Introducing the Spring update

Good Lords and Fair Ladies!

The time has come for the large Spring update arrival! During the past month we have been telling you about what's coming in Diplomacy is Not an Option. If you had been following the news, you already figured out the key features of this update. Still, allow us to summarize what has already been said, and add a few more words.

To begin with, the Sandbox mode is here. In it, you can customize almost everything, from the starting conditions and appearance of the map to the enemies you want to fight. Build huge cities, assemble countless forces, and try to withstand the onslaught of the enemy when you choose to do so. In a nutshell, Sandbox mode gives plenty of room for your imagination.

With the Spring update, new structures will appear in the game: Guard towers of three levels, Massive guard towers (also of three levels), and the Watchtower II. With the latter it's clear - it's an upgraded Watchtower, with a better overview. As for the Guard towers, they are not as strong as the ordinary ones. However, they are much higher than any other fortification, which gives ranged troops placed on them the advantage of hitting the target at a longer distance.

Among the many ideas for Diplomacy is Not an Option, it was often suggested that there should be traps to put in the way of the enemy. Well, that is precisely what we came up with. A Barrel mine explodes after an enemy steps on it (with a slight delay), and a Slowdown trap - reduces the speed of enemies who try to pass through it. In addition, all stone fortifications gained the ability to pour boiling oil on the heads of your foes. However, for this perk to work, you must first complete the research. This brings us to the next point...

That's right, we've expanded the research tree once again. "Boiling oil" is not the only way to enhance your fortifications. We've added the Engineering miracle research to significantly increase their durability. You can also unlock abilities for some warriors through research. New passive skills allow Crossbowmen to increase their attack and search target radius, and Horsemen - to restore their health faster. Horse archers gain the active skill to shoot exploding arrows, and Mounted knights get a skill that temporarily increases their movement speed. It's worth mentioning that in case of Mounted Knights, this acceleration causes some damage. Knights can't die from it, but their health may be reduced to one unit.

Remember us adding the constant health growth of the enemies to the late game of Endless mode? Now you can turn this option off (or on) before starting a new game. It is called 'Skilled survivor'.

Besides that, we have again improved the performance of the game and added the option to limit FPS. We made enemies covered by the fog of war visible if they hit someone, and refined the logic of their behavior when passing through the Gates. Significant changes were applied to the game balance. In particular, Lumbermills I-III now produce more planks from the same tree.

That's all we wanted to tell you today in the Spring update introduction.
Thank you very much for your support and for staying with us. The full list of changes, as usual, is attached below.

Yours, the Door 407 dev team