Hello Everyone!

I am thrilled to roll out a significant update that brings a host of new features and improvements to "Voor de kroon". Dive in to discover the latest enhancements!

🛡 Faction Customization Overhaul:

• Create and Customize: Design new factions from the ground up. From the appearance of your lord to the buildings your faction can erect – the choice is now yours!
• Heraldry Import: Take your faction personalization a step further by importing custom image assets for heraldry. For a step-by-step guide on how to seamlessly integrate your emblem textures, check out the Custom Heraldry Import Guide.
• Expanded Capabilities: Choose specific units for recruitment, replace any existing faction with a custom one, and enjoy an advanced character system for lords and officers with random equipment and appearance features.

🗣 Dynamic Voice System Enhancement:

• Voice Sets Diversity: Introducing three distinct voice sets, elevating the in-game atmosphere. Players will find two Dutch and one English voice set for a richer auditory experience.
• Linguistic Fidelity: Officers now randomly draw from their faction's allowed voice sets. This allows factions to actually have different spoken languages on the battlefield!

🛡 New Armor & Models:

• Historical Accuracy: All feudal armor is revamped to be era-appropriate, introducing a variety of new helmets, chainmail armor, and even painted helmets for units.

🌦 Additional Features & Enhancements:

• Weather Dynamics: Experience battles under a semi-clouded sky.
• Ultra-Quality Lighting: For those seeking to burns their computer to the ground, there is now an ultra-quality lighting option.
• Loading Screen Wisdom: Tips have been updated to match the current gameplay mechanics.

🔧 Technical Improvements & Bug Fixes:

• Faction Framework: A complete rewrite now supports full customization.
• Fixed Gameplay Issues: Several bugs and small improvements have been made.

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Thank you!

Full Changelog

• Add steamworkshop support for custom factions
• Add ability to import custom image assets for heraldry
• Allow player to select what buildings a faction can build
• Implement 3 new voices (Two Dutch, one English)
• Add voice pitch system
• Add dynamic voice system for officers and lords
• Allow player to specifically select what units a faction can recruit
• Allow player to replace any faction with a custom faction
• Add dynamic character system for lords and officers with random equipment and appearance
• Add advanced character customization
• Add updated feudal models
• Add semi clouded weather type
• Add ultra quality lighting option, disabled by default
• Update loading screen tips to current gameplay
• Rewrite Faction framework to support complete customization
• Fix rename boxes allowing special characters
• Fix proxy player getting frozen after hit by trebuchet projectile
• Fix AI building repair logic after siege
• Fix archer volley timing
• Fix AI upgrading buildings during a siege