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Hello Vikings!

Today, were releasing a comprehensive balance patch designed primarily around feedback and suggestions posed to us by the community since our last balancing patch back in March. Weve made a number of major changes and even introduced some new mechanics with this update and you can see everything weve been working on below!

WARNING!

Please note that we have introduced a backup system for the game progress save file. As with any new system, there is a risk to lose your progress. Please make a copy of any files starting by "stats_" contained in your "save" folder. [/quote]

Call to arms

Now placed in [strike]third[/strike] first position. REMOVED [strike]Converts all civilians in the area into Militia. They cant go outside of your territory.[/strike] Call to Arms is a passive ability placed on your Town Hall. Every six months, homeland sends you 2 Militia to help you defend your territory. Militia is a self-sufficient unit that patrols within your territory and attacks any incoming threats. You can have a maximum of 2 Militia in your territory. Each kill on allied territory gives +100% Military Experience.

Garrison

Now placed in [strike]first[/strike] second position. Each Defense Tower adds +1 to your maximum warband (+2 if upgraded). REMOVED [strike]Each kill on allied territory gives +100% Military Experience. [/strike] You gain 1 free Tower upgrade each year. You can have a maximum of 4 Militia in your territory. The XP gain bonus of the guardian Path (which used to be on Garrison) no longer gives double XP to players that kill units of a guardian player on his territory.

Suppressing fire

Now placed in [strike]second[/strike] third position. Human units within an area that contains an allied Defense Tower gain +30% defense. REMOVED [strike]You gain 1 free Tower upgrade each year. [/strike] You can have a maximum of 6 Militia in your territory.

• New hotkey on Shift+Left click to add/remove a unit from the selection
• New hotkey on Ctrl+Left click to select units of the same type within a selection
• New hotkey on Ctrl+[1-9] to create a new group with the selection (already exist within the game, but never got exposed in the Options)
• Select cycle is now called Go next in Unit/Building type for clarity purposes
• New toggle to choose rather Icons or Military are displayed by default on the minimap
• New toggle to choose to display World Info by default or not

Data mods:

Addition of modifiable values in Cdb

• Tool upgrade, weapon upgrade and relic cost in the forge
• Wood
  consumption by units
• Number of units assignable by default to a building

Script mods:

Restrict "talk" function to valid bannermen


Source of incredible knowledge, this new zone is protected by 3 spectral warriors and can be colonized with Lore
only. Increases building, repairing and forging speed by 30%.

Silos:

• Cost: [strike]100[/strike] 80 Wood
  

Bragaful:

• Under 500 Commercial Influence: [strike]+6[/strike] +3
• Between 500 and 1000 Commercial Influence: [strike]+8[/strike] +6
• Between 1000 and 1500 Commercial Influence: [strike]+10[/strike] +9

Veiled threats

• Improves your Trade Routes Krwns
  income by [strike]75%[/strike] 50% if you have a Warchief and by [strike]150%[/strike] 130% with the Warchief in the same zone as the Trading Post. You can trade even when at war.

Poison

• Decreases targets attack speed
  and move speed by [strike]20%[/strike] 35% for 2 seconds.

BUGFIX

• Scorched Earth now loots resources on neutral factions.

Sheep

• Having at least one Sheep in an area reduces the need for Firewood by 20% during winter for this area. This effect also lasts all year long if the Sheep is in a Sheepfold.

BUGFIX

• The former sheep bonus was active all year for all clans and has been corrected.

Food Trade

• Food trade also increases your Trade Routes Krwns
  income by 70% on tiles with a natural food source.

Whirlwind

• Dragonkin [strike]frequently[/strike] sometimes executes a mighty swirling strike that damages all surrounding enemies.

Buy thralls:

• Price increases by [strike]40[/strike] +50 krowns
  each time
• Price decreases [strike]-2[/strike] -4 Krowns
  each month

Starting Bonuses:

• Learning a new Lore
  gives 20 Fame
  instead of 15.

Greater Blessings (requires 500 Fame
)

• Freya: Winter penalty is massively reduced [strike](30%[/strike] 70% for Food
  , 50% for Wood
  ).
• Baldr: +5 Happiness
  and +2 Lore
  production
• Jrd: [strike]Warchief[/strike] Your army and upgraded towers get +10% attack
  

Handiwork

• Handiwork also grants -10% building upkeep costs.

Osmosis:

• You obtain 1 Happiness
  for every 3 colonized zones.
• Zones with Forests, Swamps, Poisonous Swamps or Fish provide 1 Happiness
  .

Recruits (requires 200 Fame
)

• Sailors also produce +100% fame
  .

[quote=author]Thank you all for your continued support and invaluable feedback that have made this update possible. Keep the feedback and suggestions coming!

- Shiro Games

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