Forum: empire-en

Board: [816] News from the world of Empire

Topic: [109952] Update: New Coat of Arms Symbols and effects!

[-109952] CM Arcanine [None] :: July 29, 2014, 12:10 p.m.

New coat of arms symbols with effects!

• The coat of arms can now be changed free of charge, any time.
• The option to change the coat of arms can now be found on the Kings Market. In addition, you can now simply click on the upper left corner of the coat of arms to edit it.
• In addition to the existing symbols, there are now some new unlockable crest symbols.
• Upon purchasing a crest (with either coins or rubies, depending on the type), you can use it free of charge how often you like.
• In contrast to the old, the new coat of arms symbols come with bonuses.
• These new Coat of Arms symbols give a permanent bonus, which is applied to all kingdoms.
• The coat of arms is now not only for purely visual purposes, they also offer an actual in-game advantage.
• In the creations menu you can see whether or not a symbol was used with an effect.
• The symbols on the coat of arms can be changed at any point in time.
• Depending on the coat of arms symbol, there are production boosts available for wood, stone or food. There is also the chance to receive a bonus to glory points earned, or an increased chance of finding stronger equipment or gems.
• The coat of arms symbols are unlocked by collecting achievement points. For players who already have achievement points at the time of the update, they will receive the coat of arms symbols upon release.
• The colours used on the coat of arms and symbols play no role in the effect. Therefore giving you plenty of opportunity for customization.
• A coat of arms can have no more than two symbols, meaning you can have two different effects.
• It’s also possible to just have one big symbol, which will be in the middle of your shield, with its effects doubled, but it's also doubled when you have two of the same symbols.
• You can also choose one symbol with an effect and one without

Other Changes:

• Different level gems can now be earned in some places as a reward, for example, from the village residents in the other Kingdoms.
• Mails from Alliance members are now marked by a special icon in your inbox. So you can see at a glance that it’s a circular mail.

As always, you can discuss this in the corresponding Discussion Thread!

Have a great day,

Your Empire Team.

[1821771] CM Arcanine [None] :: July 30, 2014, 2:11 p.m.

Hey again everyone,

This update will be going live tomorrow morning, the 31st of July 2014 between the hours of 9-11:30 a.m. CEST!

There will be a short downtime.

Regards,

Steve.

[1822315] CM Arcanine [None] :: July 31, 2014, 7:47 a.m.

Hi guys,

The update is going to be postponed until later this morning/afternoon. It should take place between 11am and 1pm CEST.

Cheers,

Steve.

[1822389] CM Arcanine [None] :: July 31, 2014, 11:15 a.m.

Hi again guys,

Unfortunately, due to some issues encountered during the update process, this update has been postponed once again and will most likely be performed next Tuesday, the 5th of August 2014. Apologies for the inconvenience.

Regards,

Steve.

[1825466] CM Arcanine [None] :: Aug. 5, 2014, 10:02 a.m.

Hey again everyone,

As an additional point. The inclusion of the Gems in the NPC Villages in the other Kingdoms has resulted in a replacement of some of the Unique Equipment items available there.

Apologies for not announcing this sooner.

Regards,

Steve.

[1826673] CM Arcanine [None] :: Aug. 7, 2014, 2:13 p.m.

Hey guys,

Here's the List of fixed bugs for this update:

• Information of available Resource Capacity was cut off.
• Display fields in resource transport would appear as empty.
• Players were not appearing on the rankings list.
• Losses that didn't actually happen were being displayed on battle reports.
• Two watchtowers were available in one castle, overlapping.
• Movement arrows on the world map would blink.
• Troops in the Storm Islands were using food from the castle they were originally sent from.
• Star Spangled Banners could not be used against the Foreign Invader castles.
• Tools could be sent without troops on a flank.
• Error 53 appeared when switching to outposts in the recruitment window.
• Usernames were not clickable in spy reports.
• In the equipment window, the last commander you looked at was selected rather than the one you selected in the attack screen.

If there are any bugs you notice with the current update, feel free to post them in the Technical Problems and Bugs section!

Regards,

Steve.