This update includes new Equality Church beliefs tree and Egyptians nation, both work in progress. However I think these changes may be interesting, so I've decided to update the game now.
1. Egyptians
Can construct buildings using faith points. Don't do scouting. Start with 100 points of faith. (Nation's illustration is work in progress.)
2. Equality Church
(This will probably be nerfed)
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A little experiment
You may notice that Steam cover image of the game has been changed. Don't worry!
During early acess we should experiment with Steam store page as well. New cover image will last for a week or so. Another experiments with the store page may appear if it show different results with different cover images.
New achievements screen + "Heroes" special game
Achievements are separated in 3 categories now (bronze, silver and gold).
This structure will provide more place for future achievements. For example, an achievement for each special game has been added.
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A new special game "Heroes" has also been added. In this game you should survive for 50 years with 7 units or less (except peasants).
Steam Trading Cards
Steam trading cards, badges, emoticons and profile backgrounds has finally been added to the game!
New lumber mills mechanics (+ the British improvements)
Wood mechanics has been changed slightly.
As you know, lumber mills reduce the amount of gold mined by peasants.
That reducing is now capped at 75 gold per peasant:
The cost of lumber mills is also changed, so you can build 5+ lumber mills and start to gain a lot of wood. If you used to build only one lumber mill the game won't change much. And you can still play without wood to get maximum gold output.
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The British special has been improved. They still get +10 wood and +10 faith from forester's huts, but also theirs lumber mills gold penalty is capped at 50 gold per peasant.
Some creatures dens balansing
-- Zombie chickens graveyard --
New reward: Chicken farm
-- Foggy Swamp --
Free hydra from Foggy swamp was too OP. The reward has not been changed, you get hydra if you lose in the battle. However all hydras (from the foggy swamp) will dissappear after the battle if you don't have a hydra's pond.
Update 7 (Greeks and Romans)
Special ability for the greeks and the romans has been changed.
ROMANS
Can hire human units for the points of faith. Can't hire mythological creatures.
GREEKS
Start game with minotaur's maze. Can hire minotaurs for food. Big hydra splits into 3 mini-hydras.
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A bug with chicken devil on scouting map was also fixed.
Update 6 (Some movement fix + Plague)
1) Melee units now make one step right down after battle start. So they won't be blocked by archers.
2) Forester's hut info fixed (if you get +1 food from Legend of the Forest)
3) Addet new special game - PLAGUE
At the beginning of the battle all units lose 88% health. Heling effects don't work.
This special mode hasn't been well tested yet. I comleted it on normal diff. and that was insane :)
Byzantines image update
Our artist, Veronika, insisted to change the byzantines illustration :)
Update 5 (Byzantines!)
Byzantines nation has been added!
After acquiring the first point towards a belief, a second belief is immediately granted for free.