Hounds Balancing
A lot of small tweaks and rebalancing of the clans as we’re making it available for ranked games. The idea behind those changes is not only to nerf the strongest elements, but also to rebalance some elements that feel underutilized compared to other elements. For example we’re making Foxskin less strong, in order to make the Wolfskin more interesting, and we’re decreasing the heal of Bloodthirst, while making the speed of heal faster, and making the heal ability of the Boarskin stronger in exchange, to incentivize using it to compensate.
With this patch release, the clan is now available in ranked multiplayer.
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Star-with
- Berserkers now have a max amount of resources they can collect at once when absorbing a soul (80 max).
Knowledge
Bloodthirst
- When gaining Military XP, regain [strike]40%[/strike] of it as heath > 30%
- At a speed of [strike]0.5 HP per second[/strike] > 1 HP per second
Units
Foxskin
- Attack Power [strike]14[/strike] > 12.5
- Shredding Claws (Lvl 2 ability) [list]
- Each attack slows the target by [strike]-10%[/strike] > -7.5%
- To a maximum of [strike]-50%[/strike] > -20%
- Mark reduce target speed by [strike]-25%[/strike] > -15%
- Increase the damages they receive by [strike]+50%[/strike] > +35%
Bearskin
- Blade Breaker (Lvl 2 ability)[list]
- Reduce target’s attack power by[strike] -35%[/strike] > -25%
- With Hord Instinct - each additional bearskin reduce it by [strike]-10%[/strike] > -2.5%
- Make the first unit in the zone to die invincible for [strike]6 seconds[/strike] > 3 seconds
Boarskin
- Mender’s Legacy (Lvl 2 ability)[list]
- While regaining health, heals wounded units by [strike]1 HP per second[/strike] > 1.5 HP per second
- Over [strike]5 seconds[/strike] > 4 seconds
- And converts [strike]100%[/strike] of it to wounded units > 200%
Fame 500
- erserkers can level up to level 7, each additional level requires [strike]200 XP[/strike] > 250 XP
Conquest Battles
Following some feedback we’ve received about the second conquest battle of the clan being too challenging in comparison to the others, we’re swapping it for another one.
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- Hounds clan battle n°2 is now No Gods No Master. (Previously The Great Hunt)
- The clan can now play the Age of Vampires battle. [list]
- The clan can only evolve 1 berserker, which is considered the Warchief of the clan, and has the nightwalker ability.
QOL
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- Bloodthirst visual signal (on health bars) has been reworked to be more clear, and cause less confusion. (with some players thinking it would work as a shield and prevent taking damage for exemple)
- It is now possible to remove an animal soul from the arena having to avoid players getting stuck in some cases and having to destroy the building.
Other
Gate of Helheim
We’re adding a new rule to the Gate of Helheim zone, to address the issues of some clans benefiting too heavily from the Valkyrie spawn instead of being challenged by it.
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- Killing the Fallen Valkyries on the gate of Helheim and later summoned by the gate (when colonized) no longer give Military XP nor trigger any “on kill” effects. (Hounds Bloodthirst, Eagle Boneyard, Wolf Spoils of War, Lynx Trophies, and so on…)
Lore Victory
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- irect gains of Lore accumulate Lore/ Faith for the Monument and the Victory. (Ruins, Ox Warcraft, Lion start-with, Hounds boarskin soul absorption, Eagle caches, and so on…)
Bugfix
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- Hounds - Fixed color displayed for the conquest Town Hall
- Hounds - Fixed animal souls from the last conquest bonus consuming wood
- Hounds - Fixed control group not working on Berserkers after evolving from their Brawler form
- Hounds - Fixed Brawler on forge not going back to No work state after finishing all forges
- Hounds - Fixed Berserker captured by Dragon not granting the soul of the Berserker with fame 200
- Hounds - Fixed Brawler not producing Fame on Pillar of Glory in conquest mission Viking’s Glory
- Hounds - Fixed Brawler not producing food on Healer Hut
- Hounds - Fixed Brawler not mining molten rocks in conquest mission Shards of Misfortune
- Hounds - Fixed Silo not increasing food production for Brawler
- Hounds - Fixed Bloothirst not working when stolen by Owl, Snake, or Mimirsbrunr
- Hounds - Fixed crash when two unit died during a fight in the Brawler Camp
- Hounds - Fixed Boarskin dying when using his lvl 3 ability while Medecine was unlocked
- Hounds - Fixed Foxskin slow not applicated at the good moment
- Hounds - Fixed Brawler or Berserker being able to be assigned to other military camp
- Hounds - Fixed Brawler assignation limit on production building allowing to overcap the number of workers
- Hounds - Fixed a crash when killing foes on the Yggdrasil zone in conquest mission Battle for Midgard
- Hounds - Fixed Brawler stuck in Brawler camp when loading a save
- Kingdom - Achievement Improvised Carpentry will not be unlocked if a woodlodge is built
- Fixed host that can control guest unit in conquest mission Age of Vampires
Known Issues
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- Hound - Last conquest bonus may cause a crash when used
- Hound - Fox soul summoned from a dead berserker is smaller than usual in the Brawler camp
- Some text issues
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