Improvements
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• The game´s balancing has been improved (details below)
• The chat functionality has been improved
• The installer has been improved
• The Quick Play function is now customizable
• Added a list of recently played opponents in the contacts menu
• Added fertility information for soil when clicking on it
• When playing human opponents, players now can spectate the game after a defeat
• A quitting player in multiplayer sessions will now be replaced with an AI
• The map Crushed Mirror is now available in Empire mode[/list]
Bug Fixes
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• Fixed a chrash when loading certain older savegames
• Fixed a sporadic desync when players quit a session
• Fixed an issue with locked non DLC maps when using map filter
• Fixed a display issue when unlocking content from the Limited Edition
• Fixed a bug that would prevent achievements from being posted on the Facebook wall
• Fixed various localization issues[/list]
Additional
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• The monthly and weekly leaderboard is now shown in an extra tab in the leaderboard menu[/list]
Balancing Changes
(Special thanks to all our balancing beta testers!)
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• Starting Resources:
20 Meat -> 15 Meat
5 Iron -> 3 Iron
5 Garment -> 4 Garment
3 Jewellery -> 2 Jewellery
o 7 Planks, 7 Stone -> 5 Planks, 5 Stone, 2 Bread
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o 4 Tools, 4 Meat -> 4 Tools, 4 Coal, 2 Bread
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o 6 Gold, 6 Coal -> 4 Gold, 4 Iron Ore, 2 Bread
• Victory Point „Generalissimo“:
o The amount of defeated soldiers needed to gain this Victory Point has been lowered to 20.
o From now on, only enemy (not neutral) soldiers, that haven’t been killed by fortifications, count towards the Victory Point.
o Bertram, the Bonecrusher
Before: +50% close combat damage
Now: +30% close combat damage
o Philipp, the Prudent
Before: +25% close combat and +25% long-range damage
Now: +15% close combat and +15% long-range damage
o Theobald, the Tactician
Before: +50% long-range damage
Now: +30% long-range damage
o Hugo, the Hotspur
Before: +25% close combat and +25% siege damage
Now: +15% close combat and +15% siege damage
o Cuno, the Cool-Headed
Before: +25% long-range and +25% siege damage
Now: +15% long-range and +15% siege damage
o Siegfred, the Specialist
Before: +50% siege damage
Now: +30% siege damage
o Albert, the Allrounder (Only available at the Dark Fortress)
Before: +20% close combat, +20% long-range and +20% siege damage
Troops regenerate twice as fast
Now: +10% close combat, +10% long-range and +10% siege damage
Troops regenerate twice as fast
• Clerics‘ Defensive Bonuses:
The defensive bonuses of clerics deployed in camps now also affect fortifications.
• Expansion with Church and Trade:
The conquest of sectors by proselytism or bribery has been adjusted.
o The costs of proselytism and bribery have been reduced altogether.
o Conquering sectors peacefully won’t destroy their fortifications anymore.
o Because they aren’t destroyed anymore, fortifications have to be “payed for” when a sector is conquered by proselytism or bribery, increasing the relative costs of fortified sectors.
o Destroyed fortifications aren’t taken into account anymore when calculating the costs of bribery and proselytism.
o The proselytism of Cavalry, Cannons and Fortifications now also calls for Brothers and Fathers.
o The bribery of Cavalry, Cannons and Fortifications now also calls for Garment and Jewellery.
o Bribery Costs:
Coins: (10 x 0,5) + (10 x Pikemen x 0,2) + (10 x Musketeers x 0,2) + (Wooden Towers x 10 x 0,5) + (Stone Towers x 10 x 0,6)
Garment: (10 x Cavalry x 0,2) + (10 x Cannons x 0,2) + (10 x Wooden Towers x 0,4) + (10 x Stone Towers x0,5)
Jewellery: (10 x Stone Towers x 0,4)
o Proselytism Costs:
Novices: (1 x 4) + (1 x Pikemen x 0,5) + (1 x Musketeers x 0,5) + (1 x Wooden Towers x 1,8) + (1 x Stone Towers x 2,7)
Brothers: (1 x Cavalry x 0,5) + (1 x Cannons x 0,5) + (1 x Wooden Towers x 0,9) + (1 x Stone Towers x 1,8)
Fathers: (1 x Stone Towers x 0,9)
• Event Locations:
o The costs of trade quests at Event Locations have been reduced.
o The costs of quests granting a treasure have been raised and adjusted to the costs of quests granting a technology.
o The Earthquake now also destroys 50% of the supply of Stone, Coal, Iron Ore and Gold in the storehouses of the targeted player.
• Fortification of Victory Point Sectors:
From now on sectors granting a Victory Point are generally fortified or are defended by strong neutral units.
• Defense of neutral Sectors:
The amount of troops in neutral sectors has been adjusted on the following maps:
o Badland Ridge
o Glacier Vale
o Amber Coast
o Crushed Mirror
o Blazing Heat
o River Town
o Swampland Rivermouth
o Sandbeken
o Fiery Chasm
o Tempest Taiga
• Map specific Changes:
o River Town
- The Victory Point “Trading Company” has been added.
- The amount of Victory Points needed to achieve victory has been raised to 5.
o Tempest Taiga
- The amount of prebuilt buildings has been reduced.
- The amount of animals has been reduced.
o Nienroth
- The preset AI opponent has been changed from Raspun to Zoé.
- The amount of animals has been reduced.
o Mordsweiler
- The fertility of the starting sectors and adjacent sectors has been adjusted for all players.
- The amount of neutral units defending the Victory Point sector has been raised and the fortifications in that sector have been upgraded to stone fortifications.
- The amount of neutral units defending the sector between players has been increased and the fortifications in those sectors have been upgraded.
- The amount of animals has been reduced.
o Amber Coast
- The Victory Point “Trading Company” has been added.
o Crushed Mirror
- The Victory Point “Trading Company” has been added.
o Swampland Rivermouth
- The Victory Point “Trading Company” has been added.
- The amount of Victory Points needed to achieve victory has been raised to 6.
o Badland Ridge
- The Victory Point “Trading Company” has been added.
- The amount of Victory Points needed to achieve victory has been raised to 7.
o Glacier Vale
- The Victory Point “Trading Company” has been added.
o Blazing Heat
- The amount of Victory Points needed to achieve victory has been raised to 7.[/list]
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