In this The Banner Saga: Factions guide video, you'll find over 5 minutes of new gameplay footage and in-depth walkthroughs on combat, tactics, and character progression. Keep in mind, everything you see here is how combat is developing for the single player game as well.
More info from the official Banner Saga Factions site:
For those of you in testing (or just interested), this has been a long and fruitful week for new content. In additional to a global chat window in Strand, we've added two new classes (the Backbiter and Siege Archer), character promotion, a tutorial on every page (press the ? button in the lower right), and a slew of little player-requested features, like the ability to r-click and remove points from a character one at a time. Check it out and see what you think!
Our fantastic Backers have also been writing up a storm on the forums and compiled a helpful all-inclusive guide to the game, which you can find here. Thanks a lot to all the regulars on the forums!
We've been adding every Backer who has requested beta access since the last update. If you are currently a Banner Saga Factions Kickstarter Backer but do not have access, here are the things to know.
- First, make sure you have a Stoic Community account. If you do not have one, make sure you register with the exact same email address you had when you pledged to the Kickstarter.
- Once you register, keep your eyes peeled for a verification email to confirm your account. Until it is confirmed, it will not upgrade. This will come from "mail@stoicstudio.com" so make sure you add it to your address book so it doesn't accidentally get put in your spam folder.
- Beta Access is not immediate, the team generates new keys in batches. Once your account is upgraded, you will enter the queue to get a testing code. We do these often so it shouldn't take too long.
- Once generated, you can quickly access your testing key by going to your profile and look under the "Beta Testing Information" section.
- For more information (once you get your testing key), see this copy of the email in the forums: Congratulations! You're in [Download Instructions Included!]
- If you have recently registered, but do not see your name as "green" (here's an example of how it should look when you look at "My Profile" in the top navigation when logged in) or if you're having any other issue, let us know!
