The Age of Decadence September Build Update
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The folks at Iron Tower Studio have pushed out a new update for the Early Access build of The Age of Decadence. It contains a variety of improvements, balance tweaks and bug fixes that should help counterbalance the fact that progress on the town of Ganezzar is apparently slower than expected:
Fixes:
- Fixed issue with Feng not being in Teron when you get back to town.
- Fixed issues with Map travel in new Teron.
- Fixed issue when talking to the healer in new Teron.
- Fixed issue when talking to the undertaker in new Terons.
- Fixed issue when talking to the storyteller in new Terons.
- Fixed issue when talking to the innkeeper in new Terons.
- Fixed issue when exploring the smithy's interior.
- Fixed issue when exploring Feng's house.
- The Arbiter is now properly recognized for critical strikes checks.
- Fixed issue that sent you to Old Teron after the ending with the alliance between IG and Daratan.
- Fixed issue that broke Paullus conversation when you arrived from Caer-Tor.
- If you go to the camp after Teron has ended and you've never been there, the description of the raiders is no longer triggered.
- Fixed issue that if you destroy the mine when everyone has been killed, you stay inside the mine.
- Fixed coordinates issue with Tiberius cage.
- Fixed issue with respawning deleted characters (for example, Hermon's Gang after being killed and bodies deleted).
Changes:
- Added more kadura leaves to traders.
- Poison damage changed from 5,6,7,8,9 to 3,5,7,9,11.
- Increased potent poison extra damage from 2 to 3.
- Poison now lasts on the weapon for 20 hits.
- Displayed hidden INT check when entering the Abyss.
- Reduced INT bonus by 5 overall. Now it goes from 0 to 30.
- Showing the map to Domitius now gives you 5 SP (instead of 15).
- Increased the price of the arena trader's unique item from 600 to 1200, and the trading check is increased from 4 to 5, lowering the price to 800.
- Increased the price of the exotic trader's unique item from 300 to 600; the trading check lowers the price to 500.
- Increased the price of the ordu trader's unique item from 200 to 400; the trading check lowers the price to 300.
- Increased the price of the ranged weapons' trader's unique item from 250 to 500; the trading check lowers the price to 400.
- Increased the price of the imperial weapons' trader's unique item from 500 to 1000; the trading check lowers the price to 900.
- Increased the price of the shield trader's unique item from 200 to 400; the trading check lowers the price to 300.
- Reduced combat SP from fights.
- Constitution now gives a bonus to block (strength doesn't).
- The balanced technique no longer lowers the weapon AP, but adds THC: 3 at level 2, 6 at level 4, 9 at level 6, 12 at level 8 and 15 at level 10.
- Implemented serrated edge technique, increases CS: 3 at level 3, 6 at level 5, 9 at level 7, 12 at level 9 and 15 at level 10.
- Implemented flanking, side hits give 5 extra THC/CS, back hits give 10 extra THC/CS.
- Dodgers now get a "mobility bonus" of 3 points for each passable tile around them.
- Armor sets have been rebalanced, increased dodge penalties for all armors, and lower CS defence for lighter armor.
- Increase Bash success chance by 10.
Combat Balance:
- Teron: raiders: There is one less raider, all raiders have 1 point more in attack and defence; Esbenus has a masterwork gladius, wounded raiders have 5 HP less.
- Teron Bandits: Fight gives 5 combat points.
- Mining Outpost: There is one less soldier, all soldiers have 1 point more in CS.
- Mining Outpost: Fight gives 5 combat points outside and 4 inside.
- Maadoran Gate: the thugs: Increased attack and defence by 1, increased CS from 1 to 5.
- Basil: the thugs: Increased attack and defence by 1, increased CS from 2 to 5.
- Quintus: the thugs: Increased attack and defence by 1, increased CS from 2 to 5.
- Leon's Mercs: Increased attack and defence by 1.
- Senna's Guards: Increased attack by 1.
- Valla's Mercs: Increased attack, defence and CS by 2.
- Lord Varus' sons: increased CS by 1.
- Arena: Thief has 1 CS more.
- Arena: Zealot has 1 CS more.
- Arena: Isatis has 1 more attack and CS.
- Arena: Yochan has 1 more attack and CS.
- Arena: Raider has 1 more attack, defence and CS.
- Arena: All barbari have 1 CS more.
- Arena: Nicander has 1 more attack and 2 more CS.
- Arena: Bendidoros has 1 more defense and 2 more CS.
- Arena: Sarpedon has 1 more defense and 2 more CS.
- Arena: Ordu warrior has 1 more CS, ordu archer has 2 more CS.
- Arena: Butcher has 1 CS more.
- Arena: Mack has 1 CS more.
- Arena: All triarii have 1 attack more.
- Arena: Al-Sahir has 1 CS more.
