Arcane Wilds Playtest News

Update 0.4.20 adds loot items to missions.

Mission loot items:
- Sapphires, Diamonds and Gold are now regular items in missions and the home island
- They can now be obtained from objectives and by defeating the enemy's main base
- Loot items must be exported at a harbor to count as mission reward

Mission:
- Move command is now sufficient to return the relic to the temple in equilibrium missions

Gameplay:
- Players in the same team are now spawned together in free-for-all with teams
- Ships now always have the same travel time from map border to harbor independent of distance

Update 0.4.19 introduces game statistics.

Features:
- Game statistics are now available at the end of the game
- Statistics are also available for observers and in replays

Gameplay:
- Barrel and poison flask damage now correctly counts for combat fame

Mission:
- Techtrees no longer open for unfinished structures

Modding:
- Resolved a crash that could occur when importing invalid files

Small update 0.4.18.1 addresses a few stability issues:

- Resolved a crash that could sometimes occur while loading a map
- Resolved a crash when pressing 'm' during missions
- Resolved a freeze that could occur when switching to replays
- In missions players can no longer spawn with multiple factions

Update 0.4.18 brings in-game music tracks and a new morale display.

Visuals:
- Morale is now represented through colored auras
- Construction upgrades are no longer visible through fog of war

Music:
- Added in-game music tracks

Chat:
- Resolved an issue where chat was not available during missions

Update 0.4.17 adds loading screens and improves the resource highlighting mode.

Menu:
- Added loading screens when switching between maps
- Removed map generation loading spikes

User Interface:
- Item details mode on units is now an additional bar below the healthbar
- Item details widgets are now longer shown above the minimap

Chat:
- Added lobby chat on home island
- Chat is now stored again in replays
- Replays of games played in offline mode are now available

Modding:
- Added extended capabilities to manipulating command queues