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Genre: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Tactical, Adventure, Indie

Wartales

Patch Notes for 13/03/2024

wartales v1.0.32970

Base Game



Bug Fixes



Battle


  • Fixed issues with some skills
  • Fixed crash in Smot’s Arena

World


  • Fixed ambient and combat music after using Bard song in taverns or tombs
  • Fixed issue when leaving caves
  • Fixed several issues with ropes and pitons
  • Fixed interactive barrel in Mermant's Fishery
  • Fixed crash after animal units were sent to prison

Quest


  • Fixed Abbot Theocene staying in troop after his quest (only for affected saves), we're currently working on a permenant fix

Rouste


  • Fixed several issues with Rouste

Tomb


  • Fixed issue where it was possible to be stuck after running out of torches


Belerion



Battle


  • Duels aren’t mandatory anymore:
    • Duels are triggered with a contextual skill named “Start a Duel”
    • The skill can be used by a unit in closed combat with a Captain without shield
    • A captain can be killed without using the Duel feature

  • Ship battle map improvement:
    • Less ropes on boats
    • Ropes don’t respawn after being used in combat
    • Ropes aren't used as often by AI
    • Units spawn closer to each other

Bug Fixes



Battle


  • Fixed COOP issue in Duel
  • Fixed Belerion Spear staying in the inventory after the Sea Serpent battle

World


  • Fixed crash while docking
  • Fixed issue with Sea Lord that could attack players right after Sea Serpent battle

Patch Notes for 25/01/2024

Wartales 1.0.32279

Base Game


Battle


  • Fixed a crash that occured during the beast fight in Harag at the end of the first round.
  • The inventory cannot be opened between arena rounds.

World


  • Fixed an issue where the pendulum could be used while the game was paused.
  • Fixed an issue where players could get stuck when saving during minigames in tombs of the ancients.
  • Fixed an issue where players could still give food to the praino village after quest completion.
  • Fixed an issue where bears couldn’t be used to follow scent trails.

Patch Notes for 24/01/2024

Wartale v1.0.32238

Base Game


Battle


  • Fixed an issue where enemies wouldn’t end their turn.
  • Fixed an issue where mud would disappear after reloading the save.
  • Fixed an issue where guard’s defenders were equipped with the wrong shields.
  • Fix an issue during Arena fights where crowd requirements would trigger on riposte and DoT damages.
  • The Skill "Harmed and Dangerous" now works as intended.
  • The upgraded Skill "Ovation" now works as intended.
  • Battles that can be escaped can also be won if there are no enemies left.
  • Battles involving merchants attacked by bandits, in which you come to the merchants' rescue, now scale to the region's level in Region Locked mode.
  • Capture can now be done regardless of armour value as long as the target’s health is below 50%.

World


  • Fixed an issue where the Old Wilburt would change face after talking to him.
  • Fixed an issue where players could get stuck on destroyed bridges.
  • Items with a sell price greater than their discount price can't be discounted anymore.
  • Fixed the quest “There’s strength in numbers” rewards.

UI


  • Guard stats are now displayed in the unit window.
  • Fixed an issue where tooltip windows would stay displayed during battle when playing with controllers.
  • Fixed an issue where the troop would forget their relations with a jailed unit.

Co-Op


  • Trading routes can not be bought multiple times at once anymore.
  • Fixed an issue where you couldn’t transfer units between 3 or more players if a controller was being used.

Pirates of Belerion


  • Fixed a crash that occured when animals would come to reinforce the enemy troop during sea battles.
  • Sea Lords won’t attack the player right after the final setting fight.
  • Fixed issues when pushing units into targeting zones.
  • Skill "Small Spikes" now works as intended when used while engaged.
  • The skill "Natural Born Hunter" doesn't work when resting at sea anymore.
  • Fixed an issue where the smuggler’s debris road wasn't always visible due to the camera angle.
  • Belerian meals can now be delicious.
  • Fixed tge weight of boat components.

Patch Notes for 04/01/2024

Wartales v.1.0.32047

Pirates of Belerion


  • "Double Strike", "Quick Attacks" and "Adaptation" skills fixed
  • "Attack!" and ballista's skills can't be used while being engaged
  • Can't fire with ballista and use a base action in the same turn
  • AI improvements in boat battles
  • Ballista rotates when an AI uses it
  • Ballista rotation fixed in coop
  • Last fight of setting available for team exceeding 35 units by using ally renforts
  • End turn issue fixed for the last fight of setting
  • Issue with navigation bonuses unlocked from inventory
  • Sea fish can now be dried
  • Sea fishing fixed in coop
  • Some item icons fixed
  • "Ihrian Remedy" can now be used from inventory
  • Wave Race achievement unlocks when having 10 knots
  • The Ghost Ship’s chest can be opened again even if it was previously looted, making it possible to retrieve the figurehead recipe.


Base game


  • Dying during a multi hit attack (eg: from "Riposte" passive) stops the attack
  • Issue when using "Second Weapon" skill with an empty slot
  • Issue with weapon not restored when recovering from a disarm
  • "Die!" bonus in arena fixed
  • Rouste titles unlocked only in hard mode
  • "Traditional Athletes" title fixed
  • Reward for tiltren rouste activity in hard mode
  • Issue with rouste skills when having ordered skills
  • Character icons refreshed before and after rouste activities to handle the helmets
  • Issue with inquisition when giving money
  • Repatriate an item will remove the right item from the city chest

Patch Notes for 21/12/23

Wartales v1.0.31946

Pirates of Belerion


  • Fixed a crash that would happen when animals would flee during a boarding battle.
  • Rival Sea Lords can’t attack you during cutscenes.
  • Duels will now be triggered when the opponent’s captain’s health reaches 1hp regardless of their armor.
  • The path menu cannot be opened by pressing W when using the ballista.
  • The boat management menu cannot be opened during activities.
  • Fixed a crash that would happen with the skill “Arterial precision” (Pugilist) level 2 while trying to hit an non-engaged unit.
  • Fixed an issue where the last scenario reward Sea Serpent Scale belt effect would incorrectly affect your own unit.


Base Game


  • Fixed a crash when allied reinforcements would spawn in battle.
  • Master daggers can now be crafted without the DLC.
  • Recruited Pugilist prisoners now have stances.

Patch Notes for 20/12/23

Wartales v1.0.31912

Pirates of Belerion



Fixes
  • The Ghost Ship’s chest can be opened again even if it was previously looted, making it possible to retrieve the figurehead recipe.
  • Fixed an issue that would cause a crash after clearing Belerion’s Rat Nest for the second time.
  • It is now possible to use the Belerion Restoration book.
  • It is now possible to upgrade the Lord of the Seas Crown.
  • You will now obtain shark teeth when catching sharks.


Balancing
  • When the required reputation threshold has been reached, the Lords of the Sea’s “Hot on your heels” status will now only trigger after a rest. And it is only a few in-game hours later that they will come to hunt you down.


Base Game



Fixes
  • Forests are now functioning as usual again.
  • Fixed an issue that would cause crashes when removing a shield after changing the skills’ order.
  • Fixed some client-side issues in Co-op mode.
  • Fixed an issue that caused crashes during reinforcements in Gosenberg’s battlemaps.
  • Fixed an issue with fleeing merchants.
  • Fixed an issue in the Arena of Legends that caused companions to misalign with their starting positions.
  • The Jam recipe is now available in New Asthel’s tavern even if the taverner was replaced.
  • Removed a recipe that couldn’t be obtained yet.


Balancing
  • The damage inflicted by the Traitor’s Dagger was significantly increased.

Patch Notes for 19/12/23

Wartales v1.0.31873

Pirates of Belerion



Fixes
  • We have corrected many of the issues related to the boat's boarding (no interaction with boat after a reload, can’t board from a beach…). We also added a rowboat on a beach to facilitate interactions with the boat.
  • We've added a mark in the menu indicating that you have activated the DLC.
  • Upon launching a game after buying the DLC, you immediately receive a notification indicating the region’s direction.
  • Eokeld no longer stops playing after a landing.
  • The skills “Trample” and “Raise” can now be used without a weapon.
  • Fixed an interaction with the skills “Barrage” and “Landing” where Barrage would be triggered while the unit was hanging.
  • Fixed an issue with areas triggered by the pushback of the skill “Squall”.
  • You can now loot grapnels on pirates and Belerian guards.
  • You can now find a new recipe in the ghost ship’s locked chest.
  • You can now find a new recipe in Per Bast’s tavern.
  • The rocks in Belerion’s ocean now remain visible even if “World Details” are toggled off in graphics options.
  • Mystery path bonus now scales with the new sepulchre.
  • Fixed an issue which allowed to build a trade route between Tiltren and Belerion (the routes you already built have been refunded).
  • Fixed an issue which caused the same group of rats to attack you twice on Ioc’h island.
  • The position of Kjerti now appears on the map when it becomes possible to confront him.
  • Fixed a few translation errors.
  • Fixed a few wrong icons.
  • “Gotta Catch ‘Em All” can now be unlocked and fish caught in shoals are now taken into account.
  • “Hopping mad”, “Explorers of the seven seas” and “The Miraculous Catch of Fish” can now be unlocked (backward compatibility applies)


Balancing
  • Reputation gains were significantly reduced to prevent Lords of the Seas’ aggressions from happening too frequently.
  • The reputation gain boost given by Akhedian steel figureheads was reduced. On the other hand, they now apply the same damage protection as the Akehdian steel ram.


Duels
  • Tutorials have been changed to be clearer on how the duel plays.
  • The first Sea lord encountered displays his actions to demonstrate that the captain’s words are linked to his actions.
  • The duel’s interface has also been modified to make the different actions’ effects clearer.
  • The player now has 1 more hit point.
  • The Sea lords now have 1 less hit point.
  • Being defeated in a duel no longer results in a “Dying” status. The defeated unit only takes a few damages before being pushed back and disengaged.
  • Where it applies, the time limit was significantly expanded.
  • After losing a duel, the Sea lord’s hit points are not restored.
  • Triggering a duel against a disarmed unit no longer causes crashes.
  • It is now possible to trigger a duel by attacking a captain with Stubbornness even though they are already engaged in combat.
  • Fixed an issue in which completing a duel in co-op mode would cause a crash.


Base Game



Fixes
  • Fixed an issue with the use of the skill “Barrage” in Forsaken Villages.
  • Title from Arena of Legends is now unlocked when all fights are done in hard mode instead of only 1.
  • Objectives in the Arena of Legends no longer fail when enemies are healed and the round changes.
  • In the Arena of Legends, Hiltrerd is still considered a champion after her recovery.
  • Fixed an issue in which Arena objectives could only fail at the end of the round.
  • Fixed an issue with the item “Salt Scoop”.
  • Fixed a crash happening when a camp tool had to produce a resource with no assigned companion.
  • In battle, it is no longer possible to inspect environmental elements such as rocks or lightning.
  • The skill “Arterial Precision” no longer applies its effects more than once per use.
  • Militia will no longer chase you while you’re inside a town.
  • The skill “Animal Cooperation” no longer triggers an opportunity attack from the unit the first time it’s used in battle.
  • Recipes that could previously only be bought from Ludern’s Large Tracker Camp can now be found in other places too, so that they don’t become unavailable when the trackers leave.
  • Fixed an issue that made old saves impossible to load.
  • Fixed an issue where The Alazarian Ambassador wouldn’t act during his turn.


Balancing
  • The zone in which the skill “Ovation” applies has been expanded from 8 to 12 meters.

Patch Notes for 15/12/2023

Wartales v1.0.31776

Pirates of Belerion



Fixes
  • Entering & leaving your camp will trigger a notification that indicates where to find Belerion, to the south of Tiltren, if you purchased the DLC.
  • AI no longer uses “Forced Recoil” against allies.
  • AI no longer struggles to use the ballista in battle.
  • The skill “Stance Knowledge” no longer ignores armor.
  • The skill “Landing” can no longer push suspended units.
  • The skill “Beastmaster” no longer loses control of ally animals when boarding or hanging to an edge.
  • Being pushed on a mine by a landing unit no longer prevents the turn from finishing.
  • Companions are no longer duplicated on the timeline after a boarding.
  • The reward for siding with the smugglers against the ambassador now matches the one they promised.

Balancing
  • The Wood requirement for entering the new region has been reduced from 50 to 10. Players who already gave the 50 wood will find the difference in their Ship’s inventory.
  • You can now buy Akhedian Steel from blacksmiths in Belerion.
  • The recipe for Boards has been simplified and now gives two items.
  • It now takes 7 applications of Fervour instead of 5 to trigger the pirates’ “Chronic Pyromania”.


Base Game



Fixes
  • The crafting recipes that were momentarily unavailable have been brought back.
  • Daggers’ crafting recipes can now be found in a separate bundle along with the newly introduced brawling weapons.
  • The Banner & Strategy Table can be crafted again.
  • Unlocked recipes are now visible even if no companion has reached the corresponding job level.
  • The skill “Animal Cooperation” no longer causes crashes when targeting an animal.
  • Using new skills on a unit with “Dodge” no longer prevents the turn from finishing.
  • The additional damages applied by the skills “Violent Impact” and “Rushing Gale” when the target is pushed against an obstacle have been restored.
  • Having no unit inside the tent no longer prevents players from closing its interface.
  • Emissaries no longer offer trade missions leading to Belerion if you don’t own the DLC.
  • Missing icons have been added.

Balancing
  • Regional restorations now increase Raw Materials’ armor reparation efficiency by 10 points instead of 5.
  • The chances of contextual tools appearing in the camp have been brought back to 100% instead of 60.

Wartales: Pirates of Belerion - out now!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2692400/Wartales_Pirates_of_Belerion/

Attention mercenaries!

We’re thrilled to announce that Pirates of Belerion is now available for purchase! We’ve prepared a brief overview of both the DLC and the changes that the free update brings to the base game.

As the year comes to an end we’d like to take the opportunity to thank you for your support. At the time of writing this Wartales is almost at a whopping 20,000 reviews with over 90% of them being positive! You can vote for Wartales in the Steam Awards if you feel like it :)

The team here at Shiro Games will be taking a break over the winter holidays, to rest and recharge our batteries, so as to hit the ground running next year. We’ll make sure to share our plans for 2024 as soon as possible, most likely in the form of a roadmap.



Release trailer





DLC overview


Sailing the seas


You now have a whole new region to discover, and it is larger than any territory your troop has ever set foot on. Luckily, with this opportunity for exploration comes a new and faster means of transportation: sailing.



Harnessing the power of the winds, you’ll travel from island to island and navigate across the reefs to find abandoned treasures. Assign a captain, a gunner, a lookout, a fisherman, a drummer to motivate your crew, and set sail for uncharted lands. As you progress through the region and discover its riches, you’ll also be able to upgrade and customize your ship, preparing it (and your crew) for the dangerous encounters that await you.

The art of Navigation

Making a name for your troop


Belerion is a dangerous place, where you will cross swords with two new enemy factions: the Pirates, and the Belerian Guard. Both of them are experts when it comes to fighting at sea: they’ll push your companions overboard, use ropes to jump on your deck, and set your ship on fire with ignited projectiles. The good news is: you can too.



In the Belerion archipelago, each battle you win and each feat you accomplish will increase your Reputation. As you get into the limelight, you’ll catch the attention of the region’s most dreaded sailors: the Lords of the Seas. This means that bloodthirsty rascals will be after you. But it also means you’ll be able to defeat them, find their treasures, and make your way to the top, ultimately becoming Belerion’s most glorious crew.

Lords of the Seas

Broadening your horizons


Belerion introduces its own storyline, complete with a new Arena, Elite, Ruin, regional Rouste, new animals, ressources, recipes and equipment.

Free update overview


New class


We’re introducing the pugilist as Wartales’ seventh unit class. Its main characteristic is its ability to switch between offensive and defensive stances. This means the pugilist not only has an entirely new skillset: each of its skills has two separate effects depending on the unit’s stance. This will allow for unmatched versatility and unpredictability. But don’t let this depth fool you into thinking that the pugilist is a “delicate” unit: it’s a very brutal one.
The pugilist has its own weapon type, perfect for close combat. Of course, you’ll be able to craft some of these weapons, but you’ll also find many different ones on your enemies. New pugilist units can be found in both of the new factions introduced in Belerion, as well as in the regional Arena. But you will also find different pugilists among the ranks of the Trackers, Companions, Bandits and Deserters.

New customization


The possibilities for how a character can look in Wartales have been significantly expanded. Several new features can now be found on NPCs, but they can also be used in character creation:
  • New faces
  • New skin tones
  • New hairstyles
  • New facial hair

New Rewards


These new troop titles can now be earned by completing the Hard Modes of previous Arenas or Roustes. Hard Mode can be accessed after you have already completed the challenge at least once.
  • Vertruse Arena: Poison Masters (+1 poison damage)
  • Arthes Arena: Status Masters (+1 DMG per malus on the unit)
  • Bernna Arena: Masters of Synergies (+5 damage when supported)
  • Hoevendorp Arena: Masters of Flames (+1 burning damage)
  • Ludern Arena: Beastmasters (+5 damage resistance for animals)
  • Drombach Arena: Masters of Mists (+1 DMG per bonus on the unit)
  • Arena of Legends: Undisputed Masters (+2 damage)
  • Grinmeer Rouste: Traditional Athletes (+1 willpower)
  • Tiltren Rouste: Synchronised Athletes (+5 damage resistance when supported)
  • Arthes Rouste: Agile Athletes (+1 movement if the unit was hit this round)
  • Vertruse Rouste: Versatile Athletes (+1 DMG per enemy hit this round by the unit)
  • Ludern Rouste: Beastly Athletes (+5 DMG for animals)
  • Drombach Rouste: Lethal Athletes (+5 DMG if the unit was hit this round)

Other additions and changes


  • The level cap has been increased to 13. The overall stats and experience requirements have been slightly scaled down.
  • New pugilist units have been added to the Trackers, Companions, Outlaws and Deserters factions.
  • Two new oils have been added in Gosenberg and Vertruse.
  • A new food recipe has been added in Vertruse.
  • Lavender can now be found in Gosenberg and Vertruse.
  • Resin can now be found in woodstacks and wood gathers.

Full changelog

Finally, we've made a bundle that includes Wartales & Pirates of Belerion, allowing newcomers to pick up the base game & its first expansion at a lower cost!

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/37269/Wartales_The_Pirates_Edition/

As always, let us know what you think of the upcoming features! Join our awesome (and passionate) Wartales community on our Discord server, Reddit page as well as Twitter.

- Shiro Games

Wartales: Pirates of Belerion - trailer reveal and Q&A livestream!

Attention mercenaries!

We'll be hosting a Q&A on our Twitch channel to answer your questions about our upcoming DLC "Wartales: Pirates of Belerion", the livestream will begin this Wednesday (13/12/23) at 17h00 CET.

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