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Poland. Improving graphics. Player signals on the map. Render optimization, QoL

GENERAL:
  • A new country, Poland, has been added.
  • Introduced a system of signaling players to each other.
  • Game camera now has inertia - it accelerates and stops not instantly.


GRAPHICS:
  • Improved graphic.
  • Optimized rendering algorithms. This has resulted in a significant increase in FPS when the camera is not moving.
  • Animation switching for most units is now smooth.


BALANCE:

Stone Age:
  • Warrior: health reduced from 70 to 65.
  • Bulwark: building speed increased by 25%.


Early Europe:
  • Worker: wood gathering speed increased from 1.2 to 1.3, stone mining speed increased from 1.0 to 1.1
  • Farm: construction speed reduced by 30%.
  • Battleboat: movement speed increased from 40 to 45.


Early Asia:
  • Poultry yard: construction speed reduced by 40%.
  • Sampan: movement speed increased from 40 to 45.


Western Europe:
  • Mill: construction speed decreased by 30%.
  • Trebuchet: the price has been reduced from 0/1000/300 to 0/800/250.
  • Onager: maximum attack range reduced from 200 to 190, price increased from 0/300 to 100/350.


Eastern Europe:
  • Mill: construction speed reduced by 25%.


West Asia:

Symmetric maps. 2x2 Ranking. Balance and QoL

BASIC:
  • Maps may be symmetrical. Now in ranked and team matches the maps are always symmetrical.
  • A new type of match has been introduced - ranking matches 2 on 2. Ranking matches 1x1 and 2x2 are available every second day alternately.
  • Ranking matches have a limited maximum difference between the levels of opponents.
  • In the Map editor, you can set which team owns the starting point.


BALANCE

Stone Age:
  • Scout: creation time reduced from 8 to 5 seconds, price reduced from 50 to 40 food.
  • Bulwark: projectile dispersion decreased from 10% to 9%.
  • Slinger: projectile dispersion decreased from 15% to 11%
  • Maceman: the time between attacks has been reduced from 2.5 to 2.3 sec.


Early Europe:
  • Fishing boat: fishing speed reduced from 6.0 to 5.5
  • Battleboat: time between attacks reduced from 1.2 to 1.0 sec, projectile dispersion reduced from 15% to 12%, damage increased from 10 to 11
  • Heavy Spearman: armor, on average, increased from 4.5 to 5.5
  • Axeman: time between attacks reduced from 2.5 to 2.3 sec.
  • Legionary: damage increased from 14 to 15, speed increased from 50 to 55.


Early Asia:
  • Fishing boat: fishing speed reduced from 6.0 to 5.0
  • Hand ram: price reduced from 80/200 to 70/150, reserve increased from 1 to 2
  • Archer: time between shots decreased from 2.2 to 2.0 sec, arrow dispersion decreased from 12% to 10%.
  • Heavy Archer: armor, on average, increased from 1.4 to 2.8, damage increased from 10 to 11, time between attacks decreased from 1.8 to 1.7
  • Horseman: movement speed decreased from 90 to 80, time between attacks decreased from 1.1 to 1.2 sec.


Western Europe:
  • Onager: damage to buildings reduced from 50 to 40
  • Cannon: time between attacks reduced from 8 to 7 sec., projectile dispersion reduced from 20% to 16%, damage increased from 100 to 120
  • Trebuchet: time between attacks reduced from 15 to 13 seconds.
  • Pikeman: damage increased from 7 to 8


Eastern Europe:
  • Cannon: time between attacks reduced from 7 to 6 seconds, projectile dispersion reduced from 20% to 16%


West Asia:
  • Ballista: projectile dispersion reduced from 15% to 12%, time between attacks reduced from 6 to 5 seconds.
  • Cannon: time between attacks reduced from 8 to 7 seconds, projectile dispersion reduced from 20% to 16%
  • Bashibuzuk: Projectile dispersion reduced from 18% to 15%


East Asia:
  • Hand cannon: time between attacks reduced from 6 to 5 seconds.
  • Cho-ko-nu: projectile dispersion reduced from 15% to 12%.
  • Arquebusier: time between attacks reduced from 4.5 to 4.2 seconds, projectile dispersion reduced from 15% to 14%


Industrial Revolution:
  • Mortar: time between attacks reduced from 8 to 7.5 sec.
  • Light Bomber: Health increased from 200 to 220
  • Light Fighter: damage increased from 18 to 20, bullet dispersion on the air targets decreased from 20% to 15%
  • Air Defense Gun: the time between attacks has been reduced from 3.0 to 2.5 sec.


Germany:
  • Goliath Operator: Goliath creation cost reduced from 0/300/500 to 0/200/300
  • Goliath: movement speed reduced from 70 to 65, life time increased from 25 to 30 sec.


UK:
  • Light machine gun: time between attacks reduced from 4.5 to 4.0 sec., bullet dispersion reduced from 20% to 18%


Russia:
  • Soldier: time between attacks reduced from 2.5 to 2.2 sec.
  • Anti-Aircraft Tachanka: number of occupied population reduced from 4 to 3

The team balancing algorithm has been improved

We have increased the quality of team balancing in team matches.
HF.

Map Editor. Tutorial missions. Visual changes, bug fixes, balance changes & QoL

GENERAL:
  • Added a tutorial level, mandatory to run the first time you start the game.
  • Added map editor. You can play private matches on the created maps.



VISUAL AND SOUND:
  • Resource deposits are now shown on the minimap.
  • Some forests now consist of palm trees.
  • Various cursors have been added for actions that require specifying a position on the landscape.
  • Zamburak now sits on a horse.
  • Soldier and Industrial Revolution Ranger now look different for different countries.
  • Berry bushes may be a little snowy.
  • Cut down trees lie for considerably less time.
  • Many units signal with a voice to start their attack.
  • The upgrade"Taming the Horse" is now called "Stirrups".
  • The upgrade of "Quiver" is now called "Mounted archery"


BUGS FIXED:
  • Private match did not start when using a map code.
  • Enemy unit is no longer de-selected when it is in fog of war.
  • Minimap scale does not change following the other interfaces.
  • Some units have a dance button that didn't work.
  • The battle formation tooltip overlapped the minimap.
  • Other bugs.


BALANCE

Stone Age:
  • Warrior: time between hits increased from 1.0 to 1.1 sec.
  • Slinger: damage to buildings reduced from 5/8 to 4.


Early Europe:
  • Elder House: health increased from 1000 to 1500.
  • Worker: wheat extraction speed increased from 1.3 to 1.4
  • Ram: number of required population reduced from 4 to 3.


Early Asia:
  • Elder House: health increased from 850 to 1200.
  • Manual ram: time between attacks reduced from 2 to 1.8 sec.
  • Stables: research time of "Stirrups" decreased from 120 to 60 sec., research time of "Mounted archery" decreased from 120 to 60 sec.


Western Europe:
  • Town Hall: health increased from 2000 to 4000.
  • Fort: improvement time to Barracks/Shooting Range/Stable reduced from 50 to 40 seconds.
  • Barracks: improvement time to Royal Barracks reduced from 90 to 60 seconds.
  • Shooting range: Improvement time to the Royal shooting range reduced from 90 to 60 seconds.
  • Stables: improvement time to the Royal Stables is reduced from 90 to 60 seconds.
  • Worker: wheat extraction speed increased from 1.4 to 1.5
  • Onager: number of shells increased from 6 to 9, damage increased from 40 to 50.
  • Wall: price reduced from 80 to 60 materials.
  • Cannon: time between attacks reduced from 10 to 8 seconds.
  • Bombard: time between attacks reduced from 10 to 8 seconds.
  • Landsknecht: armor, on average, increased from 12.2 to 14.9
  • Heavy Knight: armor, on average, increased from 10.0 to 12.4.


Eastern Europe:
  • Chambers: health increased from 1500 to 3000.
  • Worker: wheat extraction speed increased from 1.5 to 1.6
  • Catapult: projectile dispersion reduced from 18% to 15%, maximum attack distance increased from 200 to 220.
  • Wall: cost reduced from 70 to 50 materials.
  • Cannon: time between attacks reduced from 9 to 7 seconds.
  • Squad: armor, on average, increased from 8.4 to 10.2
  • Light Knight: armor, on average, increased from 4.6 to 5.5


West Asia:
  • Palace: health increased from 2000 to 3000.
  • Wall: price reduced from 70 to 50 materials.
  • Ballista: time between attacks reduced from 7 to 6 seconds.
  • Cannon: time between attacks reduced from 10 to 8 seconds, can be upgraded to Turkish Cannon.
  • Sipakh: speed reduced from 80 to 75, price increased from 150/50/0 to 150/50/40.
  • Mamluk: speed reduced from 70 to 65.
  • "Light abrasive sharpening" upgrade: price increased from 0/150/150 to 0/300/500.


East Asia:
  • Palace: health increased from 2000 to 3000.
  • Wall: price reduced from 70 to 50 materials.
  • Samurai: damage increased from 12 to 13.
  • Ronin: time between attacks increased from 1.0 to 1.1.
  • Mounted Samurai: armor, on average, increased from 3.3 to 5.2, damage decreased from 15 to 14.
  • Springald: time between attacks reduced from 8 to 7 seconds.
  • Rocket cannon: time between attacks reduced from 9 to 8 sec.
  • Hand cannon: time between attacks reduced from 6.5 to 6 sec.


Industrial Revolution:
  • City Hall: health increased from 3000 to 5000.
  • Airfield: price reduced from 500/1000 to 300/800.
  • Antitank Hedgehog: required building time is reduced by 15%, price reduced from 0/120/50 to 0/100/40.
  • Aerostat: the price of the improvement to the location station reduced from 0/1500/800 to 0/1200/600.
  • Mine: price increased from 700/2000 to 1000/2600.
  • Soldier: time between attacks reduced from 2.0 to 1.8 sec.
  • Motorcycle: damage to buildings reduced from 10 to 8.


Turkey:
  • Zamburak: damage range reduced by 20%, health reduced from 200 to 180.


China:
  • Mounted Guardsman: damage reduced from 25 to 24.


India:
  • Elephant-machine gun: bullet dispersion increased from 22% to 25%, armor, on average, reduced from 14.8 to 13.1


France:
  • FT17: time between attacks reduced from 5 to 4 seconds, projectile dispersion reduced from 20% to 15%
  • Aircraft Carrier: Speed increased from 20 to 30.


Germany
  • Pillbox: price reduced from 400/2500 to 400/2000.
  • Arsenal: price reduced from 3000/1600 to 2500/1300.
  • Me.262: now also deals damage to allies.
  • Tank Maus: damage on anti-tank hedgehogs increased from 230 to 280.

New units: Hand ram & Anti-Aircraft Car. Balance, bug fixes, QoL

GENERAL:
  • Early Asia got a new unit: Hand ram.
  • Second Industrial Revolution got a new unit: Anti-Aircraft Car.
  • Resources of the losing player are automatically sent to members of the team with the highest transfer percentage.
  • Any player can be removed during private match preparation phase.


INTERFACE:
  • Added original camera direction restore button.
  • Added underwater enemy sighting indicator in the unit properties window.
  • Added a notification on getting resources from another player.
  • If a unit cannot be train because the required buildings are missing, it will still be shown in the creation interface.


BUG FIXED:
  • Cannot train a worker in Wonder of Japan.
  • Clicking on a player in chat often opens another player's window.
  • The ship's turrets keep firing at the submarine when it has submerged.
  • Other errors.


VISUAL CHANGES:
  • New appearance for the Bronze Age, Medieval, Industrial Revolution Age Wonders of the World.
  • Many of the countries' houses have received a variety of looks.
  • The time on the clock of the City Hall of the Russian Empire / USSR shows the correct time.



BALANCE

"Extra beds in homes" upgrade:
  • Medieval Europe: price increased from 1000/0/0 to 2000/0/0, research time increased from 80 sec to 120 sec.
  • Asian Middle Ages: price increased from 750/0/0 to 1800/0/0, research time increased from 80 sec to 120 sec.
  • Industrial Revolution: price increased from 1000/0/0 to 3000/0/0, research time increased from 100 sec to 200 sec.


"Spacious Houses" upgrade:
  • Industrial Revolution: price increased from 3000/0/0 to 5000/0/0, research time increased from 110 sec to 200 sec.


"Granular gunpowder" upgrade:
  • Added damage increased from 3 to 5.


Early Europe:
  • Spearman: training time reduced from 25 to 22 sec.
  • Heavy Spearman: training time reduced from 32 to 28 sec, no longer required to train. "Quilted skin", but requires Iron Age.
  • Axeman: training time reduced from 35 to 30 sec., price changed from 75/25/35 to 80/40/20.
  • Barracks: "quilted skin" removed.


Early Asia:
  • Spearman: reserve time reduced from 32 to 29 sec.
  • Heavy Spearman: reserve time reduced from 40 to 35 sec., no longer requires "quilted skin" to train, but requires Iron Age.
  • Barracks: "quilted skin" removed.


Western Europe:
  • Musketeers, grenadiers, and dragoons no longer require "smoothbore weapon", but do require Late Medieval and a forge.
  • Forge: "smoothbore weapon" removed.
  • Cannon: now upgraded to Howitzer.


Eastern Europe:
  • Musketeers, grenadiers and dragoons no longer require "smoothbore weapon", but require Late Medieval and a forge.
  • Forge: "smoothbore weapon" removed.
  • Cossack: damage increased from 9 to 10.
  • Halberdier: damage increased from 7 to 10, time between attacks increased from 0.8 to 1.2, maximal attack distance increased from 10 to 12, minimal attack distance increased from 0 to 8, deals area damage.
  • Cannon: now upgraded to howitzer.


West Asia:
  • Bashibuzuk and elephant bashibuzuk training no longer requires "smoothbore weapon", but requires Late Medieval and having 3 firing ranges.
  • Shooting range: "smoothbore weapon" has been removed.
  • Tower: damage increased from 12 to 14, damage to buildings reduced from 12 to 5.
  • Oglan: can be upgraded to cavalryman.
  • Sipah: price of upgrade to cavalryman reduced from 325/25/0 to 225/25/0.
  • Mamluk: upgrade price to cavalryman reduced from 250/0/0 to 150/0/0.
  • Cannon: now upgrades to howitzer.


East Asia:
  • Arckebusiers and dragoons no longer require "smoothbore weapon", but do require Late Medieval and the presence of 3 firing ranges.
  • Shooting range: "smoothbore weapon" removed.
  • Horse archer: may be upgraded to cavalryman.
  • Ronin: Upgrade price to cavalryman reduced from 300/25/0 to 200/25/0.
  • Mounted samurai: Upgrade price to cavalryman reduced from 150/0/0/0 to 50/0/0.


Industrial Revolution:
  • Anti-Aircraft gun: damage increased from 50 to 60.
  • Anti-Aircraft heavy gun: damage increased from 50 to 70.
  • Howitzer: damage increased from 220 to 240, movement speed decreased from 40 to 35, minimum attack distance increased from 50 to 70, health decreased from 300 to 260.
  • Armored Car: armor, on average, increased from 22.2 to 27.0
  • Light Tank: armor, on average, increased from 30.0 to 35.5
  • Soldier: price reduced from 200/100/25 to 150/100/20.
  • Light Bomber: range increased from 60 to 70 sec.
  • Light Fighter: range increased from 75 to 90 seconds.
  • Ranger: inter-attack time by aircraft increased from 3.8 to 4.0 seconds, damage by aircraft decreased from 19 to 18.


Turkey:
  • Sniper: increase of aviation damage percentage from 2% to 5%, increase of time between attacks increased from 3.5 to 4.0 seconds, decrease of aviation damage from 19 to 18.
  • Light Cannon: damage increased from 150 to 160, movement speed decreased from 45 to 40, minimum attack distance increased from 50 to 70, health decreased from 300 to 240.
  • Zamburak: damage increased from 100 to 120, time between attacks increased from 8 to 10 seconds, maximum attack distance decreased from 220 to 200.


Russia:
  • City Hall: added improvement to increase territory in the second industrial revolution.
  • Scythe of Death: movement speed reduced from 45 to 40, health reduced from 300 to 240.
  • Rocket launcher: time between attacks reduced from 50 to 40 seconds, health increased from 300 to 500.


France:
  • FT17: armor, on average, increased from 28.2 to 30.5, time between attacks reduced from 5.2 to 5.0 sec.
  • Anchor aircraft carrier: reserves one Farman Goliath.
  • Heavy anchor aircraft carrier: reserves one Dewoitine D520 and one Potez 633.


India:
  • Wheeled tank: armor, on average, increased from 30.5 to 33.4, speed increased from 55 to 65.
  • Sikh: can build a warehouse.
  • Tiger: added damage from "training" improvement increased from 3 to 5.


Britain:
  • Dock: added improvement that significantly increases the speed of fish and the size of the hold of the barge.
  • Tank Rhombus : armor, on average, increased from 37.2 to 39.6
  • Holifox: health reduced from 1000 to 900, time between air defense machine gun attacks increased from 2.5 to 3.0 sec, air defense weapon damage reduced from 20 to 18.


Germany:
  • Cannon Kolossal: time between attacks reduced from 10 to 8 seconds, projectile dispersion reduced from 11% to 8%, damage increased from 300 to 400.
  • Tank Maus: damage increased from 200 to 300, time between attacks increased from 12 to 16 seconds, minimal attack distance increased from 50 to 70.
  • Me.262: damage increased from 160 to 180, price decreased from 400/1000/1400 to 400/800/1200.


Japan:
  • Dock: an improvement has been added, greatly increasing the speed of fish and the size of the hold of the longboat.
  • Jet fighter J8M1: reduced projectile area size, range increased from 40 to 45 seconds, price reduced from 400/1000/1200 to 400/800/900


China:
  • Howitzer: damage increased from 220 to 240, movement speed reduced from 40 to 35, minimum attack distance increased from 50 to 70, health reduced from 300 to 260.
  • Armored Car: armor, on average, increased from 22.2 to 27.0
  • Light Tank: armor, on average, increased from 30.0 to 35.5
  • Type R: armor, on average, increased from 37.2 to 39.6
  • Type FT: armor, on average, increased from 28.2 to 30.5.