Patch 0.7.3 - “No Rest for the Wicked”

Visual Changes

• Open visual added for the Midas Door
• Visual improvements to the selection box which will hide portions of the box that are obscured by tiles
• Rally flags now play different VFX and SFX on resummon/dismissal
• Water tiles should no longer show a black void when placed next to chasm
• Indicators added to campaign levels that will only be unlocking on release
• Impenetrable rock will now show the wall mesh for neighbouring claimed tiles and rooms

• The top edge of walls and impenetrable rock is not tiling correctly yet, this will be improved soon

• Unit highlight auras have been introduced, these replace the original simple colour highlight to make highlighted units and objects much more clear
• Various texture and material updates
• Outline highlight added to the current campaign level available for the player

Gameplay Changes/Improvements

• When a defeated Underlord’s Dungeon Core is claimed units that were previously on his side will join the first Underlord they see
• Units will now prioritise targets that their rally flag is placed directly upon as long as they are in range of that target

• e.g. Dungeon Cores, defences etc.

• More AI Improvements

• Now able to use room upgrades such as Archive, Foundry and Barracks
• AIs can now unlock and use the super units from the veins

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a critical crash that would occur after level 3 was completed
• Workers for clients in multiplayer no longer sometimes move slowly
• Fixed some bugs associated with the multiplayer lobby after leaving a previous match
• Unlocked aspects in the veins of evil will no longer occasionally carry across multiplayer matches
• Underminers will now appropriately destroy blocks for clients in multiplayer
• Fixed a glitch which caused strange audio behaviour for the standard Dungeon Core
• Fixed a visual issue that would cause warband health indicators on the warband interface to appear broken
• Fixed an issue where the Witch Doctor would not fight in the Arena
• fixed an issue where blue bars would appear when picking up small objects such as defence parts
• Blocks will always appear even with high latency or low FPS
• The well of souls should no longer be invisible
• Fixed an issue where the glacial door would cause it’s neighbouring walls to disappear at full charge
• Loading the game should no longer cause tagged objects to become untagged

• Tagged objects will no longer turn red after loading

• Worker digging animations should no longer loop incorrectly
• Fixed an issue where ceilings would still be visible after leaving possession
• The player can no longer manipulate the camera while the game is paused
• Ember demons will no longer bug out in the arena
• Skirmish AI on levels should now use the appropriate theme
• Fixed a bug where unlocked aspects would replace the starting aspects for campaign levels
• Fixed a bug where spells wouldn’t decrease in cost when a mana-shrine was captured
• Transmutation will now appropriately show the gold added to tiles
• Units will now correctly attack units that are rebelling
• Fixed a prop issue in the empire tavern on campaign level 3
• Empire units that have been converted in a torture chamber will no longer return to patrol routes they held while working for the empire
• Fixed an exploit where units could be leveled instantly to 10 using a spirit chamber podium
• Multiple VFX fixed E.g. Level claim, Underminer etc.
• Super units can now do damage once again

• Super units do not have their full abilities and have not been balanced, they are very very WIP

• AI Players will no longer respond to allied players as if they were a threat

Misc Changes

• Multiple players may no longer use the same colour in multiplayer or skirmish matches
• It is now possible to skip Mentor VO using the space bar
• The veins of evil can now be opened with the V key on the keyboard