As of this afternoon, we’ve got a hard date for Conan Exiles’ Age of Heroes: October 17th. First announced back in August, it’s the first big update for the survival sandbox since Funcom announced a slower but higher-quality content cadence and a move away from battle passes. Most notably, as our survival sandbox expert MJ previewed, Age of Heroes injects new life into thrall minions, effectively giving them full AI and schedules to simulate a dynamic world – at your command.
“This is the dawn of a new age, and the team has worked hard to make sure this update feels like it,” Funcom says. “Soon, you will accompany fully voiced heroes as their legend is made, eventually recruiting them as companions to your cause. The unique perks they acquire will depend on your actions in these epic quests. Living Settlements, the second major feature in Age of Heroes, will breathe life into your base thanks to worker thralls now existing in the world, reacting to their surroundings and living their life. All of this will come with bug fixes and multiple smaller changes.”
