Border Pioneer News

• Fixed a bug where the "Giant Hunter" had incorrect knockback direction.
  
• Updated the spawn point icon in the map editor.
  
• Adjusted the number of monsters spawned in random maps.
  
• Fixed an issue with incorrect sound effects for generic lightning spells.
  
• "Raiders" and "Lurkers" will now automatically use the "Raid" ability when right-clicking on enemies.
  
• Increased the penetration limit for "Crossbowmen" and "Ballistae."
  
• Reduced the resource cost for upgrading the "Prince's" skills and improved his base stats.
  
• Removed the hidden spawn point feature in Map 5.
  
• Added an additional save slot, allowing manual saves from the settings menu.
  
• Enhanced the starting decks for all "Kingdoms."
  
• Increased the number of trees and ore nodes in certain maps.
  
• Card prices in the caravan will now display in red when the player lacks sufficient gold.
  
• Reduced the penalty for not hosting a festival during the "Festival Celebration" event.
  
• All characters' "Magic Card Packs" will now include the "Fireball Boom" card.
  
• Increased the rarity and damage of the "Arrow Rain" ability.
  
• Buffed "Hermi": Choosing "Hermi" now increases the chance of "Magic Cauldron" appearing in shops; the purchase price of "Magic Cauldron" has been reduced; upgrading it increases food production and attack speed.
  
• Fixed a bug where the "Magic Cauldron" was not affected by the "Livability" trait.
  
• When selecting multiple units, special units (e.g., "Baby Dragon") will now be prioritized in the display.
  
• Adjusted the terrain in 3-3 to make it easier for players to defend.
  
• Fixed an issue in the "Earthquake" quest where food deduction was incorrect.
  
• Resolved potential bugs related to loading saved games.
  
• Added a hint in Map 4 about upgrading "Bonfires."
  
• Added a tutorial tip explaining that resources cannot be produced from destroyed buildings.
  
• Fixed an issue where certain achievements could not be completed.
  
• Increased the base attack power, upgrade effectiveness, and experience required for Warriors.
  
• Fixed a bug where the "Baby Dragon" could devour certain special units.
  
• Fixed an issue where spears had difficulty hitting targets.
  
• Fixed incorrect health bonuses for the "Mushmother."
  
• Adjusted the "Orc Hero" mechanics: To prevent confusion, the hero no longer displays health regeneration (actual health remains unchanged).
  
• Fixed a bug where save files for workshop maps could not be loaded correctly.
  
• Enhanced the attributes of the Stone Cannon.
  
• Fixed a display bug with the "Fairy Assembly Hall."
  
• Fixed an issue in Level 4-2 where the number of enemies in July was incorrect.
  

• Adjusted the overly high difficulty of 5-3: Increased the amount of aid supplies from the King, gifted additional purification towers and walls, increased the usage count of gifted spell cards, and delayed the appearance of the BOSS.
  
• Fixed a bug where explosive traps could be actively attacked by ranged units.
  
• Separated achievements and unlocked characters to resolve a bug where players couldn't complete achievements.
  
• Fixed a bug where the tutorial couldn't be skipped.
  
• Added a mouse anti-misclick feature, making it less likely to misclick when the Dragon Baby uses skills.
  
• Fixed a bug where the tavern would still display gold production numbers even when food was sufficient, preventing gold production.
  
• The map editor can now place buildings continuously.
  
• Fixed a bug where monster paths were incorrect.
  
• Fixed a bug where exchanging supplies in the "Treasure Chest" quest would fail.
  
• Fixed a bug where "Return to Title" might not work on macOS.
  
• Fixed a bug where fuel damage was missing.
  
• Fixed a bug where the "Knowledge Treant" and "Library" gave incorrect experience.
  
• Fixed a bug where "Living Wood Wall" only worked on "Wood Walls."
  
• Fixed a bug in the editor where leftover spawn points prevented saving.
  
• Fixed a bug where "Patch's" talents didn't work in custom maps.
  
• Trees planted by "Afforestation" can now be moved during the construction round.
  
• Adjusted the cooldown cap for the Dragon Baby's Devour ability, now with a maximum of 30 seconds.
  
• Fixed a bug where the talent "Resource Reserve" had incorrect values.
  
• Buffed the "Barracks."
  
• Added more card types that Steve can use.
  
• Enhanced "Militia Conscription," "Lumber Hut," "Mine," "Workshop," "Lumber Mill," "Ore Crusher," "Orchard," "Ranch," and "Mill" (note: these changes require starting a new game to take effect).
  
• Changed the "Collection Station" to red for clearer distinction from the Wooden Hut.
  
• The effect of "Lumber Tools" now refreshes immediately.
  

• Fixed a bug where minor enemies would spin in certain locations.
  
• Fixed a bug where the end turn button on the main interface was highlighted incorrectly.
  
• Fixed a bug where the "Druid's Hut" incorrectly occupied population.
  
• Increased the price of the "Druid's Hut."
  
• Fixed a bug with the "Health Potion" in the "Druid's Hut."
  
• Fixed a bug where the upgrade value of "Hermie's" "Magic Cauldron +10 Food" was incorrect.
  
• Buffed the "Prince." The "Prince" can now learn all skills, but resource consumption has increased.
  
• Increased the size of the "Prince" and "Dragon Baby."
  
• Optimized pathfinding for "Severely Injured" units to the "Nature Well."
  
• Fixed a bug where "Large Buildings" were misplaced in custom maps.
  
• Optimized wave previews; they will no longer auto-hide.
  
• Fixed a bug where "Vacation" caused multiple "Bonfires" to appear.
  
• Fixed a bug where the "Ancient Tree" had an incorrect attack range.
  
• Reduced the price and cost of the "Mine."
  
• Fixed a bug where clearing certain levels could prevent unlocking some adjutants.
  
• Fixed a bug where the pathing boost for "Ghost" and "Frost Ghost" spawn points was incorrect.
  
• Fixed a bug where "Permanent Reinforcement" did not work on traps.
  
• Added an explanation for damaged buildings in the tutorial.
  
• Fixed a bug where the talent "Extra Treasure Chest" did not work.
  
• Fixed a bug where the talent "High-Quality Seeds" did not work.
  
• Fixed a bug where the talent "Rock Spirit" had incorrect bonus values.
  
• Fixed a bug where some macOS downloads resulted in a 0B game size.
  
• Fixed incorrect text for "Unlock Gravity Trap."
  
• Fixed incorrect animations for reinforced wooden walls.
  
• Adjusted cloud save size and fixed a bug causing save data loss.
  
• Fixed a bug causing black screens and no sound on some macOS systems (macOS Electron framework upgraded to 33.0.1).
  
• Made minor adjustments to the editor's layout.
  
• The editor can now directly open the folder where maps are saved.
  
• Fixed a bug where "Focus Operation" could be upgraded multiple times.
  
• Fixed an issue where the cooldown for the "Dragon Baby's" Devour skill could be excessively long.
  
• Adjusted the logic for the "Lich's" ability to summon small skeletons.
  
• Enhanced the survival attributes of the "Magic Cauldron."
  
• Trees planted by "Afforestation" can now be moved during the construction round.
  
• Fixed a bug where buildings like the "Mine" consumed extra food to generate additional resources.
  
• Adjusted the UI interface.
  
• Adjusted the percentage damage bonus of "Fireball" against bosses.
  
• Reduced the frequency of skill usage for "Demon's Eye."
  
• Fixed a bug where "Food Consumption" would not reset to zero.
  
• Fixed a bug where summoned units would return to incorrect positions after recovering from severe injuries.
  
• Optimized the display of monster spawning paths.
  
• Reduced the experience required to upgrade the "Gravity Trap" and decreased the attack power gained from upgrades.
  
• Fixed a bug where "Reinforced Walls" did not affect "Reinforced Wooden Walls."
  
• Added a confirmation button for uploading maps.
  
• Updated the framework version for the macOS release.
  
• Added native support for Mac M1 in the test branch (macOS-arm64).
  
• In the map editor, monster settings can now be copied.
  
• Fixed a bug where the number of soldiers required in the "Animal Migration" quest could be too high.
  
• Fixed a bug in custom maps where the Town Center and preset positions were different.
  
• Fixed certain bugs that could occur due to excessively large custom maps.
  
• Optimized Steam Cloud synchronization to address issues with lost save progress.
  
• Reduced the additional food consumption of the talent "Royal Guard."
  
• Fixed a UI bug caused by multiple bosses appearing simultaneously.
  
• Decreased the cooldown for the Lich's skeleton summoning ability.
  
• Corrected a bug where Workshop content was not being read properly.
  
• Fixed a bug in the editor where {W/A/S/D} could not control the camera.
  

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