Darkest greetings Underlord, We’ve just unleashed another patch for War for the Overworld upon the unsuspecting citizens of Kairos. Within you’ll find a bundle of new maps for Skirmish and Multiplayer, constructed by our incredible volunteer QA team, as well as a number of stability improvements for Multiplayer and a few bug fixes. We’ve also prepping a short statement on our future plans, and an explanation of some changes to our Steam Store, which we'll be uploading if not tonight then tomorrow!

Patch 1.6.3

Seven New Skirmish Maps!

Loose Ground - 1v1 - by Biervampir

Keeping your footing here is the least of your worries - what with artefacts just waiting to be seized. Eutharia’s Realm - 1v1 - by Fireeye

Underlord Eutharia dwelt here in eons gone by. Would you and your opponent care to poke through her carcass? Sub-Zero - 1v1 - by nutter666

Within the freezing depths of this tundra, you'll find all you need to dig in and build a well-fortified dungeon. But your rival is not the only thing that stirs beneath the ice. Blood Hazard - 1v1v1 - by Biervampir

A particularly potent Underlord met their end here. Will it be you, or your enemies, that donate to the pool of blood? Borehole - 3P FFA - by Biervampir

A newly-discovered realm which is unfortunately short on gold. It stands poised for an epic showdown of Underlord frugality. Populace - FFA or 2v2 - by Green.Sliche

Peopled by you and your fellow Underlords, this realm is a pressure cooker of gold and ambition. But only one can rule. Prepare for a battle of biblical proportions. Stardust - FFA or 2v2 - by Green.Sliche

Deep in the Aether, where gold twinkles like stars and chasms gape like black holes, four Underlords try to avoid oblivion.

Gameplay Changes

Rituals

Assembly ritual now completes all defences in one cast, with the exception of the Sentinel and Stone Knight, which only take 5 Defence Parts per cast

AI Improvements

Improvements to targeting checks mean that units should now respond to attacks more reliable

Performance Improvements

Drastically improved main menu performance
Improved the FPS in pre-rendered cutscenes

Multiplayer

General improvements to multiplayer stability

Visual Improvements

Removed gap in Hero and Hero Crypt Chasm border

Miscellaneous Changes

Cian Noonan, our QA Analyst, is finally credited in the game’s credits! Yay for him
War for the Overworld Level 5 speedrun achievement is now set to 23 minutes

Bug Fixes

The Possession camera should no longer become locked and broken if a Spirit Worker expires while being possessed
Doors will now correctly display their locked state in Multiplayer

Compiled 1.6.3 Hotfixes

Crashes

Playing the game with the official Russian translation will no longer crash the Crucible

Units

The Eternal now correctly absorbs 90% of damage done to the owner's Dungeon Core
The Eternal now correctly resists 50% damage, down from an unintended 75%

Multiplayer

Fixed a few broken elements from when we made under-the-hood changes to Multiplayer - fixes Blood Money, and potentially the torture workflow
Clients in Multiplayer should once again be able to toggle defence states

Levels

War for the Overworld Level 5’s Shifting Bond ritual now goes slower over time, rather than being suspended for a fixed period and then going at a fast pace (attempt #5894 to fix this rare issue)
Fixed incorrect rotation on the Siege Doors in War for the Overworld Level 13
Increased the height of the Emperor's throne in War for the Overworld Level 13; now he can sit up straight and see the throne room once more
Fixed an issue where the Emperor's throne would disappear after loading a save of War for the Overworld Level 13
Fixed a critical issue where the Drawbridge on War for the Overworld Level 13 would become impassable following a save and load in which it was lowered

Visuals

Prevented duplicate VFX on Research Shrine
Prevented the Empire Arcane Core from having a brown Underlordy base
Fixed a material on the Bafu projectile that became corrupt in a build
Fixed a broken defuse on the Behemoth, which would cause him to pop out of existence instead of fading upon death
Fixed a missing material in the Chasm on War for the Overworld Level 3
Evil Arcane theme Possession Door is now correctly team coloured

Audio

Improved sound disable on prop death to be more robust

Mutators

The Disable Payday mutator will now correctly disable Payday when checked

Performance

Additional minor performance improvements which can yield up to 15% increased FPS in extremely late games, and minor improvements throughout earlier stages

Miscellaneous

Fixed "corpses" typo on Crypt info panel
Corrected an issue that could cause offline saves on GOG versions to become unloadable
Fixed My Pet Dungeon level name ordering for IT, ES, PL, and RU languages
Improvements to the GOG Leaderboards for Crucible; should now display more consistently
Small typo correction in the overwrite message for save games
Fixed an issue where Skirmish achievements would not be awarded if the name of the opponent AI was translated
Fixed missing non-English versions of a narrator line on War for the Overworld Level 6
Fixed an issue that would prevent the Steven Fright achievement from being awarded
The achievement for defeating Kasita on Master difficulty has been correctly renamed in-game to "Yanis Varoufakis", to match the achievement list
Fixed a typo in the Wither ability description for the Cultist
Removed a broken miscellaneous line from Mendechaus
Fixed a typo in certain abilities on the Firebreather and Behemoth

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[ 2017-08-03 14:29:44 CET ] [ Original post ]

War for the Overworld
Brightrock Games

Developer

Brightrock Games

Publisher

2015-04-02

Release

Strategy Singleplayer Multiplayer Coop

Key Features

Build Your Dungeon - Excavate and build your dungeon beneath the earth of the Overworld. Design its layout as you see fit, creating an underground fortress filled with a wide variety of rooms, each with a unique use and purpose.
Evil Is Back - Play as an Underlord who has awakened from a deep slumber after countless years drifting in the Aether. This realm hosts a variety of enemies — both Heroes and Underlords will stand in your path as you fight for dominance of the Overworld
Veins of Evil - Choose from over 60 rooms, spells, potions, rituals, defences and constructs in the Veins of Evil as you progress through the game. There are a plethora of possible Vein combinations you can use to conquer the Overworld. Create your own unique flavour of evil!
Fortify Your Domain - Build a wide variety of defences within your walls to defend against — and destroy — those who seek to invade your domain.
Cast Wicked Spells - Call down unholy magic to strengthen your dungeon, route enemy forces, flood corridors with Micropiglets, or simply turn a meddlesome Hero into a geyser of giblets.
Unleash Devastating Rituals - Punish your foes or empower your own forces with game-changing Rituals that can do anything from raising an undead army, to instantly fortifying your entire dungeon.
Command Powerful Minions - Over 20 minions await your call, and will gladly work and fight under your banner... if you provide them with all the creature comforts they demand.
Conquer the Overworld - Play through a feature-length campaign, facing off against the Emperor of the Overworld as you fight for complete supremacy in the Realm of Kairos
Destroy Your Rivals - Take the fight to your rival Underlords in Skirmish or Multiplayer matches with up to four players.
Challenge Ruthless AI - Team up with a friend or fly solo and challenge devastatingly sophisticated AI Opponents in Skirmish or Multiplayer!
Shape the Underworld - Create entirely new Skirmish, Scenario, Sandbox and Multiplayer levels in the Map Editor and share them with other Underlords via Steam Workshop!
Test Your Mettle - Run the gauntlet of the prototype Survival mode and see if you can top the high score against waves of enemies!

MINIMAL SETUPOS: Ubuntu 12.04 or higher
Processor: Dual Core CPU @ 2.5GHzMemory: 4GB RAM
Memory: 4GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GT450 512MB or better. ATI 4870HD 512MB or betterG3D Mark: 1500Hard Drive: 7GB available spaceSound: Speakers or headphones        Additional Linux Requirements:        glibc 2.14 or later               libstdc++6 or later               GCC 4.9 or later               Only the latest video card drivers are supported               OpenGL 3.0 support is required        Full Knowledgebase Article
RECOMMENDED SETUPOS: Ubuntu 16.04 or higher
Processor: Quad Core CPU @ 2.5GHzMemory: 8GB RAM
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