2025-05-20 | Let’s catch you up. With the notable exception of a peculiar and mysterious patch for Expeditions: Rome that was released in November of 2024, it’s been radio silence from us for roughly 2 years. Though speculation ran wild about the origin of the patch, no official explanation was ever given. We are finally ready to reveal that Campfire Cabal is still alive. Though we did have to say goodbye to many of our colleagues, the studio survived and a compact team continued the project we had started in 2022. At the end of March of 2025, we received the green light to scale up slightly and transition into full production. If you follow the insider n |
| No Place Like Rome - CRPG Expeditions: Rome Is Out Today! | 2022-01-20 | No Place Like Rome - CRPG Expeditions: Rome Is Out Today! Vindobona, Noricum / Hafnia, Daniae, Januarii XX, MMXXII: The hero or heroine of Expeditions: Rome is not off to a good start: father murdered, sister married to an enemy and on their way to Asia Minor, to serve in the legion, far away from Rome. Meanwhile, on board your ship, there is another vessel getting closer - of course, pirates! In Expeditions: Rome you will play a young male or female roman soldier, making your way through history. Take command of a small group of praetorians and eventually become the Legatus a Roman legion. You'll gather a group of loyal companions, engage in |
| Expeditions: Rome release date announced & preorder started | 2021-12-07 | Expeditions: Rome Wasn't Built In A Day, But It's Ready In January 2022 Vindobona, Noricum / Hafnia, Daniae, Decembris VII., MMXXI: The fate of an empire lies in your hands! On January 20th, 2022 you can become the Legatus of a Roman legion and lead your troops through Greece, Egypt, and Gaul. You'll gain power and influence and your word will carry weight in the political affairs of Rome. Your decisions will change the life of your fellow companions, your soldiers, and even the destiny of whole nations. This Classic RPG from the creators of the critically acclaimed Expeditions: Vikings will take you on a 50+ hour campaign across Europe and n |
| Blow Your Rome Trumpet: Expeditions: Rome Is Hosting a Music Contest | 2021-11-17 | Blow Your Rome Trumpet: Expeditions: Rome Is Hosting a Music Contest Vindobona, Noricum / Hafnia, Daniae, Novembris XVII., MMXXI: When in Rome, you want it to sound right. Logic Artists has worked together with composer Thomas Farnon, who created music for movies like The Dark Knight Rises, Hacksaw Ridge and Wonder Woman, TV-Shows like The Crown and Sherlock, and games like Assassin's Creed 3 and... Expeditions: Rome. Two orchestras with over 130 musicians and 6 soloists made the compositions come to life - Expeditions: Rome will feature over 75 minutes of music. Check out the teaser for Making the Music of Rome on YouTube: https://youtu.be/I |
| Rome Is Where the Heart Is - Expeditions: Rome! | 2021-04-28 | Rome Is Where the Heart Is: New Installment of the Expeditions Franchise Announced Vindobona, Noricum / Hafnia, Daniae, Aprilis XXVIII., MMXXI: Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears! We've come to praise a new game, called Expeditions: Rome! A classic RPG (Rome Playing Game) it is, full of story and memorable characters. A game where your choices will matter, where your choices will shape the fate of Rome itself. Wishlist the game on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/987840 You are about to become a young Legatus, leading a Roman legion against the forces of a rebelling Greece. This campaign marks the start of your legacy tha |
| Version 1.0.7: Iron Man Mode, Workshop Integration, New Game Settings | 2017-11-01 | http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26012302/cbe88a2f8e43e2230a84d8591e82d3668e31a2bc.jpg Hello everyone. Today we have released update 1.0.7.1 for Expeditions: Viking. This version contains some major new things, which is why it has been in open beta for almost a month. The most important new feature is the Iron Man mode, but we also have Steam Workshop integration now, as well as a bunch of quality-of-life improvements. This is going to be the last major update for Expeditions: Viking. We still have a few things we're hoping Unity will get back to us on, so we may release another small patch or two down th |
| Version 1.0.7: Iron Man Mode, Workshop Integration, New Game Settings | 2017-11-01 | http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26012302/cbe88a2f8e43e2230a84d8591e82d3668e31a2bc.jpg Hello everyone. Today we have released update 1.0.7.1 for Expeditions: Viking. This version contains some major new things, which is why it has been in open beta for almost a month. The most important new feature is the Iron Man mode, but we also have Steam Workshop integration now, as well as a bunch of quality-of-life improvements. This is going to be the last major update for Expeditions: Viking. We still have a few things we're hoping Unity will get back to us on, so we may release another small patch or two down th |
| Version 1.0.6: New Customisations, Custom Portraits, Toolset | 2017-09-13 | http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26012302/df5d5631fb29b22bdea305b72edca3bbdf12c35f.jpg Hello everyone. You may have noticed Steam updating Expeditions: Viking last week and wondered what we just pushed on you. Hopefully your confusion wasn't too great when you found it updating yet again today. After a summer break and a long test period, we've finally released version 1.0.6 of Expeditions: Viking - and then version 1.0.6.1, which is a hotfix to solve an issue with one of the new features. But I'm getting ahead of myself. Let's talk about the new things we've added in this version! Custom portraits In versi |
| Version 1.0.6: New Customisations, Custom Portraits, Toolset | 2017-09-13 | http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26012302/df5d5631fb29b22bdea305b72edca3bbdf12c35f.jpg Hello everyone. You may have noticed Steam updating Expeditions: Viking last week and wondered what we just pushed on you. Hopefully your confusion wasn't too great when you found it updating yet again today. After a summer break and a long test period, we've finally released version 1.0.6 of Expeditions: Viking - and then version 1.0.6.1, which is a hotfix to solve an issue with one of the new features. But I'm getting ahead of myself. Let's talk about the new things we've added in this version! Custom portraits In versi |
| Version 1.0.5 is now live! | 2017-06-15 | http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26012302/603248d1bb6d9b80b22990fa04f0a414ffaee5b6.jpg Hello, and thanks for checking in with us again. Today we've released update 1.0.5 for Expeditions: Viking. In addition to some bug fixes, this version contains several major changes to game balance that I will outline separately before we get to the change log. New caps on skill ranks The most significant change we've made is to introduce caps on all skill ranks based on the total amount of skill points you've spent. Ranks 1 and 2 are freely accessible, but in order to upgrade a skill to rank 3 you must have spent a to |
| Version 1.0.5 is now live! | 2017-06-15 | http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26012302/603248d1bb6d9b80b22990fa04f0a414ffaee5b6.jpg Hello, and thanks for checking in with us again. Today we've released update 1.0.5 for Expeditions: Viking. In addition to some bug fixes, this version contains several major changes to game balance that I will outline separately before we get to the change log. New caps on skill ranks The most significant change we've made is to introduce caps on all skill ranks based on the total amount of skill points you've spent. Ranks 1 and 2 are freely accessible, but in order to upgrade a skill to rank 3 you must have spent a to |
| Patch 1.0.4 is now Live! | 2017-05-19 | http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26012302/6be7c18b21f2e23588029473fb6edb734f54699b.jpg Patch 1.0.4 is now public. The main purpose of this patch was to fix the last of the crashes - a particularly tricky crash that turned out to be caused by Unity's reflection probes when our day/night cycle asks them to re-render. The crash mostly happened on Intel cards and certain AMD cards. Disabling reflection probes For now, we've added an option for disabling the reflection probes. If you're still getting the occasional loading screen crash or if the game is crashing during the camping timelapse, try enabling this |
| Patch 1.0.4 is now Live! | 2017-05-19 | http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26012302/6be7c18b21f2e23588029473fb6edb734f54699b.jpg Patch 1.0.4 is now public. The main purpose of this patch was to fix the last of the crashes - a particularly tricky crash that turned out to be caused by Unity's reflection probes when our day/night cycle asks them to re-render. The crash mostly happened on Intel cards and certain AMD cards. Disabling reflection probes For now, we've added an option for disabling the reflection probes. If you're still getting the occasional loading screen crash or if the game is crashing during the camping timelapse, try enabling this |
| 1.0.3 Patch is now live! | 2017-05-10 | http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26012302/caf9fa13231f5664745e75bd03cd0fcab6b0b4cf.jpg It's a big one this time as you will see below. Please let us know on your support threads if the patch has resolved your issue. We've finally got to the point where we can start looking at usability improvements and small new features. You'll find a few such alterations and additions in this patch. Thanks to everyone who has already, please continue to post your suggestions in the Community Suggestions Subforum. Known Issue: Loading Crash We've gotten a bit closer to tracking down the loading crash that some players ar |
| 1.0.3 Patch is now live! | 2017-05-10 | http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26012302/caf9fa13231f5664745e75bd03cd0fcab6b0b4cf.jpg It's a big one this time as you will see below. Please let us know on your support threads if the patch has resolved your issue. We've finally got to the point where we can start looking at usability improvements and small new features. You'll find a few such alterations and additions in this patch. Thanks to everyone who has already, please continue to post your suggestions in the Community Suggestions Subforum. Known Issue: Loading Crash We've gotten a bit closer to tracking down the loading crash that some players ar |
| 1.0.2 Patch Released! | 2017-05-04 | http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26012302/78a5f54d158470843731d054398af2a221fb9f59.jpg A huge thank you to all the users who reported their issues to us this week! This 1.0.2 patch has been running on the beta branch now for a couple of days without introducing any new issues so we're ready to roll it out to the public. We're extremely grateful for everyone willing to help us test this build to make sure it hasn't caused any new issues. Thank you so much for your support and your emails, the info has been invaluable in rooting out the sources of these issues. If you don't see your issue marked in the change |
| 1.0.2 Patch Released! | 2017-05-04 | http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26012302/78a5f54d158470843731d054398af2a221fb9f59.jpg A huge thank you to all the users who reported their issues to us this week! This 1.0.2 patch has been running on the beta branch now for a couple of days without introducing any new issues so we're ready to roll it out to the public. We're extremely grateful for everyone willing to help us test this build to make sure it hasn't caused any new issues. Thank you so much for your support and your emails, the info has been invaluable in rooting out the sources of these issues. If you don't see your issue marked in the change |
| 1.0.1.5 Patch Available Now | 2017-05-02 | http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26012302/7c897d85d6cd3614d094ec95a22bbc021660568a.jpg It's been en exciting opening weekend, a great big thanks to everyone who joined us on the support forum to report bugs and share their files. We've worked day and night and hope that the new update will provide players relief in most of the areas they've found issues in the release build. It's called 1.0.1.5 rather than 1.0.2 because it doesn't solve all the crashes we've been investigating, but the game is more stable now. Those who have been nice enough to pre-test it for us have said that they could load their previ |
| 1.0.1.5 Patch Available Now | 2017-05-02 | http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26012302/7c897d85d6cd3614d094ec95a22bbc021660568a.jpg It's been en exciting opening weekend, a great big thanks to everyone who joined us on the support forum to report bugs and share their files. We've worked day and night and hope that the new update will provide players relief in most of the areas they've found issues in the release build. It's called 1.0.1.5 rather than 1.0.2 because it doesn't solve all the crashes we've been investigating, but the game is more stable now. Those who have been nice enough to pre-test it for us have said that they could load their previ |