Veterum News

[p][/p][p]Steam Trading Cards are now available in Veterum![/p][p]Glorious warriors and loyal companions![/p][p]Support for Steam Trading Cards has arrived in Veterum. Now, as you hack your way through hordes of enemies, you will earn pleasant bonuses for your profile.[/p][p]What’s New:[/p][p]·         Trading Card Set: Collect the full set featuring the game's heroes and units.[/p][p]·         Exclusive Badges: Level up your Veterum badge to showcase your tactical prowess to everyone.[/p][p]·         Profile Backgrounds: Customize your Steam page with atmospheric artwork from the world of Veterum.[/p][p]·         Emoticons: Use unique emojis in chats and discussions.[/p][p]Cards drop automatically while you play. You can also trade them with friends or find missing ones on the Steam Community Market.[/p][p]Development Update:
We are currently working on adding city prosperity mechanics and temporary city states. We expect these new features to be ready for you to try in a couple of weeks. Old save files should remain compatible.[/p][p]Thank you for staying with us and helping make Veterum better! If you enjoy the game, please consider leaving a review. They greatly help in attracting new players. Thank you once again![/p][p][/p][p]Good luck on the battlefield!
Crasleen Games Team[/p]

I’ve identified the cause of the loading error. When you loaded a save from an older version in the updated build (0.9.5.5) and re-saved it, the game was supposed to write the new version number. However, due to a typo, it recorded the wrong version. Consequently, when trying to load that save again, the game failed to recognize it as a new version and attempted to load it using the old method, resulting in a crash/failure. Fingers crossed, everything should be fixed now.

IMPORTANT: If you have re-saved your game and that save file no longer loads or loads incorrectly, it means the file has the wrong version number written in it. To load it anyway, press and hold the Shift key before clicking "Load" and keep holding it until the loading process is complete. Then, save your game again. After that, you can play as usual. This "workaround" will be removed in a month.
We apologize for any inconvenience caused!

I hope I’ve fixed the loading error. I couldn't reproduce it on my end, but I’ve made the code more robust. If the issue persists, please let me know!
Also, fixed the unit generation with mutually exclusive talents.
I haven't changed the version number.
Thanks for your patience!

[p][/p][p][/p][p]Player's starting units and mercenaries in cities can receive unique traits (passive and active skills) upon generation, including those normally unavailable for their specific class. The list of possible traits for each unit has been set manually; unique heroes will not receive these traits (their characteristics are hard-coded). Additionally, minor changes have been made to most units...[/p][p]Other changes:[/p]

• [p]Cosmopolitan trait added: The unit has a better attitude towards all races. There is now a chance to encounter an elfer who will agree to join a dwarf army.[/p]
• [p]Double Shot: Knockback (if the shooter has this trait) now triggers on the second arrow.[/p]
• [p]Obstacles: Catapult wreckage and obelisks are now passable (units can walk over them).[/p]
• [p]Paladin: Has become more tolerant toward monsters.[/p]
• [p]Experience: The share of total army experience granted to mages has been reduced.[/p]
• [p]Visuals: Added a healing visual effect for regeneration and health potions.[/p]
• [p]Bug Fix: Fixed an issue where control was not passed to the remaining units if one of the player's units fled while under AI control.[/p]

New Content:
- 9 new unit features (traits)
- "Battle Magic" renamed to "Art of Magic", now also buffs health restoring spells
- new ability "Dash" - Unit gains 5 Action Points
- unit characteristics (newly created) brought in line with the new content
- human mage reworked. They now specialize in damage-dealing magic. The other mages didn't miss out either...
The introduction of new features has affected about a third of all units, including the main character. The Turans have become more dangerous.

Other Changes:
- cost of improving some unit features has been changed
- fixed a rare bug related to desertion