Board: [816] News from the world of Empire

[-356256] BM Fujiwara [None] :: Aug. 20, 2018, 8:34 a.m.

Brave Warriors,

we are going to have our final update for this month coming up on the 20th of August!
Yes it will still be called the festival of the lotus king, but this time around we are going to have different rewards than for July and August.

Furhtermore there will be also some new appearances for your castles, which are truly something to behold!

Longterm Point Event Rewards - September 2018

The longterm point event in September will run from the 10th of September - 5th of October.
There will be the comeback of an old set, which got slightly reworked. This set will be the "Fortunes of the desert sand" and it will be available in the reward steps of this coming longterm point event.

Fortunes of the desert sand

	Armor of the desert legion	+26% combat strength for melee units -27% enemy wall protection +24% army travel speed
	The scorpion tail	+26% combat strength for ranged units -22% enemy gate protection -27% enemy wall protection
	Helmet of the desert legion	+26% combat strength for melee units -20% enemy gate protection +25% army travel speed
	Lamp of the desert sorceress	+26% combat strength for ranged units +9% resources plundered when looting -19% enemy gate protection
	Sand sorceress	+15% combat strength when attacking the courtyard of NPC targets +10% unit limit on the flanks when attacking NPC targets
	Sorceress' stone	+10% unit limit on the flanks when attacking NPC targets -5% enemy wall protection +5% combat strength for melee units
	Explorers' stone	+10% combat strength when attacking the courtyard of NPC targets +5% unit limit on the front when attacking NPC targets +5% unit limit on the flanks when attacking NPC targets
	Legion stone	+5% combat strength for ranged units +5% combat strength for melee units +15% army travel speed
	Scorpions' stone	+5% combat strength for ranged units +10% combat strength when attacking the courtyard of NPC targets +5% unit limit on the flanks when attacking NPC targets

Set bonus:

5 items: +15% combat strength when attacking the courtyard of NPC targets

6 items: -25% wall protection of NPC targets

7 items: -30% attack cooldown against NPC targets (excluding samurai and nomad/Khan camps)

8 items: +15% combat strength for ranged units when attacking NPC targets

9 items: +25% unit limit on the front when attacking NPC targets

New Castle Skins

There will be new skins for your castles in our great Empire, coming with this update and they are a reminiscence of creatures which are straight out of the abyss that is the very special and creative mind of someone that you also might know. Let’s just say: we love that craft that we are presenting you in the following:

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Castle Skins

You will be able to purchase them with rubies and they are only cosmetic skins, which means, that there will be no stats bonuses for them. Those new castle skins are permanent, but you can't slot them with gems.

New rewards for the Royal Quest

You can win a new decoration in the next royal quest campaign, it is called The Maiden (PO 340) which symbolizes another Zodiac sign.

Longterm-Point-Event Thresholds: September 2018

As mentioned before: in September’s Longterm-Point-Event, you’ll be able to get the “Fortunes of the desert sand”-set. But there will be also other rewards worth to be won, and to give you a quick example of his the needed reward points will work, take a look at the following two examples:

September LTPE Rewardlist 70+ (Reward Steps 1-10):

Stage	Reward	Points needed	Points needed (hard)
1	Crossbowman of the Elite Guard 150 Knight of the Elite Guard 150 Hidden Food 28800	2	1756
2	Mantlet 50	4	1762
3	Scaling ladder 25 Battering ram 25	6	1768
4	Giftpackage with Hero’s banner 10	8	1774
5	Fast travel feathers 5	10	1780
6	Wood bundle 25	12	1786
7	Deathly horror 50 Demon horror 50 Hidden Food 12000	14	1792
8	Mantlet 75	16	1798
9	Vip-Time: 6 hours	21	1813
10	Scaling ladder 50 Battering ram 50	23	1819

September LTPE Rewardlist 70+ (Reward Steps 215-225 + Top Rewards):

215	Boulders 150	1223	5419
216	Equipment: Sand Sorceress	1250	5500
217	Crossbowman of the Elite Guard 150 Knight of the Elite Guard 150 Hidden Food 28800	1277	5581
218	Vip Points: 2000	1320	5710
219	Shield wall 150	1363	5839
220	Fast traveling feathers 5	1420	6010
221	Deathly horror 250 Demon horror 250 Hidden Food 60000	1477	6181
222	Breaching tower 175 Heavy ram 175	1534	6352
223	Shield wall 175	1600	6550
224	Hero’s banner 200	1666	6748
225	Deco: Garden of meditation	1750	7000
Top 100	Random Gem level 11 Gem of the rebellion level 10
Top 50	Fusion Catalyst Level 5 Base food production build item level 9
Top 1	Fusion Catalyst Level 5 Deco: Park

So those two examples show you the first 10 reward steps, as well as the last 10 + the Top rewards. Of course this means that there will be other rewards as well (as you can see 225 in total + Top rewards) and yes, there will be more pieces/the full set in our longterm point event rewards.

The plan is to release this update on the 20th of August 2018. We will start with the update procedure early in the morning between 9:00 AM CEST and 12:00 AM CEST. The downtime is expected to be around 30 minutes long. Of course, food will be frozen during that longer downtime. But as always, do not take the aforementioned times as guaranteed, be aware of possible delays due to unforeseen circumstances.

You can discuss everything in the upcoming update in this thread here - looking forward to hearing your thoughts about the new set, etc.

We're particularly interested in your reactions and feelings towards the "new" Fortunes of the Desert Sands set and how it plays alongside existing ones of the old set.

Enjoy!

Your Empire Family