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Patch notes, development progress, and announcements — from early access to today.
Update 2.1: World Reborn
Warman 2.1 brings a new overworld, full combat rebalance, every dungeon redesigned from scratch, better controller support, and the first music in the game.
Update 2.0: Foundation
Warman Update 2.0 brings lockstep multiplayer, full mod support with a scenario editor, a new terrain engine, macOS support, and controller support.
Development Progress #16
Warman development progress update #16 covering ongoing work toward the next major version.
Development Progress #15
Warman dev update #15: new terrain with cliffs and bridges, more foliage, better performance, and map loading times under 1 second.
Endless Replayability Fest
Warman is part of the Steam Endless Replayability Fest celebrating games you can play endlessly. On sale May 13-20, 2024.
Freedom Games Publisher Sale
Warman is 50% off from April 15-22, 2024 as part of the Freedom Games Publisher Sale on Steam.
Update 1.1.0 — UI & Rendering Overhaul
Warman Update 1.1.0 overhauls the entire UI and rendering system. New item drops, stamina changes, auto-save, codex entries, and offline mode.
Official Publisher Announcement
Warman officially partners with Freedom Games as its publisher, bringing marketing support, event presence, and more resources for development.
Development Progress #14
Warman dev update #14: improved graphics with better performance, and every UI window has been polished.
Development Progress #13
Warman dev update #13: new desert biome with its own boss, the Paladin class with themed items, and performance improvements.
Update 1.0.1
Warman patch 1.0.1 fixes bad translations and missing font glyphs.
Warman Is Leaving Early Access!
Warman officially leaves Steam Early Access. The technical foundation is solid and ready for all planned future updates.
Update 1.0.0 — Full Release & Price Increase
Warman leaves early access on April 3rd 2023. New Plains biome, world map, 12 maps, Steam invites, new buff system, and many balance changes.
Update 0.92 — New Biome, World Map and More
Warman Update 0.92 adds the Plains biome, an explorable world map, 12 new maps, combat music, reworked potions, and infinite lives.
Development Progress #12
Warman dev update #12: all areas now connected by an overworld you travel by foot, with waypoints for fast travel.
Update 0.91 — A LOT of Polish
Warman Update 0.91 polishes every element: new enemy designs, cleaner UI, all translations, new icons, elite enemy colours, and mastery passive names.
Development Progress #11
Warman dev update #11: replacing third-party assets with unique enemy designs, island detail, UI polish, and a desync-free multiplayer.
Update 0.90 — Castle Dungeon and QoL
Warman Update 0.90 adds the Castle Siege dungeon, a proper lobby system, allied unit healthbars, stamina abilities, and HUD scaling.
Update 0.89 — New Island and Linux
Warman Update 0.89 adds a native Linux client, reworked main island, 6 potion types, new character creation, and improved combat flow.
Development Progress #10
Warman dev update #10: preview of the reworked main island, new potion effects, and improved hero creation.
Update 0.88 — Dungeons and Visuals
Warman Update 0.88 overhauls the camera, adds dungeon Trials with persistent rewards, reworks enemy rarities, and removes camera rotation.
Development Progress #9
Warman dev update #9: improving visual clarity so players can better see the action, with improved object occlusion.
Development Progress #8
Warman dev update #8: dungeon layout design, respawn points, enemy cast indicators, and orthographic camera experiments.
Development Progress #7
Warman dev update #7: each biome now has a dedicated area with portal shards leading to handcrafted boss dungeons with Trials.
Update 0.87 — Complete UI Rework
Warman Update 0.87 completely reworks the user interface. Fixed modifier cooldown triggers.
Update 0.86 — Masteries
Warman Update 0.86 adds weapon masteries with skill trees and passive nodes. Steam Workshop translation support, new cursor, and multiplayer improvements.
Development Progress #6
Warman dev update #6: finishing masteries with enemy rarity in healthbars and skill charge cooldown indicators.
Development Progress #5 — Weapon Masteries
Warman dev update #5: each weapon mastery has 14 nodes with 10 skillable. Previews of Meteor Rain, crit-triggered Heavy Slash, and attack-triggered Slice.
Update 0.85 — Multiplayer Improvements
Warman Update 0.85 reworks multiplayer with a lobby system, post-join hero selection, modifier UI, and improved blacksmith.
Development Progress #4
Warman dev update #4: multiplayer networking improvements, faster loading, better UI performance, and a reworked workbench layout.
Development Progress #3 — Technical Improvements
Warman dev update #3: complete multiplayer networking overhaul underway, exploring Steam Invites, and performance improvements.
Development Progress #2 — Masteries
Warman dev update #2: weapon mastery system with one layout per weapon, 4 active skills, and 21 passive nodes (10 skill points).
Update 0.84 — Boss and Localisations
Warman Update 0.84 adds 7 languages, a biome boss encounter, reworked enemy AI, and ability cast previews for players and enemies.
1 Year of Early Access
Warman celebrates 1 year in Steam Early Access with a development retrospective and roadmap for bosses, skill trees, localisation, and more.
Update 0.83 — More Content and Polish
Warman Update 0.83 adds the off-hand item slot, 24 new castle rooms, 3 new enemies, hover outlines, and improved enemy textures.
Update 0.82.1 — Small Fix
Warman hotfix 0.82.1 fixes the fireball explosion sound and a multiplayer elevator issue.
Update 0.82 — Castle Biome
Warman Update 0.82 adds the castle biome changing every 10 floors, reworked floor clearing with elevators, and player tombstone checkpoints.
Development Progress #1 — New Biome
Warman dev update #1: preview of the new castle biome with reworked floor progression and elevator activation.
Update 0.81.1 — Camera Improvements
Warman patch 0.81.1 adds vertical camera rotation, sensitivity settings, invert options, and keybind unbinding.
Update 0.81 — Shopkeeper Improvements
Warman Update 0.81 lets you buy and buyback items at the shopkeeper. Reworked burning ground, better dungeon performance, and camera drag rotation.
Update 0.8 — Dungeon Rework
Warman Update 0.8 overhauls the dungeon biome graphics with better meshes, textures, lighting, and a reworked tombstone revival mechanic.
Update 0.79.8 — Small Update
Warman patch 0.79.8 makes keys permanent and improves the main town visuals with more NPCs and birds.
Update 0.79.6 — Room Variations
Warman Update 0.79.6 adds room variations with water, chasms, or default layouts. Item effects split into offensive and defensive categories.
Update 0.79.4 — Claw Weapon
Warman Update 0.79.4 adds the claw weapon, tornado wand charges, analytics, Magic Bolt floor effect, and trap variations.
Update 0.79.2 — Mini-Boss and More
Warman Update 0.79.2 adds Treasure Rooms, 3 Mini-Bosses, smarter enemy AI with dodging, purple rarity items, and a loot filter.
Update 0.79 — Various Improvements
Warman Update 0.79 adds cursor customisation, per-floor cooldown refresh, inventory rarity indicators, and an improved minimap.
Update 0.78 — New Weapon and More
Warman Update 0.78 adds the Tornado Wand, 4 new item properties (Life on Hit, Lifesteal, Extra Range, Ability Damage), 6 new rooms, and camera settings.
Update 0.77 — Item Storage and More
Warman Update 0.77 adds item storage via a new NPC, bulk sell buttons, improved multiplayer performance, and a flying enemies floor effect.
Update 0.76
Warman Update 0.76 raises the hero level cap to 100, adds climbable ladders, and introduces partial rolls for Extra Projectiles and Pierce.
Warman Releases into Early Access!
Warman launches on Steam Early Access on July 29, 2019. Multiplayer is working, with frequent content patches planned going forward.
Feature Spotlight: Conquest Isle
Conquest Isle is the main hub island in Warman where you find all NPCs: Portal Master, Blacksmith, and Shopkeeper. Supports multiplayer grouping.
Feature Spotlight: Enemies
Warman enemies come in 4 rarity variants with scaling stats per floor. Higher rarity enemies have abilities and can drop items.
Feature Spotlight: The Dungeon
Warman dungeons feature handcrafted room layouts, special events, floor progression, traps, levers, chests, and stacking floor effects.
Feature Spotlight: Blacksmith
The Warman Blacksmith lets you modify item properties (swap one stat) or enhance them (upgrade to a stronger version). Both cost gold.
Feature Spotlight: Weapons, Potions and Abilities
Each Warman weapon type has its own ability set. Potions add an extra ability slot. No mana costs — abilities use cooldowns. Switch weapons freely.
Feature Spotlight: Items
Warman has 8 item types with special variations for different playstyles. Items roll random properties across 4 rarity tiers, all modifiable.