Robot Entertainment has announced that an Orcs Must Die! Unchained stress test for all current closed beta participants has already begun and will continue until March 20th. The purpose of the test is to ensure the game’s servers are ready for the “imminent” open beta.
Players who participate in the stress test will be rewarded with a free classic War Mage skin that fans might recognise from the original Orcs Must Die! as Robot’s thanks for helping to test the servers. The skin can be also be used during the open beta but a press release does not state whether it will transfer to the final game.
In addition to the stress test, Orcs Must Die! Unchained has received a new update that adds an extra map as well as other key changes and additional enhancements.
The main changes are:
New Map – Shark Island
A trading outpost hastily built near Dusty River to capitalize on its mining boom (but far enough from shore to not pay tariffs), Shark Island has always been a haven for predators of all types–not just the sharks that give the port its name. When the boom went bust, Shark Island was abandoned by the Territories Humaine and became a hideout for the Unchained.
Survival Battlegrounds Difficulty Rebalance
Robot has changed the progression curves for Survival to exponential scaling from linear scaling. This means that upper-level Battlegrounds still feel very challenging to high-level players.
More Rewards
Players now receive increasing awards for up to 20 logins per month. Players will also benefit from bonus experience for long games and beating a Survival level.
New Player Walkthrough Improvements
New players will be better introduced to the Dashboard UI once they see it, and will also be able to complete a new tutorial for the Siege mode.
