Developer posts and news about this game.
The world of Telestia has new shores. * Better random maps ** New map types: Archipelago, Bay, Coastal, Fortress, Inland Sea, Islands, Lakes, Mainland, Pangea, Peninsula ** Worldmap preview -> Preview maps before you start the game, easy re-seed button! ** Faction homelands: e
Temple revamps * Only Heroes gain +1 STR when visiting temples * Temple provides +1 STR, or +1 HP or +8 MV to closest castle's production. Ruins rebalance * Maps now have a more balanced hero items: weapons, armor and relics * New legendary items released: +75 MIS, 45% ASS, +5 HP
* Enemy Player Strategy Enhancements ** AI armies can now coordinate group attacks on your castles ** Blitzkrieg: late in a game the AI can mass its forces against one opponent ** Your scouts can now warn you of enemy armies approaching your castles ** AI castles build their best
* Overall noticeable game speed optimizations * A ton of bug fixes, typos, and tome/manual clarifications (100+) * MapMaker now lets you lay bridges over water and lava
Every game is now recorded (locally) as you play it! Open Reports > Replay at any time and watch your conquest unfold turn by turn: castles change color as they change hands, markers show where things happened, and every event is listed beside the map. Additional updates: * Re
* Map Reveal ** If player has 5 or less castles to conquer, entire map is revealed automatically ** No more black spots: fully visible mountain borders now auto-expose their interior tiles * If units have available movement points & path left, continue movement on end turn. -
* Keep active unit active after viewing the: world map, tome, settings and reports - Thanks @Xitax! * When at bottom of map, HUD fades for better visibility and UI * No confirmation pop-up for end turn when pressing "ctrl-e" - Thanks @Outis * Bug Fix: Game Crashes when winning a
You can now build and muster (vector) your armies to other castles. Save time moving all your units across the map! Additional updates: * Updated grasslands cover artwork * Improved visibility of castle minimap icons * Improved tooltip visibility over castles, buttons etc... * To
Rivers, Bridges and Road Improvements * Rivers implemented! * Bridges implemented! * Roads improved! - better disbursement across map * Updated Tome/Help with new road/bridge information * Bug Fixes: ** The New Turn Shield color is now the same as your faction color ** If you res
* MapMaker / Custom Scenario: ** Now shows your total count of castles, ruins and temples ** You can no longer place a building (castle, temple, ruin) on top of another building. * Tome updates: ** Listed more mouse and keyboard controls * Bug fixes: ** When you raze a castle, yo
* When cycling through castle HUDs, show correct castle faction art (thanks @dasara III!) * Dead units stay on battle screen, easier to review battle results (thanks @dasara III!) * Removed an incorrect entry in the Tome re: terrain strength hotkey * Added unlisted keyboard hotke
Improved edge scrolling with mouse.
* World minimap now shows roads, castles, and ruin locations: ** Eliminates wasted time spend exploring empty regions of the map! * Can select "random" factions & biome in New Game (thanks @LeMachinga!) * Upgrade castle windows shows next army unit available (thanks @Xitax!)
* Updates: ** Right-clicking on a unit now shows Hero's level * Bug fixes: ** Sometimes if combat log was open you couldn't close the BattleHUD (Combat screen) ** Combat log corrections ** Various MapMaker items ** Minimap road corrections
A couple edge case bug fixes & some water tile pixel art clean up.
You might have thought we forgot about this game... NOPE! With your FREE version 2.0 update, you'll get: * New Map Biomes! ** Desert: A harsh and unforgiving desert with sand dunes, mud and cactuses. ** Hellscape: A scorched land of molten lava fields, jagged pitchstone mountains
* Ally mode! ** You can now have "team" battles ** - e.g. Elves and Dwarves can overcome their differences and team up against a swarm of Orcs * New Hero items: ** Golden Hen & Midas Gloves: extra GP every turn ** Holy Grails If your Hero dies, the grail resurrects him. * New
* UI improvements ** Unique Game HUD for each faction (day & night versions) ** Clicking on the worldmap now takes you to that point on the map ** NewTurn Shield unique to each faction ** Terrain color revamp; preparing for future map styles: Hellscape, Snowlands, and Wastela
* New Features: ** Experience Points! *** Each new level increases the unit's strength and/or hit points and/or movement points *** Gain experience points for surviving battles, taking over castles, searching ruins, completing quests, and more! *** Read the in-game Tome help for
* New Features: ** View all enemy movements on visible map during enemies turn ** Squire AI (re)enabled. Squire AI is an easier mode which makes the computer opponents less challenging. ** Quest Report Menu now shows the reward item's bonus (know what you're fighting for) * Updat