🛠️ War of Banners Dev Note #28: Trade Overhaul & Combat System Improvements

Hello, everyone.
In this update, we focused on improving the trading environment, overhauling combat mechanics, adding UI quality-of-life features, and resolving in-game bugs.

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▣ New Content & Trade

• New Specialty Goods Added: 4 new Specialty Goods items have been introduced.
• Increased Distance Price Multiplier for Specialty Goods: Adjusted the distance multiplier so that Specialty Goods sell for higher prices the farther they are transported from their place of origin.
• Adjusted Specialty Goods Appearance Rate: Slightly decreased the chance of Specialty Goods appearing in shop inventory lists.
• Trade Balance Adjustments: Rebalanced fief types and their available Specialty Goods to make trade routes smoother and more intuitive.

▣ Combat & Systems

• Ambush Battle Rework: Ambush Battles have been overhauled from simply disabling retreat to a breakthrough encounter, where enemy forces block the path back to your Outpost.
• Reduced Ambush Battle Chance: The chance of Ambush Battles occurring has been reduced by 50%.
• Armor Modifier Change: The previous "Increased Damage Taken" modifier has been replaced with "Chance to be Stunned When Hit."
• Siege AI Improvements: Relaxed conditions to allow AI units to enter besieged castles; entering units will now use the back gate.
• Spawn Timing Optimization: Optimized spawn timings for bandits, guards, citizens, and caravans to appear naturally according to the time of day.
• Weapon Appearance Rate Normalization: Fixed an issue where the appearance rates of certain new weapons were set incorrectly.
• Unit Patrol & Interaction Polish: Adjusted roaming areas so that guards actively pursue bandits and bandits actively target citizens.
• Arena Difficulty Weight Adjustments: Adjusted appearance weights so that higher-difficulty arenas appear more frequently as your level increases.
• Battle Outcome Sound Added: Added outcome-based horn sound effects that play upon battle completion depending on victory or defeat.
• Reduced Arena Entry Cost: Generally reduced the entry cost for participating in the Arena.
• Increased Mercenary Respawn Rate: Increased the respawn rate of mercenary companies in the world.
• Muster Logic Improvements: Polished and fixed unnatural logic that occurred during company muster.

▣ UI & Quality of Life

• Company Management Improvement: Carrier pigeons currently in your possession are now displayed in the Company Composition window.
• Mercenary Contract Indicator: Added a dedicated icon next to the names of contracted mercenary companies and their strongholds to indicate active contracts.
• Muster HUD Timer: The muster HUD now displays the estimated time remaining until gathering is complete.
• Abbreviated HUD Numbers: Large numbers across the HUD are now displayed using standard abbreviations for improved readability.
• Turn Order Display Polish: Enemy portraits in the turn order bar now face the opposite direction to make friend or foe distinction clearer.

▣ Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where background elements on the world map failed to generate when launching the game for the first time.
• Fixed a bug where moving toward a targeted company on the world map caused the destination to be misaligned.
• Fixed a bug where finishing a battle while dismounted caused equipped horse gear to be re-equipped while also being awarded as duplicate loot.
• Fixed an issue where the actual cooldowns for Present Gift, Propose Spar, and Sharing Tales of Valor were longer than their displayed durations.
• Fixed various errors that occurred during the "Rebuilding the Order's fortress" quest.
• Fixed an issue where the Aureon rewards granted from the Arena were lower than intended.
• Fixed an issue where gear equipped on horses that died in combat was not being dropped as loot.
• Fixed an issue where the actual mercenary company contract limit was 1 higher than the displayed value.
• Fixed a bug where gravestones overlapped in the exact same spot when multiple company members died in a single battle.

In Closing

If you encounter any issues while playing, please share your feedback via Discord or our community, and we will look into it promptly.
Thank you.

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