[Sengoku] Quality of Life Update Preview
With the June 1 update and the release of the new [Sengoku] season, we're improving what Honor is for, the tutorial and the character customization system. We've also made changes to improve the game's performance.
[h2]Honor Shop[/h2]
We're adding a new Honor Shop, widening the use of Honor so that you've got more to spend all the Honor you gain on.
The Honor Shop unlocks at level 100. Inside, you'll be able to spend Honor on unit mastery items (has a weekly buy cap), a [Mace Sergeants] Token and doctrines exclusive to the unit (these have a total purchase cap).
We'll continue to update the stock available at the Honor Shop in the future too!
[h2]Performance Improvements[/h2]
A new season is on the horizon, but our effort to improve game performance won't end here. Following our changes, the standard test computers we used (configuration below), saw an average increase of 10 FPS.
Benchmark Configuration:
The performance changes contain the following:
By playing on Fullscreen Exclusive (Settings - Graphics - Display Mode - Fullscreen Exclusive), you'll have an overall smoother experience.
By splitting up the information load of heroes and units (HP bar, name, defense values, etc.), we've reduced the amount of information that loads at any one time. What's more, by improving the information of visible objects rendered in real-team, we've further reduced the resources the game takes up.
We've added an option to Hide Dead Units under Settings. The models of dead units will now be removed after a while to further reduce resource usage.
Improving performance is a long-term effort, and we'll continue to share with you all as we make further improvements.
You can find our previously published notice on performance improvements here:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/835570/announcements/detail/3683420125085983946
[h2]New - Team Colors[/h2]
Following feedback we've received regarding teams' unit colors, we've added the following color options to [Settings] - [Unit Color]:
[My Units - Crimson], [Enemy Units - Chestnut] & [Enemy Units - Raven]
[h2]Tutorial[/h2]
Conqueror's Blade is a medieval action game that's difficult to master and caters toward a specific audience. It's been quite difficult for us to find a way in which to quickly help new players get accustomed. With the new season, players entering Conqueror's Blade for the first time will experience an all-new tutorial that'll hopefully enable them to learn the ropes quicker than ever.
We've made the following main changes to the tutorial:
All PvE stages are more focused on teaching the player about units, touching upon brace, damage types and back attacks.
We've also added a tutorial for each related action, making them an integral part of the stage itself.
We've also used tooltip boxes to touch upon other features, enabling newer players to come to terms with these faster.
We've also made a new unit for the tutorial, the [Mace Sergeants], and they have exclusive doctrines and Mastery available to them too. By guiding new players to focus on training this one unit, they'll better understand what makes up Conqueror's Blade's core.
Players who created a character before the start of the [Sengoku] season can purchase the Mace Sergeants Token and their doctrines from the [Honor Shop].
[h2]Character Customization[/h2]
Our old character customization options have gone mostly unchanged since our launch. And so, we felt it was time to add some new options with this season. We've improved the detail for character faces, hair and added new face presets.
Characters created before the new season can speak to the Warden to receive a [Disguise Kit x1]. Naturally, none of our old customization options are going away, so you're free to use these if you prefer those.
(These are only part of the new options and may be subject to change)
Keep an eye out for our Season Update Log and future notices for more info! See you in the [Sengoku] season!
[h2]Honor Shop[/h2]
We're adding a new Honor Shop, widening the use of Honor so that you've got more to spend all the Honor you gain on.
The Honor Shop unlocks at level 100. Inside, you'll be able to spend Honor on unit mastery items (has a weekly buy cap), a [Mace Sergeants] Token and doctrines exclusive to the unit (these have a total purchase cap).
We'll continue to update the stock available at the Honor Shop in the future too!
[h2]Performance Improvements[/h2]
A new season is on the horizon, but our effort to improve game performance won't end here. Following our changes, the standard test computers we used (configuration below), saw an average increase of 10 FPS.
Benchmark Configuration:
Monitor: 1080P
CPU: Intel i7 7700K
GPU: GTX 1060 (6G)
RAM: 16G
DirectX 11
The performance changes contain the following:
- New - Fullscreen Exclusive Mode
By playing on Fullscreen Exclusive (Settings - Graphics - Display Mode - Fullscreen Exclusive), you'll have an overall smoother experience.
- Improved - Unit Overhead Info Loading & Display Logic
By splitting up the information load of heroes and units (HP bar, name, defense values, etc.), we've reduced the amount of information that loads at any one time. What's more, by improving the information of visible objects rendered in real-team, we've further reduced the resources the game takes up.
- New - Option to Hide Dead Units
We've added an option to Hide Dead Units under Settings. The models of dead units will now be removed after a while to further reduce resource usage.
Improving performance is a long-term effort, and we'll continue to share with you all as we make further improvements.
You can find our previously published notice on performance improvements here:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/835570/announcements/detail/3683420125085983946
[h2]New - Team Colors[/h2]
Following feedback we've received regarding teams' unit colors, we've added the following color options to [Settings] - [Unit Color]:
[My Units - Crimson], [Enemy Units - Chestnut] & [Enemy Units - Raven]
[h2]Tutorial[/h2]
Conqueror's Blade is a medieval action game that's difficult to master and caters toward a specific audience. It's been quite difficult for us to find a way in which to quickly help new players get accustomed. With the new season, players entering Conqueror's Blade for the first time will experience an all-new tutorial that'll hopefully enable them to learn the ropes quicker than ever.
We've made the following main changes to the tutorial:
All PvE stages are more focused on teaching the player about units, touching upon brace, damage types and back attacks.
We've also added a tutorial for each related action, making them an integral part of the stage itself.
We've also used tooltip boxes to touch upon other features, enabling newer players to come to terms with these faster.
We've also made a new unit for the tutorial, the [Mace Sergeants], and they have exclusive doctrines and Mastery available to them too. By guiding new players to focus on training this one unit, they'll better understand what makes up Conqueror's Blade's core.
Players who created a character before the start of the [Sengoku] season can purchase the Mace Sergeants Token and their doctrines from the [Honor Shop].
[h2]Character Customization[/h2]
Our old character customization options have gone mostly unchanged since our launch. And so, we felt it was time to add some new options with this season. We've improved the detail for character faces, hair and added new face presets.
Characters created before the new season can speak to the Warden to receive a [Disguise Kit x1]. Naturally, none of our old customization options are going away, so you're free to use these if you prefer those.
(These are only part of the new options and may be subject to change)
Keep an eye out for our Season Update Log and future notices for more info! See you in the [Sengoku] season!