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Hello everyone!
In one of the past diaries, we examined the general rules for the accumulation of the Ultimate points. Today we wanted to talk more about each of the skills.
Let's start with the Marauder. His ability is called the "Sanguinary Shroud". After activation, the Marauder envelops the area around him with the "Sanguinary Shroud", causing the following effects:
•1 Charge: Makes allies immune to crowd control effects and makes enemies vulnerable, increasing incoming damage
•2 Charges: Additionally, the Shroud blocks the line of sight of the enemies staying inside the area
•3 Charges: Enemies caught into the Shroud cannot see anyone except the Marauder
The next hero will be the Reaper and his skill - "Soul Reaping". When activated, the Reaper for some time violently attacks the opponents in front of him. But this is not all, for each additional charge the hero receives a special effect:
•1 Charge: Reaper is immune to crowd control effects
•2 Charges: Additionally, slowing area is spawned on the Reaper's path
•3 Charges: Additionally, Reaper shoots projectiles in front of him, damaging the enemies
"Phantom arrows" Sniper - extremely dangerous ultimate in skillful hands. Your help to the team will be appreciated.
•1 Charge: Flares all the enemies on the map, making them visible through walls
•2 Charges: Additionally, Archer's arrows are ignoring the environment, flying through any obstacles
•3 Charges: Additionally, Archer's arrows are hunting the enemies, automatically aiming to nearby targets on their path
This is all for now, see you soon on the pages of our diary.
Hello dear readers. Today we will tell you about one next feature that is waiting for you in the nearest alpha test - adventures.
Adventures in the alpha version will be in its simplest form. You will be able to collect and send a group of citizens to search for equipment for your heroes. During the campaign there will be a series of events that will determine the outcome of the expedition. The results of the events will depend directly on the skills of the characters sent to the adventures.
In the next versions of the adventures we would like to include the possibility to make an informed choice during the events, as well as multi-stage campaigns connected by a single storyline. You can get not only equipment, but also valuable resources.
If you are interested in this facet of the game and you have interesting ideas, we will always be happy to hear from you.
Hello!
Let's sum up what our team did in 1.5 months from the last alpha test.
Let's start with the most inconspicuous, but important event - the optimization of the city. We will not give you absolute values, just say that the load on your system for several important parameters has decreased by ... 11 times. Not bad, right? And we continue to work on this!
Also in the city there was an opportunity to build buildings and run production cycles in them. You can see how the city dwellers purposefully go to their new job.
Now you can send people to adventure for useful equipment. While everything is simple, but soon you will have to face the need to make complex decisions and select a strong and balanced team.
All the characters received ultimatum skills, which can seriously affect the outcome of the battle. You could already read about them in past diaries. We hope that during the next test, you will be able to fully experience them in battle.
The work on the Druid model is almost complete. Very soon he will take his place in the ranks of our best warriors. Already, all the skills and perks of the Druid passed the stage of internal testing and balancing.
In addition to domination game mode, we have added new mode - “Arena”. Battles 3 to 3 promises to be very hot. The map where the battle takes place does not imply the possibility of cowardly hiding from the enemy. Only violent attacks are capable of giving victory.
To make the "Arena" even more dangerous and bloody, our team seriously finalized the game matchmaking.
Sounds like we did a good amount of work in such a short period of time? Yes we did.
In the meantime, we say goodbye to you. Wait for the announcement of a new tests in the coming days!
Hello!
Saturday’s testing was successfully completed. Our team is working on fixing the problems and improving the matchmaking. Special thanks to those who came to our office. We are always glad to see you on our tests!
But we will be cheating ourselves if we will be concentrating only on bug fixing. Yesterday in the evening the Druid took the rightful place among the best fighters of the Fatebinders. Yes, the character has not yet received all of his animations, but the entire arsenal of skills is already available. During the test, you will be able to feel his superior support.
In the coming days, we will announce the date of the next test. But for now we would like to take a survey on how do you like the 3d model of this character on a five-point scale, where the 5 highest score.
Test will start: 17.00 (CEST) 8.00 (GMT/UTC - 7:00) 7 Novwmber 2017!
Instructions for downloading and installing the client here: https://goo.gl/gbDymMAttention! Link to the client will be on Tuesday afternoon!
Today's diary we will begin with the summing up of testing and small announcement. According to the test results, only a couple of significant bugs remained in the combat component of the game, which will be corrected in the near future. Yes, we ran into several unpleasant moments due to the engine update, but we are already working on solving the difficulties that have arisen. In general, the testing was excellent! Thank you for your appearance and many interesting and useful reviews.
And while we were preparing for testing, our team managed to do the following things:
The city quarters were partially optimized after the engine was updated. We’ve managed to increase FPS from 5 to 15. Sure, we have a lot of work to do, but we will do it with full devotion!
By the way, in the nearest builds, windows in buildings will behave appropriately and in the dark time of them will be showered with a pleasant home light, during the day/night cycle.
Our artists started their work on a new hero (details will be available soon!) And prepared several options for a new scythe for the Reaper, which one do you like the most?
Game designers changed the game balance again and before the testing they removed the attack on the right mouse click from the Druid. Now his spores heal both allies and damage his opponents. It is much more convenient, don’t you think so?
Good day, dear friends!
We hope that you had a good rest and full of energy for new achievements.
Our team also returned from the holidays and started to work. In the coming weeks, the main priority will be the release of a new build for testing. But we are not going to leave any other directions either.
The most interesting and intuitive part at the moment will be a partially updated interface. As we previously announced, the indicators of attack on your character (weak and strong) were added, as well as the “Stun” indicator. The next days our interface artist will finish work on the updated menu of talents and HP indicator.
Work on another improvement in the appearance of the Marauder is almost complete, there are still several corrections to be made before the character finally takes root in its new form.
We continue to work on new variants of the Reaper scythe. We suggest you vote for the style you like.
This is all the news so far, see you soon on the pages of our diary!
Among the snow-capped mountains there is a monastery of reapers. Having arisen in an instant, for half a century now it is a symbol of the power of that which is called Death. There are brave souls who come here for knowledge and strength, there are desperate people who are looking for justice, there are those who came to die. But the present guest is special: he is a Chronicler-monk, whose mission is to leave to his descendants a true story.
All day he passed from one Reaper to another and quietly questioned everyone, writing down the truth. And so, coming out onto the balcony, pierced by all winds, the monk stood next to the warrior and once again glanced at his powerful figure, completely enclosed in armor with many marks of past battles. Only the living eyes, glowing with the inner light of a fanatical faith in their Lady, and heavy breathing, spoke of the fact that before him a living person.
The Chronicler bowed and quietly whispered the question. He knew that he was talking to a representative of the first Reapers. For many fifty years only a few have been honored to speak with one of the Fingers of Death - the commander of the army of reapers.
Hearing the question, the tall warrior turned his head slightly. A few seconds of silence clearly demonstrated that the person is thinking something over. But then, coming to a decision, he began to talk. It seemed that every word was nourished by his icy fury and contempt.
-Do you want to know the truth, Chronicler? Your dedication deserves encouragement, - the mighty warrior gave a barely audible chuckle. Once upon a time I was a simple farmer. Growing bread is hard but honorable work. It is a pity that all the honor begins and ends with these words. Our Fatebinder treated us like cattle. For him, only money and magical experiments were important. Every fall, we were left just enough so that we did not die of hunger. This went on until the time when the sea came to our lands. My village has become extinct almost completely. Do you know what it means to bury your family? I found out.
The Reaper interrupted for a while, waiting for the Chronicler to write down after him. Noticing that the monk froze in anticipation, he continued.
-It was a truly damn year. The plague did not leave us a chance either. But this did not lead me to serve Her. It was done by the tax collectors of the Fatebinder that they came to the village in the autumn. They were not touched by our grief. That's when I killed for the first time. Further all as in a fog. Attacks on the Sovereign’s servants, raids on warehouses, blood ... a lot of blood!
A sudden chill ran through the Chronicler's body, which did not hide from the tenacious look of the first reaper.
-I tried to kill only those who serve the Sovereign. Revenge moved me, but I did not lose my head. Soon I had associates. We really got a lot of problems. So much that we sent a large squad.
A cloud of steam escaping from under the horned helmet with a sigh forced the Chronicler to raise his eyes. It was evident that the Reaper was once again experiencing long-past events.
-We were blocked in old ruins.No chance to escape or win. We understood that this was the end and, saying goodbye to each other, prepared for the attack, - after a few seconds, the Reaper uttered the following words in a different tone. He could hear the elevation and spirituality, - It was at this moment that She appeared to us. For a few moments I understood everything. I understood how miserable and insignificant I was. I understood how pathetic the sovereigns are in their desire to subjugate their divine power. I changed. There was no longer a farmer. There was only the Reaper who came for the souls of the enemies!
A minute passed in a minute, but the warrior kept silent, thinking about something far away. The monk did not dare to interrupt the meditation of one of the Fingers of Death. The Chronicler had plenty of patience. It is necessary only to wait a little, and the descendants will learn the true history of the Reapers.
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