Update: New Arena Mode - Desert Storm, Improvements&Bug Fixes
Greeting commanders,
We are excited to introduce you the new featured Arena mode – Desert Storm! In the Desert Storm, you can experience a new gameplay, random units, new traits Decommission and Expansion, random lv.7 runes and defense turret transformation. There are also substantial rewards, exclusive avatar and skin for challenging the Arena!
The server maintenance will take about 3 hours and be held on:
00:50 January 25 PDT
07:50 January 25 GMT
15:50 January 25 GMT+8
The new featured Arena Mode – Desert Storm is coming!
Now let’s go over the details:
Random race: Commanders can enter Desert Storm by going to the Arena Mode. Before start, players will be presented with 2 races.
Random units: Once a race has been selected, players will be shown 10 different sets of units, and each set contains different units. Players need to select 1 unit from each set to build a formation.
Terran&Atlac: In the Desert Storm, Terran and Atlac keep their original traits Elite Troops and Transformation. In addition, they will have a new trait Decommission that has the same effect as Immolation (Units can be sold for a 90% cost refund and all research refund if all sold), but players can only set one unit for “Decommission”.
Yaoguai: Yaoguai will keep the Immolation trait that can immolate 2 units. In addition, a new trait “Expansion” is added to Yaoguai. Expansion allows you to carry 1 extra unit at higher production and research costs, and that unit cannot be set for Immolation.
Random ban: During the ban/pick phase, system will randomly ban two commander skills of each race.
Random runes: Before the battle start, system offers four different colors of runes all at lv.7 for you to bring into the battle. Each rune has a chance to be replaced with a random rune.
During the final turn (after 45 waves) in the Desert Storm map, the defense turrets of both teams would activate their Destroy Mode, transforming themselves into mobile bastions that will destroy enemies in their sight.
The HP of the mobile bastions are based on the HP of defense turrets
In the final turn, the outer and mid turrets will have the same stats, and the inner turret will be more powerful.
The mobile bastions are ranged type and can inflict heavy AoE damage on enemies.
The mobile bastions cannot be buffed or debuffed by units or commander skills.
Now you can block players after the match ends
Optimized the beginner guides by adding few guides and in-game tips
If match has been surrendered, it will not be added to Red Tides TV
Now you can click the MVP highlight unit to check the unit details
Continuously optimized the display of match result
Fixed the problem that received an error mail from the system after the period of Arena ends.
Fixed a bug that caused to crush when checking the info of a clan member who already left the clan.
Fixed a bug that caused to crush when join clan chat
Fixed a bug that after clicking the kill-streak announcement, the screen will show error by clicking other unit tips
We are excited to announce the new update to Red Tides on Thursday! We introduce the replay sharing feature in Red Tides TV, you can share replays with your friends or clan members. What’s more, there are also balance adjustments to units and commander skills, some improvements and bug fixes in this update.
The server maintenance will take about 3 hours and be held on:
00:50 January 11 PDT
07:50 January 11 GMT
15:50 January 11 GMT+8
1. Share your highlight moment!
Now you can share replays with your friends or clan channel! By going to ‘RTTV > Details’ and hitting the share button, you can share any replays within the RTTV! To share your own match replays, you can go to ‘PROFILE > Summary > Match History’ then find the favored match to share.
2. Preseason 2 is about to start!
2017 Winter League is about to end on January 11. Commanders can check your current rank tier by going to ‘RANKED > Current Season’. The next season, Preseason 2, will start soon. During the Preseason, commander can warm up and try out some new strategies. The Preseason also gives the dev team more time to improve the game mechanics and balance.
The balance adjustments are based on tremendous match-up data. We’ve also analyzed the overall improvement according to players’ feedback. Balance adjustment is a long-term process, and sufficient amount of time is needed to make sure every adjustment is effective and reasonable. So please be patient and stay with us, our goal is to provide players with diverse strategies and better game experience.
Terran
The cooldown for Skybreaker Cannon increased from 1.7s to 2.5s
Atlac
Attack increased from 6 to 8
HP increased from 70 to 90, shield increased from 70 to 90
Upgrade Adjustment:
Lv1. Attack+12%
Lv2. Inflicts 250% damage on biological units
Lv3. Each attack deals damage increased from 3 times to 6 times
Yaoguai
Attack increased from 55 to 66
HP increased from 20 to 30
Upgrade Adjustment:
Lv1. Attack+9%
Lv2. Sharp Feather hits enemy twice at a time, dealing 150% damage in total
Lv3. Sharp Feather inflicts 250% damage on biological units
HP increased from 90 to 120, the range of Venom Spit increased from 18 to 20
Upgrade Adjustment:
Lv1. Shield reduction increased to 30
Lv2. Each attack reduces target’s shield by 10 for 5 times
Lv3. Attack range increased, and damage up to 10 targets per attack
Upgrade Adjustment:
Lv1. The activated defense to ranged damage is increased to 30
Lv2. The activated defense to ranged damage is increased to 50
Lv3. The activated defense to ranged damage is increased to 70
Upgrade Adjustment:
Lv1. Active ability reduces enemy attack damage by 20
Lv2. Active ability reduces enemy attack damage by 40
Lv3. Active ability reduces enemy attack damage by 60
Commander Skills
Mind Control Effective radius decreased from 12 to 9
Polymorph Increased 50% of HP and attack for all monkey warriors
Rock Giant Initial cost decreased from 800 to 600, cooldown decreased from 96s to 72s
Now commander skills cannot be cast to the back of enemy base
‘Kill 1000 enemy units’ quest in the daily quests now does not include the kills from teammates
New received units will automatically fill into the empty slot in the Army Setup
Now call in the supply drop each time will receive 100 vouchers, vouchers can be used to buy exclusive skins in the gift store
Added five exclusive skins to the supply drops (can be purchased with vouchers):
Red Rune Supply Drop: Grenade Launcher – Eden’s Verdict
Blue Rune Supply Drop: Heavy Blade Slave – Hagenit, Sumeru Shark – Ipos
Removed some mandatory guides to give players more options to get used to the gameplay
Added four new Command Academy levels
Fixed the data displaying errors on the total unit numbers in the final wave.
Fixed the problem that the progress bar in each wave occasionally disappeared
Fixed the problem that the Javelineer Deer’s active ability can be activated during Killing Time
Fixed the problem that commander skills are unable to be used after reconnected to the game
Fixed the displaying error on the match result
Happy New Year, Dear Commanders!
Time flies! We’re reaching the end of 2017. This time last year we marched on to Red Tides’ Open Beta on Steam, curious of this unknown world like newborn children. During 2017 we met many new commanders. They are lovely and sincere, giving us constant inspiration. The challenging year is coming to an end, but our expedition to the unknown continues. Now let’s talk about some of the great things that happened in 2017 as well as our plans in 2018.
In the year 2017, our Open Beta on Steam ended in January, and in June we launched the Early Access on Steam. In September we had the global release on the App Store, and Red Tides was recommended by App Store in 154 countries and regions. Then in December we were awarded Game of the Year by the App Store in China. We also fought together through Season 0, Season 1, and Winter League. We enjoyed the 1V1 Ranked, 2V2 Ranked, the Arena, Global Warzone, Halloween Event, and the Winterfest. We explored new maps such as Sunset Canyon, Black Mine, and Snow Town. Besides, we added the opening cinematic, and more importantly 10 other languages! We also developed systems like Command Academy, News, Events, Daily Quests, and Red Tides TV. The year 2017 witnessed Red Tides’ fantastic expedition in the unknown world. Our journey will continue in 2018!
Our plans for the coming year are as follows:
1. We plan to regularly release more units and skins.
2. This year we received messages concerning unit balance, so we will focus on balance adjustment. We may also rework some units.
3. We plan to keep the Arena open, and introduce new modes to Arena.
4. Currently we’re considering re-opening 1V1 Ranked, which may be based on rules of Joint Operation.
5. In the aspect of battles, we will make adjustment to fix some long-existing problems, and see how it goes in the Arena. We’ll then decide whether to introduce such adjustments into other game modes.
6. Thank you for loving the background story and art design of Red Tides. We will add more related content in the upcoming year!
My dear commanders, see you in 2018!!
The Art of War: Red Tides Team wish you Happy New Year!
Update: Red Tides TV is now live!
Happy Winterfest, commanders!
Hope you enjoy the Winterfest! A new update is coming to Red Tides on Thursday. We introduce the Red Tides TV, where you can watch featured replays of players from all over the world. Watching replays is a great way to learn strategies! What’s more, there are also balance adjustments, improvements and bug fixes.
The server maintenance will take about 2 hours and be held on:
00:50 December 28 PDT
07:50 December 28 GMT
15:50 December 28 GMT+8
Red Tides TV is now live!
Commanders can enter Red Tides TV from the main screen.
Inside the Red Tides TV, you can watch featured replays from each tier.
To check your own game replays, click Profile > Summary > Match History, then select a wanted one to watch! Just go through the same process if you want to check your friend’s replays.
Versus A.I. matches will not be recorded. Replays will expire after a new patch is released.
The balance adjustment are based on tremendous match-up data. We’ve also analyzed the overall improvement according to players’ feedback. Balance adjustment is a long-term process, and sufficient amount of time is needed to make sure every adjustment is effective and reasonable. So please be patient and stay with us, our goal is to provide players with diverse strategies and better game experience.
Yaoguai
Units
HP increased from 300 to 350, armor increased from 5 to 6, initially attack 3 targets each time, strong against Biological changed to Mechanical.
Upgrade Adjustment:
Lv1. Stay the same
Lv2. Stay the same
Lv3. Attack at most 10 targets each time
Commander Skills
Mind Control
Effective radius decreased from 12 to 9
During the position swap phase, the opposite team’s races and avatars will be blocked
Blocked the opposite team’s avatars once the match is found in Quick Play and Ranked modes
Removed the clan requirement of 1v1 Ranked Tier
Added multiple sound effects for pop-ups
When using a commander skill, a commander skill icon will be added to the system message
Continuously optimized the in-game tips
Fixed the problem that Swap cannot effect on Lightning Tower or Anti-Tank Gun
Fixed the position display error of Global Warzone message bubble
Merry Christmas!
Dear Commanders,
Winter is coming! Art of War: Red Tides is wrapped up in a blanket of snow. Welcome to the Snow Town. The white-bearded Blackstmith, wearing red clothes, is making a new dress for your Siege Tank. Our chubby snowmen are waiting for you with delicious gingerbread!
In this Christmas night, let’s sit around the stove in the warmth of love, and share your happiness in battles with friends and families. Hope we celebrate every Winterfest with you in the future!
The Art of War: Red Tides Team wish you Merry Christmas!
Talks with Volunteers: Italian Translation Group
We received messages from our lovely commanders, saying they’d like to help with the translation of Czech, Burmese, Turkish and many other languages. We thank all of you for your kind support. We will send our warm invitation to you once we have detailed plans to support more languages!
Up to now we have already supported 11 languages. They are Simplified Chinese, English, Japanese, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Traditional Chinese, and Thai. It is such language supports that bring commanders all over the world to Art of War: Red Tides.
Without our lovely language volunteers, none of these language versions could be possible. You may be curious about these behind-the-scenes volunteers. So in this episode we invited our Italian Translation Group. They are a group of young and energetic players, having a strong passion for video games and game translation.
The group consists of 5 members. They are Mogua, Khryon, MizuNoMashu, Lodakris,and Mengons. (As shown in the picture from left to right)
Lodakris, Mengons, MizuNoMashu are classmates in school. They met Mogua in games, then met Khryon in a live tournament. “We knew we are the same in that split-second.” This is how they described their encounter. Since they live in the same city, Aprilia, they often hang out to play games together. They set up a clan in Red Tides called Italian Furious, and a group in Facebook called Butchers Gaming Group, where they regularly host game tournaments and events.
Now let's come to meet our volunteers from Italy!
Q: It's really cool to play games with a group of friends! How long have you been playing Red Tides?
Lodakris: Since the beta in 2016. At first, it was just Mogua and me. Then we invited Mengons, MizuNoMashu and Khryon to play with us. I also wrote a review on Steam to recommend it to other Italian players.
Khryon: We used to play League of Legends and StarCraft together. We were looking for a game featured both MOBA and RTS, and then we met Red Tides. We immediately fell for its innovative mechanics!
Q: I guess you love strategy games. Do you play other games besides Red Tides?
MizuNoMashu: We also play Dead by Daylight, Don't Starve Together and many others.
Mogua: We love playing games. It's our passion! We will play more games! We're waiting for Art of War: Red Tides Android release. We're excited about that. XD
Q: Hah, I indeed feel your passion for games. So how long have you been volunteering for Red Tides?
Mengons: We’ve been doing this since the start of Italian localization. And it's like a training for our English.
Khryon: Yup! Furthermore my girlfriend is a translator. We always talk about translation. It's the first game we translate and we enjoy this process very much!
Q: We’re very curious about the game translation. Could you please tell us the process?
Mogua: We get tasks from the Facebook group. Lodakris is the guy who coordinates us. It’s like Avengers: when he calls, we go to Teamspeak XD. Then we subdivide the tasks so that we can work faster. In this way we can share terms and discuss in real time. Mengons optimizes the translation then. And in the end we proofread the work together.
MizuNoMashu: Yeah, we saved a file of terms and unit names so we can refer to the previous translation. It’s really fun when you do something with friends lol.
Q: Hah, then is there anything interesting when you’re translating? Any happy moments?
Lodakris: Emm, the translation of Skycrab! We translated it as "Granchio Celestiale". It’s a name combined both epic and comedy in Italian. It was so hard… Really guys, have you ever seen a Skycrab flying in the sky?!
Khryon: For me it’s Tamerlane. The first time we saw this name, we didn’t know what it was! We spent much time in searching “Tamerlane”. In the end we figured out that he was a Turco-Mongol conqueror.
Q: So the most difficult part is translating names?
Mengons: Em, Not exactly. The most difficult part is understanding why the unit has that name and what does the unit do. You must know everything of the unit before translating it. Many words in Italian have various meanings, and it’s hard to associate these meanings with the correct terms if you don’t know what the word really means. After you fully understand the unit, the “description” is easy to do, especially when we are all on the work. XD
Q: Ohh then I guess you prefer translating sense for sense, instead of translating word for word, right?
Khryon: Yes, right! Word for word is impossible. It will be a mess if you translate word for word without getting the meaning.
Q: Since you’ve been translating Red Tides for quite a long time, I’m sure you have in mind the requirements of a qualified game translator
MizuNoMashu: Passion! We’re not the best translation group, but we like the game. We know the game. So it’s easier for us to express the meaning and let Italians understand it.
Lodakris: Yeah, we can imagine how Italians understand it, and we translate according to that. We don’t use Google Translate ahah. We don’t like it.
We had a great time talking with our Italian translation volunteers. They are a group of boys full of energy and passion. It’s lucky indeed to be accompanied by friends. Hope you will find your life-time friends in Art of War: Red Tides!
2017 Winter League Kicks Off!
Greeting Commanders,
The past season 1 has been an incredible journey, and we are excited to have you join us for the new season: 2017 Winter League! As winter approaches in this Winter League, we will be having Winterfest throughout the entire season, as well as many holiday events. We hope you enjoy a wonderful Winterfest!
Let’s take a look at the new season rewards:
Commanders will get one of the following rewards according to the highest tier they achieved in the Winter League:
300 gems for Bronze
500 gems for Silver
1000 gems and the limited edition skin ‘Grand Duchess Zern’ for Gold
1500 gems, the limited edition skin ‘Grand Duchess Zern’ and the honorable avatar Wolf for Platinum
2000 gems, the limited edition skin ‘Grand Duchess Zern’ and the honorable avatar Alpha Wolf for Diamond
3000 gems, the limited edition skin ‘Grand Duchess Zern’ and the honorable avatar Wolf King for Supreme Commander
There are also many upcoming features in this new season. We are always on our way to explore and optimize Red Tides. The dev team is also thinking of creating a new way that allows commanders to participate in the development process, and it should be coming soon.
So commanders, we wish you the best in this new journey and stay tuned!
The World's Top 20 Commanders!
Update: Winterfest, New Units, Winter League, Improvements&Bug Fixes
Greeting Commanders,
There’s a winter season update coming to Red Tides tomorrow! We celebrate the Winterfest: there will be a new map – Snow town, upgradable Siege Tank skin and winter exclusive skins coming! We also introduce three new units to the battlefield, and a new season: 2017 Winter League.
The server maintenance will take about 5 hours and be held on:
00:50 December 15 PDT
08:50 December 15 GMT
14:50 December 15 GMT+8
1. Winter is coming! Be prepared for the Winterfest!
Event Period: December 15, 2017 – January 4, 2018
Snow Town
During the Winterfest, Players have a great chance to enter the special map ‘Snow Town’ in the Quick Play and Ranked modes.
Players may be rewarded with a Gift Chest after a battle on the special map.
Players will not be rewarded with the Gift Chest in Versus A.I. mode or when they pass the Rested period.
Gift Chest
Players have a great chance to get gingerbread men from the Gift Chest. Gingerbread men can be used to exchange items in the Winterfest Store.
Players may get a Winterfest exclusive skin, rune or avatar from the Gift Chest.
Winterfest Store
In the Winterfest Store, players can exchange Winterfest exclusive skins, avatars, runes and other items with gingerbread men.
Items in the Winterfest Store will be automatically refreshed at 05:00am (GMT+8) every day.
Players can also refresh them at the expense of some gingerbread men or gems.
The Winterfest Store will be closed 1 week after the Winterfest ends.
Siege Tank Skin Upgrade
Players can pay the Blacksmith gingerbread men to upgrade the Siege Tank’s skin.
The "Winterfest Series Skins" cannot be downgraded once levelled up.
Players will only own the Winterfest Tank Premium skin once they upgrade it to the highest level.
The Siege Tank Skin Upgrade will be closed 1 week after the Winterfest ends.
Winterfest Daily Quests
There will be 3 new daily quests everyday. Complete them to get gingerbread men.
Daily quests will be automatically refreshed at 05:00am (GMT+8) everyday.
2. Winterfest exclusive skins
Added 5 Winterfest exclusive skins in the store, and they can be exchanged in the Winterfest Store. ‘Snowtown Arsonist’ the Regular Flamethrower skin, ‘Snow Arhat’ the Frost Arhat skin, ‘Uncle Tom’ the Bowcat skin, ‘Nightwatch’ the Siege Tank skin, ‘Snow Clearer’ the Javelineer Deer skin. Exclusive skins are only available from December 15, 2017 to January 11, 2018
3. New Units – Hailstorm, Tempest Dragon and Venom Deer arrive at the battlefield!
Hailstorm The Hailstorm is able to launch missile barrage to a target area at a super long distance. It is very effective along with False Rally
Tempest Dragon The Atlac gets another late-game CHAMP! Not only Tempest Dragon’s normal attack can deal AoE damage, its active ability can cast a tornado that deals massive damage!
Javelineer Deer As a support unit, Javelineer Deer wants to be the carry of the team. Javelineer Deer can turn its javelin to a spiral blade that deals long range AoE damage when using active ability.
4. 2017 Winter League
Winter is coming! The long-awaited Winter League will start on December 14!
Winter League will start after the weekly update on December 14 and end before the weekly update on January 11, 2018
Player records/history relating to ranks and tiers in S1 will be cleared. Commanders need to start from scratch on a new Leaderboard.
Commanders achieved at least Platinum will be awarded with special avatars representing the highest tier they achieved in the Winter League.
Commanders achieved at least Gold will be awarded with Grand Duchess Zern, the limited edition skin for the Regular Paviser.
Commanders will get one of the following rewards according to the highest tier they achieved in the Winter League:
300 gems for Bronze
500 gems for Silver
1000 gems and the limited edition skin ‘Grand Duchess Zern’ for Gold
1500 gems, the limited edition skin ‘Grand Duchess Zern’ and the honorable avatar Wolf for Platinum
2000 gems, the limited edition skin ‘Grand Duchess Zern’ and the honorable avatar Alpha Wolf for Diamond
3000 gems, the limited edition skin ‘Grand Duchess Zern’ and the honorable avatar Wolf King for Supreme Commander
5. Daily Quests redesigned!
We redesigned the daily quests system. The original daily quests system and Daily Sale Bundle have moved to Events system. Now there will be many rewards after finishing each daily quest, including coins, rune dust and gems.
6. Teammates position swap
After ban pick in each game, there will be 20-second preparation time for position swap. Commanders can swap with teammates for their most comfortable position.
The balance adjustment are based on tremendous match-up data. We’ve also analyzed the overall improvement according to players’ feedback. Balance adjustment is a long-term process, and sufficient amount of time is needed to make sure every adjustment is effective and reasonable. So please be patient and stay with us, our goal is to provide players with diverse strategies and better game experience.
Atlac
Units
Upgrade Adjustment:
Lv1. Fast Recharge time increased to 5s, recharge shield at 20/0.5s
Lv2. Invulnerable when recharging.
Lv3. Shield + 40%
Yaoguai
Units
Upgrade Adjustment:
Lv1. Units attacked by frost bolts will be slowed for 3 seconds. Cloaked units attacked by fire bolts will be visible
Lv2. Gains detect ability permanently
Lv3. When both fire and frost bolts hit the target, bolts will explode and deal AoE damage
Optimized the match overview. Match results in ‘Economy’ tab changed to curve chart
Continuously optimized the in-game Tips
Fixed the problem that command academy level4 was unplayable
Fixed the problem that caused the vision of enemy base appeared
Fixed the problem that units affected by Shrink lost attack animation
Fixed the problem that the Dreadclaw can be affected by stun
