Avalon Lords: Dawn Rises
Avalon Lords: Dawn Rises To Be Published By Reverb Communications!
This week we’ve got some exciting news to share! We are delighted to announce that we’ve teamed up with Reverb Triple XP in order to bring Avalon Lords: Dawn Rises to even more gamers worldwide. With their help we can really get the word out and start the shindig with a bang on April 28th!
So, Who is Reverb?
The team at Reverb Communications are games industry veterans who work with indie games developers to bring their games to a wider audience. They specialize in seeking out games with excellent gameplay, creative design, and that elusive fun factor, playing the game alongside the developers until they know it inside out. They’ll help us with PR, social, production and distribution services, all of which will help make Avalon Lords: Dawn Rises the talk of the town! They have previously published titles such as Ark, and Rocket League.
Avalon Lords: Dawn Rises Goes Triple XP!
We are especially happy to have been chosen as one of the Triple XP titles, an honor given to only a handful of games every year. This recognition of the quality of Avalon Lords: Dawn Rises is a great boost to our team, who have been working hard for over three years to write the next chapter in RTS history!
Program With Us Episode 30 - Giveaways Starting Soon!
Greetings Avalonians!
New Stream For European Viewers
Last Monday we started a new stream for our European fans, which will air every week on Mondays atnoon PDT | 3pm EDT | 8pm BST! This should make it easier for people in earlier timezones to stay up to date with the latest developments in game, and it was great to see those of you who made it! If you checked out that stream this week, let us know what you think by posting in the comments below, or hit us up on social media!
Dawn Rises Heads To PAX East!
As you know, we are getting geared up to attend PAX East in Boston from April 22nd – 24th! If you’re planning on heading to PAX, you’ll be able to find us in Hall B on Level 0, Booth 10219. Come say hi and introduce yourself - we'd love to meet you!
Last Week:
On Thursday’s live stream, we talked about some of the latest changes to Avalon Lords: Dawn Rises. If you missed it, you can watch the replay here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lsiqd-XbySg
What’s New?
Upcoming Giveaways
We'll be announcing our first Avalon Lords giveaways in the very near future! As well as being able to enter multiple times, you can also earn extra entries by sharing it with friends. Keep an eye out for it on here and on our Twitter and Facebook pages!
New Menus and Player Stats
We have now implemented some new in-game menus, making the game easier to navigate! The new GUI also gives you a full breakdown of your match statistics, level and other stats. This should make it easier to track your progress and see how you're doing.
Cavalry Balancing
This week our development team have been working on balancing Cavalry, both Light and Heavy. If you're planning to test them out, just remember that the Pikemen can do a lot of damage to anyone on a horse!
Texture Changes
We are also right in the middle of a texture pass through the whole game. Every single thing in game is getting a once over, so expect some changes in the near future! Don't forget you can always check out the latest screenshots on our Steam Community Page.
New Sounds Coming Soon!
Every sound in the game is currently in the process of being reviewed, including in-game sounds, in-game music and menu sound effects. Listen out for the changes and let us know what you think!
Steam Cards and Achievements
We have also been putting together Steam cards and Achievements for the game. We'd like to give a special shout-out to community member Dondergod, who has been an amazing help. Thank you Dondergod!
Screenshot Of The Week!
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Program With Us Episode 29 Highlights – We’re Going To PAX East!
Greetings Avalonians!
This week we’ve got some exciting news to share. We’re delighted to announce that we will be at PAX East in Boston from April 22nd – 24th! If you’re planning on heading to PAX, you’ll be able to find us in Hall B on Level 0, Booth 10219.
Stop by to check out the game and pick up a coupon for a discount at launch!
Come visit us Booth 10219, Hall B on Level 0 to check out Avalon Lords: Dawn Rises and pick up a coupon for a discount at launch!
Announcing Our New Monday Stream For EU Viewers!
Next week we’ll be starting a brand new Twitch stream for our EU fans! This will air on Mondays at 12pm PST/ 3pm EST/ 8pm GMT/ 9PM CEST. We look forward to seeing you there!
This Week
On Thursday, we took a look at changes to Houses, Archery Towers and a few game mechanics, and tried out some tactical gameplay. If you didn’t manage to catch the stream you can catch up here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11SvxTh-Ybo
So, What’s New?
Changes to Houses and Farms
The capacity of Houses has increased, so each House you build will now increase your Population Cap even more:
This should make for some interesting changes to early gameplay, as players can now recruit Peasants and Offensive Units more quickly.
Farm levels have now been removed, and all Farms remain at Level 1.
Using Archery Towers as Bunkers
The way that Archery Towers work has changed. Ranged Units placed within Archery Towers are now protected from damage until the Archery Tower has been destroyed by enemy troops, allowing you to use them as bunkers. We will also be updating Archery Towers to hold more Squads of Units in the very near future:
Ranged Units can now enter Archery Towers from any direction.
Incoming!!
Troops stationed in Archery Towers can perform three actions:
Archery Mechanics
Ranged Units in Avalon Lords: Dawn Rises have a High Ground Bonus that allows them to do more damage when firing downhill. This allows you to use the terrain to your advantage by attacking from high ground and and trying to force your enemy to approach you from below. The damage buff is now set at 10%.
Charge Damage Buffs
Troops charging towards an enemy and engaging them before their Charge timer runs out now gain a damage bonus, allowing them to do more damage to enemy troops when they hit them at a run.
Troop Formations and Combat
Troop formations are now available for all Squads apart from Siege Units. On Thursday’s stream, Knightmare and Indie tested out the Loose and Tight formations to see how they fared against each other, and had a lot of fun in the process! Tight formations do more damage to their enemies, but move more slowly and are more vulnerable to ranged and siege attacks. Loose formations can cover ground more quickly, and being spread out makes them harder for Ranged and Siege units to target, but they do not do as much damage as those in a Tight formation.
The way in which Squads of Units move and attack has also changed. Units now turn individually when ordered to rotate, and when a Squad engages, every Unit in the Squad attacks at once.
Screenshot of the Week
Hilltop Blacksmith
Don’t forget to tune to Program with Us every Thursday at 6pm PDT | 9pm EDT for all the latest updates and a chance to win game keys and more!
Don't Miss Anything! Highlights From Program With Us.
We even hinted to some top secret stuff that we will be showing off very soon.
Check out these highlights from the stream and if you want to watch the entire show, go on down to the bottom.
Updates to Archery Towers and Palisade Walls.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzlksNqO2mE
A close up of archers getting destroyed by siege weapons.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ihmh1xop-9Y
Sneak Peak of the new GUI!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eD6gjq3zzo
New Avalon Lords: Dawn Rises LOGO MOCKUPS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYMQcYLbxMA
If you want to watch or listen to the entire cast, here it is, Program With Us, Episode 28.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvZRqzy21gs
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Battle of the Lords | Watch Your Flank!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqVd_6oWbfM
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Program With Us Episode 27
Check out Episode 27 of Program With Us
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qox2imueWgM
Also, here is a breakdown of some of the latest fixes and changes in Avalon Lords: Dawn Rises
Archer Projectile Speed
When Archers were first implemented, they did damage immediately when they started to attack. This was not so realistic because an arrow takes quite some time to travel a long distance. Now, when archers attack, it takes the same amount of time for the arrows to travel as they do damage. This not only make it feel much more realistic but gives the other player time to move.
Mine Placement
Recently, placing a mine next to a resource was a bit tricky to get it exactly where you want it. With this latest fix, you can place your mine wherever you like.
Building Research Progress Bar
Now that we have research requirements for certain buildings, the graphical UI to show progress over time has been added.
Siege Weapon Accuracy
Siege weapons weren’t exactly known for their pinpoint accuracy so we simulate aiming by adding a UI that gets larger the further away that it is from the weapon to show the range of accuracy where the projectile could possibly land.
Siege Weapon Projectile Speed
Just like archers, siege weapons do not do damage the instant they start attacking, the damage comes from when the projectile hits the target. The code for this has been adjusted and you can clearly see the projectile coming at you before it does any real damage.
Medieval Mayhem in Play With Us every Wednesday at 6pm PST | 9pm EST
Last night, Indie, Frank Cefalu (CEO of Animus Interactive, and GamerHusbandWithKids (aka Vampire, from Dingit) played some Chivalry: Medieval Warfare and had an amazing time!
Here are a couple of highlights.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym_Tv9K019k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2u3h58sCXGA
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Fun Highlights from Past Live Streams
Take a look an tell us what you think!
In this short video, we caught some of Knighmare's troops just hanging out in the middle of some fire.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wk1A7RUzBRA
Fire plus Sunlight reflected off the water equals beautiful!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeyxPAeZ_78
Kath really likes to push the edge when it comes to building. So much that she builds right OVER the edge.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07ibgMG589s
Don't do what I did and select all of your peasants, make them run and then forget to deselect them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGhbVTJKuDo
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Program With Us Episode 26 Highlights
Greetings Avalonians!
Welcome to this week’s news update! If you missed last night’s Program With Us you can watch it here:
https://youtu.be/12p644gUcTQ
This week, PR manager Indie filled us in on the latest Avalon Lords developments, which testers can now try out in game.
Updated Farms
Farms no longer have to be replaced when they run out of food, which saves you having to rebuild them. Once a Farm has been built, it will produce Food as long as you have Peasants to work it.
Changes To Ranged Combat
If you were finding it hard to escape your enemy’s arrows and projectiles; good news! All ranged attacks now take a little longer to hit, which means that players who are on the ball will have a chance to move their troops out of harm’s way.
New Units In The Army Builder
Testers can now add the latest units to the Army Builder and try them out in Combat Mode. You can now add all Cavalry and Artillery units to pre-selected armies.
Screenshot Of The Week
