My Lords and Ladies, our march to greatness continues with Update 77! This update brings to the Realms of March of Empires some long awaited feature extensions, balance changes and quality of life improvements.
1. Christmas Event Shop (23 – 30 December) – participate in time-limited events to gain event shop currency and use it to acquire the items you desire!
2. Festive Village Event - join forces with all the rulers in your Realm to build the most magnificent Festive Village! Upgrade your Village to spawn more crates and collect them for festive rewards!
1. 18x new Scepter equipment items have been added (unlocks on Update)
2. 23x new Trinket equipment items have been added (unlocks on Update)
3. World Encounter Camps level 13, 14, 15 have been added (to be unlocked on 3 January 2025)
4. Menagerie building and Animal Companions extension (to be unlocked on 10 December 2024):
- Menagerie building max level is now 47 (increased from 42). Each new level unlocks a new perk
- Animal Companions max level is now 30 (increased from 25). Some Animals unlock a new powerful trait at level 26
- Two new legendary Foods have been added to upgrade your Animal Companions beyond level 25: Pure Meat and Wonder Roots
5. New Campaign Chapter with new missions to complete and new prizes to be earned (to be unlocked on 3 January 2025)
1. World Encounters theme rotation: Brigands are invading the Realms! March against their camps to retrieve the treasures they have stolen! (to be unlocked on 3 January 2025)
2. New Path to Glory Chapter with new missions to complete and new prizes to be earned
1. You can now craft multiple Gems at once (unlock on Update)
2. Enjoy new and improved Alliance Shop items (unlocks on Update)
*All changes listed below will be applied on Update
1. Throne of Might bonuses and Seats of Power bonuses
- Throne of Might (Emperor’s bonuses)
- Bonus Attack & Health increased from 150% to 300%
- Gather speed bonus increased from 50% to 100%
- Seats of Power - Stacking bonus (Attack & Health) increased from 5% to 20%
- Seat of War - Bonus Attack & Health changed from 75% to 200% (400% if policy selected)
- Seat of Order - Bonus All Income changed from 250% to 500% (1,000% if policy selected)
- Seat of Domain - Bonus March Speed changed from 50% to 100% (200% if policy selected)
- Seat of Accord - no changes
- Seat of Heroes - bonus Faction Train Speed changed from 50% to 100% (200% if policy selected)
2. World Policies
- Deadly Traps - bonus Defenses Attack increased from 200% to 500%
- Production Focus - Bonus All Income increased from 250% to 500%
- Conscription - bonus Train Speed increased from 125% to 250%
- Research Focus - bonus Research Speed increased from 50% to 150%. Cost multiplier decreased from 100% to 10%
- Construction Focus - bonus Construction Speed increased from 33% to 150%. Cost multiplier decreased from 50% to 10%
- Exploit Resources - bonus Gathering Speed increased from 35% to 100%
- Realm Patrol - bonus Army Health vs. PvE increased from 75% to 200%
- Seasonal Preparations - weather bonuses increased from 5x to 10x
- Free Trade - Silver collected reduction changed from 50% to 15%
- Regional Investments - Effects increased from 2x to 3x
- Alliance Logistics - Additional marches increased from 1 to 2
- Adventuring Champions - bonus Rewards increased from 300% to 500%
- Legendary Training - Faction Units Train Speed increased from 50% to 250%
3. Decrees
- Throne of Might attackers attack reduction changed from -30% to -400%
- Grand Campaign - bonus healing speed increased from 15% to 40%
- Purge the Realm - increased time between attacks reduction from 20% to 25%
- Trade Levy Lifted - trade march size bonus increased from 75% to 200%
- For the Realm - bonus for fighting invaders increased from 40% to 400%
- Redistribute Wealth - gathering speed bonus increased from 20% to 100%
4. Court Advisors
- Guardian - March size vs. PvE changed from 10% to 30%
- Marshal - bonus Trap Repair (re-arm) time decrease changed from 30% to 200%
- Archaeologist - bonus Gathering speed provided increased from 20% to 50%
- Fool - bonus Attack & Health provided changed from -100% to -300%
5. World Encounters and Barbarian Hordes strength has been rebalanced for “old” and “merged” Realms
6. All Realm Age Banners bonuses have been greatly increased