Hi everyone! We are glad to announce the release of the next major update for Dark Facets, which is focused on the battlefields, but affects not only them!

The main things in the update:

• Passive AI mode

  
  A lite game mode has become available. When enabled, the AI will conduct mainly defensive tactics, without attacking the player on its own and sending combat units only for defense. But this does not mean that after they repulse, enemy units will not attack you, so be careful. The mode is recommended for beginners, for a more comfortable acquaintance with the game. Also the ability to obtain achievements will be disabled.

• Heroes

  
  With a certain probability, when recruiting a combat unit, Hero may appear, which differs from ordinary units by a special icon above the health indicator and increased characteristics (twice as much health and damage). The probability of his appearance depends on the level of the Citadel. In one class there can be only one hero. They can also appear on the enemy.
  

• Scouts

  
  The game has a new class unit Scout , with its own unique mechanics. After he reaches the Citadel enemy, you can issue him the task. With Exploration Scout will attempt to collect information about resources of the enemy and, if he succeeds, information about their number will appear in the window. If you order him to attempt Sabotage, then with a certain probability the Scout will try to either destroy part of the enemy's resources, or damage his building. The enemy is also available to the Scout, which has the same capabilities.
  
  

With all this

• Now you can control the speed of playing time. Thanks to this, it is now possible to increase the speed of the game by 3 times!
• New achievements related to new mechanics.
• Improvements to the interface: the game settings have been reworked, in the main menu the settings have been moved to a separate section, and in the game - in the pause menu, also added new visual effects, for example, during heavy rain, lightning may appear.
• The update includes fixes for many previously unrevealed problems from incorrect display of units to changes in the mechanisms for calculating game time.

Optional

Unique storyline

• Immerse yourself in a dark story, where your decisions change the twists of the plot and the relationships of the characters.

Unusual mechanics

• Dynamically changing weather and time of day that affect the gameplay.
  
• Administration of the occupied regions by the dark magician Elterion for their prosperity. At your request, the resources obtained in battles can be used to supply your troops or to develop the territories under your control.
  
• Buildings, some of which need workers.
  
• Various classes of warriors with their own characteristics of fighting. As in any war, in the confrontation between Elterion and the Elingard Empire, real Heroes sometimes appear among ordinary recruits who can change the course of an entire battle.
  
• Scouts have always been a special kind of troops, because they are able not only to transmit valuable information to you, but also to sabotage behind enemy lines.
  
• Magic spells, each of which has its own purpose and gives the opportunity to choose their own tactics of fighting.
  
• Not enough resources? Exchange your resources with a merchant if he deigns to come to you.

• Processor: 2 GHz ProcessorMemory: 4 GB RAM
• Memory: 4 GB RAM
• Graphics: 2 GB of video RAM
• Storage: 512 MB available spaceAdditional Notes: Additional dependencies may be required: libcurl4. libopenal1

• OS: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / Steam OS 2.0 (64bit)
• Processor: 3.2 GHz ProcessorMemory: 8 MB RAM
• Memory: 8 MB RAM
• Graphics: 4 GB of video RAM
• Storage: 512 MB available space