AMA: We’re the devs of Enshrouded! Come ask us your questions about the game and its first major update, Hollow Halls!

Originally posted by aksdb

18th of May? You mean April, right? Otherwise it would be a Saturday in over a month.

Originally posted by lufreine

My question is: Can someone on the team please go and hug all the Dev's responsible for accepting the proposal and implementing the arachnophobic mode? Pretty please?
I can't hug them myself!

Originally posted by Istickpensinmypenis

so are you guys gonna answer any questions orrrr.....???

Originally posted by paleh0rse

does doing so reset the upvote count? if so, I didn't know that. Very cool trick.

Originally posted by FelloBello

Such a great game. I have enjoyed countless hours adventuring and discovering new places. Great job. May I ask, what inspired you guys to make the game? Did you have any inspirations from other games in the genre?

Keep up the great work! Easily one of my favorites and I look forward to what you do in the future! All the best!

Originally posted by Skeith4000

What was each team members favorite game that holds a special place in their heart to this day?

Originally posted by fwambo42

Hi Dev Team! Thanks for doing this. What feature are you guys most excited about working on?

Originally posted by Owyanos

The devs are awesome. I really hope that you guys have a continious sustainable business model to keep your awesome team (and the game) alive for decades. I would definitively pay for future dlc's (after the game is complete) if the content and quality resembles this output for the price i've arealdy paid. I never had so much fun in a long time. Vielen Dank.

Originally posted by fwambo42

Hi Dev Team! Thanks for doing this. What feature are you guys most excited about working on?

Originally posted by Skeith4000

What was each team members favorite game that holds a special place in their heart to this day?

Originally posted by ZGoot

hey guys, just want to say that hallow halls are super fun! I love the dungeon delving and they just look so good! So after everything in the roadmap- fishing has to be coming down the pipe right? Every great game as a fishing mechanic ;)

Originally posted by Kh3ll3ndr0s

First of all, congrats and thankyou for this game.

Second, is there an approximate date for next map portion release?

Originally posted by strixus

If you can, could you share any details about the upcoming Mountain biome?

I'm really looking forward to it, and I am curious about what sort of new monsters, new critters, or new plants we might encounter. If you can't share any of that, is there some out of context detail you could share that is a favourite about the area?

Originally posted by ZaritharBeast

Will we be getting the ability to raise livestock and/or pets? Possibly taming wildlife - wolf cubs for example?

Originally posted by runetrantor

Many know the map shall expand northwards, specially now that there's a frame around what is presumed to be the final size.

But one thing I have not seen asked, are there plans for vertical expansion of the map?
Its clear this game inspired from Zelda BotW and TotK, so I wonder if there's a chance to see sky islands, or even a Depths like underworld, full of Shroud and darkness thats super dangerous but rewarding and cool looking.

Originally posted by The_Gamers_Crucible

You guys have a Discord channel that gets plenty of interaction. Why do you go to other platforms when you want to interact with the community? Building contest om X? AMA on reddit? But your main info dumps are on Discord.... This seems very counterproductive and a hassle to your community as much as yourselves.

Originally posted by Ikelo

First off - thanks for providing a great experience. Have spent more than 300 hours and still racking them up while I build and explore new content releases.

For my question: Are there any plans to revamp the combat a bit? Things like heavy/light attacks or charged attacks? Maybe (more) conditional activation effects for abilities?

Originally posted by weightofast

My Question: Do you see making the survivors able to be spawned at multiple flame altars/bases.

As many others stated, I love building and also rebuilding areas. But not having my npc survivors there to crafts means I never visit those places. I would really like to have the survivors spawn-able at all base locations.

Originally posted by Quack_Smith

whats up with the begining lag at game startup? i'm running 32 gb of ram (nothign else running in background with a 1 gb 'net connection) and once i log in it takes nearly 5 mins before everything else loads in the game, and every time i fast travel it delays as well, it's been happening since the dungeon release.

Originally posted by Beckhaver

I am a designer by trade in my 50's. My wife and I have been waiting for a game like Enshrouded to come out since Landmark shut down (I believe) in 2017. We both adored Portal Knights (but disliked how small the maps were) so it should be no shock to you all at Keen that we are simply thrilled with Enshrouded and everything the game offers. I say this with as much sincerity as I can muster, thank you for all your hard work and effort, I can not stress (our) gratitude enough.

I can think off the top of my head 10 things I'd like to see implemented in Enshrouded, some of which come from Portal Knights such as nightstands that work as small inventory crates (same with wardrobes, cabinets, etc). armor stands (we loved making "armories"), mounts....and on and on.

But I'd rather focus my question on character customization. Wife and I love how the NPC's have very unique heights, body sizes, and attire. We'd both like to see this same level of customization for our in game avatars.

This is one of the few things we miss from some other games, simply a deeper level of character customization.

So I guess my question is. Is there a long term goal to implement a much deeper level of avatar customization. Character height, body size, attire inluding accessories like backpacks that show, quivers, ammo pouches (I'd really like to see gunpower weapons in game), cloaks, etc?

I find that often, if a game is in a lull state that if I have characters I REALLY adore and feel a deep attachment to, I will log in just to run around and sometimes this leads to a reason to keep playing. If I do not have that attachement, it can often make the game error towards the forgettable side.

Thank you again for all your hard work.

(ohh, if you decide to do some customization DLC like portal knights, please keep the prices realistic like portal knights was... spending 20 pounds/euros/dollars on mounts, outfits like in ESO turned wife and I off from the game so deeply that we will not play/buy anything from Bethesda/Zenimax ever again. I don't mind spending money on a game for future development, but I can't stand unfetterd greed).

Originally posted by shimizu14

Have no questions. Just wanted to thank you for the good ongoing work ♥️ keep going, you guys earned the trust from your audience

Originally posted by Forebel_

Hey, actually I don't have a question I just wanted to thank you for this amazing game. My boyfriend and I are huge fans of your work since Portal Knights. We binged Portal Knights several weekends in a row from 9 am - 6 am then 3h sleep and back again. We were really looking forward to your next game and you didn't disappoint! Keep up the good work! We're already excited for the new updates

Grüße aus dem Schwabenland :)

Originally posted by runetrantor

Thats wonderful to hear then.

Though will still hope that also means the world surface got moved higher to allow more under it. ;P

Originally posted by KeenToast

AMA is over, thank you so much for all your questions! Sorry, we couldn't get to all of them, this thread got much bigger than we could have possibly anticipated.

For now, here's a list of all the questions and answers. In the coming week, we will create a more organized blog post showcasing every answer in detail (and not a bunch of hyperlinks 😅).

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Running out of space, I will put a follow-up comment below this one with the rest of the answers <3