Dear Lords and Ladies!

As we announced in our last Patch Notes update, we are currently hard at work on our first DLC! However, we're also determined to make the base game even better. So not only have we listened to a lot of feedback from our community, but we have also come up with something new that we think will make a positive difference to the gameplay.

A free new building to discover

Have you ever waited in vain for the Merchant to appear in your province, only for him to arrive too late? Fear not, we have a solution for you: The Market building offers you an alternative to this excruciating uncertainty! Trading may not be quite as lucrative, as you will have to sell your goods at a 20% lower price. However, it is still an option worth exploring. You will also find eight random wares that change every turn. You can buy them at a 20% higher price if you wish. Start the game, invest your gold and let us know what you think of this new addition to the Rising Lords building radial!

But wait ... is that it?

Of course, that's not all. Describing every single change introduced in this patch in detail would result in an endless wall of text, so we'll just let you know: We have added a lot of new things, changed a few bits and fixed a lot of issues! See the patch notes below for more details. Best, Team Argonwood

1.1.1 (June 20th)

New

Added new market building
Added ability to Steam to join by using the friend list.
'random' personality option in scenario setup
auto/ai battles spawn 'battle report' cards for each army
added button hover sounds in map editor
screen-edge notification symbol for off-screen task highlights
tool-tip to army merge screen
joystick snap points to army split +/- icons (see commit notes)
joystick snaps + 'back button' to rename region dialog
hotkey (ctrl and shift) for +-10 and +-100 units in merge army menu
region/target placement banner now shows when holding dynamic tokens
unit highlight/snap w/ initiative bar hover (+joystick snap to unit portraits in initiative bar)
tutorial card for hiring mercenaries
unit to be attacked has yellow outline in initiative bar
attempted language detection w/ user-generated town names for font selection
tutorial card for entrenching / delay in tutorial 2nd battle
displays entrench bonus when hovering unit or entrench button
more log-writes for game end, loading screen, and FPS spikes

Fixes

Fixed armies passing through armies in certain movement setups instead of fighting on allied territory
Fixed macemen doing 0 damage
Fixed soft-lock in tutorial w/ certain army stack setups
Fixed armies occasionally invisible unless hovered + incorrect 'duplicate name' warning
Fixed some types of raiders / invaders autobattling regardless of map layout
Fixed castle heritage variable crash
Fixed crash if trying to send food from a region to itself
Fixed send food crash w/ regions that are inaccessible
Fixed string parse crash w/ load game
Fixed rare army feed crash
Fixed russian not displaying correctly on battle cards
Fixed several russian font scaling issues
Fixed potential crash when loading invalid map files in editor
Fixed unable to subtract morale in story tree
Fixed Switch export missing 'X button' hint in build tooltip
Fixed some languages not displaying choices correctly in mission story
Fixed button hints / delete icon x-alignment wrong for some languages
Fixed large option y-placement bug w/ missions + improved option spacing w/ numerous options
Fixed massive text in mp server lobby in some cases
Fixed longer menu buttons not properly shrinking text fully to fit
Fixed save 'delete' buttons leaving snap-point remnants
Fixed task circle not respecting edge specifiers
Fixed decoy consuming 'shields up' not displaying icon that this occurred
Fixed further controller issues w/ merge army
Fixed army 'max' unit count decimals
Fixed some skill previews causing single-digit lag on Switch
Fixed wild animals killing livestock not reported in info cards
Fixed livestock cards double-counting army consumption
Fixed editor save / load map names getting jumbled in rare cases
Fixed killing unit may display damage number above remaining units
Fixed missing dictionary look-ups on Switch
Fixed merchants not traveling in rare cases
Fixed white tile-load flash when going into map on Switch
Fixed info card for tax/food not updating when changed while open
Fixed health info card displaying next season's penalty
Fixed 'spectate' button showing up for your own battles
Fixed old-style gui popups showing up + glitchy pop-in/out w/ some of the newer
Fixed dropping bishops on own territor would generate a broken route
Fixed drop-down displaying fractional resources
Fixed unit outline flicker w/ skill card
Fixed white flicker sometimes w/ inital tile load in battles on PC
Fixed inconsistent option menu open / click w/ 'going to battle' menu
Fixed save/load menu console hint depth issue
Fixed re-focusing game window temporarily resetting food consumption icons
Fixed shoot area not accounting for wall range bonus
Fixed mercenary 'rental' costs not being portrayed directly after hiring
Fixed looping 'end season' animation w/ quick end turns
Fixed ultra-widescreen issues w/ season transition effects
Fixed lag spike making janky zoom-out w/ battle end
Fixed difficulty option displaying on custom scenario restart
Fixed zooming breaking army merge menu
Fixed mission story 'next' / option overlap allowing accidental double-clicks
Fixed white-screen flash on battle / editor start
Fixed player name inputbox disappearing when canceling campaign difficulty
Fixed editor painting broken after 'auto-save' popup
Fixed a problem with steam deck intro video compatibility
Fixed construction tiles sometimes turning blank in LQ mode
Fixed post-crash report send saying that the game would close, when it does not.
Fixed armies rarely sliding into water / across borders
Fixed token motion planning placing tokens on top of eachother in rare cases
Fixed bound units able to use 'shoot area'
Fixed partial fog behind some units
Fixed further cases of single-word pages in mission stories (language dependant)
Fixed 'campaign' no longer disabling if tutorial is incomplete
Fixed 'delete' buttons sometimes disappearing for save slots
Fixed cursor snapping to top-left in main menu
Fixed some controller hints not capitalized
Fixed possible to click 'next' past an options page
Fixed forests not reducing 'shoot area' attacks
Fixed merc fire confirm menu spawning on wrong layer
Fixed minimap not always updating single-layer tiles in time
Fixed water under ports in battle on LQ zoomed in
Fixed some battles from sea / allied regions autobatteling when they shouldn't
Fixed incorrect 'ranged' analysis for castle attacks w/ ranged + prep for attack mode toggle
Fixed garbled graphics while going to Custom Battle on XBOX
Fixed 'entrench' not being properly dismissed
Fixed first-level ports allowing debarking

Changes

battle now starts with 5 cards instead of 4
"load" is now in the first main menu level instead of under singleplayer/multiplayer
improved skill card text scaling / alignment / readability
'formation' skill moved up the skill tree for new matches
'shields up' only applies if damage > 5% estimated damage range
Adjusted so quick cards for battle players do not contain blindfire, as they confuse players being attacked by their allies.
mission story options align bottom-up to prevent overflowing outside the book
battle tile distribution to minimize atteckers w/ indefensible camps
Ignore file check for log files to allow crash reporter to send it.
Make some save pars more compression friendly.
raiders now disband upon first loss regardless of remaining units
removed textbox 'highlight' effect from consoles
improved battle unit render speed
moved 'load game' entries to their own combined menu entry
moved multiplayer battle map name up to be more readable
improved battle units animation timing
bound units can now attack walls / baricades
armies do not hunger when in port unless region has no food
further switch performance improvements
increased tooltip size on Switch / Steam Deck for readability
'health' info card 'beggars' to icon + fixed minor alpha bug w/ info cards
increased top/bottom gui number sizes on handhelds + font consistency between languages
improved text readability + alignment for 'going to battle' screen
dynamic tokens now require extra click to drop
added option to unlock skills and change cards in hand for change general node in story editor
added blur + fade for in-game menu
army scales up a little when zooming out
peasants on fields w/ no seads now display as idle peasants
removed some gui tool-tips when disabled by story / tutorial
removed broken map 'delete' options from editor
window keeps position after res change w/ game startup
battle info scroll switches sides if covering damage prediction
made info banner for items more readable
mercs now reset their numbers over time after being fired
unhired mercenaries recoup 25% of max every turn
regular peasants can no longer use 'bind' card.
removed extra arrow when using 'shoot area'
improved AI wall attack behaviour with cards
adjusted so AI use ladders and ram on melee units first and ranged unit last

[ 2024-06-20 16:59:54 CET ] [ Original post ]

Rising Lords
Argonwood

Developer

Deck13

Publisher

2020-05-27

Release

Strategy Simulation Singleplayer Multiplayer Coop EA

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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!