Version 1.2.14
[h5]New[/h5]
[h5]General[/h5]
[h5]Balance[/h5]
[h5]Bug Fixes[/h5]
[h5]Tutorial Tips[/h5]
New
Updated
Removed
- AI now uses transports.
- New and improved tutorial tips.
[h5]General[/h5]
- Mass unit order key shortcuts now work even with a unit selected.
- Mark tile and mass unit orders now trigger on key press instead of key release to be more reactive.
- Notification list now scrolls to the bottom when a new notification is added.
- Left-clicking on a notification no longer removes it (right-clicking still does).
- In The Last Days of Earth, it is now possible to diplomatically interact with Anchorite and ZEPHON during the five preparation turns in order to improve relations with them.
- Added hint to duplicate items that they do not stack.
- The in-game pause menu no longer has a button to copy the world seed; both the world seed and world parameters string can be copied from the in-game game lobby.
- Improved overwatch action hint.
- Tweaked outpost text to say "+X% for controlling city" instead of "+X% inside city".
- Show attack area and show cliff highlights are now on by default.
- Introduction game difficulty is now set to easy instead of very easy, but only requires defeating the Heartless Artificer.
- Slightly tweaked the gameplay language across the game to be clearer where possible.
[h5]Balance[/h5]
- Increased Ark of Goldrauch range from 1 to 2.
- Decreased Atmospheric Anchor chips from 1 to 0.5.
[h5]Bug Fixes[/h5]
- Fixed a crash that could occur when canceling a building order.
- Fixed spacebar key closing tip panel.
- Fixed fly movement action validation.
[h5]Tutorial Tips[/h5]
New
- Affinities: Explains affinity benefits and researching outside your affinity.
- Area Order Units: Explains how to order all units in an area (Ctrl+Click).
- Caches: Explains collecting resource caches.
- Communications: Explains diplomacy and the communications screen.
- Damage Cap: Explains that damage is capped by a single group member's hitpoints.
- Debuff: Explains when a unit is suffering from a debuff.
- Engineers: Explains using Engineers to found new cities.
- Enter City: Explains how to enter a city by clicking its headquarters.
- Fallen Soldier: Explains the unique mechanics of the Fallen Soldier faction.
- Leader Abilities: Explains using leader abilities and their influence cost.
- Mass Order Units: Explains how to order all units or all idle units.
- Next Task: Explains the task button and interface hints.
- Operations: Explains map-wide operations, charges, and dismantling.
- Outposts: Explains capturing outposts and their bonuses.
- Overwatch: Explains overwatch mechanics and attack areas.
- Research Laboratory: Recommends building Research Laboratories for faster research.
- Tile Effect: Explains when a unit is standing on a tile with a status effect.
- Unit Levels: Explains unit experience and hero leveling.
Updated
- Acquire Tile: Clarified text and mentioned it takes turns.
- Alliance Victory: Clarified that NPCs will never agree to ally with one another.
- Close-Quarters Fire: Added Militant icon and improved clarity.
- Construct Barracks: Mentioned construction takes turns.
- Equip Item: Instruction to use Left Mouse Button.
- Found City: Mentioned that Engineers found cities.
- Movement: Added explanation of the green movement area and orange cliff lines.
- Recon: Specifically mentions Outriders and Sharpshooters and the 3-tile radius.
- Transports: Simplified text and added the Transport trait icon.
- Bleed, Enemy In City, Healing, Housing, Loyalty, NPCs, Population, Produce Units and Research: Improved clarity and consistency.
Removed
- Combat: Replaced by Damage Cap.
- Combat (Advanced): Renamed to Damage Calculation.