This update makes it possible for modders to replace fonts and translate most parts of the game, including buttons and popups. In Agartha there will now be moist cave walls next to any water squares, making it easier to not flood the level by mistake. There is also the usual bunch of minor features, AI tweaks and bug fixes. General

• Moist cave walls next to water
• Relevant AoE spell casting is now shown in per unit battle log too
• Fix for scrolling of per unit battle log (with +,- keys)
• Temperature changing units are capped to a single one one per square
• Disintegrate will no longer target a bush if someone is standing in the same square
• Auto Recruitment will now buy as many time as possible, making commander recruitment more reliable
• Greedy is now a tag for units refusing to give up magic items (decoupled from stupid)
• Statues of the Underworld can now be constructed in former settlements as well
• Fix for clouds being turned into desert
• Less mist from cloud forests
• Battle log is now slightly wider on widescreen monitors
• Fix for commander died by disease message
• Upgrades of e.g. dwarves can now be performed on other planes as well
• Some units were drawn at incorrect size when viewing stats
• Canceling Save & Quit no longer quits the game
• Fix for some terrain graphics glitches when zooming
• Clear on screen message after ending turn
• Fungus Year is now affected by wilder setting
• Fix for Winged Monkey sprite
• Peddlars can now only spawn from special locations
• Fix for corrupted text with newer versions of the sdl2-ttf lib
• Stat & typo fixes

Network / Multiplayer

• Better cleaning up of partly deleted lobby games

AI

• Tweak of AI square conquering priorities

Modding

• Translation support
• New start option: --dumpstrings
• New translation commands: translation, fontfile
• New monster command: greedy

[ 2022-02-02 08:28:48 CET ] [ Original post ]

Conquest of Elysium 5 is a quick turn based fantasy strategy game with a touch of rogue-like. The game is full of depth, details and monsters. There are also a huge number of factions, each with its own unique gameplay and magic rituals.

The main focus in the CoE series is that each race plays differently. We're not talking about a unique building here and a unique unit there, we're talking about completely different playstyles, with different mechanics and different goals. Perhaps you're playing a druid, focused on amassing a vast forest and jungle empire from which to harvest ingredients to summon creatures of the woods with no practical need to conquer mines. Perhaps you're a dwarf, who's only concern is mines and produce units at a set rate every turn, focused almost entirely on upgrading those units to survive as long as possible since they are so difficult to replace. Perhaps you are a Scourge Lord, who’s pyramids of power drain the very life force from Elysium and channel it to him and his Heralds. With 24 different factions that alone is enough to keep your play dynamic as you vie for control of the map to conquer Elysium.

New for the 5th version of Conquest of Elysium is four additional planes to interact with, boats and ports which enables players to travel to islands beyond the main continent of Elysium, three new factions, new rituals and summons for the existing factions, new battle maps for different fortifications, new independent factions that fight each other, new monsters, more and different random events, and much more.

The game has ten different planes. There is for instance an Infernal plane that is the home of the devils and the demons. So if a demonologist manages to summon a demon lord, there will suddenly be a dark citadel without its master in inferno. Banishing a devil will force it back to inferno instead of slaying it permanently. Although extremely difficult it is possible to permanently destroy a demon lord by storming inferno and slaying it on that plane. Although there are many planes you will only rarely have to visit them. But they continue to run in the background and make certain actions or random events more exciting. Among the new planes in CeE5 is the sky-realm above Elysium. From the clouds flying armies might descend upon the inhabitants of Elysium, only to take to the skies and retreat if their losses were significant. But the clouds are not unattainable. Beanstalks, rainbows and tall mountain spires allow ground-born armies to ascend to the clouds.

Most factions start with a random set of rituals, a random set of combat spells and together with the random map that will ensure that no two games are the same. More rituals and spells can be learned during the game if you have the right resources and find the right locations. In addition to the aggressive wildlife of Elysium there's also random events to contend with, from bumper harvests and bandits, to the very gates of the underworld opening into Elysium. Your hands will be full before you even make contact with the enemy.