Lords and Ladies!

It is time for another major update for Rising Lords: the Scenario Editor Update! The new and improved Scenario Editor gives you all the tools you need to not only create new multiplayer maps like before, but finally also to create your own storylines, with their own custom balancing, goals and much, much more! The new editor actually gives you most of the same tools and options we're using for crafting Rising Lords' story campaign! This will also mark a small change we will be doing in some of the game's naming conventions in a future patch: every map that has a story connected to it will be playable in Scenario Mode, while basic free-for-all maps will fall under the new Skirmish Mode umbrella! This is a very community-focused update and a love letter to the amazing community who helped (and are still continuing to help) shaping Rising Lords to what it has become so far. Thank you all so very much! As such, we will have a special contest starting *right now* on our Community Discord server, where interested map creators can not only win cash prizes and Steam keys, but also the paid opportunity to help shape the actual story campaign of Rising Lords! More infos down below! And in addition to that: Rising Lords is also part of the Steam Summer Sale, so if you haven't grabbed the game yet, you can do so right now at a 20% discount!

Rising Lords: Scenario Editor Update

Unleash your creativity and tell your own story in the new Scenario Editor! With this new tool you can finally add custom storylines, balancing, goals and much, much more to your maps and share them with everyone via the Steam Workshop! To help you get started with all the new tools, we prepared a short overview video for you, giving you the basics of handling the editor. You can watch it right here! [previewyoutube=ITvmnACrMnQ;full][/previewyoutube] And if you'd like a deeper dive into the editor, you can find the full documentation right here: SCENARIO EDITOR DOCUMENTATION

BUILDER CONTEST

To celebrate the launch of this new update and our amazing community, we are also starting a special contest *right now* until July 15th, 2022 on our Community Discord! The goal is... to create a new scenario using the new Scenario Editor! From all submissions, three winners will be chosen who will be eligible for the following prizes:

1st place: 100$ cash prize + a selection of Deck13 Steam Keys
2nd place: 50$ cash prize + a selection of Deck13 Steam Keys
3rd place: 25$ cash prize + a selection of Deck13 Steam Keys

In addition to that, everyone who is partaking in the contest will get access to a special outfit your character can wear in game. The three winners will even get a very special "bloody" variant of that same outfit! And, as a GRAND SPECIAL PRICE: the 1st place winner of the contest will be eligible for the paid(!) opportunity to actively help build and shape the Story Campaign of Rising Lords! To join the contest:

Create your very own scenario using the Scenario Editor
Upload the map to the Steam Workshop and put "Builder Contest" either in the title or description
Join our Discord and post your creation to the #modding-and-maps channel

We wish all contestants the best of luck! We can't wait to see your creations! This competition is in memory of Gwizz41, who sadly passed away on 01/03/2022. He spent over 800 hours modding Rising Lords and the cosmetic item you can win is dedicated to him.

Full Changelog

0.15.2 (June 24th) - RISING LORDS: SCENARIO EDITOR UPDATE

New:

Added scenario editor for the public that allows creating complete custom maps with story, adjusted values, goals etc
Added language updates for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean (WIP)
Show the X when holding peasants in another region if there is no arrow to drop peasants at a nearby workplace in that peasant's region.
Added tutorial 'rebuild dwelling' circle hint
Clients can see and adjust custom starting positions
Added a castle building mode showing castle icons on tiles that can have castles on them
Added siege camps when an attacking army has come into a region, but not taken its castle.
Added revolt modifiers to region unhappines graphics to show a more accurate revolt icon.
Added terrain bonuses w/ mouse hover as requested by the community
Added a tool tip to explain why the player can't drop a peasant into a region they do not belong.
Added swamp forest tiles (currently working as normal swamps)
Added more language support to some places that didn't have it.
Added tutorial task explaining tutorial usage
Tutorial explains missing units on muster
Added a warning to prevent imported maps crashing the test map system in the editor.
Show up arrow when lifting peasants
Added new region overview GUI icons to replace the old versions.
Added dynamic font sizing for notification scrolls
Added language updates for jp, ko, ch, and zh

Fixes:

Fixed Steam features not working (workshop + challenge mode highscore upload)
Fixed castles not giving extra general
Fixed missing 'upgrade' option after watch-towers built
Fixed battle cam state freeze leading to softlocks in rare cases
Fixed army menu crash when changing unit types in some cases
Fixed no 'victory' screens w/ 1-player game
Fixed slow tile loading w/ huge resolutions
Fixed several crashes and bugs with the select starting region.
Fixed a lategame crash caused by not enough free generals
Fixed bright-red color w/ white text / brightness formula
Prevent sometimes picking up extra peasants, and always pick up when hovering right over peasant
Fixed unresponsive skill unlock
Fixed low-morale turn interruption bug
Fixed avatar portraits always facign the same way
Fixed enemy battle meter anchoring to wrong edge
Fixed smithy not rendering fire fighters
Fixed army-hover font for ants
Fixed boat flicker bug on AI move
Fixed dragging peasant rendering incorrectly
Fixed static mercenary crash when loading a challange map in battle
Fixed army unit selection left-arrow broken
Fixed lord menu not displaying custom generals
Fixed editor screenshot zoom incorrect
Fixed avatar portrait crash
Fixed potential crash w/ window min / tab-out
Prevent mounted unit going through swamp when it can go around
Fixed editor screenshot outline bug
Fixed tutorial 'back' missaligned selected option
Fixed a rare bug showing no tiles
Fixed wooden castle walls in the middle of no where on Meath map.
Fixed tutorial circle tip bug w/ merchant menu
Fixed both Chinese languages missing data despite having the key.
Fixed game sometimes crashing when starting Chinese due to missing region_translations.
Fixed [chinese] text-wrap in tutorial book
Fixed [chinese] tool-tip vertical align / hight align issues
Fixed language support for skill card notifications having their name rather than translated name.
Fixed other language support issues.
Fixed other rare campaign, load game and multiplayer crashes
Fixed custom battle fog / map tile bug
Fixed text for ants on battle card presentation
Prevent army tooltip stretching out so much when using Bree font
Fixed missing village tiles
Fixed battle timeline cut in half sometimes
Fixed inconsistent battle card scale flicker
Fixed 'hunt successful' incorrect graphic
Fixed tutorial could bypass skill selection
Fixed missing region names in editor
Fixed "army already in conflict" bug
Adjusted some graphics settings to properly trigger tile updates
Fixed sword icon not displaying when attacking an obstacle
Fixed region name being at the top of the screen.
Fixed event cards not expanding correctly
Fixed 'fake orders' tile highlight flicker
Fixed inverted loading screen in some situations
Remove garrison if story tree editor is set to take over a region in first turn.
Fixed overview-switch peasants not rendering until zoom
Fixed 'export game' not remove fullscreen properly
Fixed tokenized elements behind region color
Fixed unusual resolutions bottom-gap bug
Fixed miss-aligned units on tablet w/ some resolutions
Fixed '#' not being converted to "next line" in story book
Fixed tutorial requiring exactly 0 of some units
Fixed more battle-tile flicker / highlight not resetting bugs
Fixed tool tip for radial menu not changing when hovering over something new.
Fixed alt-tab not refreshing tiles
Fixed card text overlapping in some situations

Changes:

Allow dropping peasants again with right mouse button
Battle camera improvements
Further end-turn stutter reduction
Building walls disabled in challenge mode
Modified mouse pan border from 1 pixel to 3, because south border wasn't panning.
Army morales from previous victories do not show as + or - at the start of new battles.
Cannot place units in water unless sea attack
Armies placement during sieges
Allow rapid-click inc/dec army unit count
Added revolt_minimum = 5 to be revolts still happen if under the minimum no matter what the player characteristics.
Strong AI now sends out early land grab armies
QOL tutorial changes
Brought rendering up to speed for <16/9 ratios
Tutorial prevents invalid army creation
Added ability to click end turn while in "scroll and zoom" state.

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Rising Lords is a medieval turn-based strategy game with card and board game elements. Send your serfs to fight and die in your name... or let them prosper, and use them to your advantage!

Collect taxes and resources. Dictate rations and field work. Forge weapons, reshape the battlefield, raise armies, and build mighty fortified cities. Help your people become knights, or dump them on a battlefield far away, but be careful: even the most humble peasants will revolt eventually…

In addition to its campaign mode, Rising Lords features robust multiplayer functionality. Play a quick game, or settle in for an evening or more. Play mind games with your friends with Rising Lords’ special figures and spread false infos. Let them pay for their insolence in questioning your right to rule!

Features
● Find the perfect balance - juggle production, resource gathering, diplomacy and treason, tax and rations - all vital in the success of your provinces
● Deep tactics - Use counters to troop types, morale, terrain and cards to get the upper hand even against seemingly impossible odds
● Strategic battles - besiege your enemy’s cities to starve them out, go all-out attack, or wait for them to come to you
● Up to 4-player simultaneous multiplayer - no need to wait for each individual player to take their turn
● The psychology of war - Play mind games by spreading false informations and use figures to pester your opponents
● Subtle variables - Morale, terrain and fortifications have a huge impact on battle, and the tide can turn quickly
● Customisation - Tailor your leader’s look and skills, and craft your perfect cities and troops
● Risks and opportunities - React to figures that visit your province. Find ways to take advantage, and work quickly to eliminate threats!
● Take your pick - React to many different events and collect unique cards to surprise your enemy!