Update Log 2-5 (New Siege Mode, Profession Redo and More)
Greetings Travelers!
The new content update of Sands of Salzaar is finally here! Apologies for the delay in the planning to have this version released in Jan. However we believe you will find it is worth waiting.
After the last major update, in addition to regular bugfix and hotfix, we have devoted all our efforts to the reconstruction of the Siege Mode and the design of new professions. Right now, the new Siege Mode has been completed and goes live. We hope that this upgraded siege system will bring you more gameplay strategies and fun in the later stage of the game. As for the new profession, it will be officially released after March. Please also stay tuned!
As always, if you encounter any issue in-game, contact us through [email protected], or join us on Discord.
New Siege Mode
In the new siege system, we have added infrastructures such as arrow towers and camps to the siege map. If you already own a land, you can build a “siege weapon” camp in the town. Different defensive towers can also be built, such as frost towers and scattering towers. Players can build different defensive towers depending on different regions their towns are located in.
At the same time, the entire siege warfare rules have been reconstructed: The offensive NPC or player will have 2 chances of resurrection, while the defensive NPC or player can have unlimited resurrection opportunities. In addition, the minions cannot be respawned in the new siege mode, which will challenge the player's strategies and game skills even more.
Profession Redo, Witchcraft for NPC
The skills of Hyena and Sentinel have been reworked, together with some new cool special effects added.
Also, in old versions, if an NPC with a high level has learned all its own skills, the extra skill points can only be wasted. However, this update has equipped arcana talent for every NPC, and now you can take NPC to learn witchcraft from those witchcraft masters in every town.
Units AI Upgrade, Automatic Combat for Encounters
As some of you reported that the siege units won’t attack the next stronghold after they’ve occupied one, we have upgraded the AI of these units to make them more flexible on the battlefield.
Also, when encountering combat in the desert, players can now choose either to lead troops to fight, or to fight automatically. Please note that the auto combat option can only be available when you turn on the new Real Injuries mode in the settings.
In addition to the above updates, we have also resolved a couple of issues that our English players are most concerned about, such as adding the skip dialogue option and enabling the player's camera to free-roam the map after the character is defeated. For details on more adjustments and bug fixes in-game, please check the full patch notes below:
[h3]2021-1-30 Codename: Battle of the Black Sun (0.8.2.1)[/h3]
New Additions:
The new content update of Sands of Salzaar is finally here! Apologies for the delay in the planning to have this version released in Jan. However we believe you will find it is worth waiting.
After the last major update, in addition to regular bugfix and hotfix, we have devoted all our efforts to the reconstruction of the Siege Mode and the design of new professions. Right now, the new Siege Mode has been completed and goes live. We hope that this upgraded siege system will bring you more gameplay strategies and fun in the later stage of the game. As for the new profession, it will be officially released after March. Please also stay tuned!
As always, if you encounter any issue in-game, contact us through [email protected], or join us on Discord.
New Siege Mode
In the new siege system, we have added infrastructures such as arrow towers and camps to the siege map. If you already own a land, you can build a “siege weapon” camp in the town. Different defensive towers can also be built, such as frost towers and scattering towers. Players can build different defensive towers depending on different regions their towns are located in.
At the same time, the entire siege warfare rules have been reconstructed: The offensive NPC or player will have 2 chances of resurrection, while the defensive NPC or player can have unlimited resurrection opportunities. In addition, the minions cannot be respawned in the new siege mode, which will challenge the player's strategies and game skills even more.
Profession Redo, Witchcraft for NPC
The skills of Hyena and Sentinel have been reworked, together with some new cool special effects added.
Also, in old versions, if an NPC with a high level has learned all its own skills, the extra skill points can only be wasted. However, this update has equipped arcana talent for every NPC, and now you can take NPC to learn witchcraft from those witchcraft masters in every town.
Units AI Upgrade, Automatic Combat for Encounters
As some of you reported that the siege units won’t attack the next stronghold after they’ve occupied one, we have upgraded the AI of these units to make them more flexible on the battlefield.
Also, when encountering combat in the desert, players can now choose either to lead troops to fight, or to fight automatically. Please note that the auto combat option can only be available when you turn on the new Real Injuries mode in the settings.
In addition to the above updates, we have also resolved a couple of issues that our English players are most concerned about, such as adding the skip dialogue option and enabling the player's camera to free-roam the map after the character is defeated. For details on more adjustments and bug fixes in-game, please check the full patch notes below:
[h3]2021-1-30 Codename: Battle of the Black Sun (0.8.2.1)[/h3]
New Additions:
- Added and replaced new siege modes and maps (if MOD authors want to use the new siege mode, they need to change the siege mode to "capture mode" in the corresponding siege war map settings to take effect), new rules linked with siege weapons, defense towers, barracks, warehouses and other buildings, and external town construction. In the new siege mode, heroes from both sides can be resurrected, but the resurrection time is extended, and each hero of the siege party has only two chances to resurrect.
- Added a new Real Injuries mode for our hardcore players. Now you can choose between the new and the old mode at the beginning of the game.
- Added auto-battle feature for encounters (note: the auto-battle option of encounters is only available when the new Real Injuries mode is turned on).
- Added an auto-skip button in the conversation interface (this function is only valid for continuous dialogue commands, and will automatically terminate when encountering non-dialogue commands).
- Added lots of new equipment icons.
- Adjusted stats of most equipment and added descriptions for them.
- Adjusted entry values and descriptions, added some new entries. Most of the previous errors and descriptions of entries that were not displayed have been fixed.
- Reworked the Hyena skill page, balanced the values, and replaced Rocket Rain with SwitchBlade.
- Reworked the skill page of Sentinel, added a series of shield-type skills, and removed skills like Enlarge and Hook that do not match the character settings.
- Replaced the models of Hina and Nura.
- Added models for Batu, Princess Bellen, Fadia, Tasha.
- Added the definition of armor type.
- NPCs now have an arcana talent level, and they can be assigned to major arcana learning sites!
- The special effect position type in the BUFF table added the position type parameter for special effect positions of the left and right hand.
- Players can now choose whether to open the Land of Ifrit in a certain period of time at the beginning of the game (no need to complete the main storyline).
- Added a simple MOBA PVP multiplayer MOD under MOD samples (SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\DesertLegend\ModSamples\MultiplayerMod).
- Added two new points of interest related to siege weapons near Redstone Keep and Diresprings.
- Added a NPC with warehouse function and backpack expansion in the spawn point of Redstone Keep.
- Players can now join the AI camp and can be granted as a Sultan. The probability and quantity of grants are related to the relationship between the forces and the number of territories the player has obtained. The more territories obtained, the lower the probability of granting.
- Adjusted the mana cost and damage values of some skills, nerfed some skills that were too overpowered, and buffed some skills that were too underpowered.
- Minor adjustment for the skill pages of some heroes.
- Increased the distance between the initial points of the two sides on several small battlefield maps.
- Adjusted the talent tree values.
- Adjusted monster types in some dungeons.
- You can now choose to retreat in a siege.
- Enabled free-roaming camera that allows players to observe the battlefield freely after death.
- Minor adjustments for the interaction value between weapons and armor.
- The dialog box of the leader will no longer pop up when wages are paid for working for factions.
- Fixed the problem where the AI automatic battle result judgment might be abnormal.
- Fixed the bug where the basic attack skill field of the specified character in the character configuration table failed abnormally.
- Fixed an issue where AI would not automatically attack the next stronghold during a siege.
- Fixed an issue where some sound effects played too many simultaneously.
- Removed the invalid reminder of "goods are hard to sell".
- Fixed the problem where bleeding did only 1 damage.
- Fixed the problem where Rusen’s conversation disappeared when the Rusen quest was completed.
- Fixed a bug where switching of non-weapon equipment during battle might not cause attribute changes.
- Fixed a bug where Legendary Blacksmith could not perform basic attacks.
- Fixed the bug where the basic attacks of harp, bow and sub-weapon were not considered as long-range attacks.
