Patch 1.5.1 Now Available & DRM-Free Update

Darkest greetings Underlord,

As we step out of the darkest times that will forever be remembered as the year 2016 we look forward to the bright future that is 2017. We’re already hard at work on our new year’s resolutions to bring you even more quality content for War for the Overworld and hopefully to make great strides on our next title.

We’re pleased to say that the release of Patch 1.5 and the Crucible DLC has gone down incredibly well and we’re looking forward to what your response will be to the exciting new content we have planned! We can’t share any details yet but as soon as we can we’ll be posting up a storm, so keep your eyes peeled.

 

DRM-Free Build Update coming soon and GOG

What we can share however is that we have just unleashed Patch 1.5.1, and with it we’re finally updating the DRM-Free build to include all the wonderful content that we’ve added since Heart of Gold (with the same usual restrictions). You’ll be able to get your grubby mitts on it next week! 

Even the Crucible is stopping by, so if you can’t stand those pesky DRM services at the very least you’ll be getting some mass slaughter in Mendechaus’ terrifying Crucible challenge.

We also have some cautiously good news for those interested in a GOG release. We’ve been talking with the chaps over at GOG.com and we’re hoping to potentially release a “complete” edition after all upcoming features are done. More on that as it develops.

 

Patch 1.5.1 Release Notes

Anyway, we’re sure you’re eager to hear what’s changed in Patch 1.5.1. Feature-wise we’re a little light on the ground but that’s because we’re hard at work on much bigger things for WFTO. We’re sure you’ll certainly appreciate all the fixes and minor changes we’ve made though!

Gameplay Changes

Units

Workers

• Can now collect items from unclaimed ground

Environment

Artefact of Sin

• Now grants the user 1 Sin (down from 3)

 

Artefact of Greater Sin (New)

• Grants the user 3 Sins

 

Community Translation

• Added a number of missing translation keys including map names and descriptions for Skirmish and Sandbox modes

 

Map Editor

• Disabled “quadrant pivot” mirror tools on non-square maps as they do not work

 

Crucible

• Gateways are now numbered in a more intuitive manner

 

Mutators

• Mutator mode in the lobby is now coloured based on its state:
  • Mode Default – White
  • Map Default – Yellow
  • Custom – Orange

Veins of Evil

• Unavailable Aspects now grant access to the next tier of Aspects as if they had been researched, to prevent players becoming trapped in the Veins

 

UI

• Increased text size in some areas of the UI such as the debrief screen and Achievements menu
• Added a message when changing maps with custom mutators, warning that they won’t carry over to the new map unless saved as a preset

 

Bug Fixes

Crashes

• Fixed a crash that could occur when loading a custom map
• Fixed a number of exceptions that could lead to very rare crashes

Units

• Dwarven Arcanists no longer punch books to learn their secrets (but Arcane Chunders still learn via cranial impact)
• Fixed an issue where the Kasita and Silver Kasita Workers had incorrect Possession camera positions
• The Democorn now has fancy ability icons as intended
• Extremely powerful units such as Titans will no longer live even after their owner has died

Defences

• Blueprints for Midas Doors will correctly take damage rather than draining your gold reserves
• Blueprints for Glacial Doors will no longer create Permafrost blocks upon receiving their first construction part
• It is no longer possible to attack blueprints with no parts by rallying units on top of them

Rooms

• Fixed a collision issue in the Slaughterpen that would cause Workers to get stuck

Environment

• Workers will no longer bring an infinite number of Artefacts to Research Shrines under certain conditions
• Improved the selection box for loose gold and gold stored in the Vault

Crucible

• Fixed an issue where the “Goldstone under attack” alert could play before the first wave starts
• Large versions of units will now be tortured at the correct height on the Torture Rack
• Fixed an issue where the wave’s survived on the final scoreboard would not match the in-game value (this did not affect the leaderboard)
• Achievements will now show as earned immediately on the debrief screen if they have recently been earned

Map Editor

• Corrected an issue where importing a map and increasing the number of factions would cause all faction-owned objects to be deleted
• Claimed tiles of the same faction can now once again replace room tiles
• Fixed an issue where changing the owner of a Titan in the Map Editor context menu would cause the original owner’s Titans to be locked in the Veins of Evil upon game start
• Fixed an issue where holding the Escape key on the Public menu would cause the menu to exit and the game to appear frozen
• Baby Democorns will no longer die over time in the Map Editor

Levels

• Fixed an issue on Level 5 of the WFTO Campaign where saving and loading before converting Rhaskos’ Core would cause the Sanctuary reveal cutscene to trigger without revealing the Sanctuary
• Fixed an issue in Level 3 of Heart of Gold whereby continuously clicking the forge at 1,000,000 gold before you are told to would cause an infinite number of Colossi to spawn, rendering the level incompletable
• WFTO Level 7 should now complete under all circumstances
• Fixed an issue where the Dungeon Core was damaged from the start of some Campaign levels
• Several improvements to Underlord voice lines in Level 12
• Fixed the Artefacts of Sin in Campaign mode to ensure they grant only one Sin
• Fixed an issue in the Home Realm where gold piles would spontaneously appear at the Empire gateway
• Fixed the “This is my time” voice line from Rhaskos in Level 7 being played at the wrong time. Get it right Rhaskos!

UI

• Fixed an issue where loading a game could cause the creature UI to disappear at certain UI scaling options
• The “My Score” tab on the Crucible leaderboard can now correctly display rankings higher than the player’s
• The “Replay” button on the narration window on the summary screen now reads as “Repeat Narration” for the sake of clarity
• Objectives are now correctly visible in non-campaign modes
• Fixed a number of areas where text would overlap in certain languages
• Fixed an issue where selection would not complete if the cursor moved over the UI
• Fixed an issue with the debrief screen scrollbars which would appear in some languages

Visual

• Fixed a bug where the placement colour for rooms could remain on the floor after releasing the mouse when the player does not have enough gold
• Fixed an issue where highlighting Blood tiles would cause them to permanently change colour
• Silver Kasita Theme now uses the correct ceiling
• Fixed a small visual fault with the Spirit Chamber podium
• Parts of the Perception Shrine should no longer be visible through the Fog of War
• Corrected the ceiling height for Lava Chasms
• Research VFX should correctly play on pre-placed Archive lecterns
• Fixed some visual artefacts which would occur when Mandalf was on screen
• Fixed a number of issues where tiles would appear incorrectly rotated in some pre-placed rooms

Multiplayer

• Fixed an issue where units could spontaneously start “dancing” at a player’s Core
• Made some improvements to try and ensure the client always receives a map debrief screen when the host leaves
• Improvements to downloading maps on the client

Audio

• Corrected some errant voice-over in Crucible

Mutators

• Mutator changes should now always be correctly applied when changing tabs on the mutator menu

Miscellaneous

• Restarting a Skirmish level will now once again maintain your settings such as player colour, theme, etc.
• Fixed a number of unit names so they display properly
• Corrected a number of translation keys on code side

That’s all for now Underlord, but keep your baleful eyes peeled because there’s more news coming soon!

 

Cheers!
– Brightrock Games Team

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