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Patch Notes for 04/01/2024

Wartales v1.0.32080

[h3]Pirates of Belerion[/h3]
  • "Double Strike", "Quick Attacks" and "Adaptation" skills fixed
  • "Attack!" and ballista's skills can't be used while being engaged
  • Can't fire with ballista and use a base action in the same turn
  • AI improvements in boat battles
  • Ballista rotates when an AI uses it
  • Ballista rotation fixed in coop
  • Last fight of setting available for team exceeding 35 units by using ally renforts
  • End turn issue fixed for the last fight of setting
  • Issue with navigation bonuses unlocked from inventory
  • Sea fish can now be dried
  • Sea fishing fixed in coop
  • Some item icons fixed
  • "Ihrian Remedy" can now be used from inventory
  • Wave Race achievement unlocks when having 10 knots
  • The Ghost Ship’s chest can be opened again even if it was previously looted, making it possible to retrieve the figurehead recipe.


[h3]Base game[/h3]
  • Dying during a multi hit attack (eg: from "Riposte" passive) stops the attack
  • Issue when using "Second Weapon" skill with an empty slot
  • Issue with weapon not restored when recovering from a disarm
  • "Die!" bonus in arena fixed
  • Rouste titles unlocked only in hard mode
  • "Traditional Athletes" title fixed
  • Reward for tiltren rouste activity in hard mode
  • Issue with rouste skills when having ordered skills
  • Character icons refreshed before and after rouste activities to handle the helmets
  • Issue with inquisition when giving money
  • Repatriate an item will remove the right item from the city chest

Patch Notes for 21/12/23

Wartales v1.0.31946

[h3]Pirates of Belerion[/h3]
  • Fixed a crash that would happen when animals would flee during a boarding battle.
  • Rival Sea Lords can’t attack you during cutscenes.
  • Duels will now be triggered when the opponent’s captain’s health reaches 1hp regardless of their armor.
  • The path menu cannot be opened by pressing W when using the ballista.
  • The boat management menu cannot be opened during activities.
  • Fixed a crash that would happen with the skill “Arterial precision” (Pugilist) level 2 while trying to hit an non-engaged unit.
  • Fixed an issue where the last scenario reward Sea Serpent Scale belt effect would incorrectly affect your own unit.


[h3]Base Game[/h3]
  • Fixed a crash when allied reinforcements would spawn in battle.
  • Master daggers can now be crafted without the DLC.
  • Recruited Pugilist prisoners now have stances.

Patch Notes for 20/12/23

Wartales v1.0.31912

[h3]Pirates of Belerion[/h3]

Fixes
  • The Ghost Ship’s chest can be opened again even if it was previously looted, making it possible to retrieve the figurehead recipe.
  • Fixed an issue that would cause a crash after clearing Belerion’s Rat Nest for the second time.
  • It is now possible to use the Belerion Restoration book.
  • It is now possible to upgrade the Lord of the Seas Crown.
  • You will now obtain shark teeth when catching sharks.


Balancing
  • When the required reputation threshold has been reached, the Lords of the Sea’s “Hot on your heels” status will now only trigger after a rest. And it is only a few in-game hours later that they will come to hunt you down.


[h3]Base Game[/h3]

Fixes
  • Forests are now functioning as usual again.
  • Fixed an issue that would cause crashes when removing a shield after changing the skills’ order.
  • Fixed some client-side issues in Co-op mode.
  • Fixed an issue that caused crashes during reinforcements in Gosenberg’s battlemaps.
  • Fixed an issue with fleeing merchants.
  • Fixed an issue in the Arena of Legends that caused companions to misalign with their starting positions.
  • The Jam recipe is now available in New Asthel’s tavern even if the taverner was replaced.
  • Removed a recipe that couldn’t be obtained yet.


Balancing
  • The damage inflicted by the Traitor’s Dagger was significantly increased.

Patch Notes for 19/12/23

Wartales v1.0.31873

[h3]Pirates of Belerion[/h3]

Fixes
  • We have corrected many of the issues related to the boat's boarding (no interaction with boat after a reload, can’t board from a beach…). We also added a rowboat on a beach to facilitate interactions with the boat.
  • We've added a mark in the menu indicating that you have activated the DLC.
  • Upon launching a game after buying the DLC, you immediately receive a notification indicating the region’s direction.
  • Eokeld no longer stops playing after a landing.
  • The skills “Trample” and “Raise” can now be used without a weapon.
  • Fixed an interaction with the skills “Barrage” and “Landing” where Barrage would be triggered while the unit was hanging.
  • Fixed an issue with areas triggered by the pushback of the skill “Squall”.
  • You can now loot grapnels on pirates and Belerian guards.
  • You can now find a new recipe in the ghost ship’s locked chest.
  • You can now find a new recipe in Per Bast’s tavern.
  • The rocks in Belerion’s ocean now remain visible even if “World Details” are toggled off in graphics options.
  • Mystery path bonus now scales with the new sepulchre.
  • Fixed an issue which allowed to build a trade route between Tiltren and Belerion (the routes you already built have been refunded).
  • Fixed an issue which caused the same group of rats to attack you twice on Ioc’h island.
  • The position of Kjerti now appears on the map when it becomes possible to confront him.
  • Fixed a few translation errors.
  • Fixed a few wrong icons.
  • “Gotta Catch ‘Em All” can now be unlocked and fish caught in shoals are now taken into account.
  • “Hopping mad”, “Explorers of the seven seas” and “The Miraculous Catch of Fish” can now be unlocked (backward compatibility applies)


Balancing
  • Reputation gains were significantly reduced to prevent Lords of the Seas’ aggressions from happening too frequently.
  • The reputation gain boost given by Akhedian steel figureheads was reduced. On the other hand, they now apply the same damage protection as the Akehdian steel ram.


Duels
  • Tutorials have been changed to be clearer on how the duel plays.
  • The first Sea lord encountered displays his actions to demonstrate that the captain’s words are linked to his actions.
  • The duel’s interface has also been modified to make the different actions’ effects clearer.
  • The player now has 1 more hit point.
  • The Sea lords now have 1 less hit point.
  • Being defeated in a duel no longer results in a “Dying” status. The defeated unit only takes a few damages before being pushed back and disengaged.
  • Where it applies, the time limit was significantly expanded.
  • After losing a duel, the Sea lord’s hit points are not restored.
  • Triggering a duel against a disarmed unit no longer causes crashes.
  • It is now possible to trigger a duel by attacking a captain with Stubbornness even though they are already engaged in combat.
  • Fixed an issue in which completing a duel in co-op mode would cause a crash.


[h3]Base Game[/h3]

Fixes
  • Fixed an issue with the use of the skill “Barrage” in Forsaken Villages.
  • Title from Arena of Legends is now unlocked when all fights are done in hard mode instead of only 1.
  • Objectives in the Arena of Legends no longer fail when enemies are healed and the round changes.
  • In the Arena of Legends, Hiltrerd is still considered a champion after her recovery.
  • Fixed an issue in which Arena objectives could only fail at the end of the round.
  • Fixed an issue with the item “Salt Scoop”.
  • Fixed a crash happening when a camp tool had to produce a resource with no assigned companion.
  • In battle, it is no longer possible to inspect environmental elements such as rocks or lightning.
  • The skill “Arterial Precision” no longer applies its effects more than once per use.
  • Militia will no longer chase you while you’re inside a town.
  • The skill “Animal Cooperation” no longer triggers an opportunity attack from the unit the first time it’s used in battle.
  • Recipes that could previously only be bought from Ludern’s Large Tracker Camp can now be found in other places too, so that they don’t become unavailable when the trackers leave.
  • Fixed an issue that made old saves impossible to load.
  • Fixed an issue where The Alazarian Ambassador wouldn’t act during his turn.


Balancing
  • The zone in which the skill “Ovation” applies has been expanded from 8 to 12 meters.

Patch Notes for 15/12/2023

Wartales v1.0.31776

[h3]Pirates of Belerion[/h3]

Fixes
  • Entering & leaving your camp will trigger a notification that indicates where to find Belerion, to the south of Tiltren, if you purchased the DLC.
  • AI no longer uses “Forced Recoil” against allies.
  • AI no longer struggles to use the ballista in battle.
  • The skill “Stance Knowledge” no longer ignores armor.
  • The skill “Landing” can no longer push suspended units.
  • The skill “Beastmaster” no longer loses control of ally animals when boarding or hanging to an edge.
  • Being pushed on a mine by a landing unit no longer prevents the turn from finishing.
  • Companions are no longer duplicated on the timeline after a boarding.
  • The reward for siding with the smugglers against the ambassador now matches the one they promised.
Balancing
  • The Wood requirement for entering the new region has been reduced from 50 to 10. Players who already gave the 50 wood will find the difference in their Ship’s inventory.
  • You can now buy Akhedian Steel from blacksmiths in Belerion.
  • The recipe for Boards has been simplified and now gives two items.
  • It now takes 7 applications of Fervour instead of 5 to trigger the pirates’ “Chronic Pyromania”.


[h3]Base Game[/h3]

Fixes
  • The crafting recipes that were momentarily unavailable have been brought back.
  • Daggers’ crafting recipes can now be found in a separate bundle along with the newly introduced brawling weapons.
  • The Banner & Strategy Table can be crafted again.
  • Unlocked recipes are now visible even if no companion has reached the corresponding job level.
  • The skill “Animal Cooperation” no longer causes crashes when targeting an animal.
  • Using new skills on a unit with “Dodge” no longer prevents the turn from finishing.
  • The additional damages applied by the skills “Violent Impact” and “Rushing Gale” when the target is pushed against an obstacle have been restored.
  • Having no unit inside the tent no longer prevents players from closing its interface.
  • Emissaries no longer offer trade missions leading to Belerion if you don’t own the DLC.
  • Missing icons have been added.
Balancing
  • Regional restorations now increase Raw Materials’ armor reparation efficiency by 10 points instead of 5.
  • The chances of contextual tools appearing in the camp have been brought back to 100% instead of 60.