Hotfix: Creature Banks, Templates & Bug Fixes

Greetings, Champions!

We’ve just deployed a swift hotfix focused on tweaking object protectors, refining specific scenarios, and squashing several lingering bugs.

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Patch Notes

Version 0.82.07

Balance Adjustments

Creatures

• Medusa Queen — “Hail of Arrows” ability:
  • Damage dealt by the ability has been cut in half.
  • Mana cost decreased from 3 down to 2.

Map Objects

• Defensive forces guarding creature banks have been recalibrated:
  • Colosseum: 11 / 19 / 25 / 30 → 11 / 19 / 26 / 31
  • Tomb of Vigilance: 19 / 34 / 45 / 52 → 20 / 35 / 47 / 56
  • Boreal Call: 14 / 25 / 33 / 38 → 15 / 26 / 35 / 42
  • Carrion Pile: 30 / 50 / 65 / 75 → 34 / 54 / 70 / 82
  • Petrified Memorial: 7 / 13 / 18 / 21 → 7 / 13 / 18 / 22
• The strength reduction applied to external artifact guards on randomized maps is now set to 20% of their base value, down from the previous 40%.

Scenario Templates

• Jebus Cross: Victory conditions now once again require holding the central stronghold for 6 full days.
• Jebus Arena: Strongholds situated in the central zone are now positioned closer to the exits as originally intended.
• Blitz: All faction creature dwellings featured on this template now boast doubled initial growth rates.
• Sprint:
  • Heroes possessing the “Pathfinder” specialization are temporarily disabled on this template, while the “Scouting” skill returns to the pool.
  • The scaling rate of guardian strength within both player territories has been lowered.
  • “Arborcopia” will no longer spawn on this layout.
• Jebus Outcast & Outcast Tournament: Resolved an issue that severely limited the frequency of Pandora’s Boxes spawning across desert regions.

Bug Fixes

• Corrected an anomaly that improperly altered the initial deployment positions of defenders in combat encounters featuring internal garrisons.
• The network disconnection prompt will no longer display behind the match loading interface.
• Fixed an infrequent glitch that prevented the custom game menu from launching if certain game files experienced corruption.
• Polished the reward descriptions for Pandora’s Boxes that grant primary attribute bonuses to heroes.

Official Wiki

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