RISK UPDATE v3.21 RELEASE NOTES

[h2]Major Improvements[/h2]

[p]Sandbox Mode is here: A new set of tools gives players the ability to modify, playtest, publish and share their own spin on existing maps. [/p]
[p]MAPS+ Subscription: MAPS+ Subscription: Unlock 110+ RISK maps for a monthly subscription and play existing and upcoming maps as soon as they become available*. (* Mobile only, excludes a small number of restricted or IP-partnered maps. Full list available in-app.)[/p]
[p]Alliance Improvements: Alliance requests can now time out and be cancelled.[/p]
[p]Bot Out Improvements & Fixes: Bot out work should be complete now. See the list of fixes below.[/p]
[p]Creator Codes: A brand new system for SMG to regularly provide RISK content creators with weekly/monthly unique codes. Players can redeem codes via the RISK site to unlock maps, frames, dice and more.[/p]

[p][/p][h2]General Improvements[/h2]

[p]Players who bot out are now treated as surrendering: for the purposes of BP & RP generation. Players should no longer need to deal with bots before exiting the game to maximise rewards. Note: this has been disabled temporarily and will be re-enabled in the incoming hotfix.[/p]
[p]From December 14: BP rewards will taper gradually after reaching your daily cap: Instead of earning 0 BP after reaching your daily limit, rewards will be softened until your cap resets as follows:[/p]
1. [p]50% BP for your first game[/p]
2. [p]25% BP for your second game[/p]
3. [p]10% BP for all future games[/p]
[p]SFX & haptic feedback in the lobby: cues added when players join or leave lobbies and when lobbies are full.[/p]
[p]SFX & haptic feedback on turn start: cues added to the start of your turn and on inactivity warning. [/p]
[p]Shop thumbnails: dice and troops should now show up consistently to make it easier to compare different cosmetics.[/p]
[p]Poor ping warning: should now only show up when your ping is impacting your play experience.[/p]
[p]Separate slider for emote SFX: added to settings.[/p]
[p]Troops rotate in troop tray in-game: just like dice do.[/p]
[p]Players can no longer report themselves: Players won’t end up on their own block lists.[/p]
[p]Cleaned up anti-stalling messaging: to make it clearer when players can quit a game without being penalised.[/p]
[p]New Territory Card modifiers: have been added to match Sandbox setup options.[/p]
[p]Improved 3D asset compression: app size slightly reduced.[/p]

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[/p][h2]Bot Out Improvements & Fixes[/h2][p]Bot out should now work correctly as designed. Bot now follows the flow described in our previous post on the subject.[/p][p][/p]

[p]Players replaced by neutral AI will now stop drafting after their 2nd full turn.[/p]
[p]Bot out icons should show to all players, not just the host.[/p]
[p]Bot out timers should not start before the first player’s turn.[/p]
[p]Players who go MIA during semi-auto & manual placement will have their icon updated to MIA.[/p]
[p]Battle log will no longer continue to update for botted out players.[/p]
[p]Players that are botted out by failing to ready up will have their icon updated.[/p]
[p]Bots should no longer fortify for 0 just after a bot out.[/p]
[p]Fixed a bug where UI could fall out of sync with player turns.[/p]

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[/p][h2]Other Bugfixes[/h2]

[p]Balanced blitz: estimation should work better around the 20k mark. Our first bug hunted and found on the Risk Beta Group, thank you TheStaticMage, TheStaticBrock for the find![/p]
[p]Reward ads on Android: should show more reliably now.[/p]
[p]UI overlap issues: fixed on the leaderboard.[/p]
[p]Manual placement in scenarios: Restarting a scenario no longer enables manual placement when it shouldn’t.[/p]
[p]Achievemegeddon on leaderboard: visiting the leaderboard should no longer trigger a cascade of unearned achievements on some devices.[/p]
[p]Fixed a flickering vignette: that appeared at turn end.[/p]
[p]Select Map screen: filters from the All Maps tab no longer carry over to Map Packs.[/p]
[p]Selecting a territory before being prompted in Basic Training: could cause a soft lock with the right timing, this has been fixed.[/p]
[p]Missing attack arrows after Basic Training: should always show up correctly on your next game.[/p]
[p]Host surrendering in zombie games: no longer ends the match prematurely[/p]
[p]Localisation fixes for German: Some strings should fit better in the shop.[/p]
[p]Map fixes:[/p]
1. [p]Zombie Map Pack 2: Increased maximum zoom level on all maps.[/p]
2. [p]Ground Zero: Improved continent colors.[/p]
3. [p]Greenland Saga: improved hitboxes on viking ships.[/p]
4. [p]Ratatoskr & Friends: Fixed spelling on Whiskers.[/p]
5. [p]Trigon’s Labyrinth: Fixed spelling on Moonstone (RIP 🐮stone).[/p]
6. [p]End of the King: Cleaned up sealane connections.[/p]
7. [p]Japan: Cleaned up frame edging & camera bounds.[/p]
8. [p]City of the Dead: Fixed connection Hilltop → Chatham Station.[/p]
9. [p]Overworld: Adjusted pucks to be more centralized.[/p]
10. [p]Greenland Saga: Added missing connection between Thorfinn & Redwood Refuge.[/p]
11. [p]Sietch Tabr: Removed crossroad connection.[/p]
12. [p]Way to Valhalla: Removed crossroad connection.[/p]
13. [p]Yggdrasil, The world Tree: Removed crossroad connection.[/p]
14. [p]The Pirate’s Bay: Removed crossroad connection.[/p]
15. [p]Türkiye: Removed Crossroad Connection.[/p]
16. [p]Modern Boston: Fixed sea lane visuals.[/p]
17. [p]Las Vegas, Nevada: Fixed sea lane visuals .[/p]

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[/p][h2]New Content[/h2]

[p]New Strategic Emotes[/p]
1. [p]Isabel Sorry![/p]
2. [p]Isabel Not Sorry![/p]
3. [p]Napoleon Facepalm[/p]
4. [p]Mika Yes![/p]
5. [p]Mika No Way![/p]
6. [p]Mika Hold Up![/p]
7. [p]Ceasefire?[/p]
8. [p]General Please[/p]
9. [p]General Back Off[/p]
10. [p]General Hurry Up[/p]
11. [p]Stop Turtling[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]Known Issues[/h2]

[p]Crush Rome! Scenario has been disabled in 3.21. It will return soon in a future release.[/p]

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[/p][p]Thank you to our beta testers for their bug hunting effort.[/p]