Survive as a Viking in the world of Vallarok Vallarok is building, here’s what you should know 🧵👇 (A Space recap) 🔶The idea 🔹2+ years in the making 🔹They’ve been doing this full time as a team of 7 🔶The game 🔹Short term, will release a mini release for a play to airdrop campaign 🔹You’ll land on the map with almost nothing and you’ll have to survive 🔹Between balancing thirst, hunger and health, you’ll have to defeat other players or NPCs 🔹You’ll also loot and craft to become stronger and each match will last about 30 minutes 🔹Different strategies work (agressive vs stealth) & players can team up 🔹The bigger vision is for this game to have the same principles but with no time limit 🔹This would come with a larger open world and many more building opportunities 🔹You’ll be able to build your character and raid other bases 🔶Adaptability 🔹They want the game to appeal to Web2 and Web3 audiences 🔹There will be AI and Web3 implementations and much more TBA 🔶AI 🔹An exploration phase will involve an AI companion 🔹Your Runa will be available to warn you of enemies nearby 🔹It’ll also tell you when your health is low for example 🔹The Runa will be able to help you find looting locations too 🔶Why Vikings 🔹A fascination for the lore potential 🔹Wanting to make lore a central component, Vikings seemed perfect 🔹The founders are also big Viking game fans and know these games well 🔹This genre corresponds well to the mythology they want to create too 🔶Combat 🔹Melee is the main component (swords, axes, shields) 🔹There will also be bows and crossbows 🔶Longevity 🔹Maintaining Viking lore mixed with AI tech in a survival environment 🔹Such a combination is quite rare and targets a specific market segment