[Highlanders] Season Patch Notes12/20/2021
Plot
Two kingdoms make the island of Celtland their home. The Celtlish live in the northern highlands and the Wealish in the south. Under Edmund I's rule, Wealand has recently grown in might, and he has set his eyes on his northern neighbor. The Celtlish are in turmoil as their old heirless king recently passed, and so lords are vying for power, leaving them defenseless against the Wealish invasion.
Though, the Highlanders aren't a people that simply bow down and surrender. They care nothing for lords and status. They will make anyone who dares invade their land pay for their folly, in blood. This is vital to the war's outcome in this war of destiny.
Season Units
3 new units will be available this season and they can be unlocked by completing their corresponding [Challenges]. Seasonal bonuses are in effect for these units.
Seasonal Bonuses:
Requires 10 less Leadership.
Resupply cost is reduced by 50%.
Bagpipers
Star Level: ★★★
Background Info:
The sounds of bagpipes resound throughout the Celtlish highlands. The people dance and laugh to the tunes, but some songs also bring sadness and tears. When the Celtlish was forced into war, the Bagpipers didn't cower in fear, instead, they joined the revolt.
The Bagpipers will play music during battle. Allies hearing their tunes will be able to tap into greater power, and perhaps that might be what turns the tide.
Any enemy who hears their music when they thought victory was nigh is bound to howl in frustration.
Unit Characteristics:
• By playing music they provide allies within a certain range with various buffs to aid them in battle.
￮ A buff increasing all types of attacks.
￮ A buff increasing all types of defenses.
￮ They grant extra buffs depending on which melody they are playing.
• They can move while performing, but slower than usual.
• They do not carry weapons and cannot fight. Using the [Attack] command while they are not performing will tell them to avoid the enemy.
Claymores
Star Level: ★★★★
Background Info:
Celtland is famed for its spirits, ballads, and warriors. And the Claymores are considered the mightiest of their warriors. These stalwart fighters carry two-handed blades crafted by renowned swordsmiths and wield them with deadly ferocity.
These Claymores are most known for the Battle of Gallows Hill. At the time, the leader of the Celtlish revolt, Rupert, was being chased by Wealish soldiers as he hurried northward to request the aid of the tribes there. But the Wealish cavalry was hot on his heels and the situation was dire. A group of Claymores tasked with escorting Rupert volunteered to stay behind and buy him time enough to escape.
They held the Wealish soldiers at bay for a whole hour, which was enough for Rupert to flee and request aid. When the reinforcements arrived, they were met with a nightmarish scene: the corpses of all the thirty Claymores, along with dead foes many times their numbers.
Henceforth, the Claymores' bravery and loyalty became known throughout Celtland and Wealand, the former hailing them as mighty warriors whereas the latter talked about them only in hushed whispers.
Unit Characteristics:
• They do best when fighting together with other units and can buff themselves.
• To get the most out of them you must use their skills differently depending on the situation.
• Some of their skills greatly increase their survivability and damage, but also come with side effects.
Houndsmen
Star Level: ★★★★★
Background Info:
Many are the legends about the deep northern forests of Celtland. One of the most well-known is one where Wealish soldiers vanished without a trace. Before the revolt had begun, the Wealish often terrorized villages near the forests, and some made the mistake of entering. Those that did, were never seen again.
A Wealish search party was sent to follow their tracks. And found something they did: the bloodied, mangled bodies of their former comrades. Their chests were riddled with arrows, and they had bite marks everywhere. The Celtlish who believed in Druidism claimed the Wealish had been punished by the spirits of the forest. Naturally, the Wealish didn't believe in such nonsense and scoured the forest for many an hour—finding nothing of note. Following this incident, the Wealish forbade their men from setting foot within the forest.
What transpired there remained in mystery until the war began. Bows at their backs, a group of hunters and their fierce hounds emerged from the forest hinterlands and joined the army against Wealish invaders. They were master marksmen who fought alongside their well-trained canine friends. They came to bring the Wealish nothing but pain and death.
Following the war, the historians later wrote about their exploits when recording down the events that transpired, and named them the Houndsmen.
Unit Characteristics:
• High rate of shooting for big damage and a short bleed.
• Their agile hounds interrupt the enemy and slow them down.
• When hunters and their hounds attack together, they deal greater damage.
￮ Joint Attack: Makes the enemy take more damage.
￮ Hamstring: Makes it difficult for the enemy to move.
Season Map
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World Map & Territory War Improvements
Territory War - Fief Battles
We are extending the initial battle duration for all fief battles in Territory War. Towns and forts now start with 20 minutes, and villages with 15 minutes. We are also reducing the time extension upon occupying the central fief to 10 minutes.
After looking at statistics, we have decided to tune down the effect Territory War battles have on fiefs. Now, every time the central fief changes hands, the fief will lose 10 Prosperity. If a fief changes hands, the fief will lose 35 Prosperity.
During war rallies and when defending a fief owned by regional lords, regional lords will now leave more of the fighting opportunities to those of the Imperial Restorationists.
Fief Construction
We are also making adjustments to the materials required to upgrade and maintain fiefs: compared to previous seasons, fiefs will require fewer materials with the reduction differing for different levels. Materials required to maintain a fief will be reduced for lower fief levels and increased for higher levels.
Fiefs will now start with an initial level of 4-7.
Fief Quest Changes
We are changing the required resources and rewards for fief quests in the Highlanders season. Region capitals will provide fief quests aimed at helping lower-level Warlords grow. Warlords on the World Map will be able to use fief quests to upgrade lower-level fiefs quicker than before, whereas high-level fiefs will provide quests with richer rewards. Fief quests will also ask for a greater variety of resources than previously. We advise you to choose quests based on your own and your house's ability.
Stay tuned for later patch notes for more detailed info on Fief Quests.
Rapid March
The ability to use Rapid March will now be available on the World Map.
Using this will increase movement speed by 1.2 times, however, food consumption will double. You will no longer be able to sustain Rapid March once out of food.
Territory War Fort Maps
We are making a series of changes to the [Wall Fort] map in Territory War. The changes include supply points and the defender's safe spawn area.
We are adjusting the location of the attackers' supply points and adding an extra one.
We are moving the defenders' spawn point to behind the camp and making the area a safe zone.
We are also adding a supply point to the defenders' original spawn point inside the fort.
OTHER IMPROVEMENTS & CHANGES
Adjusted the formulae for Finished Stone and Detailed Stone.
Adjusted in which fiefs rare and epic artillery can be crafted.
Hero Balance Changes
Spear Hero
[Mounted Attack - Right Click]
Using Ready Spears without attack will consume 150 stamina per second.
[Procris's Gift]
This ability no longer removes daze and knock down.
Pike Hero
[Wandering Dragon]
The first and second attacks of Wandering Dragon will no longer daze enemy heroes.
[Basic Attack]
We are increasing the damage multiplier for the basic attack's second strike to 25% of base piercing damage plus 35% of base slashing damage (up from 25% of base piercing damage plus 25% of base slashing damage).
Poleaxe Hero
[Weapon Dance]
Skill cooldowns of Weapon Dance I, II, and III increased by 6 seconds.
Damage reduction per stack when hitting an enemy is being reduced to 3.5% per attack (was 5%).
Bow Hero
We are reducing the minimum damage based on distance to 50% (was 70%).
[Marksman]
Skill cooldowns of Marksman I, II, and III increased by 4 seconds.
[Lightning Bolt I]
Damage at Full-Charge: 240% Base + 4373 Piercing Damage -> 200% Base + 4573 Piercing Damage.
Damage at Half-Charge: 192% Base + 3498 Piercing Damage -> 172% Base + 3698 Piercing Damage.
Damage at No-Charge: 120% Base + 2186 Piercing Damage -> 120% Base + 2386 Piercing Damage.
[Lightning Bolt II]
Damage at Full-Charge: 240% Base + 4759 Piercing Damage -> 200% Base + 4959 Piercing Damage.
Damage at Half-Charge: 192% Base + 3807 Piercing Damage -> 172% Base + 4007 Piercing Damage.
Damage at No-Charge: 120% Base + 2380 Piercing Damage -> 120% Base + 2580 Piercing Damage.
[Lightning Bolt III]
Damage at Full-Charge: 240% Base + 5146 Piercing Damage -> 200% Base + 5346 Piercing Damage.
Damage at Half-Charge: 192% Base + 4116 Piercing Damage -> 172% Base + 4316 Piercing Damage.
Damage at No-Charge: 120% Base + 2573 Piercing Damage -> 120% Base + 2773 Piercing Damage.
Unit Balance Changes
Cataphract Lancers
Greatly shortened the interval between basic attacks.
Increased the damage of basic attacks.
Inventory Improvements
We are improving Inventory management and you can now filter items with the All, Hero, Consumables, and Materials tabs.
We are improving Wagon inventory management and you can now filter items with the Collected Materials, Artilleries, and Others tabs.
Specializations
[Special Mastery Points] will be going away in the [Highlanders] season, and will be converted into [Skill Points] at a certain ratio.
• The cap for Skill Points is 100,000.
• All skills will be unlockable via Skill Points and there will no longer be any pre-requisites when unlocking skills.
• Skill Points will also be obtainable from Weekly Quests.
• [Martial Arts Manuscripts] will be converted into [Magistrate's Memoirs] (500 Skill Points).
• The [Skill Page] Exchange event will be going away.
• Specialization Mastery Points will be converted into Skill Points at a 2.5:1 ratio. Should your points exceed the cap after this conversion, surplus ones will be converted into Bronze Coins.
• After unlocking all the skills of all weapons, you will be able to unlock exclusive avatars and titles.
Battle Pass
Seasonal Store
Wakhan Scale Armor (Sealed), Korazin Mirror Armor (Sealed), Janissaries Attire Set (Sealed) will no longer be available in the Seasonal Store once the Highlanders season begins.
Attires from the Snowstorm season will be returning to the Seasonal Store, where they will be available at a 20% [Badges of Heroism] discount. The Legacy of Fire season weapon attires will be taken off the shelves, while the hero and unit attires will be returned to their original prices.
Character Creation
We have reworked the character creation process and it should now feel better than before.
With the Highlanders season, we are also adding a few facial tattoos. Naturally, existing characters can find these in the Customization menu.
Attire Chests
We are making a series of changes to attire chests. Following the update, they are opened via a specific menu, instead of from the Inventory. Opening an attire chest will require a corresponding item. If you receive attires you've already unlocked, these will be automatically salvaged.
All unused attire chests will be converted into the items required to open the corresponding new chests.
Added an Attire Chests menu (accessible with G).
(Adjusted the position of some menus: 'Attire Chests (G)' will be behind 'Mailbox (Y)', and 'Quests (L)' will now be behind 'Inventory (I)'.
Customization
Hairstyles, hair color, facial tattoos, and scars can now be chosen directly from the Customization menu and won't require any paid items. These will also be available for free when creating a character.
Score Calculation Changes
Assist Points
We are adding [Assist Points], which you gain depending on your assistance in any given battle. Ways in which to gain Assist Points are: healing allied heroes or units and buffing their attack or defense; crowd-controlling enemy heroes or units; debuffing the attack or defense of enemy heroes or units. Your Assist Points also affect your final battle score.
Early-Game Improvements
• We have adjusted the early-game experience, including XP and rewards.
• Some features will gradually open up as a player progresses in the main story or reaches certain levels.
• Improved upon the Siege Battle matchmaking algorithm so that you are pitted against opponents closer in strength to you.
• All Warlords will be returned to the spawn point in Conqueror's City at season end. Once the new season starts, you can make your way to either of the contested areas by talking to the relevant NPC.
• A Warlord must reach a certain level before they can proceed to the season's contested area.
• Added tutorial stages for some content so that newer players have an easier time understanding certain concepts.
Fame
• Defiance Fame will be reset, and the new season's fame, Celtland Fame, will become available.
Mount Care
• We are removing Health for horses.
• The Horse Seller will no longer be selling Hay.
• After the Tyranny season concludes, all Hay you own will be converted into Bronze Coins at a ratio of 1:500.
Seasonal Unit Challenges
New Unit Challenges
1. Bagpipers (Complete 6 out of 8 quests of each stage):
￮ The first stage unlocks a 3-days trial.
￮ The second stage unlocks the unit itself.
￮ The third stage unlocks a unit-exclusive rare doctrine.
￮ The fourth stage unlocks a chibi avatar.
2. Claymores (Complete 8 of the 10 quests of each stage):
￮ The first stage unlocks a 3-days trial.
￮ The second stage rewards Unit Medal x120.
￮ The third stage unlocks the unit itself.
￮ The fourth stage unlocks a unit-exclusive epic doctrine.
￮ The fifth stage unlocks a chibi avatar.
3. Houndsmen (Complete 10 of the 12 quests of each stage):
￮ The first stage unlocks a 3-days trial.
￮ The second stage unlocks a unit-exclusive rare doctrine.
￮ The third stage rewards Unit Medal x120.
￮ The fourth stage unlocks the unit itself.
￮ The fifth stage rewards Unit Medal x200.
￮ The sixth stage unlocks a unit-exclusive epic doctrine.
￮ The seventh stage unlocks a chibi avatar.
Unit Challenge Quest Improvements
• All quests requiring to use a certain unit while attaining an A or better rating will no longer require a specific unit.
Campaign
The Burning Lands (12/21-1/2)
Warlords will begin their journey in the Borderlands at the start of the Highlanders season. Border posts between the Borderlands and Ungverija will be open.
Rising in Flames (1/3-1/16)
Border Posts between Ostaria and Ungverija and between Ostaria and the Borderlands will become available on Jan. 3, 12:00 (server time), 2022. You will then be able to make your way to Ostaria.
Great Ambitions (1.17-1.30)
Border Posts between Bartholia and Ungverija and between Bartholia and the Borderlands will become available on Jan. 17, 12:00 (server time), 2022. You will then be able to make your way to Bartholia.
Ode to the Chaos (1.31-2.13)
You will be able to declare war on Augolia and Continopolis during this phase.
The Supreme Glory (2.14-2.27)
You will be able to declare war on Turul Város, Augolia, and Continopolis during this phase.