Attention! This patch thoroughly reworked how the tile system functions. While the game still supports maps written in the old format, open and re-save your custom maps with the editor to make sure they will work with future patches.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- - 2.4.0 Changelog ----------------------------------------------------------------------- * Abilities - Fixed close-quarters pathing issue for units' autocast for abilities like Stun. - Added Precise Shot active learnable ability (deals an attack that has 100% chance of resulting in a critical hit). - Added Scouting passive learnable ability (increases sight), available for ranged units. Dwarven Scouts, Pathfinders and Explorers start with this ability already learned (icon by Exidelo). - Added Precision spell (causes status effect that doubles accuracy), learnable by dwarven Witnesses and Teuton Priests. * Buildings - Rally points are now correctly stored when saving a game. * Civilizations - The Goblins are now playable. - Added Goblin UI (graphics by Jinn). * Editor - Fixed issue which caused certain custom units to be transformed into pre-existing ones when the map starts. - Fixed issue which caused the interface for setting graphics for custom item types to not work. - A unit type's drops may now be set through the editor. - Fixed crash which happened when trying to place a custom unit based on the "unit-template-sapient-unit" template. - Fixed issue which caused magic affixes set to items to not be saved if the item type didn't have any uniques. - Fixed issue which caused a crash when viewing the properties of amulets and books. - Which literary work a scroll or book contains can now be set in the editor. - Terrain types are no longer limited to a tileset, and can now be placed on any map. * Factions - Added Du'urdin gnomish polity. * Grand Strategy - Added Du'urdin province (Nidavellir). - Fixed the position of the "No Day/Night Cycle" and "Battle Base Building" options in the Grand Strategy menu, so that they no longer occupy the same position. * Heroes - Goblin custom heroes can now be created. - Fixed issue with heroes' stats increasing with every save/load while playing a scenario. - Added a button on the right part of the screen to make it easier to select the custom hero. * Items - Fixed issue which caused a crash when a gryphon rider read a Scroll of Forgetfulness or a Book of Retraining. * Maps - Increased quantity of fauna units generated in maps. - Fixed issue which caused a crash when approaching the long swordsman in random dungeons. * Miscellaneous - Updated the visual guide to include guidelines for ship graphics. - Fixed minimap viewport rectangle issue which caused it to be 1 pixel smaller in both width and height than it should be. - If there is a gold deposit in an unsettled area, a new tribe may split off from an existing one to occupy it. * Quests - Goblin Barbarians and Warlords are now present in the Caverns of Flame quest. - Goblin custom heroes can now be used for dwarven quests. * Terrain - Added new dirt transitions (by Exidelo). - Dirt tiles can now be built upon. * Triggers - Fixed issue which caused deactivated triggers to sometimes refire after loading a saved game. - Added "The Curved Swords", "The Sun Chariot" and "The Sun Shields" flavor triggers for the Germanics in single-player custom games. * Units - Added Goblin Barbarian (upgrade of the Swordsman) (icon by Jesse Crider, modified from b_o's and Leo's Goblin Swordsman icon). - Added Goblin Warlord (upgrade of the Barbarian) (icon by Jesse Crider). - Added Goblin Shadowstalker (upgrade of the Headhunter) (icon by Jesse Crider, modified from Jinn's Goblin Headhunter icon). - Ordinary enemy units now drop items in non-base-based missions (that is, ones in which no player owns or has ever owned a town hall). - Fixed issue which caused unit individual upgrades to not be saved properly in saved games. - Added Goblin Transport ship (graphics by Jinn). - Goblin Gliders are now mechanical units. - Dwarven Pathfinders can now upgrade to Gryphon Riders when leveling up. - Fixed issue with destroyed doors not being passable after loading a saved game. - Fauna units now prefer to move to terrain types that they are native to. - Added Ettin (icon by Jinn, unit graphics by Jinn, modified from b_o's dwarven graphics) (currently only available through the map editor). - Added graphics for young yales (modification of b_o's yale by Jinn). - Goblin Thieves now correctly have 11 speed. - Goblin Gliders can now patrol. * Upgrades - Added goblin Broad Sword and Long Sword upgrades (icons by Jinn). - Added goblin Rimmed Shield and Embossed Shield upgrades (icons by Exidelo).