GLOOMHAVEN Gets a Giant New Guildmaster Update
Gloomhaven is a very popular and critically acclaimed board game. The digital version of the game is currently in Early Access on Steam and it just got a big update. Flaming Fowl Studios has released the Guildmaster Update which adds plenty of new content and uses fan feedback to adjust some areas of gameplay. The new additions include:
Build your guild: manage freely your roster of mercenaries at any point of your adventure.
Revamped out-of-dungeon experience with 90 new challenging missions.
Reworked tutorial for a smoother streamlined introduction to gameplay mechanics.
New cave biome and its monsters.
Online co-op multiplayer launched in closed-beta, followed by an open beta later this summer.
As for changes to Gloomhaven, here’s what we got. Adventure mode has been reworked and replaced. Players now serve as Guildmasters and take control of a Guild of Mercenaries. This means your goal is to reopen trade routes in order to get a bunch of money. You can actively change your mercenary roster when you get a new slot or when you get a new mercenary. This should prove to be an easier way for players to try new teams out. In addition, new objectives and goals have been added as well as 90+ new missions. These will uncover some background stories, powerful items, or just earn you more gold.
If you’re willing to brave the new Cave biome, you’ll be able to find five new ferocious monsters along with their elite counterparts: Cave Bear, Spitting Drake, Rending Drake, Viper, and Stone Golem. For anyone interested in the closed beta version of the online co-op mode, you’ll need to check out the official Discord server.
Finally, the tutorial has been reworked to be more streamlined and a smoother introduction to core gameplay mechanics. These sound like great changes and additions. I’ll have to check them out.