Version: 0.21.5+126
🧙♂️ Magic & Spells
New Spell - Vampirism: Drain the life force of your enemies to sustain your units in battle.
School of Enchantment: Unlocked new research options to enhance your magic arsenal.
School of Manipulation: New spellcraft research now available.
School of Energy: Master energy manipulation to modify spell casting costs in real-time.
Conjuration Asset Overhaul: Updated visual assets for the School of Conjuration.
Hand of Death Assets: New visual effects and assets integrated for Hand of Death.
🔬 Research & Unit Upgrades
Multi-Bonus Techs: Units can now benefit from multiple CreatureStatsBonus researches simultaneously.
Trailblazing: Initial progress on the new Trailblazing research path.
UI Refresh: Cleaned up and updated the Researches interface for better readability.
⚔️ Gameplay & Matchmaking
Match Countdown: Added a pre-game countdown timer to give players time to prepare before the action starts.
Steam Invite Fixes: Resolved issues when launching the game directly via Steam invites or when handling missing lobby invites.
Network & Connection: Added custom server address support and public IP fallback options to improve match stability.
💬 Chat & Social
System Messages: Introduced official server system notifications directly in the chat window.
Chat Colorization: Improved text formatting and fixed player name coloring in global and lobby chats.
Messaging Stability: Fixed edge-case bugs causing lost or misdelivered messages on dedicated servers.