Patch 0.1 - Improved AI and map generation

Enemy AI/empires

• AI will use Rune spells now
• AI forming more empires is now tied to difficulty
• Will upgrade assets based on difficulty
• Will try to break free if you do not build up their assets or if you get victory condition

Procedural generation

• maps will generate with more choke points

Visuals

• Updated magical effects in manual and world combat
• Implemented new animations for burrow units
• Improved formations display in combat
• More units displayed on battlefield
• Burrowers have different animation now
• Improved timing on assassins attack

Optimization

• Reduced amount of time needed to save the game to reduce hitches
• Optimized world map big armies

Bugfixes

• Fixed garrison timer somtimes going in infinitive repeat
• Fixed potential blocker in prologue 1 region 1
• Pause cannot be used during cutscenes
• Shift will no longer zoom in while adjusting mana for spells
• Fixed issue where some pickups were unreachable
• Avatar spawned in mission 3 can now properly ambush
• Avatar stats transfer properly from first 2 missions
• Fixed a bug where default researched spells wouldn't level up with library until you researched them at least once
• Fix battle music during loading
• Special regions that changed ownership will now properly change banner if they were assimilated into empire
• Dead avatars cannot transfer armies
• Fixed bug with Merge after loading an old game where capturing a settlement wouldn't stop Merge from happening

Gameplay

• Solved issues with Rune utophey not applying if you casted higher level on existing one
• Subduing someone you are at war with, will automatically end that war
• Fixed some issues with declaring war
• Having higher speed against your enemy will put your first unit at front properly now against neutral settlements (Terrain lore matters a lot now for first attack in manual combat)
• Fixed bug where your default reserached spells wouldn't apply library bonus until you researched them at least for 1 day

Manual Combat

• added Terror and Mindbend abilities in manual combat if corresponding unit is selected
• Abilities can be used as long as unit is selected in addition to it's attack (better UX coming for those soon)
• Added combat log for better understanding of what is going on in combat Part 1

UI/UX

• Slightly improved readability of all combat logs (blue is you, enemy is red)
• Post Combat log properly updates after manual combat
• Added more game info inside "Load game" option
• Improved map editor UI graphics
• Researched spells will properly display tooltip even if not having enough Omnipresence

Rebalanced Mission 1 and Mission 2

• In combination with newly added abilities, missions have been rebalanced in order to try and work with army synergies more, would love your feedback there!

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