Genre: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Card & Board Game
Hexarchy
Hexarchy 1.3.1249
Balance
Barracks hammer cost increased to 6
After building a unit that consumes population, a city's happiness will be short of its max happiness by same amount as before building it
Fixes
Fixed an issue where an ally building a wonder in co-op while the card is in your discard pile could cause UI issues
Fixed an issue where Djenne Mosque and Arc de Triomph would not show the correct victory points when added to hand
Misc
Card hover effect tweaks
Hexarchy 1.3.1241
Balance
Fusilier strength reduced to 22
Blessings of the Sea no longer effects tile yield
Forage no longer gathers gold yield from a hex
Colosseum doubles chance to get a We Love You effect in a city
Craftsmanship gold gain reduced by half
When a city loses a population it also loses 1 stored happiness
Fixes
Fixed an issue where Viking Frenzy lasted 2 turns instead of 1
Fixed issue with samurai idle animation where his feet would appear to float around
Fixed an issue where units built on barracks would not have hammer cost increased when redrawn
Fixed an issue where vision could be incorrectly blocked by a mountain
Fixed an issue where ranged unit charge attacks could fail to trigger if their targeted unit was eliminated before firing
Fixed an issue where canceling an attack order could leave the attack arrow on the screen
Fixed a localization issue with the multiplayer searching for game / lobby panel
Potentially fixed rare issue where a multiplayer game could fail to load
Misc
Added option to disable right click moves
Added option to force VSync to be disabled regardless of graphics quality setting
Charge can no longer be used on units that do not have an attack ability
Charge can no longer be used on a unit that captured or pillaged already this turn
Hexarchy 1.3.1232
Balance
Mine now adds only 1 Hammer yield instead of 2
Fort now grants +1 range to ranged units on its hex (does not apply to units with Skirmisher)
Shield Wall damage reduction changed from 100% to 75%
Fixes
Fixed an issue where Skirmisher promotion could be applied to Fusilier
Localization fixes
Misc
Card art tweaks
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Japan, Prussia, Ladder Season 4, and More
New Civilization - Prussia
Passive Bonuses
All units have an extra promotion slot
When you promote a unit, draw a card that grants Charge once per turn
City buildings give +2 gold
Prussia Unit - Fusilier
Unlocks a tech tier 4
25 strength
Cost 7 Hammers
+4 base strength for each allied unit on its hex and neighboring hexes. Applies at the start of a turn.
Prussia Ability - Drill Promotion
Unlocks at tech tier 0
Cost 1 Hammer
Unit gains 20% base strength every turn up to 100%
New Civilization - Japan
Passive Bonuses
Increase resource storage space by 4
Increased trade Gold overhead and reduced Gold from selling resources
Hammers in every city within 5 hexes of capital
Hammer from Fishing Huts
Japan Unit - Samurai
Unlocks a tech tier 3
12 strength
Cost 5 Hammers or 1 Iron
Takes 50% damage when attacking
Starts with Berserker
Japan Ability - Blessings of the Sea
Unlocks at tech tier 0
Cost 1 Hammer
Add a random water resource to a hex in your territory
Ladder Season 4 Begins
Ladder rankings reset
Your best Season 3 ranking can still be showcased using the distinct Season 1 and Season 2 badges
Hegemon Update - Eliminations
After 4 days of a weekly Hegemon round the bottom half of civilizations are eliminated
Players fighting for an eliminated civilization can "reroll" to randomly be assigned one of the remaining civilizations
Player contributions from eliminated civilizations do not transfer to the new civilization
Balance
City Gold maintenance cost increased slightly
Roads - length buildable at base cost increased from 4 to 6. Extra cost for hills and forest reduced
Multiple water resources can now spawn on the same hex
Fixes
Fixed an issue where a Charge effect could be consumed by having a land melee unit attempt to attack a boat
Fixed an issue where Great Wall could allow a Warship to move onto land
Fixed graphical stutter that could occur when tech tree panel appears
Fixed issue where tool tips would no longer show up after game has ended
Misc
Bot AI tweaks
Unity Engine updated to 2022.3.62f2
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Hexarchy 1.2.1171
Fixes
Fixed a rare issue that could occur when loading a single-player game
Hexarchy 1.2.1164
Fixes
Fixed an issue that was sometimes preventing single-player games from loading
Fixed an issue where some experimental rules were not working in multiplayer
Hexarchy 1.2.1161
Experimental Rule Mode Updates
These changes are only when using the "Experimental Rules" option for skirmish and custom multiplayer games
Removed Embark hammer cost
Draw card draws 2 cards and costs 5 gold
Shuffle costs 5 gold
Redraw costs 5 gold
Base card burn gold increased to 5
Fixes
Fixed an issue where using a VPN with split-tunneling could cause single-player games to fail to load
Fixed an issue that could cause orders to very rarely time out in single player
Fixed an issue with the font for Flank Attack notifications in Portuguese
Fixed an error in the Player Explorer
March Update
This update includes an option to use some new experimental rules for single-player skirmish and custom multiplayer games. The experimental rules are intended to change some of the incentives for burning cards in your deck and slightly extend the duration of games.
Experimental Rules
Can enable "Experimental Rules" for Skirmish and custom multiplayer games
Card burns now give 4 gold for first burn per turn then 3,2,1
Firewood burns still give 2 hammers and 1 science
Palace gives 1 additional hammer
Mine adds 1 additional hammer to yield
Scout gather hammer cost removed
Huts are more likely to give science
Hut spawn rates increased
Fixes
Fixed an error in the Player Explorer
Fixed an error that could occur with citizens when a city is pillaged