The Black Death Receives Largest Update Yet in ‘The Long Night’

The Black Death Receives Largest Update Yet in ‘The Long Night’

It was announced by Green Man Gaming, that the medieval Early Access survival game The Black Death, gets its largest ever update this week, in ‘The Long Night’. With engine upgrades, a full day night cycle, dedicated servers and more, The Long Night update is the culmination of a year of development in Early Access.

Chek out the update trailer of The Black Death, featuring some gameplay footage:

“With The Long Night, we’ve almost revamped the entire game, with improved performance, a new housing system, updated professions and progression, better optimisation and improved graphics. It is a key stage in the games’ development, and puts us in the position to really expand our current content and deliver new updates even quicker,” said Peter Harries, Producer at Small Impact Games.

“The Black Death was the first title that Green Man Gaming brought to Early Access, and this update represents a significant milestone in that journey. We look forward to seeing players new and old role-playing their medieval life over the coming months,” said Gary Rowe, EVP Publishing at Green Man Gaming.

“The Long Night Update

• Engine upgrade to the latest version of Unreal, providing improved technical performance
• New house improvement system
• New Day / Night cycle and weather effects
• New ‘Unlock’ progression for Professions
• Combat overhaul
• Dedicated Servers
• New Music
• Roaming NPC’s and procedural events

About The Black Death

Welcome to the gritty medieval world of The Black Death. The plague has left a trail of destruction across Western Europe. Those who endure struggle against sickness, scarce resources and other desperate survivors.

Start as a beggar and work your way up to a number of realistic professions, each with their own ways to survive. Enter a huge multiplayer open world, set in 14th century western Europe. Trade at fisherman’s ports, loot disease infested cities, hunt wild animals in dense forests, fight in bandit camps, upgrade your properties and much more. Loot, pillage, craft and survive in an epic struggle against The Black Death.

Key Features in Early Access – 

• Rich profession based role playing combined with medieval era survival.
• A huge open world (8km2) based in 14th century western Europe. Explore thriving castles, bandit camps, busy ports and abandoned mines.
• Unique medieval professions to unlock, each with a rich skill tree and their own way of surviving.
• A living world with hundreds of NPC’s and day / night cycle. Trade with merchants, hunt animals, talk to townsfolk and fight bandits.
• Over 300 in game items. Craft over 40 different weapon and armour pieces, using medieval tools and utilities.
• Buy and upgrade properties – and protect it from other opportunistic players…
• Large scale multiplayer, with up to 50 players per server.”

For more information on The Black Death, and the full patch notes, visit its official website.