Warmachine: Tactics
8.12.2014 - Minor Updates and bugfix week!
Updates:
<*> There is now a confirmation when a unit makes a run action or the player ends the turn. These can be turned off in the options menu.
<*> Quick Match has been added! Quick Match will automatically connect to you any player using quick match and the same map.
<*> 2 Warjack requirement for squads has been lifted.
Note: The Warjack points for Warcasters will keep their doubled value.
<*> A Chat button has been added to the top of the match screen. This opens a Steam chat with your current opponent.
<*> At the end of a match, the option has been included to add your opponent to your steam friends list.
<*> Continued performance enhancements.
Below are the current hotkeys! They may be subject to change and more will be added.
Z: deselect unit or end activation
TAB: cycle squad members
SPACEBAR: cycle targets
DEL: end turn
G: toggle grid
ALT-F9: toggle UI
Known Issues
<*> If a player reaches the end of the countdown waiting for their opponent to connect, that player will see a defeat screen.
<*> Units paricipating in a Combined Ranged Attack may sometimes be able to block LOS to other participating units.
<*> Units performing Combined Melee Attack will do a Ranged Attack aiming animation.
<*> Units performing Combined Ranged Attack do not Aim at their target.
<*> Units can execute a combined attack by themselves, though do not receive any bonuses to their attack as a result.
<*> Revenger Repulsor shield does not push targets it hits or units that attack the Revenger in its front arc.
<*> Casting Windrush while affected by Shadowbind will cause the player to become stuck and force the player to end Sorscha's activation prematurely.
<*> Heavy Warjacks cannot trample through small-base units that are adjacent to one another.
<*> Heavy Warjacks cannot trample if their trample movement would incur a free strike.
<*> Set Defense does not increase defense against slam attacks.
<*> The player cannot end the Trencher's activation while targeting with the Smoke Grenade.
<*> Units sometimes will show incorrect facing after moving diagonally or hit with a Free Strike.
<*> Warjacks will sometimes not play all their attack animations when performing multiple attacks.
<*> Putting focus into Stationary Units will remove the Frozen visual effect, even if the Stationary Effect is not yet shaken.
<*> Units will appear to sink into either platform in the Forest Ruins map when standing on certain squares.
<*> Units can move through the stone blocks near each deployment zone in forest ruins.
<*> Trencher Smoke Grenades and the Flameguard Cleanser's Incinerate produce concealment, but do not function as Cloud Effects.
<*> Slamming a model into another model does not cause collateral damage or knockdown to the second model.
Crashes
<*> Computers running 32-bit Windows may see a crash when quitting to the main menu.
<*> Rare crash occurring on certain hardware configurations.
If you experience any crashes, please email us with the circumstance of the crash, your dxdiag file, and warmachinegame.log file.
Coming Soon!
<*> Warjack Power Attacks: Throw and Two-Handed Throw
Fixed Bugs
<*> Fixed a crash that would occur if a warcaster died in the maintenance phase from continuous fire or corrosion.
<*> Exemplar Cinerator's Weapon Master feature now properly boosts the damage of their melee attacks.
<*> The Gun Mage's Critical Brutal Runeshot now shows the appropriate probable damage when targeting an enemy.
<*> Stryker's Earthquake Spell no longer inflicts damage.
<*> Warcasters no longer forfeit their movement when casting spells after standing up from a knockdown.
<*> Spray Attacks now ignore Stealth and Concealment.
<*> Cull Soul now grants Cryx Warcasters 2 Focus Points for every soul.
<*> Flameguard Cleanser's Incinerate will now cause damage on the initial hit, and on any units that move through the persistent AOE.
<*> Flameguard Cleanser's Incinerate AOE will now scatter on a miss.
<*> The Defender Warjack can now trample!
<*> Repenter and Flameguard Cleanser's flamethrower no longer continuously fire.
8.5.14 More units and Squad Building!
CHOOSE YOUR WEAPONS!
Take your mastery of steam-powered combat to a new level with the latest update as SQUAD CONSTRUCTION is introduced to the WARMACHINE: Tactics Beta!
No more fixed builds. No more wishing you had a different configuration of warjacks and warriors. Now you can. Using a point-based purchase system, you can customize your squad load out from your available roster of units to your own specifications and style of play. And with new units appearing in the game every week, the options for how you construct your squad will be almost limitless.
To test your squad building skills, today’s update also includes a new warrior unit for each faction:
Reap the souls from the battlefield and let your warcaster’s magic dominate her enemies with Cryx’s insidious SKARLOCK THRALL.
Khador’s IRON FANG PIKEMEN join the Motherland’s army, protected by heavy armor and tower shields and armed with powerful blasting pikes that can crack the iron-hide of the toughest warjacks.
With rune-inscribed magelock pistols, the ARCANE TEMPEST GUN MAGES unleash magically enhanced firepower against those who would threaten Cygnar.
Armored in the mighty steel plate of fallen brothers that has been blessed with the words of Menoth, the Protectorate’s EXEMPLAR CINERATORS carry both the fire of the Lawgiver and the sacrifice of their fellows into every battle.
Choose your faction. Build your squad. Battle!
Check out the new units!
Release notes:
<*> Gun Mages have been added to the Cygnar Faction!
<*> Iron Fang Pikemen have been added to the Khador Faction!
<*> Exemplar Cinerators have been added to the Protectorate of Menoth Faction!
<*> Skarlock Thralls have been added to the Cryx Faction!
<*> Warwitch Deneghra now has the Cull Soul ability and her Skarlock Thrall has Soul Taker.
<*> Squad Construction is now available!
Note: Squads now require a minimum of at least two warjacks in each squad. Each Warcaster has double their warjack points to accommodate.
<*> Visit our forums for detailed instructions on how to use the new Squad Construction feature.
<*> Removed the * values for damage calculation and replaced them with the actual damage numbers.
<*> Continued performance enhancements.
Known Issues
<*> The Gun Mage's Critical Brutal Runeshot does not show its extra critical damage when targeting (It will still inflict the extra damage)
<*> Flameguard Cleanser's Incinerate AOE will not scatter on a miss, but does not deal blast damage or damage upon entering the persistent AOE.
<*> Units performing Combined Melee Attack will do a Ranged Attack aiming animation.
<*> Units performing Combined Ranged Attack do not Aim at their target.
<*> Units can execute a combined attack by themselves, though do not receive any bonuses to their attack as a result.
<*> Repenter and Flameguard Cleanser's flamethrower visually appears to be continuously firing.
<*> Revenger Repulsor shield does not push targets it hits or units that attack the Revenger in its front arc.
<*> Warcasters who cast a spell after standing up from a knockdown will lose their movement action.
<*> Casting Windrush while affected by Shadowbind will cause the player to become stuck and force the player to end Sorscha's activation prematurely.
<*> Heavy Warjacks cannot trample through small-base units that are adjacent to one another.
<*> Heavy Warjacks cannot trample if their trample movement would incur a free strike.
<*> Set Defense does not increase defense against slam attacks.
<*> Spray Attacks do not ignore Stealth or Concealment
<*> The player cannot end the Trencher's activation while targeting with the Smoke Grenade.
<*> Units sometimes will show incorrect facing after moving diagonally or hit with a Free Strike.
<*> Warjacks will sometimes not play all their attack animations when performing multiple attacks.
<*> Putting focus into Stationary Units will remove the Frozen visual effect, even if the Stationary Effect is not yet shaken.
<*> Units will appear to sink into either platform in the Forest Ruins map when standing on certain squares.
<*> Units can move through the stone blocks near each deployment zone in forest ruins.
<*> Trencher Smoke Grenades and the Flameguard Cleanser's Incinerate produce concealment, but do not function as Cloud Effects.
<*> Slamming a model into another model does not cause collateral damage or knockdown to the second model.
Crashes
<*> Computers running 32-bit Windows may see a crash when quitting to the main menu.
<*> Rare crash occurring on certain hardware configurations.
If you experience any crashes, please email us with the circumstance of the crash, your dxdiag file, and warmachinegame.log file.
Coming Soon!
<*> Warjack Power Attacks: Throw and Two-Handed Throw
Fixed Bugs
<*> Disabled an incomplete voice chat. Players with microphones will no longer spontaneously hear one another during the match.
<*> The Vanquisher's Thresher attack now makes separate attack rolls and does its full melee damage for each target.
7.29.14 Patch is live! Release notes here!
<*> The Defender Warjack has been added to the Cygnar Faction!
<*> The Marauder Warjack has been added to the Khador Faction!
<*> The Vanquisher Warjack has been added to the Protectorate of Menoth Faction!
<*> The Nightwretch Bonejack has been added to the Cryx Faction!
<*> Combined Attacks are now available for Trenchers, Winterguard Stormblades and Man-o-War Shocktroopers. Note: Combined Attacks are still a work in progress, and there may be situations where the abilities do not function correctly.
<*> Each faction now has a three pre-made squads to select at the start of a match. At least one of the new squads for each faction includes the new Warjacks.
<*> Improved Connectivity with low-speed internet connections.
<*> New options in graphics settings menu
<*> Continued performance enhancements.
Known Issues
<*> The Vanquisher's Thresher attack does not do the weapon's full melee damage and does not make a seperate attack roll for each valid target.
<*> Flameguard Cleanser's Incinerate AOE will not scatter on a miss but does not deal blast damage, or damage upon entering the persistent AOE.
<*> Units performing Combined Melee Attack will do a Ranged Attack aiming animation.
<*> Units performing Combined Ranged Attack do not Aim at their target.
<*> Units can execute a combined attack by themselves, though do not receive any bonuses to their attack as a result.
<*> A visual issue where the Repenter and Flameguard Cleanser's flamethrower sometimes appears to be continuously firing.
<*> Revenger Repulsor shield does not push or move targets it hits or units that attack the Revenger in its front arc.
<*> Warcasters who cast a spell after standing up from a knockdown will lose their movement action.
<*> Casting Windrush while affected by Shadowbind will cause the player to become stuck and force the player to end Sorscha's activation prematurely.
<*> Heavy Warjacks cannot trample through small-base units that are adjacent to one another.
<*> Heavy Warjacks cannot trample if their trample movement would incur a free strike.
<*> Set Defense does not increase defense against slam attacks.
<*> Spray Attacks do not ignore Stealth or Concealment
<*> The player cannot end the Trencher's activation while targeting with the Smoke Grenade.
<*> Units sometimes will show incorrect facing after moving diagonally or being hit with a Free Strike.
<*> Warjacks will sometimes not play all their attack animations when performing multiple attacks.
<*> Putting focus into Stationary Units will remove the Frozen visual effect, even if the Stationary Effect is not yet shaken.
<*> Units will appear to sink into either platform in the Forest Ruins map when standing on certain squares.
<*> Units can move through the stone blocks near each deployment zone in forest ruins.
<*> Trencher Smoke Grenades and the Flameguard Cleanser's Incinerate produce concealment but do not function as Cloud Effects.
<*> Slamming a model into another model does not cause collateral damage or knockdown to the second model.
Crashes
<*> Computers running 32-bit Windows may see a crash when quitting to the main menu.
<*> Rare crash occurring on certain hardware configurations.
Coming Soon!
<*> Deneghra's Cull Soul Feature
<*> Warjack Power Attacks: Throw and Two-Handed Throw
<*> Custom Squad Construction
Fixed Bugs
<*> Sustained Attack no longer applies its 100% chance to hit to other units with Sustained Attack.
<*> Flameguard Cleanser's Vent ability now causes Continuous Fire.
<*> Brute Thrall's Line Breaker can now be used after making an advance.
<*> Brute Thrall's Souless Roar how has the appropriate range of 5 squares instead of 2.
<*> Damage from Continuous Effects will no longer occur on the turn the Effect expires.
<*> Special Icons indicating free strikes or control area will now appear correctly when selecting a destination for the Run action.
<*> Fixed incorrect settings in Settings menu.
07.25.14 - New update coming next tuesday!
WARJACK PARTY!
Warjacks bring steam-powered force to the battlefield like no other unit in the WARMACHINE universe, extolling the virtues of each faction in everything from their aesthetic to their play style.
Get ready to unleash these bad boys into combat:
<*> The Protectorate’s Vanquisher punishes the heathens with its Flame Belcher and rids Caen of their presence with it's Blazing Star!
<*> The insidious Cryx Nightwretch not only brings an Arc Node for Deneghra’s use and abuse, but adds the Doomspitter blast attack!
<*> The Defender slams onto the field in full force, bringing a Heavy Barrel cannon and the Disruption-causing Shock Hammer!
<*> Khador keeps it heavy with the Marauder, introducing a deadly Combo Smite with its Ram Pistons!
Check 'em out here!
Also included in the next update:
<*> Combined Attacks are now in! Give us your feedback!
<*> Squad Loadouts are in! Select between multiple loadouts for squads – When Squad Building rolls out, this is how you will choose between your multiple loadouts!
<*> Fixes for Continuous Effects, Sustained Attack and more!
<*> More performance enhancements and settings
<*> More UI work
<*> Optimizations for low-speed internet connections
07.22.14 Update is out!
<*> Stormblades have been added to the Cygnar Faction! Stormblades bring the following abilities:
Assault: Select a valid charge target, after completing the charge but before making a melee attack make one ranged attack against the target. The unit assaulting does not suffer the target in melee penalty on the ranged attack.
Thunder Thrust: Make a melee attack against target enemy, if this attack hits, immediately make a secondary ranged attack against the same target. The secondary ranged attack ignores the target in melee penalty.
<*> Man-O-War Shocktroopers have been added to the Khador Faction! Man-O-War Shocktroopers bring the following abilities:
Shield Wall: Provides 2 Mitigation (+1 for every adjacent character also in shield wall, to the immediate left or right of this character) to a max of 4 mitigation against attacks made in this character’s front arc.
Armor Splitter: Make a melee attack against target medium or large enemy that does [***] POW and lowers the target’s Mitigation by 2 for one round.
Shove and Shoot: Push target adjacent enemy directly back one square, and then make a ranged attack against that enemy.
<*> Flameguard Cleansers have been added to the Protectorate of Menoth Faction! Flameguard Cleansers bring the following abilities:
Incinerate: RNG 8 AOE 3 POW [**], this attack causes continuous fire. The effect remains in play for one round, is a cloud effect, and units entering or ending activation in the effect suffer POW [**] and Continuous Fire. (This Ability is a work in progress, see Known Issues)
Flame Wall: Place a 5 square long flame effect within 5 squares. Enemies that enter or end their activation in this effect suffer POW [**] Fire Damage and the Continuous Fire Effect. Lasts one round.
Vent: AOE 4 POW [**] Fire Damage, Continuous Fire, attack is generated from the edge of the Cleanser’s space in its front arc. Small units hit are knocked back 1-3 squares. This ability can be used while engaged. (Currently a work in progress, see Known Issues)
<*> Brute Thralls have been added to the Cryx Faction! Brute Thralls bring the following abilities:
Soulless Roar: 50% chance to cause Terror to all living characters within 5 squares for one round.
Combo Strike: : Special Attack – Heavy Steam Fist. POW [*****].
Grab and Slam: Make an attack against target enemy, POW [***], small and medium targets are knocked down.
Line Breaker: Charge forward up to 4 squares through small and medium based units, ignore free strikes from any unit in the path, units along the path lose Shield Wall and suffer <*> POW. This ability cannot be utilized if the unit was prohibited from movement during this activation. (Currently a work in progress, see Known Issues)
<*> Both Trenches at the Border and Forest Ruins now feature two of these new warriors in each faction's pre-built squad!
<*> Health for all warrior units have been decreased by 2 hit points, and all units with Armor (*) or more now mitigate 1 extra damage point.
<*> Influence more clearly indicates which unit the influenced target will attack with a red square and a red circle.
<*> Continuous Effects are now applied before the Control Phase.
<*> Applied temporary VFX for Continuous Corrosion.
<*> Continued performance enhancements.
Fixed Bugs
<*> The focus menu now has a more aesthetically appealing scroll bar that appears when there are a large number of upkeep sells and effects to shake.
<*> AOE attacks and spells now apply continuous effects and blast damage even if the original target is killed with the attack.
<*> Players on the faction selection screen will now be notified when the other player disconnects, and will no longer become stuck.
<*> Players no longer become stuck trying to join matches immediately after the host closes the match.
<*> Units no longer lose their run action if hit with a free strike during their run.
<*> Kreoss's offensive spells no longer apply his weapon's dispel attribute.
Known Issues
<*> Flameguard Cleanser's Incinerate AOE will not scatter on a miss but does not deal blast damage, or damage upon entering the persistent AOE.
<*> Flameguard Cleanser's Vent ability is a work in progress, and currently only works in melee range, and does not cause Continuous Fire.
<*> Brute Thrall's Linebreaker cannot be used after making an Advance.
<*> Damage from Continuous Effects will occur on the turn the Effect expires.
<*> Sustained Attack applies 100% chance to hit to all units with Sustained Attack.
<*> Revenger Repulsor shield does not push or move targets it hits or units that attack the Revenger in its front arc.
<*> Casting Windrush while affected by Shadowbind will cause the player to become stuck and force the player to end Sorscha's activation prematurely.
<*> Heavy Warjacks cannot trample through small-base units that are adjacent to one another.
<*> Heavy Warjacks cannot trample if their trample movement would incur a free strike.
<*> Set Defense does not increase defense against slam attacks.
<*> Spray Attacks do not ignore Stealth.
<*> The player cannot end the Trencher's activation while targeting with the Smoke Grenade.
<*> Units sometimes will show incorrect facing after moving diagonally or being hit with a Free Strike.
<*> Warjacks will sometimes not play all their attack animations when performing multiple attacks.
<*> Putting focus into Stationary Units will remove the Frozen visual effect, even if the Stationary Effect is not yet shaken.
<*> Special Icons indicating free strikes or control area will not appear when selecting a destination for the Run action.
<*> Units will appear to sink into either platform in the Forest Ruins map when standing on certain squares.
<*> Units can move through the stone blocks near each deployment zone in forest ruins.
<*> Trencher Smoke Grenades and the Flameguard Cleanser's Incinerate produce concealment but do not function as Cloud Effects.
<*> Slamming a model into another model does not cause collateral damage or knockdown to the second model.
Coming Soon!
<*> Deneghra's Cull Soul Feature
<*> Combined Attacks
<*> Warjack Power Attacks: Throw and Two-Handed Throw
<*> Custom Squad Construction
07.18.14 - A Preview of Next Week!
STORMBLADES AND CLEANSERS AND BRUTES! (AND MAN-O-WAR) OH MY!
Every nation in the Iron Kingdoms possesses their own philosophies and methodologies about war, and nothing differentiates them more than the unique weapons and technology they arm their soldiers with.
Prepare to set the battlefield ablaze with these new heavy-hitting warriors joining their squads in the WARMACHINE: Tactics Beta with the next update, Tuesday, July 22:
<*> The Protectorate’s Flameguard Cleansers rid the world of heresy with Purifier flamethrowers capable of igniting every foe their vengeful flames can reach.
<*> The monstrous Brute Thralls of Cryx lay waste to the hardest targets with massive steam fists and the strength of a warjack.
<*> With lighting-charged glaives, Cygnar’s knightly Stormblades are as formidable from a distance as they are in close combat.
<*> Encased in an impenetrable shell of steam-powered armor, Man-O-War Shocktroopers annihilate the enemies of Khador with great halberds and shield-mounted cannons.
Also included in the next update:
<*> Fixes for AOE spells
<*> Updates for Influence
<*> Continuous effects resolved BEFORE Control Phase
<*> Continued networking improvements
<*> Continued performance enhancements
<*> And more!
Check out the latest image on the site!
07.15.14 Update is live!
We also encourage you all to join the official Steam Group and chat with us! http://steamcommunity.com/games/253510
New stuff in the update:
<*>Warwitch Deneghra's Ghost Walk Spell is now fully functional!
<*>Warwitch Deneghra's Influence Spell is also now fully functional!
<*>Temple Flameguard now have Critical Effect: Continuous Fire on their spears.
<*>The debuff from the Trencher Rifle Grenade is now described when the target is hit, and its effect added to the affected unit's card.
<*>Units with no combat actions left are now automatically deselected after 2 seconds instead of immediately.
<*>Players can now click directly on a warjack during the Control Phase to allocate focus. Right clicking on the warjack will remove focus.
<*>Units on the Minimap now change color when activated, and when they are no longer able to activate that turn.
<*>Our second multiplayer map, Trenches at the Border, has been added!
These items have been fixed in the update:
<*>Cygnar Trencher Rifle Grenade debuff now only applies to the primary target.
<*>Sorscha is now immune to Critical Freeze, Icy Gaze, and cannot be targeted by Freezing Grip.
<*>Mechanithrall Pounce will no longer knock down large and medium base units.
<*>Extra 'Shield Wall Flame Spear' button removed from Temple Flameguard.
<*>Dispel on Kreoss's Spellbreaker weapon now spelled correctly.
<*>Temporary Fix for the Focus Allocation screen extending off the screen. A scrollbar will now appear if there are too many upkeep spells and effects to shake.
<*>Fixed problem of running out of texture memory frequently, resulting in blurry, low-res looking textures
Known Issues:
<*>If one player leaves the match while the other player is in the Faction Selection screen, they are not notified the player left and may become stuck.
<*>Players may become stuck trying to join matches immediately after the host closes that match.
<*>Heavy Warjacks cannot trample through small-base units that are adjacent to one another.
<*>Heavy Warjacks cannot trample if their trample movement would incur a free strike.
<*>If a unit receives a free strike while attempting a run action, the run will be interrupted, and the unit will lose their run action.
<*>AOE attacks do not apply damage or Continuous Effects if the original target is killed.
<*>Set Defense does not increase defense against slam attacks.
<*>Spray Attacks do not ignore Stealth.
<*>The player cannot end the Trencher's activation while targeting with the Smoke Grenade.
<*>Units sometimes will show incorrect facing after moving diagonally or being hit with a Free Strike.
<*>Warjacks will sometimes not play all their attack animations when performing multiple attacks.
<*>Putting focus into Stationary Units will remove the Frozen visual effect, even if the Stationary Effect is not yet shaken.
<*>Special Icons indicating free strikes or control area will not appear when selecting a destination for the Run action.
<*>Units will appear to sink into either platform in the Forest Ruins map when standing on certain squares.
<*>Units can move through the stone blocks near each deployment zone.
<*>Cloud Effects, such as Smoke Grenades, do not block Line of Sight.
<*>Slamming a model into another model does not cause collateral damage or knockdown to the second model.
Not Yet Implemented:
<*>Deneghra's Cull Soul Feature
<*>Combined Attacks
<*>Warjack Power Attacks: Throw and Two-Handed Throw
<*>Custom Squad Construction
WARMACHINE: Tactics update coming Tuesday, 07/15/14
NEW MAP!
TRENCHES AT THE BORDER
See images on our website here!
Amidst the crumbling walls of a forgotten fortress that once held the Northern border of Cgynar, battle rages today just as it has for a thousand years before. Blood-soaked ground, carved deep with earthwork defenses provide limited protection against an onslaught of enemies advancing behind the cover of the ancient ruins at the forest’s edge.
Take your ground and give no quarter as you charge across this killing field to meet your opponent. Victory belongs to the greatest tactician, a title to be decided at the Trenches at the Border!
Plus, plenty of bug fixes, performance improvements, UI updates and everything else we can slam in there for you guys!
Some of our improvements:
- Click on ‘jacks to allocate focus
- Boost bonus changed from 1-3 to 2-4 points
- Sorscha immune to Icy Gaze and Freezing Grip
- Deneghra’s Influence added
- More UI getting cleaned up/added
- And more!
Remember – your feedback is making this game better and better!
Thank you for all your continued support and we’ll see you on our brand-new daytime battlefield!