General

• Armor Absorption: the maximum amount of Armor Absorption is now capped at 95%
  
• Undead Mission 2-4: fixed the Reinforcements that weren’t showing up
  
• HUD Scale: You are now able to scale the size of the GUI down to 90% to help readability on some monitor.
  

Skills

• The Crypt Horror has now access to all Warband skills like any other Undead warrior
  
• Nimble: the bonus to Initiative has been increased to 8 for the Normal version (was 4) and to 16 for the Mastery version (was 8)
  
• Embedded Wyrdstones: switched the immunity of Wyrdstone effect that increases the cost of Attacks to the Base version and moved the immunity of Wyrdstone effect that increases the cost of spellcasting to the Mastery version
  
• Tactician: increased the duration to 3 turns for both regular and mastery version (was 1 turn)
  
• Underdog: increased the bonus to 8% for the regular version (was 5%) and to 15% for the Mastery version (was 10%)
  
• Combat Expertise: increased the bonus to 10% for the regular version (was 5%) and to 20% for the Mastery version (was 10%)
  
• Flawless Positioning: increased the bonus to 15% (was 10%) for the Mastery version (the regular version remains unchanged)
  
• Nerves of steel: lowered the requirements to be 6 for the Regular version and 12 for the Mastery version (previously was 9/15)
  
• Inspiring: lowered the requirements to be 3 for the Regular version and 9 for the Mastery version (previously was 6/12)
  

Fixed Issues

• Fixed the colour presets issue on the Vampire Thrall arms that made them disappear and could result in freeze during the loading of a mission.
  
• Fixed missing shouts during some of the Vampire Thrall, and Katherina von Dernsbach's attacks
  
• Fixed vertical scrollbars issue when using the mouse wheel, while the mouse was moving
  
• Fixed alternate weapon set not showing up properly
  
• Fixed issue with Zombie failing a climb and not allowing it to perform a new climb right after
  
• Fixed visual issues in some missions of the Market Place
  
• Tweaked the loin cloth on the Ghoul to prevent interpenetration
  
• Fixed multiple localization issues
  

New Content

• New Undead warband DLC available for purchase! Undeads will appear as enemies if not bought.
  
• Veterans can now start a Rank 5 warband: When starting a new warband, you will be prompted with a window that will offer the option between Rank 0 and Rank 5. Starting Rank 5 provides you with all the benefits unlocked at this Rank, such as being able to hire all types of Warriors for the warband or having more reserve slots unlocked. This doesn’t provide additional benefits such as extra gold or equipment. Note: This feature becomes available to new Warbands after reaching Veteran Rank 5 with a Warband.
  
• Accelerated Turns: A new option can be activated in the Gameplay section of the Options menu. It has 2 purposes:
  
  
  
  • Accelerate Player Turns by 15% (movement, animations, etc.)
    
  • Accelerate AI movement and athletic actions taken by 50% during AI turns
    
  • This is only valid while playing against the CPU (never against another Player)
    
  
  
• Veteran Skill “Re-spec”: Everyone will get a free “re-spec” for Veteran skills. This will remove every Veteran Skill learned and allow you to learn new ones.
  
  
  
  • Each warband starts with 1 Re-spec.
    
  • At the end of every year and before the next year start, on Witching Day, the warband will get a new Re-spec (i.e.: one additional Re-spec per game year.)
    
  • Re-spec allocation is retroactive to all warbands.
    
  
  
• Detection of Mission progress corruption: If a save is corrupted, it will reset the mission progress and send the warband back to hideout without consequences. This process takes place in the main menu.
  
• New option to turn tutorials off in the hideout. It is located in the "Gameplay" section of the Options menu.
  
• New layout when selecting "New warband" in the main menu.
  

General Changes

• Hired Sword rotation: Adjusted to have a better balance between Leader, Hero, Henchman and Impressive Warriors. This ensures that, most of the time, there is at least one of each type available after a rotation. Will start to take effect on your next Hired Sword rotation.
  
• New Campaign Gold: Initial money has been increased to 500 gold (was 250 previously). This doesn’t take into account Veteran bonus.
  
• Witch Hunter Story mission 3: Reinforcements have been reduced for this mission.
  
• Leadership: Effects of each points of leadership has been reduced to 3% instead of 4% (bonus to All Alone, Fear & Terror resistance).
  
• All Alone: Base percentage to All Alone resistance has been increased to 30% (was 20%).
  
• Market Event – Sale: Price reduction when selling items to players will now only be of 25% (was 50%).
  
• Market Event – Profit opportunity: Price reduction when Players sell items to the store will now only be of 25% (was 50%).
  
• Updated all bounty icons to better reflect the item scavenged.
  
• Spell fix: Preventing spells requiring a specific enchantment on target to be cast on destructible items.
  
• Temple Mission Fix: The Holy Fountains in the Temple of Sigmar should now be more accessible during various campaign missions
  
• Fixed an issue showing traps to enemies on overview map, instead of decoys.
  
• Fixed an issue resulting in having a morale with a negative value.
  
• Fixed an issue preventing Warriors from getting an injury if their shipment failed.
  
• Fixed XP bars in hideout to be more accurate.
  
• Fixed missing sound issues with projectiles.
  
• Fixed an issue resulting in losing the armband when getting a mutation on the left arm.
  

Skills modifications

• Resist Magic: the Regular version has been improved to +10% (was 5%) and the Mastery version to +20% (was 10%).
  
• Ignore Pain: cost of using this skill has been reduced to 2 SP (was 3 SP).
  
• Vengeance: Effects of this skill now lasts 2 Turns (was 1).
  
• Tzeentch's Warding: Effects have been increased to +15% for the Regular version (was 5%) and to +30% for the Mastery version (was 15%).
  
• Protection of Sigmar: Effects have been increased to +15% for the Regular version (was 5%) and to +30% for the Mastery version (was 15%).
  
• Absolute Faith: Effects have been increased to +15% for the Regular version (was 5%) and to +30% for the Mastery version (was 15%).
  
• Flash Parry: Effects have been increased to +10% for the Regular version (was 5%) and to +20% for the Mastery version (was 15%).
  
• Nerves of Steel: Effects have been increased to +20% for the Regular version (was 10%) and to +40% for the Mastery version (was 20%).
  
• Wyrdstone Lure: Trigger range of the trap has been increased.
  
• Black Powder Trap: Trigger range of the trap has been increased.
  
• White Powder Trap: Trigger range of the trap has been increased.
  
• Weak Spot: Mastery version now reduces Dodge and Parry by -15% (was -10%).
  
• Blessing of athleticism: Regular version will now last 2 turns (was 1) and the mastery version will last 3 turns (was 1).
  
• Prowl: Mastery version will now also cost 1 less SP to use.
  
• Onslaught: Mastery version will now also cost 1 less SP to use.
  
• Threaten: Cost has been reduced to use Threaten to 1 SP (was 3 SP) for both the Regular and Mastery version.
  
• Squire’s Curse: Cost has been changed to use Squire’s Curse to 2OP and 1 SP (was 3 OP) for both the Regular and Mastery version.
  
• Touch of Palsy: Cost has been changed to use Touch of Palsy to 2OP and 1 SP (was 3 OP) for both the Regular and Mastery version.
  

Spell modifications

• Boon of Chaos: Duration of the effects increased to 2 Turns (was 1 turn).
  

Known Issues

• Market Square: There might be some graphical glitches around the fountain during some missions.
  
• Crypt Horror: At the moment, the Crypt Horror doesn't have access to the warband skills.
  

Important Note

Fixes

• Greatly reduced (by 10 times) the delay of GUI appearance.
  
• Fixed an issue that made Pyre of Righteous reappear on reload.
  
• Fixed an issue where empty loot bags were showing up in place of out of action Warriors who left the battlefield.
  
• Prevented some spells from being cast again on players when looting Wyrdstone (e.g. Deny the heretic).
  
• Fixed message in daily report when a Librarian sends you gold instead of a formula (please note that it has not been localized yet and will display in English only).
  
• Wild Swipe can now properly be used with an Ulrican Axe.
  
• Deny the Heretic: the mastery version debuff now properly lasts the duration of the AoE zone.
  
• Fixed an issue preventing the completion of campaign missions while using ranged weapons on destructibles.
  

New Content

• Sigmarite Great Hammer: a new weapon for the Warrior-Priest, Maiden of Sigmar, Sigmarite Matriarch and Sigmar’s Purifier which reduces chances to trigger a Divine Curse by 6/9/12% and bypass enemy Armor Absorption by 9/12/15%
  
  
  
  • Warrior-Priest initial Weapon is now a Sigmarite Great Hammer
    
  • Weapon is Slow
    
  • Deals 32-36 damage for the Normal version
    
  
  
• Added a popup to notify the new players about the necessity of going through the tutorials before starting a Warband.
  
• Tweaked timing of GUI appearance after certain actions to prevent FPS drops.
  

General

• Sending Wyrdstones to your main faction will now always provide Reputation, even if it’s a required shipment
  
• Executioner now has his item slots blocked except the same 1 (to use for books)
  
• Flagellants will now be able to wield Maces
  
• Fixed an issue where a Trap would wrongly give the “Stealth Climb” buff
  
• Veteran Ranks 11, 12, 13 and 14 will now give 2 Veteran Skill Points each. Warbands who already achieved those ranks should receive the Veteran Skill Points retroactively
  
• The Regeneration of the enemies in the Cult of the Possessed Story Mission 2-1 and the Sisters of Sigmar mission 2-4 has been reduced to 50 wounds (was 75)
  
• Ulrican Axe: will now properly be easier to Dodge for victims
  
• Extra Arm mutations: they now all bypass Dodge by 15% (was 10%) and don’t bypass Parry anymore (was 10%) since armbands completely negates Parry already
  

Skills

• Burn the Witch: the combat cost of the skill has been changed to 2OP and 1 SP (from 3 OP to use)
  
• Riposte Stance: a successful parry while using this stance will now also reduce the cost of Counter-Attacks by 1 OP
  
• Fanatical Zeal: the using cost has been reduced to 2SP (was 3)
  
• Boons of Chaos: the effect of this spell are now Stackable
  
• Infused Globe: the animation when healed will now show the buff animation properly
  

Spells

• Healing Hand: the range of the Mastery version has been reduced to 3 meters (same as the Normal version)
  
• Word of Damnation: the duration has been increased to 2 turns, but the All Alone/Fear and Terror penalty have been reduced to -15% for the normal version (was -25%) and to -30% for the mastery version (was -50%)
  
• Warp Accretion: increased the duration of the initial buff to 2 turns
  
• Blessing of Ulric: the critical damage bonus has been reduced to 10% (was 15%) for the regular version and to 20% (was 30%) for the mastery version but the duration has been increased to 2 turns
  

Veteran Skills

• Contact Librarian: the chances to get items for the mastery version has been reduced to 15% (was 20%)
  

GUI Improvements

• Reduced Mission Objective's font size and paragraph width
  
• Adjusted Item Tooltips to fix the hidden information issues with long descriptions
  
• Adjusted layout in Hideout screens to avoid issues like hidden characters and overlapping buttons
  

Fixes

• Fixed issue that blocked at 98% the loading of a mission save
  
• Fixed the visual issue on the Witch Hunters flails
  
• Fixed some visual issues with bodyparts
  
• Fixed issue allowing the Executioner to loot when multiple interaction are available
  
• Fixed issue with the overview which were not displaying current warrior and warband wagon properly
  
• Fixed some issues with translation in various languages
  
• Fixed the issue with the totem in mission 3 of the Witch Hunters, preventing players from completing the mision
  
• Fixed an issue with the AI stucked in the search position
  
• Fixed an issue that was preventing the Continue button top show up in the main menu
  
• Fixed an issue in the options menu that was crashing the game on close
  
• The Executioner attack animations have been given more dynamism and rhythm
  
• Improved highlights visibility
  
• Improved invitation flow.
  

Known Issues​

New Content

• Witch Hunter warband available as a DLC (must be bought to be playable). Will appear as enemies even if they aren’t bought
  
• Rune/Mark of Clarity (new head Enchantment):
  
  
  
  • Normal: Prevent rolling the injury Amok
    
  • Mastery: also prevent rolling the injury Megalomania
    
  
  
• Rune/Mark of Fortitude (new head Enchantment):
  
  
  
  • Normal: Prevent rolling the injury Burst Eardrum
    
  • Mastery: also prevent rolling the injury Eye Injury
    
  
  
• Ulrican Great Axe: a new weapon for the Priest of Ulric which reduces chances to trigger a Divine Curse by 4/7/10% and increases the chances to perform critical hits by 5/7/9%
  
  
  
  • Priest of Ulric initial Weapon is now an Ulrican Great Axe
    
  
  
• New Veteran Skill – Contact: Librarian
  
  
  
  • Every day the Librarian has 10% chances to send a regular enchanting formula (for the normal version) and 20% chances to send a regular or a mastery enchanting formula (for the mastery version)!
    
  
  

General Changes

• Don’t be surprised if some GUI elements moved slightly, we made some tweaks to our UI and our Text to fit better with the Big Picture Mode
  
• Loading optimizations have been pushed to their limits and gained another 50% average.
  
• A lot of optimizations during the missions to reduce chokes while getting a trap, performing an attack, using a spell, etc...
  
• Overview map initialization will be faster than it used to, as the icons will now appear progressively.
  
• Fear and Terror immunity after a successful resist roll has been reduced to 1 turn (from 2 turns)
  
• Poison Wind Globadier: the Globadier is now properly immune to the trap ‘Befuddling Fumes”
  
• Priest of Ulric can now use Halberds
  

Skills modifications

• Enriched Globe: duration has been reduced to 1 turn for the normal version and 2 turns for the mastery version. The effect has been modified so that instead of applying randomly one of 5 Resistance Buff (Magic, Stun, Melee, Ranged, Poison, Critical), the skill will now apply either a 15% Melee and Poison Resistance buff, OR a 15% Ranged and Critical Resistance buff, OR a 15% Magic and Stun Resistance buff.
  
• Warp Globe: duration has been reduced to 1 turn for the normal version and 2 turns for the mastery version. The effect has been modified so that instead of applying randomly one of 5 Resistance Debuff (Magic, Stun, Melee, Ranged, Poison, Critical), the skill will now apply either a 15% Melee and Poison Resistance debuff, OR a 15% Ranged and Critical Resistance debuff, OR a 15% Magic and Stun Resistance debuff.
  
• Tracker: the trap resistance has been increased to 30% for the normal version (was 15%) and 60% for the mastery version (was 30%)
  
• Resist Corruption: the Wyrdstone resistance has been increased to 20% for the normal version (was 10%) and 40% for the mastery version (was 20%)
  
• Sixth Sense: the Perception bonus has been increased to 20% for the normal version (was 10%) and 40% for the mastery version (was 20%)
  
• Boon of Ruin: the description of the spell and its buff has been adjusted to provide the same information on both
  
• Boon of Chaos: the spell has been changed to apply one of the following buff randomly - increase Physical stats by 2, OR increase Mental stats by 2, OR increase Martial stats by 2. The duration is 1 Turn. Not Stackable (per category). The mastery version increases the stats by 4.
  
• Curse of Chaos: the spell has been changed to apply one of the following debuff randomly - reduce Physical stats by 1, OR reduce Mental stats by 1, OR reduce Martial stats by 1. The duration is 2 Turns. Stackable (per category). The mastery version reduces the stats by 2.
  
• Righteous Fury: the cost has been modified from 3OP to 2OP and 1SP. The Penalty to hit has been reduced to -20% for the regular version (was -25%) and to -10% for the mastery version (was -15%)
  

Rune/Mark modifications

• Mark of Change: now also prevent the injury Broken Jaw for the Regular version and Brain Trauma for the Mastery version
  

Veteran Skills

• The following Contacts got their chances increased to 10% for the Regular version and 20% for the Mastery Version:
  
  
  
  • Armorer
    
  • Armorer’s Apprentice
    
  • Leatherworker
    
  • Tailor
    
  • Bowyer
    
  • Gunsmith
    
  • Weaponsmith
    
  • Great Weaponsmith
    
  • Librarian
    
  
  
• The following Contacts got their chances increased to 20% for the Regular version and 40% for the Mastery Version:
  
  
  
  • Alchemist
    
  • Merchant
    
  
  

General Changes

• AI warbands will now be able to use the Hired Sword “linked” to them:
  
  
  
  • Smuggler: Sisters of Sigmar
    
  • Globadier: Skaven Clan Eshin
    
  • Doomweaver: Cult of the Possessed
    
  • Priest of Ulric: Human Mercenaries
    
  
  
• Oil Barrels and enemies have been moved in the Cult of the Possessed's campaign mission 2-1, to make it easier for warriors to access the Bridge
  
• Poison Resistance bonus provided by Toughness points have been increased from 2% to 3%
  
  

Skills Changes

• Modified the text for skills that used the word “caster” in order to avoid confusion (such as Ritual of Scorn)
  
• Idol of Pestilence: effects have been reduced to -2 for the regular version and -4 for the mastery version
  
• Boon of Chaos: Increased duration of the effects to 3 turns
  
• Curse of Chaos: Increased duration of the effects to 3 turns
  

Corrections

• Fixed pathfinding in stairways for all the variations of one building found in Merchant Quarter and another building found in Nobles Quarter
  
• Fixed the slippery behaviour of the long stairway located in the Great Library
  
• Fixed an exploit that could allow certain players to shoot through ceiling/floors in the Ravens Barracks
  
• Fixed Smelting Salts' targets not standing up when un-stunned
  
• Fixed Information concerning spells disappearing in the action wheel while in Windows Mode
  
• Fixed retroaction UI position on screen
  
• Fixed the number of debuff shown in the information panes
  
• Fixed reset of last action wounds and retroaction
  
• Fixed range hit roll on destructible targets when destructible target is null
  
• Fixed Skaven not looting on Tutorial 3
  
• Fixed snow king's decree displayed damage during counter attack
  
• Fixed infuse globe (and healing skills in general) not displaying any information.
  
• Fixed market stock showing up negative sometimes
  
• Fixed spells description (hideout) disappearing in window mode
  
• Targeting idols will now display 100% all the time
  
• Fixed gas clouds re-appearing on game reload
  
• Fixed a rare occurrence that certain buildings would be blocked by deployed Warband Wagons in Nobles' Quarter procedural maps.
  
• Buff/Debuff arrow will now have the correct count of buffs/debuffs
  
• Knowledge: Ambush and Vigilance passive skills now properly increase melee resistance against Ambush attacks
  
• Acid Breath's debuff and Wyrdstone Horns mutation buff description properly updated with correct values
  
• Player's Dramatis Personae should no longer receive the instant-death spellcasting curse during campaign missions
  
• Onslaught won't be available anymore if you do not own a weapon that can parry