City States: Medieval · published · build 23133234
Hey Everyone,
We`re excited to release a major update today - and it truly is a game changer.
The biggest part of this update is a complete solution for the last common crashing issue. I`m glad to say that the last major stability issue has finally been addressed.
This update also introduces two new major features. Lord`s Armies now make newly created armies feel more personal, with each new army belonging to the lord who is fielding it, complete with unique lord portraits on the world map.
We`ve also added the Global Market to the Trade Menu. This allows you to instantly buy or sell trade goods for silver, though at very unfavorable exchange rates - very useful in emergencies.
But what really makes it a game changer is the completely reworked mid to late game and combat economy, including re-balanced unit costs and siege economy.
In addition, there are dozens of other improvements, fixes and polish across the board.
And once again - thank you so much for the reports, feedback, and support during Early Access!
And now, here are the full notes for Update #2:
Every new army created now belongs to the lord who is fielding that army
New armies show that lord`s portrait and name when selected
New armies show the lord`s portrait on the world map by the army
If main hero is transferred into the lord`s army - his portrait is shown
Transferring hero out of the army shows Steward`s portrait
Note - above changes only affect newly created armies or new campaigns
Different lord portraits are now shown in attack window when inviting armies
Global Market can be accessed from the world map trade menu
Global Market allows instant purchase and sale of trade goods, but at very bad rates
Added tooltips with detailed explanation of trade menu and global market
Completely reworked engine`s handling of lighting to resolve rare crashes
Fixed all possible loading screen crash cases, including extremely rare instances
Resolved last common crash issue during world map load affecting some systems
Rebalanced food drain during combat - to be significantly higher
During siege battle player must set up food gathering in the camp
Combination of livestock and Hunter Lodges required to feed the army
Hunter Lodge income increased during battles
Sieges with two armies and higher-tier units require several livestock/hunter lodges
Major rebalance of mid to late game economy
Fixed issues with player accumulating too many resources in late game
Major rebalance of higher-tier unit costs and upkeep
Mid-tier units like bowmen or swordsmen are now on average 1.5x more expensive and have higher upkeep
High-tier units like longbowmen and knights are now 2x more expensive
Rebalanced auto-resolve victories, on average 50% less now - was giving too many resources
Redesigned importance of growing citizen population for tax income
Taxes from cities increased by nearly 80%, making citizen management more important
Genoan campaign now starts with 3 trade routes - forcing player to capture more ports
Fixed a bug with some city siege army camp plots showing city plots
Fixed visual issues with some hamlet terrain not showing grass
Fixed wrong tooltips shown in non-English languages for some buttons
Fixed some text in German localization showing in English
Pisan scripted attack on Genoa now comes with a proper strong army
Fixed peasants not spawning in naval combat - can now properly loot
Updated Loot and Plunder message to clearly indicate victory
Time to loot after battle increased from 2 to 3 minutes
Improved the look of Research window - especially positioning
Tutorial - Acre battle polish
Reworked tooltips for all main world map menus
New world map menu tooltips go over all features
Improved icon and tooltip for Global Market
All new text localized in the 7 supported languages