Voor De Kroon News

Hello everyone!

This update contains a variety of fixes and improvements to the core gameplay. It's a necessary, but a bit more boring update this time. Stay tuned for cool stuff later this week!

If you experience any issues or bugs, you can report them using the ingame feedback form, here on steam or on the recently reopened official discord server.

Join the discord here:
https://discord.com/invite/cTgXXfTmhc

Thank you for all the support so far!

Changelog

• Add player vs braced spear logic
  
• Improve player command logic
  
• Improve arrow death animation with ragdoll blend
  
• Fix crash related to battle logic
  
• Fix morale not going down when player is killed as commanding officer
  
• Fix formation position logic for very small formations
  
• Fix horse animation tickrate when rider is dehorsed
  
• Fix archer officer animation after drawing secondary
  
• Fix spawn location of attacking siege army
  
• Fix AI starting siege assault when defender sallies out
  
• Fix archers remaining ducked during sally out battles
  
• Fix attack orders not working in sally out battles
  
• Fix wooden stake logic to be more consistent and performant
  

Hello everyone!

This update contains optimizations to the battle logic that should result in reduced cpu load. It also contains a lot of ground work needed to expand and scale the game in the future, especially related to all custom content! It also contains a variety of fixes as always.

If you experience any issues or bugs, you can report them using the ingame feedback form, here on steam or on the recently reopened official discord server.

Join the discord here:
https://discord.com/invite/cTgXXfTmhc


Thank you for all the support so far!

Changelog

• Add thumbnail support for custom campaigns when uploading to workshop
  
• Add button to create placeholder thumbnail for custom campaign
  
• Add logic to open folder when exporting campaign maps in explorer
  
• Add buttons to open custom emblem and backgrounds folders in faction editor
  
• Add blood effects to officer executions
  
• Add support for non-traditional unit types
  
• Add tweaked cinematic mode lighting
  
• Add improved custom faction saving and loading system
  
• Add improved expansion packs support
  
• Tweak player end animation when lost battle
  
• Various optimizations to battle logic
  
• Refactor some unit size logic
  
• Hide performance section on pause menu options
  
• Fix units sometimes blocking arrows with shields on ladders
  
• Fix hired officers sometimes still registering as dead causing issues
  
• Fix morale check for siege surrender during campaigns
  
• Fix debug key active in shipping build
  
• Fix being able to open campaign editor faction dialog when no factions are placed
  
• Fix crash related to formation charge logic
  
• Fix fleeing horses sometimes not updating mesh animation rate
  
• Fix prop season settings not working correctly
  
• Fix crash related to formation spawn logic
  
• Fix crash related to empty heraldry emblem
  

Hello everyone,

This update contains mainly updates to the sieging mechanics and some other fixes and tweaks. It also addresses certain issues related to officer loyalty, reducing the likelihood of defections.

If you experience any issues or bugs, you can report them using the ingame feedback form, here on steam or on the recently reopened official discord server.

Join the discord here:
https://discord.com/invite/cTgXXfTmhc

Thank you for all the support so far!

Changelog

• Add variation to charge timing for AI siege attackers
  
• Add variation to start assault timing for AI siege attackers
  
• Add cheering to attacking formations when castle gate is breached
  
• Add global heraldry for default Frisian factions
  
• Add ability to build regular farms to default Frisian factions
  
• Add morale strength to defending siege archers for better balance
  
• Increase base loyalty for hired officers
  
• Decrease speed of loyalty deprecation for long stationed officers
  
• Randomize siege camp flags from entire attacking army
  
• Tweak battle debrief music volume
  
• Tweak distance of attacking archer defenses to castle
  
• Tweak siege camp distance from castle
  
• Improve siege attacker formation spawn positions
  
• Fix various archer animation problems
  
• Fix player not being able to give orders to ranged only army
  
• Fix AI formation ladder charge behavior
  
• Fix controller icons for siege defense orders
  
• Fix prebattle delegations sometimes floating before siege battle
  
• Fix burning units sometimes trying to flee closed castle
  
• Fix not working defend court order for siege defender
  

Hello everyone,

This update contains upgrades to the battle debriefing system including a more immersive way of handling captured officers. It also contains new shield mask and emblem support for round shields and upgrades to the reinforcement system.

If you experience any issues or bugs, you can report them using the ingame feedback form, here on steam or on the recently reopened official discord server.

Join the discord here: https://discord.com/invite/cTgXXfTmhc

Thank you for all the support and happy holidays!

Changelog

• Add new captured officers system
  
• Add new look to battle debriefing screen
  
• Add variatioin to approach angles of reinforcements
  
• Add toggle to settlements in campaign editor for castle prefixes / suffixes
  
• Add warning to option menu for high battle sizes
  
• Add full heraldry support for round shields
  
• Add variation to number of enemy reinforcements during campaign
  
• Add check to prevent saving factions with default name
  
• Add menu option to disable/enable officer execution
  
• Polish some interface elements
  
• Allow longer input in faction and lord names in faction editor
  
• Various optimizations under the hood
  
• Fix bump reaction animation playing repeatedly when bumping into infantry on horse
  
• Fix officer equipment not saving in faction editor
  
• Fix Frisian skirmisher officer heraldry
  
• Fix default text of text edit widget
  
• Fix faction description not saving for custom factions
  
• Fix item selection widget showing empty after selecting something without a category
  

Hello everyone,

I wish you all a merry Christmas!

It's that time of the year again and you can now try the early access with a discount of 30% off!

There is no better way to get in the festive spirit than defeating your foes in open field battle.

Thank you for all the support this past year. I can't wait to continue this journey into 2025 with you.


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