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DIFFICULTIES UNLOCKED update

Greetings Wielders!


We are thrilled to share Difficulties Unlocked! Our newest major update and it is packed with new features and enhancements. Among many things, it has some much-asked-about AI additions to tactics and difficulties, Achievements, and a very shiny updated main menu.

The real one is even animated and not stuck in a weird gif-loop!

So let’s start to dig into the pixelated details. This update brings Achievements to our game, an addition that many of you have been looking forward to. With names such as “Dressed for Success” and “Bringer of Ruin” we promise that you can find them in the most surprising places. We won’t take the fun away by telling you the details but the first one is all about equipment.

How we imagine you will look a day or so after our Achievements went online.

One of the major new additions is more difficulty levels. You can now decide between five different levels of difficulty, ranging from very easy to very hard. Before this update, our “normal” setting included some advantages for your computer opponents like an increase in gold and XP to level the battlefield a bit. But with the launch of “Difficulties Unlocked” those days are gone, on the normal difficulty it has the same multipliers as you. Our AI is getting closer and closer to being that worthy opponent you deserve.

We won't judge you if you pick Very Easy, really we won't.

The AI has also abandoned its static build plans and now adjusts its plans depending on Wielders and their own goals. This means that the enemy strongholds are more varied than ever and that you might find yourself facing a heavily defended settlement, stopping even your best assaults.

It even has Guard Towers, cheeky AI!

And is that all? No not by any stretch of the imagination. For those players who enjoy playing Multiplayer, we have something just for you. With this update we introduce a new feature, making sure that anyone not involved in a battle can still move around, claim resources, and enjoy our adventure map while someone else is in combat.

This new addition to our multiplayer games makes the games shorter and gives everyone something to do while combat is happening elsewhere.

While you can't fight simultaneously you can still explore your surroundings!

Difficulties Unlocked brings something to everyone and even though we have introduced some of our favorite highlights we always recommend reading the Changelog in its entirety, making sure you don’t miss a thing.

We love hearing what you think of our updates, is there anything in this update that stood out to you or something that we just have to improve before 1.0? Write a comment or join the discussions over on Discord.

So what are you waiting for? hit that update button, earn those achievements, and face a new layer of difficulties today!

/Everyone at Lavapotion

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Campaign Contest

Greetings, Wielders!

Not too long ago, we launched a very practical website and a Lavapotion-created custom campaign, showcasing what you can achieve with our map editor. Now we’re eager to see the creative potential of our talented community using our tools!

It's just so convenient!

With that in mind, we’re excited to announce a contest. Your task is to create the best campaign you can. We’re teaming up with mod.io, our fantastic partners who have provided a home for our wonderful community-created maps.

Your campaign could be right there!

The winner of this exciting endeavor will receive a cash prize of $700, and the runner-up will receive $300. Additionally, there will be some great Steam keys from our friends at Coffee Stain for those who come close to securing those coveted positions.

Now let’s delve into the specifics.

  • No copyright infringement. We cannot endorse the use of other developers' intellectual property, so please rely on your own imagination or draw inspiration from stories that are public domain.
  • Create at least two maps with a connected story.
  • Upload your campaign to mod.io and tag it with the contest tag. (Campaign Maps Contest)
  • We encourage you to create custom wielders and stories. Do not build upon the official campaigns, instead think outside the box and simply use the map editor as a tool for telling a great story.
  • The winner will be chosen based on creativity, playability, visuals, and overall compatibility with our game.
  • You will have nearly three months to create your masterpiece; the last day to submit your contributions is the 31st of January.

Remember that to submit you have to have an account on Mod.io which is a straightforward process requiring just a few clicks. Here’s the link to get you started!

If you haven’t created any maps yet but are curious to begin, we offer a series of beginner-level tutorials on our YouTube channel. We also highly recommend joining our helpful and amazing Discord Community.

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]A great place to get started!

So what are you waiting for? We can’t wait to see the fantastic results of your work.
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to leave a comment below or reach out to us on Discord or through social media.

So good luck out there, cartographers and storytellers!

Sincerely, The Lavapotion Team

https://www.songsofconquest.com/modding


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A new Custom Campaign

Greetings Wielders and Storytellers!

Have you ever wanted to create campaigns of your own? Have you ever played around with our awesome map editor and thought “What if I could do more?”, Well you can! We love seeing what our creative community creates and we have already enjoyed over 300 custom maps created by players!

One of our developers is even more passionate about our modding community than the rest of us and has created a website with recourses for you! It is filled with ideas and methods on how to take your map creation to the next level and also tells you how to create your very own campaigns.

Just think of the possibilities!

To celebrate this we have created a small custom campaign for you, something a bit different from our normal game. In three missions we will follow Robin of Loxley as he fights for his country, his men, and of course crumpets! We did this to showcase all the things you can change and adapt to create things just the way you like them!

Ravenfayr, is that you? No, it can't be, this guy has a mustache!

So do you want to create custom Wielders, a thrilling adventure, and perhaps even try your luck at voice acting? This is your time to shine! With our new tooltips, it’s easier than ever and we can’t wait to see what you create!

He even speaks in a British dialect.. Well sorta

So go on over to the webpage HERE

Take the opportunity, download Ballad of the Archer HERE

We hope you will have as much fun playing it as we did making it.
Keep up the adventure and go create an amazing campaign of your own!

/Everyone at Lavapotion

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Update 0.88.5

  • Fixed exception when encountering unknown mod files
  • Fixed issue with modded wielder identifiers being different between local and mod-io mods
  • Fixed issue with save file loader not being able to load compressed files

Halloween Fan Art Contest

Spooky greetings to everyone!

By a crazy coincidence it’s just about midnight and me and the awesome moderator team have a very seasonal art contest to announce! By ANOTHER crazy coincidence I’ve gotten my hands on a couple of prizes for the three winners including keys from some awesome games from our publishers (Valheim, Deep Rock Galactic, Satisfactory, etc.) and some sweet sweet SoC merch!

So what do we have in mind? Well, our thought is a Halloween or “spooky” themed art contest. We have also spooked together some rules:
  • Visual or physical Halloween themed art only. All art styles welcome.
  • The art must contain at least one reference to SoC (e.g. Wielder, spell, symbol, and so on).
  • You and/or LavaPotion must be the copyright holder of the art. Ai art is not allowed.
  • Three submissions per user only. Content must be PG 13.
  • Latest submission can be done at midnight October 31st (CET)


How can I submit my fan art? You can submit your art by either:
  • Uploading it on our Discord in the #fan-art channel and mentioning #SoCHalloween
  • Sharing it on X (formerly Twitter) using the #SoCHalloween
  • Sharing it on the SoC Subreddit using the #SoCHalloween


We will have three winners and the judge, jury and whatever friendly version of executioner we have will be me and some of the other Lavapotion devs.

The winners will be announced on the 1st of November!



Good luck and let us know if you have any follow up questions!

/Anders and the Moderators