Forum: empire-en

Board: [816] News from the world of Empire

Topic: [119026] Update: The Laboratories and New Colossus

[-119026] CM Arcanine [None] :: May 20, 2015, 9:22 a.m.

Dear Community,

with our next update you can expect the following changes:



New Center of Command: The Laboratory

• Laboratories are a new type of landmark/center of power on the world map.
• There is a preset number of laboratories that will appear on the map.
• When an alliance controls a laboratory, every member of the alliance is given a production bonus to the special kingdom resource of the kingdom the laboratory is in.
• You can donate wood and stone to increase the level of the laboratory.
• All laboratories are reset once a month and moved to a new location on the world map
• The alliance can control more than one laboratory but only the highest level laboratory bonus will apply.
• If a laboratory is captured, it retains its level, but any resources donated towards the next upgrade level will be lost.

Coins for the Colossus

• Instead of using resources, you may spend coins to build a Colossus in this alternate version of the event
• Contributing coins increases a point score which determines the deco value and your position in the event rankings
• The best deco values will be awarded to the top 3 ranked players
• The Colossus deco of this event has 4 levels

Power points - rewards and additional display

• Buildings, units and equipment grant power points that can be viewed in the ranking as you might already know
• There is now a new popup that rewards you for reaching certain power point values (similar to the level up screen)
• Power is also shown in your information dialogue (replacing honor) and is added to the display below the glory title

Auto-fill for crafting

• The auto-fill function for crafting equipment and gems is now available
• This function will set the lowest quality available items when you have not selected any yourself to be placed into the smithy
• If you have pre-filled one or more slots, the others will be filled accordingly
• The duration of the crafting animation has also been reduced

Spy warning and instant spy horses

• You will now get a warning in the pre-attack screen if you have not yet spied on a target
• The fastest horse option will now make an espionage happen nearly instantly

Other changes

• Alliance support can be requested for buildings to shorten the building time (3 helpers are needed)
• There will be an object outside your castle through which you can access the friend invite menu (not available for partner sites)
• You can now get time skip consumables when you level up
• There will be a quest in the lower levels that asks you to use a time skip consumable

You can discuss the update as usual HERE in the Discussion Thread!.



When the update is taking place will be announced at a later date!

Best regards,
Your Empire-Team

[1982981] CM Arcanine [None] :: May 20, 2015, 9:28 a.m.

Good news everyone!

This update will go live TOMORROW, the 21st of May, at around 9-11:30 am CEST.

Get hype!

-Steve