Shields of Loyalty News

Finally, it is done! We know you've been waiting for it for a rather long while - and we'd like to take this opportunity to thank you for your patience - but now the wait is at an end:

[h2]The Eternal Ice is here![/h2]

We already told you what you can expect in this version 0.8.0 "The Eternal Ice", but here you can see it again at a glance. Detailed patch notes will follow shortly.

One important info in advance:
We changed the data structure for the maps. This means you will not be able to load save games of previous versions of this game.
This is the first and hopefully the last time this happen. Well, that's one of the downsides of early access...

[h3]So, what’s new? Some new Features:[/h3]

• Added a new world: The Eternal Ice
  
• Fire! Lightning can sometimes start a fire now!
  
• Added plateaus
  

[h3]What else happened? There are some new Dynamic Level Events, for example:[/h3]

• Capturing locations can unlock new paths
  
• Certain units can be sworn in
  
• Graves can be searched for quest artifacts
  

[h3]Oh, and of course there are Quality of Life Improvements:[/h3]

• Performance improved
  
• New animations added
  
• Reworked some UI elements
  
• Visual changes
  
• New music and sounds
  
• New visual effects
  
• Steam news can now be read ingame
  

[h3]Balancing[/h3]

• We've made some improvements here and tweaked a few things!
  

[h3]Bugfixes[/h3]

• Several annoying insects smashed!
  

[h3]The current version still contains the following known issues / bugs:[/h3]

• Various event texts are not displayed correctly
  
• Various event and animation sounds do not come or come at the wrong place
  
• Animations of the special abilities are partly not displayed correctly
  
• Information after events like lightnings are displayed with some time delay
  
• Balancing issues
  

Another small hint: The ingame texts are currently only displayed in English and German, but don't worry: The translations will follow in a later patch. :)

We've created a thread in the forum specifically for your valuable feedback, so let us know what you think!
We hope you like the version with its new content and features, preferably so much that you will let your friends know about it.

Your team from Mosaic Mask Studio

It is with great pleasure that we can announce today: It is done! The new version "0.8.0: The Eternal Ice" will be released on February 25, 2022!
And it has it all!
There is a brand new island, with 9 levels, in a landscape completely covered by snow and ice!

What can you expect in this new version?

• New enemies
  
• A new, impressive landscape
  
• New events
  
• A completely new unit, the extraordinary Chariots, take the place of the Lizard Riders
  
• New hero units
  The highly anticipated level 3 units from Aglovan and the AI
  

By the way, the level 3 units come with their very own special abilities and thus bring even more strategic depth into the game!

What else is new?

• We introduce another strategic element: Verticality! Yes, you read that right! Height differences will now play a more important role. Units on elevated positions will grant more bonuses.
  
• There are attack effects like blood splatters, feathers, dust or sparks
  
• The sea comes into motion: Animated water / sea and waves at cliffs
  
• And last but not least, the attack animations that have been eagerly awaited are coming!
  

That`s it? No, we have more:

• The army management has been completely reworked
  
• The main menu has also been reworked
  
• The buttons for the special abilities are now permanently visible in the menu rose
  
• More powerful disruption events with spreading fire
  
• There are brand new events that are triggered by certain actions
  

And then there are the POI:
We will be introducing many different types of POI as part of the "Eternal Ice" island, bringing a good mix of buffs and salvation.
You are curious? Here are two examples:

• Gates of the Old World: 2-4 hexes that are hidden in FOG can be made visible by the player.
  
• Stone Circle: All own dead units within 3 hexes are revived.
  

So, save the date and we wish you a lot of fun ingame already!

Your team from Mosaic Mask Studio

We told you in our last entry that we had an adventurous year behind us - and as the old year ended, so begins the new one!

Yes, this year will have it all! What does that mean in concrete terms? Well, first and foremost, it means that we're currently working flat out on Shields of Loyalty.
Sure, we've always been working on Shields of Loyalty, but this phase can't be compared to anything else.

Can you imagine that internally we are releasing at least one new version per week?
And each one is better and more comprehensive than the last.

We ourselves can't wait for the day when we will finally present you the new public version.
This day is getting closer and closer and we are feeling the vibration of the hype train in full measure.
What's going on in these internal versions right now, you ask? What are we working on so diligently?
Well, we can tell you a little bit about it:

• A brand new island with 9 levels
  
• New strategic elements
  
• Rework of the main menu and the army management
  
• … and much more: More effects, more animations, more units, more artifacts …
  

Don't worry, we will tell you more details very shortly!

See you soon

Your team from Mosaic Mask Studio

P.S.
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An adventurous year lies behind us and an even more exciting one is dawning.

Before the gates of the Island World of Mantaria open even wider, we would like to take a moment to reflect on what has been and what will be.

What happend so far?

• several feature updates like special abilities, idle animations and environmental impact
  
• content update like idle animations
  
• bug fixing
  
• various improvments
  

And what's coming up now: To make a long story short: it is the release of version 0.8.0 that is imminent. And it is coming soon, because mid Q1 is the time!

What can you expect?

• the new island "Eternal Ice" with 9 brand new level on an island covered with ice and snow
  
• level 3 units of Aglovan and the AI
  
• attack animations
  
• a reworked main menu
  
• a reworked army management screen
  
• introducing POI's with a tactical impact to the battle
  
• expanding and damage dealing fire as a random event caused by blizzards
  
• new great music tracks
  
• and many many more cool stuff!
  
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Until then, we wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy 2022.

Stay healthy and see you soon in 2022!

Your team from Mosaic Mask Studio

we had the goal to release version 0.8.0 in late summer. Unfortunately, the Covid19 pandemic has not left us unscathed. Two of our employees had to take a longer break, so the development made limited progress the past months.

We are very happy that our dear colleagues are now fit and healthy! Welcome back guys!
We will now gradually speed up the work on the version and hope to be able to release it before the end of this year.

Thanks a lot for your understanding and support!

But we want to tell you one thing: the content has increased a lot in the new version! We will post screenshots and GIF's on Twitter and here on Steam.

Kind Regards,
Atahualpa