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v1.33b
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- 2024-02-28
BUGS FIXED:
- Fixed a bug in version 1.32c that caused the game to crash when a ship approached the eastern edge of the map.
- Nerubian Queen Patra'Omon will no longer sell her artifacts after the attack on the undead base begins.
QUESTS:
- War with the Scourge. After the attack begins, settlers and players will have a shared vision of units.
- Home Sweet Home (Misam'zaqir). Fixed a desynchronization between the displayed incubation time and the actual timer.
HEROES:
- Nerubian Broodmother. Feature "Poison Resistance". Property "Resistance to Corpse Poisons". Allows spreading existing "Vampirism" effects to attacks on the undead with a healing efficiency of 50% of the base values.
ITEMS:
- Crown of Magic. Cost increased to 6000 gold (was 5000) and 6 crystals (was 5). Mana costs increased to 400 (was 300).
- Mana Shield. The recipe now requires only 1 additional crystal (was 3).
MISCELLANEOUS:
- Instead of a dog, a Mana Wyrm has been added to the Elf Camp.
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v1.33
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- 2024-02-11
BUGS FIXED:
- Enhanced game save mechanism for stability and fewer failed saves.
HEROES:
- Level 35 heroes can now acquire 1 extra skill point in the "Training Hall" for 10k gold and 1 crystal.
- Hotkeys for commands and abilities on the control panel have been adjusted to match their positions on the panel (bottom to top, left to right): Q-W-E-R; A-S-D-F; Z-X-C-V.
- "Game Camera and Interface" submenu added option to toggle in-game interface for Warcraft versions 1.32+.
- Grenadier: "Full-Metal Golem" and its debris now grant vision to players. Zarbobams offers "Built-in Modulator" upgrade, enabling full control over the golem and allowing teleportation of the golem and its debris using the "Summon Mercenaries" ability.
QUESTS:
- "Nerubians": "Dark Tribute." Penalty per attribute reduced to -2 (was -3).
- "Mana Beasts and Where to Find Them": It's now possible to complete the mission without reward if no suitable creatures remain on map.
MERCENARIES:
- Ogre Sergeant: Removed the "Battle March" ability. Added the "Brute Force" ability: Utilizes strength and size advantages, weakening foes. Opponents with less current health than unit's max deal 15%/20%/25%/30% less damage. Conversely, the unit deal 30%/40%/50%/60% more damage to such targets.
ITEMS:
- A new items available for purchase at the "Mercenary Camp":
- Mercenary Legion Banner. Grants "Battle March" aura: +20% movement speed, +15% combat speed for nearby friendly and neutral units.
- Ironbreaker Smasher. Ogre hammer, shatters armor, crushes bones. Deals 20% more damage to targets with "Armor" defense type. 15% chance to stun the target for 1 sec on melee attack.
OTHER:
- A lightweight SD version of the map is available for download, including custom music, but without Reforged HD models.
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v1.32c
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- 2024-01-31
BUGS FIXED:
- Optimization of objects and models loaded into memory has been conducted to improve game performance and stability.
FULL VERSION:
- Information from the FAQ has been added to the "Camera and Interface" submenu - https://xgm.guru/p/northrend/faq-eng
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v1.32b
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- 2024-01-20
BUGS FIXED:
- Fixed the reoccurrence (bug returned in 1.32) of map encoding in Zlib format, which in some cases could cause the map to crash when pressing the "Quests" (F9) button.
CREEPS:
- Gold and experience rewards for killing bosses have been reduced by an average of 15%-20%.
QUESTS:
- Minor text corrections in dialogue windows.
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v1.32
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- 2024-01-04
BUGS FIXED:
- Fixed a potential cause of network game desynchronization when using abilities in the area of bridges and ramps in some cases.
- Ability "Inferno." Now, summoned Infernals of 2nd and 3rd levels cannot be resurrected after death.
- "Bear Companion" will now be equipped with "Leather Barding," even if at the time of talent upgrade "Pack Bear" it was in transport.
- Fixed a bug with experience points being awarded for shooting corpse wagons at a hero group.
FULL VERSION:
- New HD model for Nerubian Broodmother by Vindorei.
HEROES:
- Now, each point of strength will additionally reduce damage from opponents' auto-attacks by 0.15%.
- "Hero Information." Now displays the value of additional damage absorption from auto-attacks.
- Nerubian Broodmother. Ability "Mass Brood." Visual effect has been changed.
QUESTS:
- "Mana Beasts and Where to Find Them." Map markers will now show the location of the "Detector of Magic" if the item is on the ground.
- "Interception." Added a hint about the time limit for completing the quest.
- "A Message." Changed the position of the marker on the map with the recommended area for installing the "Astral Relay Device."
CREEPS:
- "Barbed Arachnathid," "Magical Arachnathid." Ability "Poisoned Strike." Description of the ability has been corrected. Maximum reduction of target's attack and movement speed changed to 25% (was 80%).
ITEMS:
- "Nerubian Pheromone." New icon.
- "Rotten Fish." Information about provoking the "Indigestion" effect in monsters that swallow heroes has been added to the description.
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v1.31c
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- 2023-11-14
BUGS FIXED:
- Fixed map encoding in Zlib format, which could cause map crashes when pressing the "Quests" button (F9) in some cases.
- Minor corrections in quest dialogue replicas.
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v1.31b
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- 2023-09-26
OTHER:
- Made smoother movement over terrain irregularities for the following projectiles: "Boomerang Axe", "Accelerating Hammer", "Holy Grenade", "Blast-fishing Bomb".
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v1.31
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- 2023-09-23
BUGS FIXED:
- Improved game stability against desynchronization during long sessions.
- "Antidote" now correctly removes the "Parasite" effect.
FULL VERSION:
- Improved texture quality in SD graphics mode.
HEROES:
- Added visual effects for hero level-ups.
- Grenadier: "Smoke Grenade" ability now has a new smoke effect icon.
- Necrolyte: "Death and Decay" ability damage reduced to 8%/11%/14%/17%/20% (was 8%/12%/16%/20%/24%). Mana cost increased to 120/150/180/210/240 (was 120). Casting time added - 1.5 seconds. Range reduced to 700 units (was 900 units).
QUESTS:
- "War with the Scourge": Increased Dark Citadel's attack at higher difficulty levels. A new one Spirit Ziggurat has been added near the Scourge Base.
CREEPS:
- Some bosses will now attempt to retreat from combat away from their lairs.
- Ice Murloc: "Frost Attack" ability attack speed penalty reduced to 15% (was 25%), movement speed penalty reduced to 30% (was 50%).
ITEMS:
- Orb of Frost: Attack speed penalty reduced to 15% (was 25%), movement speed penalty reduced to 30% (was 50%).
- Vordrassil's Branch: Duration on heroes and creatures above level 5 reduced to 5 seconds (was 7 seconds).
OTHER:
- Tints are dimmed on certain creeps model variations in HD graphics mode.
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v1.30b
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- 2023-09-16
BUGS FIXED:
- Unintentional walkability in certain areas of the Undead and Nerubian regions, which occurred in the previous version, has been removed.
- A typo in the maximum level of the "Camouflage" ability for the Ranger-Hunter has been corrected.
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v1.30
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- 2023-09-01
BUGS FIXED:
- Mountain Champion: "Stone Form" no longer cancels "Battle Frenzy."
- Steam Tank: Fixed missing damage with "Cluster Rockets."
HEROES:
- Grenadier/Goblin Tinker: Added area of effect display for abilities "Cluster Bomb," "Plant Explosives," "Holy Hand Grenade," "Goblin Land Mine," "Fall of Goblinburg," and "Kaja'mite Battery."
QUESTS:
- Shipwreck: Added a hint for using the "Ship Navigation Map."
- Lost Dwarves: Added an extra objective to speak with the entangled dwarf.
ITEMS:
- Picking up attribute-boosting books now displays bonus values.
- Hand of Midas: Requires 6 crystals (was 5). Mana cost increased to 150 (was 100). Reduced gold bonus for transforming kills (-15%).
- Control Signal Modulator: Cooldown reduced to 20 seconds (was 30).
CREEPS:
- Strengthened creeps (+5% to +15% attributes): Faceless, Nerubians, Sasquatches, Wendigos, Revenants, Golems, Magnataurs, Dragonspawns.
- Adjusted boss movement speed. Turtle (-10), Murloc (+10), Arachnathid (+30), Spider (+30), Bear (+34), Furbolg (+30), Tuskarr (+10), Banshee (+30), Faceless (+35), Nerub (+30), Revenant (+30), Fallen Vrykul (+32), Wendigo (+40), Mammoth (+30), Sasquatch (+30), Golem (+44), Magnataur (+30), Dragonspawn (+30), Dragon (+28).
- Murlocs: "Safety Bubble" duration reduced to 3 seconds (was 4).
- Nerubians: "Web Attack" now deals 50% more damage to previously ensnared targets.
MERCENARIES:
- Naga Siren: Health increased to 400/536/668/800 (was 300/402/501/600). Damage increased to 28/35/42/49 (was 20/25/30/35). Armor increased to 1/2/3/4 (was 0/1/2/3).
- Glacial Monstrosity: Cost increased to 9 crystals (was 7).
- Ogre Magi: Cost increased to 4500 gold (was 4000).
- Ogre Sergeant: Cost increased to 6000 gold (was 5000).
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v1.29
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- 2023-06-12
BUGS FIXED:
- Demonologist Succubus: "Aura of Chaos" ability. Fixed a bug where the aura was not applied to the hero itself at level 5 skill upgrade.
- Fixed hero's voice lines not playing upon selection in Warcraft version 1.26.
FULL VERSION:
- New model for Yogg-Saron (by Explobomb).
HEROES:
- If the player controls only one hero, the game camera will now be moved along with the hero after teleportation.
- The movement speed bonus from being out of combat will now reset upon receiving (and dealing) sufficient damage from abilities.
QUESTS:
- "War with the Scourge". Added victory animation for settler units after the destruction of Black Citadel.
- "Conflict with the Drakkari". Fixed premature retreat of trolls sent to guard the barricade.
- "Evacuation". Added a hint about the time limit for completing the quest.
CREEPS:
- Crouching Snow Tiger: "Hide in Shadows" ability. It will no longer be available for player activation.
OTHER:
- Added information about the selected difficulty level to the post-victory statistics screen.
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v1.28
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- 2023-05-21
BUGS FIXED:
- Demonologist Succubus: "Aura of Chaos" ability now correctly calculates resistance to elemental and magical damage when the aura is active.
- "Annihilation Staff" will no longer permanently kill Gron'Gax during the arena battle.
- Extra unintended stun effect from "Steam Tank" attacks after using "Cluster Rockets" has been removed.
- Synchronization issue with sound playback has been fixed when players have different graphics modes enabled (SD and HD).
FULL VERSION:
- New HD models: Snow Tigers, Fortress of Dun-Nor (by Barorque, ShadiHD, Tamplier). Lich, Skeleton, Fallen Vrykul Thane (by ThatGuyFromBar).
- In Reforged graphics mode, standard HD models will be used for the following objects and units: Cannon Tower, Guard Tower, Pier, Scourge buildings, and Patra-Omon.
MERCENARIES:
- New mercenary: "Blademistress". Now joins the hero after completing the quest "A Message (Miltrana Foresthermit)" (replacing the "Archer").
- New mercenary: "Pioneer". Now joins the hero after completing the quest "The Lost Dwarves (Hagrim Flying Axe)" (replacing the "Rifleman").
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v1.27
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- 2023-04-24
- Public release of Northrend RPG e.
Approved
xgm.guru
