Conan Exiles

Conan Exiles is a survival video game developed and published by

Conan Exiles
Funcom for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. The
game is set in the world of Conan the Barbarian, with the custom
playable character being rescued by Conan, beginning their journey.
Early access versions of the game were released in early 2017,
leaving early access on May 8, 2018.[1]

Contents
Gameplay
Character creation
Mechanics
Progression
Backstory
Official Hosting Partners
Reception
Developer(s) Funcom
References
Publisher(s) Funcom
External links
Director(s) Joel Bylos
Composer(s) Knut Avenstroup
Gameplay Haugen
Engine Unreal Engine 4
The most basic premise of Conan Exiles is survival in the fictional Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
prehistoric Hyborian Age.[2] Player characters begin convicted of
PlayStation 4
various crimes, sentenced to death, and are crucified under the
scorching desert sun. The player character is rescued by Conan and as Xbox One
an exile must navigate the Exiled Lands, a harsh desert landscape. A Release May 8, 2018
later update added a biome called the Frozen North, which added Genre(s) Action-adventure,
elements to build, armors and a land to explore. It also added Star survival
metal which is used to build strong armor, and better tools and
Mode(s) Single-player,
weapons. An additional biome, The Highlands, was added in 2017. A
multiplayer
high-level Volcano area followed in Q2 2018 in the northernmost
region of the game map. This newest addition added Obsidian, used to create powerful tools and weapons
rivaling their Star Metal counterparts. According to Funcom community manager, Jens Erik, the finished game
is around 53 km2 .[3]

Character creation

Conan Exiles features a fair number of customization options such as gender, voice, and several physical
attribute sliders for both head and body. Many races may be chosen from including, Cimmerian, Stygian,
Hyborian, Nordheimer, and more. More controversially, sliders for both breast and penis size are also
available,[4] the latter being censored in North America by the ESRB.
Religion plays an important role in Conan Exiles. Players may initially swear allegiance to one of six pantheon
gods, Set, Yog, Mitra, Ymir, Derketo, or Crom. All of the religions can later be learned from NPCs in-game,
with the exception of Crom, as choosing this is the equivalent of choosing none at all, and is not represented
by any in-game benefit. An additional deity, Jhebbal Sag, may be acquired only by speaking with a non-player
character (NPC) and completing a certain dungeon. The player may then use any combination of their benefits
at any given time, which mainly consists of special crafting recipes. Upon gathering enough offerings specific
to each deity, their avatar may also be summoned by the player as a pinnacle form of offense, most commonly
against other player bases.

Mechanics

Utilizing natural resources, the player must manage hunger and thirst gauges[5] in addition to warding off
hostile enemies, including other players if participating on a PvP server. NPC enemies include savannah and
delta fauna such as crocodiles, hyenas, rhinoceroses, and more. Fictional creatures such as dragons, dinosaur-
like "shalebacks", and various undead also populate The Exiled Lands. A number of aggressive human NPCs
exist in small encampments, villages, and the small city. These human NPCs may be captured using Conan
Exiles's thrall system.[6] Depending on their profession and rank, captured thralls can provide a number of
benefits to the player including faster crafting speeds, reduced material costs, exclusive crafting recipes, and
melee or ranged defense. As of a 2018 update, pets were added to the game, allowing animals to be captured
in the wild in the form of baby animals or eggs, and raised as travel companions or player home defense. A
mount system was planned for the game, but was not included in the game's release due to console
performance limitations. As of December 5, 2019, the mount system has been implemented in an update,
which includes both travel and mounted combat.[7]

Progression

Experience points are earned through successful combat, gathering, and crafting, as well as small amounts
simply with the passing of time. Though lacking a formal class system, each level-up allows a degree of
customization through the selection of attribute points and crafting recipes.

Backstory

The history of the Exiled Lands is revealed to the player by Warmaker Klael, one of the Giantkings, the
ancient rulers of the Exiled Lands. Klael reveals that the humans once came to the giantkings as refugees, and
the giantkings offered the humans the frozen wastelands of the North to settle. The humans built a city among
the trees and practiced weird sciences and worshiped demon gods. There was peace and trade for a thousand
years between the humans and giantkings. However, due to human greed, war eventually broke out. When the
war began, the giantkings created the bracelet, adorned by all players to bend the will of the human prisoners
of war, allow them to understand the language of giantkings, and to prevent the humans from escaping. They
came to rely on human prisoners to fight and labor for the giantkings. The warmaker is now unsure of the
bracelets new purpose. Near the end of the war, humans revealed a new weapon, forged of science, smashing
through troops and encasing the survivors in stone. In desperation, the giantkings created the ritual that
summoned the Sandstorm, which scorched and destroyed everything in its path. This is why most of the exiled
lands are now a desert like waste. Now all the giantkings are dead, except Warmaker Klael. After thousands of
years, Conan comes to speak with the Warmaker and goes to search for the Serpent Ring of Set.

Official Hosting Partners

Official hosting partners. The Conan Exiles Official Hosting Partners are EUGameHost, Ping Perfect and
EasyEUHosting Official servers are maxed out at 40 population where as private servers can be run up to 70
slots. This is to ensure performance and stability on the official servers is consistent without admin
intervention.

Reception
Reception
In the first week of Conan Exiles's early
Aggregate score
access release on Steam, it sold over 320,000
copies.[11] Within the first 28 days, it had sold Aggregator Score
over 480,000 net copies (after returns and PC: 68/100[8]
chargebacks), which was 7,000 short of the Metacritic PS4: 68/100[9]
amount Funcom had projected to sell in the
XONE: 64/100[10]
first year.[12] As of May 2018, the game has
sold over 1 million copies.[13]

Conan Exiles received "mixed or average" reviews on all platforms, according to review aggregator
Metacritic.[8][9][10]

References
1. Romano, Sal. "Conan Exiles launches for PS4, Xbox One, and PC in early 2018, published by
Koch Media" (http://gematsu.com/2017/08/conan-exiles-launches-ps4-xbox-one-pc-early-2018-
published-koch-media). Gematsu. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
2. Funcom (2017). "The Game" (https://conanexiles.com/#thegame). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
3. Erik, Jens (6 January 2017). "Map Size?" (https://steamcommunity.com/app/440900/discussion
s/0/142260718951029948/). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
4. https://www.polygon.com/2018/5/9/17335486/conan-exiles-impressions-funcom
5. http://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps4/conan_exiles
6. https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-05-14-conan-exiles-review-a-handsomely-sculpted-
survival-game
7. https://www.conanexiles.com/blog/update-38-mounts-and-mounted-combat/ Funcom Official
Forums Retrieved 18 January 2019
8. "Conan Exiles for PC Reviews" (https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/conan-exiles). Metacritic.
Retrieved 8 January 2019.
9. "Conan Exiles for PlayStation 4 Reviews" (https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/cona
n-exiles). Metacritic. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
10. "Conan Exiles for Xbox One Reviews" (https://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-one/conan-exile
s). Metacritic. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
11. Makuch, Eddie (10 February 2017). "Conan Exiles Sells 320,000 Copies In One Week, Mod
Tools Released" (https://www.gamespot.com/articles/conan-exiles-sells-320000-copies-in-one-
week-mod-t/1100-6447746/). GameSpot. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
12. "Funcom's Fourth Quarter Financial Report for 2016, pg.3" (http://cdn.funcom.com/investor/201
7/Funcom_4Q16_Report.pdf) (PDF). Retrieved 27 February 2017.
13. "Conan Exiles Out Today, Over 1 Million Sold" (http://pr.funcom.com/pressreleases/conan-exile
s-out-today-over-1-million-sold-2501619). 8 May 2018.

External links
 Official website (https://conanexiles.com)

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