Shields of Loyalty News

[h2]Noblemen, Warlords and High Priests![/h2][p][/p][h3]🔥 Shields of Loyalty – Major Update & Roadmap 🔥[/h3][p][/p][p]Since launching Shields of Loyalty on Steam in August 2025, your feedback has been invaluable. Today we want to share what’s coming in our next major update — and give you a glimpse at what lies ahead![/p][hr][/hr][h3]Next Update – What’s Coming[/h3][p]We’ve focused heavily on stability, balance, and overall game clarity:[/p][p][/p][h3]Difficulty Settings[/h3][p]You asked for more challenge options — and here they are!
Choose between:[/p]

• [p]Easy[/p]
• [p]Normal[/p]
• [p]Hard[/p]

[p]Whether you’re new to the battlefield or a seasoned strategist, you can now tailor the experience to your playstyle.[/p][p][/p][h3]Bug Fixing[/h3][p]Stability has been our top priority.[/p]

• [p]Major fixes for freeze bugs[/p]
• [p]Numerous additional bug fixes and performance improvements[/p][p][/p]

[h3]Balance Improvements[/h3]

• [p]We’ve refined unit stats, abilities, and faction dynamics to ensure fairer and more strategic gameplay.[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Localization Corrections[/h3]

• [p]Various localization issues have been corrected to improve clarity and immersion across all supported languages.[/p][p][/p]

[h3]Spell Description Updates[/h3]

• [p]Missing spell descriptions have been added. No more guessing — full clarity for your tactical planning.[/p]

[p][/p][h3]POI Reward Adjustments[/h3]

• [p]Points of Interest that previously lacked proper rewards have been reworked to ensure exploration always feels worthwhile.[/p]

[hr][/hr][h2]The Road Ahead[/h2][p]We’re not stopping here. Here’s what we’re currently working on:[/p][p][/p][h3]Expanded Faction Synergies[/h3]

• [p]Each faction will receive 2 new synergies.[/p]

[p]Our goal: deepen strategic variety and strengthen faction identity.[/p][p][/p][h3]New Hero Units[/h3]

• [p]Every faction will gain a brand-new Hero unit, adding fresh tactical options and playstyles.[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Battlefield Visualization Improvements[/h3][p]We’re introducing visual indicators for:[/p]

• [p]AI movement ranges[/p]
• [p]Spell vision ranges[/p]
• [p]Special ability areas of effect[/p]

[p]Better clarity. Better decisions. Better battles.[/p][p][/p][h3]Building Upgrade Unit Preview[/h3]

• [p]You’ll be able to preview new units before upgrading buildings — making long-term planning more transparent.[/p][p][/p]

[h3]Mantaria Codex[/h3][p]A comprehensive in-game player handbook is coming. Dive deeper into lore, mechanics, and advanced strategies of Mantaria.[/p][hr][/hr][p]Your continued feedback shapes the future of Shields of Loyalty.
If you enjoy the game, please consider leaving a review on Steam — it truly helps us grow.[/p][p][/p][p]See you on the battlefield![/p][p]
— The Shields of Loyalty Team[/p][p]🛡️ ETA May2026🛡️[/p]

[p][/p][h2]Commanders of Mantaria,[/h2][p][/p][p]while we're working on new features and changes we for sure working to improve the game and fixing bugs. This is a hot fix and contains:[/p]

• [p]fixed an issue where wrong fields were marked as "elevated" on level 2.7 "The Tower". [/p]
• [p]fixed an issue where the win condition on level 2.7 "The Tower" was displayed twice. [/p]
• [p]Acolyth and Cultists were able to attack air units. This is no longer possible. Only with their spells not with a melee or range attack. [/p]
• [p]AI units blocked by a storm were still able to attack and move. This is fixed.[/p]
• [p]fixed some missing or wrong localization[/p]
• [p]fixed a wrong offset regarding an units idle and attack animation[/p]
• [p]fixed a bug were AI units were still alive with 0 healthy member.[/p][p][/p]

[p]Bug Reporting --> after reporting a bug here on steam or on discord, please dont forgett to send us your save game files to [email protected]![/p][p][/p][p]Thank you all for your patience and ongoing support![/p]

[p][/p][h2]Generals, Conquerors, and Enchanters,[/h2][p][/p][p]we are very proud to announce that we've fully implemented chinese and korean localization! [/p][p][/p][p]What's next? [/p][p]Currently we're still working on these 2 topics:
1. Air/Ground units on same hex-field
2. Solving the main issue causing freeze bugs[/p][p]We're making a good progress here so a deployment by end of January / beginning of February is aimed.[/p][p][/p][p]Bug Reporting --> after reporting a bug here on steam or on discord, please dont forgett to send us your save game files to [email protected]![/p][p][/p][p]Thank you all for your patience and ongoing support![/p]

[p][/p][h2]Commanders,[/h2][p][/p][p]with this patch we have fixed a few more bugs. This is a hot fix and contains:[/p]

• [p]fixed an issue where the AI turn was not completed and a freeze occured in level 3.2 - Vhartos (3rd island, second level) [/p]
• [p]fixed an issue where the current amount of gold within the army management screen was not calculated properly which avoided purchasing new units [/p]
• [p]overlapping tutorial text and voice over have been fixed[/p]
• [p]added missing text and localization for the description of the special ability "swiftness" (skirmish troops of the Warlords faction) [/p][p][/p]

[p]Bug Reporting --> after reporting a bug here on steam or on discord, please dont forgett to send us your save game files to [email protected]![/p][p][/p][p]Thank you all for your patience and ongoing support![/p]

[p][/p][h2]Commanders,[/h2][p][/p][p]with this patch we have fixed a few more bugs. This is a hot fix and contains:[/p]

• [p]casting the same spells twice in the same turn by radiply clicking the button is no longer possible [/p]
• [p]fixed an issue with level The Portal (1.6) which made the map unplayable [/p]
• [p]all summoned units by the "Daughter of Sun" will die if the summoner dies[/p]
• [p]buffs given by the POI - Abandoned Church are shown properly now[/p]
• [p]added missing translations for spanich, french, italien, russian, japanese, polish and portuguese[/p][p][/p]

[p]Bug Reporting --> after reporting a bug here on steam or on discord, please dont forgett to send us your save game files to [email protected]![/p][p][/p][p]Thank you all for your patience and ongoing support![/p]