🛠️ War of Banners Dev Note #27: Troop Command & Quality-of-Life Update

Hello, everyone.
In this update, new equipment has been added along with combat quality-of-life improvements and major audio bug fixes.

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▣ New Content

New System: Troop Command & Carrier Pigeon Remote Orders

• Troop Command UI Added: A dedicated command interface has been added to collectively designate movement and behaviors for hired mercenaries and direct faction troops.
• Carrier Pigeon Remote Communication: You can dispatch a 'Carrier Pigeon' from the command UI to issue real-time orders even to distant expeditionary units.
• Carrier Pigeon Limit by Title: The maximum number of carrier pigeons that can be operated expands according to the player's noble title rank.
• Available Orders:
  • Garrison: Stay in the affiliated fief and maintain a defensive stance.
  • Patrol: Continuously patrol around the jurisdiction territory to clear out hostile forces and bandits.
  • Regroup: Stop the current mission and immediately assemble at the player's unit.

New System: Mercenary Band Hiring

• Mercenary Band Activation: Mercenary bands, which previously only stayed inside dedicated garrisons, have now been activated to freely patrol and move across the world map, and interact with the player.
• Mercenary Band Contract and Command: You can pay a fee to sign a 28-day hiring contract with a mercenary band. Contracted mercenary bands can be directly controlled and operated as the player intends through the Troop Command UI.
• Limit by Title: The maximum number of mercenary bands that can be simultaneously contracted and operated expands according to the player's noble title rank.

• New Weapons Added: Weapon categories that were previously lacking in numbers have been supplemented and added to the battlefield.
• Knightly Order Armor in Stock: Shops now sell Knightly Order equipment at a very low probability.

▣ Quality of Life & Systems

• Battle Speed Multiplier Retained: The configured battle speed multiplier is now maintained without resetting even after battle completion and reconnection.
• Recruitment Info Display: Added a UI display during companion recruitment events to preview a character's stat talents and proficiency talents before recruiting them.
• Fog of War Visibility Improvement: Improved impassable obstacles and unreachable areas covered by fog of war during combat phases to appear brighter and clearer.
• Caravan Escort AI Improvement: Modified behavior during caravan escort battles so that the protected merchant waits in the rear rather than recklessly charging into the front lines.
• Enemy Mount Equipment Drop: Changed so that if a horse mounted by an enemy is killed during battle, the horse gear and equipment items equipped by that horse can be obtained as loot.
• Mount Equipment Recovery: Even if an equipped horse dies during battle, all equipped mount gear can be fully recovered in the battle results window.
• Post-Combat Idle State Saved: Fixed an issue where the temporary idle state of a unit fresh out of combat was cleared upon save/load.
• World Vision Calculation Reorganization: Modified the calculation formula so that as a troop's vision range widens, it requires higher vision stat values.
• Out of VRAM Crash Mitigation: Optimized graphics-related settings to mitigate crashes caused by video memory load.

▣ Balance Adjustments

• Loot Quality Improvement: While the equipment drop rate has slightly decreased, the probability of dropped equipment receiving the modifier 'Imperfect' has been significantly reduced.
• Weapon Balance: Slightly reduced the Health Penetration Rate of daggers and regional weapons.
• Relationship Event Frequency Adjusted: Readjusted the trigger conditions and probabilities of recently added relationship events to prevent them from occurring too frequently.

▣ Bug Fixes

• Master Forge Modifier Fix: Fixed an issue where axes rewarded from Master Forge procurement quests received the 'Thin' modifier instead of the 'Masterwork' modifier.
• Proficiency Completion Fix: Fixed an issue where meeting the unlock condition for 'Robust Vitality' in Footwork Proficiency did not properly register as completed.
• Proficiency Effect Fix: Fixed an issue where the effect of 'One Step Further' in Shield Proficiency did not properly trigger and apply.
• Trait Progression Count Fix: Resolved an issue where the progress count required to achieve the 'Shield of the Legion' trait did not accumulate and count.
• Event Target Selection Logic Reinforced: Strengthened target judgment conditions to resolve an issue where inappropriate or unintended characters were designated as targets when specific events occurred.
• Mercenary Role Removal Fix: Fixed an issue where roles assigned to mercenaries were not properly removed and remained active.
• Audio Stability & Missing Sound Fixes:
  • Fixed an issue where background music during combat cut out or did not play.
  • Fixed an issue where all in-game sound was inaudible when loading a save file.
  • Fixed an issue where all sound disappeared when returning to the game after a long pause.

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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