Birthright · published
Finally we are ready to release Dedicated Server support. Moving forward we will be back on our 6 week cycles of content patch releases. And everything will be supported both in Single Player and Multiplayer.
This change required changes in most of the code base. And the player bug reports before this patch helped tremendously to find, and fix, bugs while also completely rewriting parts of it to be better.
We use Steam integration and in the future plan to include Scoreboards for Kings & Queens and what not. For the actual Network code we heavily use Unreal Engines solution that is also driving Fortnite.
Special thanks for testing goes to SinDevourer, AresLegion, Ozzy "Meat" and Amarum.
We will start hosting a first Official server with this release. But also continue hosting Test server before each Patch release.
To host your own Dedicated Server head over to this forum thread where we will answer questions, update the documentation and discuss the need for more config variables and what not:
Dedicated Server Forum
Audio has been remade and have a more correct Sound behavior and Air Absorption. All audio are subject to these changes.
Combat
World Map
Moving forward we will be keen on patching bugs and problems that are discovered with smaller minor patches. And Content Patches will be aimed at every 6 weeks again.
Next Patch World Extensions
First will be the "World Extensions" Patch that introduce building on the World Map. Farms/Houses for your living and stashing important items, Fields for growing more Wheat/Fruits/Tobacco and other structures like Watch Towers that decrease chance of getting Raided.
This will also introduce Work Slots in all Extensions (Settlements too), where Prisoners can be dropped to increase production, or more imprisoned to lower Escape Chance.
All built World Extensions will become under Tax regulations from the nearest Settlement. Automatically paying parts of the harvests and income.
This will also make sure in Multi Player that Mid game Players have an interest in getting New Players to settle nearby their owned Settlements, rather than harassing them. But ofc the choice is up to every Player ;)
Second Next Patch Kings & Queens
This patch will focus on the End game Players fighting for total control of the Kingdom, and those who manage to take it.
Kings & Queens will introduce global Taxation on all Settlements to The Citadel where they reside. This money will be spent to make sure the Kingdoms overall Turmoil is low and Peaceful.
This will ensure harder times for other End game Players to make a move for the Throne.
This will be done thru paying Bounty Contracts for those who hunt down problems creating Turmoil and get others to help out with global Kingdom problems.
Low Morale Characters might get Player Bounties on them too.