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Changelog

• Improve shield textures
  
• Improve formation logic to account for elevation
  
• Improve close mounted camera
  
• Increase cavalry aggression
  
• Improve some helmet textures
  
• Add 12th century faceplate helmet
  
• Fix positive morale effects stacking too high on formations
  
• Fix invert Y axis option not being saved
  
• Fix scabbard/scabbard belt behavior
  
• Fix grass snow issues introduced in latest patch
  
• Fix grass behavior on castle landscapes during mountain winter
  
• Fix snow on castle base in mountain environment
  
• Fix AI blobbing too much while fighting
  
• Fix supply carts starting as boat
  
• Fix cavalry attacking archers when already in combat
  
• Fix units going on top of eachother
  
• Fix crashes related to resuming custom campaign
  
• Fix faction data not restoring properly from saved custom campaigns
  

Hello everyone,

I am thrilled to announce the release of my latest game update, which not only brings a host of enhancements and fixes but also introduces an exciting new feature that I've been working on for a while: the Campaign Editor. This powerful tool is designed to unleash your creativity, allowing you to craft the medieval campaigns of your dreams. I will upload a guide soon detailing the basics of using the campaign editor and sharing your campaign.



The main features of this update are:

• Campaign Editor: Now you can create your own custom campaigns!
  
• Steam Workshop Support: Share your custom campaigns easily with others via the Steam Workshop.
  
• Workshop File Updates: Update existing files directly, making it simpler to improve your campaigns based on feedback or new ideas.
  
• Skin Color Support: All units now have skin color customization options.
  
• New Landscapes: Fight across desert valleys, gravel deserts, and mountainous terrains.
  
• Unit Size Variation: All recruited units will now have a slightly different amount of units, making the battles feel more realistic.
  
• UI Improvements: Increased visibility for various battle UI elements and added army size numbers at the start of battles.
  
• Settlement Interface Enhancements: New details about total garrison size and ready garrison size now included.
  

I've also made several fixes and improvements across the board to ensure a smoother gameplay experience.

Your feedback has been invaluable, and I am excited to see what you'll create and share with the new Campaign Editor.

Thank you for your continued support!

If you run into any issues/crashes or have suggestions, always feel free to let me know!


Full Changelog:

• Add Campaign editor
  
• Add steamworkshop support for custom campaigns
  
• Add file updates for workshop files: if you are working on a file you have already uploaded you will update the current files
  
• Add skin color support for all units
  
• Add desert valley landscape
  
• Add gravel desert landscape
  
• Add mountains landscape
  
• Add variation in unit sizes
  
• Add sand particles to formations in desert battles
  
• Remove Frisian heavy riders
  
• Increase visiblity of various battle UI elements
  
• Improve performance on campaign maps
  
• Add army size numbers to start of battle
  
• Add total garrison size and ready garrison size to settlement interface
  
• Add grid to factions in campaign menu
  
• Add grid to factions in campaign list
  
• Add background to battle button prompts
  
• Refactor campaign save files
  
• Add mountains landscape slot for settlements
  
• Add desert landscape slot for settlements
  
• Add new building trees
  
• Add more variety to feudal unit models
  
• Add middle 13th century crusader knight unit for custom factions
  
• Increase visibility of controls when moving formations
  
• Improve look of start siege prompt
  
• Add open coif chainmail variation for custom officers
  
• Add historical scabbard and scabbard belt for swords
  
• Add long surcoat variation for custom officers
  
• Add option to invert mouse Y axis
  
• Tweak text shadows on interface
  
• Remove siege destruction option from menu
  
• Tweak siege voice commands
  
• Improve ministerial color masks
  
• Fix unit possession logic
  
• Fix faction leader unit logic for custom factions and campaigns
  
• Fix campaign camera movement alignment
  
• Fix enemy officer portraits having player heraldry
  
• Fix flag owner text color for custom factions
  
• Fix settlement flag not updating correctly after hiring units
  
• Fix formations showing wrong amount of units in interface
  
• Fix possessed unit heraldry
  
• Fix scabbard physics
  
• Fix ministerial torch unit using old model
  
• Fix game crashing when custom factions uses emblem or heraldry background that is deleted
  
• Fix negative resource income values on hardest campaign difficulty
  

Changelog

• Add dust effects to siege elements in desert (Ladder units, stormram)
  
• Tie desert dust effects to 'high quality smoke effects' setting
  
• Fix prebattle screen showing generic map names
  
• Fix battle intro showing generic map names
  
• FIx officers becoming default mesh when dehorsed
  
• Fix fleeing points getting placed inside hills
  
• Fix formation pathfinding stalling when trying to go under landscape hills
  
• Fix formation spawning logic on hillside terrain
  
• Fix faction leader unit having name 'none' in skirmish
  
• Fix start siege prompt being displayed indefinitely in some cases
  
• Fix weather not working correctly after playing desert battle
  
• Fix high quality smoke effects checkbox in option menu being tied to streaming mode setting
  
• Fix color mode saturation being ignored on desert maps
  
• Fix stormram standing straight on angled surface when spawning
  

Hey Everyone,

I did a lot of preparations for the upcoming editor. I already added a couple of new maps for quick battles as they had progressed enough to be implemented in advance.

To be continued!

Changelog

• Add support for different landscape effects based on biome
  
• Add generic desert battle maps for quick battles
  
• Add desert tweaks for castles
  
• Add generic hill grasslands landscapes for quickbattles
  
• Add depth of field effect, can be switched on in graphics settings
  
• Add new intro header screen
  
• Add UI effect when hiring a unit
  
• Add UI Effect when constructing a building
  
• Tweak lighting settings during battle
  
• Increase saturation and contrast
  
• Add church bell sound effects to churches at the start of a siege battle
  
• Add sound effect to new month widget
  
• Add effects to NPC Turns
  
• Add screen shake and particles to hiring units/constructing upgrades
  
• Add weather and seasons to main menu
  
• Add officer name list to custom factions: enter names seperated by comma to replace default officer names
  
• Add hotkeys to hide/unhide stuff in faction editor: H: Helmet, J: Horse, K: Flying ash
  
• Add missing icons for new helmets
  
• Unify death officer logic
  
• Tweak siege voice lines
  
• Set global heraldry on by default for custom factions
  
• Improve some campaign sound effects
  
• Fix no color hood still getting some color
  
• Fix traits carrying over to new officers when assassinated
  
• Fix campaign UI conflicting with end turn UI
  
• Fix colors on heraldic mace
  
• Fix clickering transition between campaign income dialog and game events
  
• Fix settlement buildings dissapearing when razed
  
• Fix Herladry on traveling units during campaign
  
• Fix English voice lines playing during battle
  
• Fix crash related to being able to occupy an empty settlement that's not next to your settlements
  
• Fix user being able to upload default faction data
  
• Fix bad ladder climbing physics when player is far away
  
• Fix weapon heraldry colors
  

Hello everyone!

The campaign editor is nearing completion and will be ready for launch in the coming month. I want to give a 30% discount to celebrate.

The editor will allow you to make your own campaign maps, edit settlements and add custom factions and let your creativity run wild.

I made a small video showing some results and some battle gameplay in the new desert biome that will also be added.

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

Let me know if you have any questions or suggestions down in the comments or in the discussions.

Join the game's discord!


Thank you for the support!