Warsim 0.7.9.4 (THE DIPLOMACY UPDATE, 347 FEATURES)
THE DIPLOMACY UPDATE
Hey everyone, so I'm proud to be able to finally release the diplomacy update, which is an update that aimed to rework some areas of diplomacy and give big upgrades to others. There are also lots and lots of non diplomacy related changes!
PEACE REWORKED (64 features)
I wanted offering peace to function the same as requesting a vassal, choose an emissary and send them off, the Peace system was made even more dynamic than the vassal system with a lot more that can happen and a lot more that effects it. There is now a ton that can happen when requesting peace!
* Added new emissary choice option for requesting peace * Added Pacifist races automatically accept peace * Added Death race auto rejection screen * Added Chaos race auto rejection screen * Added dynamic peace outcome system based on relation/leader personality/strength/emissary type * Added cowardly/gentle/weak/harmless races get a +1 chance of accepting peace * Added dark/cruel/wretched/vile/blood races get a -1 chance of accepting peace * Added chaotic/evil races get a -2 chance of accepting peace * Added Psychotic/Corrupt/Warped/Underworld/Monstrous races get a -3 chance of accepting peace * Added Undead/Wraith/Hell/Abyssal/Eldrich/Nightmare races get a -4 chance of accepting peace * Added Light/Happy/Holy races get a +3 chance of accepting peace if public opinion is above 35 * Added berserk/battle/combat/warrior/warborn races get a -1 chance of accepting peace * Added cackling/laughing races get a special laughing screen before peace request * Added weeping/crying races get a special crying screen before peace request * Added free (ex-slave) races will automatically ask for you to free your slaves for peace (if you have more than 50 slaves) * Added 'war is bad' stupid leader peace acceptance * Added 'doing peace is bad' stupid leader peace acceptance * Added 'read the war map wrong' stupid leader peace acceptance * Added 'fierce debate' peace acceptance * Added 'glory of war' peace acceptance * Added 'start of a new friendship' peace acceptance * Added 'shout I do it?' stupid leader peace encounter * Added 'assure us' peace acceptance * Added 'Pay us 1 gold wergild' peace request encounter * Added 'Pay us 50 gold per negative relation' peace request encounter * Added 'Pay us 100 gold per negative relation' peace request encounter * Added 'Pay us 250 gold per negative relation' peace request encounter * Added 'Pay us ((100xIndLand + -Relation) x10) gold' peace request encounter * Added 'Pay us ((200xIndLand + -Relation) x20) gold' peace request encounter * Added 'Pay us ((500xIndLand + -Relation) x50) gold' peace request encounter * Added 'Pay us ((750xIndLand + -Relation) x75) gold' peace request encounter * Added 'Pay us ((1000xIndLand + -Relation) x100) gold' peace request encounter * Added 'Pay us ((1500xIndLand + -Relation) x150) gold' peace request encounter * Added 'Pay us ((2000xIndLand + -Relation) x200) gold' peace request encounter * Added 'Pay us ((2500xIndLand + -Relation) x250) gold' peace request encounter * Added 'we might be weaker but we won't back down' peace rejection * Added 'not anytime soon' peace rejection * Added 'I do not see it as in my interest' peace rejection * Added 'Not a chance' peace rejection * Added 'Not just yet' peace rejection * Added 'You can't be serious' peace rejection * Added 'Couldn't possibly' peace rejection * Added 'I'd sooner see us fall' peace rejection * Added 'Give us peace and die' peace rejection * Added 'What a waste of time KILL THE EMISSARY' peace rejection * Added 'NEVER...' emissary killed peace rejection * Added 'What an insult' emissary killed peace rejection * Added 'The whispers agree, emissary fee' Peace acceptance (but kill emissary) * Added 'The worms demand it' Peace acceptance (but kill emissary) * Added 'The council wills it' Peace acceptance (but kill emissary) * Added 'fine, for a better tomorrow' peace acceptance * Added 'am I a fool?' peace acceptance * Added 'A closer friend?' peace acceptance * Added 'flip a coin for peace' peace encounter * Added 'leader turns your emissary away' peace rejection * Added 'A riddle for peace' peace encounter (answer one of several riddles, for peace) * Added 'Public Denouncement' peace encounter (publicly denounce the war) * Added 'Kill a tenth of your men' peace encounter * Added 'Coin of fate (just a regular coin)' peace encounter * Added 'Give us a land' peace encounter (give one land for peace) * Added 'Brawl for peace' peace encounter * Added '1 peasant per -1 relation' peace encounter * Added 'Free your slaves' peace encounter * Added peace attempt cooldown
HIRING TROOPS (12 features)
Some improvements, including discounts and better display for hiring units from independent kingdoms!
* Added 100+ relation gives 50% discount on hiring troops * Added 90+ relation gives 40% discount on hiring troops * Added 80+ relation gives 30% discount on hiring troops * Added 70+ relation gives 20% discount on hiring troops * Added 50+ relation gives 10% discount on hiring troops * Added 30+ relation gives 5% discount on hiring troops * Fixed text bug with hire troop from indepenedent screen * Added coloured options to hire troop from indepenedent screen * Added missing x) blocked out options for unhirable units when hiring troops from indepenedent screen * Added custom military captain face instead of using leaders face when hiring troops from indepenedent screen * Added new screens for when selecting unit type to hire * Added new screen post hire showing how many units hired and how much gold paid
DECLARATION OF WAR (32 features)
Now if you want to let a kingdom know you plan to attack them, you can. You can still 'declare war' by launching attacks on them until they hate you but this allows you to interact with them a little more!
* Added new option to declare war in diplomacy * Added option to reconsider before sending off war declaration * Added screen for destroying war scroll and cancelling war declaration * Added Warborn races far more likely to go to war with you * Added Harmless/Cowardly/Pacifist/Gentle races more likely to ask you to reconsider war * Added 2 dynamic war-declaration drum sounds * Added unique war declaration reaction from Warborn races * Added unique war declaration reaction from Warrior races * Added unique war declaration reaction from Combat races * Added unique war declaration reaction from Battle races * Added 3 reactions from friendly/normal leaders to war declaration if they are more than 5x stronger than you * Added 3 reactions from hostile leaders to war declaration if they are more than 5x stronger than you * Added 3 reactions from creepy leaders to war declaration if they are more than 5x stronger than you * Added 3 reactions from mercantile leaders to war declaration if they are more than 5x stronger than you * Added 3 reactions from stupid leaders to war declaration if they are more than 5x stronger than you * Added 3 reactions from friendly/normal leaders to war declaration if you are more than 5x stronger than them * Added 3 reactions from hostile leaders to war declaration if you are more than 5x stronger than them * Added 3 reactions from creepy leaders to war declaration if you are more than 5x stronger than them * Added 3 reactions from mercantile leaders to war declaration if you are more than 5x stronger than them * Added 3 reactions from stupid leaders to war declaration if you are more than 5x stronger than them * Added 3 reactions from friendly/normal leaders to war declaration if you are closely matched * Added 3 reactions from hostile leaders to war declaration if you are closely matched * Added 3 reactions from creepy leaders to war declaration if you are closely matched * Added 3 reactions from mercantile leaders to war declaration if you are closely matched * Added 3 reactions from stupid leaders to war declaration if you are closely matched * Added request for a second chance from leaders if you declaration of war doesn't fully deplete your relation with the kingdom * Added begging from pacifist races to not go to war with you * Added 6 dynamic reactions to second chance from different leader types * Added releif screen if second chance is accepted * Added scroll written sound effect to declaration of war * Made peace attempt cooldown random between 1-7 years * Made vassal attempt cooldown random between 1-7 years
ALLIANCES (22 features)
Alliances were poorly done previously with mostly single lines of text and no unique screens or sound effects, now the system has been fixed up and brought up to speed with the rest of the game.
* Added screen for sending alliance request * Added new screen for friendly leader trade acceptance * Added new screen for chaos orb gift rare bonus from friendly leader * Added new screen for big chest of gold gift uncommon bonus from friendly leader * Added new screen for chest of gold gift common bonus from friendly leader * Added new screen for hostile leader Alliance rejection * Added new screen for hostile leader Alliance slight rejection * Added new screen for hostile leader Alliance acceptance * Added new screen for normal leader Alliance acceptance * Added new screen for stupid leader Alliance acceptance * Fixed stupid leader reference to trade deal instead of alliance * Fixed 8 text bugs with old alliance texts * Added new sound effect for burning 100 people alive * Added new screen for creepy leader alliance * Added new screen for burning 100 peasants * Added new screen for burning 100 slaves * Added new screen for no peasants/slaves to burn * Added new screen for refusing to burn peasants/slaves * Fixed creepy leader give trade deal instead of alliance * Added new screen for rejecting Alliance due to slavery * Added ability to ask independents why they are rejecting Alliance with you (6 dynamic responses) * Added ability to end slavery to appease Alliance policy request (dynamic outcome)
ALLIANCE ENDED (8 features)
Ending alliances had a single line of text previously that wasn't even specific to the types of leaders, now there are lots of dynamic responses!
* Added new screen for ending alliance * Added 3 reactions from friendly leaders to alliance ended * Added 3 reactions from creepy leaders to alliance ended * Added 3 reactions from normal leaders to alliance ended * Added 3 reactions from stupid leaders to alliance ended * Added 3 reactions from mercantile leaders to alliance ended * Added 3 reactions from hostile leaders to alliance ended * Added scroll written sound effect to alliance ended
SENDING TROOPS TO ALLIES (8 features)
The sending troops to your allies feature now has screens, sound effects, a fixed bug and is no longer spam-able.
* Made option to send 10 troops to ally blocked if you don't have ten troops * Added new screen and sfx for sending 10 troops to ally * Added dynamic reactions from different leader personalities for sending the troops * Added giving troops to friendly or stupid leaders grants +4 relation * Added giving them to creepy leader is +2 (all other personality types are +3) * Added tracker of how many sets of troops you've sent * Added dynamic reactions from different leader personalities for sending the troops once you've sent 3 sets (half relation boost) * Added dynamic reactions from different leader personalities for sending the troops once you've sent 5 sets (no relation boost)
INDEPENDENT TRADE ROUTES (27 features)
Trade routes like most of diplomacy were just sorry little single lines of text before, now they have all been turned into more informational screens showing the change in relation and numerous other things.
* Added new screen for rejecting trade due to slavery * Added ability to ask independents why they are rejecting trade with you (6 dynamic responses) * Added ability to end slavery to appease trade policy request (dynamic outcome) * Added new screen for friendly leader trade acceptance * Added new screen for chaos orb gift rare bonus from friendly leader * Added new screen for big chest of gold gift uncommon bonus from friendly leader * Added new screen for chest of gold gift common bonus from friendly leader * Added new screen for hostile leader trade rejection * Added new screen for hostile leader trade slight rejection * Added new screen for hostile leader trade acceptance * Added new screen for normal leader trade acceptance * Reduced relation bonus from 15 to 10 for trade with normal leader * Added new screen for stupid leader trade acceptance * Reduced relation bonus from 15 to 10 for trade with stupid leader * Added new screen for creepy leader trade deal * Added new screen for hanging peasants * Added new screen for no peasants to hang * Fixed creepy leader trade deal hang peasants allowing anything entered to exit the screen * Added new screen for refusing request to hang peasants * Added new screen for 300 gold toll for trade with merchant leader * Added new screen for instant trade with merchant leader * Added new screen for 1000 gold toll for trade with merchant leader * Added new screen for not enough gold for merchant leader * Added new screen for rejecting merchant leader trade deal offer * Added current gold amount shown when offered pay to trade deal with merchant leader * Added indicator of how much relation is required with hostile leader for trade * Fixed Xenophobic vassals can't be traded with
CANCELLING TRADE ROUTES (14 features)
What does up, must come down. You can cancel trade routes, but be aware there could be a number of consequences!
* Fixed 12 text bugs with cancelling trade route with Friendly leader * Added new screen for cancelling trade with friendly leader * Fixed linesplit issues with all cancelling trade route screens * Added special indicator if breaking trade results in war * Fixed 10 text bugs with cancelling trade route with hostile leader * Added new screen for cancelling trade with hostile leader * Added new screen for standard mercantile leader cancel trade response * Added new screen for trade pay off offer from mercantile leader * Added new screen for paying bribe to mercantile leader when cancelling trade * Added new screen for being unable to afford bribe to mercantile leader when cancelling trade * Added new screen for refusing to bribe to mercantile leader when cancelling trade * Fixed merc leader bribe encounter being skippable when it shouldn't have been * Added new screens for cancelling trade with normal leader * Added new screens for cancelling trade with weird leaders
GIFTS OF GOLD (21 features)
Gifting gold used to be, send 500 gold for a relationjump with the kingdom in question. This could be the kingdom with 300k gold and 60 lands, or the one with 10 gold. Well now gifting gold allows you to choose three sizes of gift and also adjusts them to the current gold of the kingdom in question meaning you can no longer cheaply buy favour with rich kingdoms.
* Added new choice of gift screen for gifting gold * Added option to gift 1/100th of the kingdoms gold * Added option to gift 1/10th of the kingdoms gold * Added option to gift 1/4th of the kingdoms gold * Added 12 possible outcomes donating gold to friendly and normal kingdoms * Fixed 32 typos in old gift gold system * Made gold gifting get it's own screen * Made gold response get it's own screen * Added chance that hostile kingdom rejects gold gift * Added 22 possible outcomes donating gold to hostile kingdom * Added 9 possible outcomes to donating gold to mercantile kingdom * Added 6 possible outcomes to donating gold to stupid kingdom * Added chance weird kingdom sends back all but one gold coin * Added Ant colony burnings reaction for gold gifted to weird kingdom * Added dog killing reaction for gold gifted to weird kingdom * Added build and destroy reaction for gold gifted to weird kingdom * Added jar of goblin flakes reaction for gold gifted to weird kingdom * Added friend skull reaction for gold gifted to weird kingdom * Added dried flesh paper reaction for gold gifted to weird kingdom * Added 3 possible goat testicle reactions for gold gifted to weird kingdom * Added buried gold reaction for gold gifted to weird kingdom
FINANCIAL AND MILITARY AID (10 features)
Financial and military aid have been given a facelift here!
* Added new screen for requesting financial aid * Added screen for not having enough relation to be able to ask for aid * Made hostile leaders require twice as much relation to consider giving you gold * Added screen for gold given * Added screen for refusal to give gold cause you're rich * Added new screen for requesting military aid * Added screen for not having enough relation to be able to ask for troops * Made hostile leaders require twice as much relation to consider giving military aid * Added screen for troops given * Added screen for refusal to give troops because they don't have enough
GOBLIN DIPLOMACY (6 features)
Having a goblin diplomat or someone who speaks goblin allows diplomacy with the goblins, but it wasn't up to scratch, now goblin diplomacy is similar to with the independent kingdoms!
* Added new screens for peace request to Krut (with sfx) * Added new screens for peace request to Erak (with sfx) * Fixed gold paid for peace not given to Krut or Erak * Added new indicators of gold change in Krut and Erak peace * Added new public opinion gain for peace with Krut and Erak * Fixed bug with amount of gold in Krut Peace being 20x bigger than promised
BANDIT DIPLOMACY (4 features)
Tried to make bandit peace process work more like how it does for independent kingdoms!
* Added new screen for breaking diplomacy with bandits * Added new screen for trying to make peace with bandits over -40 relation * Added new peace system and for trying to make peace with Phenor * Added new peace cooldown system for trying to make peace with Phenor
GIVING LAND (4 features)
Spruced up the giving land aspect of diplomacy a little bit.
* Added screen for trying to give your last land to your ally * Added screen for giving territory to your ally * Added screen for evacuating land given to your ally * Added -1 public opinion loss for giving territory to your ally
EVERYTHING ELSE
END OF TURN EVENTS (2 features)
New event added for the Demon horn arifact, and a new event added to prevent player gold bypassing the limits of the games storage!
* Added new end of turn pop up event for Call of Demons event (credit Omer) * Added new end of turn hyperinflation event for hitting 1 billion gold coins (credit 'The Wizard' and Attelso)
TOURNAMENT IMPROVEMENTS (15 features)
Tournaments now grant public opinion boosts when hosted so use them as a fun way to win the publics favour. I've also now added actually text explaining things to the tournament screen instead of it just being options!
* Added new text on tournament screen for when tournament already hosted * Added new text for when hosting a tournament in an arena you don't own * Added new text for when hosting a tournament in an arena you own * Added new text for arena with commoners and 8-man tourneys unlocked * Added new text for arena with commoners, 8, and 16-man tourneys unlocked * Added new text for arena with all tournaments unlocked * Fixed 16-32 man and grand tournaments still freezing if you try to set them up without the gold * Made arena tournament options blocked options if you can't afford them * Made commoners tournament guarenteed give +3 public opinion when hosted * Fixed grammar issue with commoners tourney intro text * Made Hosting an 8 man tournament grants +2 public opinion * Made Hosting a 16 man tournament grants +3 public opinion * Made Hosting a 32 man tournament grants +4 public opinion * Made Hosting a grand tournament grants +5 public opinion
NEW KINGDOM TYPES (2 features)
A pair of new kingdom types, I'd heard of both before but assumed I already had them in the game, Now I do!
* Added new kingdom type 'Voivodship' ruled by 'Voivode' with 'Knyaz' lords (civ level 2+) * Added new kingdom type 'Despotate' ruled by 'Despot' with 'Lords' (civ level 3+)
THE FIELDS OF RIHHM (8 features)
The sorry old fields of Rihhm can now be Terraformed if you have the Terraformers guild, Thanks for the suggestion Fox!
* Added Ability to Terraform Rihhms farmland if you have terraformers guild (credit Fox) * Added Terraforming Rihhms fields triples trade with Rihhm * Added Terraforming Rihhms fields doubles tribute from Rihhm * Added Terraforming Rihhms fields doubles village total population capacity * Added Terraforming Rihhms fields gains up to 30 new villagers per year * Added Terraforming Rihhms fields adds new dialogues with elder * Added Terraforming Rihhms fields maxes relation with Rihhm * Fixed 10 textbugs in Rihhm village
BRAWL PIT MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENTS (5 features)
Running the brawl pit is now even cooler!
* Reworked brawl pit report screen layout and added colour * Fixed typo with brawl pit * Fixed 13 text bugs with brawl pit reports * Added new screen for collecting gold from brawl pit * Fixed fighter choice screen layout in Brawl pit
NOMAD MERCENARIES (3 features)
Thanks to a report by TheGamingDictator the Nomad Mercs have been spruced up!
* Added new screen for hiring mercenaries from southern nomads (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Added Taavak the champion of Nomads is incharge of mercenary nomads * Added new screen for trying to hire too many nomads
ARENA ENTRY FEE (16 features)
There previously was no interaction, indication, or anything of you paying the gold to enter the arena, now there is, as well as a few uncommon encounters to mix it up a little bit. But the real meat of this feature is what happens if you try and enter the arena with no gold... try it out and see!
* Added new screen to pay entry fee to arena before a fight * Added random event when paying for arena entry where it's paid for you * Added random event when paying for arena entry where you pay half * Added random event when paying for arena entry where you walk through and pay nothing * Added random event for when trying to enter arena with no gold (paid for you) * Added random event for when trying to enter arena with no gold (you slip through) * Added random event for when trying to enter arena with no gold (speak to attendant) * Added Gordeth the ticket attendant * Added ability to be let in for free by Gordeth * Added ability to ask Gordeth about himself * Added ability to DEMAND TO SPEAK TO THE MANAGER (Karen option) * Added dynamic response from Gordeth depending on how many times you've done this * Added dynamic response from management depending on how many times you've done this * Added chance of public opinion loss for how you deal with Gordeth and the management * Added new option instead of watch the fight when you can't afford it * Blocked option to bet on a fight when you can't afford it
THE GUARDIANS OF THE GOLD ROAD (3 features)
You've got a giant gleaming empire, gold pouring out of every orifice, and a massive road paved with gold... but pesky peasants pick it clean every year... no longer with the guardians of the gold road!
* Reworked prison laws screen in laws to be crime laws * Added extra 5th crime law 'gold road guardians' * Added ability to pay mercenaries 1000 gold per turn to protect your gold road and prevent it from being broken down
WITCHER REFERENCES (3 features)
The odds of the name a bard uses in the throne room being Jaskier or Dandelion is pretty rare, but if it occurs then the bard is spawned as the highest possible skill level!
* Added new human name 'Jaskier' (Credit Cat) * Added new human name 'Dandelion' (Credit Cat) * Added if throne room bard gets name 'Jaskier' or 'Dandelion' he spawns with the highest skill level (Credit Cat)
DEMIGOD FACES (1 feature)
There are more than 10x the entire human race worth of new demigod faces, good luck seeing them all! :)
* Added 98,871,645,600 demigod faces (98 billion)
NEW NAMES (3 features)
* Added 3 new ent names (made from turning some human names backwards) * Added 2 new goblin names (made from turning some human names backwards) * Added 22 new human names (made from turning some human names backwards)
COAST IMPROVEMENTS (3 features)
Visited the south coast and noticed a few issues and opportunities!
* Added new character Kanaraan to the Nalli trade post * Added new screen for enacting or cancelling trade with Nalli * Added 7 unique dialogues with Kanaraan
BUGFIXES (36 features)
Yet another mountain of bugfixes, thanks gamingdictator, darrthscorrp, and Taukki for the ones you helped with!
* Fixed issue with 4th merc group not being effected by merc rest hall first upgrade * Fixed 6 text bugs in Garralds city tours * Fixed hatmakers emporium in garralds tours blocked if ascii disabled * Fixed wrong text displayed for non forced hats law in garralds tour * Fixed 4 text bugs in Blackmarket gambling den * Fixed 2 text bugs in Blackmarket bandit recruitment screens * Fixed incorrect gold text popup when cancelling merc contract * Fixed missing line in throne room encounter +100 gold * Fixed might armies text bug in vassal code * Fixed bug with diplomat execution during vassalisation not happening right * Fixed issue with missing diplomat text in diplomacy * Fixed broken screen for witches blessing in throne room * Fixed backing out of vassal attempt menu loses chance of vassilisation for that turn (Credit darrthscorrp) * Fixed issue with diplomat killed text colour * Fixed choosing who is allowed in throne room rabble option colours the exit and entry options below (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed hiring merc group in throne room giving price -1 soldier (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed freeing slaves disables sounds (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed no gold missing indicator for old woman throne room encounter (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed buying chaos orb in throne room no gold loss indicator (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed text issue with freeing slaves missing punctuation (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed thickblood bandits refered to as prisoners when buying them (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed refusing to hire bandit unit having no reaction (now uses default peasant rejected texts) * Fixed current gold bar on some screens reporting 1 gold coins instead of coin * Fixed duplicate pause in tall green man encounter * Fixed colour issue with guy gives you gold winnings entering fighters district of blackmarket * Fixed issue with missing lines on victory screen when destroying erak and krut * Fixed Wise races having no faces * Fixed issue with explorer arrested text * Fixed building ruined fort in the north doesn't clear the screen * Fixed issue with king reference in old croll tutorial (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed typo with diplomacy tutorial (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed market soldier wages amount added to total expense gold doubled * Fixed issue with arena tourney roster rule typo (credit u/taukki) * Fixed 5 text bugs in artifact market * Fixed 8 text bugs with Rall harbour master dialogues * Fixed 40 text and line split bugs in Shaian
EVERYTHING ELSE (16 features)
A pile of uncategorised changes and stuff!
* Added code to disband merc groups even with Merc rest hall if they aren't your mercs and you're demon king (credit u/Buckzor112) * Made vassal diplomat emissary text dynamic (instead of showing highest odds of success for unskilled diplomat, the success indicator now matches the skill) * Added new indicator of gold loss when buying thickblood tavern * Added new indicator of gold loss when buying brawl pit * Added new screen and graphic for paying for fort ruin in north to be rebuilt * Shortened unskilled diplomat prompts * Added new screen for xenophobic diplomacy blocker * Made knight paying respect count as rabble for the throne room filter (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Added new text for current gold bar if you have 0 gold * Added new emergency message for having less than 0 gold in current gold bar * Added march sound effect to getting minor bandit group to join you as bandit king * Added current gold display on explorer selling location throne room encounter * Added a screen for when touching the gift tree and getting gold * Made your current gold visible when visiting artifact shops in the artifact market * Added new screen for having no knight to send up Saaroth * Added new screen for having no knight to send down the canyon
THE DIPLOMACY UPDATE - Coming soon!
Hey everyone,
So just letting you guys know that the Diplomacy update which I've been working on since the last Warsim release 9 days ago, will probably be released sometime near the end of next week.
The work that's been done already has in my opinion massively improved the experience of diplomacy, especially in trying to make peace with other kingdoms which was built to function similar to the vassal system but more in-depth and bigger.
So far the update is sizing up to be a huge one, with 214 features in at the moment but surely many more to come before it is complete.
THE STORY SO FAR
The update as it currently stands includes:
* A completely reworked peace process that includes an emissary system identical to the vassalisation process, as well as dynamic reactions for 30+ independent race prefixes, such as Light races being much more inclined to make peace with you if you're a good ruler, and Death races completely rejecting peace permanently, or pacifist races guarenteed to accept. The system also includes 49 different reactions to peace that range from asking you to pay a single coin, or accepting but murdering your emissary, to someone asking you to sacrfice 1 peasant per -1 relation, or asking you to answer a riddle... for peace! * Improvments to hiring independent kingdom units including kingdoms friendly to you offering 10-20% discount * Improvements and screens given to setting up and closing trade route with other kingdoms * New pop up events at the end of turn including one that stops you from reaching the highest limit of number that can be stored in the games gold counter which is 2 billion (or more specifically 2,147,483,647) so if anyone reaches 1 billion they will be met by hyperinflation... sorry comrades but there be no billionaires in the realm of Aslona. * Tournaments have been improved with lots of new screens, as well as a guarenteed public opinion boost depending on the size of the tournament, taking a hint from ancient rome on that one. * Also following a player suggestion I've made it so the sorry old fields of Rihhm Village in the East can now be terraformed if you have the terraformers guild which greatly improves the village's economic output * Also 98 billion more demigod faces after a few experiments * 38 bugfixes and misc improvements * And perhaps my favourite of all, the Arena now has a screen showing your lost gold when paying to watch an arena fight (if you don't own the arena and the arena owner charges you to watch fights). You can also get random events such as being let in for free or accidentally being only charged half... but that's not it... You can now still try and enter and watch and arena fight even if you don't have the gold, if it's your first time Gordeth the Ticket Attendant will happily let you through... but do it more and he might have to get the manager... or you know, you could let out your inner Karen and do it yourself!
SCREENSHOTS
* Instant peace when requested with Pacifist Fungus Orcs - * Gordeth is a good guy really - * Release the Karen! - * The new peace emissary system - * Chances look good - * Oh no... what does he want? - * Publicly... Ugh - * Ok... how are we going to word this - * There were good people on both sides - * Well... better than nothing -
WHAT'S LEFT TO DO
I still have a number of systems I still want to work on before I release this diplomacy update and call it a day. They are as follows:
* Rework of the gifting gold system to adjust the gold gift amount from 500 gold to proportionally 100th, 10th, and a quarter of the kingdom in questions income as well as dynamic reactions * The chance for diplomatic actions from other kingdoms such as gifting you gold and offering you peace * The ability to declare war on a neutral or friendly faction with varied reaction * An updated system for requesting military or financial aid * A rework of the alliance system following on from the peace and vassal systems with emissaries and tons of varied reactions * And several other things that are probably but not definitely going in to the update depending on time
I'm already happy with what's been done and feel like it's going to breathe life into the diplomacy system and make it much more interesting.
So that's it for now, looking forward to releasing this update! :)
Exploring the depths of procedurally generated fantasy races in Warsim
Hey Everyone,
Just sharing my latest Warsim article. I decided to write this one after the recent discovery of the strongest possible race in the game. It got me interested in the race-gen again so I went exploring and documented some of the weird stuff I encountered.
Check it out for free Here and let me know what you think!
Warsim 0.7.9.3 (Throne room Additions and more, 51 Features)
Hey Everyone, so this update is part of my attempt to cut down my 500+ feature list of Warsim to-dos. The list is made up of around 100 loose feature ideas and then 20-30 large feature updates such as Rpgification (The addition of more first person elements to the game), Expansion on Adventurers, Noble Houses, Demon Improvements, The Ancient Isle, And so on.
I am aiming to completely clear this list in the run up to full release on steam and hope to get there within this year if possible. This update is made up mostly of small things cleared from that list as I move on to my next update... Diplomacy!
DIFFICULTY CHOICE SCREEN UPDATE (4 features)
After a suggestion by DarkMark the Difficulty choice screen now has a few more options! You can also now see the debug modes available.
* Added new ability to ask about difficulties on difficulty choice (credit u/DarkMark8910) * Added ability to show debug modes on main difficulty choice menu * Updated debug modes intro text * Added bank gold increase to cheat debug mode
IN-GAME WIKI REWORKED (3 features)
The Gaming Dictator pointed out that the in-game wiki was in a bad state, I've reworked it to be just a unit and battlescore wiki now and have brought it up to the same standard as the rest of the game. While writing this new battlescore Wiki I also got a little curious and ended up doing some research to find the strongest possible units generated in game, the winner was the 'Behemoth Arch-Demigod King' with a whopping 108000 Battlescore...
* Reworked in-game wiki to be a battlescore wiki (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Added new section of in-game wiki for strongest unit ever (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Added new formatting for unit and battlescore wiki pages in game (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
THICKBLOOD TAVERN IMPROVEMENTS (5 features)
Found a few issues with the Thickblood tavern not being to the same standard as the rest of the game!
* Fixed thickblood upgrade screen kicking you out after each upgrade * Added current gold shown when trying to upgrade thickblood * Added new standard upgrade graphics for upgrading thickblood * Added 69 testcode entered in owned thickblood tavern which strips all upgrades from it * Added new dynamic hire screen for Thickblood tavern
THRONE ROOM ENCOUNTERS (15 features)
After getting a duplicate throne room encounter a couple of times I decided to make it more varied, now the gold gift encounters are far more varied and some of them can be bad for public opinion if you take the gold. There's also now a super rare encounter where someone finds a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow and shares it with you and it can be a lot of gold!
* Added new bad gold taken encounter type where accepting gold is bad (credit Cat) * Added new throne room encounter 'Burning Orphanage gold' very bad gold * Added new throne room encounter 'Undeserving people' bad gold * Added new throne room encounter 'Gambling scam profit' bad gold * Added new throne room encounter 'Retired warriors fund' bad gold * Added new throne room encounter 'Parents gold' bad gold * Added new throne room encounter 'Found loot in a basket floating down river' * Added new throne room encounter 'Found Loot buried under a loose tree stump' * Added new throne room encounter 'Was handed loot by a cloaked figure in a busy market' * Added new throne room encounter 'Collected 1 gold from each friend' * Added new throne room encounter 'Gold but cant say where its from' * Added new throne room encounter 'Wealthy son sends gifts' * Added new throne room encounter 'Pot of gold at the end of the rainbow' (Rarer event) (credit Cat) * Added new throne room encounter 'found on floor' * Reduced required public opinion for gold gift encounter slightly
THE WORLDHEART EXPANDED (5 features)
This secret location has been expanded a lot more thanks to suggestion by u/CanadianWolverine
* Added new earthquake sound effect for the worldheart * Added new intro screen to entering code on ancient door correctly * Added new intro to the worldheart screen * Added new event before stabbing the heart of the world (credit u/CanadianWolverine) * Added new indicators at worldheart stabbed screen
NEW NAMES (2 features)
Some of my real life friends Cole and Darren's names backwards sounded very fantasy-esque!
* Added new vampire name 'Nerrad' * Added new magi name 'Eloc'
BUGFIXES (14 features)
Lots of bugs fixed again in this update, the biggest being the duplication of champions in the Arena, no more clones!
* Fixed killed vampire throne room dungeons and trap door options broken * Fixed grammar issue with diplomat wage increase throne encounter * Fixed missing +4 prisoners indicator when jailing best beard encounter people * Fixed grammar issue with item recieved in throne room * Fixed 16 text bugs with crime encounters in throne room * Fixed 15 grammar bugs with crime encounter in throne room * Fixed Humpleburt gnome text bug (credit Steve Killbane) * Fixed broken spacing on indicator for flip gold * Fixed missing gold indicator in prisoner freedom bribe throne room encounter * Fixed text bug with knight adventure story in throne room * Fixed tax tax law on bank tax broken (credit Steve Killbane) * Fixed personal champions grand tournament duplication bug (credit Dootmaster64) * Fixed owned thickblood tavern doesn't disable hire bandits option if no bandits left * Fixed champion training working even if you don't have a champion
EVERYTHING ELSE (3 features)
Just a few tweaks and a new screen for grand champion challenges.
* Added new wage change indicators for wage increase encounters in throne room * Added new prompt for questing knights accepted in throne room * Added new screen for grand champion challenge
Warsim 0.7.9.2 (Vampire City And Satyr Update, 134 Features)
THE VAMPIRE UPDATE (67 features)
So while working through my long planlist for Warsim as I prepare the roadmap to getting the game released, I found a small list of various plans for the Vampire city of Baiaa and it's respective features. I then searched the list for the rest of the vampire related ideas and read through all of them before deciding to clear them all in a little update.
GENERAL BAIAA STUFF (25 features)
For this update I decided to go through the vampire city code and fix and upgrade anything I could find that needed improving, leaving what I am convinced is now a full and complete vampire city!
* Added 4 dynamic new screens for paying slaves and peasants to watch Baiaa pit fights * Added new screen for defeating Baiaa (with peasant gain indicators and graphic) * Reworked vampire council diplomacy screen to be much better * Added 2 new screens for pre-Baiaa attack with sfx * Added hiss sound to hiss text when speaking to bartender in Baiaa * Added swipe sound to playing thralls finger in shades bloom tavern * Added hiss sound to Baiaa pit master dialogue * Fixed vampire hunter faction recruiting people during times devoid of vampires * Fixed Baiaa entry infinite loop bug (credit Crishpy) * Fixed tribute cancellation with Baiaa showing blocked option * Fixed 4 text bugs in Biaa pit master dialogues * Fixed incorrect report of troop deaths from wild vampires * Fixed unneeded line break in Baiaa bartender intro * Fixed grammar issue in upper district of Baiaa text * Fixed 4 issues with text intro for Baiaa clan houses * Fixed 5 text and grammar issues with Bartender of shades bloom tavern * Fixed 2 grammar bugs with thralls finger game in shades bloom tavern * Fixed 5 bugs in Thundil tavern in Baiaa * Fixed 2 text bugs with Blacktower skeleton speak text * Fixed text bug in room X in Blacktower * Fixed 2 text bugs in crypt of the ancients in Baiaa * Fixed 2 grammar bugs in blood pit payment screens * Fixed Baiaa ruined council building text bug * Fixed 3 bugs in ruined shadow district Baiaa text * Fixed 2 bugs in ruined lower district of Baiaa text
VAMPIRES EXPANDED (2 features, or 1.16 billion... up to you really)
To fit with the Vampire update I've expanded vampire names and faces so there's even more variation.
* Added 1.16 Billion new vampire faces (was 1,089,234,432, now 2,244,483,072) * Added 20 new vampire names
VAMPIRE HUNTER DIPLOMACY (6 features)
Vampire hunters were an unreachable background faction that arise to fight the wild vampire threat, well now while they're active you can interact with them diplomatically!
* Added screen for vampire hunters in diplomacy * Added ability to ask random vampire hunters about the vampire threat (10 dialogues) * Added ability to try and recruit vamp hunters * Added ability to ask about vampire hunters * Added ability to speak to random vampire hunters (25 dialogues) * Added ability to provide troops to vampire hunters with custom screen
KNIGHTS VS VAMPIRES (and demons) (3 features)
Want to start your own knightly order dedicated soley to destroying Vampires! well now you can. Also demons!
* Added ability to make knightly order a demon hunting order * Added ability to make knightly order a vampire hunting order * Added battle event for Knightly order vs Wild Vampires
BAIAA COUNCIL IMPROVED (18 features)
The Baiaa council made up of the 6 vampire clans was pretty boring before, now you can actually speak to them and navigate the council a lot easier.
* Added new screens with sfx to selling peasants to Baiaa * Added ability to speak to Lamour (7 dialogues) * Added ability to speak to Nasarak (7 dialogues) * Added ability to speak to Thundil (7 dialogues) * Added ability to speak to Damar (7 dialogues) * Added ability to speak to Dengeir (7 dialogues) * Added ability to speak to Nemak (7 dialogues) * Fixed 2 missing word bugs in Baiaa council intro text * Fixed 6 text bugs with Baiaa law view * Fixed text bug with selling peasants to Baiaa * Fixed incorrect figure shown when selling troops to Baiaa (credit Defender) * Fixed 6 grammar bugs in selling troops to Baiaa * Fixed linesplit bug in selling troops to Baiaa * Fixed text bug with selling slaves to Baiaa * Fixed incorrect figure shown when selling slaves troops to Baiaa (credit Defender) * Fixed 6 grammar bugs in selling slaves to Baiaa * Fixed linesplit bug in selling slaves to Baiaa * Added new screens with sfx to selling slaves for Baiaa
THRONE ROOM ENCOUNTERS (8 features)
For some the throne room is the heart of your kingdom, well now when there are wild vampires ravaging your countryside you will hear about it through the throne room in many different ways!
* Added new throne room encounter 'Vampires everywhere!' (dynamic and more likely if more vampires) * Added new throne room encounter 'Pale beasts' (dynamic and more likely if more vampires) * Added new throne room encounter 'Please send the army' (dynamic and more likely if more vampires) * Added new throne room encounter 'Collecting wood' (dynamic and more likely if more vampires) * Added new throne room encounter 'I killed a vampire' (dynamic and more likely if more vampires) * Added new throne room encounter 'Guard has been bitten' (dynamic and more likely if more vampires) * Added new throne room encounter 'I killed a vampire (but it's really a gnome)' (dynamic and more likely if more vampires) * Added new throne room encounter 'Soldier joining vamp hunters' (dynamic and more likely if more vampires)
VAMPIRE END OF TURN EVENTS (5 features)
At the moment the actions of the wild vampires are pretty subtle and can only be seen in the end of turn report lightly. Now for relevant enough events there are pop ups informing you better of what's going on.
* Added new end of turn pop up screen for vampire hunter group forming to face wild vampires * Added new end of turn pop up screen for rare vampire sunburn event * Fixed vampire sunburn event didn't actually take effect * Added dynamic detection of if sunburn death destroys vampires for good if Baiaa is already gone * Added new turn report indicators of individual types of new joiners to vampire hunting groups each turn (ie militamen, rebels, and bandits)
EVERYTHING OUTSIDE OF THE VAMPIRE UPDATE (67 features)
The second time this has happened with one of my split updates and totally not planned which is really tripping me out, but again there are exactly as many features in the non-vampire update as are in the vampire update.
ZEEF'S MYSTERY BOXES (6 features)
Now the last hut on the right in Uktak has a function, it's Zeefs mystery box hut. Here for 100 gold you can buy a mystery box containing a randomly generated artifact that could worth more or less than 100 gold. Beware though Zeef might be open for conversation but don't ask about his name!
* Added new location to Uktak village hut marked 'Z' * Added new character 'Zeef' with 5 dialogues * Added Zeef sells myster boxes containing random artifacts (2-15 per year) for 100 gold each * Added special Zeef destroys boxes event * Added various sound effects for Zeef * Added destroying Uktak village means you gain some of the remaining boxes from Zeefs hut for free
SATYR UPDATE (2 features)
So we had a competition across reddit, steam, and discord to see who could make the best Ascii Satyr faces as Satyrs were the last race to not have a face, thanks to u/Aethyrsix it's done! With the concept face from Aethyrsix I've managed to make over 16 billion of them!
* Added Satyr face generation to the game (16,866,210,816 total) * Added Satyr face generator to the extras generator menu
NEW LOOT (22 features)
With yet again more in-game systems using loot items I've added another 20!
* Fixed mummified text bug in random loot * Modified some of the random loot prices * Added new 'silk tapestry depicting a battle' Loot item (worth 150 gold) * Added new 'rusty crown piece' Loot item (worth 45 gold) * Added new 'large diamond' Loot item (worth 750 gold) * Added new 'ancient rusty fork' Loot item (worth 45 gold) * Added new 'shrunken gnome's head' Loot item (worth 70 gold) * Added new 'silver goblet' Loot item (worth 25 gold) * Added new 'battle of the two pits trophy' Loot item (worth 40 gold) * Added new 'necklace made of human fingers' Loot item (worth 45 gold) * Added new 'glowing green potion' Loot item (worth 50 gold) * Added new 'glowing red potion' Loot item (worth 50 gold) * Added new 'glowing blue potion' Loot item (worth 50 gold) * Added new 'glowing purple potion' Loot item (worth 50 gold) * Added new 'black sapphire' Loot item (worth 500 gold) * Added new 'ornate silver mirror covered in gems' Loot item (worth 455 gold) * Added new 'malachite skull' Loot item (worth 125 gold) * Added new 'diamond encased human eye' Loot item (worth 650 gold) * Added new 'statue of a four armed orc' Loot item (worth 75 gold) * Added new 'statue of two gnomes fighting' Loot item (worth 55 gold) * Added new 'statue of a headless knight' Loot item (worth 50 gold) * Added new 'pile of blank scrolls' Loot item (worth 15 gold)
IMPASSIONED SPEECHES (3 features)
Just a little something I thought about adding to the throne room, a rare encounter where a random local will come to give you an impassioned speech about something!
* Added new throne room encounter 'Impassioned speech about the throne' * Added new throne room encounter 'Impassioned speech about War' * Added new throne room encounter 'Impassioned speech about the love of the people'
BANKING TWEAKS (3 features)
A little bit of work on the bank, the 10% interest rate has been reduced to 5x less and some other issues have been dealt with!
* Added new loan system (2% payback per year instead of 10% to stop crazy snowballed owed numbers in short periods of time) * Added new text explaining dynamic bank interest rate (credit Crisphy) * Added new text 'enter 0 if you no longer wish to take a loan out' in bank
GRO'LOK'S STUMP (2 features)
Thanks to everyone who is supporting Warsim at the moment on Patreon, the extra support is mindblowing and really helpful so thank you!
* Added new patron names to Gro'loks stump * Rebuilt Gro'lok's stump into 4 sections
BUGFIXES (16 features)
Lots of bugs fixed across a variety of areas, mostly found from playtesting.
* Fixed throne room signs not functioning at all * Fixed 2 giant canyon text bugs * Fixed 11 text bugs in canyon intro screens * Fixed 6 line spacing bugs in canyon intro screens * Fixed rumours of your friendliness spread missing line * Fixed missing line with innocent man arrested in court * Fixed new ore found not having indicators * Fixed throne room upgrades not indicating hosting a celeration * Fixed asking advice in throne room changes the advisors face to another random one * Fixed sudden death gamemaster in thickblood tavern text colour issue * Fixed sudden death gamemaster in thickblood tavern exit pause bug * Fixed artifact discovery text bug when exploring * Fixed loan screen appearing showing you +0 gold in loans if you enter 0 * Fixed wagon man explore encounter auto spawned a second random explore encounter once done * Fixed minus figure for years remaining being shown once you continue playing beyond a timed game * Fixed hosting a tournament but not having the gold causes inf freeze (credit Dootmaster64)
EVERYTHING ELSE (13 features)
Quite a lot of stuff here, new features and a much cheaper trap door!
* Added new alternate version of bookrage and bookrages shop if market calm/chaos orb effect is in place (credit XxMeMe StormxX) * Added new book 'notes of a formerly angry man' in bookrages calm effect bookshop (credit XxMeMe StormxX) * Added public opinion 1 in 3 chance of dropping when sacrificing peasants (credit Bookrage) * Rewrote upgrade text for road upgrades * Added road upgrades increase throne room visitors (with gold roads increasing them by 25%) (credit Toasty) * Added 'Moohmin' imp name (credit Nikiforos) * Added 'Fitzroy' human name (credit Nikiforos) * Added -20 gold indicator when losing in sudden death dice game * Added missing kingdom defeated music for paying off the rebels to disband * Added missing screen for trying to hire mercs for an attack when no attacks left * Added short march sound effect to gaining group of demon fighting warriors throne room encounter * Reduced cost of trap door to 1k instead of 20k * Added gold figure shown when asking about buying the arena
SCREENSHOTS
* A dead vampire is the best vampire - * Reports of Vampires! - * Vampire Hunters - * Gro'lok has new stumps - * Bitten Guard - * Wannabe vampire hunter - * Zeef - * Don't get Zeef Angry! - * Vampire Council - * Some of the 16 billion new Satyr faces -
Hey guys so just a little fun update, 10 features per patron since the launch last night! Thanks to the people who signed up for it my day/week/month is made :)
TITLE CHANGE (2 features)
Good suggestion from the GamingDictator to be able to change your lordly titles in the laws screen!
* Added ability to change your lordly title in other laws (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Added ability to change your royal title in other laws (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
HUNTER'S REST FIXED (7 features)
Had a look through hunters rest and found a number of issues and stuff that needs improvement so it's all done now!
* Added screen to recruiting from Huntsmans rest * Added screen to trying to speak to guards in huntsmans rest * Added screen to no one joins you huntsmans rest * Added screen to population too low to recruit in huntsmans rest * Updated hunters hall intro text * Fixed text bug in huntsmans rest chief text * Fixed broken huntsmans rest tribute cancel button
LEAFBURNER'S GUILDHALL (6 features)
Found some issues here and thought I'd add a little bit of extra content while I was fixing it!
* Fixed 6 typos with Klethus the guildmaster of the goblinwood leafburner's guild * Fixed 2 line split bugs for Klethus' dialogues * Added 'tell me about the districts of goblinwood' question for Klethus * Added 'life as a non-goblin' question for Klethus * Added 'what do you do here' question for Klethus * Added new intro screen for room of hilarity leafburners guild
THE TALL GREEN MAN (2 features)
Tall green man? or two goblins on eachothers shoulders under a tall cloak... only time will tell!
* Made new sound effect for 2 goblins laughing * Added tall green man throne room encounter (credit XxMeMe StormxX)
RACE EFFECT ADDITIONS (3 features)
As you guys are aware there are 94+ million possible races that can be generated in the game, thanks to 1000s of different prefixes and race types. The vast majority of the procedurally generated races have effects and stats and abilities that make them all vastly unique from eachother but a smaller number of them don't have any unique differences, for example Faceless races. Faceless Men sound cool but in reality in game they are just normal men... No more! Now they will get a blank face, same for unborn. I'm always happy to add new tweaks that further add diversity to the millions of races you are unlikely to ever see!
* Added 'Faceless' races will now have blank faces * Added 'Unborn' races will now also have blank faces * Added new racial trait '45' for blank faces (can be used for any new prefixes)
EVEN MORE LOOT (10 features)
Another batch of possible random items found while exploring!
* Added new 'Tapestry depicting the stars' Loot item (worth 160 gold) * Added new 'Ancient talisman' Loot item (worth 95 gold) * Added new 'fragment of an ancient talisman' Loot item (worth 15 gold) * Added new 'a shard of an ancient coin' Loot item (worth 5 gold) * Added new 'a magical jar of lava' Loot item (worth 199 gold) * Added new 'two ancient coins stuck together' Loot item (worth 75 gold) * Added new 'statue of a three headed vampire' Loot item (worth 80 gold) * Added new 'a petrified dragon scale' Loot item (worth 55 gold) * Added new 'a petrified harpy wing' Loot item (worth 50 gold) * Added new 'a frozen wizards finger' Loot item (worth 20 gold)
GOT ENOUGH GIANT'S FACES? NO! (1 feature)
That's more than 5 giants per living human!
* Added 7,363,584,000 new giant faces (was 36 billion now 44 billion)
NEW NAME SUFFIXES (7 features)
Patreon themed name suffixes, though I still think these will merge in well with the 1000s of others.
* Added new name suffix 'the Patron' (+5 battlescore) (can be modified by random additional parts) * Added new name suffix 'the Friend' (+5 battlescore) (can be modified by random additional parts) * Added new name suffix 'the Benefactor' (+6 battlescore) (can be modified by random additional parts) * Added new name suffix 'the Advocate' (+7 battlescore) (can be modified by random additional parts) * Added new name suffix 'the Backer' (+6 battlescore) (can be modified by random additional parts) * Added new name suffix 'the Blood-Patron' (+25 battlescore) * Added new name suffix 'the Well-Wisher' (+3 battlescore)
NEW NAMES (4 features)
Can never do with too many character names, the mermen ones are based on latin words for water and sea related stuff.
* Added 5 new gnome names (Rumploo, Rumpledoop, Boopy, Boopydoo, Boopydoopy) * Added 3 new ghoul names (Corpserash, Rotrash, Bonerash) * Added 3 new fiend names (Bal-Bisnac, Eur-Dumabi, Aktaliddon) * Added 5 new mermen names (Testa, Litore, Natare, Naqua, Atesta)
BUGFIXES (33 features)
A ton of bugs fixed including the Grand tournament bug! Thanks for all who reported it
* Fixed grand tournament bet void bug (thanks to everyone who let me know about this) * Fixed grand champion last letter of name removed bug (credit u/videovillain) * Fixed tavern talk file line blank bug * Fixed blue tree in Darkmarsh graphic bug * Fixed smugglers camp exit making you exit the entire west bug * Fixed smugglers cache darkmarsh explore event triggering a follow up event * Fixed knight not being removed during drunk encounter where you murder one of your knights * Fixed darkmarsh not showing as name of area when exploring * Fixed goblins burst into court at Jamboree missing line and colour issue * Fixed slave soldier and slaver purchase screens not showing cost in slavers fort (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed layout of the slave fort hire text (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed bookrage shop text bug in Blackmarket (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed text bug in necromancers hall in Blackmarket (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed 5 text and grammar bugs in Fighter's district intro texts (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed fighter's pit intro text not showing if ascii disabled * Fixed text bug in fighter's pit intro text (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed text bug in fighter's pit champion intro text (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed 3 text bugs in pitside tavern into texts (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed 4 text bugs in Rass the pitside tavern keep intro texts (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed 2 text bugs in Nezale's Nose screen (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed text bug in swordsmans companion clerk intro (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed 6 text bugs in gwyn shop clerks dialogues (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed 2 line split bugs in gwyn shop clerks dialogues (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed text bug in Axe bucket intro text (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed 2 text bugs in Spear Centre intro text (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed text bug in sharpest dagger intro text (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed 2 text bugs in Nezales hut intro text (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed 4 text bugs in Nezale dialogue text (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed 3 line split bugs in Nezale dialogue text (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed grammar bug on intro text to strongths hut (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed text bug with garralds city tours intro (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed 5 text bugs in Strongths dialogues (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed 13 text bugs in central district intro texts (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
EVERYTHING ELSE (5 features)
* Updated Gro'lok's stump to include the new patreon supporters * Added +5 goblinwood soldiers from goblins burst into court encounter at Jamboree * Added new kingdom time 'Tempire' ruled by a 'Temperor' with 'Temperators' as lords (credit Tempheror) * Added 2 sound effects to midas the dog encounter * Added screen for tour operator not available in central district
Warsim Development Patreon Announcement
Hey everyone,
So after being asked by a few people if I had any way to further support me beyond buying the game I've decided to open a patreon. I'm not going be promoting it everywhere or anything like that so after this post you won't hear about it for a while, but I'm happy to offer it as option for people who want to help support the game further in it's developments.
I won't be doing any Warsim DLC as I don't want to gate content from anyone, but it is a struggle sometimes with continuing to fund development.
In 2017 following the games launch on steam there were 20 updates, then in 2018 there were 32, and then in 2019 just last year the game got 58 updates (more than one per week!) Although this year so far we're on 5.
There are currently three tiers on the Patreon (but I'm open to ideas):
* Helpful Goblin Tier - $1 * Loyal Warrior Tier - $3 (your name on Gro'lok's stump, and some names in game) * Supportive Ogre Tier - $25 (the above +I'll mail you some notes and concept art from the development that month... Although there's only five of these)
You can find the patreon page here - https://www.patreon.com/Warsim/membership
Any support is appreciated but not expected, Thank you for all for being here regardless :)
Huw (Solodev of Warsim)
Warsim 0.7.9 (The Darkmarsh Update, 106 Features And Bugfixes)
THE DARKMARSH UPDATE (47 features)
Prior to this update 'Darkmarsh' had two functional things in it, a semi working cup game run by a faceless goblin called Dapplogk, and a semi-functional toll bridge feature forcing you to either pay or not be able to access locations in front of it. For the longest time this region of the west has been unfinished with 9 of it's 10 locations inaccessible, so in an effort to start tying up loose ends the entire of Darkmarsh has now been added to the game, this includes an interesting and content filled village called Uktak, a strange statue with dynamic visitors, a killable bridge troll who expects toll, a goblin filled tavern floating on a lily pad (you can get drunk here), an improved cup game, a smugglers den, and a bunch more smaller things!
* Added Uktak Village to Darkmarsh in the West * Added the hut with the 'x' banner to Uktak Village * Added ability to question the Uktak speech custom * Added varying graphic and text for Uktak if upgraded * Added ability to recruit local goblins from Uktak (random number between 1-10 but doubled if Uktak is upgraded) * Added friendship shrine in Uktak post upgrade * Added 15 unique dialogues to local goblins in Uktak * Added ability to speak to leader of Uktak (8 dialogues) * Added investment in Uktak Event (with sfx) * Added ability to take tribute from Uktak Village * Added Grabtork the Swindler to Uktak Village * Added New Guessing game (5 gold per play) with Grabtork * Added ruins of Uktak village with dynamic screen (if village was upgraded before ruined) * Added the ability to loot and sack Uktak village (with sfx and random loot) * Added double tribute size if you upgrade Uktak Village * Added new screen for bridge troll encounter (with sfx) * Added new screen for backing away and refusing bridge toll * Added new screen for paying bridge troll * Added new screen for not being able to afford bridge toll * Added ability to send knight to kill troll (dynamic outcome with screens and sfx) * Added ability to try to speak with Bridge troll * Added visitable swamp bridge post troll death * Added visitable swamp bridge post troll toll paid * Added visitable swamp brdige before toll paid * Added 'Strange plant' dynamic darkmarsh explore event * Added smugglers den to darkmarsh in the west * Added ability to loot smugglers den (3 random treasures) * Added 'Racing goblins' darkmarsh explore event * Added 'Hek Plon' darkmarsh explore event * Added 'Hek Plon x3' darkmarsh explore event * Added 'Smugglers Cache' darkmarsh explore event * Added The Deadmarsh to Darkmarsh in the West (4 random intro texts) * Added the great bluetree stump to Darkmarsh in the West * Added random troll chest reward for killing bridge troll * Added ability to speak to Dapplogk * Added Golden Lily Pad Tavern to Darkmarsh in the West * Added Ruined Swamp Fortress to Darkmarsh in the West * Added Swamp's End to Darkmarsh in the West * Added swamp statue to Darkmarsh in the West (5 custom scenes possible) * Added Screen for paying for Dapplogks cup game * Added 15 unique dialogues to Golden Lily Pad customers * Added indicators of gold won in Dapplogks cup game * Added 3 sound effects to dapplogks cup game * Fixed Dapplogk's cup game text colour * Fixed Dapplogk's cup game graphic colour * Fixed Darkmarsh compass graphic colour issue * Fixed text not blocking if you can't afford 5 gold for swamp cup game
MONSTER PIT REVISITED (4 features)
Some stuff that was planned but never added during the monster pit update! Now here it is, you can challenge the arena grand champion to fight in your monster pit. Doing so will risk public opinion loss and can of course result in the death of your grand champion... But think of the glory!
* Fixed broken menu option for accepting challenges * Added ability to challenge the arena grand champion to fight your monster * Added bonus moves assigned to grand champion in monster fight if battlescore is 200 or higher * Added new hall of fame death text 'died fighting in the monster pit'
BLACKMARKET ENCOUNTERS (23 features)
I got a report from gamingdictator that one of these encounters was bugged... turns out pretty much all of them in one way or another didn't conform well with the rest of the game, now they are all fixed up!
* Fixed Blackmarket slums dropped coin text colour bug (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed missing line in Blackmarket pickpocket encounter * Fixed 22 grammar bugs in Blackmarket slums encounters * Added missing screen for not having gold for old man begging encounter * Added missing screen for giving old man nothing in blackmarket encounters * Made giving dropped coin to beggar give +1 public opinion * Added screen for giving coin to beggar in blackmarket encounters * Added screen to keeping coin in blackmarket encounters * Added screen for giving extra gold to beggar in blackmarket encounters * Made giving extra gold to beggar give +1 public opinion * Added missing indicator for market slave population drop in slave escape encounter * Fixed 12 grammar bugs in Blackmarket dockrow encounters * Fixed yellow text bug for dockrow hatbuyer encounter * Added new screens for all reactions to hatbuyer encounter * Fixed 15 grammar bugs in Blackmarket guildrow encounters * Fixed 16 grammar bugs in Blackmarket guildrow encounters * Fixed 19 grammar bugs in Blackmarket guildrow encounters * Fixed missing line in fighters district big winner gold gift * Fixed line spacing issues for gambler request encounter * Fixed yellow text for gambler request encounter * Added new screens for reactions for gambler request * Fixed missing lost gold indicator for gambler request * Fixed 18 grammar bugs in Blackmarket central encounters
NEW LOOT (10 features)
More opportunities to find loot items should mean more possible loot, so here are 10 random items you can find!
* Added new 'Bronze statue of a naked woman' Loot item (worth 90 gold) * Added new 'Obsidian Orc fetus' Loot item (worth 140 gold) * Added new 'Finely painted pebble' Loot item (worth 10 gold) * Added new 'Warped Magical Mirror' Loot item (worth 190 gold) * Added new 'Ancient Coin' Loot item (worth 40 gold) * Added new 'Necklace made of goblins toes' Loot item (worth 20 gold) * Added new 'Necklace made of orc teeth' Loot item (worth 40 gold) * Added new 'Small jar of gold flakes' Loot item (worth 35 gold) * Added new 'Solid silver fist' Loot item (worth 130 gold) * Added new 'Arrow encrusted with gold' Loot item (worth 80 gold)
RECRUITERS IMPROVED (9 features)
Logical suggestion from Fox, now your public opinion affects how well recruiters function.
* Added dynamic system of public opinion effecting recruiters (credit Fox) * Added PublicOp of greater than 75 doubles recruiter recruits (credit Fox) * Added PublicOp of greater than 50 gives 50% extra recruiter recruits (credit Fox) * Added PublicOp of greater than 25 gives 10% extra recruiter recruits (credit Fox) * Added PublicOp of between -25 and -1 gives -25% recruiter recruits (credit Fox) * Added PublicOp of between -50 and -26 gives -50% recruiter recruits (credit Fox) * Added PublioOp Lower than -50 gives -70% recruiter recruits (credit Fox) * Added new screen when knights turned to recruiters (credit Omer) * Added new screen when recruiters turned to knights (credit Omer)
BUGFIXES (9 features)
A couple of new bugs fixed, thanks mostly to theGamingDictator!
* Fixed goblin upgrades not blocking ascii * Fixed missing line in picked fruits sewer encounter * Fixed text colour issue with empty patch of bluetrii fruit in sewer * Fixed intro to insane difficult text bugs (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed grammar issues with load savegame screen (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed 'the room the as' text bug in game intro (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed 2 text bugs in mad king intro (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed issue with default faction settings in custom game (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed issue with troops joining rebels at some game starts even with no rebellion (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
EVERYTHING ELSE (4 features)
* Added 9 new goblin names (Sneggart, Snaggat, Snuggirt, Smorgat, Smiggort, Smuggert, Snouggert, Sunggit, Siggernt, and Sloggatt) * Added new Grumpkin name (credit Kath and Cat) * Added troops join deserters in bandit king/gambler king/demonic king start (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Altered text for exploring question in chelobs well (credit Mooredannym)
I was honestly so close to dismissing this idea and deleting it from my notes to get more important stuff done but I sat there and thought, this would be so cool and would improve the exploration feature a good bit and so I ended up spending three days working on it!
NEW ENCOUNTERS (43 Features)
Previously the game would pick some generic encounters to pop up while you explored, whether you were exploring the deep southern demon lands, the western woods, or the savage north, you'd get the same encounters. Now there are a huge number of new and mostly dynamic encounters that you may get while exploring each of these regions. Some of them are inconsequential and others are good fun!
* Added old frozen corpse encounter found in wild north and far north (with sfx) * Added frozen corpse found in wild north and far north (with sfx) * Added bare froze corpse found in wild north and far north (with sfx) * Added small ditch satchel of gold explore encounte (5-15 gold) * Added bloated satchel of gold in a stick pile explore encounter (300-900 gold) * Added harsh cold wind event (all of the north) (with sfx) * Added coastal breeze event (south coast only) (with sfx) * Added harsh desert wind event (farrad only) (with sfx) * Added camp site ruin encounter in the north * Added drylands camp ruin encounter * Added Western camp ruin encounter * Added Rotten head encounter (found in drylands and Parched lands) (with sfx) * Added alternate rotting head encounter (found in drylands and Parched lands) (with sfx) * Added chunk of head on ground encounter (found in drylands and Parched lands) (with sfx) * Added skull with arrow in it encounter (found in drylands and Parched lands) (with sfx) * Added bodies inside rocks encounter (found in drylands and Parched lands) (with sfx) * Added dynamic brawlers having a fight encounter (found in near north and wild north) * Added dynamic wilderman encounter (found in wild north and far north) (with sfx) * Added new desperate looking peasants (generic explore encounter) * Added new need work encounter (generic explore encounter) * Added dynamic gift tree visitor encounter (found in denland) * Added goblin wooden woman trap encounter (found in wildwood) * Added goblin spike pit encounter (found in wildwood) * Added goblin spike mounds encounter (found in wildwood) * Added holy order of roses knight (found in songwood) * Added Old man stone of denland pilgrim (found in denland) * Added skipping boy stone of denland pilgrim (found in denland) * Added normal stone of denland pilgrim encounter (found in denland) * Added broken lute encounter (found in songwood) * Added rotten drums encounter (found in songwood) * Added lone arrow encounter (found in songwood and wildwood) * Added tree full of arrows (found in songwood and wildwood) * Added new desperate looking warriors (generic explore encounter) (with sfx) * Added new need a new master encounter (generic explore encounter) (with sfx) * Added dead southern knight (southern explore encounter) * Added frozen knight (northern explore encounter) * Added pair of lost knights (generic explore encounter) * Added trio of arguing knights (generic explore encounter) * Added I have travelled day and night (generic explore encounter) * Added scared knight (generic explore encounter) * Added randomly generated treasure found (rare generic explore encounter) (with sfx) * Added killable oooh snake encounter (all southern regions except south coast)(with sfx) * Added rare chance that southern wind reveals a treasure (anywhere in the south)
TWEAKS AND FIXES TO OLD ENCOUNTERS (13 features)
I've also tweaked some of the old generic encounters to fit with this new update.
* Made it so that peasant joiners explore event doesn't happen in far north, drylands or ancient lands * Cleared broken encounters from explore event system * Added new system dividing some encounters by region * Fixed 14 text and grammar bugs in explore events * Made foreign king knight buyer encounter 5x rarer * Added new sound effect and screen for hiring masterless soldiers * Fixed bug with explore event text for wandering soldiers * Added new screen for being unable to afford masterless soldiers * Added missing +chaos orb indicator for chaos orb exploration attempts * Made white marker +1 chance of exploring twice as rare * Fixed bug with explore event text for wandering peasants * Added new sound effect and screen for hiring masterless peasants * Added new screen for being unable to afford masterless peasants
WANDERING AIMLESSLY (7 features)
And now instead of getting a little blip of text saying 'You wander aimlessly' there is a dynamic screen instead!
* Added new system for wandering aimlessly * Added indicator of exploration chance lost with aimless wandering * Added 3 wander aimlessly screens for the west * Added 3 wander aimlessly screens for the east * Added 3 wander aimlessly screens for the south * Added 3 wander aimlessly screens for the north * Added 3 generic wander aimlessly screens
THE REST OF THE UPDATE (63 features)
All of this was originally going to be the update until I spent the last three days working on the above system! This is still a juicy update in and of itself though, difficulty changes and several other systems being improved. Weirdly this ended up being the same number of features as the above, so it's kind of two identically sized updates.
DIFFICULTY REWORKS (12 features)
Warsim's difficulty choice mostly affects how the game starts off rather than how it progresses as you play, I have attempted here to do a bit more of both starting disadvantages as well as long term harder gameplay in certain areas. Now independent kingdoms will grow faster in population depending on the difficulty and many other locations garrisons are bigger. Randomisation still exists for troops costs and certain units but they will be higher on average with these new changes.
* Added kingdoms get a 1.5x increase in recruits in normal difficulty * Added kingdoms get a 2x increase in recruits in hard difficulty * Added kingdoms get a 3x increase in recruits in hard difficulty * Added kingdoms get a 4x increase in recruits in hard difficulty * Added militia costs +2, +3, +4, +5 gold in Normal, Hard, Solid, And Insane Difficulty * Added soldiers cost +4, +6, +8, +10 gold in Normal, Hard, Solid, And Insane Difficulty * Added knights cost +10, +15, +20, +25 gold in Normal, Hard, Solid, And Insane Difficulty * Added Slaver Fort Garrison gets +100, +150, +250, +350 soldiers in Normal, Hard, Solid, And Insane Difficulty * Added Thickblood bandits get +150, +250, +350, +550 troops in Normal, Hard, Solid, And Insane Difficulty * Added Blackmarket garrison gets +300, +600, +800, +1000 troops in Normal, Hard, Solid, And Insane Difficulty * Added Gorthmek fort gets +200, +400, +600, +700 troops in Normal, Hard, Solid, And Insane Difficulty * Added Combat Academy gets +50, +100, +150, +200 champions in Normal, Hard, Solid, And Insane Difficulty
LEADERS POST-ANNEXATION (8 features)
This was planned for the vassal update but I couldn't get it done in time, now it's in! Once annexed this tells you what becomes of the leader of the now annexed kingdom from a range of random possibilities.
* Added new system for what happens to leader of independnet kingdom once it's annexed * Added 'isolated life' outcome for independent leader * Added 'strange distant lands' outcome for independent leader * Added 'humble life' outcome for independent leader * Added 'trader' outcome for independent leader * Added 'way of the bard' outcome for independent leader * Added 'never seen' outcome for independent leader * Added 'highest tower' outcome for independent leader
FORTS IMPROVED (15 features)
So I revisited forts recently and noticed that upgrading is pretty terrible and that there are some 'secret' features such as your chosen commanders battlescore directly influencing how many troops a fort can have and their recruitment rating so now those are less secret and installing a leader or upgrading a fort both have their own nice new screens.
* Added new upgrade screen when upgrading Fort Kullak * Added new upgrade screen when upgrading Fort Gorthmek * Added new upgrade screen when upgrading Fort Northwatch * Added new upgrade screen when upgrading Your Fort * Added new screen for choosing champion for fort Northwatch * Added new screen for choosing champion for fort Gorthmek * Added new screen for choosing champion for fort Kullak * Added new screen for choosing champion for Your Fort * Added new block for options if you don't have champions in certain slots for forts * Fixed Grammar bug in northwatch * Fixed Grammar bug in Gorthmek * Fixed Grammar bug in Kullak * Fixed issue with northwatch graphics * Fixed issue with Kullaks graphics * Added screen for new fortress commander being instated (explaining their bonuses)
LAVA PIT REWORKED (2 features)
So this place was accidentally a total secret weapon against the demons, for the low low price of 6 peasants the demons were stopped forever! Now it's fixed, but I have made it easier to automate the process of stopping the demons recruitment patterns.
* Added ability to autosacrifice peasants at lava pit if you sacrifice 6 per turn for 2 turns * Fixed sacrificing 6 peasants in the lava pit completely blocked the demons from ever spawning additional demons
AM I FUNNY? (1 feature)
Some of you may have discovered that having a custom celebration where people getting drunk is selected will cause many new throne room events, one such event includes a drunk wandering into your court and peeing on the floor, I had this event occur the other day and thought It would hilarious if, provided you had a jester, he stepped forward and said 'Urine trouble now!' - It made me laugh at least!
* Added Urine Trouble joke
NEW BLACKOUTS (2 features)
Two more events you can wake up to if you get Blackout drunk in a tavern or booze stall.
A heap of new bugfixes thanks to a few people including TheGamingDictator, VideoVillain, Xoren, and Zizhou!
* Fixed convert knights to holy order options not blanked out when you have no knights * Fixed combat academy not allowing you to hire troops if you've bought all the soldiers from the guilds * Fixed issue with owned northern merc post bandit hire not working if all soldiers are hired * Fixed crown you by right you text bug (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed gambler king intro text bug (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed realm finances game intro text bug (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed speak to old croll intro text bug (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed 13 throne room intro text bugs (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed 4 bugs in community links text (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed no -1 soldier indicator in black alley (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed mushroom trip oooh snake bugs (credit u/Videovillain) * Fixed generic mushroom trip bug (credit u/Videovillain) * Fixed 'press 0 to exist' instead of 'exit' in exploration option (credit Xoren@Audiogames.net) * Fixed bandits are put through rigorous training text for soldiers to knights training (credit Xoren@Audiogames.net) * Fixed pirate wars book skipping first page (credit Zizhou)
EVERYTHING ELSE (8 features)
Some loose and categoryless tweaks and additions!
* Added hall of order now refered to as whatever the order of knights is named * Added goblinwood slavery ended option shows the slaves that joined goblinwoods population * Added screen for pushing back the demon horde in battle * Added Oooh Snake head in the tavern in Arasuk * Added new text for hiring from goblin slaver when he has berserkers (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Added calm theme to warsim extra music library (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Reworked snail racing circuit to only show snails in the current leading lap on screen (making it easier to understand what's going on in a snail race) * Removed 14 Aslona based name suffixes for characters
SCREENSHOTS
I didn't want to bloat this with too many images so here are a few, the rest can be viewed on imgur! :)
* A frozen corpse in the north * Ew - * Better commanders of forts, the garrison and recruits are based on the battlescore of the commander - * And are improved when it's upgraded - * Now the encountered hireable soldiers can come in different varieties like this - https://i.imgur.com/YGv8lpU.png * Sometimes you'll even find free peasants - https://i.imgur.com/WbSd1cc.png * Nothing this time - https://i.imgur.com/XOp1n3d.png * The gold bag you find can now also be fatter \(and will contain a ton more gold\) - https://i.imgur.com/oB9wT9K.png * It can also be thinner though - https://i.imgur.com/mmj8yJ5.png * A random campfire - https://i.imgur.com/0DtouIa.png * A goblin trap - https://i.imgur.com/oo9asIA.png * An Oooh snake far away - https://i.imgur.com/RARdxg2.png * A dead one closer - https://i.imgur.com/lri5TYw.png * Some of the creepy southern encounters - https://i.imgur.com/fTa6fKm.png * Creepy southern encounter #2 - https://i.imgur.com/xnBv2A3.png * Creepy southern encounter #3 - https://i.imgur.com/Zqv2gwQ.png * The wandering knight encounter can sometimes go really well - https://i.imgur.com/QAtLXF2.png * Sometimes not so good - https://i.imgur.com/Gm6St7q.png * Or even worse if you're in the south - https://i.imgur.com/rRN7CGy.png * And wandering aimlessly has several outcomes - https://i.imgur.com/RHq5hYo.png * If you're lost in the west - https://i.imgur.com/8IAb2eW.png * Or the north - https://i.imgur.com/zjeh3Yh.png * Or the south - https://i.imgur.com/TWjPGpW.png * An arrow filled tree in the west - https://i.imgur.com/JFsURDX.png * A gift tree visitor - https://i.imgur.com/pfQRvyn.png * Who I "taxed" - https://i.imgur.com/N3Dh23g.png * A denland visitor - https://i.imgur.com/Y3kBytO.png * A savage - https://i.imgur.com/0dbNYSN.png * And a pair of them - https://i.imgur.com/LT1YMDS.png * Better snail racing circuits - https://i.imgur.com/BY66mAP.png * Now only the current lap is displayed instead of a bunch of different ones - https://i.imgur.com/6EsSg0p.png
SUMMARY
In summary, this update offers a new expansion on the exploration encounters had while exploring the realm and makes them region specific. It expands on the difficulty effects in game making difficulty both increase difficulty at game start and add missing elements of permanent difficulty differences between settings.
It adds a small missing part from the annexation update which is the stories of what the leader of the annexed kingdom does post annexation. The four forts discoverable and ownable in game have been expanded on with new features making it much clearer when upgrading and installing a leader what that leader does for the fort, revealing fort leader mechanics that were previously not openly shown by the game.
Other than that there were lots of other smaller tweaks, bugfixes, additions, and changes to the game such as new blackout drunk events, improvements on the lava pit, and an improved snail racing circuit.
Warsim 0.7.8.8 (The Vassal Update, 245 Features and fixes)
LUNAR SALE
Warsim is now 40% off on steam for the Lunar sale, now most if not all of the people reading the changelog here already have the game and have seen it on sale many times before but as always if you don't have it nows the time, and if you know anyone who might like it!
I'm also always open for ideas on places to share or post the update/sale/or game in general, the internet is a broad place and the majority of the people there are not going to be Warsim players, but some might and I'm always up for finding them :)
VASSAL UPDATE (131 features)
Vassals, the result of having great strength in the game but really not the strongest of features beyond it's symbolism. This update plans to change that and make vassals much more interactive as well as the process of getting them.
LOOSE VASSAL UPDATE ITEMS (7 features)
* Added all vassals have same actions you have with allies * Fixed text colour and spacing of pre-existant vassal text * Added ability to take 0 tribute gold from vassal (Credit Defender) * Added relation boost and special text at end of turn if taking no tribute from vassal * Added new clarification screen in vassal attack (Credit u/videovillain) * Added a vassalisation randomised cooldown (3-18 years) once a kingdom rebels or gains independence from you * Made it only possible to attempt to vassalise a kingdom once per year (used to be infinite stupidly)
VASSAL REVOLTS (5 features)
Treat your vassals bad and they will eventually revolt against you, how you deal with this is up to you!
* Added warning event when vassal is on the verge of revolt (6 dynamic responses depending on leader personality) (credit u/RabidRab) * Added ability for vassal to revolt if relation drops below 0 * Added ability to accept vassal revolt independence (6 dynamic responses depending on leader personality) * Added ability to reject vassal revolt independence and declare war (6 dynamic responses depending on leader personality) * Added sound effects for vassal revolts (different sounds peace and war)
OFFER OF VASSALISATION (48 features)
The offer of vassalisation previously was just one of two single lines of text based on a small relation and leader type based dice roll. You either got 'Our kingdom will burn before joining you', or 'KingdomLeader accepts'. Now that has been replaced with a large and dynamic system that allows you to choose an emissary to deliver such news as well as a much more complex system that decides on the outcome of the attempt with a fair bit of randomness dashed in. You can have coin flips, dead emissaries, preposterous offers, and lots more turning this once single line of information into a part of the game in its own right!
* Added breakdown of the factors of success for attempting vassalisation * Added chance modifiers for having significantly larger than enemy in vassilisation attempt (credit u/ShengjiYay) * Added varied public opinion gain and loss depending on how you gain new vassal * Added dynamic horn sound effect for successfully gaining a vassal (3 diff sfx chosen at random) * Added new screen for sending a vassal request (explaining the process) * Added new screen for ungovernable kingdom refusal of vassal status (with dynamic possible relation drop) * Added ability to choose your vassal request emissary * Added personality of enemy kingdom effects vassalisation odds * Added emissary type and diplomat skill effects vassalisation odds * Added relation to enemy kingdom effects vassalisation odds * Added Battle of champions vassal outcome * Added 3 random outcomes for battle of champions * Added fierce debate vassalisation outcome * Added no choice vassalisation outcome * Added stupid leader asking you if you think they should be vassals vassalisation outcome * Added I need assuranced dynamic vassalisation outcome * Added bribe (10k +1k per land) to merchantile leader vassalisation outcome * Added dont forsee that happening vassalisation outcome * Added I cannot surrender our freedoms vassalisation outcome * Added we might be weaker but we wont bend the knee vassalisation outcome * Added what of our traditions vassalisation outcome * Added not in our interests vassalisation outcome * Added if the tables were turned vassalisation outcome * Added not an easy thing to agree to vassalisation outcome * Added id sooner see us fall vassalisation outcome * Added we will not surrender vassalisation outcome * Added Kill your staff and I'll join you vassalisation outcome * Added 'Foolish waste of time kill him' vassalisation outcome * Added 'never' vassalisation outcome * Added 'we shall not surrender, kill the emissary' vassalisation outcome * Added 'The whispers say we must' (emissary dead) vassalisation outcome * Added 'The worms demand it' (emissary dead) vassalisation outcome * Added 'perhaps it is best' (emsisary dead) vassalisation outcome * Added 'for a better tomorrow' vassalisation outcome * Added 'am I a fool' vassalisation outcome * Added 'will we gain a friend or jailor?' vassalisation outcome * Added 'coinflip' vassalisation outcome * Added 'coinflip' vassalisation outcome for gambling king backstory * Added 'What is the colour of our flag' vassalisation outcome * Added 'never like the sound of vassalisation' vassalisation outcome * Added 'let us grow stronger together' vassalisation outcome * Added 'who am I to refuse' vassalisation outcome * Added 'well that's that' vassalisation outcome * Added 'refusal to meet' vassalisation outcome * Added 'ignore the emissary' vassalisation outcome * Added 'turn him away' vassalisation outcome * Added 7 alternate texts for stupid leaders in vassal outcomes * Added 'Answer my riddle' vassalisation outcome (5 riddles chosen from at random) Strange leaders only
GRANTING INDEPENDENCE (4 features)
You will also have the option to grant a vassal independence at any time, doing so will get a number of reactions depending on your relationship with the vassal at the time of the independence grant.
* Added dynamic independence granting option for vassals * Added 10 reactions for various leader types post independence with 0-10 relation * Added 10 reactions for various leader types post independence with 10-30 relation * Added 10 reactions for various leader types post independence with 30+ relation
ANNEXATION (21 features)
Suggested by u/taukki on reddit you will now be able to attempt to Annex your vassal. Annexation will take direct ownership of all of their lands gold and units and end them as an independent faction.
* Added ability to annex vassals * Added annexation cooldown if failed attempt to annex * Added chance of revolt if annexation insult knocks relation below 0 * Added coin flip annexation event * Added bird sketchin' time annexation event * Added fall to ruin annexation event * Added it's a mistake annexation event * Added best interests annexation event * Added annexation ensurance annexation event * Added bribe annexation event * Added write off existance annexation event * Added humbly refuse annexation event * Added no thank you annexation event * Added outrage annexation event * Added surrender the legacy annexation event * Added fluid identity annexation event * Added discrace ancestors annexation event * Added Um... no annexation event * Added Out of work annexation event * Added Eating us annexation event * Added special event for successful annexation
VASSAL GIFTS (46 features)
Be good to your vassals and you will find them occasionally rewarding you, a vassal at 100 relation has a 1 in 3 chance per year of giving a reward. A vassal of 10 relation 1 in 14 chance! Rewards can vary a lot and depend on the personality of the leader who sends them as well as other aspects of the kingdom.
* Added dynamic gift chance from vassals with 10+ relation with increasingly higher odds as relation grows * More likely to get gifts from friendly leaders * Added 'Thanks for relations' letter from friendly leader * Added 'Respect' letter from hostile leader * Added 'Almighty Dung' letter from strange leader * Added 'Stupid but not ignorant' letter from stupid leader * Added 'Profitable relationship' letter from mercantile leader * Added gift of gold as thanks from many leaders * Added amusing number gift from strange leader * Added soldier mercenaries resting gift from normal and friendly leaders * Added dissolved noble order gift from hostile leader * Added band of rogues gift from mercantile leader * Added hidden village gift from stupid leader * Added goblin cave slaves gift from strange leader * Added random item sent as gift from vassal * Added vassal sending messengers all around your kingdom * Added vassal sending their grand champion to serve you * Added random gift of gold 50-250 from vassal * Added threw a horse off the cliff in your honour * Added everyone jumped at once vassal gift * Added pour out your drinks vassal gift * Added random gift of lower tier units 2-5 from vassal * Added highest tier unit joiner gift from vassal * Added 2x middle tier unit joiners gift from vassal * Added 'large cake in your honour' vassal gift * Added 'moment of silence' vassal gift * Added 'to KINGDOMNAME for honour and glory' vassal gift * Added 'confirmation of dedication' vassal gift * Added 'Breath holding' vassal gift * Added 'Nice picture' vassal gift * Added 'Kneeling' vassal gift * Added 'cursed compliments' vassal gift * Added 'Pet the goat' vassal gift * Added 'good thoughts meditation' vassal gift * Added 'Destined for something' strange vassal gift letter * Added 'Your shadow' strange vassal gift letter * Added 'Pesky letter of support' vassal gift letter * Added 'all in these lands are pledged' vassal gift letter * Added 'your leadership' vassal gift letter * Added 'oath of vassalisation' vassal gift letter * Added 'I was taught there is no strength in bending the knee' vassal gift letter * Added 'hope you are well' vassal gift letter * Added 'good friend' vassal gift letter * Added 'bees' vassal gift letter * Added 'About the gold' vassal gift letter * Added 'Profitable year to come' vassal gift letter
NEW KINGDOM TYPES (32 features)
Thanks to a massive list from research done by RabidRab we have another giant heap of 32 more kingdom types that can be found in your gameworlds. Check out the full list here https://github.com/Huw2k8/warsim/wiki/Kingdom-Types-and-Leadership-Titles
* Added new kingdom type 'Shire' (King: Eolderman)(Lord: Theign)(Civ: 3)(Credit u/RabidRab) * Added new kingdom type 'Shire' (King: Shire Reeve)(Lord: Reeve)(Civ: 3)(Credit u/RabidRab) * Added new kingdom type 'Shrievalty' (King: High Sheriff)(Lord: Constable)(Civ: 3)(Credit u/RabidRab) * Added new kingdom type 'Sheriffdom' (King: Chief Sheriff)(Lord: Constable)(Civ: 3)(Credit u/RabidRab) * Added new kingdom type 'County' (King: Sheriff)(Lord: Deputy)(Civ: 3)(Credit u/RabidRab) * Added new kingdom type 'Admiralty' (King: Grand Admiral)(Lord: Admiral)(Civ: 4)(Credit u/RabidRab) * Added new kingdom type 'Admiralty' (King: Admiral)(Lord: Captain)(Civ: 4)(Credit u/RabidRab) * Added new kingdom type 'See' (King: High-Seer)(Lord: Seer)(Civ: 2)(Credit u/RabidRab) * Added new kingdom type 'Parish' (King: High Vicar)(Lord: Priest)(Civ: 4)(Credit u/RabidRab) * Added new kingdom type 'Madrasa' (King: Grand Mufti)(Lord: Mufti)(Civ: 4)(Credit u/RabidRab) * Added new kingdom type 'Rectorate' (King: Rector)(Lord: Warden)(Civ: 4)(Credit u/RabidRab) * Added new kingdom type 'Principality' (King: Principal)(Lord: High-Warden)(Civ: 4)(Credit u/RabidRab) * Added new kingdom type 'Hermitage' (King: Chief Hermit)(Lord: Hermit)(Civ: 3)(Credit u/RabidRab) * Added new kingdom type 'Vizierate' (King: Grand Vizier)(Lord: Vizier)(Civ: 4)(Credit u/RabidRab) * Added new kingdom type 'Nomarchdom' (King: Nomarch)(Lord: Vizier)(Civ: 3)(Credit u/RabidRab) * Added new kingdom type 'Malikate' (King: Malik)(Lord: Shiek)(Civ: 4)(Credit u/RabidRab) * Added new kingdom type 'Khedivate' (King: Khedive)(Lord: Vali)(Civ: 3)(Credit u/RabidRab) * Added new kingdom type 'Vilayet' (King: Val)(Lord: Bey)(Civ: 3)(Credit u/RabidRab) * Added new kingdom type 'Consulate' (King: Consul-General)(Lord: Consul)(Civ: 4)(Credit u/RabidRab) * Added new kingdom type 'Legation' (King: Chief Legate)(Lord: Legate)(Civ: 4)(Credit u/RabidRab) * Added new kingdom type 'Family' (King: Greatfather)(Lord: Father)(Civ: 2)(Credit u/RabidRab) * Added new kingdom type 'Junta' (King: High-General)(Lord: General)(Civ: 3)(Credit u/RabidRab) * Added new kingdom type 'Host' (King: High Warlord)(Lord: Warlord)(Civ: 0)(Credit u/RabidRab) * Added new kingdom type 'Host' (King: Hetman)(Lord: Otaman)(Civ: 3)(Credit u/RabidRab) * Added new kingdom type 'Hunt' (King: Huntmarshal)(Lord: High Hunter)(Civ: 2)(Credit u/RabidRab) * Added new kingdom type 'Ministry' (King: High Minister)(Lord: Minister)(Civ: 5)(Credit u/RabidRab) * Added new kingdom type 'Court' (King: King)(Lord: Courtier)(Civ: 3)(Credit u/RabidRab) * Added new kingdom type 'Blood-Court' (King: Crimson-King)(Lord: Courtier)(Civ: 3)(Credit u/RabidRab) * Added new kingdom type 'Directorate' (King: Director)(Lord: Councilor)(Civ: 5)(Credit u/RabidRab) * Added new kingdom type 'Diarchy' (King: Diarch)(Lord: Lord| 4)(Credit u/RabidRab) * Added new kingdom type 'Retinue' (King: King)(Lord: Retainer)(Civ: 3)(Credit u/RabidRab) * Added new kingdom type 'Great-Host' (King: Great-Warlord)(Lord: Warlord)(Civ: 0)(Credit u/RabidRab)
COMBAT ACADEMY FIXES (2 features)
Got to this one before it was inevitably requested, having to go back and set to train your champions each year is a pain, this allows you to see them to autotrain like other staff.
* Added ability to autotrain combat academy champions if you own the place * Added anyone with 299 or more skill gets auto training cancelled
FACTION RELATION SCREEN IMPROVED (4 features)
The faction relations screen has gone from being a pretty bad and tucked away feature to a much more easily usable and referenceable tool. Now while speaking to a faction you can check and see what their relations are to all other factions but also they are now colour marked so you can tell by the red and green who the allies and enemies are. You might not know this but all factions have a relationship web so this tool helps you see that the Krut actually have an alliance with those Deformed Swamp Ogres.
* Added ability to check any factions relations with others in diplomacy if you have a diplomat * Fixed Krut and Erak relation in faction relations screen uses rebel relation * Added colours to faction relations screen (spectrum depending on relation) * Added block for dead factions so only live ones relations are shown
BAIAA TORTURE CHAMBER (6 features)
Saw it and thought I could improve it a lot better. Now it has sound effects and some of them (the teeth and eyes) are quite gross.
* Fixed text length issues with Baiaa torture chamber * Added ability to bash head in (2 levels) in torture chamber * Added ability to slice head in two in torture chamber * Added more blood for certain torture moves * Added full sound effects for all torture moves * Fixed Baiaa torture chamber text colour
VAMPIRE BARD GAME REACTIONS (2 features)
Upon further testing I realised just how flat these were with the same flat reactions each time, now a little more varied and better presented.
* Added new screen for reaction to getting vampire bard guess game right (5 reactions) * Added new screen for reaction to getting vampire bard guess game wrong (5 reactions)
BANDS OF MEN TO FIGHT THE DEMONS (5 features)
There is an encounter triggered when the demon horde is active where a warrior brings a random number of soldiers to your court to join you, usually between 3 and 30 free soldiers and it's a moderately common encounter, well now it's been improved and expanded.
* Made encounter show exactly how many troops there are before accepting them * Added new throne room encounter 'Strongest men in the village band' * Added new throne room encounter 'Pit fighters band' * Added new throne room encounter 'The fighting people of a small island' * Added new throne room encounter 'Ex-mercenary band'
NORTHERN MERC POST IMPROVED (4 features)
Good suggestion from TheGamingDictator, now the northern merc post is all fixed up!
* Added screen for taking north merc post from empty garrison (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Added screen for capturing north merc post in battle (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Added new dynamic graphic screens for hiring units from north merc post (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Added new screens showing how much you can afford from north merc post (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
QUEST LOCATION SYSTEM
So while this is only one thing I think it deserves its own section, u/AHedgeKnight came to me with a massive list of parts for location names and suggested making them completely randomly generated, now the quest location system has gone from having 45 unique different locations, to 6000+ randomly generated ones!
* Added new quest location generator (6000+ locations possible instead of 45) (credit u/AHedgeKnight)
BUGFIXES (48 features)
A motherlode of bugfixes this update, many of them thanks to player suggestions with a big number of them coming from u/theGamingDictator!
* Fixed text split issue in Fort gorthmek * Fixed text split issue in Fort Kullak * Fixed Aslona references in Fort Descriptions (credit Melody) * Fixed ability to give infinite speeches in blackmarket (credit u/tenderofbar11) * Fixed two bugs with ozymandias statue (credit Blackenblood) * Fixed villager tribute end encounter cant be jailed (credit u/SonderEber) * Fixed raising soldier wage throne room encounter extra line bug * Fixed demon gate discovery double line bug * Fixed spy report doesn't clear at the end of the turn * Fixed wild vampires flag spacing bug * Fixed wild vampires about info text colour bug * Fixed missing line when buying the arena from certain types of arena owner * Fixed ability to 'search' new lands to conquer when all 5 kingdoms are alive (resulting in no new kingdoms) * Fixed soldier to knight training refering to knights as peasants (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed missing gold indicator for ancestral sword throne room encounter (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed 35 text bugs with 'You take the x' across various encounters (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed 0 allowing new game start in game choice menu * Fixed Wise races can still have stupid leaders (now anything but stupid) * Fixed Baiaa explorer intro text bug (credit Cat) * Fixed Oops I commited a crime encounter text issue (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed no gold indicator for farmer livestock attacked by wolves (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed 6 Oooh snake sanctuary text bugs (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed colour of on oooh snakes book (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed grammar issues in choice of possible staff screens (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed text colour in staff choice screens (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed missing lines in staff choice screens (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed staff hire speeches colour issue (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed staff hire speeches missing line issue (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed demon shield text description bug (credit u/videovillain) * Fixed attempted diplomacy with savages yellow text bug * Fixed Ask you diplomat text bug * Fixed yellow text issue in vassal attack screen * Fixed bugged text for stupid leader in throne room celebration * Fixed issue with double pause with emissary death from peace request * Fixed merc hire from northern merc post * Fixed southern coast wall missing line * Fixed text bug in menu for prisoner fights * Fixed god realm screen text colour * Fixed double message for some prisoner mining work * Fixed option error with hiring throne room gamemaster as staff when you already have a game master * Fixed goblin hall of heroes in the blackmarket refers to goblin leader when you own the market (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed text bug with hiring merc group throne room * Fixed staff diplomat quitting throne room using commoner throne room reactions (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed 4 text bugs in staff diplomat quitting in throne room (credit u/TheGamingDictator) * Fixed peasant dupe bug (but need further testing) * Fixed text bugs in Tower atop Saaroth * Fixed text colour issues in Tower atop Saaroth * Fixed no red green death colour for final battles with rebels, goblins, and bandits
EVERYTHING ELSE (10 features)
Lots of misc tweaks and changes here,
* Added gold indicator on blackmarket stall of drinks * Added pageturn sound effect for on Oooh snakes book * Tweaked dialogue for stupid leader throne room celebration visiting comment * Added 10 new goblin names (Snog, Snoggat, Snoggit, Snogmek, Snoglok, Snogmok, Snogsz, Snogxas, Smog, Smogmok) (credit u/Dtyn8) * Made gift giving item encounters twice as rare for max public opinion level * Added new screen with sfx for entering wrong combination for secret door * Reworded prisoner mining message text * Added gold loss indicator for mercs with an invasion fee * Halved dynamic bribe costs for arena champion to fight again * Removed all references to Black Market to uniformly refer to it in game as Blackmarket
SCREENSHOTS
* Choose an Emissary - * Attempt to vassalise odds - * Paying attention? - * Uh oh... the things we do for vassalisation eh? - * Treebois are mine now -
