Pennon and Battle News

Dear Lords:
Pennon and Battle will undergo maintenance at 5:00 PM (Pacific Time) on December 5th. During this maintenance, there will be an expected downtime of 1 hour. It is recommended that all players log out of the game in advance and log back in after the maintenance is complete.

[h3]Soldier[/h3]

• Added a new upgrade route for Ancient Swarm soldiers (temporary resources)
  - Tier 1: Giant Teeth
  - Tier 2: Soul Toucher
  - Tier 3: Giant Footed Scorpion
  - Tier 4: Weaving Demon
  - Tier 5: Reaper
  - Tier 6: Shadow Beast
  - Tier 7: Abyss Dominator
  

[h3]Spell[/h3]

• Adjusted 28 buffs and debuff spells to increase their casting range based on spell mastery level
  
• Adjusted the strength of buff, debuff, and summon spells
  

[h3]Skills[/h3]

• Wind Mastery
  - Added [Thunderstorm]
  - Adjusted effects of [Thunder Assault], [Atmospheric Power]
  - Removed [Wind Arcane I]
  
• Fire Mastery
  - Added [Aether Smolder]
  - Adjusted effects of [Ignite], [Flame Worship], [Flame Wave]
  - Removed [Fire Arcane I]
  
• Water Mastery
  - Added [Crystal Block], [Corrode Armor]
  - Adjusted effects of [Pure Water], [Frostfall]
  - Removed [Water Arcane I], [Water Arcane II]
  
• Earth Mastery
  - Adjusted effects of [Earthquake], [Rock Shield], [Wrath of Rock]
  - Removed [Earth Arcane I]
  
• Light Mastery
  - Added [Inspire]
  - Adjusted [Faith Enhancement]
  - Removed [Light Arcane I]
  
• Dark Mastery
  - Added [Heart of Darkness], [Soul's Venom], [Darkness Corrosion]
  - Adjusted effects of [Darkness Arcane I]
  - Removed [Darkness Arcane II], [Darkness Arcane III], [Frenzy Spread]
  

[h3]Sound Effects[/h3]

• Added sound effects for Light Spell and Darkness spell animations
  
• Added sound effects for new soldiers' skills casting
  

[h3]Other Optimizations[/h3]

• Supported checking the hero's details in battle by clicking on the hero's portrait
  
• Added [Abandon] button in the campaign
  
• Continued to optimize and improve interface display and interaction
  
• Optimized the AI's logic for finding Vessel
  

[h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]

• Fixed the issue where campaigns couldn't properly continue for some save files or online conditions
  
• Fixed some player-reported issues and other known problems
  

Finally, thank you for all the feedback and suggestions on the game. They are precious to us! We will listen carefully to everyone's opinions and continue to work hard to improve and optimize the game content. Thank you!

Dear Lords:
Pennon and Battle will undergo maintenance at 5:00 PM (Pacific Time) on November 28th. During this maintenance, there will be an expected downtime of 1 hour. It is recommended that all players log out of the game in advance and log back in after the maintenance is complete.

[h3]Campaign Challenges [/h3]

• Added new limited-time challenge events with designated campaigns and war pacts. Complete challenges to earn rewards, higher difficulty will have better rewards!
  

[h3]Campaign[/h3]

• Adjusted the troop default action points to 2200 each turn, and will no longer be affected by soldier movement points. Action point-related content adjustments:
  - Adjusted the effect of Hero talent [Pathfinding Master]
  - Adjusted hero skills "Logistics", abilities "Pathfinding", "Advance Victory"
  - Adjusted the effects of talent "Coordinated March", "Concentrated Spring", "Lone Walk", "Road March"
  - Adjusted the effects of Event cards "Transport Route", and "Marching Route"
  

[h3]Town[/h3]

• Allowed to upgrade "Training Ground" and downgraded its town-level requirement for construction
  
• Adjusted town-level requirements for "Portal", and "Assemble Area" construction
  

[h3]Equipment[/h3]

• Adjusted the effects of 64 equipment, easier enhance the hero's Strength, Vitality, Intelligence, and Spirit
  
• Adjusted buying and selling prices of some equipment in "Treasure Store" and "Black Market"
  

[h3]Combat[/h3]

• Optimized the rules of invisible units. Now they will no longer be moved to others positions, except summoning on volcanoes or stone walls
  

[h3]Other Optimizations[/h3]

• Added "Campaign Info" for Normal campaigns and online campaigns to check the Faction rankings, campaign details, etc.
  
• Added BOT's behaviors of using some Alignment-limited buildings
  
• Optimized the combat rewards calculation, loss statistics will include summoned unit losses
  
• Added the interface display of specific production and bonus sources on the "Recruit Soldiers" page
  
• Added the interface display of initial spell info on the "Heroes Palace" page
  
• Added detailed info to the Soldier Spell skill descriptions
  
• Optimized interface display and interaction
  

[h3]Issue Fixes[/h3]

• Fixed some player-reported and other known issues
  

Finally, thank you for all the feedback and suggestions on the game. They are precious to us! We will listen carefully to everyone's opinions and continue to work hard to improve and optimize the game content. Thank you!

Lords:
It's time to embark on a new journey in Ruachland! "Pennon and Battle" will participate in Steam's Autumn Sale from November 27th to December 4th, Pacific Time. During the Autumn Sale, we offer a 10% discount on the "Pennon and Battle" game base and the Enjoy Mode Expansion Pack.

If you have already purchased "Pennon and Battle," we sincerely thank you for your support! The game supports multiplayer mode and will launch limited-time challenge events soon. Whether cooperate with your friend or compete with someone, you can experience unique fun in Ruachland!

In the past month, we received feedback from several Lords about the purchase method of the Enjoy Mode, so we plan to change the "Enjoy Mode Expansion Pack" in-game purchase to DLC purchase in the future. And we still need more time for adjustment and modification. So during this Autumn Sale, the Enjoy Mode will still need to be purchased in-game. Additionally, we have made various optimizations and adjustments to the game based on feedback and added many new contents, briefly introduced below:

Game Modes:
Added new Challenge Campaign Mode: [Normal] and [Nightmare] difficulty levels. Lord can choose various restrictions to challenge the enemy's alliances.
Opened [Bloody Moonlit] Chapter 4 ：[Return to Nature] for the test. You will continue to play as the Elf Prince Serlin and embark on a new adventure in the Elven Empire Story Campaign!

Spells:
Added two new spell series, [Darkness Spells] and [Light Spells], each with 14 spells, including adventure spells and combat spells from levels 1 to 5. Increased corresponding spell book treasures and hero spell mastery, and improved some soldier spell effects.

Town Buildings:
Added 4 unique buildings for each Alignment, now each Alignment has 6 unique buildings. Some buildings will randomly appear in various towns, bringing different challenges and chances to each battle. Each town can upgrade barracks up to level 3, allowing you to recruit more soldiers! Also, we have fixed some unique buildings for each Alignment to ensure that the unique style of the Alignment persists in random gameplay.

Soldiers:
Added new third soldier upgrade route for the Barbarian Tribes, Elven Empire, Sacred Oath Alliance, and Eternight Council Alignments, several neutral soldiers! Each new soldier has different effects or gameplay, and you can freely choose and combine them in battles. Some 3D models of new soldiers are still in production, and some temporary resources are used for soldier models in the game, which will be replaced in the future.

New Player Guide:
Added a guidebook in the game to help new lords get started m. You can learn about the game on the [Settings] > [Game Instructions] page.
We have also improved the game's intelligence station function. Now it not only adds information about the special soldiers but also records spells, treasures, and skills obtained in battles, making it more convenient for lords to check at any time!

Advanced Strategy:
Soldiers and War Machinery with AoE DMG types can attack the empty tiles now. Lords can select empty tiles as targets, and use AoE DMG to deal splash DMG to enemies more flexibly.
The attack method of ranged units can be manually switched between Melee Attack or Ranged Attack now. It can make Lords flexibly adjust tactics according to changes in the battle situation, and bring a better strategic experience.

We will do our best to develop in future updates and hope to hear your feedback during the early access period, which will greatly help our subsequent development work. You can submit suggestions for "Pennon and Battle" through our official community, Steam community feedback collection posts, and other channels. However, if you encounter game operation issues, we recommend you prioritize feedback through the in-game customer service center, which will help us verify and resolve issues more quickly.

Dear Lords:
Pennon and Battle will undergo maintenance at 5:00 PM (Pacific Time) on November 21st. During this maintenance, there will be an expected downtime of 1 hour. It is recommended that all players log out of the game in advance and log back in after the maintenance is complete.

[h3]Soldiers[/h3]

• Added a new upgrade route for Etenight Council soldiers (temporary models and graph resources, will be replaced in the future)
  -Tier 1: Twilight Guard
  -Tier 2: Shackle Crossbow Guard
  -Tier 3: Soulforged Golem
  -Tier 4: Soul Purifier
  -Tier 5: Shadow Mage
  -Tier 6: Nether Lord
  -Tier 7: Purifier
  

[h3]Combat[/h3]

• Pressing the Ctrl key would allow AoE DMG-type soldiers and War Machinery to select an empty tile as the target
  
• Optimized command features before the battle started, allowing the "Undo" feature for Emergency Deployment, Backup Transfer, Lurking, etc.
  
• Added corresponding combat AI for some soldiers
  

[h3]Other Optimizations[/h3]

• Allowed the campaign BOT to use some Alignment-limited buildings.
  
• Added Alignment colors display for Fortresses, Shipyards, and Mines on the mini-map
  
• Continued to optimize and improve the display and interaction operations of the interface.
  

[h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]

• Fixed several issues where saves could not be improperly loaded.
  
• Fixed several issues reported by players and other known problems.
  

Finally, thank you for all the feedback and suggestions on the game. They are precious to us! We will listen carefully to everyone's opinions and continue to work hard to improve and optimize the game content. Thank you!