Finally, Version 0.13 is out. A short summary of what has changed:
- New content (including maps, heroes, units, icons and effects)
- Campaign additions (new heroes available)
- Bug fixes
- Balance changes (a lot of them, check the change log to see all the changes)
Full change log:
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Version 0.13 - March, 2019 [Bug fixes] - All heroes and their powers now have proper and unique hotkeys - Gamling's vision and shroud clear fixed - Wood Elves are now invisible in trees - Silverthorn Arrows now activate immediately, and stay active for 30 seconds. Now they work properly for all Noldor combo variations as well - Added proper FX effect for Noldor Silverthorn arrows - Noldor Swordsman-Spearman combination now attacks properly - Glorfindel's Elven Sanctuary can now be melee-attacked - Haldir's Elven Blade ability now triggers on level 3 as it is meant to - Mordor Pikemen can now receive the banner carrier upgrade - Fixed a bug that would still allow combination of Elven Warriors in formation - Cloudbreak now works properly in single player (campaign) mode [General] - Updated several (Hero) UI icons - Added FX effect and sound to certain powers and spells that did not have any - Light of Earendil is now distinguishable from Cloudbreak (blue rays vs. yellow rays) - Some house colors removed as they were either too solid or conflicting with existing house colors, added Brown as new house color - Shortcut reinstated for constructing Castles, Camps and Outposts (C) and Guard Unit (U) added for every unit (originaly added in Patch 1.05) - Upon purchasing "Saruman of Many Colors", Saruman now changes his texture in multiplayer matches - All counterable weather-changing abilities (Cloud Break, Freezing Rain, Darkness, Mist) now have the tag "Weather Ability" displayed next to them [Maps] - Added Rivendell (3 player map) to the official map list - Credits: Arthuil, MEVault, _Haldir_. Please notify me if you want your map removed and I will do so immediately - Added Havens of Umbar (4 player map) to the official map list - Credits: _Haldir_. Please notify me if you want any of your maps removed and I will do so immediately - Added Dorwinion (4 player map) to the official map list - Credits: m@tt. Please notify me if you want your map removed and I will do so immediately - Added Udun (4 player map) to the official map list - Credits: Elder Apoc. Please notify me if you want your map removed and I will do so immediately - Added Calembel (4 player map) to the official map list - Credits: LOTR Files - Added Fangorn II (4 player map) to the official map list - Credits: ICT, BFMEOrange, Echo - Added Lond Daer Enedh (6 player map) to the official map list - Credits: _Haldir_ - Added Gorgoroth (6 player map) to the official map list - Credits: Dennis Agodzo. Please notify me if you want your map removed and I will do so immediately - Added Nanduhirion (8 player map) to the official map list - Big thanks to MattTheLegoman for the BFME 1 implementation - Fords of Bruinen reworked: -- Opened up the river bed to allow units to pass through -- In addition to the main ford in the middle, mountain passages have been added that lead up from the river bed to the goblin-protected mountain settlements -- Removed the north-western and south-eastern outposts to prevent heavy camping on both sides - Added the following campaign maps for multiplayer mode: Helm's Deep, Lothlorien, Isengard, Minas Tirith, Edoras [Campaign] - Added several new Spell Book powers to the Evil Campaign Spell Store - Added Ugluk, Sharku, Nazgul and Gothmog to the Evil Campaign (Sharku is an Easter Egg and can only be recruited in one certain main-story mission) - Increased the Unit Speed of Isengard troops in Evil Helms Deep - Changed Map Weather on Evil Edoras to NORMAL to prevent random snow textures popping up - Added Gamling and Haldir to Good Campaign (Helm's Deep), Theoden and Eowyn now start on level 1 instead of level 4 Because of the many changes, please report bugs regarding the campaign on Discord, ModDB or Revora. The campaign has been tested and should work, but bugs might remain that have been overlooked or were implemented after the test [Balance] - Unit Fear Resistance moved to level 3; now the banner carrier upgrade will no longer make units fear resistant - Outer Farms now start on level 1 - Lumber Mills' discount effect for structures now discounts for less percent, and stacks up to 7 times: 0/5/10/15/20/25/30% (from 0/10/20/30%) - Command Point Limit in 5-6 player matches (120/240 from 100/200) and 7-8 player matches (100/200 from 80/160) increased - Good hordes now move slightly faster - Legolas' Monster Slayer changed to a short-ranged attack, similar to Hawk Strike. Hobbit's Noldorin Daggers changed to a full melee attack. The concept of these attacks was highly bug-friendly so it had to be replaced - New Gondor Hero: King of the Dead. Cost: 4000. Thanks to MorguLord for the model! - Faramir and Boromir now level siginificantly faster to level 5 and slightly faster from level 6 to 8. This change will affect other heroes in the future as well - Faramir no longer grants fear resistance, leadership moved to level 5 (from 4) - Boromir leadership moved to level 5 (from 3) - All hero-summoned units no longer spawn with upgrades except for Boromir's Osgiliath veterans (summoned with heavy armor) - Outer Slaughter Houses now cost 200 (from 300) - Cavalry now takes 50% more damage from Soldiers, Peasants and Uruks, and more damage from trampling infantry units (except for Orc Warriors) - Cavalry, when equipped with Heavy Armor or Horse Shields, now take more damage from HERO_RANGED (75% taken from 50%), and more damage from HERO (100% taken from 50%) - Gondor knights now more vulnerable to HERO_RANGED (125% taken from 100%) - Elves no longer have a closable gate - Elven Castle Tower cost lowered to 300 (from 800) - Wood Elves speed reduced slightly - Mordor Castle Fences shifted around, lowered the total amount of fences. Added fences to the Mordor camps - Added fences to the Isengard camps - Mouth of Sauron's Cursed Ground damage against regular units reduced by 50%, damage against heroes increased - Mouth of Sauron's Scavenger ability replaced with a Passive Structure Leadership / Anti Leadership ability - Removed one Nazgul from Mordor's buildable Hero List - Nazgul and Mouth of Sauron now have a powerful damage bonus against structures - Nazgul can no longer poison structures or other Nazgul with Morgul Blade - Nazgul health reduced slightly, Screech moved to level 8, infantry crush power reduced slightly - Fellbeast's Screech ability moved to level 3 - Wish of the Master spell book power replaced with a Corsair summon spell (2 PP) - Witch-king leadership no longer grants experience, War Mace area effect and damage reduced slightly - Witch-king now starts with Black Breath (Damage reflection) and Leadership, Screech moved to level 2, True form (reworked) moved to level 4, and Black Vortex changed to Hour of the Witch-king (now has bonus damage against heroes) - Forged Blades can now be purchased from level 2 Isengard Wildman Camp, Banner Carrier upgrade moved to level 3 - Wildmen now deal more damage than uruks (15 vs 10 / 70 vs 60 upgraded), but have less health (70 vs 80) - Rivendell Lancers now do CRUSH damage - Cloudbreak no longer has any negative effect on veteran (level 3+) units, now merely serves as a counter to other weather-based abilities - Gamling's Horn can now only be cast in a small radius around him - Arwen's Power of the Evenstar ability range increased - Noldor Silverthorn arrow damage against structures doubled - Noldor units' armor against HERO and HERO_RANGED damage lowered significantly - FoL keeps health increased slightly - Fellbeast cost increased to 5000 (from 4500) - Fellbeast normal speed and swoop speed increased to match all other speed increases made in v0.1 - Elrond's Whirlwind damage against structures reduced and life time reduced (40s from 60s) - Elrond's bow damage and health reduced - Elrond's Hadhafang ability now is an active ability, and grants him +50% damage and +25% armor upon activation - Elrond's heal swapped with Leadership, leadership no longer grants armor and his "Heal" ability now only heals for 0.5% (from 1.0) - Landroval and Gwaihir's Eagle Screech ability moved to level 5 - Grond removed from Mordor Siege Works - Pikemen Armor against SIEGE (siege units and trolls) increased - Arwen's health decreased to 900 (from 1300) - Celeborn no longer gets double experience by default, Celeborn's Wrath now deals additional MAGIC damage - Haldir is now invisible when he stands next to trees - Gimli's Dwarven Grudge ability no longer grants him a second life, but instead gives him 500 extra health and knockback-resistance (ability was bugged, no XP was given upon kill) - Gifts of Eru now only grants +25% damage to all Elven heroes - Part The Heavens now requires sight of target area - Elven Heal Power Point cost reduced to 2 - Upon receiving "Saruman Of Many Colors", Saruman's damage increases drastically, his attacks knock back enemies and display a unique (sound) effect - Bells of Rohan's boost reduced to 50% production (from 100%)
