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Age of Wonders 4 - Wolf 1.3 Update



Hi Everybody!

I hope you all had an eggcellent Easter. This weekend I partook in an Egg Hunting competition, but to my disappointment all of my collected eggs weren’t edible. Instead my eggs opened up to reveal hidden messages within them. When putting those messages together they created the following Patch Notes.

May your Pantheons thrive

Game Version: 1.006.003.91754



Optimizations
  • Tweaked Texture Streaming
  • Tweaked Texture Memory Allocation
  • Minor Memory Optimizations in several sub-systems
  • SoilCover
  • Hex Behaviour System
  • Strategic Hex Cells
  • Sprite Particles


  • Added additional Warning Messages
    • When the Connection Quality is impacted
    • When the Session Save cannot be stored
    • When Error Code -2 occurs
  • Internal Improvements to Out of Sync recognition
  • Fixed an Out of Sync that could occur due to an incorrect order of operations when activating Vision.
  • Fixed an Out of Sync that could occur due to interfaces creating units that could affect the world.




General
  • Fixed several Exclusive Fullscreen related issues
  • Fixed a crash caused by a script trying to add a completed quest that had already been completed.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur in Outpost screen when it is owned by a invalid side
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when a player customizes the ruler's appearance in a specific situation during a multiplayer session.
  • Fixed an issue where the game would crash when loading a save file while having a province that belongs to another empire selected.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when Vision was updated in the incorrect order, triggering a Diplomatic Meet event.


AI
  • Fixed an issue where the AI got stuck in a Siege state on a structure that doesn't require a Siege.
  • Fixed an issue where the AI got stuck due to the relation check that was done in the movement system not being updated.


Faction Creation
  • Fixed an issue where the Dragon Ruler Affinity would reset to the Highest Affinity upon Editing/Customising


World Map
  • Fixed an issue with Mark of the Tower imperium penalty applying to outposts.
  • Fixed an issue where Gold would be refunded when a structure is boosted


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Age of Wonders 4 - Wolf 1.2 Update



Ferocious Godir,

I regret to inform you that I was forced to leave after the pack of Lupine discovered I was nothing more than a Halfling in a wolf's coat. Since then I’ve come across a herd of Goatkin, having a picnic in a lush field. These marvelous creatures seem to have a particular taste for nature. I’ve seen whole Trees being consumed without as much as a drop of sweat.

Today’s update, which comes slightly off schedule, aims to tackle some of the feedback we’ve received following the release of Primal Fury and the Wolf Update. Most importantly we’ve decided, after reading through the feedback and looking at what we want from the hero system, to remove the Leadership Clash. We will revisit this later on as part of a bigger look at the roles heroes play in armies and how they develop.

May your Pantheons thrive

Game Version: 1.006.003.91033




  • Removed the Leadership Clash
  • Implemented AI Hero Recruitment Cooldown
    • The cooldown scales based on the difficulty settings for that individual AI. From 5 Turns on Very Easy to 1 Turn on Very Hard.
  • The Conjure Primal Animal spells will now only appear as research after you completed your first Tome of Magic


AI
  • Fixed issue where the AI would not always commit to a conquering a city after the walls has been breached


Art
  • Fixed an issue with incorrect Lighting being used in Events


Units & Animations
  • Fixed an issue with Animation Blending on Mounted Ranged abilities
  • Fixed an issue with Vertex Explosions occurring when using Melee abilities on certain Mounts
  • Fixed an issue where Avian Zombie’s would not have legs
  • Fixed a bald spot on the Sun Priest
  • Fixed an issue where Serena has two faces
  • Fixed clipping issues on Primal Outfits


Enchantments & Transformations
  • Fixed an issue where Gaia’s Chosen not be visually affected by burn
  • Fixed an issue with Gaia’s Chosen Helmet Clipping
  • Fixed an issue where the glow from Linked Minds was applied to the hair
  • Fixed Wing Size issues with the Draconian Transformation
  • Fixed an issue with the Tyrant Knight Unit Icon while being Naga Transformed
  • Fixed an issue where Supergrowth did not increase Head Size
  • Fixed an issue where the Hero Overview could not properly show Heroes with Supergrowth/Ancient of Earth


Faction Content
  • Fixed an issue where Crocodiles, Mammoth and Elephants Hero Mounts did not have the correct movement.
  • Fixed an issue where, once built, a province couldn’t be swapped to a Farm if the player has Desolate Adaptation or is of the Sabertooth Primal Culture.
  • Fixed an issue where Army Race Customization was not getting saved properly
  • Fixed an issue where the Dragon Ruler Affinity would not resolve correctly


Item Forge
  • Fixed an issue with Polearms in the Item Forge allowing Giant Slayer Infusion while they already have Giant Slayer inherently.
  • Fixed an issue with the Blowgun, Crossbow and Bow in the Item Forge not having the correct preferred attack.
  • Fixed an issue where Item Forge and premade Staves were not getting the correct damage channels.


Interface
  • Disabled the Log Out button while inside of a Multiplayer Session
  • Fixed an issue where Misc Items would always select the first slot
  • Fixed an issue where you could open the Mage Haven info panel on controller while hovering over pantheon heroes that could not be edited.
  • Fixed a crash that could sometimes occur when entering the Create a Bounty panel when there is a Beacon of Unity bounty target.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur due to the Quest Overview remaining open.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when an outpost was being converted to a city but a player would have the city interface open.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur while keeping the city interface open at the start of a new turn
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when the quest overview was being updated while the panel was obscured/hidden.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when the quest overview would remain open but hidden if the “Create a Bounty” sub panel was open when clicking a notification/opening a different panel.


Hero Skills
  • Fixed an issue where having the Avatar of Primal Animal would remove Primal Communion if you are a Wizard King or a Dragon Lord.
  • Fixed an issue where Crossbows did not benefit from Searing Weapons


Multiplayer
  • Fixed an issue where the game could get stuck without a combat result screen after replaying the same combat twice.
  • Fixed a common crash when combat ends and the world map is out of sync.


Pantheon
  • Fixed an issue where realms using Presence Traits that add additional cities would all be named Flotsam.
  • Fixed an issue where Ascended Rulers would sometimes get linked up to the wrong default ruler causing them to receive incorrect (visual) settings.
  • Fixed an issue where Ascended default Rulers would not always receive an Ascension trait.
  • Fixed an issue where it was not possible to delete a Ascended Ruler if they were invalid
  • Fixed an issue where the Main Menu would not be visible after a completed game fails to save to the Pantheon
  • Fixed an issue where Pantheon Realms would appear as a Unlockable Reward
  • Fixed an issue where the quest line for the Frozen Realm Frost Queen would not trigger.


Spells
  • Fixed an issue where Unleash Beast would not give the Berserk status effect properly
  • Fixed an issue where Desecrate Structure would not stop if the province was razed or the city changed owner.
  • Fixed an issue where Gremlin Ambushers would only last 10 turns.
  • Fixed an issue where Bind Ancient Wonders would not be removed if the structure was occupied or the city owner changed.


Units
  • Enfeebling Howl from the White Wolf unit and mount can no longer affect friendly units.
  • Mistlings will no longer teleport away when they retaliate to incoming melee attacks
  • Primal Darter can no longer use disengaging shot on the water
  • Fixed Siege Towers not acting during Combat


World Map
  • Fixed an issue where Bind Golden Ancient Wonder would not properly add +50 Knowledge income to the city it is annexed to.
  • Cultural Marauders (Bandit Stacks) can no longer have Primal culture enchantments as they were spawning multiple of different subcultures. We will be investigating this issue and hope to have it only gain one Primal unit enchantment in the future.
  • Fixed an issue where post-combat rewards not being provided properly upon completion.
  • Fixed an issue where random hexes on the World Map would fully heal your army
  • Fixed an issue where armies would not be pushed out of the City Walls when the city was taken over by another player
  • Fixed an issue where the Ritual of Alacrity would remove queue Production
  • Fixed an issue where Traits would incorrectly apply/count Outposts
  • Fixed an issue where non-visibile Reinforcing Armies would not join Combat
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when a unit gets temporarily transformed upon death and then permanently transformed.
  • Fixed a crash where the system would try to process a spell that was no longer valid.
  • Fixed a crash where the system would try to process unit information while they were already dead and removed from the map.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when units that were excavating a province would be killed
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when starting a new game while having pantheon heroes that are missing DLC requirements.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur due to code still figuring during shut down
  • Fixed a crash that could occur in the Heroes Overview
  • Fixed a crash that could occur in the Equipment System


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Wolf Update Open Beta



Hello Everyone!

It’s been a week since Primal Fury released and we’re happy to see how much everybody has been enjoying the Content Pack & Update. As you might have seen in the General Discussions the new Leadership Clash has been a bit off a hot topic. We’ve read through the feedback and have come up with a couple of changes to tackle the concerns raised.

We’ll be making the following changes to the Leadership Clash:
  • Leadership Clash only applies between Heroes. This means that you can have your Ruler and a Hero in the same stack without penalties.
  • Leadership Clash will now apply to AI Rulers. This applies to any Ruler versus Ruler Combat, in battles against the Independents the effects will be disabled.
  • Hero Acquisition Cooldown. AI Rulers will no longer be able to hire multiple Heroes in the same turn. The duration of the Cooldown will depend on the difficulty of the AI. (Not implemented yet)

It’s important to understand that there’s little time for us to address feedback regarding these changes. We can make changes/tweaks until Thursday 7th End of Day (17.00 CET) so if you have any feedback please give it sooner rather than later.

Detailed Instructions on activating the Open Beta can be found here. Feedback & issues can be posted in the Open Beta Discussions and Patch Notes can be found below.

Game Version: 1.006.002.90698




Leadership Clash
  • Rulers no longer have Leadership Clash
  • The AI will now suffer penalties from Leadership Clash, however to compensate for the AI really not understanding it very well, these penalties will be disabled when it enters auto-combat vs independents




Art
  • Fixed an issue with Animation Blending on Mounted Ranged abilities
  • Fixed an issue with Vertex Explosions occurring when using Melee abilities on certain Mounts
  • Fixed an issue with incorrect Lighting being used in Events
  • Fixed an issue where Avian Zombie’s would not have legs
  • Fixed an issue where Gaia’s Chosen not be visually affected by burn
  • Fixed an issue with Gaia’s Chosen Helmet Clipping
  • Fixed a bald spot on the Sun Priest
  • Fixed an issue where the glow from Linked Minds was applied to the hair


Faction Content
  • Fixed an issue where Crocodiles, Mammoth and Elephants Hero Mounts did not have the correct movement.
  • Fixed an issue where, once built, a province couldn’t be swapped to a Farm if the player has Desolate Adaptation or is of the Sabertooth Primal Culture.
  • Fixed an issue where Army Race Customization was not getting saved properly
  • Fixed an issue where the Dragon Ruler Affinity would not resolve correctly


Item Forge
  • Fixed an issue with Polearms in the Item Forge allowing Giant Slayer Infusion while they already have Giant Slayer inherently.
  • Fixed an issue with the Blowgun, Crossbow and Bow in the Item Forge not having the correct preferred attack.
  • Fixed an issue where Item Forge and premade Staves were not getting the correct damage channels.


Interface
  • Fixed a crash that could sometimes occur when entering the Create a Bounty panel when there is a Beacon of Unity bounty target.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur due to the Quest Overview remaining open.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when an outpost was being converted to a city but a player would have the city interface open.


Hero Skills
  • Fixed an issue where having the Avatar of Primal Animal would remove Primal Communion if you are a Wizard King or a Dragon Lord.
  • Fixed an issue where Crossbows did not benefit from Searing Weapons


Multiplayer
  • Fixed an issue where the game could get stuck without a combat result screen after replaying the same combat twice.
  • Fixed a common crash when combat ends and the world map is out of sync.


Pantheon
  • Fixed an issue where realms using Presence Traits that add additional cities would all be named Flotsam.
  • Fixed an issue where Ascended Rulers would sometimes get linked up to the wrong default ruler causing them to receive incorrect (visual) settings.
  • Fixed an issue where Ascended default Rulers would not always receive an Ascension trait.
  • Fixed an issue where it was not possible to delete a Ascended Ruler if they were invalid
  • Fixed an issue where the Main Menu would not be visible after a completed game fails to save to the Pantheon
  • Fixed an issue where Pantheon Realms would appear as a Unlockable Reward


Spells
  • Fixed an issue where Unleash Beast would not give the Berserk status effect properly
  • Fixed an issue where Desecrate Structure would not stop if the province was razed or the city changed owner.
  • Fixed an issue where Bind Ancient Wonders would not be removed if the structure was occupied or the city owner changed.


Units
  • Enfeebling Howl from the White Wolf unit and mount can no longer affect friendly units.
  • Mistlings will no longer teleport away when they retaliate to incoming melee attacks
  • Primal Darter can no longer use disengaging shot on the water
  • Fixed Siege Towers not acting during Combat


World Map
  • Fixed an issue where Bind Golden Ancient Wonder would not properly add +50 Knowledge income to the city it is annexed to.
  • Cultural Marauders (Bandit Stacks) can no longer have Primal culture enchantments as they were spawning multiple of different subcultures. We will be investigating this issue and hope to have it only gain one Primal unit enchantment in the future.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when a unit gets temporarily transformed upon death and then permanently transformed.
  • Fixed a crash where the system would try to process a spell that was no longer valid.
  • Fixed a crash where the system would try to process unit information while they were already dead and removed from the map.
  • Fixed post-combat rewards not being provided properly upon completion.


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Age of Wonders 4 - Wolf 1.1 Update



Ferocious Godir,

It has been two days since I joined the pack of Lupine living deep in these forests. They have been participating in a wild celebration of excitement and frustration and I have been witness to it all.

With today’s update we’re tackling some of the most immediate issues that have been reported. You’ll notice some requested tweaks to the World generation as well as fixes for Rulers not Transforming and potential soft locks.

You’ll find the full list of fixes & changes below and keep those Bug Reports coming.

May your Pantheons thrive


Game Version: 1.006.002.90363



  • Added information about heroes being returned to their original owner on creating an alliance/vassalage between two rulers to the trade options and alliance encyclopedia entry.
  • Disabled the Increase Hero Cap button from showing in the Hero Recruit screen if the Hero Cap has not been reached.


Text & Descriptions
  • Updated the Barbarian Culture description to mention their new Savage Strike mechanic
  • Clarified that Inspiring Killer works on the unit that has the passive
  • Angelize - Renamed to Angelic Transformation
  • Naga Form - Renamed to Naga Transformation




  • Increased the map sizes of 2 player maps.
  • Improved Player placement on the Surface for 2 player maps.
  • Reduced the amount of Free Cities on smaller maps.
  • Reduced the amount of Mountains on Land maps.




AI
  • Fixed an issue where the AI City production manager did not include all structures that the AI can build.
  • This also addresses issues with AI not building Modded Structures
  • Fixed an issue where the AI could get stuck on trying to attack a quest army.


Art
  • Fixed missing Skin Decoration types for Lizardkin Army Customisation
  • Removed a Clipping Wizard King Helmet option for Lupine & Goatkin
  • Artica now wields a lightning orb in her model and her tooltip


Units & Animations
  • Fixed Visual issues with Eagle Mounts
  • Fixed an issue where Eagle Mounts would not descend to meet their Target
  • Fixed an issue with the Warbreed Animation when their Charge attack is canceled
  • Fixed an issue with Bolt Repeater Rotation while attacking
  • Fixed an issue where the Golden Golem was using the incorrect Attack Animation
  • Fixed an issue where Rulers with wings would animate them in the Diplomacy Screen
  • Fixed an issue where sometimes Wings would not animate properly
  • Fixed an issue where hand placement on Crocodile Mounts wasn’t always correct
  • Fixed an issue where Skeleton Shield and Polearm units would not embark correctly


Enchantments & Transformations
  • Fixed several PFX appearing between a Unit’s legs
  • Fixed an issue where Animals with Empowered Beasts would not fit the Unit Icon
  • Fixed an issue where Units with Guided Projectiles would not show Burning PFX
  • Fixed an issue where the Linked Minds effect would not show when using Wightborn
  • Fixed an issue where Wightborn would apply a second set of Hair
  • Fixed an issue where Gaia’s Chosen would give all Units & Heroes the same hair
  • Fixed an issue where Wizard Kings would hold weapons in odd positions with Naga Transformation
  • Fixed visual issues with Naga Transformation during Water Combat
  • Fixed visual issues with IP Characters and Supergrowth
  • Fixed Double Tails for Goatkin with the Draconian Transformation


Combat
  • Fixed combat achievements triggering during the replay of an auto-combat
  • Fixed an issue where Once per Turn Passives would trigger once each time an ability is used
  • Fixed Mirror Mimic visuals breaking when Mimicking a Embarked unit


Culture
  • Fixed an issue where the Glacial Mammoth Primal Frenzy would give Charge Strike instead of Frenzy when in snow and ice terrain
  • Fixed an issue with Primal Unit Enchantments giving Aquatic Units the associated Land Movement


Diplomacy
  • Fixed an issue where the AI would not always send out a Call to War.
  • Fixed an issue where an AI would sometimes not accept a Call to War, even if they or the player had already accepted a call to war in the same turn.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur upon completion of a Bounty that was accepted by multiple rulers


Events
  • Fixed an issue where the Quest Completed Story Events would not trigger and result in a soft-lock
  • Fixed an issue where the Primal Culture introduction quest would not appear if you started in the underground.
  • Fixed an issue where several Events could trigger for Reavers when they shouldn’t
  • Fixed an issue where low units such as the Slither Hatchling would not show properly in Events
  • Fixed an issue with odd/improper lighting in the Event Scenes


Story Realms
  • Nimue no longer has talking magelock cannons
  • Fixed issue where in story realms the racial units of the other rulers would not get the same transformations as their ruler


Free Cities
  • Fixed an issue where the Masters of Creation Upgrade Set would not provide the +6 Materium Affinity Hero Trait
  • Fixed an issue where targeting Rulers through War Coordination would show their Throne City Location on the World Map while not having discovered it


Interface
  • Fixed a crash that occurred when the player ended their turn with the “Wizard Tower: Room of Recall” set to dismantle in one turn and the spell casting interface of the spell “Recall Ruler” open.
  • Fixed an issue where the Active Spells could be interacted with while showing the World Map
  • Fixed an issue where the Faction Meet event would not appear if the Encyclopedia was opened first
  • Fixed an issue where a Presence trait lord’s combat advantage could be modified
  • Fixed an issue where a incorrect Banner Icon would appear on Player Slots
  • Fixed various text clipping issues in various languages
  • Fixed some issues with the ascension trait list in the ascension screen
  • Fixed a niche bug in the research screen
  • Fixed an issue where the radial menu would not close when switching back to mouse and keyboard
  • Fixed a crash when hovering over units in a tooltip while being in tactical combat
  • Fixed an issue where editing a Pantheon Ruler would remove their Transformation in the Loading Screen
  • Fixed an issue where Feywater Pond would not show the lines for Adjacency Bonuses
  • Fixed an issue where Transformations & Enchantments from Subraces would appear in the Spell List
  • Fixed an issue where certain Transformations such as Spawnkin would not hide correctly when applied to Rulers
  • Fixed an issue where Ascended Transformations would not show in the Spellbook until a refresh triggered
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when a Tooltip appeared while closing
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when a Army was removed/killed while the Excavation Interface was open


Descriptions & Text
  • Fixed an issue where there would be an empty trade requirement in the “You become overlord” trade option.
  • Fixed an issue where the incorrect text would appear when founding a City from an Outpost
  • Fixed an issue where there was a empty preview on the Purging Arrows ability
  • Fixed an issue where a Debug string was visible in Forged Items during Manual Combat
  • Fixed an issue where the full Treaty name would not show in the Tooltip for Breaking a Treaty
  • Fixed several text issues in the Finalize Tab of Faction Creation
  • Fixed a typo in the Marked for Death Spell


Controller
  • Fixed an issue where blocked Factions could be selected on Presence Trait Maps
  • Fixed an issue where the Encyclopedia was not accessible with the controller
  • Fixed an issue where the tooltip for "Realm Trait" would remain behind when scrolling the "Realm Overview"


Item Forge
  • Fixed an issue with Infusion: Push Back where it would push targets to a random adjacent hex.
  • Fixed an issue with Infusion: Retaliation where it would not use the correct name and description.
  • Fixed an issue with Infusion: Area Damage - Line where it did not correctly uses a 3 hex line
  • Fixed an issue with Infusion: Giant Slayer blocking any other Infusions when put on a Polearm.


Multiplayer
  • Fixed an issue where the combat screen would not reopening after leaving a multiplayer game during combat replay
  • Fixed a common Out of Sync that could occur after hotjoining
  • Fixed an issue where a player in classic turns multiplayer would get the Pantheon XP screen before the Defeat Screen if defeated out of turn.
  • Fixed a Out of Sync when watching a Combat Replay in Classic Turns
  • Fixed a soft lock that could occur when watching a Combat Replay multiple times


Pantheon
  • Fixed an issue with Presence Traits that give Rulers additional Cities not using Cities of their own Race
  • Fixed an issue that caused some default Rulers to not replay the recorded Tome paths after ascension.
  • Fixed an issue where the Pantheon Points would not reflect the accurate amount of Pantheon Points given.
  • Fixed an issue where the Mount Visualisations would not unlock from all connected nodes.
  • Fixed an issue where Race Transformations would not apply to Rulers


Tomes

Astral Convergence
  • Fixed an issue where Explosive Manifestation could not be cast in Water Combat.


Chaos channeling
  • Fixed an issue where Golden Horde would not count as a Hostile Action
  • Fixed an issue where Golden Horde would not have a Summon PFX


Enchantment
  • Fixed an issue where the increased damage from Purging Arrows wasn’t working on single attacks


Dreadnaught
  • Overcharged now triggers at the end of repeating attacks
  • Overcharge cannot be cast on constructs that are already overcharged


Zeal
  • Fixed an issue with the Bolstering Matrix granting its bonus twice when using Inspiring Chant to units with Zeal.


Reaper
  • Fixed an issue where Greater Reanimation would not work on non-undead enemy units.



World Map
  • Fixed an issue where Underground spawning would not take the surface player’s position into account properly on a 2 player map.
  • Fixed an issue where Terraforming Spells would not work on provinces with Small Mountains/Habitable Mountain Provinces
  • Fixed an issue where Primal Animals would wrongly appearing in some Maps
  • Fixed a crash that could occur while the City Interface was open as a Outpost turned into a City
  • Fixed a crash that could occur in the IncomeResource Manager when loading in save
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when selecting a province being razed
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when a besieged city was sniped


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9/10 strategy game from Stellaris publisher gets big update, discount

When Age of Wonders 4 came out last year, we awarded it a 9/10 score and called the sequel to the long-running strategy series "a marvel of customization" and one of 2023's "must-play games." Created by Triumph Studios and published by Paradox Interactive, the company behind strategy heavyweights like Crusader Kings 3, Stellaris, and Victoria 3, Age of Wonders 4 continues to introduce clever new design elements to its fantasy take on 4X games. Fortunately, its creators are still working hard on the game, having now launched the huge new Wolf Update and Primal Fury DLC.


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