Rising Lords @ Gamescom, New Demo & Contest Results!

Lords and Ladies!

While today's game update brings mostly a *TON* of gameplay improvements and quality-of-life features, we nonetheless have a bunch of amazing news for you! Gamescom 2022 is happening! And we're part of it! More infos below! And for the first time since we launched Rising Lords in Early Access, you can try the game before you buy - with the new Rising Lords demo version! Then the next round of our Challenge Island Tournament is starting! Challenge Island Round 2 will go live today! And finally: the results for the Builder Contest are in (with all of the contestants' maps being playable via Steam workshop)!

Rising Lords @ Gamescom 2022 + New Demo

Rising Lords is part of Gamescom 2022! We're incredibly thrilled to show Rising Lords during the first in-person Gamescom since 2019! If you would like to visit us: you can find us at the Indie Arena Booth - Hall 10.2, Booth 8! If you're in Cologne and are visiting the convention, come and say Hi! Additionally to commemorate the occasion, we released a demo version of Rising Lords for the first time! In it you can check out the story prologue and maybe even get a little something after you beat it! Grab it right off the Steam page and check it out if you like!

Challenge Island - Round 2

Challenge Island - our randomized combat-focused gameplay mode - heads into Round 2! That means starting today, previous leaderboards will be wiped and everyone starts with a completely clean slate again! Try to get the highest score and discuss your victories and your strategies with our community on Discord!

Builder Contest Results

Our Builder Contest is over and we'd like to thank each and every one of you for taking part and just for being part of the community! All of your custom scenarios have been nothing short of amazing! You all did a great job! But: not everyone can be a winner and we'd like to congratulate our Top 3 contestants 1st: Timmy's Glorious Day by Toni 955 2nd: Ravnskoljd by Erasin 3rd: Fornburg by Yes. And: as promised, the "builder" and contest-exclusive "bloody builder" skins are now available in-game! We had a great time playing your maps and we are proud to see the community can come up with such creative and engaging stories and maps! ...and that's it for today! As always, see the full changelog for this version below! And see you at Gamescom - or on our Discord!

Full Changelog

0.16.1 (August 23rd)

New:

bonus Lord skin "builder"
new general outfits
Added 10 loading screenshots
roads auto-tile to connect to bridges correctly
Added army morale penalty for losing a unit
Multiplayer 'Custom Battle' displays map @ army selection
Show unit bonuses for mercenaries on stats shield
initial implementation of undo/redo in editor
confirmation prompt to editor map reset
Story Tree 'Limit radial menu'' node & updated tutorial
story tree can now circle some GUI elements

Changes:

removed sign from buff/debuff tile hint for better readability
gave clickable tiles the ability to be clicked on while the player is not in the region
bridge / traps change to yellow when placeable
removed 'inspire' task from tutorial
improved battlecam movement:
Fixed clamping bounds inconsistency to be about 1.5 tiles out from valid slot
Fixed jumpy zoom in/out in most cases
Fixed full-zoom-out jitter in some cases / potential soft lock
improved odd battle cam shift when zooming near borders
updated some tutorial infos
tutorial 'rebuild walls' prevents walls on other tiles
tutorial task now expects exactl 20 sheep, not 20-40
changed mission story + missions to be hidden during BattleSummary.
Added battle summary to show multiple armies next to one another instead of on top of one another.
tutorial prevents mill being built on wrong field
Added zoom to battle will only include visible armies, so there are no more strange battle zoom ins.
Added preventing editor hot keys from functioning while typing into input box.
Fixed soft lock with right click radial battle menu when too close to the edge of the map.
Changed the German language morale statement with allied armies.
rearranged the skill tree to better match card strength
performance optimisation FOW
Modified helper cards to appear in the tutorial.
attacking a unit that can't retaliate morale penalty increased to -6
added delay to attack sounds to better match animation
AI improvements
changed battle-cam focuses on right-click target if on camera border
shrunk tile cache surface (improved RAM usage)
further minor performance improvements
merchants now visit all player regions first to ensure a fair start
bridges can now be placed on swamps
Draw fishermen on harbour instead of nearby
performance improvements
bowmen balanced to now do a bit less damage against armored units and a bit more against peasants
Modified English heritage bowmen to cost 50% more gold when mustering
Modified battle summary text to have less words for units lost and killed when there are more than 2 players in the battle.
improved campaign token text alignment (e.g. numbers on token base)
building cost increase in a region per building lowered from 20% to 15%
cheaper and faster secondary castle buildings
chapel morale boost from 15 to 20
adjusted region overview tutorial wording
small tutorial improvements

Fixes:

fixed bridge/trap hover not properly highlighting
fixed resource consumption tooltip getting stuck on
fixed region tile miss-align in editor
fixed resign button not working correctly sometimes
fixed horse growth rate bug w/ stables
fixed morale explanation tutorial render bug
fixed menu music fading when going to 'options'
fixed missing player list 'background' for client in custom battle
fixed broken tile 'grid lines' due to recent tile optimization
fixed auto-govern merging your armies
fixed auto-tile w/ connecting edges of bridges
fixed miss-aligned 'enter code' box
fixed bug w/ tutorial requiring 5 'random cards' instead of 3
FixedMigration being inconsistent
Fixed diplomacy staying visible when in screenshot mode.
Fixed two crashes heading to multiplayer custom battle related to the helper cards.
Fixed missing unit switch arrows / possible unit switch freezing
Fixed clicking graphics > camera pan from toggling the battle speed.
Fixed loading screen not freeing surface from memory, because it was being destroyed, but not exited, so it would recreate the surface.
Fixed map_tile surfaces not being freed from memory with exit to title screen.
Fixed map selection not freeing surface from memory, because play game never released it from memory.
Fixed worker spine surfaces not being freed, except for fields.
Fixed small memory leak w/ general avatars & in-battle cards
Fixed right-click dismissing > 1 card at a time in scenarios
Fixed campaign setup map surface not being freed when hitting back button.
Fixed farm peasant surfaces not being freed when returning to the title screen, caused by their outline surfaces not being freed.
Fixed clickable tile surfaces not being freed. They looked like construction sites.
Fixed peasant surface mem-leak / slight reduction in peasant RAM usage
Fixed disband buttons behind units
Fixed potential freeze in 'mercenary menu' state
Fixed skill-tree skill seams between background & icon
Fixed 'region-switch' arrow placement after resolution change
Fixed addressed some missed tile cache changes / highlight bugs
fixed having an empty horse field killed all other horses
fixed auto-tile in editor breaking swamp forest tiles
fixed extra walls 'appearing' on tiles after wall attack visual bug
fixed a number of token visibility issues
fixed placing bridges not auto-tiling existing roads
fixed tutorial army scrolls overlapping in some languages
prevent wrong max. knob value in army menu which could cause bigger armies than allowed, and thus negative happiness.
Fixed german language having ,,, at the end of new entries.

[ 2022-08-23 14:55:38 CET ] [ Original post ]

Rising Lords
Argonwood

Developer

Deck13

Publisher

2020-05-27

Release

Strategy Simulation Singleplayer Multiplayer Coop EA

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🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse

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(810 reviews)

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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!