Round 118

A young Orcish warrior has united the tribes through convoluted acts of strategic cunning and devastating ruthlessness. Seated atop the Black Throne, the warrior turned empress rules an expansionist Empire, whose domain include the Afflicted, Dark Elves, and many other peoples.

Fearing subjugation if standing alone against the Empire, a coalition led by Elves and Humans has formed, creating the Commonwealth.

From beyond the Southern Sands, the Jagunii are marching their enormous War Mammoths to join the Commonwealth and to keep the Empire from expanding.

The Commonwealth has sent emissaries across the Icewind Strait, seeking to forge an alliance with the mighty Norse. No response has been received as of yet.

Negotiations with the great city of Kerranad have fallen apart and Commonwealth representative have been driven out by force. They take solace in at least not having been thrown in jail as their Imperial counterparts were.

The borders to Beastfolk lands are adorned by the mutilated and dismembered bodies of diplomats, negotiators, and infiltrators. Heads with expressions of terror fixed on poles and limbs pointing the opposite direction welcome would-be visitors. Although uneasy by the sight of this savagery, the peoples of the Yeti, Qur, Simian, Kobold, and even Glimjir have banded together with the Beastfolks, united in their desire to remain independent. For reasons unknown and unknowable, the Growth seems to have sided with the Independent.

General

• Alignments have been restored.
• Unit costs increased by roughly 50%.
• Barbarian DPA and OPA targets updated to match the higher unit costs.
• Minimum DPA changed from 10 to 6.
• Maximum OP sendable in the first 12 ticks changed from 22,000 to 15,000.

Factions

Afflicted

• Abomination cost changed from 400 to 600 food.
• Pest Rat cost changed from 330 gold, 10 food to 480 gold, 15 food.
• Wretch cost changed from 800 gold to 1,200 gold.
• Reaper cost changed from 850 gold, 8 miasma to 1,250 gold, 10 miasma.

Ants

• Worker Ant cost changed from 260 to 380 gold.
• Armoured Ant cost changed from 400 gold, 40 lumber to 600 gold, 60 lumber.
• Fire Ant cost increased from 600 to 900 gold.
• Queen cost increased from 2,000 to 3,000 gold.

Aurei

• Alchemist cost changed from 555 to 888 gold.
• Gold Wyrm cost changed from 333,333 to 555,555 gold. Changed from 0/777 to 0/888.
• Halcyon cost changed from 555 gold, 111 mana to 888 gold, 111 mana.
• Chryson cost changed from 888 gold, 111 mana to 1,333 gold, 111 mana.

Beastfolk

• Goat Witch cost changed from 1,100 gold, 20 lumber to 1,550 gold, 30 lumber.
• Boar Man, Blood Horn, and Minotaur cost changed from 1,250 gold, 100 ore to 1,800 gold, 140 ore.

Dark Elf

• Slave Soldier cost changed from 100 gold, 25 ore to 150 gold, 35 ore.
• Shadow Archer cost changed from 600 gold, 40 ore, 20 mana to 900 gold, 60 ore, 30 mana.
• Nightblade cost changed from 720 gold, 100 ore, 50 mana to 1,080 gold, 150 ore, 75 mana.
• Warweaver cost changed from 740 gold, 60 ore, 80 mana to 1,100 gold, 100 ore, 100 mana.
• Gargoyle cost changed from 20,000 mana to 30,000 mana.

Demon

• Hellhound cost changed from 250 gold, 50 blood to 360 gold, 75 blood.
• Succubus cost changed from 320 gold, 32 blood to 480 gold, 48 blood.
• Congregant cost changed from 480 gold, 65 blood to 720 gold, 90 blood.
• Adjudicator cost changed from 875 gold, 120 blood to 1,300 gold, 180 blood.

Dragons

• Construction secondary resource changed from ore to stones.
• Mercenary cost changed from 500 gold to 720 gold.
• Driller cost changed from 200 gold, 20 ore to 300 gold, 30 stones.
• Dragon Knight cost changed from 1,400 gold, 10 dragonscales to 2,000 gold, 12 dragonscales.
• Dragon sheds 0.10 dragonscale per tick.

Dwarg

• Miner cost changed from 400 gold, 40 ore to 600 gold, 60 ore.
• Keeper cost changed from 800 gold, 200 ore to 1,200 gold, 300 ore.
• Hammerer cost changed from 1,200 gold, 250 ore to 1,800 gold, 380 ore.
• Thunder Hammerer changed from 120/40 to 60/40. Cost changed from 0 gold to 100 gold.

Glimjir

• Weaver cost changed from 1,200 gold to 1,800 gold.
• Reaver cost changed from 1,600 gold to 2,400 gold.
• Kraken cost changed from 360,000 gold to 540,000 gold.

Gnome

• Mortar cost changed from 400 gold, 200 ore to 600 gold, 300 ore.
• Ore Guard cost changed from 600 gold, 200 ore to 900 gold, 300 ore.
• Automaton cost changed from 3,000 gold, 1,000 ore to 4,500 gold, 1,500 ore.
• Juggernaut cost changed from 5,500 gold, 1,500 ore to 8,250 gold, 2,000 ore.

Goblin

• Kaboom cost changed from 80 gold, 20 ore to 120 gold, 30 ore.
• Shaman cost changed from 420 gold, 20 lumber to 620 gold, 30 lumber.
• Wolf Rider cost changed from 700 gold, 100 ore to 1,000 gold, 160 ore.

Growth

• Tendril cost changed from 500 food to 750 food.

Human

• Archer cost changed from 550 gold, 50 lumber to 800 gold, 75 lumber.
• Halberdier cost changed from 800 gold, 220 ore to 1,200 gold, 300 ore.
• Foot Soldier cost changed from 1,000 gold, 160 ore to 1,500 gold, 240 ore.
• Knight cost changed from 1,500 gold, 300 ore to 2,500 gold, 400 ore.

Icekin

• Ice Beast cost changed from 60 mana, 200 food to 90 mana, 300 food.
• Snow Witch cost changed from 250 gold to 375 gold.
• Frost Mage cost changed from 350 to 525 gold.
• Ice Drake cost changed from 1,000 gold, 100 gems, 120 mana to 1,500 gold, 150 gems, 160 mana.

Jagunii

• Traits:
  • +20% XP gains.
  • +20% prestige gains.
  • +20% gems production.
  • +10% max trade value.
• Units:
  • Javalineer: 4/2 — 900 gold, 60 ore, 100 lumber.
  • Lancer: 2/4 — 900 gold, 100 ore, 60 lumber.
  • Drummer: 0/0 — 300 gold, 10 ore, 10 lumber — +0.10 base morale, max 2 per Mammothary.
  • Mammoth: 0/120 — 40,000 gold — does not count as population, +4 raw food consumption, -50% casualties, return six ticks faster.
  • War Mammoth: 264/220 — 50,000 gold, 10,000 ore, 10,000 lumber, 1,000 gems, 24 Javalineers, 12 Lancers, 1 Drummer, 1 Mammoth — dies into Mammoths, -25% casualties on offense, -50% casualties on defense, does not count as population, +40 food consumption, plunders up to 20 gold and 8 gems, increases morale by +0.20.

Kobold

• Skitterblade cost changed from 250 gold, 30 ore to 325 gold, 40 ore.
• Snarlshield cost changed from 250 gold, 30 ore to 325 gold, 40 ore.
• Cragguard cost changed from 600 gold, 80 ore to 900 gold, 120 ore.
• Fang Marshal cost changed from 800 gold, 80 ore to 1,200 gold, 120 ore.

Nox

• Phantom cost changed from 100 to 150 mana.
• Shade cost changed from 380 mana to 560 mana.
• Fiend cost changed from 800 to 1,200 mana.
• Nightmare cost changed from 1,000 to 1,500 mana.
• Evoker cost changed from 3,000 gold, 200 mana to 4,200 gold, 300 mana.
• Envoy of Darkness cost changed from 1,000 mana, 10 gloom, 1,000 gold to 1,200 mana, 10 gloom. Counts as 4 wizards (up from 3).

Orc

• Impaler cost changed from 740 gold, 200 ore to 1,100 gold, 300 ore.
• Shieldbearer cost changed from 450 gold, 150 ore to 650 gold, 220 ore.
• Doomrider cost changed from 1,300 gold, 300 ore to 1,900 gold, 300 ore.
• Warboss cost changed from 1,500 gold, 300 ore to 2,400 gold, 300 ore.

Qur

• Artificer cost changed from 800 gold, 50 ore, 50 lumber to 1,200 gold, 75 ore, 75 lumber.
• Crystal cost changed from 20 gems, 5 mana to 30 gems, 7 mana.
• Zealot cost changed from 1,700 gold, 25 mana to 2,500 gold, 35 mana.
• Crystalline Zealot cost changed from 20 mana, 100 ore to 30 mana, 150 ore.

Reptilians

• Horned One cost changed from 980 gold to 1,400 gold.
• Scaled One cost changed from 1,200 to 1,800 gold.
• Blessed One cost changed from 1,400 to 2,100 gold.
• Ancient One cost changed from 32,000 gold, 2000 mana to 50,000 gold, 2,500 mana.
• Eternal One cost changed from 30,000 prayers to 50,000 prayers. Changed from 2,000 DP to 2,200 DP. Cost increase per unit trained changed from +2.75% to +2.60%.

Simian

• Mauler cost changed from 600 gold to 900 gold.
• Vine Strider cost changed from 600 gold to 900 gold.
• Ironwood Guardian cost changed from 1,200 gold, 100 lumber to 1,800 gold, 140 lumber.
• Ironwood Berserker cost changed from 1,400 gold, 200 lumber to 2,000 gold, 300 lumber.

Snow Elf

• Arbalist cost changed from 1,100 gold, 50 ore, 150 lumber to 1,600 gold, 80 ore, 220 lumber.
• Peacekeeper cost changed from 1,600 gold, 200 ore, 50 lumber to 2,400 gold, 250 ore, 85 lumber.
• Hailstorm Cannon cost changed from 1,000,000 gold, 500,000 ore, 250,000 lumber, 100,000 gems to 1,500,000 gold, 750,000 ore, 325,000 lumber, 150,000 gems.

Swarm

• Scorpion cost changed from 380 gold to 560 gold.
• Scarab cost changed from 360 gold to 480 gold.
• Arachnid cost changed from 900 to 1,350 gold.
• Centipede cost changed from 1,580 gold, 40 food to 2,400 gold, 50 food.

Sylvan

• Leshy cost changed from 248 mana to 372 mana.
• Sprite removed.
• Dryad cost changed from 356 mana to 534 mana.
• Spriggan cost changed from 750 mana to 1,126 mana.

Troll

• Ogre cost changed from 700 gold, 100 ore to 1,100 gold, 140 ore.
• Skullcrusher Maul cost changed from 420 ore to 620 ore.
• Thornwood Cudgel cost changed from 260 to 400 lumber.
• Ironskin cost changed from 400 to 600 ore.
• Troll cost changed from 2,300 gold to 3,400 gold.

Undead

• Desecrator cost changed from 560 gold to 840 gold.
• Ghoul cost changed from 200 mana to 300 mana.
• Wight cost changed from 1,400 gold, 180 mana to 2,100 gold, 270 mana.
• Lich cost changed from 1,000 gold, 50 mana to 1,500 gold, 75 mana.

Wood Elf

• Warden cost changed from 700 gold, 100 lumber to 1,000 gold, 150 lumber.
• Sentinel cost changed from 940 gold, 100 lumber to 1,200 gold, 200 lumber.
• Elk Cavalry cost changed from 2,000 gold, 100 man to 4,000 gold, 120 mana.

Yeti

• Construction resource changed from lumber to stones.
• Rockbreaker changed from producing 1 ore/tick to 1 stones/tick. Cost changed from 100 food, 50 ore, 50 lumber to 150 food, 75 stones, 75 lumber.
• Mutterer cost changed from 240 food, 150 ore, 100 lumber to 360 food, 225 stones, 150 lumber.
• Thrasher cost changed from 240 food, 160 ore, 100 lumber to 360 food, 240 stones, 150 lumber.
• Stonethrower changed from +1 OP per 30 ore to +1 OP per 60 stones. Price changed from 380 food, 200 lumber, 1 draftee to 850 food, 1 draftee.

Advancements

• Commerce: changed from increasing exchange rate to increasing max trade value (base 3.125%).
• New — Masonry: increases stones improvement points (base 6.25%).
• Mining Equipment also increases stone production.

Artefacts

• No changes.

Buildings

• Gryphon Nest changed from 0.008 Gryphons/tick to 0.0055.
• New — Mammothary: reduces cost of Mammoths by -2% per 1% (max -40%) and reduces cost of War Mammoths by -1% per 1% (max -20%).
• New — Stone Quarry: produces 60 stones/tick.

Decrees

• No changes.

Deities

• No changes.

Improvements

• No changes.

Magic

• No changes.

Cantrips (Level 0)

• No changes.

Level 1

• No changes.

Level 2

• No changes.

Level 3

• No changes.

Level 4

• No changes.

Level 5

• No changes.

Faction Spells

• Retribution (Jagunii): +15% offensive power if target invaded your realm (or, in deathmatches, if target invaded you).

Divine Spells

• No changes.

Quickstarts

• No changes.

Research

• Not invented yet.

Resources

• New — Stones: Various rocks and stones of high quality, used for building, crafting, and crushing. Circa 40% lower trade, exchange, and improvement and values than ore.

Trade

• No changes.

Theft

• No changes.

Titles

• No changes.