Conan Exiles has produced multiple new videos here at the top of the year, as Funcom has decided to use the medium to look back at the updates and key mods the survival sandbox amassed in 2023.
The primary year in review video does pretty much what one might expect, as it looks back at over its final Age of Sorcery chapter and the Age of War updates made over the course of the year. The other we’re noting here highlights some of 2023’s best mods including ones that apply quality-of-life features that turn off lamps automatically, increase storage size, or make journals issue a small glow to be found more easily( incidentally, our own stream team played the game with a variety of creative mods as well).
If you would rather read about the year that was in Exiles, then a letter from the producer offers a similar retrospective, as it discusses the triumphs and challenges of the game’s age release cadence, talks up the game’s creator program launch, and promises more content updates and quality-of-life features going into 2024.
“Despite these successes, we faced some challenges as well. We recognize that some of our releases have not been as smooth as we would like and affected your experience. Recently, the launch of Age of War Chapter 3 was hampered by some significant issues that needed urgent attention. This is not acceptable, and we are implementing steps to ensure each update meets your expectations, such as managing scope more effectively and improved testing procedures. As we continue the journey into 2024, our commitment to you is as strong as ever: For one, performance and optimization is a constant focus, and we are committed to keeping a focus on console performance and game optimization. To improve our communication further, we are also starting a new initiative to run player surveys after each Chapter release, the first of which arriving next week. We have tons more new content and features planned, as well as Quality of Life improvements you’ve been asking for, to ensure that Conan Exiles continues to be the game you love and the community you can never get enough of. We can’t wait to share all this with you over the coming months, beginning with the Age of War – Chapter 4, arriving in Q1 2024.”
