Jotun Guide: How to Beat Hagalaz the Storm God

Jotun Guide: How to Beat Hagalaz the Storm God

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If you play through Jotun in the proper order then Hagalaz is the last boss you have to defeat before heading to the final battle. This means she’s even harder than the ones you’ve fought through before, which should give you pause. However, if you know the patterns and figure out the best strategy then you can take her down, it just might take a couple of tries. Here’s some tips and tricks to take down Hagalaz and finish Jotun once and for all.

Hagalaz is all about lightning and electricity. It’ll be flying around, so avoid it at all costs, but it will also be your main adversary. There are four pillars around the battlefield which you can use to take down Hagalaz. Of course you can just stand underneath her and whale away with the weak attack, but this will take too long and you’ll probably die before you have a chance to take her down.

Hagalaz has two main attacks, a directed electricity beam and lightning. You’ll want to use these to hit the four pillars. The best way to do this is to get near Hagalaz, attacking when you have an opening. Once she starts charging her directed attack, be sure you are standing between her and an unpowered tower. The attack will hit it, powering it up.

If she fires off her lightning attack you’ll have to do some running, avoiding the white circles that signal an incoming strike. Head toward the nearest unpowered tower, moving away as soon as a white circle appears near it. If you can’t roll out of the way of an incoming lightning strike use Heimdall’s Shield if you have it. While you’ll still get blinded, you won’t take the massive damage you would otherwise.

Once all four towers are electrified they’ll cause lightning to hit Hagalaz directly, making her pass out for a bit. You have enough time here to hit her with two strong attacks, or one hit of Thor’s Hammer. Do this over and over till you get to the last half, where things change a bit.

Halfway through the battle Hagalaz will split into two beings. This isn’t a mirage or magic trick, there are actually two of her, which means you can hit either one to deal damage, one of the few good things that happens in Jotun. Target whichever one is easiest to hit, and repeat the strategy above.

It is now even more important that you power up the four towers, because they’ll knock out both versions of Hagalaz when they strike. This gives you a total of four strong attacks on her, if you’re quick enough to get between them.

If the towers are a no-go for some reason, you can actually get one Hagalaz to attack the other with their directed electricity strike. This will knock out the on, but leave the other standing, so if they’ve called lightning down on you, be sure to stay on the move.

Just keep all of this up, electrifying the towers as much as possible, and you’ll soon take down Hagalaz. Good luck!

Jotun Guide: How to Beat Hagalaz the Storm God

Cube World is Back from the Dead, Receiving First Update in Over a Year

Cube World is Back from the Dead, Receiving First Update in Over a Year

Cube World Update

Cube World was quite the indie darling back when it went on sale a few years ago. Long in development, which is understandable as the game is being made by just Wolfram von Funck and his wife Sarah von Funck, the game has been only intermittently available, and has received few updates along the way. All development seemed to stop back in July of 2013 though, with the game still up for sale until July 2015. After that Cube World was seemingly dead, receiving no updates, and not even remaining available to purchase.

That has ended though, with the developer tweeting out news that updates would be arriving, with hints of more to come. These aren’t major updates, not even touching gameplay mechanics, but they are the first signs of life of a game that was apparently long gone. The updates add extra music to the game, which you can already listen to on SoundCloud to get a taste for what is being added.

While this update doesn’t change much, it has sparked a resurgence in the community, with fans welcoming Funck back to the game and proclaiming an end to their long wait for updates. Many wonder if this is the start of a new chapter in Cube World history, with the possibility of more changes to come. Of course, Funck could just go back to not working on the game once again. Time will tell, but for now Cube World fans have hope where they used to have none.

Cube World is Back from the Dead, Receiving First Update in Over a Year

Minecraft Halloween Mash-Up Adds Tons of Spooky Fun

Minecraft Halloween Mash-Up Adds Tons of Spooky Fun

Minecraft Halloween Mash Up Pack

UPDATE: Developer 4J Studios has clarified that the Halloween Mash-Up pack will hit “all platforms”, so expect it on PS3, PS4, and PS Vita as well.

The annual Halloween Mash-Up pack is coming once again to Minecraft for Xbox 360 and Xbox One. This year’s edition features a bunch of fun and spooky items that players can use in their games. Just like other Mash-Up packs, players will have a pre-built world to play in, which uses all of the new textures and features. The Halloween Mash-Up pack hits Minecraft on October 23rd.

“Boo! It´s that time of year when ghouls and ghosts haunt your Minecraft creations. The Halloween Mash-up pack includes 43 terrifying character skins – vampires, mad scientists and other creepy crawlers. You´ll find a brand new world full of scary blocks and an eerie soundtrack that will make your heart skip a beat. So don´t be afraid and build your spooky worlds.”

Check out the trailer below to see this new world and all of its features in action. The player skins are probably going to be a big favorite for players, letting them cosplay as a ghost, vampire, or other traditional Halloween creatures. A haunted house seems to have been built, with different minecart tracks for players to run through and enjoy. You can then modify, destroy, or just build your own stuff around the world as you see fit.

Minecraft Halloween Mash-Up Adds Tons of Spooky Fun

Two new Legends & Heroes Minecraft Comic Issues

Two new Legends & Heroes Minecraft Comic Issues

Meta’s studies of enchantments are interrupted and her world changes forever!

Legends and Heroes Issue 6: Metamorphosis

Meta is a simple mage apprentice girl who unexpectedly becomes the keeper of one of the powerful shards of Bregu.

After the destruction of her village and the death of those she loves, she seeks revenge on the person who dealt this infamous destruction, the dark mage. Yet instead of receiving an attack  power from the shard, it gives her ashape-shifting ability that sometimes bring her into funny situations.

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Legends and Heroes Issue 7: Quicksilver – Castle Bound

A blacksmith can swing a hammer, but can he swing a sword? Dane has just left his smithing apprenticeship to pursue the adventure he has been waiting for his entire life—how will he handle his first taste of the battle? He is young, impulsive, and inexperienced, but the Quicksilver that coats his body might be of more use than originally expected.

Dane’s adventure heats up as he is thrown into battle and meets more of the Royal Guards he so admires. Will they be able to help him in his quest to identify how he survived being coated in the mysterious metal covering his skin? Join him in his journey to find out!

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WATCH: Minecraft Launches Halloween Pack With Creepy Creatures and Loads of Spooky Fun

WATCH: Minecraft Launches Halloween Pack With Creepy Creatures and Loads of Spooky Fun

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Minecraft Launches Halloween Pack With Creepy Creatures and Loads of Spooky Fun

Minecraft is treak or treatin’ with its gamers by releasing a Halloween Mash-Up Pack this Friday and will be available on all consoles.

According to Playstation Lifestyle, the mash-up will include 43 terrifying skins, a freaky texture pack that you can use in other Minecraft worlds. It also comes with a new world that will scare you at your wit’s end.

The special edition pack will be sold at $3.99.

Xbox said that the skins will have a traditional Halloween theme with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Bride of Frankenstein, Wicked Witch, Grim Reaper, Swam Monster, Tree Face, and Mad Doctor.

Best of all, you can download some of them for free!

There will be creepy blocks available that you can use for building and an eerie background music to keep you company and give you some goose bumps.

Players can cosplay as a vampire, ghost, or other old-school Halloween characters. There seems to be a haunted house that’s already built for players can explore. It uses all the new features and spooky skins.

But of course, you have the freedom to destroy, customize, and build your own structures as you deem fit. During this season, gamers are encouraged to build the scariest structure they could possibly imagine.

Pocket Edition and Windows 10 players will also get to experience the spooky Minecraft edition. Just stay tuned for Mojang’s update that will be posted on October 23.

Minecraft Halloween Mash-up Pack will be available on Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS Vita, PS3, and PS4.

WATCH: Minecraft Launches Halloween Pack With Creepy Creatures and Loads of Spooky Fun

Minecraft Update 1.9: Snapshot 15w43a, 15w43b Overhaul Loot Systems And Introduce Subtitles

Minecraft Update 1.9: Snapshot 15w43a, 15w43b Overhaul Loot Systems And Introduce Subtitles

UPDATE: We’ve updated the post to include patch notes for Minecraft snapshot 15w43b, which debuted on Thursday morning. Scroll to the bottom of the article for complete patch notes for Mojang’s latest preview of Minecraft Update 1.9.

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The preview build of Minecraft Update 1.9 is now online, a few hours later than we’ve come to expect from the Mojang crew, and there are a handful of new features for Minecraft fans to look forward to in Minecraft snapshot 15w43a.

Hot on the heels of this morning’s Halloween Mash-Up Pack announcement, Mojang has published the latest in a string of Minecraft Update 1.9 preview builds that first surfaced back in July. The contents of Minecraft snapshot 15w43a might not be as exciting as some of the Minecraft builds we’ve seen in recent weeks. But Mojang does introduce a couple of noteworthy features in this week’s preview of Minecraft Update 1.9, including data-driven loot tables and a new subtitle/caption system.

Sadly, there’s still no word on when we might see the final build of Minecraft Update 1.9. With Mojang still introducing new features at a steady clip — including flight, new enchantments and dual-wielding — it’s hard to imagine we’ll see the next big Minecraft update in the next few weeks. We typically see a few weeks’ worth of bug-fix snapshots, otherwise devoid of new content, before Mojang releases the public build of each new Minecraft patch. And the last three weeks have brought major new additions to Minecraft, suggesting we’re still a few weeks removed from the debut of Minecraft Update 1.9.

But there’s still a chance we could see Minecraft Update 1.9 released before the end of 2015. That would give Mojang more than nine weeks, minus holidays, to finish work on Minecraft‘s ninth free expansion. Then again, I suspect most fans would be willing to wait a bit longer if it means Mojang will continue adding new features to Minecraft throughout the holiday season.

Here are the complete patch notes for Minecraft snapshot 15w43a, via Jens Bergensten:

  • Improved debug menu
    • Screenshots
    • alt+F3 and shift+F3 functions are now labelled in the debug screen
    • F3+Q now brings up a list of F3 keybindings in the chat
    • Most keybindings print to chat when toggled
  • Increased the amount of strongholds
  • New generated structure with loot
  • Made all loot data-driven
    • Support for map makers
    • Mobs, blocks/ores, chests
    • Loot files apply per world, are saved with the world file, can be reloaded using F3+T
    • Predicates: based on achievements or mob names
    • Example/Example
    • Loot tables for mobs:/summon Zombie ~ ~ ~ {DeathLootTable:chests/simple_dungeon}
    • Functions to apply to items: data value, enchants, nbt, damage
  • Maybe: Subtitles/captioning
    • Animations: Onetwo
    • Captions will have left/right arrows next to them if the source is off-screen
  • Fixed some bugs
    • Fixed Chinese, Japanese and Korean (and probably other IME entered languages) characters not working

And here are patch notes for Minecraft snapshot 15w43b:

  • Subtitles/captioning
    • Animations: Onetwo
    • Captions will have left/right arrows next to them if the source is off-screen
  • Fixed some bugs
    • Fixed dispensers not dispensing all types of boats
    • Fixed players being disconnected from servers frequently: “Packet 0/72 (ia) was larger than I expected, found 19 bytes extra whilst reading packet 72”

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Minecraft Update 1.9: Snapshot 15w43a, 15w43b Overhaul Loot Systems And Introduce Subtitles