Forum: empire-en

Board: [816] News from the world of Empire

Topic: [305152] Update: From the Shadows

[-305152] CM Arcanine [None] :: April 6, 2016, 11:02 a.m.

All across the Empire, brave lords and ladies have been sending expeditions to the outer kingdoms; laying siege to the scoundrels inhabiting the lands, helping the locals to stabilize their communities, and segmenting their place in history. The caravans going to and from these kingdoms has given some of the Empire’s finest explorers an idea….easier access to the outer kingdoms, for a fee of course.

There are also whispers of shadowy figures resurging around the Great Empire, seeming to be more adept than their predecessors.

Shadow units rising from the darkness

As the generals and troops of the lords and ladies of the land have become better equipped, as well as more physically adept and capable, the Shadow Commander  has sent his troops on a rigorous training regime, bringing forth a new breed of stygian warriors, ready to cause havoc for the highest bidder.

• All new Deathly Shadows and Demon Shadows are available for recruitment from the shadow mercenaries camp

• These strong units can still only be used in shadow attacks, but are almost as strong as regular horrors, perfect for anonymously striking down a pesky target

• As you level up, your Shadow Commander will also be stronger

• Some shadow tools have been reduced in price

Earlier access to the kingdoms

A bunch of explorers have realized that there’s money to be made from the adventurous among us, looking to seek out the challenges of the outer kingdoms before their peers. As such, they’ve decided to provide safe passage to the outer kingdoms before the Emperor’s approved prerequisites, for a price.

• Players will now be able to access the Everwinter Glacier, Burning Sands and Fire Peaks kingdoms earlier, for a ruby fee

• The Everwinter Glacier will be available from Level 18, Burning Sands from level 35 and the Fire Peaks from level 45.

• Players can also use the ruby option to unlock the kingdoms regularly, rather than using resources.

• These early access options are intended to allow players to progress faster through the levels and challenge themselves further.

Other Changes

• Rewards for events can now be collected in a single window, rather than multiple pop ups

• Buildings and Decorations will now display how many power points they provide in the info panel

• A level restriction has been put in place for Sabotage/Espionage
• Level 1 players can now only spy/sabotage up to level 51, level 10’s up to level 60 and level 20 and above, level 70’s and onwards.

This update is planned to go live tomorrow but further times will follow! There will also be a bug list available!

Let us know your opinion and any questions you may want answering in THIS THREAD!

Best regards,

Your Empire Team.

[4373289] CM Arcanine [None] :: April 7, 2016, 7:35 a.m.

Morning everyone,

This update is scheduled to go live at 12 Noon CET. 

Along with this update, we will also perform a server move for the ASIA, HK and TW servers. These servers will be down for around 1-2 hours whilst the update occurs.

All the best,

Steve.

[4373384] CM Arcanine [None] :: April 7, 2016, 10:21 a.m.

Hey everyone,

Servers going down now!

Regards,

Steve.

[4373579] CM Arcanine [None] :: April 7, 2016, 11:26 a.m.

Bugs resolved with this update

This list doesn't include every bug that was fixed. I've tried to filter it so that only the most important bugs that are relevant to you guys are shown.

• Players being able to choose their own shadow lord in shadow attacks (low level players can choose the strongest one)

• ‘Gem of the Plunderer’ loot capacity bonus not being shown in the battle setup screen.

• ‘Gem of the Frontal Charge’ does not increase the limit of troops that can be used  in the battle setup screen

• Various other Gem effects not working

• Random item descriptions showing ‘NaN%’ instead of actual values

• Incorrect text being displayed on the daily task Gem (‘Level 0 Gem’)

• Flash Error 1009 appearing when clicking on a Prime Sale icon

• Description is blank for the ‘random gem’ rewards in short term events

• Prime sales for tools aren’t being shown in the attack screen (regular price showing rather than discounted)

• Kings Banner displayed offset from the castle on the World Map.

• Berimond Auxiliaries somehow making it into the Great Empire
• Siege mode lasting forever in specific circumstances
• Flour Mill level 2 and 3 flickering (display error)

Other minor or more specific bugs were also resolved with this update. As usual, if there are any bugs in the list that are persistent, do let me know!

Best regards,

Steve.

[4373610] CM Arcanine [None] :: April 7, 2016, 11:58 a.m.

Little notice: You'll probably be kicked from the servers within the next 10-15 minutes, but you should be able to get in immediately afterwards. This is to resolve the problem with 'too many troops on the flanks'.

All the best,

Steve.

[4373688] CM Arcanine [None] :: April 7, 2016, 12:56 p.m.

The fix should now be live! Clear your caches and get to war, folks

Best regards,

Steve.