Windrose's First Major Update Ashlands Arrives This Winter
For a game that passed 2 million sales within a month of its April early access launch, the update's scope (new biome, faction, missions, and map area) is the first real test of whether the early access build can hold that audience.
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Kraken Express announced at the Triple-i Initiative Showcase that Windrose's first major content update, Ashlands, launches this winter. The trailer shows a new biome and a new boss. The update adds main and side missions, a new faction, new ships, new bosses, and an expanded map including a long-abandoned Spanish colony, plus combat upgrades, NPC behavior changes, and per-faction ship variations.
The Ashlands trailer was shown during the Triple-i Initiative Showcase broadcast early on October 9. Alongside the new biome, Kraken Express confirmed a new boss, main and side missions, a new faction, new ships, and map expansion that includes a long-abandoned Spanish colony.
The update also brings combat system upgrades, NPC behavior improvements, and ship variations for each faction. An earlier overview in July noted that Ashlands carries traces of volcanic eruptions and adds base-building parts, decorations, and sea shanties. Save data carries over without a wipe. Windrose is in early access on PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store.
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