Hello everyone,

So I got this update done early last week, I just haven't had the chance to put it out until now. It's not a major update but several little parts of the game have been worked on and a couple of bugs have been fixed.

DRINKING OVERSIGHT

In a playtest where I had no gold I ended up getting drunk and ending up into minus gold, then realised no tavern drinking code had a check to see if you had the gold first, now they all do and a few other bugs were discovered and fixed during this process!

* Fixed all taverns not having checks for if you have the gold
* Added inaccessible option change if you cant afford drinks in taverns
* Fixed ale without a name in one of the taverns
* Fixed exotic ale store allowing purchase with no gold
* Fixed shaian tavern selling ale for 1 gold but taking 2 gold from you when you buy it

CHEATSELLER EXPANDED

So I passed by the cheat seller stall and realised it could probably be a whole lot more aesthetic and interesting, so I've completely reworked it and added in all of the games new cheats giving each one it's own special scroll screen, 50+ to find though so good luck!

* Added face for cheat stall character
* Added new graphic screen for trying to visit cheat stall when cheats blocked in game
* Added new sound effect for face cheat stall during cheats blocked save game
* Added new screen for scroll seller introduction
* Added new screen for scroll seller scroll sale screen
* Added sound effect to the scroll buying screen
* Added new option to ask cheat seller how to enter cheats
* Added new option to ask cheat seller how to block cheats
* Removed debug scroll feature
* Added new post scroll reading screen with sfx
* Added new screen for 7 million gold scroll
* Added new screen for disbanded deserters scroll
* Added new screen for 1k throne room visitors scroll
* Added new screen for 1k soldiers scroll
* Added new screen for 69 lands scroll
* Added new screen for 100 relation with all scroll
* Added new screen for -100 relation with all scroll
* Added new screen for 0 relation with all scroll
* Added new screen for 10k soldiers scroll
* Added new screen for 1k gold scroll
* Added new screen for forcing leagues of evil and good to form scroll
* Added new screen for pacifist kingdom scroll
* Added new screen for cheat megalist scroll
* Added new screen for 1500 mixed independent soldiers scroll
* Added new screen for debug megalist scroll
* Added new screen for 100k peasants scroll
* Added new screen for time travel scroll
* Added new screen for set bluetrii scroll
* Added new screen for set lands scroll
* Added new screen for resurrecting creatures scroll
* Added new screen for choosing your gold scroll
* Added new screen for debug mode scroll
* Added new screen for secret cut locations scroll
* Added new screen for 10x stronger independents scroll
* Added new screen for 10x stronger bug same lands independents scroll
* Added new screen for game time limit change scroll
* Added new screen for 100 questing knights scroll
* Added new screen for unexplore and reexplore scroll
* Added new screen for 300 skill level staff scroll
* Added new screen for old debug colour setting scroll
* Added new screen for colour test system scroll
* Added new screen for demon horde spawn scroll
* Added new screen for 666 units scroll
* Added new screen for 1000 market mercenaries scroll
* Added new screen for 100 races list scroll
* Added new screen for 100 relation with musicians scroll
* Added new screen for -100 relation with musicians scroll
* Added new screen for all wear hats scroll
* Added new screen for 777 million gold scroll
* Added new screen for all kingdoms have a single land scroll
* Added new screen for all kingdoms one land and one unit scroll
* Added new screen for void gate scroll
* Added new screen for new goblin slaver scroll
* Added new screen for specific goblin slaver scroll
* Added new screen for 1k goblin slaves scroll
* Added new screen for disabling cheats scroll
* Added new screen for all minor factions scroll
* Added new screen for any number of chaos orbs scroll
* Added new screen for 100 non beast races list scroll
* Added new screen for all locations revealed scroll
* Added new screen for mutate faces scroll
* Added new screen for refugee camps scroll
* Added new screen for baiaa debug scroll
* Added new screen for change your background scroll
* Added new screen for restore the blackmarket scroll
* Added new screen for drylands nomads evil scroll
* Added new screen for drylands nomads good scroll

SCORP PIT IMPROVEMENTS

Noticed some issues with the scorpion pit and areas it could be improved, now it's done

* Fixed 3 grammar bugs in scorpion pit fights
* Added new gold change indicator when paying to watch or bet on a fight in scorp pit
* Added new gold change indicator when placing a bet on fight in scorp pit
* Added new gold change indicator when winning gold in scorp pit bet
* Made it much clearer how much gold was won on top of your bet when winning scorp pit bet

HELMET DESIGN CHOICE

I can't remember who but it was suggested by someone, I didn't think it was a problem until I came up against it myself, now you can make a lot more choice when it comes to helmet design via your general

* Added option to decline helmet design after asking general for a new one
* Added option to compare with current helmet design during asking general for a new one

WHY?

Yes why?

* Added ability to put your fingers down the goblin who's instructing you at the goblin hole (credit u/Jessabellerina)

BUGFIXES

A couple of bugs found through playtesting!

* Fixed 7 smallhaven local text talk bugs
* Fixed mine offers in throne room not showing you your currnt gold balance
* Fixed assassin hire throne room encounter not showing gold loss or assassination text
* Fixed you have no won any gold text bug
* Fixed wulf throne room entertainment screen missing a line below text
* Fixed hire grand champion option not blocked even when you have no free hero slots

EVERYTHING ELSE

Doesn't fit anywhere else but Looker845 from steam pointed out it would be much better to have the explore milestone give you a bonus explore point and not count as an explore used, otherwise it doesn't actually do anything as you gain a point but lose it having explored to find the stone.

* Changed white milestone explore encounter to give 1 additional explore chance (credit Looker845)

SCREENSHOTS

* New helmet design system - https://i.imgur.com/dDxeB19.png
* New cheat seller stall page - https://i.imgur.com/EG4rwz4.png
* Blocked cheats comment - https://i.imgur.com/LjNhhYt.png
* New cheat scroll screen - https://i.imgur.com/jDMZ8Ns.png
* Another cheat scroll screen - https://i.imgur.com/5Ft4Szu.png
* Crumbled scroll - https://i.imgur.com/Mu7eiR1.png
* New why option - https://i.imgur.com/V4nS09N.png
* The result - https://i.imgur.com/PNWDh74.png
* The Aftermath - https://i.imgur.com/uTwd3Df.png

Just made a tutorial showing what to do in your first year of Warsim, obviously it's in a random gameworld so things will be different for everyone but happy to answer any questions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr8t0Cxvaf0

https://i.imgur.com/TjCspgu.png

Hello everyone, Warsim is now 35% off on steam for the Autumn Sale for the next 14 days!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/6…Aslona/?beta=0

For anyone who doesn't know what warsim's about and is reading this, Warsim is a little known ascii kingdom management game that's been in development for 4 years and has got a 97% positive rating on steam and a small following of 1350 subs on www.reddit.com/r/WarsimRpg

Happy to answer any questions at all

Huw (Solodev)

Hello everyone,

So no combat update this friday and I won't be releasing an update until the first friday of the new year but instead here's something I've worked on this week!

Mods! I've wanted to do this for a while and decided it would be a nice idea as a gift to the Warsim community for Christmas!

Warsim - Mount and Blade Warband Mod

Here's an album showing off this mod - https://imgur.com/a/dtTTtQR

I spent a lot of time with this one as I'm a serious mount and blade fan. The player is a small faction at neutral with the main kingdoms of the mount and blade world (minus the vaegirs). The mod gives you full troop trees, each faction uses denars, all the leaders and major lords, mercenary companies and relevant bandit factions.

Perfect for a mount and blade fan! Beware though as the kingdoms of Calradia are pretty tough out of the gate.

Warsim - Skyrim Mod

The development of this mod began with one of the weirdest coincidences I've ever had in Warsim. I had pre-chosen where the main factions were going to go, first the Imperials, then Stormcloaks, etc. As I got to edit the faction names in the save file I saw that the second faction which was going to be Ulfrics factions was aptly randomly named Thumm (like Thuum, the name for the way of the voice in skyrim).

https://i.imgur.com/MEswxJ3.png

It was definitely a sign to ensure I dropped the best mod I could make!

Here's an album showing off the skyrim mod - https://imgur.com/a/idHxXKk

The mod sets you as Jarl Balgruuf of Whiterun, with your staff being Proventius and Irileth. The world is made up of two major factions, the Imperials and the Stormcloaks (Imperials have more land, stormcloaks have more units), but also includes the College of Winterhold, The Forsworn, and the Thalmor as smaller main factions.

There are also bandits and mercenary groups relevant to the game, each faction uses septims as their currency and troop trees are all sorted. Faction relations were also fairly finely tweaked so that it makes sense who is fighting who.

Warsim - Uberhard Mod

This one is more just a challenge, the races of this world were specifically selected to be tough and are started with enlarged populations. Behemoth Trolls, Colossal Godlings, Titan Vampires, Nightmare Ogres, and Deatheater Wizards.

Good luck!

Where to play?

All of these mods should be loadable as save files from the latest updated version of the game on steam and itch.io!

I hope you all enjoy and have a great holiday period, and thank you all for the support in developing this game, it really means a lot!

Cheers

Huw

This has taken me a few days but I've managed to pack together 100 features and bugfixes in this update as a nice final update before Christmas. There are lots of little changes and improvements in this update and I'm excited to release them. I want to thank everyone for the awesome support this last year and I hope everyone has a good Christmas.

INTRODUCTIONS IMPROVED

After adding a lot of content with tons of variation and detail I figured why not the introductory ceremony to the game, something pretty much everyone sees should be laid out better and should have a bit more variation. Now the new ceremonies are much more random and informative.

* Added 2 new variant intro texts to the start of the new game ceremony
* Added 2 new variant intro texts to Generals greeting at new game ceremony
* Fixed 8 grammar issues with generals greeting
* Added 2 new variant intro texts to shadow assassins game start
* Added 2 new variant intro texts for old age king game start
* Added 2 new variant intro texts for mad king game start
* Added Mad King Game - indicators for public opinion difference and mad king bonus features
* Added Demon King game - indicators for public op difference, troops change, and demon bonus features
* Added 2 new variant intro texts for gambler king
* Added Gambler king game - indicators for public op difference, troop chance, and bonus gold
* Fixed a text bug in demon overlord game start text
* Added Bandit king game - indicators for public op, law change, and truces shown
* Added colour system for origin bonus indicators in start of game introduction
* Added 2 new variant intro texts for demonic king game start
* Added 2 new variant intro texts for bandit king game start
* Made bandit king public opinion drop -30 instead of -20 as you've literally just conquered their kingdom, murdered their king and killed tons of their people
* Fixed 24 text and spacing bugs in introductory screens
* Added new indicator of game start generals name below his picture instead of in the dialouge text
* Added 3 new crowning texts to game intro
* Added 2 new general introduction screens to the game
* Added chance general doesn't introduce themselves to you
* Fixed layout issues with start game screens
* Added 3 new texts for state of the realm address from general
* Added new screen section for state of the realm finances
* Added 3 new texts for state of the realm financial address from general

BLACK BANK REVISITED

Haven't properly looked at the Black Bank for a while but it was rife with bugs. u/jjlf40 let me know of an issue and I went in and fixed it as well as a few other things.

* Rewrote Black bank intro text
* Fixed 10 black bank grammar and text bugs
* Fixed black bank deposit and withdrawal allowing infinite money (credit u/jjlf40)

BLACKMARKET CAPTURE UPDATE

I have bigger plans for it, but I have added expansion on capturing the Blackmarket including dynamic advice from your diplomat depending on how smart they are, if they are unskilled then you get unhelpful advice.

* Fixed length of the impose tax option when capturing black market
* Added new option when market is captured to ask your diplomat for advise
* Added diplomat market capture advice for diplomat of skill <50 (terrible advice)
* Added diplomat market capture advice for diplomat of skill 50-99 (meh advice)
* Added diplomat market capture advice for diplomat of skill 100-199 (good advice)
* Added diplomat market capture advice for diplomat of skill 200+ (best advice)
* Added new screen for closing the blackmarket once captured (with sfx)
* Added refugee issues with public opinion loss for closing blackmarket
* Added random number of new soldiers and peasants for hire after closing blackmarket

NAME SUFFIXES

Been a while since we've had a bunch of these, my favourite is 'The Urinator' but I'm also curious to see the possible random stuff that can come from the Urinated and it's random suffixes.

* Added new name suffix 'The Blackspur' (+13 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'The Bronzespur' (+8 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'The Ironspur' (+7 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'The Redspur' (+7 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'The Silverspur' (+8 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'The Whitespur' (+6 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'The Angry' (+9 battlescore) (can be modified by random additional parts)
* Added new name suffix 'The Anger' (+20 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'of Gone Times' (-2 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'of Old Times' (+11 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'of Better Days' (-5 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'the Explorer' (+11 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'the Far-Explorer' (+31 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'the Near-Explorer' (+3 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'the Skull-Drinker' (+29 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'the Bonespur' (-25 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'the Lunar' (+19 battlescore) (can be modified by random additional parts)
* Added new name suffix 'the Deathsetter' (+41 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'the Bloodsoaked' (+17 battlescore) (can be modified by random additional parts)
* Added new name suffix 'the Urinator' (+1 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'the Urinated' (-5 battlescore) (can be modified by random additional parts)
* Added new name suffix 'the Hard of Hearing' (-10 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'the Leafburner' (+5 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'Longfoot' (+3 battlescore)

GENERATOR TWEAKS

Suggested by u/BlackOnionSoul, now a new option in the extras generators screen. A screen for generating single races and seeing their faces and unit types.

* Renamed advanced race generator to bulk race generator
* Fixed mislabelled race figure in bulk race generator
* Added new random single race generator that shows you their stats and a random face of theirs (credit u/BlackOnionSoul)

DIALOGUES

Thought I'd add a handful more of these in game.

* Added 3 dialogues for brawl pit fans when Blackmarket wins
* Added 3 dialogues for blackmarket fans when Brawl Pit wins
* Added 3 slum pit dialogues
* Added 3 goblinwood prisoner dialogues

HERO ORIGIN STORIES

Another bunch of possibly origin stories for the heroes and champions of your world!

* Added 'Borderguard' hero origin story
* Added 'Wizards experiment' hero origin story
* Added 'Tales ended' hero origin story
* Added 'Drinking and forgetting' hero origin story
* Added 'Ex-Merc Village Attack' hero origin story

MINOR BANDIT GROUP IMPROVEMENTS

Noticed an issue with minor bandits and then rabbitholed myself into finding a bunch of issues, I also noticed that when making a truce with them or breaking one there is no text at all, it just happens. Well now there is a special random screen for each, 6 total!

* Added new screen when paying for truce with bandits
* Added anouncement to bandits reaction to truce with bandits
* Added you have my word reaction to truce with bandits
* Added so it is done reaction to truce with bandits
* Added so be it reaction to truce ending with bandits
* Added you insult me reaction to truce ending with bandits
* Added foolish choice reaction to truce ending with bandits
* Fixed bandit truce text not being blocked out if you don't have the gold
* Fixed hire bandits for attack text not being blocked out if you don't have the gold
* Fixed bandit group land seller no gold text doesn't tell you how much you need

DEBUG MODE EXPANSION

Was working on something using the debug mode and needed these tools, now they are added.

* Added debug option of changing independent races skin colour
* Added debug option of changing kingdom to allow lords if it doesn't already

BUGFIXES

A couple of bugfixes found partially from player suggestions and some from my own playtesting.

* Fixed sending general through trap door on leave request in throne room actually kills the diplomat instead and keeps the general as staff (credit RTT)
* Fixed 13 text and grammar bugs in gar'gallock screens
* Fixed 15 text and spacing bugs in rass bartender text
* Fixed issue with certain goblin settlement upgrades breaking lines in end of turn report
* Fixed no leader of arena when upgrading save files from pre-arena leader times
* Fixed helmet creation process not taking gold from you
* Fixed missing line in bard reaction to praise in throne room
* Fixed hiring militia abandoner doesn't show +soldier and -militia text
* Fixed aslona mentioned in soldiers ranking screen regardles of your kingdom name
* Fixed Stupid and thoughtless races are able to raid
* Fixed getting 10/10 on the final exam of the history guild fails you (credit u/taukki)
* Fixed market favour option bug
* Fixed firing and hiring new monster trainer causes game to force you to end turn (credit u/taukki)

EVERYTHING ELSE

Nothing much, a new sound effect and a higher ceiling of troops for enemy kingdoms.

* Added new sound effect for enacting or cancelling trade with eastern trade post
* Buffed the maximum possible troops for independent kingdoms at game start

SCREENSHOTS

* The new gamestart screen for getting the demon loadout - https://i.imgur.com/neFhqCZ.png
* New generals introduction - https://i.imgur.com/qDLjpbp.png
* New option when capturing the Blackmarket (ask staff) - https://i.imgur.com/4nV39rz.png
* Demonic Staff member with low skill answering the question on what to do with the market - https://i.imgur.com/rhUhL1l.png
* New single race generator in the extras screen #random race 1 - https://i.imgur.com/hNeFZMx.png
* New single race generator in the extras screen #random race 2 - https://i.imgur.com/kmhd5Cd.png
* New single race generator in the extras screen #random race 3 - https://i.imgur.com/yZaeKRY.png

DWARF FORTRESS MOD

Oh right and forgot to mention above, the great response to the other mods got me thinking, and given that both skyrim and mount and blade were great inspirations why not a mod honouring Dwarf fortress, a game which definitely was a great influence to Warsim. So here it is:

You play as a ruler called King Urist McYou and rule a small humble kingdom with a little population and territorial holding.

The Kingdoms you share the world with are - https://i.imgur.com/hcsroFp.png

* The Kingdom of Bronzemurder (Bronze Dwarves) - https://i.imgur.com/25wJqTA.png
* The Creation of Ferns (Elite Dwarves)
* Glazedcoast (Stupid Dwarves) - https://i.imgur.com/Nzmdh70.png
* The Kingdom of Boatmurdered (White Dwarves)
* The Field of Kindling (Cannibal Elves) - https://i.imgur.com/IzARnMi.png

The Creation of Ferns is somewhat of an anomaly being a dwarf kingdom ruled by an Elf - https://i.imgur.com/9sF8jRc.png

There are also 5 bandit groups - https://i.imgur.com/R7Y8a40.png

And several mercenary groups such as The Pit Dwarves led by Urist McKhur the Lost. - https://i.imgur.com/9tTSPTZ.png

You have a great group of staff to help you rule the realm. - https://i.imgur.com/TP11f4S.png

I've tried to honour Dwarf fortress as best as I can with the mod.

You will find the mod in your saves folder, just load the save called DFMOD.

I'd like also to welcome the hundreds of new people who have picked up Warsim this week during the christmas sale! Thank you for the support and welcome to the community.

Merry Christmas / Happy Holidays to you all

Cheers

Huw (Solodev)

16K SALES CELEBRATION

Hello everyone, so this update is something of a celebration for me and Warsim as I can happily (having checked steams recently updated rules that allow devs to talk numbers) announce that Warsim has sold over 16,000 copies on steam finally since it's entrance to the platform in June 2017.

I could never have imagined this would ever transpire and honestly want to thank every single person who contributed to that number and has the game in their steam library, it's not easy for a game that runs through a console and uses a purely text based visage to do well when competing with tens of thousands of games with flashy graphics but I'm glad we've been able to carve a place out here.

To celebrate I set myself a goal of making 160 feature and bugfix changes for an update and have finally today managed to complete it, that's only 1 feature per 100 copies sold but it's the best I can do :)

All jokes aside I am honored the game has done this well and hope it will continue along this path. I'm not stopping working on Warsim until I can complete a good number of major promised features as get it out of early access! (even post-ea I don't plan to stop with Warsim updates)

THE UPDATE

This update rather than having one single focus has many areas of improvement in different directions, now I plan to finish scrubbing through my immediate list of stuff that's accumulated over the holiday period before returning to combat update development!

COMBAT ACADEMY EXPANDED (17 features)

What started as a small suggestion by Fox from steam and a bug report by u/CanadianWolverine from reddit ended up as four hours of work reworking the combat academy. Now you can upgrade it, learn more about it, train heroes and champions instead of just your grand champion, and many bugs fixed!

* Added ability to train personal champions/heros and grand champ at combat academy (credit Fox)
* Added sub screen for choice of who to train with dynamic costs
* Added 3 different graphics for each slot for trained units in combat academy
* Added ability to ask about the combat academy
* Added additional text in about screen for captured combat academy
* Fixed able to access combat academy hire troop screen even if they have no troops
* Added new dynamic recruitment screen to combat academy with dynamic graphic
* Added combat academy upgrade (15000 gold) (+1 slot for training and larger graphic)
* Added combat academy bigger upgrade (25000 gold) (+1 slot for training and even larger graphic)
* Added combat academy upgrade screen to main menu if you own the academy
* Fixed Combat academy champion training bug if your champion is too strong (credit u/CanadianWolverine)
* Fixed no grand champion to train text saying your arena is too small when it could also be due to prev champion being hired or assasinated (credit u/CanadianWolverine)
* Rewrote train your champion text to show the max it can be trained to which is 299 (credit u/CanadianWolverine)
* Fixed 3 combat academy text bugs
* Fixed issue with ruined combat academy graphic
* Fixed gold is taken from you training at the combat academy even if you own it
* Fixed gold is taken from you training at the combat academy even if you can't afford it

BANK LOANS REWORKED (9 features)

Another bunch of changes as a result of Etalyx' stream. I noticed the loan screen looking very lackluster so I went in and added a bunch more information making the loan system a lot clearer, I also buffed loans and made it possible to take much bigger loans as well as fixed a few bugs.

* Added new screen for paying back loaned bank gold
* Added new breakdown of loans and interest rates when paying back and taking gold
* Added new seperate screen for when you are in too much debt to take out any more loans
* Increased max loan from bank from 1000 gold per land owned to 2500 gold per land owned
* Added new screen for taking loans
* Added ability to ask about how loans work now in the bank with a breakdown
* Fixed loaning 2 gold puts you in loan payback screen immediately bug
* Updated loan tags to show fees on the loan option select screen
* Added new screen for receiving your loaned gold

NAME SUFFIXES (22 features)

Always nice to have new lots of character names to keep things fresh, I'm gonna wait until I get Ulfgar One Ball as my grand champion!

* Added new name suffix 'the Warg' (+16 battlescore) (can be modified by random additional parts)
* Added new name suffix 'the Wargling' (+5 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'the Warglike' (+11 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'the Warg-Caller' (+8 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'the Warg-Rider' (+17 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'the Warg Slayer' (+22 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'the Warg Eater' (+14 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'the Toadskin' (+3 battlescore) (can be modified by random additional parts)
* Added new name suffix 'the Toad-Roaster' (+5 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'the Band of Toads' (+3 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'the Toad Slayer' (+2 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'the Ant Slayer' (+1 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'the Bane of Ants' (+1 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'the Shrieking' (+5 battlescore) (can be modified by random additional parts)
* Added new name suffix 'the Wyvern' (+29 battlescore) (can be modified by random additional parts)
* Added new name suffix 'the Wyvern Slayer' (+53 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'the Bane of Wyverns' (+59 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'the Wyvern Rider' (+51 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'the Wyvern Hunter' (+49 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'the Wyvernskinned' (+11 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'Bloody Nose' (-5 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'One Ball' (-15 battlescore)

NEW NAMES (7 features)

A bunch of new names for various races, Gnome names usually crack me up.

* Added 10 new human names (Dylan, Ben, Macrim, Mac, Dylkar, Dillan, Dylkur, Dilkar, Bem, Dilner)
* Added 3 new troll names (Zugrak, Marki, Zugror)
* Added 3 new godlings names (Ori, Ora, Oru)
* Added 36 new mermen names
* Added 5 new ghoul names (Sogskull, Bloatcorpse, Bloatbone, Sogrot, Sogcorpse)
* Added 3 new gnome names (Bimdangle, Bumblewoo, Bingbong)
* Added 3 new goblin names

USE MY TITLE DAMN YOU! (22 features)

BreadOfLoathing mentioned that they kept encountering references to being a king depsite being a queen in game, I went through and found a bunch of ones I've previously missed.

* Fixed 3 rumours the king has been fooled by a goblin text not showing custom title
* Fixed 2 goblin gift text refers to king and not custom title
* Fixed rumours the king freed a rebel text not showing custom title
* Fixed bad jester encounter not refering to custom title
* Fixed 8 insulting throne room encounters not refering to custom title
* Fixed bad general encounter not refering to custom title
* Fixed knight against demon horde encounter rejection not using custom title
* Fixed band of warriors against demon horde encounter rejection not using custom title
* Fixed bandit gold offer encounter not using custom title
* Fixed finger clicker origin story not using custom title
* Fixed cant help the poor reaction not using custom title
* Fixed king of the ashes text not using custom title
* Fixed rumour the king freed a guilty man not using custom title
* Fixed 2 non custom title king texts in tutorial info
* Fixed arena destruction text not using custom title
* Fixed thickblood bandit refusal text not showing custom title
* Fixed order of the roses refusal text not showing custom title
* Fixed 13 hire speech texts not showing custom title
* Fixed foreign king knight hirer text not showing custom title
* Fixed Koova text not showing custom title
* Fixed big king have gold goblin text not showing custom title
* Fixed king from a coinflip text not showing custom title

WAGE RISE ENCOUNTER (9 features)

This encounter was lacking a bit of depth, after looking into it further I saw many areas for improvement so now troop payrise encounters are more dynamic and interesting.

* Fixed 4 textbugs in soldier payrise encounter
* Added new indicators of wage change and cost to upping troop wage in throne room encounter
* Added new indicators of deserter troops from rejection in troop wage throne room encounter
* Added ability to ask soldier why you should raise their wages in wage rise throne room encounter
* Added 'we risk our lives' reason to soldier wage rise encounter
* Added 'cant even afford booze' reason to soldier wage rise encounter
* Added 'Wage increase recruitment tip' reason to soldier wage rise encounter
* Added 'Uh… we need more' reason to soldier wage rise encounter
* Added 'Share your gold you blighter' reason to soldier wage rise encounter

CHELOB REVISITED AGAIN (5 features)

So I didn't consider just how difficult Chelobs well riddle is, and for some without an internet connection it's actually impossible. Well no more, I've altered the questions to less difficult but still tough ones that are much more do-able and also fixed a couple of issues I came across while here.

* Fixed 5 text bugs in chelobs text
* Fixed line and colour issues in chelob questions (credit Etalyx Stream)
* Reworked final questions of chelobs to be NON-META
* Made it clearer on previous questions that they are numerical (credit Etalyx Stream)
* Updated final chelob screen to show where he goes next

ANOINTING REWORKED (3 features)

The ability to anoint a grand champion in the arena is pretty cool but who can spare 2500 gold for that, not me. I decided to nerf this in both cost and effect. Also when doing it the game will now tell you what you've actually done with the name change and battlescore improvement.

* Made anointing the grand champion cost 250 instead of 2500 but gives +5 battlescore instead of +25
* Updated anoint champion throne room encounter to follow the above
* Added new indicator of gold loss and battlescore and name change during champion anoint ceremony

ASSASSIN CHANGES (4 features)

After watching Etalyx's stream I noticed some issues with the assassin screens, now they have been improved.

* Added new text showing how much gold you have during assassination hire encounter (credit Etalyx Stream)
* Reworked assassin encounter in throne room so that hire option is more clear about it leading you to another menu (credit Etalyx Stream)
* Added new screen for refusing assasination after inquiring about it in throne room (credit Etalyx Stream)
* Reworked text for outright refusing assasination in throne room (credit Etalyx Stream)

THRONE ROOM ENCOUNTERS (2 features)

A pair of new throne room encounters, gonna try and keep adding to these every now and then to ensure freshness and more variety.

* Added new throne room encounter 'Midas the Dog' (super rare)
* Added 'coin waving boy' throne room encounter

TROOP SENDING IMPROVED (5 features)

Although this may be altered a little in the combat update for now it's pretty bad when sending troops yourself as the screens are badly set lone text which is quickly become out of character for the game. Now they have their own screens including some new images for knights and demons as well as seeing the faces of the independent race creatures you're sending off.

* Added new custom screen for choosing to send the troops yourself
* Added new knight graphic for selecting knights to send to battle
* Added new demon graphic for selecting demons to send to battle
* Added new screen for selecting independent race creatures to send to battle
* Added new screen for sending personal champions to battle

NEW UNIT TYPES (3 features)

Now these units could be packing the mercenary groups of your world, the Crimson Plank-Swingers or the Rabid Logtossers to name a few.

* Added new unit type - Plank-Swinger
* Added new unit type - Logtosser
* Added new unit type - Bonewielder

BANDIT SCOURGE REWORKED (2 features)

After thinking about this law for a bit I realised that paying 20 gold for a bandit to be imprisoned is actually quite a lot considering peasants can be significantly cheaper, I've lowered it to 5 gold per head and updated the text in the declaration screen to explain it better.

* Added a new bandit scourge declaration text
* Made bandit scourge cost 5 gold per bandit instead of 20 gold

MORE CRIME (12 features)

That's right, more crime! A lot of people were getting tired of having so many bad guards and innocent people being brought forward, well turns out the odds of getting an innocent person brought forward were higher than a guilty one, this has now been dropped to just a quarter with a lot more reactions for being guilty added to fill the content void!

* Made outcome of criminal encounter in throne room now 1 in 4 chance of innocent instead of 55% chance of innocence
* Added new criminal guilt reaction 'Im a monster'
* Added new criminal guilt reaction 'Who am I kidding'
* Added new criminal guilt reaction 'Whats the penalty for lieing'
* Added new criminal guilt reaction 'My only crime was being caught'
* Added new criminal guilt reaction 'I ain't explaining myself to no one'
* Added new criminal guilt reaction 'What's to explain…'
* Added new criminal guilt reaction 'What is crime?'
* Added new criminal guilt reaction 'Maybe I did'
* Added new criminal guilt reaction 'No comment'
* Added new criminal guilt reaction 'Damn, you've got me'
* Added new criminal guilt reaction 'It was my twin'

BUGFIXES (22 features)

Lots of bugs and things found here, many from Etalyx's stream, also a nasty bug that was invalidating peoples saves that is now fixed!

* Fixed problem with play again bard text (credit Etalyx Stream)
* Fixed Aslona reference in soldier recruitment text
* Fixed your head forward text bug (you head forward) during battle (credit Etalyx Stream)
* Fixed Climbings knight text bug (climbing knight) in climbing gear upgrades (credit Etalyx Stream)
* Fixed Doesnt' text bug (Doesn't) in scorp pit (credit Etalyx Stream)
* Fixed thickblood bandits refusal screen now includes text showing required public opinion to hire them
* Fixed Crestfallen name suffix being mispelt as Cresfallen (credit Etalyx Stream)
* Fixed you hand the changeling a cold coin (should be gold coin) (credit Etalyx Stream)
* Fixed reference to Aslona in Smallhaven story teller (credit u/Kerbannog)
* Fixed yellow text bug in smallhaven story teller (credit u/Kerbannog)
* Fixed 4 text bugs with blackmarket orb seller (credit Etalyx Stream)
* Fixed bug where having a kingdom that sacrifices their people on leader death in your world broke game save files (Credit SFOD-D124 and u/WarsimFan)
* Fixed extravagant bandit leader of blackmarket still doesn't enabled gambling den (credit Etalyx Stream)
* Fixed text bug in coin flip game
* Fixed coinflip game in upgrade market doesn't have character face
* Fixed blackmarket coinflip games not having sound effects (credit Etalyx Stream)
* Fixed colour of the sudden death rules text (credit Etalyx Stream)
* Fixed formatting of the sudden death rules text (credit Etalyx Stream)
* Fixed stay for text in famed words generation missing a space (credit Etalyx Stream)
* Fixed 4 text bugs in brawl pit intro text
* Fixed vampire bard in throne room entertainment summons a musical abomination instead (credit Etalyx Stream)
* Fixed 3 text bugs in gift gold encounters in throne room

EVERYTHING ELSE (16 features)

A great deal of loose changes and fixes that don't fit anywhere else.

* Added text showing tribute being taken on main screen of monfort mine
* Added text showing tribute being taken on main screen of shallowrock mine
* Updated text for staff and champions screen to make it clearer how to hire new ones (credit Snapped D. Carr)
* Added new indicator in demonic totems post peasant sacrifice to show you've already done it that year (credit u/BattIeBear)
* Reworked alms for the poor text to show public opinion gain
* Added ability to ask wulf a question
* Added gold indicator to wulf when wulf charges for songs (credit Etalyx Stream)
* Added battle moves explained in merc attack screen (credit Etalyx Stream)
* Added new screens for blackmarket coinflip game (credit Etalyx Stream)
* Added indicator of tribute from mystery slaver once requested (credit Etalyx Stream)
* Updated special units for Krut Erak Bandits and Rebels to be shown as just in capital land units in troop tree screen (credit Etalyx Stream)
* Added new indicator for goblin speaker success
* Added new indicator for paying for goblin trainer showing gold change
* Made blackmarket slums scum cost 10 gold instead of 15 each
* Removed Aslona references from Gar'gallock advice
* Removed Aslona references from Staff advice

SCREENSHOTS

* The new main screen of an owned combat academy - https://i.imgur.com/faHCDp1.png
* Choosing who to train in the new combat academy - https://i.imgur.com/tWE2nTt.png
* Putting a champion to work - https://i.imgur.com/svLfSbh.png
* Combat academy with several champions all training - https://i.imgur.com/m8n8rJI.png
* Hiring men from the combat academy - https://i.imgur.com/k5QnWlj.png
* One of the new rare throne room encounters - https://i.imgur.com/fgKV6Nn.png
* New screen for anointing a grand champion - https://i.imgur.com/UPxwzmR.png
* Sending knights to battle manually - https://i.imgur.com/UXYTahD.png
* Sending demons to battle manually - https://i.imgur.com/L2AHVVu.png
* A unit from a custom race being sent to battle manually - https://i.imgur.com/VpDvr38.png
* New bank loan screen - https://i.imgur.com/nr412in.png

Hello everyone, so I'm putting this update out as I'm going away for a few days and won't be able to reply or work on the game at all. It's been hard work but there are a ton of things in this update that nicely improve the game, I am in such a rush I can't even make screenshots for the changelog so you'll have to see the changes yourself!

Will be back as normal by next week!

DEMON GATE INTRO (4 features)

I figured discovering the demonic gate should be a special moment in game so I've tried to expand it a little.

* Added special intro text when discovering demon gate
* Added unique version of intro text if you are a demonic agent
* Added unique version of intro text if demonic horde is dead
* Added demon gate location name is changed to be less conspicuous until discovered

DEATH TO THE MAD KING (6 features)

The mad king is one of the possible game starts you can have, being the mad kings child offers the ability to speak to or release the mad king but no option to end it all and finish him off, now I've added it with a little bit of randomisation to how it goes including a rare random event.

* Added new mad king question (pulled out at random when talking to him)
* Added ability to execute the mad king
* Added ability to ask about the mad king
* Added 6 random reactions from mad king to being brought for execution
* Added special secret event that can happen as a result of mad king execution
* Added two slightly different alternatives to what you do just before he is killed

BLACKMARKET CONQUEST REWORKED (9 features)

Taking over the Blackmarket offers little prompt or information about what you've done, well now you get a comprehensive introduction to your new market with a number of recomended options, such as giving a speech or hiring someone to give a speech to your new subjects. Taking a tour of your new land, and filling the garrison with troops. As well as a new possible and stackable market boom event that can be triggered by certain aspects of these features.

* Added new screen following capture of the Blackmarket that allows you to do numerous things
* Added new prompt to fill the garrison post blackmarket capture
* Added new prompt to give a speech to the blackmarket post capture
* Added ability to hire cheapest crier to give speech (2 possible outcomes) (cost 10 gold)
* Added ability to hire good crier to give speech (2 possible outcomes (costs 50 gold)
* Added ability to hire best crier to give speech (2 possible outcomes) (costs 150 gold)
* Added ability to give speech yourself and choose your motive (Kind, Cruel, Ominous, Threatening)
* Added ability to be taken on quick tour of your new market
* Added ability for market boom event that can be triggered which increases blackmarket income by 10x

ITEM DISCOVERY IN THE THRONE ROOM (25 features)

These item discovery encounters grow your treasury by the value of the item from a list of 60, the encounters are rarer the lower your public opinion is and there's also a very small chance that the item is some kind of illusionary trick. I have made sure they aren't super frequent but they should be completely randomly generated meaning even I can't predict what will happen, could make for some very interesting random throne room events that no one else has seen but you!

* Added found RANDOM ITEM near a tree throne room encounter
* Added Stole RANDOM ITEM from bandit warlord local to his village throne room encounter
* Added brought RANDOM ITEM family heirloom throne room encounter
* Added found RANDOM ITEM while exploring throne room encounter
* Added found RANDOM ITEM while following treasure map throne room encounter
* Added Inherited RANDOM ITEM from family member throne room encounter
* Added dream of RANDOM ITEM throne room encounter
* Added grave digger finds RANDOM ITEM throne room encounter
* Added RANDOM ITEM washed up on beach throne room encounter
* Added dead elder's RANDOM ITEM throne room encounter
* Added RANDOM ITEM won in bet with RANDOM GROUP throne room encounter
* Added RANDOM ITEM won in arm wrestle throne room encounter
* Added found RANDOM ITEM in birds nest throne room encounter
* Added new random item 'Frozen demons eye' (worth 250 gold)
* Added new random item 'Single dragon scale' (worth 50 gold)
* Added new random item 'empty dragon egg shell' (worth 30 gold)
* Added new random item 'large dragon tooth' (worth 60 gold)
* Added new random item 'powerful liches skull' (worth 310 gold)
* Added new random item 'prehistoric bone axe' (worth 110 gold)
* Added new random item 'solid gold bird feather' (worth 90 gold)
* Added new random item 'strange beeping cube of superior technology' (worth 350 gold)
* Added new random item 'blood-gold spear' (worth 120 gold)
* Added new random item 'piece of moon rock' (worth 150 gold)
* Added new random location for event 'Abandoned wizards lair'
* Added new random location for event 'small forest cabin'

READABLE SPY REPORTS (1 feature)

u/WoodenNickelDealer pointed out spy reports can't be checked out once you leave the initial end of turn report, turns out it wasn't coded and this took about an hour or so to do, but now you can view spy reports from the previous turn in your kingdom reports screen!

* Added ability to read spy reports from previous year (credit u/WoodenNickelDealer)

REPARATIONS REBALANCED (18 features)

Fox from steam pointed out that the reparations are quite unbalanced and can frequently be very high, I've decided to try and add balance and generally have lowered the cost of all reparations, though there is still random chance of many of them being high as the world is random!

* Lowered min cost of reparations for broken fence from 10 to 2 (and max from 100 to 50)
* Lowered min cost of reparations for favourite chicken from 30 to 15 (and max from 149 to 59)
* Lowered min cost of reparations for killed chicken from 10 to 3 (and max from 30 to 15)
* Lowered min cost of reparations for orclover insult from 5 to 1
* Lowered min cost of reparations for bedded daughter from 50 to 10
* Lowered min cost of reparations for broken door from 30 to 5
* Lowered min cost of reparations for burned down farm from 300 to 100
* Lowered min cost of reparations for threatend from 5 to 1
* Lowered min cost of reparations for smelly wheat from 20 to 5
* Lowered min cost of reparations for trampled flowers from 15 to 2
* Lowered min cost of reparations for chopped down apple tree from 35 to 5
* Lowered min cost of reparations for cowardly soldier from 20 to 2
* Lowered min cost of reparations for called me ugly from 15 to 2
* Lowered min cost of reparations for block view tree from 15 to 4
* Lowered min cost of reparations for chamber pot theft from 10 to 3
* Lowered min cost of reparations for punched in nose from 5 to 3
* Lowered min cost of reparations for bet with soldier from 30 to 5 (and max from 50 to 200)
* Lowered min cost of reparations for borrowed gold and died from 35 to 5 (and max from 50 to 150)

VAMPIRE BARD COPYCAT GAME REWORKED (5 features)

I forgot this was a feature but u/Kerbannog reminded me of the simon style bard game you can play if a vampire is your court bard, however it was terribly broken. I have since fixed and improved it, thanks Kerbannog!

* Fixed copycat game vampire bard text colour bugs (credit u/Kerbannog)
* Fixed copycat game not working bug (credit u/Kerbannog)
* Added new screens for failing copycat game (credit u/Kerbannog)
* Reworked colour scheme for bard copycat game to be clearer (credit u/Kerbannog)
* Reworked text and layout of guessing numbers during copycat game (credit u/Kerbannog)

AUTOSLAVE SELLING (2 features)

Well it might be evil but now it's also efficient! Thanks Fox from the Warsim steam community for the suggestion!

* Added ability to Autosell slaves in slavers fort (credit Fox)
* Added ability to Autosell slave soldiers in slavers fort (credit Fox)

BUGFIXES (15 features)

A bunch of bugfixes thanks to several people for mentioning the issues.

* Fixed missing pause in selecting troops after battle screen
* Fixed 4 text bugs in knight returning from quest text
* Fixed Noreg saying you aren't in his class when you are (credit u/Kerbannog)
* Fixed Noreg text regarding different classes being incorrect (credit u/Kerbannog)
* Fixed text for room right after initial room in Baiaa maze (credit LiosAlpha)
* Fixed space bar issue with musicians being cancelled (credit LaughingGravy)
* Fixed hiring throne room musician doesn't put them in
* Fixed 10 typos and text bugs in witch in throne room encounter
* Fixed missing gold indicator for witch throne room encounter (credit u/ShadowDancerBrony)
* Fixed missing blessing indicator for witch throne room encounter (credit u/ShadowDancerBrony)
* Fixed throne room text typo (credit u/Videovillain)
* Fixed 2 phenor text bugs (credit u/Videovillain)
* Fixed the fool King Bardon text bug (credit u/Videovillain)
* Fixed northern rhymes book text bug (credit u/Videovillain)
* Fixed extend the prison upgrade going green if you have 1k instead of 10k

EVERYTHING ELSE (8 features)

A number of different changes, most interestingly any characters with blind prefix in the arena will now have their own unique blind move set, which will render them pretty bad at fighting.

* Added screens for not having enough troops as choice in troop select before battle screen
* Added new screen for hiring knight who failed quest
* Added new screen for accepting knight who failed quest into your knightly order
* Made merc type names more likely to be used for merc company group names
* Added new move set for blind traited characters in the arena (17 new moves) (much weaker)
* Made text more clear about anointing a knight to champion that no ceremony is bad (credit u/Gamerzguy)
* Expanded text during witch throne room encounter
* Added new screen after hiring a champion showing gold change and new champion

Hello Everyone, so this update comes at a big time! We have three things all colliding on this date: Hitting 1500 subscribers on the subreddit, The Steam Lunar Sale, And the Vassal update!

**THE LUNAR SALE**
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Warsim is now 40% off on steam for the Lunar sale, now most if not all of the people reading the changelog on this sub already have the game and have seen it on sale many times before but as always if you don't have it nows the time, and if you know anyone who might like it!

I'm also always open for ideas on places to share or post the update/sale/or game in general, the internet is a broad place and the majority of the people there are not going to be Warsim players, but some might and I'm always up for finding them :)

THE VASSAL UPDATE

This is primarily an update of the vassal system but there are still 109 additional features and bugfixes alongside the vassal stuff so lots of new stuff to dig in to!

**VASSAL UPDATE (131 Total features)**

Vassals, the result of having great strength in the game but really not the strongest of features beyond it's symbolism. This update plans to change that and make vassals much more interactive as well as the process of getting them.

**LOOSE VASSAL UPDATE ITEMS (7 features)**

* Added all vassals have same actions you have with allies
* Fixed text colour and spacing of pre-existant vassal text
* Added ability to take 0 tribute gold from vassal (Credit Defender)
* Added relation boost and special text at end of turn if taking no tribute from vassal
* Added new clarification screen in vassal attack (Credit u/videovillain)
* Added a vassalisation randomised cooldown (3-18 years) once a kingdom rebels or gains independence from you
* Made it only possible to attempt to vassalise a kingdom once per year (used to be infinite stupidly)

**VASSAL REVOLTS (5 features)**

Treat your vassals bad and they will eventually revolt against you, how you deal with this is up to you!

* Added warning event when vassal is on the verge of revolt (6 dynamic responses depending on leader personality) (credit u/RabidRab)
* Added ability for vassal to revolt if relation drops below 0
* Added ability to accept vassal revolt independence (6 dynamic responses depending on leader personality)
* Added ability to reject vassal revolt independence and declare war (6 dynamic responses depending on leader personality)
* Added sound effects for vassal revolts (different sounds peace and war)

**OFFER OF VASSALISATION (48 features)**

The offer of vassalisation previously was just one of two single lines of text based on a small relation and leader type based dice roll. You either got 'Our kingdom will burn before joining you', or 'KingdomLeader accepts'. Now that has been replaced with a large and dynamic system that allows you to choose an emissary to deliver such news as well as a much more complex system that decides on the outcome of the attempt with a fair bit of randomness dashed in. You can have coin flips, dead emissaries, preposterous offers, and lots more turning this once single line of information into a part of the game in its own right!

* Added breakdown of the factors of success for attempting vassalisation
* Added chance modifiers for having significantly larger than enemy in vassilisation attempt (credit u/ShengjiYay)
* Added varied public opinion gain and loss depending on how you gain new vassal
* Added dynamic horn sound effect for successfully gaining a vassal (3 diff sfx chosen at random)
* Added new screen for sending a vassal request (explaining the process)
* Added new screen for ungovernable kingdom refusal of vassal status (with dynamic possible relation drop)
* Added ability to choose your vassal request emissary
* Added personality of enemy kingdom effects vassalisation odds
* Added emissary type and diplomat skill effects vassalisation odds
* Added relation to enemy kingdom effects vassalisation odds
* Added Battle of champions vassal outcome
* Added 3 random outcomes for battle of champions
* Added fierce debate vassalisation outcome
* Added no choice vassalisation outcome
* Added stupid leader asking you if you think they should be vassals vassalisation outcome
* Added I need assuranced dynamic vassalisation outcome
* Added bribe (10k +1k per land) to merchantile leader vassalisation outcome
* Added dont forsee that happening vassalisation outcome
* Added I cannot surrender our freedoms vassalisation outcome
* Added we might be weaker but we wont bend the knee vassalisation outcome
* Added what of our traditions vassalisation outcome
* Added not in our interests vassalisation outcome
* Added if the tables were turned vassalisation outcome
* Added not an easy thing to agree to vassalisation outcome
* Added id sooner see us fall vassalisation outcome
* Added we will not surrender vassalisation outcome
* Added Kill your staff and I'll join you vassalisation outcome
* Added 'Foolish waste of time kill him' vassalisation outcome
* Added 'never' vassalisation outcome
* Added 'we shall not surrender, kill the emissary' vassalisation outcome
* Added 'The whispers say we must' (emissary dead) vassalisation outcome
* Added 'The worms demand it' (emissary dead) vassalisation outcome
* Added 'perhaps it is best' (emsisary dead) vassalisation outcome
* Added 'for a better tomorrow' vassalisation outcome
* Added 'am I a fool' vassalisation outcome
* Added 'will we gain a friend or jailor?' vassalisation outcome
* Added 'coinflip' vassalisation outcome
* Added 'coinflip' vassalisation outcome for gambling king backstory
* Added 'What is the colour of our flag' vassalisation outcome
* Added 'never like the sound of vassalisation' vassalisation outcome
* Added 'let us grow stronger together' vassalisation outcome
* Added 'who am I to refuse' vassalisation outcome
* Added 'well that's that' vassalisation outcome
* Added 'refusal to meet' vassalisation outcome
* Added 'ignore the emissary' vassalisation outcome
* Added 'turn him away' vassalisation outcome
* Added 7 alternate texts for stupid leaders in vassal outcomes
* Added 'Answer my riddle' vassalisation outcome (5 riddles chosen from at random) Strange leaders only

**GRANTING INDEPENDENCE (4 features)**

You will also have the option to grant a vassal independence at any time, doing so will get a number of reactions depending on your relationship with the vassal at the time of the independence grant.

* Added dynamic independence granting option for vassals
* Added 10 reactions for various leader types post independence with 0-10 relation
* Added 10 reactions for various leader types post independence with 10-30 relation
* Added 10 reactions for various leader types post independence with 30+ relation

**ANNEXATION (21 features)**

Suggested by u/taukki on reddit you will now be able to attempt to Annex your vassal. Annexation will take direct ownership of all of their lands gold and units and end them as an independent faction.

* Added ability to annex vassals
* Added annexation cooldown if failed attempt to annex
* Added chance of revolt if annexation insult knocks relation below 0
* Added coin flip annexation event
* Added bird sketchin' time annexation event
* Added fall to ruin annexation event
* Added it's a mistake annexation event
* Added best interests annexation event
* Added annexation ensurance annexation event
* Added bribe annexation event
* Added write off existance annexation event
* Added humbly refuse annexation event
* Added no thank you annexation event
* Added outrage annexation event
* Added surrender the legacy annexation event
* Added fluid identity annexation event
* Added discrace ancestors annexation event
* Added Um… no annexation event
* Added Out of work annexation event
* Added Eating us annexation event
* Added special event for successful annexation

**VASSAL GIFTS (46 features)**

Be good to your vassals and you will find them occasionally rewarding you, a vassal at 100 relation has a 1 in 3 chance per year of giving a reward. A vassal of 10 relation 1 in 14 chance! Rewards can vary a lot and depend on the personality of the leader who sends them as well as other aspects of the kingdom.

* Added dynamic gift chance from vassals with 10+ relation with increasingly higher odds as relation grows
* More likely to get gifts from friendly leaders
* Added 'Thanks for relations' letter from friendly leader
* Added 'Respect' letter from hostile leader
* Added 'Almighty Dung' letter from strange leader
* Added 'Stupid but not ignorant' letter from stupid leader
* Added 'Profitable relationship' letter from mercantile leader
* Added gift of gold as thanks from many leaders
* Added amusing number gift from strange leader
* Added soldier mercenaries resting gift from normal and friendly leaders
* Added dissolved noble order gift from hostile leader
* Added band of rogues gift from mercantile leader
* Added hidden village gift from stupid leader
* Added goblin cave slaves gift from strange leader
* Added random item sent as gift from vassal
* Added vassal sending messengers all around your kingdom
* Added vassal sending their grand champion to serve you
* Added random gift of gold 50-250 from vassal
* Added threw a horse off the cliff in your honour
* Added everyone jumped at once vassal gift
* Added pour out your drinks vassal gift
* Added random gift of lower tier units 2-5 from vassal
* Added highest tier unit joiner gift from vassal
* Added 2x middle tier unit joiners gift from vassal
* Added 'large cake in your honour' vassal gift
* Added 'moment of silence' vassal gift
* Added 'to KINGDOMNAME for honour and glory' vassal gift
* Added 'confirmation of dedication' vassal gift
* Added 'Breath holding' vassal gift
* Added 'Nice picture' vassal gift
* Added 'Kneeling' vassal gift
* Added 'cursed compliments' vassal gift
* Added 'Pet the goat' vassal gift
* Added 'good thoughts meditation' vassal gift
* Added 'Destined for something' strange vassal gift letter
* Added 'Your shadow' strange vassal gift letter
* Added 'Pesky letter of support' vassal gift letter
* Added 'all in these lands are pledged' vassal gift letter
* Added 'your leadership' vassal gift letter
* Added 'oath of vassalisation' vassal gift letter
* Added 'I was taught there is no strength in bending the knee' vassal gift letter
* Added 'hope you are well' vassal gift letter
* Added 'good friend' vassal gift letter
* Added 'bees' vassal gift letter
* Added 'About the gold' vassal gift letter
* Added 'Profitable year to come' vassal gift letter

**NEW KINGDOM TYPES (32 features)**

Thanks to a massive list from research done by RabidRab we have another giant heap of 32 more kingdom types that can be found in your gameworlds. Check out the full list here https://github.com/Huw2k8/warsim/wik…dership-Titles

* Added new kingdom type 'Shire' (King: Eolderman)(Lord: Theign)(Civ: 3)(Credit u/RabidRab)
* Added new kingdom type 'Shire' (King: Shire Reeve)(Lord: Reeve)(Civ: 3)(Credit u/RabidRab)
* Added new kingdom type 'Shrievalty' (King: High Sheriff)(Lord: Constable)(Civ: 3)(Credit u/RabidRab)
* Added new kingdom type 'Sheriffdom' (King: Chief Sheriff)(Lord: Constable)(Civ: 3)(Credit u/RabidRab)
* Added new kingdom type 'County' (King: Sheriff)(Lord: Deputy)(Civ: 3)(Credit u/RabidRab)
* Added new kingdom type 'Admiralty' (King: Grand Admiral)(Lord: Admiral)(Civ: 4)(Credit u/RabidRab)
* Added new kingdom type 'Admiralty' (King: Admiral)(Lord: Captain)(Civ: 4)(Credit u/RabidRab)
* Added new kingdom type 'See' (King: High-Seer)(Lord: Seer)(Civ: 2)(Credit u/RabidRab)
* Added new kingdom type 'Parish' (King: High Vicar)(Lord: Priest)(Civ: 4)(Credit u/RabidRab)
* Added new kingdom type 'Madrasa' (King: Grand Mufti)(Lord: Mufti)(Civ: 4)(Credit u/RabidRab)
* Added new kingdom type 'Rectorate' (King: Rector)(Lord: Warden)(Civ: 4)(Credit u/RabidRab)
* Added new kingdom type 'Principality' (King: Principal)(Lord: High-Warden)(Civ: 4)(Credit u/RabidRab)
* Added new kingdom type 'Hermitage' (King: Chief Hermit)(Lord: Hermit)(Civ: 3)(Credit u/RabidRab)
* Added new kingdom type 'Vizierate' (King: Grand Vizier)(Lord: Vizier)(Civ: 4)(Credit u/RabidRab)
* Added new kingdom type 'Nomarchdom' (King: Nomarch)(Lord: Vizier)(Civ: 3)(Credit u/RabidRab)
* Added new kingdom type 'Malikate' (King: Malik)(Lord: Shiek)(Civ: 4)(Credit u/RabidRab)
* Added new kingdom type 'Khedivate' (King: Khedive)(Lord: Vali)(Civ: 3)(Credit u/RabidRab)
* Added new kingdom type 'Vilayet' (King: Val)(Lord: Bey)(Civ: 3)(Credit u/RabidRab)
* Added new kingdom type 'Consulate' (King: Consul-General)(Lord: Consul)(Civ: 4)(Credit u/RabidRab)
* Added new kingdom type 'Legation' (King: Chief Legate)(Lord: Legate)(Civ: 4)(Credit u/RabidRab)
* Added new kingdom type 'Family' (King: Greatfather)(Lord: Father)(Civ: 2)(Credit u/RabidRab)
* Added new kingdom type 'Junta' (King: High-General)(Lord: General)(Civ: 3)(Credit u/RabidRab)
* Added new kingdom type 'Host' (King: High Warlord)(Lord: Warlord)(Civ: 0)(Credit u/RabidRab)
* Added new kingdom type 'Host' (King: Hetman)(Lord: Otaman)(Civ: 3)(Credit u/RabidRab)
* Added new kingdom type 'Hunt' (King: Huntmarshal)(Lord: High Hunter)(Civ: 2)(Credit u/RabidRab)
* Added new kingdom type 'Ministry' (King: High Minister)(Lord: Minister)(Civ: 5)(Credit u/RabidRab)
* Added new kingdom type 'Court' (King: King)(Lord: Courtier)(Civ: 3)(Credit u/RabidRab)
* Added new kingdom type 'Blood-Court' (King: Crimson-King)(Lord: Courtier)(Civ: 3)(Credit u/RabidRab)
* Added new kingdom type 'Directorate' (King: Director)(Lord: Councilor)(Civ: 5)(Credit u/RabidRab)
* Added new kingdom type 'Diarchy' (King: Diarch)(Lord: Lord| 4)(Credit u/RabidRab)
* Added new kingdom type 'Retinue' (King: King)(Lord: Retainer)(Civ: 3)(Credit u/RabidRab)
* Added new kingdom type 'Great-Host' (King: Great-Warlord)(Lord: Warlord)(Civ: 0)(Credit u/RabidRab)

**COMBAT ACADEMY FIXES (2 features)**

Got to this one before it was inevitably requested, having to go back and set to train your champions each year is a pain, this allows you to see them to autotrain like other staff.

* Added ability to autotrain combat academy champions if you own the place
* Added anyone with 299 or more skill gets auto training cancelled

**FACTION RELATION SCREEN IMPROVED (4 features)**

The faction relations screen has gone from being a pretty bad and tucked away feature to a much more easily usable and referenceable tool. Now while speaking to a faction you can check and see what their relations are to all other factions but also they are now colour marked so you can tell by the red and green who the allies and enemies are. You might not know this but all factions have a relationship web so this tool helps you see that the Krut actually have an alliance with those Deformed Swamp Ogres.

* Added ability to check any factions relations with others in diplomacy if you have a diplomat
* Fixed Krut and Erak relation in faction relations screen uses rebel relation
* Added colours to faction relations screen (spectrum depending on relation)
* Added block for dead factions so only live ones relations are shown

**BAIAA TORTURE CHAMBER (6 features)**

Saw it and thought I could improve it a lot better. Now it has sound effects and some of them (the teeth and eyes) are quite gross.

* Fixed text length issues with Baiaa torture chamber
* Added ability to bash head in (2 levels) in torture chamber
* Added ability to slice head in two in torture chamber
* Added more blood for certain torture moves
* Added full sound effects for all torture moves
* Fixed Baiaa torture chamber text colour

**VAMPIRE BARD GAME REACTIONS (2 features)**

Upon further testing I realised just how flat these were with the same flat reactions each time, now a little more varied and better presented.

* Added new screen for reaction to getting vampire bard guess game right (5 reactions)
* Added new screen for reaction to getting vampire bard guess game wrong (5 reactions)

**BANDS OF MEN TO FIGHT THE DEMONS (5 features)**

There is an encounter triggered when the demon horde is active where a warrior brings a random number of soldiers to your court to join you, usually between 3 and 30 free soldiers and it's a moderately common encounter, well now it's been improved and expanded.

* Made encounter show exactly how many troops there are before accepting them
* Added new throne room encounter 'Strongest men in the village band'
* Added new throne room encounter 'Pit fighters band'
* Added new throne room encounter 'The fighting people of a small island'
* Added new throne room encounter 'Ex-mercenary band'

**NORTHERN MERC POST IMPROVED (4 features)**

Good suggestion from TheGamingDictator, now the northern merc post is all fixed up!

* Added screen for taking north merc post from empty garrison (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Added screen for capturing north merc post in battle (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Added new dynamic graphic screens for hiring units from north merc post (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Added new screens showing how much you can afford from north merc post (credit u/TheGamingDictator)

**QUEST LOCATION SYSTEM**

So while this is only one thing I think it deserves its own section, u/AHedgeKnight came to me with a massive list of parts for location names and suggested making them completely randomly generated, now the quest location system has gone from having 45 unique different locations, to 6000+ randomly generated ones!

* Added new quest location generator (6000+ locations possible instead of 45) (credit u/AHedgeKnight)

**BUGFIXES (48 features)**

A motherlode of bugfixes this update, many of them thanks to player suggestions with a big number of them coming from u/theGamingDictator!

* Fixed text split issue in Fort gorthmek
* Fixed text split issue in Fort Kullak
* Fixed Aslona references in Fort Descriptions (credit Melody)
* Fixed ability to give infinite speeches in blackmarket (credit u/tenderofbar11)
* Fixed two bugs with ozymandias statue (credit Blackenblood)
* Fixed villager tribute end encounter cant be jailed (credit u/SonderEber)
* Fixed raising soldier wage throne room encounter extra line bug
* Fixed demon gate discovery double line bug
* Fixed spy report doesn't clear at the end of the turn
* Fixed wild vampires flag spacing bug
* Fixed wild vampires about info text colour bug
* Fixed missing line when buying the arena from certain types of arena owner
* Fixed ability to 'search' new lands to conquer when all 5 kingdoms are alive (resulting in no new kingdoms)
* Fixed soldier to knight training refering to knights as peasants (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed missing gold indicator for ancestral sword throne room encounter (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed 35 text bugs with 'You take the x' across various encounters (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed 0 allowing new game start in game choice menu
* Fixed Wise races can still have stupid leaders (now anything but stupid)
* Fixed Baiaa explorer intro text bug (credit Cat)
* Fixed Oops I commited a crime encounter text issue (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed no gold indicator for farmer livestock attacked by wolves (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed 6 Oooh snake sanctuary text bugs (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed colour of on oooh snakes book (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed grammar issues in choice of possible staff screens (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed text colour in staff choice screens (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed missing lines in staff choice screens (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed staff hire speeches colour issue (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed staff hire speeches missing line issue (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed demon shield text description bug (credit u/videovillain)
* Fixed attempted diplomacy with savages yellow text bug
* Fixed Ask you diplomat text bug
* Fixed yellow text issue in vassal attack screen
* Fixed bugged text for stupid leader in throne room celebration
* Fixed issue with double pause with emissary death from peace request
* Fixed merc hire from northern merc post
* Fixed southern coast wall missing line
* Fixed text bug in menu for prisoner fights
* Fixed god realm screen text colour
* Fixed double message for some prisoner mining work
* Fixed option error with hiring throne room gamemaster as staff when you already have a game master
* Fixed goblin hall of heroes in the blackmarket refers to goblin leader when you own the market (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed text bug with hiring merc group throne room
* Fixed staff diplomat quitting throne room using commoner throne room reactions (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed 4 text bugs in staff diplomat quitting in throne room (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed peasant dupe bug (but need further testing)
* Fixed text bugs in Tower atop Saaroth
* Fixed text colour issues in Tower atop Saaroth
* Fixed no red green death colour for final battles with rebels, goblins, and bandits

**EVERYTHING ELSE (10 features)**

Lots of misc tweaks and changes here,

* Added gold indicator on blackmarket stall of drinks
* Added pageturn sound effect for on Oooh snakes book
* Tweaked dialogue for stupid leader throne room celebration visiting comment
* Added 10 new goblin names (Snog, Snoggat, Snoggit, Snogmek, Snoglok, Snogmok, Snogsz, Snogxas, Smog, Smogmok) (credit u/Dtyn8)
* Made gift giving item encounters twice as rare for max public opinion level
* Added new screen with sfx for entering wrong combination for secret door
* Reworded prisoner mining message text
* Added gold loss indicator for mercs with an invasion fee
* Halved dynamic bribe costs for arena champion to fight again
* Removed all references to Black Market to uniformly refer to it in game as Blackmarket

**SCREENSHOTS**

* The new screen for choosing an emissary - https://i.imgur.com/RcAAkrA.png
* The factors of trying to deal with the Sunlight Regency and their Stupid leader - https://i.imgur.com/6NE8nfz.png
* Meeting the kingdoms leader - https://i.imgur.com/9phlNjM.png
* Flag colour… yikes - https://i.imgur.com/EBl1vrv.png
* Of course I couldn't remember it - https://i.imgur.com/mNSxGWI.png
* Mushroom man demanding I kill my staff - https://i.imgur.com/gpbg2hB.png
* Touche - https://i.imgur.com/yByJuOu.png
* Sorry mate - https://i.imgur.com/OvD3wn2.png
* More like Ghorin Deadner… amirite? - https://i.imgur.com/gj1LhbL.png
* Yer battlescore is 50 pal, I'll be no crying over you! - https://i.imgur.com/R1wu7UE.png
* Cheers for the tutorials man - https://i.imgur.com/eLne7Bz.png
* Damn right I am - https://i.imgur.com/PfvQeUT.png
* You've got it long head Great Protector! - https://i.imgur.com/i1BlpQz.png
* We'll see tree bois - https://i.imgur.com/erp7ZTp.png
* Another view of some factors in dealing with the loyal kingdom - https://i.imgur.com/2IXlQx2.png
* The God King Orc bows - https://i.imgur.com/A5237bQ.png
* Why yes… you should surrender to me - https://i.imgur.com/7JiO5mT.png
* No problem - https://i.imgur.com/OVvR3TA.png
* An extra faction relation tool on each diplomacy screen improved with colours showing different relations. - https://i.postimg.cc/d0R9RGNp/2020-01-18-19.png
* An improved Baiaa torture chamber which uses some pretty messed up sounds. - https://i.postimg.cc/d1qj5Dz1/2020-01-18-20.png
* Ascii Violence #1 - https://i.postimg.cc/C1mHXSg4/2020-01-18-21.png
* Ascii Violence #2 - https://i.postimg.cc/0jjdqF51/2020-01-18-22.png

Warsim 0.7.8.9 (Exploration Events, Difficulty Expanded and more, 126 Features and Fixes)

EXPLORATION DIVERSIFIED (63 features)

I was honestly so close to dismissing this idea and deleting it from my notes to get more important stuff done but I sat there and thought, this would be so cool and would improve the exploration feature a good bit and so I ended up spending three days working on it!

NEW ENCOUNTERS (43 Features)

Previously the game would pick some generic encounters to pop up while you explored, whether you were exploring the deep southern demon lands, the western woods, or the savage north, you'd get the same encounters. Now there are a huge number of new and mostly dynamic encounters that you may get while exploring each of these regions. Some of them are inconsequential and others are good fun!

* Added old frozen corpse encounter found in wild north and far north (with sfx)
* Added frozen corpse found in wild north and far north (with sfx)
* Added bare froze corpse found in wild north and far north (with sfx)
* Added small ditch satchel of gold explore encounte (5-15 gold)
* Added bloated satchel of gold in a stick pile explore encounter (300-900 gold)
* Added harsh cold wind event (all of the north) (with sfx)
* Added coastal breeze event (south coast only) (with sfx)
* Added harsh desert wind event (farrad only) (with sfx)
* Added camp site ruin encounter in the north
* Added drylands camp ruin encounter
* Added Western camp ruin encounter
* Added Rotten head encounter (found in drylands and Parched lands) (with sfx)
* Added alternate rotting head encounter (found in drylands and Parched lands) (with sfx)
* Added chunk of head on ground encounter (found in drylands and Parched lands) (with sfx)
* Added skull with arrow in it encounter (found in drylands and Parched lands) (with sfx)
* Added bodies inside rocks encounter (found in drylands and Parched lands) (with sfx)
* Added dynamic brawlers having a fight encounter (found in near north and wild north)
* Added dynamic wilderman encounter (found in wild north and far north) (with sfx)
* Added new desperate looking peasants (generic explore encounter)
* Added new need work encounter (generic explore encounter)
* Added dynamic gift tree visitor encounter (found in denland)
* Added goblin wooden woman trap encounter (found in wildwood)
* Added goblin spike pit encounter (found in wildwood)
* Added goblin spike mounds encounter (found in wildwood)
* Added holy order of roses knight (found in songwood)
* Added Old man stone of denland pilgrim (found in denland)
* Added skipping boy stone of denland pilgrim (found in denland)
* Added normal stone of denland pilgrim encounter (found in denland)
* Added broken lute encounter (found in songwood)
* Added rotten drums encounter (found in songwood)
* Added lone arrow encounter (found in songwood and wildwood)
* Added tree full of arrows (found in songwood and wildwood)
* Added new desperate looking warriors (generic explore encounter) (with sfx)
* Added new need a new master encounter (generic explore encounter) (with sfx)
* Added dead southern knight (southern explore encounter)
* Added frozen knight (northern explore encounter)
* Added pair of lost knights (generic explore encounter)
* Added trio of arguing knights (generic explore encounter)
* Added I have travelled day and night (generic explore encounter)
* Added scared knight (generic explore encounter)
* Added randomly generated treasure found (rare generic explore encounter) (with sfx)
* Added killable oooh snake encounter (all southern regions except south coast)(with sfx)
* Added rare chance that southern wind reveals a treasure (anywhere in the south)

TWEAKS AND FIXES TO OLD ENCOUNTERS (13 features)

I've also tweaked some of the old generic encounters to fit with this new update.

* Made it so that peasant joiners explore event doesn't happen in far north, drylands or ancient lands
* Cleared broken encounters from explore event system
* Added new system dividing some encounters by region
* Fixed 14 text and grammar bugs in explore events
* Made foreign king knight buyer encounter 5x rarer
* Added new sound effect and screen for hiring masterless soldiers
* Fixed bug with explore event text for wandering soldiers
* Added new screen for being unable to afford masterless soldiers
* Added missing +chaos orb indicator for chaos orb exploration attempts
* Made white marker +1 chance of exploring twice as rare
* Fixed bug with explore event text for wandering peasants
* Added new sound effect and screen for hiring masterless peasants
* Added new screen for being unable to afford masterless peasants

WANDERING AIMLESSLY (7 features)

And now instead of getting a little blip of text saying 'You wander aimlessly' there is a dynamic screen instead!

* Added new system for wandering aimlessly
* Added indicator of exploration chance lost with aimless wandering
* Added 3 wander aimlessly screens for the west
* Added 3 wander aimlessly screens for the east
* Added 3 wander aimlessly screens for the south
* Added 3 wander aimlessly screens for the north
* Added 3 generic wander aimlessly screens

THE REST OF THE UPDATE (63 features)
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All of this was originally going to be the update until I spent the last three days working on the above system! This is still a juicy update in and of itself though, difficulty changes and several other systems being improved. Weirdly this ended up being the same number of features as the above, so it's kind of two identically sized updates.

DIFFICULTY REWORKS (12 features)

Warsim's difficulty choice mostly affects how the game starts off rather than how it progresses as you play, I have attempted here to do a bit more of both starting disadvantages as well as long term harder gameplay in certain areas. Now independent kingdoms will grow faster in population depending on the difficulty and many other locations garrisons are bigger. Randomisation still exists for troops costs and certain units but they will be higher on average with these new changes.

* Added kingdoms get a 1.5x increase in recruits in normal difficulty
* Added kingdoms get a 2x increase in recruits in hard difficulty
* Added kingdoms get a 3x increase in recruits in hard difficulty
* Added kingdoms get a 4x increase in recruits in hard difficulty
* Added militia costs +2, +3, +4, +5 gold in Normal, Hard, Solid, And Insane Difficulty
* Added soldiers cost +4, +6, +8, +10 gold in Normal, Hard, Solid, And Insane Difficulty
* Added knights cost +10, +15, +20, +25 gold in Normal, Hard, Solid, And Insane Difficulty
* Added Slaver Fort Garrison gets +100, +150, +250, +350 soldiers in Normal, Hard, Solid, And Insane Difficulty
* Added Thickblood bandits get +150, +250, +350, +550 troops in Normal, Hard, Solid, And Insane Difficulty
* Added Blackmarket garrison gets +300, +600, +800, +1000 troops in Normal, Hard, Solid, And Insane Difficulty
* Added Gorthmek fort gets +200, +400, +600, +700 troops in Normal, Hard, Solid, And Insane Difficulty
* Added Combat Academy gets +50, +100, +150, +200 champions in Normal, Hard, Solid, And Insane Difficulty

LEADERS POST-ANNEXATION (8 features)

This was planned for the vassal update but I couldn't get it done in time, now it's in! Once annexed this tells you what becomes of the leader of the now annexed kingdom from a range of random possibilities.

* Added new system for what happens to leader of independnet kingdom once it's annexed
* Added 'isolated life' outcome for independent leader
* Added 'strange distant lands' outcome for independent leader
* Added 'humble life' outcome for independent leader
* Added 'trader' outcome for independent leader
* Added 'way of the bard' outcome for independent leader
* Added 'never seen' outcome for independent leader
* Added 'highest tower' outcome for independent leader

FORTS IMPROVED (15 features)

So I revisited forts recently and noticed that upgrading is pretty terrible and that there are some 'secret' features such as your chosen commanders battlescore directly influencing how many troops a fort can have and their recruitment rating so now those are less secret and installing a leader or upgrading a fort both have their own nice new screens.

* Added new upgrade screen when upgrading Fort Kullak
* Added new upgrade screen when upgrading Fort Gorthmek
* Added new upgrade screen when upgrading Fort Northwatch
* Added new upgrade screen when upgrading Your Fort
* Added new screen for choosing champion for fort Northwatch
* Added new screen for choosing champion for fort Gorthmek
* Added new screen for choosing champion for fort Kullak
* Added new screen for choosing champion for Your Fort
* Added new block for options if you don't have champions in certain slots for forts
* Fixed Grammar bug in northwatch
* Fixed Grammar bug in Gorthmek
* Fixed Grammar bug in Kullak
* Fixed issue with northwatch graphics
* Fixed issue with Kullaks graphics
* Added screen for new fortress commander being instated (explaining their bonuses)

LAVA PIT REWORKED (2 features)

So this place was accidentally a total secret weapon against the demons, for the low low price of 6 peasants the demons were stopped forever! Now it's fixed, but I have made it easier to automate the process of stopping the demons recruitment patterns.

* Added ability to autosacrifice peasants at lava pit if you sacrifice 6 per turn for 2 turns
* Fixed sacrificing 6 peasants in the lava pit completely blocked the demons from ever spawning additional demons

AM I FUNNY? (1 feature)

Some of you may have discovered that having a custom celebration where people getting drunk is selected will cause many new throne room events, one such event includes a drunk wandering into your court and peeing on the floor, I had this event occur the other day and thought It would hilarious if, provided you had a jester, he stepped forward and said 'Urine trouble now!' - It made me laugh at least!

* Added Urine Trouble joke

NEW BLACKOUTS (2 features)

Two more events you can wake up to if you get Blackout drunk in a tavern or booze stall.

* Added dead knight blackout drunk encounter
* Added stolen item blackout drunk encounter

BUGFIXES (15 features)

A heap of new bugfixes thanks to a few people including TheGamingDictator, VideoVillain, Xoren, and Zizhou!

* Fixed convert knights to holy order options not blanked out when you have no knights
* Fixed combat academy not allowing you to hire troops if you've bought all the soldiers from the guilds
* Fixed issue with owned northern merc post bandit hire not working if all soldiers are hired
* Fixed crown you by right you text bug (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed gambler king intro text bug (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed realm finances game intro text bug (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed speak to old croll intro text bug (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed 13 throne room intro text bugs (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed 4 bugs in community links text (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed no -1 soldier indicator in black alley (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed mushroom trip oooh snake bugs (credit u/Videovillain)
* Fixed generic mushroom trip bug (credit u/Videovillain)
* Fixed 'press 0 to exist' instead of 'exit' in exploration option (credit Xoren@Audiogames.net)
* Fixed bandits are put through rigorous training text for soldiers to knights training (credit Xoren@Audiogames.net)
* Fixed pirate wars book skipping first page (credit Zizhou)

EVERYTHING ELSE (8 features)

Some loose and categoryless tweaks and additions!

* Added hall of order now refered to as whatever the order of knights is named
* Added goblinwood slavery ended option shows the slaves that joined goblinwoods population
* Added screen for pushing back the demon horde in battle
* Added Oooh Snake head in the tavern in Arasuk
* Added new text for hiring from goblin slaver when he has berserkers (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Added calm theme to warsim extra music library (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Reworked snail racing circuit to only show snails in the current leading lap on screen (making it easier to understand what's going on in a snail race)
* Removed 14 Aslona based name suffixes for characters

SCREENSHOTS

These images took so long to capture, cut, upload, and post here… I could have made a mini update in the same time!

* Now the encountered hireable soldiers can come in different varieties like this - https://i.imgur.com/YGv8lpU.png
* Sometimes you'll even find free peasants - https://i.imgur.com/WbSd1cc.png
* A frozen corpse in the north - https://i.imgur.com/qvl6nKs.png
* Nothing this time - https://i.imgur.com/XOp1n3d.png
* The gold bag you find can now also be fatter \(and will contain a ton more gold\) - https://i.imgur.com/oB9wT9K.png
* It can also be thinner though - https://i.imgur.com/mmj8yJ5.png
* A random campfire - https://i.imgur.com/0DtouIa.png
* A goblin trap - https://i.imgur.com/oo9asIA.png
* An Oooh snake far away - https://i.imgur.com/RARdxg2.png
* A dead one closer - https://i.imgur.com/lri5TYw.png
* Some of the creepy southern encounters - https://i.imgur.com/fTa6fKm.png
* Creepy southern encounter #2 - https://i.imgur.com/WlVufIs.png
* Creepy southern encounter #3 - https://i.imgur.com/xnBv2A3.png
* Creepy southern encounter #4 - https://i.imgur.com/Zqv2gwQ.png
* The wandering knight encounter can sometimes go really well - https://i.imgur.com/QAtLXF2.png
* Sometimes not so good - https://i.imgur.com/Gm6St7q.png
* Or even worse if you're in the south - https://i.imgur.com/rRN7CGy.png
* And wandering aimlessly has several outcomes - https://i.imgur.com/RHq5hYo.png
* If you're lost in the west - https://i.imgur.com/8IAb2eW.png
* Or the north - https://i.imgur.com/zjeh3Yh.png
* Or the south - https://i.imgur.com/TWjPGpW.png
* An arrow filled tree in the west - https://i.imgur.com/JFsURDX.png
* A gift tree visitor - https://i.imgur.com/pfQRvyn.png
* Who I "taxed" - https://i.imgur.com/N3Dh23g.png
* A denland visitor - https://i.imgur.com/Y3kBytO.png
* A savage - https://i.imgur.com/0dbNYSN.png
* And a pair of them - https://i.imgur.com/LT1YMDS.png
* Better snail racing circuits - https://i.imgur.com/BY66mAP.png
* Now only the current lap is displayed instead of a bunch of different ones - https://i.imgur.com/6EsSg0p.png
* Better commanders of forts, the garrison and recruits are based on the battlescore of the commander - https://i.imgur.com/yfZPGyU.png
* And are improved when it's upgraded - https://i.imgur.com/4s2SDUM.png

SUMMARY

In summary, this update offers a new expansion on the exploration encounters had while exploring the realm and makes them region specific. It expands on the difficulty effects in game making difficulty both increase difficulty at game start and add missing elements of permanent difficulty differences between settings.

It adds a small missing part from the annexation update which is the stories of what the leader of the annexed kingdom does post annexation. The four forts discoverable and ownable in game have been expanded on with new features making it much clearer when upgrading and installing a leader what that leader does for the fort, revealing fort leader mechanics that were previously not openly shown by the game.

Other than that there were lots of other smaller tweaks, bugfixes, additions, and changes to the game such as new blackout drunk events, improvements on the lava pit, and an improved snail racing circuit.

THE DARKMARSH UPDATE (47 features)

Prior to this update 'Darkmarsh' had two functional things in it, a semi working cup game run by a faceless goblin called Dapplogk, and a semi-functional toll bridge feature forcing you to either pay or not be able to access locations in front of it. For the longest time this region of the west has been unfinished with 9 of it's 10 locations inaccessible, so in an effort to start tying up loose ends the entire of Darkmarsh has now been added to the game, this includes an interesting and content filled village called Uktak, a strange statue with dynamic visitors, a killable bridge troll who expects toll, a goblin filled tavern floating on a lily pad (you can get drunk here), an improved cup game, a smugglers den, and a bunch more smaller things!

* Added Uktak Village to Darkmarsh in the West
* Added the hut with the 'x' banner to Uktak Village
* Added ability to question the Uktak speech custom
* Added varying graphic and text for Uktak if upgraded
* Added ability to recruit local goblins from Uktak (random number between 1-10 but doubled if Uktak is upgraded)
* Added friendship shrine in Uktak post upgrade
* Added 15 unique dialogues to local goblins in Uktak
* Added ability to speak to leader of Uktak (8 dialogues)
* Added investment in Uktak Event (with sfx)
* Added ability to take tribute from Uktak Village
* Added Grabtork the Swindler to Uktak Village
* Added New Guessing game (5 gold per play) with Grabtork
* Added ruins of Uktak village with dynamic screen (if village was upgraded before ruined)
* Added the ability to loot and sack Uktak village (with sfx and random loot)
* Added double tribute size if you upgrade Uktak Village
* Added new screen for bridge troll encounter (with sfx)
* Added new screen for backing away and refusing bridge toll
* Added new screen for paying bridge troll
* Added new screen for not being able to afford bridge toll
* Added ability to send knight to kill troll (dynamic outcome with screens and sfx)
* Added ability to try to speak with Bridge troll
* Added visitable swamp bridge post troll death
* Added visitable swamp bridge post troll toll paid
* Added visitable swamp brdige before toll paid
* Added 'Strange plant' dynamic darkmarsh explore event
* Added smugglers den to darkmarsh in the west
* Added ability to loot smugglers den (3 random treasures)
* Added 'Racing goblins' darkmarsh explore event
* Added 'Hek Plon' darkmarsh explore event
* Added 'Hek Plon x3' darkmarsh explore event
* Added 'Smugglers Cache' darkmarsh explore event
* Added The Deadmarsh to Darkmarsh in the West (4 random intro texts)
* Added the great bluetree stump to Darkmarsh in the West
* Added random troll chest reward for killing bridge troll
* Added ability to speak to Dapplogk
* Added Golden Lily Pad Tavern to Darkmarsh in the West
* Added Ruined Swamp Fortress to Darkmarsh in the West
* Added Swamp's End to Darkmarsh in the West
* Added swamp statue to Darkmarsh in the West (5 custom scenes possible)
* Added Screen for paying for Dapplogks cup game
* Added 15 unique dialogues to Golden Lily Pad customers
* Added indicators of gold won in Dapplogks cup game
* Added 3 sound effects to dapplogks cup game
* Fixed Dapplogk's cup game text colour
* Fixed Dapplogk's cup game graphic colour
* Fixed Darkmarsh compass graphic colour issue
* Fixed text not blocking if you can't afford 5 gold for swamp cup game

MONSTER PIT REVISITED (4 features)

Some stuff that was planned but never added during the monster pit update! Now here it is, you can challenge the arena grand champion to fight in your monster pit. Doing so will risk public opinion loss and can of course result in the death of your grand champion… But think of the glory!

* Fixed broken menu option for accepting challenges
* Added ability to challenge the arena grand champion to fight your monster
* Added bonus moves assigned to grand champion in monster fight if battlescore is 200 or higher
* Added new hall of fame death text 'died fighting in the monster pit'

BLACKMARKET ENCOUNTERS (23 features)

I got a report from gamingdictator that one of these encounters was bugged… turns out pretty much all of them in one way or another didn't conform well with the rest of the game, now they are all fixed up!

* Fixed Blackmarket slums dropped coin text colour bug (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed missing line in Blackmarket pickpocket encounter
* Fixed 22 grammar bugs in Blackmarket slums encounters
* Added missing screen for not having gold for old man begging encounter
* Added missing screen for giving old man nothing in blackmarket encounters
* Made giving dropped coin to beggar give +1 public opinion
* Added screen for giving coin to beggar in blackmarket encounters
* Added screen to keeping coin in blackmarket encounters
* Added screen for giving extra gold to beggar in blackmarket encounters
* Made giving extra gold to beggar give +1 public opinion
* Added missing indicator for market slave population drop in slave escape encounter
* Fixed 12 grammar bugs in Blackmarket dockrow encounters
* Fixed yellow text bug for dockrow hatbuyer encounter
* Added new screens for all reactions to hatbuyer encounter
* Fixed 15 grammar bugs in Blackmarket guildrow encounters
* Fixed 16 grammar bugs in Blackmarket guildrow encounters
* Fixed 19 grammar bugs in Blackmarket guildrow encounters
* Fixed missing line in fighters district big winner gold gift
* Fixed line spacing issues for gambler request encounter
* Fixed yellow text for gambler request encounter
* Added new screens for reactions for gambler request
* Fixed missing lost gold indicator for gambler request
* Fixed 18 grammar bugs in Blackmarket central encounters

NEW LOOT (10 features)

More opportunities to find loot items should mean more possible loot, so here are 10 random items you can find!

* Added new 'Bronze statue of a naked woman' Loot item (worth 90 gold)
* Added new 'Obsidian Orc fetus' Loot item (worth 140 gold)
* Added new 'Finely painted pebble' Loot item (worth 10 gold)
* Added new 'Warped Magical Mirror' Loot item (worth 190 gold)
* Added new 'Ancient Coin' Loot item (worth 40 gold)
* Added new 'Necklace made of goblins toes' Loot item (worth 20 gold)
* Added new 'Necklace made of orc teeth' Loot item (worth 40 gold)
* Added new 'Small jar of gold flakes' Loot item (worth 35 gold)
* Added new 'Solid silver fist' Loot item (worth 130 gold)
* Added new 'Arrow encrusted with gold' Loot item (worth 80 gold)

RECRUITERS IMPROVED (9 features)

Logical suggestion from Fox, now your public opinion affects how well recruiters function.

* Added dynamic system of public opinion effecting recruiters (credit Fox)
* Added PublicOp of greater than 75 doubles recruiter recruits (credit Fox)
* Added PublicOp of greater than 50 gives 50% extra recruiter recruits (credit Fox)
* Added PublicOp of greater than 25 gives 10% extra recruiter recruits (credit Fox)
* Added PublicOp of between -25 and -1 gives -25% recruiter recruits (credit Fox)
* Added PublicOp of between -50 and -26 gives -50% recruiter recruits (credit Fox)
* Added PublioOp Lower than -50 gives -70% recruiter recruits (credit Fox)
* Added new screen when knights turned to recruiters (credit Omer)
* Added new screen when recruiters turned to knights (credit Omer)

BUGFIXES (9 features)

A couple of new bugs fixed, thanks mostly to theGamingDictator!

* Fixed goblin upgrades not blocking ascii
* Fixed missing line in picked fruits sewer encounter
* Fixed text colour issue with empty patch of bluetrii fruit in sewer
* Fixed intro to insane difficult text bugs (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed grammar issues with load savegame screen (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed 'the room the as' text bug in game intro (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed 2 text bugs in mad king intro (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed issue with default faction settings in custom game (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed issue with troops joining rebels at some game starts even with no rebellion (credit u/TheGamingDictator)

EVERYTHING ELSE (4 features)

* Added 9 new goblin names (Sneggart, Snaggat, Snuggirt, Smorgat, Smiggort, Smuggert, Snouggert, Sunggit, Siggernt, and Sloggatt)
* Added new Grumpkin name (credit Kath and Cat)
* Added troops join deserters in bandit king/gambler king/demonic king start (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Altered text for exploring question in chelobs well (credit Mooredannym)

SCREENSHOTS

* A strange new tavern - https://i.imgur.com/TPCIG7W.png
* Encounters with a bridge troll - https://i.imgur.com/ZB2Wg1o.png
* The Floating Village - https://i.imgur.com/sRHxi9f.png
* A smugglers cave - https://i.imgur.com/nwoQfzB.png
* A smugglers loot - https://i.imgur.com/dLdaMVx.png
* Grabtork the Swindler, resident of the new village - https://i.imgur.com/YZ5hE3B.png

Hey everyone,

So after being asked by a few people if I had any way to further support me beyond buying the game I've decided to open a patreon. I'm not going be promoting it everywhere or anything like that so after this post you won't hear about it for a while, but I'm happy to offer it as option for people who want to help support the game further in it's developments.

I won't be doing any Warsim DLC as I don't want to gate content from anyone, but it is a struggle sometimes with continuing to fund development.

In 2017 following the games launch on steam there were 20 updates, then in 2018 there were 32, and then in 2019 just last year the game got 58 updates (more than one per week!) Although this year so far we're on 5.

https://i.imgur.com/zA5L2we.png

There are currently three tiers on the Patreon (but I'm open to ideas):

* Helpful Goblin Tier - $1
* Loyal Warrior Tier - $3 (your name on Gro'lok's stump, and some names in game)
* Supportive Ogre Tier - $25 (the above +I'll mail you some notes and concept art from the development that month… Although there's only five of these)

You can find the patreon page here - https://www.patreon.com/Warsim/membership

Any support is appreciated but not expected, Thank you for all for being here regardless :)

Huw (Solodev of Warsim)

Hey guys so just a little fun update, 10 features per patron since the launch last night! Thanks to the people who signed up for it my day/week/month is made :)

TITLE CHANGE (2 features)

Good suggestion from the GamingDictator to be able to change your lordly titles in the laws screen!

* Added ability to change your lordly title in other laws (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Added ability to change your royal title in other laws (credit u/TheGamingDictator)

HUNTER'S REST FIXED (7 features)

Had a look through hunters rest and found a number of issues and stuff that needs improvement so it's all done now!

* Added screen to recruiting from Huntsmans rest
* Added screen to trying to speak to guards in huntsmans rest
* Added screen to no one joins you huntsmans rest
* Added screen to population too low to recruit in huntsmans rest
* Updated hunters hall intro text
* Fixed text bug in huntsmans rest chief text
* Fixed broken huntsmans rest tribute cancel button

LEAFBURNER'S GUILDHALL (6 features)

Found some issues here and thought I'd add a little bit of extra content while I was fixing it!

* Fixed 6 typos with Klethus the guildmaster of the goblinwood leafburner's guild
* Fixed 2 line split bugs for Klethus' dialogues
* Added 'tell me about the districts of goblinwood' question for Klethus
* Added 'life as a non-goblin' question for Klethus
* Added 'what do you do here' question for Klethus
* Added new intro screen for room of hilarity leafburners guild

THE TALL GREEN MAN (2 features)

Tall green man? or two goblins on eachothers shoulders under a tall cloak… only time will tell!

* Made new sound effect for 2 goblins laughing
* Added tall green man throne room encounter (credit XxMeMe StormxX)

RACE EFFECT ADDITIONS (3 features)

As you guys are aware there are 94+ million possible races that can be generated in the game, thanks to 1000s of different prefixes and race types. The vast majority of the procedurally generated races have effects and stats and abilities that make them all vastly unique from eachother but a smaller number of them don't have any unique differences, for example Faceless races. Faceless Men sound cool but in reality in game they are just normal men… No more! Now they will get a blank face, same for unborn. I'm always happy to add new tweaks that further add diversity to the millions of races you are unlikely to ever see!

* Added 'Faceless' races will now have blank faces
* Added 'Unborn' races will now also have blank faces
* Added new racial trait '45' for blank faces (can be used for any new prefixes)

EVEN MORE LOOT (10 features)

Another batch of possible random items found while exploring!

* Added new 'Tapestry depicting the stars' Loot item (worth 160 gold)
* Added new 'Ancient talisman' Loot item (worth 95 gold)
* Added new 'fragment of an ancient talisman' Loot item (worth 15 gold)
* Added new 'a shard of an ancient coin' Loot item (worth 5 gold)
* Added new 'a magical jar of lava' Loot item (worth 199 gold)
* Added new 'two ancient coins stuck together' Loot item (worth 75 gold)
* Added new 'statue of a three headed vampire' Loot item (worth 80 gold)
* Added new 'a petrified dragon scale' Loot item (worth 55 gold)
* Added new 'a petrified harpy wing' Loot item (worth 50 gold)
* Added new 'a frozen wizards finger' Loot item (worth 20 gold)

GOT ENOUGH GIANT'S FACES? NO! (1 feature)

That's more than 5 giants per living human!

* Added 7,363,584,000 new giant faces (was 36 billion now 44 billion)

NEW NAME SUFFIXES (7 features)

Patreon themed name suffixes, though I still think these will merge in well with the 1000s of others.

* Added new name suffix 'the Patron' (+5 battlescore) (can be modified by random additional parts)
* Added new name suffix 'the Friend' (+5 battlescore) (can be modified by random additional parts)
* Added new name suffix 'the Benefactor' (+6 battlescore) (can be modified by random additional parts)
* Added new name suffix 'the Advocate' (+7 battlescore) (can be modified by random additional parts)
* Added new name suffix 'the Backer' (+6 battlescore) (can be modified by random additional parts)
* Added new name suffix 'the Blood-Patron' (+25 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'the Well-Wisher' (+3 battlescore)

NEW NAMES (4 features)

Can never do with too many character names, the mermen ones are based on latin words for water and sea related stuff.

* Added 5 new gnome names (Rumploo, Rumpledoop, Boopy, Boopydoo, Boopydoopy)
* Added 3 new ghoul names (Corpserash, Rotrash, Bonerash)
* Added 3 new fiend names (Bal-Bisnac, Eur-Dumabi, Aktaliddon)
* Added 5 new mermen names (Testa, Litore, Natare, Naqua, Atesta)

BUGFIXES (33 features)

A ton of bugs fixed including the Grand tournament bug! Thanks for all who reported it

* Fixed grand tournament bet void bug (thanks to everyone who let me know about this)
* Fixed grand champion last letter of name removed bug (credit u/videovillain)
* Fixed tavern talk file line blank bug
* Fixed blue tree in Darkmarsh graphic bug
* Fixed smugglers camp exit making you exit the entire west bug
* Fixed smugglers cache darkmarsh explore event triggering a follow up event
* Fixed knight not being removed during drunk encounter where you murder one of your knights
* Fixed darkmarsh not showing as name of area when exploring
* Fixed goblins burst into court at Jamboree missing line and colour issue
* Fixed slave soldier and slaver purchase screens not showing cost in slavers fort (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed layout of the slave fort hire text (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed bookrage shop text bug in Blackmarket (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed text bug in necromancers hall in Blackmarket (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed 5 text and grammar bugs in Fighter's district intro texts (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed fighter's pit intro text not showing if ascii disabled
* Fixed text bug in fighter's pit intro text (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed text bug in fighter's pit champion intro text (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed 3 text bugs in pitside tavern into texts (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed 4 text bugs in Rass the pitside tavern keep intro texts (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed 2 text bugs in Nezale's Nose screen (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed text bug in swordsmans companion clerk intro (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed 6 text bugs in gwyn shop clerks dialogues (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed 2 line split bugs in gwyn shop clerks dialogues (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed text bug in Axe bucket intro text (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed 2 text bugs in Spear Centre intro text (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed text bug in sharpest dagger intro text (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed 2 text bugs in Nezales hut intro text (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed 4 text bugs in Nezale dialogue text (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed 3 line split bugs in Nezale dialogue text (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed grammar bug on intro text to strongths hut (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed text bug with garralds city tours intro (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed 5 text bugs in Strongths dialogues (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed 13 text bugs in central district intro texts (credit u/TheGamingDictator)

EVERYTHING ELSE (5 features)

* Updated Gro'lok's stump to include the new patreon supporters
* Added +5 goblinwood soldiers from goblins burst into court encounter at Jamboree
* Added new kingdom time 'Tempire' ruled by a 'Temperor' with 'Temperators' as lords (credit Tempheror)
* Added 2 sound effects to midas the dog encounter
* Added screen for tour operator not available in central district

THE VAMPIRE UPDATE (67 features)

So while working through my long planlist for Warsim as I prepare the roadmap to getting the game released, I found a small list of various plans for the Vampire city of Baiaa and it's respective features. I then searched the list for the rest of the vampire related ideas and read through all of them before deciding to clear them all in a little update.

GENERAL BAIAA STUFF (25 features)

For this update I decided to go through the vampire city code and fix and upgrade anything I could find that needed improving, leaving what I am convinced is now a full and complete vampire city!

* Added 4 dynamic new screens for paying slaves and peasants to watch Baiaa pit fights
* Added new screen for defeating Baiaa (with peasant gain indicators and graphic)
* Reworked vampire council diplomacy screen to be much better
* Added 2 new screens for pre-Baiaa attack with sfx
* Added hiss sound to hiss text when speaking to bartender in Baiaa
* Added swipe sound to playing thralls finger in shades bloom tavern
* Added hiss sound to Baiaa pit master dialogue
* Fixed vampire hunter faction recruiting people during times devoid of vampires
* Fixed Baiaa entry infinite loop bug (credit Crishpy)
* Fixed tribute cancellation with Baiaa showing blocked option
* Fixed 4 text bugs in Biaa pit master dialogues
* Fixed incorrect report of troop deaths from wild vampires
* Fixed unneeded line break in Baiaa bartender intro
* Fixed grammar issue in upper district of Baiaa text
* Fixed 4 issues with text intro for Baiaa clan houses
* Fixed 5 text and grammar issues with Bartender of shades bloom tavern
* Fixed 2 grammar bugs with thralls finger game in shades bloom tavern
* Fixed 5 bugs in Thundil tavern in Baiaa
* Fixed 2 text bugs with Blacktower skeleton speak text
* Fixed text bug in room X in Blacktower
* Fixed 2 text bugs in crypt of the ancients in Baiaa
* Fixed 2 grammar bugs in blood pit payment screens
* Fixed Baiaa ruined council building text bug
* Fixed 3 bugs in ruined shadow district Baiaa text
* Fixed 2 bugs in ruined lower district of Baiaa text

VAMPIRES EXPANDED (2 features, or 1.16 billion… up to you really)

To fit with the Vampire update I've expanded vampire names and faces so there's even more variation.

* Added 1.16 Billion new vampire faces (was 1,089,234,432, now 2,244,483,072)
* Added 20 new vampire names

VAMPIRE HUNTER DIPLOMACY (6 features)

Vampire hunters were an unreachable background faction that arise to fight the wild vampire threat, well now while they're active you can interact with them diplomatically!

* Added screen for vampire hunters in diplomacy
* Added ability to ask random vampire hunters about the vampire threat (10 dialogues)
* Added ability to try and recruit vamp hunters
* Added ability to ask about vampire hunters
* Added ability to speak to random vampire hunters (25 dialogues)
* Added ability to provide troops to vampire hunters with custom screen

KNIGHTS VS VAMPIRES (and demons) (3 features)

Want to start your own knightly order dedicated soley to destroying Vampires! well now you can. Also demons!

* Added ability to make knightly order a demon hunting order
* Added ability to make knightly order a vampire hunting order
* Added battle event for Knightly order vs Wild Vampires

BAIAA COUNCIL IMPROVED (18 features)

The Baiaa council made up of the 6 vampire clans was pretty boring before, now you can actually speak to them and navigate the council a lot easier.

* Added new screens with sfx to selling peasants to Baiaa
* Added ability to speak to Lamour (7 dialogues)
* Added ability to speak to Nasarak (7 dialogues)
* Added ability to speak to Thundil (7 dialogues)
* Added ability to speak to Damar (7 dialogues)
* Added ability to speak to Dengeir (7 dialogues)
* Added ability to speak to Nemak (7 dialogues)
* Fixed 2 missing word bugs in Baiaa council intro text
* Fixed 6 text bugs with Baiaa law view
* Fixed text bug with selling peasants to Baiaa
* Fixed incorrect figure shown when selling troops to Baiaa (credit Defender)
* Fixed 6 grammar bugs in selling troops to Baiaa
* Fixed linesplit bug in selling troops to Baiaa
* Fixed text bug with selling slaves to Baiaa
* Fixed incorrect figure shown when selling slaves troops to Baiaa (credit Defender)
* Fixed 6 grammar bugs in selling slaves to Baiaa
* Fixed linesplit bug in selling slaves to Baiaa
* Added new screens with sfx to selling slaves for Baiaa

THRONE ROOM ENCOUNTERS (8 features)

For some the throne room is the heart of your kingdom, well now when there are wild vampires ravaging your countryside you will hear about it through the throne room in many different ways!

* Added new throne room encounter 'Vampires everywhere!' (dynamic and more likely if more vampires)
* Added new throne room encounter 'Pale beasts' (dynamic and more likely if more vampires)
* Added new throne room encounter 'Please send the army' (dynamic and more likely if more vampires)
* Added new throne room encounter 'Collecting wood' (dynamic and more likely if more vampires)
* Added new throne room encounter 'I killed a vampire' (dynamic and more likely if more vampires)
* Added new throne room encounter 'Guard has been bitten' (dynamic and more likely if more vampires)
* Added new throne room encounter 'I killed a vampire (but it's really a gnome)' (dynamic and more likely if more vampires)
* Added new throne room encounter 'Soldier joining vamp hunters' (dynamic and more likely if more vampires)

VAMPIRE END OF TURN EVENTS (5 features)

At the moment the actions of the wild vampires are pretty subtle and can only be seen in the end of turn report lightly. Now for relevant enough events there are pop ups informing you better of what's going on.

* Added new end of turn pop up screen for vampire hunter group forming to face wild vampires
* Added new end of turn pop up screen for rare vampire sunburn event
* Fixed vampire sunburn event didn't actually take effect
* Added dynamic detection of if sunburn death destroys vampires for good if Baiaa is already gone
* Added new turn report indicators of individual types of new joiners to vampire hunting groups each turn (ie militamen, rebels, and bandits)

EVERYTHING OUTSIDE OF THE VAMPIRE UPDATE (67 features)

The second time this has happened with one of my split updates and totally not planned which is really tripping me out, but again there are exactly as many features in the non-vampire update as are in the vampire update.

ZEEF'S MYSTERY BOXES (6 features)

Now the last hut on the right in Uktak has a function, it's Zeefs mystery box hut. Here for 100 gold you can buy a mystery box containing a randomly generated artifact that could worth more or less than 100 gold. Beware though Zeef might be open for conversation but don't ask about his name!

* Added new location to Uktak village hut marked 'Z'
* Added new character 'Zeef' with 5 dialogues
* Added Zeef sells myster boxes containing random artifacts (2-15 per year) for 100 gold each
* Added special Zeef destroys boxes event
* Added various sound effects for Zeef
* Added destroying Uktak village means you gain some of the remaining boxes from Zeefs hut for free

SATYR UPDATE (2 features)

So we had a competition across reddit, steam, and discord to see who could make the best Ascii Satyr faces as Satyrs were the last race to not have a face, thanks to u/Aethyrsix it's done! With the concept face from Aethyrsix I've managed to make over 16 billion of them!

* Added Satyr face generation to the game (16,866,210,816 total)
* Added Satyr face generator to the extras generator menu

NEW LOOT (22 features)

With yet again more in-game systems using loot items I've added another 20!

* Fixed mummified text bug in random loot
* Modified some of the random loot prices
* Added new 'silk tapestry depicting a battle' Loot item (worth 150 gold)
* Added new 'rusty crown piece' Loot item (worth 45 gold)
* Added new 'large diamond' Loot item (worth 750 gold)
* Added new 'ancient rusty fork' Loot item (worth 45 gold)
* Added new 'shrunken gnome's head' Loot item (worth 70 gold)
* Added new 'silver goblet' Loot item (worth 25 gold)
* Added new 'battle of the two pits trophy' Loot item (worth 40 gold)
* Added new 'necklace made of human fingers' Loot item (worth 45 gold)
* Added new 'glowing green potion' Loot item (worth 50 gold)
* Added new 'glowing red potion' Loot item (worth 50 gold)
* Added new 'glowing blue potion' Loot item (worth 50 gold)
* Added new 'glowing purple potion' Loot item (worth 50 gold)
* Added new 'black sapphire' Loot item (worth 500 gold)
* Added new 'ornate silver mirror covered in gems' Loot item (worth 455 gold)
* Added new 'malachite skull' Loot item (worth 125 gold)
* Added new 'diamond encased human eye' Loot item (worth 650 gold)
* Added new 'statue of a four armed orc' Loot item (worth 75 gold)
* Added new 'statue of two gnomes fighting' Loot item (worth 55 gold)
* Added new 'statue of a headless knight' Loot item (worth 50 gold)
* Added new 'pile of blank scrolls' Loot item (worth 15 gold)

IMPASSIONED SPEECHES (3 features)

Just a little something I thought about adding to the throne room, a rare encounter where a random local will come to give you an impassioned speech about something!

* Added new throne room encounter 'Impassioned speech about the throne'
* Added new throne room encounter 'Impassioned speech about War'
* Added new throne room encounter 'Impassioned speech about the love of the people'

BANKING TWEAKS (3 features)

A little bit of work on the bank, the 10% interest rate has been reduced to 5x less and some other issues have been dealt with!

* Added new loan system (2% payback per year instead of 10% to stop crazy snowballed owed numbers in short periods of time)
* Added new text explaining dynamic bank interest rate (credit Crisphy)
* Added new text 'enter 0 if you no longer wish to take a loan out' in bank

GRO'LOK'S STUMP (2 features)

Thanks to everyone who is supporting Warsim at the moment on Patreon, the extra support is mindblowing and really helpful so thank you!

* Added new patron names to Gro'loks stump
* Rebuilt Gro'lok's stump into 4 sections

BUGFIXES (16 features)

Lots of bugs fixed across a variety of areas, mostly found from playtesting.

* Fixed throne room signs not functioning at all
* Fixed 2 giant canyon text bugs
* Fixed 11 text bugs in canyon intro screens
* Fixed 6 line spacing bugs in canyon intro screens
* Fixed rumours of your friendliness spread missing line
* Fixed missing line with innocent man arrested in court
* Fixed new ore found not having indicators
* Fixed throne room upgrades not indicating hosting a celeration
* Fixed asking advice in throne room changes the advisors face to another random one
* Fixed sudden death gamemaster in thickblood tavern text colour issue
* Fixed sudden death gamemaster in thickblood tavern exit pause bug
* Fixed artifact discovery text bug when exploring
* Fixed loan screen appearing showing you +0 gold in loans if you enter 0
* Fixed wagon man explore encounter auto spawned a second random explore encounter once done
* Fixed minus figure for years remaining being shown once you continue playing beyond a timed game
* Fixed hosting a tournament but not having the gold causes inf freeze (credit Dootmaster64)

EVERYTHING ELSE (13 features)

Quite a lot of stuff here, new features and a much cheaper trap door!

* Added new alternate version of bookrage and bookrages shop if market calm/chaos orb effect is in place (credit XxMeMe StormxX)
* Added new book 'notes of a formerly angry man' in bookrages calm effect bookshop (credit XxMeMe StormxX)
* Added public opinion 1 in 3 chance of dropping when sacrificing peasants (credit Bookrage)
* Rewrote upgrade text for road upgrades
* Added road upgrades increase throne room visitors (with gold roads increasing them by 25%) (credit Toasty)
* Added 'Moohmin' imp name (credit Nikiforos)
* Added 'Fitzroy' human name (credit Nikiforos)
* Added -20 gold indicator when losing in sudden death dice game
* Added missing kingdom defeated music for paying off the rebels to disband
* Added missing screen for trying to hire mercs for an attack when no attacks left
* Added short march sound effect to gaining group of demon fighting warriors throne room encounter
* Reduced cost of trap door to 1k instead of 20k
* Added gold figure shown when asking about buying the arena

Hey Everyone, so this update is part of my attempt to cut down my 500+ feature list of Warsim to-dos. The list is made up of around 100 loose feature ideas and then 20-30 large feature updates such as Rpgification (The addition of more first person elements to the game), Expansion on Adventurers, Noble Houses, Demon Improvements, The Ancient Isle, And so on.

I am aiming to completely clear this list in the run up to full release on steam and hope to get there within this year if possible. This update is made up mostly of small things cleared from that list as I move on to my next update… Diplomacy!

DIFFICULTY CHOICE SCREEN UPDATE (4 features)

After a suggestion by DarkMark the Difficulty choice screen now has a few more options! You can also now see the debug modes available.

* Added new ability to ask about difficulties on difficulty choice (credit u/DarkMark8910)
* Added ability to show debug modes on main difficulty choice menu
* Updated debug modes intro text
* Added bank gold increase to cheat debug mode

IN-GAME WIKI REWORKED (3 features)

The Gaming Dictator pointed out that the in-game wiki was in a bad state, I've reworked it to be just a unit and battlescore wiki now and have brought it up to the same standard as the rest of the game. While writing this new battlescore Wiki I also got a little curious and ended up doing some research to find the strongest possible units generated in game, the winner was the 'Behemoth Arch-Demigod King' with a whopping 108000 Battlescore…

* Reworked in-game wiki to be a battlescore wiki (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Added new section of in-game wiki for strongest unit ever (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Added new formatting for unit and battlescore wiki pages in game (credit u/TheGamingDictator)

THICKBLOOD TAVERN IMPROVEMENTS (5 features)

Found a few issues with the Thickblood tavern not being to the same standard as the rest of the game!

* Fixed thickblood upgrade screen kicking you out after each upgrade
* Added current gold shown when trying to upgrade thickblood
* Added new standard upgrade graphics for upgrading thickblood
* Added 69 testcode entered in owned thickblood tavern which strips all upgrades from it
* Added new dynamic hire screen for Thickblood tavern

THRONE ROOM ENCOUNTERS (15 features)

After getting a duplicate throne room encounter a couple of times I decided to make it more varied, now the gold gift encounters are far more varied and some of them can be bad for public opinion if you take the gold. There's also now a super rare encounter where someone finds a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow and shares it with you and it can be a lot of gold!

* Added new bad gold taken encounter type where accepting gold is bad (credit Cat)
* Added new throne room encounter 'Burning Orphanage gold' very bad gold
* Added new throne room encounter 'Undeserving people' bad gold
* Added new throne room encounter 'Gambling scam profit' bad gold
* Added new throne room encounter 'Retired warriors fund' bad gold
* Added new throne room encounter 'Parents gold' bad gold
* Added new throne room encounter 'Found loot in a basket floating down river'
* Added new throne room encounter 'Found Loot buried under a loose tree stump'
* Added new throne room encounter 'Was handed loot by a cloaked figure in a busy market'
* Added new throne room encounter 'Collected 1 gold from each friend'
* Added new throne room encounter 'Gold but cant say where its from'
* Added new throne room encounter 'Wealthy son sends gifts'
* Added new throne room encounter 'Pot of gold at the end of the rainbow' (Rarer event) (credit Cat)
* Added new throne room encounter 'found on floor'
* Reduced required public opinion for gold gift encounter slightly

THE WORLDHEART EXPANDED (5 features)

This secret location has been expanded a lot more thanks to suggestion by u/CanadianWolverine

* Added new earthquake sound effect for the worldheart
* Added new intro screen to entering code on ancient door correctly
* Added new intro to the worldheart screen
* Added new event before stabbing the heart of the world (credit u/CanadianWolverine)
* Added new indicators at worldheart stabbed screen

NEW NAMES (2 features)

Some of my real life friends Cole and Darren's names backwards sounded very fantasy-esque!

* Added new vampire name 'Nerrad'
* Added new magi name 'Eloc'

BUGFIXES (14 features)

Lots of bugs fixed again in this update, the biggest being the duplication of champions in the Arena, no more clones!

* Fixed killed vampire throne room dungeons and trap door options broken
* Fixed grammar issue with diplomat wage increase throne encounter
* Fixed missing +4 prisoners indicator when jailing best beard encounter people
* Fixed grammar issue with item recieved in throne room
* Fixed 16 text bugs with crime encounters in throne room
* Fixed 15 grammar bugs with crime encounter in throne room
* Fixed Humpleburt gnome text bug (credit Steve Killbane)
* Fixed broken spacing on indicator for flip gold
* Fixed missing gold indicator in prisoner freedom bribe throne room encounter
* Fixed text bug with knight adventure story in throne room
* Fixed tax tax law on bank tax broken (credit Steve Killbane)
* Fixed personal champions grand tournament duplication bug (credit Dootmaster64)
* Fixed owned thickblood tavern doesn't disable hire bandits option if no bandits left
* Fixed champion training working even if you don't have a champion

EVERYTHING ELSE (3 features)

Just a few tweaks and a new screen for grand champion challenges.

* Added new wage change indicators for wage increase encounters in throne room
* Added new prompt for questing knights accepted in throne room
* Added new screen for grand champion challenge

Recently did an article exploring the proc gen race system in Warsim where I go through 40+ of the 94 million possible races in game!

Check it out here

https://medium.com/@huw2k8/exploring…a-a000954227c5

THE DIPLOMACY UPDATE - Coming soon!

Hey everyone,

So just letting you guys know that the Diplomacy update which I've been working on since the last Warsim release 9 days ago, will probably be released sometime near the end of next week.

The work that's been done already has in my opinion massively improved the experience of diplomacy, especially in trying to make peace with other kingdoms which was built to function similar to the vassal system but more in-depth and bigger.

So far the update is sizing up to be a huge one, with 214 features in at the moment but surely many more to come before it is complete.

**THE STORY SO FAR**

The update as it currently stands includes:

* A completely reworked peace process that includes an emissary system identical to the vassalisation process, as well as dynamic reactions for 30+ independent race prefixes, such as Light races being much more inclined to make peace with you if you're a good ruler, and Death races completely rejecting peace permanently, or pacifist races guarenteed to accept. The system also includes 49 different reactions to peace that range from asking you to pay a single coin, or accepting but murdering your emissary, to someone asking you to sacrfice 1 peasant per -1 relation, or asking you to answer a riddle… for peace!
* Improvments to hiring independent kingdom units including kingdoms friendly to you offering 10-20% discount
* Improvements and screens given to setting up and closing trade route with other kingdoms
* New pop up events at the end of turn including one that stops you from reaching the highest limit of number that can be stored in the games gold counter which is 2 billion (or more specifically 2,147,483,647) so if anyone reaches 1 billion they will be met by hyperinflation… sorry comrades but there be no billionaires in the realm of Aslona.
* Tournaments have been improved with lots of new screens, as well as a guarenteed public opinion boost depending on the size of the tournament, taking a hint from ancient rome on that one.
* Also following a player suggestion I've made it so the sorry old fields of Rihhm Village in the East can now be terraformed if you have the terraformers guild which greatly improves the village's economic output
* Also 98 billion more demigod faces after a few experiments
* 38 bugfixes and misc improvements
* And perhaps my favourite of all, the Arena now has a screen showing your lost gold when paying to watch an arena fight (if you don't own the arena and the arena owner charges you to watch fights). You can also get random events such as being let in for free or accidentally being only charged half… but that's not it… You can now still try and enter and watch and arena fight even if you don't have the gold, if it's your first time Gordeth the Ticket Attendant will happily let you through… but do it more and he might have to get the manager… or you know, you could let out your inner Karen and do it yourself!

**SCREENSHOTS**

* Instant peace when requested with Pacifist Fungus Orcs - https://i.imgur.com/nTwVJQd.png
* Gordeth is a good guy really - https://i.imgur.com/HQPcc3F.png
* Release the Karen! - https://i.imgur.com/HtzRXil.png
* The new peace emissary system - https://i.imgur.com/ZATcLYD.png
* Chances look good - https://i.imgur.com/pqxY2YX.png
* Oh no… what does he want? - https://i.imgur.com/n8VNHkp.png
* Publicly… Ugh - https://i.imgur.com/T9jyy4w.png
* Ok… how are we going to word this - https://i.imgur.com/vwcmjzF.png
* There were good people on both sides - https://i.imgur.com/Gh1zrnA.png
* Well… better than nothing - https://i.imgur.com/5pZxZ7Q.png

**WHAT'S LEFT TO DO**

I still have a number of systems I still want to work on before I release this diplomacy update and call it a day. They are as follows:

* Rework of the gifting gold system to adjust the gold gift amount from 500 gold to proportionally 100th, 10th, and a quarter of the kingdom in questions income as well as dynamic reactions
* The chance for diplomatic actions from other kingdoms such as gifting you gold and offering you peace
* The ability to declare war on a neutral or friendly faction with varied reaction
* An updated system for requesting military or financial aid
* A rework of the alliance system following on from the peace and vassal systems with emissaries and tons of varied reactions
* And several other things that are probably but not definitely going in to the update depending on time

I'm already happy with what's been done and feel like it's going to breathe life into the diplomacy system and make it much more interesting.

So that's it for now, looking forward to releasing this update! :)

THE DIPLOMACY UPDATE

Hey everyone, so I'm proud to be able to finally release the diplomacy update, which is an update that aimed to rework some areas of diplomacy and give big upgrades to others. There are also lots and lots of non diplomacy related changes!

PEACE REWORKED (64 features)

I wanted offering peace to function the same as requesting a vassal, choose an emissary and send them off, the Peace system was made even more dynamic than the vassal system with a lot more that can happen and a lot more that effects it. There is now a ton that can happen when requesting peace!

* Added new emissary choice option for requesting peace
* Added Pacifist races automatically accept peace
* Added Death race auto rejection screen
* Added Chaos race auto rejection screen
* Added dynamic peace outcome system based on relation/leader personality/strength/emissary type
* Added cowardly/gentle/weak/harmless races get a +1 chance of accepting peace
* Added dark/cruel/wretched/vile/blood races get a -1 chance of accepting peace
* Added chaotic/evil races get a -2 chance of accepting peace
* Added Psychotic/Corrupt/Warped/Underworld/Monstrous races get a -3 chance of accepting peace
* Added Undead/Wraith/Hell/Abyssal/Eldrich/Nightmare races get a -4 chance of accepting peace
* Added Light/Happy/Holy races get a +3 chance of accepting peace if public opinion is above 35
* Added berserk/battle/combat/warrior/warborn races get a -1 chance of accepting peace
* Added cackling/laughing races get a special laughing screen before peace request
* Added weeping/crying races get a special crying screen before peace request
* Added free (ex-slave) races will automatically ask for you to free your slaves for peace (if you have more than 50 slaves)
* Added 'war is bad' stupid leader peace acceptance
* Added 'doing peace is bad' stupid leader peace acceptance
* Added 'read the war map wrong' stupid leader peace acceptance
* Added 'fierce debate' peace acceptance
* Added 'glory of war' peace acceptance
* Added 'start of a new friendship' peace acceptance
* Added 'shout I do it?' stupid leader peace encounter
* Added 'assure us' peace acceptance
* Added 'Pay us 1 gold wergild' peace request encounter
* Added 'Pay us 50 gold per negative relation' peace request encounter
* Added 'Pay us 100 gold per negative relation' peace request encounter
* Added 'Pay us 250 gold per negative relation' peace request encounter
* Added 'Pay us ((100xIndLand + -Relation) x10) gold' peace request encounter
* Added 'Pay us ((200xIndLand + -Relation) x20) gold' peace request encounter
* Added 'Pay us ((500xIndLand + -Relation) x50) gold' peace request encounter
* Added 'Pay us ((750xIndLand + -Relation) x75) gold' peace request encounter
* Added 'Pay us ((1000xIndLand + -Relation) x100) gold' peace request encounter
* Added 'Pay us ((1500xIndLand + -Relation) x150) gold' peace request encounter
* Added 'Pay us ((2000xIndLand + -Relation) x200) gold' peace request encounter
* Added 'Pay us ((2500xIndLand + -Relation) x250) gold' peace request encounter
* Added 'we might be weaker but we won't back down' peace rejection
* Added 'not anytime soon' peace rejection
* Added 'I do not see it as in my interest' peace rejection
* Added 'Not a chance' peace rejection
* Added 'Not just yet' peace rejection
* Added 'You can't be serious' peace rejection
* Added 'Couldn't possibly' peace rejection
* Added 'I'd sooner see us fall' peace rejection
* Added 'Give us peace and die' peace rejection
* Added 'What a waste of time KILL THE EMISSARY' peace rejection
* Added 'NEVER…' emissary killed peace rejection
* Added 'What an insult' emissary killed peace rejection
* Added 'The whispers agree, emissary fee' Peace acceptance (but kill emissary)
* Added 'The worms demand it' Peace acceptance (but kill emissary)
* Added 'The council wills it' Peace acceptance (but kill emissary)
* Added 'fine, for a better tomorrow' peace acceptance
* Added 'am I a fool?' peace acceptance
* Added 'A closer friend?' peace acceptance
* Added 'flip a coin for peace' peace encounter
* Added 'leader turns your emissary away' peace rejection
* Added 'A riddle for peace' peace encounter (answer one of several riddles, for peace)
* Added 'Public Denouncement' peace encounter (publicly denounce the war)
* Added 'Kill a tenth of your men' peace encounter
* Added 'Coin of fate (just a regular coin)' peace encounter
* Added 'Give us a land' peace encounter (give one land for peace)
* Added 'Brawl for peace' peace encounter
* Added '1 peasant per -1 relation' peace encounter
* Added 'Free your slaves' peace encounter
* Added peace attempt cooldown

HIRING TROOPS (12 features)

Some improvements, including discounts and better display for hiring units from independent kingdoms!

* Added 100+ relation gives 50% discount on hiring troops
* Added 90+ relation gives 40% discount on hiring troops
* Added 80+ relation gives 30% discount on hiring troops
* Added 70+ relation gives 20% discount on hiring troops
* Added 50+ relation gives 10% discount on hiring troops
* Added 30+ relation gives 5% discount on hiring troops
* Fixed text bug with hire troop from indepenedent screen
* Added coloured options to hire troop from indepenedent screen
* Added missing x) blocked out options for unhirable units when hiring troops from indepenedent screen
* Added custom military captain face instead of using leaders face when hiring troops from indepenedent screen
* Added new screens for when selecting unit type to hire
* Added new screen post hire showing how many units hired and how much gold paid

DECLARATION OF WAR (32 features)

Now if you want to let a kingdom know you plan to attack them, you can. You can still 'declare war' by launching attacks on them until they hate you but this allows you to interact with them a little more!

* Added new option to declare war in diplomacy
* Added option to reconsider before sending off war declaration
* Added screen for destroying war scroll and cancelling war declaration
* Added Warborn races far more likely to go to war with you
* Added Harmless/Cowardly/Pacifist/Gentle races more likely to ask you to reconsider war
* Added 2 dynamic war-declaration drum sounds
* Added unique war declaration reaction from Warborn races
* Added unique war declaration reaction from Warrior races
* Added unique war declaration reaction from Combat races
* Added unique war declaration reaction from Battle races
* Added 3 reactions from friendly/normal leaders to war declaration if they are more than 5x stronger than you
* Added 3 reactions from hostile leaders to war declaration if they are more than 5x stronger than you
* Added 3 reactions from creepy leaders to war declaration if they are more than 5x stronger than you
* Added 3 reactions from mercantile leaders to war declaration if they are more than 5x stronger than you
* Added 3 reactions from stupid leaders to war declaration if they are more than 5x stronger than you
* Added 3 reactions from friendly/normal leaders to war declaration if you are more than 5x stronger than them
* Added 3 reactions from hostile leaders to war declaration if you are more than 5x stronger than them
* Added 3 reactions from creepy leaders to war declaration if you are more than 5x stronger than them
* Added 3 reactions from mercantile leaders to war declaration if you are more than 5x stronger than them
* Added 3 reactions from stupid leaders to war declaration if you are more than 5x stronger than them
* Added 3 reactions from friendly/normal leaders to war declaration if you are closely matched
* Added 3 reactions from hostile leaders to war declaration if you are closely matched
* Added 3 reactions from creepy leaders to war declaration if you are closely matched
* Added 3 reactions from mercantile leaders to war declaration if you are closely matched
* Added 3 reactions from stupid leaders to war declaration if you are closely matched
* Added request for a second chance from leaders if you declaration of war doesn't fully deplete your relation with the kingdom
* Added begging from pacifist races to not go to war with you
* Added 6 dynamic reactions to second chance from different leader types
* Added releif screen if second chance is accepted
* Added scroll written sound effect to declaration of war
* Made peace attempt cooldown random between 1-7 years
* Made vassal attempt cooldown random between 1-7 years

ALLIANCES (22 features)

Alliances were poorly done previously with mostly single lines of text and no unique screens or sound effects, now the system has been fixed up and brought up to speed with the rest of the game.

* Added screen for sending alliance request
* Added new screen for friendly leader trade acceptance
* Added new screen for chaos orb gift rare bonus from friendly leader
* Added new screen for big chest of gold gift uncommon bonus from friendly leader
* Added new screen for chest of gold gift common bonus from friendly leader
* Added new screen for hostile leader Alliance rejection
* Added new screen for hostile leader Alliance slight rejection
* Added new screen for hostile leader Alliance acceptance
* Added new screen for normal leader Alliance acceptance
* Added new screen for stupid leader Alliance acceptance
* Fixed stupid leader reference to trade deal instead of alliance
* Fixed 8 text bugs with old alliance texts
* Added new sound effect for burning 100 people alive
* Added new screen for creepy leader alliance
* Added new screen for burning 100 peasants
* Added new screen for burning 100 slaves
* Added new screen for no peasants/slaves to burn
* Added new screen for refusing to burn peasants/slaves
* Fixed creepy leader give trade deal instead of alliance
* Added new screen for rejecting Alliance due to slavery
* Added ability to ask independents why they are rejecting Alliance with you (6 dynamic responses)
* Added ability to end slavery to appease Alliance policy request (dynamic outcome)

ALLIANCE ENDED (8 features)

Ending alliances had a single line of text previously that wasn't even specific to the types of leaders, now there are lots of dynamic responses!

* Added new screen for ending alliance
* Added 3 reactions from friendly leaders to alliance ended
* Added 3 reactions from creepy leaders to alliance ended
* Added 3 reactions from normal leaders to alliance ended
* Added 3 reactions from stupid leaders to alliance ended
* Added 3 reactions from mercantile leaders to alliance ended
* Added 3 reactions from hostile leaders to alliance ended
* Added scroll written sound effect to alliance ended

SENDING TROOPS TO ALLIES (8 features)

The sending troops to your allies feature now has screens, sound effects, a fixed bug and is no longer spam-able.

* Made option to send 10 troops to ally blocked if you don't have ten troops
* Added new screen and sfx for sending 10 troops to ally
* Added dynamic reactions from different leader personalities for sending the troops
* Added giving troops to friendly or stupid leaders grants +4 relation
* Added giving them to creepy leader is +2 (all other personality types are +3)
* Added tracker of how many sets of troops you've sent
* Added dynamic reactions from different leader personalities for sending the troops once you've sent 3 sets (half relation boost)
* Added dynamic reactions from different leader personalities for sending the troops once you've sent 5 sets (no relation boost)

INDEPENDENT TRADE ROUTES (27 features)

Trade routes like most of diplomacy were just sorry little single lines of text before, now they have all been turned into more informational screens showing the change in relation and numerous other things.

* Added new screen for rejecting trade due to slavery
* Added ability to ask independents why they are rejecting trade with you (6 dynamic responses)
* Added ability to end slavery to appease trade policy request (dynamic outcome)
* Added new screen for friendly leader trade acceptance
* Added new screen for chaos orb gift rare bonus from friendly leader
* Added new screen for big chest of gold gift uncommon bonus from friendly leader
* Added new screen for chest of gold gift common bonus from friendly leader
* Added new screen for hostile leader trade rejection
* Added new screen for hostile leader trade slight rejection
* Added new screen for hostile leader trade acceptance
* Added new screen for normal leader trade acceptance
* Reduced relation bonus from 15 to 10 for trade with normal leader
* Added new screen for stupid leader trade acceptance
* Reduced relation bonus from 15 to 10 for trade with stupid leader
* Added new screen for creepy leader trade deal
* Added new screen for hanging peasants
* Added new screen for no peasants to hang
* Fixed creepy leader trade deal hang peasants allowing anything entered to exit the screen
* Added new screen for refusing request to hang peasants
* Added new screen for 300 gold toll for trade with merchant leader
* Added new screen for instant trade with merchant leader
* Added new screen for 1000 gold toll for trade with merchant leader
* Added new screen for not enough gold for merchant leader
* Added new screen for rejecting merchant leader trade deal offer
* Added current gold amount shown when offered pay to trade deal with merchant leader
* Added indicator of how much relation is required with hostile leader for trade
* Fixed Xenophobic vassals can't be traded with

CANCELLING TRADE ROUTES (14 features)

What does up, must come down. You can cancel trade routes, but be aware there could be a number of consequences!

* Fixed 12 text bugs with cancelling trade route with Friendly leader
* Added new screen for cancelling trade with friendly leader
* Fixed linesplit issues with all cancelling trade route screens
* Added special indicator if breaking trade results in war
* Fixed 10 text bugs with cancelling trade route with hostile leader
* Added new screen for cancelling trade with hostile leader
* Added new screen for standard mercantile leader cancel trade response
* Added new screen for trade pay off offer from mercantile leader
* Added new screen for paying bribe to mercantile leader when cancelling trade
* Added new screen for being unable to afford bribe to mercantile leader when cancelling trade
* Added new screen for refusing to bribe to mercantile leader when cancelling trade
* Fixed merc leader bribe encounter being skippable when it shouldn't have been
* Added new screens for cancelling trade with normal leader
* Added new screens for cancelling trade with weird leaders

GIFTS OF GOLD (21 features)

Gifting gold used to be, send 500 gold for a relationjump with the kingdom in question. This could be the kingdom with 300k gold and 60 lands, or the one with 10 gold. Well now gifting gold allows you to choose three sizes of gift and also adjusts them to the current gold of the kingdom in question meaning you can no longer cheaply buy favour with rich kingdoms.

* Added new choice of gift screen for gifting gold
* Added option to gift 1/100th of the kingdoms gold
* Added option to gift 1/10th of the kingdoms gold
* Added option to gift 1/4th of the kingdoms gold
* Added 12 possible outcomes donating gold to friendly and normal kingdoms
* Fixed 32 typos in old gift gold system
* Made gold gifting get it's own screen
* Made gold response get it's own screen
* Added chance that hostile kingdom rejects gold gift
* Added 22 possible outcomes donating gold to hostile kingdom
* Added 9 possible outcomes to donating gold to mercantile kingdom
* Added 6 possible outcomes to donating gold to stupid kingdom
* Added chance weird kingdom sends back all but one gold coin
* Added Ant colony burnings reaction for gold gifted to weird kingdom
* Added dog killing reaction for gold gifted to weird kingdom
* Added build and destroy reaction for gold gifted to weird kingdom
* Added jar of goblin flakes reaction for gold gifted to weird kingdom
* Added friend skull reaction for gold gifted to weird kingdom
* Added dried flesh paper reaction for gold gifted to weird kingdom
* Added 3 possible goat testicle reactions for gold gifted to weird kingdom
* Added buried gold reaction for gold gifted to weird kingdom

FINANCIAL AND MILITARY AID (10 features)

Financial and military aid have been given a facelift here!

* Added new screen for requesting financial aid
* Added screen for not having enough relation to be able to ask for aid
* Made hostile leaders require twice as much relation to consider giving you gold
* Added screen for gold given
* Added screen for refusal to give gold cause you're rich
* Added new screen for requesting military aid
* Added screen for not having enough relation to be able to ask for troops
* Made hostile leaders require twice as much relation to consider giving military aid
* Added screen for troops given
* Added screen for refusal to give troops because they don't have enough

GOBLIN DIPLOMACY (6 features)

Having a goblin diplomat or someone who speaks goblin allows diplomacy with the goblins, but it wasn't up to scratch, now goblin diplomacy is similar to with the independent kingdoms!

* Added new screens for peace request to Krut (with sfx)
* Added new screens for peace request to Erak (with sfx)
* Fixed gold paid for peace not given to Krut or Erak
* Added new indicators of gold change in Krut and Erak peace
* Added new public opinion gain for peace with Krut and Erak
* Fixed bug with amount of gold in Krut Peace being 20x bigger than promised

BANDIT DIPLOMACY (4 features)

Tried to make bandit peace process work more like how it does for independent kingdoms!

* Added new screen for breaking diplomacy with bandits
* Added new screen for trying to make peace with bandits over -40 relation
* Added new peace system and for trying to make peace with Phenor
* Added new peace cooldown system for trying to make peace with Phenor

GIVING LAND (4 features)

Spruced up the giving land aspect of diplomacy a little bit.

* Added screen for trying to give your last land to your ally
* Added screen for giving territory to your ally
* Added screen for evacuating land given to your ally
* Added -1 public opinion loss for giving territory to your ally

EVERYTHING ELSE

END OF TURN EVENTS (2 features)

New event added for the Demon horn arifact, and a new event added to prevent player gold bypassing the limits of the games storage!

* Added new end of turn pop up event for Call of Demons event (credit Omer)
* Added new end of turn hyperinflation event for hitting 1 billion gold coins (credit 'The Wizard' and Attelso)

TOURNAMENT IMPROVEMENTS (15 features)

Tournaments now grant public opinion boosts when hosted so use them as a fun way to win the publics favour. I've also now added actually text explaining things to the tournament screen instead of it just being options!

* Added new text on tournament screen for when tournament already hosted
* Added new text for when hosting a tournament in an arena you don't own
* Added new text for when hosting a tournament in an arena you own
* Added new text for arena with commoners and 8-man tourneys unlocked
* Added new text for arena with commoners, 8, and 16-man tourneys unlocked
* Added new text for arena with all tournaments unlocked
* Fixed 16-32 man and grand tournaments still freezing if you try to set them up without the gold
* Made arena tournament options blocked options if you can't afford them
* Made commoners tournament guarenteed give +3 public opinion when hosted
* Fixed grammar issue with commoners tourney intro text
* Made Hosting an 8 man tournament grants +2 public opinion
* Made Hosting a 16 man tournament grants +3 public opinion
* Made Hosting a 32 man tournament grants +4 public opinion
* Made Hosting a grand tournament grants +5 public opinion

NEW KINGDOM TYPES (2 features)

A pair of new kingdom types, I'd heard of both before but assumed I already had them in the game, Now I do!

* Added new kingdom type 'Voivodship' ruled by 'Voivode' with 'Knyaz' lords (civ level 2+)
* Added new kingdom type 'Despotate' ruled by 'Despot' with 'Lords' (civ level 3+)

THE FIELDS OF RIHHM (8 features)

The sorry old fields of Rihhm can now be Terraformed if you have the Terraformers guild, Thanks for the suggestion Fox!

* Added Ability to Terraform Rihhms farmland if you have terraformers guild (credit Fox)
* Added Terraforming Rihhms fields triples trade with Rihhm
* Added Terraforming Rihhms fields doubles tribute from Rihhm
* Added Terraforming Rihhms fields doubles village total population capacity
* Added Terraforming Rihhms fields gains up to 30 new villagers per year
* Added Terraforming Rihhms fields adds new dialogues with elder
* Added Terraforming Rihhms fields maxes relation with Rihhm
* Fixed 10 textbugs in Rihhm village

BRAWL PIT MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENTS (5 features)

Running the brawl pit is now even cooler!

* Reworked brawl pit report screen layout and added colour
* Fixed typo with brawl pit
* Fixed 13 text bugs with brawl pit reports
* Added new screen for collecting gold from brawl pit
* Fixed fighter choice screen layout in Brawl pit

NOMAD MERCENARIES (3 features)

Thanks to a report by TheGamingDictator the Nomad Mercs have been spruced up!

* Added new screen for hiring mercenaries from southern nomads (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Added Taavak the champion of Nomads is incharge of mercenary nomads
* Added new screen for trying to hire too many nomads

ARENA ENTRY FEE (16 features)

There previously was no interaction, indication, or anything of you paying the gold to enter the arena, now there is, as well as a few uncommon encounters to mix it up a little bit. But the real meat of this feature is what happens if you try and enter the arena with no gold… try it out and see!

* Added new screen to pay entry fee to arena before a fight
* Added random event when paying for arena entry where it's paid for you
* Added random event when paying for arena entry where you pay half
* Added random event when paying for arena entry where you walk through and pay nothing
* Added random event for when trying to enter arena with no gold (paid for you)
* Added random event for when trying to enter arena with no gold (you slip through)
* Added random event for when trying to enter arena with no gold (speak to attendant)
* Added Gordeth the ticket attendant
* Added ability to be let in for free by Gordeth
* Added ability to ask Gordeth about himself
* Added ability to DEMAND TO SPEAK TO THE MANAGER (Karen option)
* Added dynamic response from Gordeth depending on how many times you've done this
* Added dynamic response from management depending on how many times you've done this
* Added chance of public opinion loss for how you deal with Gordeth and the management
* Added new option instead of watch the fight when you can't afford it
* Blocked option to bet on a fight when you can't afford it

THE GUARDIANS OF THE GOLD ROAD (3 features)

You've got a giant gleaming empire, gold pouring out of every orifice, and a massive road paved with gold… but pesky peasants pick it clean every year… no longer with the guardians of the gold road!

* Reworked prison laws screen in laws to be crime laws
* Added extra 5th crime law 'gold road guardians'
* Added ability to pay mercenaries 1000 gold per turn to protect your gold road and prevent it from being broken down

WITCHER REFERENCES (3 features)

The odds of the name a bard uses in the throne room being Jaskier or Dandelion is pretty rare, but if it occurs then the bard is spawned as the highest possible skill level!

* Added new human name 'Jaskier' (Credit Cat)
* Added new human name 'Dandelion' (Credit Cat)
* Added if throne room bard gets name 'Jaskier' or 'Dandelion' he spawns with the highest skill level (Credit Cat)

DEMIGOD FACES (1 feature)

There are more than 10x the entire human race worth of new demigod faces, good luck seeing them all! :)

* Added 98,871,645,600 demigod faces (98 billion)

NEW NAMES (3 features)

* Added 3 new ent names (made from turning some human names backwards)
* Added 2 new goblin names (made from turning some human names backwards)
* Added 22 new human names (made from turning some human names backwards)

COAST IMPROVEMENTS (3 features)

Visited the south coast and noticed a few issues and opportunities!

* Added new character Kanaraan to the Nalli trade post
* Added new screen for enacting or cancelling trade with Nalli
* Added 7 unique dialogues with Kanaraan

BUGFIXES (36 features)

Yet another mountain of bugfixes, thanks gamingdictator, darrthscorrp, and Taukki for the ones you helped with!

* Fixed issue with 4th merc group not being effected by merc rest hall first upgrade
* Fixed 6 text bugs in Garralds city tours
* Fixed hatmakers emporium in garralds tours blocked if ascii disabled
* Fixed wrong text displayed for non forced hats law in garralds tour
* Fixed 4 text bugs in Blackmarket gambling den
* Fixed 2 text bugs in Blackmarket bandit recruitment screens
* Fixed incorrect gold text popup when cancelling merc contract
* Fixed missing line in throne room encounter +100 gold
* Fixed might armies text bug in vassal code
* Fixed bug with diplomat execution during vassalisation not happening right
* Fixed issue with missing diplomat text in diplomacy
* Fixed broken screen for witches blessing in throne room
* Fixed backing out of vassal attempt menu loses chance of vassilisation for that turn (Credit darrthscorrp)
* Fixed issue with diplomat killed text colour
* Fixed choosing who is allowed in throne room rabble option colours the exit and entry options below (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed hiring merc group in throne room giving price -1 soldier (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed freeing slaves disables sounds (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed no gold missing indicator for old woman throne room encounter (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed buying chaos orb in throne room no gold loss indicator (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed text issue with freeing slaves missing punctuation (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed thickblood bandits refered to as prisoners when buying them (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed refusing to hire bandit unit having no reaction (now uses default peasant rejected texts)
* Fixed current gold bar on some screens reporting 1 gold coins instead of coin
* Fixed duplicate pause in tall green man encounter
* Fixed colour issue with guy gives you gold winnings entering fighters district of blackmarket
* Fixed issue with missing lines on victory screen when destroying erak and krut
* Fixed Wise races having no faces
* Fixed issue with explorer arrested text
* Fixed building ruined fort in the north doesn't clear the screen
* Fixed issue with king reference in old croll tutorial (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed typo with diplomacy tutorial (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed market soldier wages amount added to total expense gold doubled
* Fixed issue with arena tourney roster rule typo (credit u/taukki)
* Fixed 5 text bugs in artifact market
* Fixed 8 text bugs with Rall harbour master dialogues
* Fixed 40 text and line split bugs in Shaian

EVERYTHING ELSE (16 features)

A pile of uncategorised changes and stuff!

* Added code to disband merc groups even with Merc rest hall if they aren't your mercs and you're demon king (credit u/Buckzor112)
* Made vassal diplomat emissary text dynamic (instead of showing highest odds of success for unskilled diplomat, the success indicator now matches the skill)
* Added new indicator of gold loss when buying thickblood tavern
* Added new indicator of gold loss when buying brawl pit
* Added new screen and graphic for paying for fort ruin in north to be rebuilt
* Shortened unskilled diplomat prompts
* Added new screen for xenophobic diplomacy blocker
* Made knight paying respect count as rabble for the throne room filter (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Added new text for current gold bar if you have 0 gold
* Added new emergency message for having less than 0 gold in current gold bar
* Added march sound effect to getting minor bandit group to join you as bandit king
* Added current gold display on explorer selling location throne room encounter
* Added a screen for when touching the gift tree and getting gold
* Made your current gold visible when visiting artifact shops in the artifact market
* Added new screen for having no knight to send up Saaroth
* Added new screen for having no knight to send down the canyon

Hey everyone, so this is a little something I worked on, on the weekend. This update includes a new questline where you can dismantle and profit from the Titan's Skull to the south; Improvements to the brawl pit and it's owner; A bit of a change to the end of turn battle screen which you will all notice once you play… hopefully it's an improvement! And a few tweaks, changes, and bugfixes everywhere else!

THE QUEST FOR THE TITAN'S SKULL (10 features)

It's possible to find a valuable fragment of a titan's skull as an item of random loot in game, there's also a giant titan's skull… some of you probably see where this is going. There's now a new quest that can be found in the Artifact market. If you succeed you'll notice the fragments finding there way everywhere!

* Added new character Hyruk the Moneygrubber to The three blades inn
* Added 5 dialogues with Hyruk
* Added 'Titan's Fragments' Quest to Hyruk
* Added ability to break Titan's skull down to fragments
* Added new reaction from Koova when asking about Titans skull if destroyed
* Added refreshing each year ability to get a free drink from Hyruk if quest complete
* Added Genuine titan bone soup to Mag's soup kitchen if quest completed
* Added Titan's skull fragment pedestal to History guild if quest completed
* Added Titan's skull fragment to Karald's trophy room if quest completed
* Added Titan's skull replica made out of fragments in Silver staff tavern if quest completed

BRAWL PIT AND FIGHTER'S PIT IMPROVEMENTS (13 features)

Was checking an old bug report by 71 and found a few things in need of improvement including a bug that has been there for a while where the fighter's pit didn't charge you to watch a fight ever!

* Fixed 2 text bugs with unowned brawl pit
* Removed redundant text colour code from brawl pit unowned
* Fixed non blocked options for betting on or watching a fight when you don't have the gold in unowned brawl pit
* Added ability to ask brawl pit owner about Battle of the two pits
* Added ability to ask brawl pit owner for betting advice
* Added new sound effect when buying brawl pit
* Added new additional screen when taking over brawl pit
* Improved formatting of bet screen for brawl pit and fighters pit
* Fixed Fighters pit not charging when entering or betting on a fight
* Fixed bet option not blocked if brawl pit doesn't have any bet money (credit 71)
* Fixed bet option not blocked if fighter's pit doesn't have any bet money (credit 71)
* Removed redundant text colour code in fighters pit
* Fixed non blocked options for betting or watching a fight in fighter's pit with no gold

WAGON MAN'S POST IMPROVEMENTS (4 features)

The wagon man's post now has more screens when interacting with it!

* Added new screen when destroying wagon mans post
* Fixed text bug in wagon mans post intro
* Added screen for cancelling trade with wagon man
* Added screen for starting trade with wagon man

BATTLE PHASE IMPROVEMENTS (5 features)

The previous battle phase screen was a bit of a mess, now it's been fixed up, I've also removed the end of turn event system that gives occasional rare random events on the screen you choose who you want to attack, these encounter will later be moved to the turn report like all other game events.

* Scrapped the random end of turn event system
* Added general face for end of turn battle phase screen
* Added special screen for end of turn battle phase if no general
* Added new war drum effects to end of turn battle phase
* Fixed battle phase loop discolouration bug

SAVE GAME SCREENS (2 features)

Don't know why these weren't a thing before!

* Added new screen for saving game
* Added new screen for successfully saved game

SLAVERS FORT IMPROVEMENTS (4 features)

Hiring slaves from the slavers fort was a single line of text, now it's been brought up to the level of the rest of the games hire screens!

* Removed defunct warnings of no slaves or slave soldiers available in slave fort
* Added new screen for not enough gold to buy slaves/slave soldiers
* Added new screen for not that many slaves to buy
* Added new screen for buying slaves/slave soldiers

BUGFIXES (18 features)

A number of bugs fixed here ranging from text bugs to issues with the diplomacy system recently released, thanks everyone who reported stuff here!

* Fixed issue with rihhm tribute
* Fixed entering the arena owned by someone who won't charge you entry gives you the entry fee gold for free
* Fixed 12 text bugs in Shaian
* Fixed executing 10% of your soldiers for peace encounter missing a line
* Fixed bugs with Koova titan's skull dialogue
* Fixed bugs with Koova southern cave dialogue
* Fixed 2 text bugs in Mags soup kitchen
* Fixed no entry fee charged for Karald's trophy room
* Fixed bug in silver staff tavern text
* Fixed text bug with Titan's Skull
* Fixed text bug in intro bandit king gamestart (credit psi_overtake)
* Fixed changed the laws as suits you bug (credit psi_overtake)
* Fixed sound not restarting after brawl pit fight as owner of brawl pit
* Fixed extra splitline in chelobs well prize screen
* Fixed able to return more gold than you took out when paying back loan
* Fixed Erak diplomacy blocker says Krut (credit Omer)
* Fixed you are a ant text bug in war declaration
* Fixed reduced wergild not showing (credit Omer)

EVERYTHING ELSE (4 features)

Arena betting has a new sound effect, now your kingdom symbol will always be the first letter of your kingdoms name which makes a ton more sense than the previous random symbol system. Shaian's birth rate is now a little higher, and there's a new screen when entering Karald's trophy room showing you pay for it (you previously didn't even get charged!)

* Made the kingdom flag symbol always be based on the first character of your kingdom name at game start (can still be changed manually)
* Added new coin sound effect when placing a bet in the arena
* Increased Shaian Birth rate
* Added screen for entering Karald's trophy room

Hey everyone,

for anyone checking us out right now Warsim is currently 35% off on Steam and Itch.io

If you're curious about the game it is updated constantly and has a 96% positive rating on steam. It's a game where you're put at the helm of a kingdom in a massively random world where you can get involved in almost every aspect of the kingdom and rule how you want!

Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/6…Aslona/?beta=0

Itch.io page: https://itch.io/s/29091/35-pandemic-…nt-stay-inside

**DARKDALE**

So it's finally here! I've been working relentlessly on the Darkdale update for almost two weeks and I'm very happy with it. Darkdale is a city found in the second region of the west 'Songwood'. Darkdale is ruled by a king and is filled with all kinds of interesting characters and factions. There are three taverns, six buyable properties, and a ton of things to discover.

* Added dynamic text based on Darkdale's leader
* Added dynamic darkdale tax income
* Added chance Darkdale king is mercantile (extra tax)
* Added chance Darkdale king is Isolationist (can't see him)
* Added chance Darkdale king is normal
* Added chance Darkdale king is a vassal of yours (lots of respect, can collapse the city, earn all tax income)
* Added chance Darkdale king is a cultist
* Added ability to attack and capture Darkdale
* Added ability to destroy darkdale post capture
* Added ability to choose a champion to rule Darkdale
* Added ability to make a random local your vassal ruler of Darkdale

**MARKET DISTRICT (27 features)**

The market district is the hub of business for Darkdale, here you will find a brewery, two buyable properties, a pay-to-slap goblin, a bookwriter, a tavern, a market for buying stronger champions, and hireable foreign mercenaries.

* Added Darkdale Brewery
* Added ability to speak to Brewmaster
* Added ability to look at the brewing barrles
* Added ability to ask brewer for a free drink (you get one unless you are darkdales ruler in which case you can have as many as you want)
* Added Narmald the bookwriters house
* Added ability to speak to Narmald
* Added ability to read 'Tales of Grolok' book
* Added ability to read unfinished book of Narmalds
* Added foreign mercenary post
* Added ability to hire foreign merc group
* Added screen for empty foreign merc post
* Added leafburner's guild
* Added ability to speak to leafburner's officer
* Added ability to speak to leafburner's guildsman (random dialogues)
* Added room of hilarity to the guild (listen to jokes)
* Added Darkdale tavern
* Added ability to speak to Darkdale tavern's owner
* Added ability to speak to Darkdale tavern's patrons
* Added ability to play western sudden death in the tavern
* Added buyable tavernside houses for 3500 gold
* Added champion market (buy strong champions)
* Added screen for empty champion market
* Added ability to speak to the champion market seller
* Added goblin slapping stall
* Added ability to speak to goblin slap merchant
* Added ability to speak to goblin at slap stall
* Added buyable markets end estates for 20000 gold

**NOBLE DISTRICT (23 features)**

The noble district is the seat of the rich and powerful of Darkdale, here you will find the guards post, 2 buyable properties, an upperclass tavern, the treasury, the census office, the main fortress of Darkdale, and an order of noble knights.

* Added dynamic noble district introduction with guard commander
* Added noble district guard post
* Added ability to speak to commander of guards
* Added ability to speak to a random guard (20 dialogues)
* Added ability to ask about Darkdales garrison
* Added buyable evernoble estates for 25000 gold
* Added Darkdale city census office
* Added ability to speak to office captain
* Added ability to look at previous years tax income
* Added ability to look at the darkdale population stats
* Added ability to ask about the military
* Added ability to check population growth stats
* Added ability to check guard recruitment stats
* Added buyable bronze shield estates for 12000 gold
* Added lootable darkdale treasury
* Added the gilded crescent tavern
* Added the ability to buy ale in a gold mug brough on a red pillow
* Added ability to speak to gilded crescent bartender
* Added ability to speak to random locals (20 dialogues)
* Added viewable gold plate to the tavern
* Added knights of darkdale (an order who will join you if you have 100 public opinion)
* Added Darkdale fortress (Dynamic based on darkdales king)
* Added ability to speak to Darkdales king

**FOLK DISTRICT (26 features)**

The least lavish district but the one with the most hidden under the surface, the Folk district is home to number of interesting locations, a cat tavern, a society of jesters, and a number of colourful characters.

* Added ability to recruit peasants
* Added temple to Ha'Hah that can occur if cult rules Darkdale
* Added Jesters society
* Added ability to speak to society master
* Added ability to speak to a random member (15 dialogues)
* Added laughing door
* Added counting goblin
* Added jester's class
* Added chance of getting into secret society
* Added secret society meeting event
* Added Darkdale brawl hole
* Added Darkdale brawl hole for Cultist ruled town
* Added Darkdale brawl hole winners hireable if you rule the town
* Added buyable Negon's hovels for 1500 gold
* Added Darkdale Cat Tavern
* Added ability to speak to Cat Tavern Owner
* Added ability to speak to random patron at cat tavern
* Added silver cat statue to Cat tavern
* Added ability to pet a random cat in cat tavern (4 different cats)
* Added ability to look at cat wall of fame
* Added buyable Marketview estates for 15000 gold
* Added Mystic Myck's hut
* Added ability to speak to Mystic Myck (loads of dialogues)
* Added Nairolfs den
* Added ability to speak to Nairolf
* Added ability to speak to Flobert

**NAIRO'S PARTY (89 features)**

One of the hardest parts of the update by far, Nairolf is a semi-wealthy man who lives in the folk district and ever so often throws giant parties for the locals. Tons of random events and encounters keep this one interesting and a must see!

* Added invite to Nairo's party encounter if you've met Nairo and a party is formed
* Added entering Nairo's party without knowing them event
* Added entering Nairo's party while knowing them event
* Added random chance of party happening each year (1/3)
* Added random size of ale cellar (350-1850 mugs of ale)
* Added option to mingle with guests at party
* Added option to look around at party
* Added option to check the ale cellar
* Added Nairo offers a drink encounter (2 outcomes)
* Added Flobert mopping up some sick encounter
* Added Nairo leaf tube encounter
* Added Doodieman encounter
* Added Flobert Gemshorn encounter
* Added Myck response to Gemshorn if they're present at the party
* Added wet sock encounter
* Added Nairo and you have a drink together (2 outcomes)
* Added Flobert is let off work encounter
* Added Nairo how are you enjoying the party encounter (8 outcomes)
* Added ability for Nairo to smash his window (permanently broken in game)
* Added Nairo pass out event (if his drunk level is above 7)
* Added Flobert pass out event (if his drunk level is above 4)
* Added draft from the smashed window event
* Added Nairo draws on Floberts passed out body event
* Added followup on drawn on flobert
* Added spilt drink encounter
* Added second spilt drink encounter
* Added third spilt drink encounter
* Added fourth spilt drink encounter
* Added flobert brings you a drink encounter (3 outcomes)
* Added flobert sweeping smashed glass encounter
* Added call for a toast encounter (3 outcomes)
* Added ANOTHER TOAST encounter (3 outcomes)
* Added smuggled lich dust encounter
* Added flobert puke encounter
* Added Myck arrival event
* Added Myck talk with Flobert if flobert is working
* Added Myck talk with Flobert if Flobert is off work
* Added Myck ale refusal encounter
* Added seeing stars drunk encounter
* Added secret noble drunk encounter
* Added one too many drunk encounter
* Added You're not gerald drunk encounter
* Added It is home time drunk encounter
* Added Cure for hiccups drunk encounter
* Added covered in vomit drunk encounter
* Added spinning room drunk encounter
* Added very drunk, drunk encounter
* Added can't see anything drunk encounter
* Added time for a drink encounter
* Added backs away encounter
* Added lich dust recomendation encounter
* Added hangover report encounter
* Added local mason encounter
* Added drunk plans encounter
* Added good people good life encounter
* Added love the hosts encounter
* Added local wood-carver encounter
* Added nothing like a nairo party encounter
* Added Myck and Flobert Halfling talk encounter
* Added Myck house flood encounter
* Added Myck roof elf encounter
* Added Myck stolen crown encounter
* Added Myck pirate queen encounter
* Added Myck talking book encounter
* Added Nairo invites you to try and extra strong ale (2 outcomes)
* Added Nairo's favourite vase encounter
* Added broken vase encounter
* Added booze cellar leak encounter
* Added spilage drinker encounter
* Added Icewatch bard encounter
* Added Cellar damage encounter
* Added Flobert chugs 3 ales encounter
* Added comedian encounter
* Added Guard raid encounter (dynamic outcomes)
* Added chance that Nerrad the commander and his guards join the party
* Added Nerrad guard post robber encounter
* Added Nerrad poop smearer encounter
* Added Nerrad bush encounter
* Added Nerrad living hay bale encounter
* Added Nerrad Arm wrestle encounter
* Added Nerrad and his guard brothers encounter
* Added Nerrad chugs 5 ales encounter
* Added Nerrad passes out encounter
* Added Angry men fighting broken up by Nerrad encounter
* Added Angry men fighting broken up by Nairo encounter
* Added extra booze delivery encounter
* Added invite to flo and nairo drink (2 outcomes)
* Added Mushrooms with Nairo encounter (dynamic)
* Added Stargazing encounter

**BUGFIXES (8 features)**

* Fixed 6 text bugs with cat throne room encounter
* Fixed ability to access songwood graveyard once you've discovered darkdale bug
* Fixed bandit peace rejection text bug
* Fixed undead horde summon event text
* Fixed issue with gamebreaking save file names
* Fixed issue with gamebreaking title and kingdom names and gamestart
* Fixed destroying love cult camp missing line and text bug
* Fixed mad king face visible past ascii filter (credit mechaskyguardian)

**EVERYTHING ELSE (5 features)**

* Added scorpion pit is slightly cheaper if they are broke (credit Xenoyaut)
* Gave burn cat in furnace a unique graphic
* Made feeding cat always give +1 public opinion
* Updated Gro'lok's stump with new patron (thanks a bunch!)
* Made mad kings dead face have x's for eyes

**SCREENSHOTS**

* The Folk District - https://i.imgur.com/AnXIP92.png
* The Market District - https://i.imgur.com/lXvCTBZ.png
* The Noble District - https://i.imgur.com/0fLt6Pt.png
* Darkdale Cat Tavern - https://i.imgur.com/T7WdN20.png
* Nerrad, Commander of the city guard - https://i.imgur.com/vZfzoXI.png
* How is the party? - https://i.imgur.com/hbcnDbM.png
* A drink for me? - https://i.imgur.com/nNb1CWs.png
* Party Problems - https://i.imgur.com/9WZdZPR.png
* Oh my… - https://i.imgur.com/vCkomHW.png
* A purring goblin!?! - https://i.imgur.com/G1vHFLE.png

Hey everyone,

So I tested the Darkdale update this morning but found a few bugs including a game-breaking one, I did try to test it throughout the week but I guess I missed some. This patch fixes those but I thought I'd better also code some new content cause an update of just bugfixes is boring!

SELF-FUNDED NAIRO PARTY (5 features)

So Nairo's parties are great but they happen rarely, now if you're so inclined you can fund them yourself and have them happen whenever!

* Added ability to ask Nairo about hosting a party if one isn't already being hosted
* Added ability to buy 500 mugs of ale for the party
* Added ability to buy 1000 mugs of ale for the party
* Added ability to buy 1500 mugs of ale for the party
* Added special party event thanking you for paying for the event

KAFF'S LEGITIMATE GOODS (5 features)

Keep your eye on your coinpurse because there's a new merchant in town and her goods are questionable at best!

* Added new location in the Darkdale market district 'Kaff's legitimate goods'
* Added ability to buy 'genuine lich dust' for 10 gold
* Added ability to buy a fools gold coin for 1 gold
* Added ability to buy an immortality potion for 25 gold
* Added 8 dialogues with Kaff

NEW DARKDALE DIALOGUES (4 features)

Beefed up each area of the city with a few more things people say!

* Added 5 new Darkdale guard dialogues
* Added 5 new Darkdale tavern dialogues
* Added 5 new cat tavern dialogues
* Added 5 new gilded crescent dialogues

BUGFIXES (12 features)

Quite a few bugs here including one game-breaking issue with the temple of Ha'Hah, all fixed now!

* Fixed Flobert Myck encounter despite Flobert being passed out
* Fixed 'could have said it better myself' text bug
* Fixed 'these a strong' text bug
* Fixed Krut peace payment gold bug
* Fixed Erak peace payment gold bug
* Fixed gold shown as removed instead of added when paying goblin kingdoms for peace
* Fixed text bug in peace event 'coin of fate'
* Fixed duplicate intro text for Ha'Hah darkdale noble district
* Fixed duplicate intro text for Bandit darkdale noble district
* Fixed temple of Ha'Hah not allowing you to leave if it's already over
* Fixed temple of Ha'Hah freezing upon entry
* Fixed Nairo's den unenterable bug

**SCREENSHOTS**

* Kaff's fools gold - https://i.imgur.com/cy6GmnD.png
* Setting up your own party - https://i.imgur.com/NIlGrQS.png

Hey everyone,

So as we approach Warsim 0.8 I've been finishing up fixed and adding stuff to Darkdale and the rest of the game. Next two updates will take me a bit more time but I'm excited!

DARKDALE THE VASSAL STATE (6 features)

When a new game starts Darkdales leadership is randomly generated, there's a 1 in 6 chance they will spawn as your vassal and the city will be loyal to you, in this eventuality there is now a screen explaining that and automatically unlocking the region leading up to darkdale and the region Darkdale is in so that you can instantly access it.

* Fixed chance of darkdale loading up as vassal state
* Added special screen for Darkdale becomming your vassal at game start (credit VineFynn)
* Added Darkdale vassal start unlocks Denland and Songwood in exploration
* Added alt vassal screen for if you have started game with full unlocked exploration
* Made it twice as rare to get Darkdale as a vassal immediately in normal mode (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Made it impossible to get Darkdale as a vassal in hard mode and beyond (credit u/TheGamingDictator)

EXTRA PARTY EVENTS (9 features)

Another pack of events that can happen at Nairo's parties to make it feel like repetetive!

* Added ability to intervine in guard breakup of party if you are king of darkdale (3 responses)
* Added guards scarper away then partygoer cheers outcome
* Added guards nod and leave outcome
* Added guards close party outcome
* Added Kaff pickpocketing random party event
* Added Nerrad stops Kaff pickpocketing random party event
* Added hiccuping drunk are you the ruler of YOURKINGDOM party event
* Added you look like the ruler of YOURKINGDOM party event
* Added man recognises you and bows party event

MUSHROOMS (8 features)

The mushroom trip screens were pretty lacking now they're fixed up and there's a few more of them!

* Fixed all mushroom trip text spacing bugs
* Fixed all mushroom trip text colour bugs
* Fixed pause bug with animated face trip screen
* Added word vibrations trip event
* Added imaginary riches trip event
* Added rolling floor trip event
* Added prebirth existence trip event
* Added what am I trip event

BUGFIXES (25 features)

A lot of bugs fixed from both reports and playtesting, thanks for the help guys!

* Fixed Kaff shop options bug (Credit Germpot and u/thebestroll)
* Fixed Kaff gives hands you text bug
* Fixed issue with asking for troop support from ally/vassal typo
* Fixed no indicator of relation loss when requesting troops from ally/vassal
* Fixed 3 text errors in head diplomat what I do question
* Fixed deserter joining screen text showing your current soldier and knight figures instead of how many are joining you
* Fixed no gold taken from slapping goblin
* Fixed no gold loss indicator of slapping goblin
* Fixed nerrad party story text bug
* Fixed Nairo draws on Flobert even if Nairo is passed out
* Fixed Nerrad passing out event freezes game
* Fixed myck eye question text bug (credit Steve Killbane)
* Fixed oldest tree goblin stone text bug (credit Steve Killbane)
* Fixed goblin stone text bug (credit Steve Killbane)
* Fixed Eloc text bug
* Fixed hireable prisoners removed from game bug
* Fixed not able to see your current gold when speaking to silver tongue in throne room
* Fixed text bug with silver tongue in throne room
* Fixed troop non-direct troop screen only shown if there are troops relevant to it
* Fixed missing linesplit when destroying musicians guild
* Fixed Darkdale ruled by you only shows your flag on their walls on main screen but not in any district
* Fixed Nairos intro text hair miscolouration
* Fixed Blackbank 1 gold deposit duplication bug (credit Snaith)
* Fixed incorrect text when getting error screen with kingdom name
* Fixed names with sir title appearing when rolling a random name for your character

EVERYTHING ELSE (5 features)

A couple of things I couldn't fit in the other categories!

* Added new screens for setting up trade and cancelling trade with Smallhaven
* Reworked diplomats what I do section of dialogue
* Added text showing how many chances to ask people to join you in the blackmarket you have
* Added tags next to owned real estate in Darkdale now
* Updated Darkdale blocked from entering screen to mention their king

Hello everyone,

Just announcing that after 4 years of development and the 100+ updates on steam early access I am going to be increasing the price of Warsim on steam from $4.99 to $7.99 as of next month.

I'm always weary of pricing it to the point where it will exclude people who might genuinely want to play but I'm surviving almost entirely on a mix of Warsim and some savings at the moment and the difference in price really will make a difference for me.

I think when I first put the game on steam I didn't think much of it and wasn't sure if people would give it a chance but now after all this time and effort I know the game is worth it!

But regardless it will still be in seasonal steam sales and things so it will be possible to find it for less and it is still currently on 35% sale at it's current lower price :)

Happy to answer any questions and hear your thoughts!

Cheers

Huw

CHOOSE YOUR ORIGIN SYSTEM (12 features)

So for the longest time unless you played a custom game your origin was completely random. Random is fun, but sometimes you don't want to be shoehorned into being a demonic servant, or a bandit overlord right out of the gate. Now the system has been expanded and you can still choose randomness in the way of the new FATE option, but otherwise you're welcome to choose an origin that suits you and your desired playthrough a little better. I've also added a few differences in some of the options so even choosing the same origin twice might give you variation.

* Added new screen when starting a new game where you can choose your game origin
* Added ability to choose fate (get a random origin)
* Added new origin 'pulled sword from stone' (+5 public opinion)
* Added new origin 'Village elder last in line gets the throne after the rest died in disaster' (Arena is destroyed, -public op)
* Added rare chance that the disaster kills off old croll and gives you a random new diplomat
* Added rare chance that the disaster kills off ghoryn pikener and gives you a random new general
* Added new origin 'Slave army conquest' (-public opinion, start with slaver fort, start with slave army, mass desertion of normal army)
* Added rare chance that the slaver fort is destroyed during the conquest and you don't start with it
* Added new origin 'Winner of a tournament of strength' (+opinion, start with two strong champions)
* Added new origin 'It's a long story' (+public opinion, +new item in throne room, +some gold)
* Added rare chance the the 'long story' has an extra part where you gain a strong champion called 'Omer the Friend'
* Removed origin select screen from custom games

MERMEN MADNESS (4.3 Billion features)

Was messing around with the mermen faces and added a new eye type with a lot of variants, combined with all other possible parts of mermen faces there are now twice as many possible which has added over 4 billion new faces that can be generated… you know for all the folk who got bored of the first 4 billion of them.

* Added new eye type to Mermen/Triton faces
* Created a total of 4346939520 (4.3 Billion) new Mermen/Triton faces (8.6 billion total faces now)

MAGIC FARM IMPROVEMENTS (6 features)

Thanks to a suggestion by u/TimSEsq the magic farm has been reworked to make more sense!

* Reworked Magic farm to give barrels worth of Bluetrii instead of singles (credit u/TimSEsq)
* Reduced barrels to 25 fruit per barrel
* Fixed Magic farm gramamr bug
* Added new screen for looking at buying fruit
* Added new screen for successfully buying fruit
* Added new screen for failing to buy fruit

BUGFIXES (13 features)

Pretty much all of these bugs were reported by you guys so thanks!

* Fixed the land is your text bug (credit u/DrakoGFX)
* Fixed issue with showing -25 gold charge for entering owned scorpion pit (credit u/Mr_Choke)
* Fixed Scorpion betting max being increased when you enter owned pit (credit u/Mr_Choke)
* Fixed adventuers quarter tavern mages quarter dialogue (credit u/Mr_Choke)
* Fixed paying for mystery slaver cuts of theme music bug (credit u/theGamingDictator)
* Fixed incorrect text saying cost of fight in owned arena will need to be paid by you too (credit u/OddAndQuirkyUserName)
* Fixed Darkdale champion market not refreshing with any new champions (credit Walker)
* Fixed you you text bug in refugee kingdom screen (credit u/DrakoGFX)
* Fixed missing space bug in refugee kingdom menu (credit u/DrakoGFX)
* Fixed taxes and subsidies title error (credit VineFynn)
* Fixed grammar bugs in rebellion text
* Fixed 6 text bugs in Skull sign building in Artifact market (credit Mata)
* Fixed metallic text bug in skull sign building in Artifact market (credit Mata)

EVERYTHING ELSE (7 features)

A few uncatagorisable features added including my favourite, the ability to capture those Oooh snakes you find while exploring the south!

* Added yearly tribute indicator to mystery slaver
* Added the ability to capture wild Oooh snakes found in the south for your monster pit if you have available slot (credit Xenoyaut)
* Added dead kingdom music to Ancient plague game over screen
* Added new graphic to ancient plague game over screen
* Reworked text and formatting for ancient plague game over screen
* Added new patron to Gro'Loks stump (thank you so much!)
* Added rent text showing up in scorp pit when you own scorpion pit (credit Dark)

SCREENSHOTS

The new origin choice screen - https://i.imgur.com/fCDaLnM.png
Some new mermen - https://i.imgur.com/gJSpvIm.png

Hey guys so Warsim 0.8 the gigantic community update is here, I'm uploading the changelog here because it's too big but you can see it across these three steam announcements!

It's so big it had to be split across 3 steam update posts and it has over 1000 total features!

Part 1 - https://store.steampowered.com/newsh…85323209872468
Part 2 - https://store.steampowered.com/newsh…85323209879441
Part 3 - https://store.steampowered.com/newsh…85323209884204

Hope everyone is staying safe in the lockdown!

ADVENTURER'S QUARTER EXPANDED (7 features)

The adventurer's quarter of the artifact market only had two locations inside it and was very much unfinished. I've added 3 new locations within the district to liven it up a bit. Now you've got a musician, a champion for hire, and a discount artifact shop selling mysterious crates for 'cheap'

* Added champion post to the artifact market adventurer's guild (hire a 180+ battlescore champion for 10x cost)
* Added Bladesinger to Artifact market (special song for 5 gold)
* Added screen with sfx for Bladesinger rejecting you if you don't have the gold
* Added new shop 'Gohran's Discount Artifacts' to the adventurer's district
* Added ability to speak to Gohran (7 dialogues)
* Added random number of artifact boxes each year between 5-20 available in Gohrans for 250 gold
* Added dynamic response to the value of the mystery artifact from Gohran

CULT CONSEQUENCE (4 features)

This was suggested by someone but I didn't note their username at the time so sorry to you! The person suggested that discovering the evil cult in Darkdale didn't offer any way to deal with them which is pretty bad for player choice, well now you can report the cult to everyones favourite guard commander, commander Nerrad!

* Added ability to report the cult of Ha'Hah in Darkdale to Commander Nerrad
* Added if town is ruled by cult Nerrad will shrug your report off
* Added if you rule Darkdale Nerrad will react more speedily to your report
* Added ability for Nerrad to destroy the cult of Ha'Hah following you report

SLAVE TRAINING (2 features)

Do you have a massive slave horde but none of them can fight? Need to quickly turn your slave farmers into an army? Look no further, for just 12000 gold you can train slaves into slave soldiers!

* Added new upgrade 'Slave Training Pen' (12k) found in military upgrades (Allows slaves to be trained into slave soldiers for 3 gold each) (credit Dark)
* Added slave training to the convert and disarm menu (if you have the upgrade)

THE BLUE HOUSE OF THE ARTIFACT MARKET (6 features)

Noticed a note for a location called 'Blue house' in the artifact market so decided to add it in and made up a small storyline for the location and a new sound effect I made.

* Added new location to the mage district called 'Blue House'
* Added ability to go inside and encounter with character
* Added ability to take ownership of blue house
* Added ability to enlist improvement service for blue house
* Added ability to rent blue house out for modest yearly income
* Added ability to destroy blue house

HOLY ORDER OF THE ROSES EXPANDED (14 features)

Was playtesting and saw the Holy order in game and wasn't too impressed so I've added a lot more you can do with it now and improved the old stuff.

* Added ability to destroy the holy order citadel
* Added ability to close the holy order citadel down and take it's 20 last knights
* Added ability to reclaim closed holy order by installing 20 knights inside it
* Added new screen for taking over holy order citadel initially
* Added new screen for destroyed holy order citadel
* Added new screen for abandoned holy order citadel
* Added ability to ask about forts history and view statue in owned citadel
* Added ability to view statue in owned but abandoned citadel
* Added ability to ask for more specific information about Holy order's garrison
* Fixed text for holy roses owned citadel
* Fixed holy order intro text bugs
* Rewrote holy order of the roses about section
* Added text showing how many troops holy citadel provides if you own it
* Added new songwood exploration screen tags for the various states of the citadel

BUGFIXES (17 features)

Lots of bugfixes mostly suggested by you guys! thanks as always for the reports.

* Fixed knights of Darkdale not giving you 50 knights (credit mithc)
* Fixed several text bugs in the long story player intro
* Fixed Negon's hovels listed twice in Darkdale (credit u/thebestroll)
* Fixed drum loop music not ending if music disabled (credit Mata)
* Fixed Blackrow text bugs for certain intro texts (credit Niklas)
* Fixed monument of kings viewing not working for ascii free version of game (credit Niklas)
* Fixed Prisoner trade with Baiaa still happens after they are destroyed (credit u/binkow)
* Fixed robbing monster trader doesn't give you a new monster
* Fixed incorrectly shown options for larger pit when fighting arena champion with monster
* Fixed monster vs champion crash if arena doesn't have champion
* Fixed text bugs in artifact market intros
* Fixed text bug in 4th stump of gro'lok's
* Fixed tribal goblins instead of bandits used to check how many you can afford to train in barracks
* Fixed training bandits not enough bandits text bug
* Fixed theme music not starting after leaving darkdale
* Fixed Zeef's mystery boxes text shows you can afford it with more than 5 gold instead of more than 100
* Fixed Zeef's mystery boxes not taking any gold from you when you buy a mystery box

EVERYTHING ELSE (1 feature)

* Renamed Gro'lok's stump location to Gro'lok's stumps (as there are now 4 instead of 1)

SCREENSHOTS

* https://i.imgur.com/aP15vAx.png
* https://i.imgur.com/oJQitXo.png
* https://i.imgur.com/WQjNVW6.png
* https://i.imgur.com/FrZfhGi.png
* https://i.imgur.com/abCaBjV.png

So this update is focused primarily on overhauling staff meetings as I was reviewing some notes I had for staff in my development plans. There's also the ability to tell jokes and get paid, and a couple of bugfixes and other misc stuff!

STAFF MEETING OVERHAUL (17 features)

Staff meetings can be held in your throne room where you can ask your current staff any of a number of questions. The system had some good information in it but there weren't many questions and they were laid out and designed poorly. The system has now had a reboot with lots of new questions split into categories, a new layout, and new systems such as the random arrival of staff, the ability to dismiss staff from meetings, and more answers that vary depending on the state of the world. This was a mountain of work as over 400 dialogues were written or revised but I'm glad to be able to finally present it!

* Added new council arrival for meeting system with sound effect and random entry text
* Added new category system for questions
* Added new introductory screen for your first meeting explaining some things
* Added jester's quirks such as Honk honk/wonk wonk/nervousness, will be displayed when they are asked questions
* Added ability to dismiss staff from meetings
* Reworked all questions layouts to better split text
* Rewrote 100+ dialogues from staff meetings to fit and make more sense
* Added 50+ new variants of old answers to be more dynamic
* Reworked all questions layouts for staff names
* Fixed all typos and grammar issues in meetings
* Added 'What sources of income should I look at next' question (25 replies)
* Added 'Are there any ways to reduce expenditure' question (25 replies)
* Added 'What do you know about the rebels' question (25 replies)
* Added 'What do you know about demons' question (25 replies)
* Added 'What do you know about demons' VARIANT FOR DEMONIC RULE (25 replies)
* Added 'how can I make my army more effective' question (25 replies)
* Added 'Are there any points of interest in this realm?' question (30 replies)

ARE YOU JOKING? (4 features)

Now once you've taken the jester's society class you will gain the ability to tell jokes for laughter and tips. You'll be better off in the higher class taverns but you can do what you want!

* Added ability to tell jokes in Darkdale taverns once you've taken the jesters society class
* Added 3 reactions to jokes being told
* Added higher gold reward for good jokes for Gilded Cresent tavern
* Added low level gold reward for good jokes for other taverns

NEW SOUNDS (4 features)

Can never have too much variation in sounds!

* Added new dragged wood sound effect
* Added new random sound used for looting boxes from smuggles den
* Added new random sound used for buying discount artifacts
* Added new random sound used for buying zeefs mystery boxes

BUGFIXES (8 features)

Thanks everyone for the bug reports here, always happy to get more bugs fixed!

* Fixed receiving rents from arena even if it's destroyed (credit Mata)
* Fixed text bug in Nairo's party
* Added +5 public opinion for defeating undead horde
* Fixed undead horde victory text
* Fixed missing screen for refusing to pay gold to view other kingdoms crown
* Fixed gift refusal text bug
* Fixed slaves to slave soldier's not upgrading properly (credit u/SpeaksDwarren)
* Fixed text bug with slime bard (credit generalbison)

EVERYTHING ELSE (1 feature)

This misc thing from my staff plans, now staff options are laid out better. Cheers for suggesting it Liosalpha!

* Sorted the options of staff to all have the fire option at the bottom instead of different for each staff member (credit Liosalpha)

Hey everyone, so not the biggest update but still plenty of new stuff and important changes. I've not managed to log a ton of hours into programming recently but I'm trying my best. I hope everyone is doing as good as they can during this pandemic, without further ado… the update.

TROOP HIRE AND TRAINING CHANGES (8 features)

Videovillain suggested that when you have a Barracks or Grand Barracks you should be able to do the troop training the upgrade offers outside of the location itself and in the main troop menu, this makes perfect sense and should have been done way earlier so It's now in the game. While working on it I noticed several other things that needed changes and fixes so several other improvements have been made.

* Added having barracks or grand barracks also allows the training to happen directly from the hire menus disarm and convert submenu (credit u/videovillain)
* Reworked Barracks and training ground intro texts
* Added new indicator inside Barracks and training ground showing how many troops are trained each year
* Added upgrade screen with sfx when upgrading barracks/training ground from within the other buildings screen
* Added slave training pen indicator in disarm and convert menu
* Added new text introduction to disarm and convert menu
* Added new text introduction to hire troop menu
* Added new text introduction to sell troop menu

FIXING THE NEAR NORTH (15 features)

After doing a Playthrough and exploring the near north I noticed a few issues with area descriptions among some other bugs, I've tried to fix as many of these as possible!

* Rewrote slaver's fort intro text
* Reworked slaver's fort title on near north menu
* Reworked Near north intro text
* Reworked fort northwatch text and grammar
* Fixed brawlers pit grammar issue
* Fixed brawlers pit intro text blocked for ascii free version of warsim
* Fixed shallowrock mine intro grammar issue
* Added new screen for buying Shallowrock mine
* Fixed option to buy shallowrock not being blocked when you can't afford it
* Fixed text bugs in ruined cartographers guildhall
* Reworked cartographers guild main menu
* Reworked thickblood tavern main text
* Reworked thickblood tavern owned main text
* Fixed text bug in phase 1 of fort ruin restoration
* Fixed grammar bug in ruined fort

NEW NAME SUFFIXES (2 features)

These were mentioned in Charkiboi's awesome new Warsim youtube video so I had to put them in, check it out here if you haven't seen it yet (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi4QXyItj5A)

* Added new name suffix 'the Rat-Squeezer' (-2 battlescore) (credit Charkiboi)
* Added new name suffix 'the Horse-Jerker' (-3 battlescore) (credit Charkiboi)

LOTS'O'AMULETS (5 features)

Was fixing a bug with the dwarvern amulet artifact and thought of 5 variants!

* Added 'fake dwarvern amulet' random loot artifact (worth 5 gold)
* Added 'broken dwarvern amulet' random loot artifact (worth 10 gold)
* Added 'ancient dwarvern amulet' random loot artifact (worth 155 gold)
* Added 'royal dwarvern amulet' random loot artifact (worth 160 gold)
* Added 'ancient royal dwarvern amulet' random loot artifact (worth 320 gold)

BUGFIXES (10 features)

A couple of fixes here, thanks VineFynn for the bug report I had this one noted from a while ago but finally got on top of it.

* Fixed Fort Kullak troops not appearing in troop count report (credit VineFynn)
* Fixed broken character used for a hero name prefix causing buggy character
* Fixed artifact market text bug
* Fixed ability to remove and invite non-existant staff to your staff meetings
* Fixed text bug with mystery box seller in artifact market
* Fixed dwarvern amulet artifact name bug
* Fixed scorpion pit intro text
* Fixed text split bug when arresting mystery slaver
* Fixed fort Gorthmek grammar bugs
* Fixed artifact market champion post taking 20% more gold than advertised

EVERYTHING ELSE (2 features)

Some changes made here and a change to the mystery slaver as 75 gold seems too steep.

* Temporarily removed ancient lands and ancient map from the game (as it's unfinished)
* Reduced mystery slaver cost to 50 gold

BETTER FORTS (24 features)

DazaKiwi pointed out a very good thing that was totally missing from fortresses and that's the ability to install and remove troops! Now that and much more has been fixed. There's also a new outcome for buying Fort Kullak, if the bandit horde is active then the bandit garrison of the fort will head off and join them.

* Added ability to add troops to garrisons of forts (tethered to max based on commander skill and fort level)
* Added ability to remove troops for owned forts
* Fixed all 4 forts unupgrading if you demote the leaders
* Added demoting leader gives you all troops from the fort
* Added new screen for demoting leader from all forts
* Fixed upgraded fort graphic not showing for all screens
* Fixed option to buy fort Kullak still visible if you don't have the gold
* Added new screen for capturing fort Kullak from Gor the bastard
* Added Fort Kullak estimate of garrison
* Added new screen for buying fort Kullak
* Added garrison of Fort Kullak will join the bandit horde if active if you buy Kullak
* Fixed line split issue in setting rules of the fort (all forts)
* Fixed grammar issue in fort rules (some forts)
* Fixed troop report for fort sending you only one soldier text
* Fixed troop recruitment for forts able to go over max capacity one time
* Fixed typo in rules of fort text
* Added indicator of gold gained when capturing fort Gorthmek
* Fixed gorthmek unupgrading when bought from Yurik the oppresor if upgraded
* Added new screen for buying fort gorthmek for Yurik the oppresor
* Fixed option to buy fort gorthmek visible even if you don't have 50000 gold
* Fixed fort aslona new commander screen showing unupgraded fort
* Fixed fort aslona graphic heigh changing on different screens
* Fixed installing new leader of fort shows benefits of unupgraded fort even if fort upgraded
* Fixed option to upgrade fort not blocked out if you don't have the gold

QUEST ITEM GALORE (17 features)

Can never have too many quest items, now we've got another batch!

* Added 'red dragon crested gold shield' random loot artifact (worth 350 gold)
* Added 'a crude drawing of a goblin on some hide' random loot artifact (worth 3 gold)
* Added 'tankard made of demon bone' random loot artifact (worth 320 gold)
* Added 'chipped obsidian pot' random loot artifact (worth 120 gold)
* Added 'finely decorated obsidian pot' random loot artifact (worth 199 gold)
* Added 'gold lined obsidian pot' random loot artifact (worth 290 gold)
* Added 'hat made of rat pelt' random loot artifact (worth 10 gold)
* Added 'golden toe' random loot artifact (worth 110 gold)
* Added 'bottle of purple mist' random loot artifact (worth 145 gold)
* Added 'bottle of red mist' random loot artifact (worth 125 gold)
* Added 'bottle of green mist' random loot artifact (worth 120 gold)
* Added 'bottle of cyan mist' random loot artifact (worth 145 gold)
* Added 'bottle of old elven wine' random loot artifact (worth 30 gold)
* Added 'jar of sand' random loot artifact (worth 3 gold)
* Added 'set of dice made of diamond' random loot artifact (worth 400 gold)
* Added 'set of dice made of gold' random loot artifact (worth 160 gold)
* Added 'set of dice made of gold and encrusted with gems' random loot artifact (worth 360 gold)

CHAOTIC MONSTERS (6 features)

While thinking about extra uses for chaos orbs recently I thought it would be great if you could feed them to your monster pit monsters, now if you've got a chaos orb you have a new option when feeding your monsters to feed them an orb, be warned there's a 1/6 chance it will kill your pet beast but if it doesn't the orb will grant a +10 strength bonus (normal feeding gives +1) the orbs bonuses will also ignore the max strength cap of 20 meaning you can abuse the chaos orb system to create some seriously overpowered monsters!

* Added ability to feed chaos orb to monsters
* Added 5/6 chance of +10 strength for monster
* Added 1/6 chance of monster death
* Added special new sound effect for monster eating orb
* Added special new sound effect for monster eating orb and dying
* Fixed typo in monster pit feeding screen

BUGFIXES (4 features)

Couple of loose bugfixes, cheers Mithc for the reports!

* Fixed Akall fortress text bug (credit Mithc)
* Fixed text and grammar issues in the south coast
* Fixed mad king execution typo (credit Mithc)
* Fixed blackmarket troop indicator bug when installing troops

EVERYTHING ELSE (1 feature)

* Rewrote destroyed blackmarket text

SCREENSHOTS

* New Northwatch menu - https://i.imgur.com/khENN8Q.png
* New Troop screen in Northwatch - https://i.imgur.com/eqCFzC6.png
* New option in the monster feed screen - https://i.imgur.com/boPZYEm.png
* Monster Stronk now! - https://i.imgur.com/tWyiCLp.png

WHAT'S NEXT

Hey everyone, I'm doing a bit of spring cleaning of my Warsim to-do list recently clearing loose ideas collected over the years. My next update will be looking into Bandit gangs and the potential of new groups rising where others fall.

I hope everyone is doing good and staying as safe as they can!

Hello everyone,

So I've been working on this update for the past week or so after having something similar on my to-do list and having had the general idea suggested a few times by players.

The idea is that new minor bandit gangs should spring up as other falls, while still allowing players to completely wipe bandits out and prevent respawning. This idea gave birth to the general bandit level system.

The idea of a background general level of banditry is that a world with a big bandit problem would have plenty of groups quickly fill any power vacuums when older groups died off, however a world where bandits have been repeatedly killed off and given little chance to recover would only rarely see new groups rise up. And of course for those mass-murderin' completionists you can eradicate the bandit threat for good if you push hard enough.

Read more about the general bandit level below, or scroll further down to see a fully documented playtest in action (with screenshots) showing how I took a test world from completely infested with bandits to bandits being completely extinct.

-The General Bandit Level

The general bandit level is a number that represents the level of banditry in the realm. there are 10 different tiers it can be at;

* Completely Infested (90+)
* Infested (80+)
* Endemic (70+)
* Many-Hordes (60+)
* Horde-Like (50+)
* Emergent (40+)
* Minor (30+)
* Very Minor (20+)
* Petty (10+)
* Near-Extinct (1+)
* Extinct (0)

These levels effect several things in game, firstly they affect the number of troops bandit groups recruit each year. In realms where the bandit level is extremely high minor bandit gangs and Phenor's Bandit horde will get up to an extra 3x bonus in number of recruits, and at extremely low levels of banditry they get half of their average recruits.

The level also effects the odds of both the bandit level increasing each year and the likelihood of new bandit gangs popping up to fill the void of old dead bandit gangs. If a realm is infested you will see new gangs spring up almost instantly to take their place, but with each group of bandits killed and certain laws passed the bandit level will drop.

It is possible to play with this feature in a number of ways, you can take a hardline stance against the bandits and wipe out any minor gang the moment they rise, capture all bandit forts and put anti-bandit laws in place such as the Bandit Scourge. Over time you will see this bandit level drop with the ability to push them to extinction. You may also just keep the bandits level at bay, crushing disobedient hostile bandit groups but ignoring other more compliant ones. You may also wish to leave the bandits to their own devices, this is especially effective if rival factions have more hatrid for bandits as this will thin them out with the constant fighting.

-New Bandit Gangs

New bandit gangs don't just come out of thin air, there are 20 possible origins for these gangs, many of them only possible in certain scenarios. One bandit gang may be formed out of your own Bandit units, but this would only happen if you were a popular and kind ruler, if you were an evil and unpopular one the bandits wouldn't abandon you.

Another bandit gang could be formed of breakaways pulling directly from the Bandit Horde, the Blackmarket, the North Merc Post, Fort Northwatch, or any number of other bandit filled regions. Of course if those locations were destroyed or owned by you and missing their bandit garrisons, this wouldn't happen.

It's even possible for a mercenary group (as long as not under contract with you) turning to banditry, meaning they have the same leader and the same number of men, so keep an eye on those tough mercenary groups, and if you fill a mercenary group with 10'000 of your own soldiers and then fire the group, you'll bet there's a possibility that those 10'000 men could become nasty raiding bandits so be mindful.

-A Tale of a Playtest

https://i.imgur.com/er351Gt.png

I playtested setting the bandit level near it's max of 100 which is 'completely infested', from here I set out to completely wipe out the bandit population and reduce the bandit level to 0.

https://i.imgur.com/vYh0GVd.png

There were five minor bandit gangs at game start, two of them starting with a truce with me (that won't last). I went out and hired a tough mercenary group which had four attacks per year and very tough warriors with 120 battlescore each. I hired them and filled their ranks with all of my soldiers and then sent them to fight against the weakest minor bandits and invade their lands.

https://i.imgur.com/WJQIALt.png

One of the groups fell pretty early and the bandit level was dropped by 3. Not long afterwards that same turn a second group fell knocking the bandit level down by another 3.

https://i.imgur.com/LFLXCqr.png

At the end of that turn the bandit level rose by 1 naturally, and a new group arose in the place of one of the dead ones. This group was called the Burgling Sons and was made of old deserters and runaways. Meanwhile one of the kingdoms in my game defeated a third minor bandit gang knocking the level down by another -3.

https://i.imgur.com/o3lpr9c.png

Next turn I focused my efforts on crushing this new bandit group first, with their defeat and another -3 bandit level this took the total to 87, and dropped it from Completely Infested to Infested.

https://i.imgur.com/nei8q5h.png

With these many bandit gangs cut down I decided to focus my effort on the bandit horde and other bandit owned locations to reduce the total bandit level further.

https://i.imgur.com/bYb1WL8.png

After a lot of mercenary effort the bandit horde was on it's knees, with them gone the bandit level dropped a whopping 10 points as the bandit horde was a big and important part of bandit influence in the realm.

https://i.imgur.com/QJLOtM9.png

Now the problem has dropped down to being endemic, ended now are the times of huge recruitment bonuses for bandit factions, but the realm is still pretty bandit-filled, much more work to do.

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The next turn the bandit level rose by 1, and two new bandit groups arose; one made up of hireable bandits from the Northern Merc Post (called the Unabashed Lobster Pillagers LOL), and the other a group of disgruntled peasants. I quickly set my sights on these newly spawned groups and looked to put them down.

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With them both dead there were no active bandit gangs and the bandit level was reduced to 66, or 'Many Hordes'. We're getting somewhere but there's still work to be done.

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I captured the Blackmarket knocking 3 more levels of banditry down, and captured Fort Northwatch for another 3 pointer.

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At the end of that turn the bandit level rose by 1, and two more bandit groups sprang up. They were a group of robbers and outlaws called 'Green Scouts', and a mutiny of every bandit in my whole army who formed a new group called the 'Tall Association' the Bastards. I prepared to attack, hitting the mutineers first.

https://i.imgur.com/OFgLoUb.png

Now the bandit level was at 55, Horde-Like. Finally the bandit problem was falling under control and no active group bar the garrison of Fort Kullak were filling the power vacuum… But of course more came.

https://i.imgur.com/EviwCRc.png

Opportunists from Fort Kullak split off and formed a new gang, weakening the garrison of the fort at the same time. There were only 115 of them and they were quickly cut down.

https://i.imgur.com/BoCJOcx.png

The next turn the bandit level rose again, and three new groups popped up to fill the void. One of these was a mercenary group called the Daylight Eagles who I'd contracted with in the past to fight against these bandit gangs… I trusted you.

https://i.imgur.com/9DDTmkP.png

These three new groups were quick to fall at the hands of my bulked up mercenary companies and soon the bandit level was looking even better at 45, now banditry was an emergent threat rather than a looming horde in the background.

https://i.imgur.com/eIphi2b.png

Waiting 2 years a new bandit group made up of sea raiders landed, they were the United Sons. I crushed them, but now will slower appearing bandit groups due to the lower level I set to new ways to reduce their number, Laws.

https://i.imgur.com/lwPMUdz.png

I declared a bandit scourge and offered 5 gold per head for any bandit captured, this instantly lowered the bandit level by 2 and will further drop it by 1 each turn from now on. I also enacted the rehabilitation law costing me 1k per turn but helping reform those who may have chosen the way of the bandit. This also dropped the bandit level by 2 and would further drop it by 1 each year. Now with these expensive laws I could help bleed the bandit level down as time goes on.

https://i.imgur.com/5PnrGpB.png

After a few years and one or two pop up gangs being crushed the bandit level was now 'Very Minor' at 28, the end is near!

https://i.imgur.com/Q9qO8Ja.png

Another 10 years and three new groups and the bandit level was down to 14, or 'Petty'. Once the bandit level goes below 10 no new bandit groups can spawn and the bandit level can't naturally increase so unless you cancel some anti-bandit laws and close down your prison once it goes beyond that point the bandits aren't likely to return.

https://i.imgur.com/tOzf32n.png

After another 5 years, one the year my anti-bandit laws dropped the bandit level to 9, 'Near-Extinct' would you believe it, two bandit gangs arise in the final moments. I put them down with my superior merc army and dropped the bandit level to

https://i.imgur.com/DOr2hcU.png

Now with all the groups dead and no chance of any new ones spawning I'm left with only one option to root out the very final remnants of the bandit scourge on my realm. Using my spymaster I gain a new option to 'Attempt to root out the last remnants of banditry'

https://i.imgur.com/0EyUKhO.png

It was a success and my spymaster was able to find the last vestage of banditry, a small hidden group called the Nightfall Virgil, 339 bandits strong… They were short work for my men!

https://i.imgur.com/8jFDuhy.png

And that's it, bandits Extinct. There's still a group of bandits up in Fort Kullak but they are isolated, banditry in the realm in general is over.

-121.5 Million New Bandit Graphics


https://i.imgur.com/UH0aRr1.png

While this is a fun little extra for the update, it's nothing game-changing. Now each bandit group will have their own troop image, a unique style for their troops. There are 121.5 million of these graphics in total so you'll never see the same one twice!

You can also play around with this in the extras and generators screen with a brand new random generation tool.

-What's Left?

So it's very close to being finished but I still have a number of things I need to test and a couple of other features to look at, hopefully this update will be released some time this week.

Thank you all and hope you're all doing good and staying safe

Cheers

Huw

Hey everyone,

Thanks for your patience on this one, I'm proud to announce the 'Bandits of the Realm' update. This update completely reworks how minor bandits work and adds a sort of background population of bandits. It's now possible that a realm can become infested with bandits, where all bandit factions gain huge recruitment bonuses, and any defeated minor bandit gangs are quickly replaced with new ones. Of course the bandit level can be reduced by defeating these gangs and putting down any bandit influence in the realm as well as enacting policy.

My recent post about this update with a fully documented infested bandit playthrough can be seen here - https://store.steampowered.com/newsh…25206376708977

BANDITS OF THE REALM (19 features)

I've tried to split the update into a few categories but most of the major stuff is here!

* Added new general bandit level system tracking the level of banditry in the realm
* Added randomisation for starting general bandit level based on current existing factions (ie if Bandit Horde exists)
* Added new bandits of the realm screen with 11 dynamic graphics and tiers
* Added tracker showing all active bandit groups in the realm
* Added ability to ask how you can reduce the bandit level
* Added ability to ask how you can increase the bandit level
* Added ability for new bandit groups to arise at the end of a turn if there are free slots (depending on how high the bandit level is)
* Added the ability to disable notifications of new bandit groups popping up
* Added ability to view the current effects of the bandit level
* Added 'secret' code 69 which if entered on bandits of the realm screen sets the bandit level to something random
* Removed diplomacy skill requirement to see minor bandit groups
* Renamed minor bandit groups section of diplomacy to bandit groups
* if game start with no minor bandit groups then bandit groups section is renamed to bandits of the realm and takes you directly to bandits of the realm assessment screen
* Added all minor bandit gangs get a custom and unique graphic for what their troops look like (121.5 million total)
* All newly spawned bandit groups get completely random relations with all factions in the game
* Added ability to choose a custom bandit level when playing a custom game (in the bandit scenario settings)
* Added new cheat code 450 (allows bandit level to be set to anything you wish)
* Reworked view minor bandit stats to show proper unit breakdown now
* Added if loading a save from pre-bandit update, bandit level will be randomised upon load

NEW BANDIT GANG FORMATION ORIGINS (21 features)

As the game progresses and some gangs fall, new ones will rise to take their place (if the bandit level isn't below 9). With each gang destroyed the bandit level will drop, keep chopping these gangs down and eventually your bandit problems will permanently disappear.

* Added outlaws and robbers bandit gang spawn origin
* Added landless marauders bandit gang spawn origin
* Added road robbers bandit gang spawn origin
* Added ravers bandit gang spawn origin
* Added landed sea raiders bandit gang spawn origin
* Added looters bandit gang spawn origin
* Added mountain bandits bandit gang spawn origin
* Added disgruntled villagers bandit gang spawn origin
* Added old deserters bandit gang spawn origin
* Added backwater village militia bandit gang spawn origin
* Added Blackmarket Garrison offshoot (which takes troops from the Blackmarket garrison) bandit gang spawn origin
* Added Merc band turning bandit (only if group is not hired by the player) bandit gang spawn origin
* Added Blackmarket Mercenaries (which takes troops from the Blackmarket mercs) bandit gang spawn origin
* Added Northern Merc Post Offshot (which takes troops from the northern merc post) bandit gang spawn origin
* Added Northern Merc Post Entire garrison (which takes all hireable bandits from northern merc post) bandit gang spawn origin
* Added Fort Kullak Offshoot (which takes troops from Fort Kullak's garrison) bandit gang spawn origin
* Added Bandit Horde units offshoot (which takes troops from the Bandit Horde faction) bandit gang spawn origin
* Added Fort Northwatch Offshoot (which takes troops from the Fort Northwatch garrison) bandit gang spawn origin
* Added Your bandits offshoot (only if you have a decent number of bandit units and your public opinion is above 0) bandit gang spawn origin
* Added All of Your bandits offshoot (only if you have a decent number of bandit units and your public opinion is above 50) bandit gang spawn origin
* Added ability to request not to see bandit group formation notifications on the pop up windows at the end of turn

ROOTING OUT THE LAST REMNANTS OF BANDITRY (5 features)

Have you reduced banditry to the brink? struggling to find those final pesky bandit groups? Fear not, send your spymaster to root out the remnant bandits, if successful you'll find a new bandit group made up of the last remnants which if destroyed will push that tiny bandit level even lower, keep it up and they'll be extinct.

* Added ability to send spymaster to find last remnants of banditry (only if bandit level above 0 but below 9, and all minor bandit gangs are dead, and you have a spymaster)
* Added if spymaster skill under 50 then 1 in 5 odds of finding remnant bandits
* Added if spymaster skill under 100 then 1 in 3 odds of finding remnant bandits
* Added if spymaster skill under 150 then 1 in 2 odds of finding remnant bandits
* Added if spymaster skill higher than 150 then always find remnant bandits

BANDIT LEVEL MODIFIERS (23 features)

As you and other groups exist and interact with bandits in your world the bandit level will rise and fall, if big bandit groups die off then overall banditry goes down, but a prison break? some pro-bandit laws? maybe you free 3000 of your bandit units and let them loose, then you'll see the bandit level skyrocket, helpful if you've got some rivals who are always picking fights with bandits.

* Added bandit level drops by 2 if a minor bandit gang is assimilated by you as bandit king
* Added bandit level drops by 3 if a minor bandit gang is destroyed by you or someone else
* Added bandit level drops by 10 if the bandit horde is destroyed by you or someone else, or bribed by you
* Added bandit level drops by 2 if you enact bandit scourge law (and -2 each year)
* Added bandit level drops by 2 if you enact the rehab law (and -1 each year)
* Added bandit level drops by 3 if you capture the Blackmarket
* Added bandit level drops by 3 if the (unowned) Blackmarket is destroyed in world events
* Added bandit level drops by 3 if you capture fort Northwatch
* Added bandit level drops by 3 if you capture fort Kullak
* Added bandit level drops by 2 if you re-enforce unenforced laws
* Added bandit level drops by 2 if you re-open your closed prison
* Added bandit level drops by 3 if you cancel the evil pillaging law
* Added bandit level raises by 3 if you enact the evil pillaging law
* Added bandit level raises by 1 if there is a prison break
* Added bandit level raises by 3 if Phenor successfully pulls off a bandit truce between the horde and minor gangs
* Added bandit level raises by 3 if you close your prison
* Added bandit level raises by 1 for every 150 prisoners freed when closing your prison
* Added bandit level raises by 2 if you allow outlaws back into society
* Added bandit level raises by 3 if you lose Blackmarket to bandit rebels
* Added bandit level raises by 2 if you cancel or can't pay the rehab law
* Added bandit level raises by 2 if you cancel or can't pay the bandit scourge
* Added bandit level raises by 1 for every 150 of your bandit units that you disband from your army
* Added code to prevent bandit level increasing beyond 100 and below 0

BANDIT LEVEL EFFECTS (19 features)

The bandit level of the realm effects many things, mainly how quickly new gangs arise, how quickly the bandit level continues to grow, and the recruitment bonuses for bandit factions.

* Bandit level of 90+ gives bandit horde, bandit gangs, and player if bandit king origin 3x recruitment bonus
* Bandit level of 90+ allows new minor bandit groups to instantly replace dead ones at the end of turn
* Bandit level of 90+ grants 5/6 chance of bandit level increasing by +1 at the end of turn
* Bandit level of 80+ gives 50/50 chance any empty bandit gang slot will have a replacement gang take over at the end of turn
* Bandit level of 70+ grants 4/6 chance of bandit level increasing by +1 at the end of turn
* Bandit level of 70+ gives bandit horde, bandit gangs, and player if bandit king origin 2.5x recruitment bonus
* Bandit level of 60+ gives 25% chance any empty bandit gang slot will have a replacement gang take over at the end of turn
* Bandit level of 50+ grants 3/6 chance of bandit level increasing by +1 at the end of turn
* Bandit level of 50+ gives bandit horde, bandit gangs, and player if bandit king origin 2x recruitment bonus
* Bandit level of 40+ gives 1/6 chance any empty bandit gang slot will have a replacement gang take over at the end of turn
* Bandit level of 30+ gives 1/7 chance any empty bandit gang slot will have a replacement gang take over at the end of turn
* Bandit level of 20+ gives 1/8 chance any empty bandit gang slot will have a replacement gang take over at the end of turn
* Bandit level of 10+ gives 1/9 chance any empty bandit gang slot will have a replacement gang take over at the end of turn
* Bandit level of 25+ grants 2/6 chance of bandit level increasing by +1 at the end of turn
* Bandit level of 25+ gives bandit horde, bandit gangs, and player if bandit king origin 1.5x recruitment bonus
* Bandit level of 10+ grants 1/6 chance of bandit level increasing by +1 at the end of turn
* Bandit level of 9 or less theres no chance of bandit level naturally increasing
* Bandit level of 9 or less theres no chance of new bandit gangs spawning
* Bandit level of 9 or less gives bandit horde, bandit gangs, and player if bandit king origin half their normal bandit recruits

REWORKING BANDIT ASSIMILATION (7 features)

Bandit assimilation was a feature available to players who chose/or got the Bandit King origin story, with it players with under 20 public opinion are able to attempt to assimilate minor bandit gangs into their kingdom, previously this had a 100% success rate but has now been reworked and given a cooldown as well as several issues with it fixed.

* Made bandit king assimilating minor bandit gangs not 1 in 3 odds of success instead of 100% of the time
* Limited player to one attempt per year of assimilating each gang
* Removed irrelevant text from successful assimilation screen
* Fixed 0 gold gained being shown in assimilation screen
* Fixed 0 bandits gained being shown in assimilation screen
* Fixed 0 warlords gained being shown in assimilation screen
* Added new screen for failed assimilating attempt with 3 different dialogues

DEAD GANGS (4 features)

It's always been possible that bandit gangs end up with no men but still hold land, in that event visiting said gang in diplomacy will now show a different menu where the desperate gang leader will always be willing to buy new troops at an inflated rate.

* Added new minor bandit gang diplomacy screen variant if gang has no troops
* Added ability to sell troops to desperate troopless bandit for twice normal sell value (20 gold)
* Added new dialogue and sfx when trying to talk to bandit leader of troopless gang
* Added indicator on troop sell screen showing exactly how many they can afford to buy from you

CHEAT UPDATES (8 features)

Added a new cheat for the bandit system and ended up reworking several other cheat related features!

* Added new cheat code 450 (allows bandit level to be set to anything you wish)
* Reworked 111 cheat code list to include all cheat codes
* Reworked layout of 111 cheat code list
* Reworked order of cheats to be in numerical order on cheatlist
* Added text blurb for each cheat code to 111 cheat code list
* Reworked layout of 211 Debug code list
* Updated set your origin cheat to include new origins
* Reworked layout of set your origin cheat

NEW BANDIT GRAPHICS (5 features)

A new system built on a whim that has over 121.5 million possible unique bandit troop graphics!

* Added new proc gen bandit graphic system capable of producing 121.5 million unique troop images
* Added bandit troop graphic generator to extras and generators
* Added text section to the graphic generator explaining it's origin
* Added bandit troop graphic concept notes to Warsim extras folder
* Added if loading a save from pre-bandit update, bandit gangs with receive random troop graphics

INTEREST-ING (1 feature)

Quite a neat idea by NotFox, now you'll be able to see your expected interest when you have money in the bank.

* Added indication of expected bank interest (credit NotFox)

HUNGRY MONSTERS (1 feature)

A good point made by Odieman, you couldn't feed prisoners to your monsters, now you can!

* Added the ability to feed monsters your prisoners (Credit odieman222)

VICTORY SCREENS REWORKED (17 features)

The screens for defeating factions are a little outdated, now they've all been updated with a slightly new layout. Also defeating mercenaries and kingdoms grants new different rewards than before!

* Added new small group of imprisoned soldiers victory screen reward for defeating a kingdom
* Added new reserves and hopefuls victory screen reward for defeating a kingdom
* Added new peasant rally victory screen reward for defeating a kingdom
* Added new famed knights army victory screen reward for defeating a kingdom
* Added new outlaw group victory screen reward for defeating a kingdom
* Added new peasant prisoner group victory screen reward for defeating a kingdom
* Added new treasury looted victory screen reward for defeating a kingdom
* Made reward for defeating merc groups varied between 100-4100 instead of always 1000 gold
* Made new screen for Minor goblin tribe joining you event after Krut Defeat
* Reworked minor bandit defeat screen and merged it into one
* Reworked rebels victory screens and fixed layout and grammar bugs
* Reworked bandit horde victory screens and fixed layout and grammar bugs
* Reworked Krut Victory screens and fixed grammar and layout bugs
* Reworked Erak Victory screens and fixed grammar and layout bugs
* Reworked Mercenary victory screens and fixed grammar and layout bugs
* Reworked independent kingdom victory screens and fixed grammar and layout bugs
* Reworked sentinel kingdom victory screens

BUGFIXES (18 features)

Lots of bugfixes in this, thanks to everyone who reported their issues!

* Fixed necromancer kingdoms raising the undead still happening even if the kingdom is dead
* Fixed space kingdoms blasting off event happening even if they are dead
* Fixed space kingdoms blasting off event happening even if they've already blasted off
* Fixed grammar issue in vassal independence text
* Fixed gold incorrectly shown as deducted from you when merc attack cancelled and refunded
* Fixed Nario asking how the party has been so far repeatedly
* Fixed slave revolt diplomacy unskilled diplomat warning missing
* Fixed deserters diplomacy unskilled diplomat warning missing
* Fixed theme music choice at new game improperly/not showing (active) indicator if no music selected
* Fixed getting rid of a champion in training at combat academy invalidates the training slot (credit u/YetiRoadBurger)
* Fixed buy fort gorthmek option appearing twice (credit u/YetiRoadBurger)
* Fixed issues with layout and false option number for ancient scythe in artifact market (credit u/YetiRoadBurger)
* Fixed impassioned speech throne room text bug (credit u/YetiRoadBurger)
* Fixed closing the prison text split issue
* Fixed bug with scrawny race prefix having spacing issues
* Fixed layout and text bug for love cultist throne room encounter
* Fixed what are you orders text bug issuing orders to knightly order
* Fixed extra line appearing on battle screen if not playing a timed game

CLEAR CODE (7 features)

Been clearing out some areas of the game with unused code from systesm I've worked on historically, pretty much all of this has literally no bearing on the game at all but I'm putting it here anyway.

* Removed bandit fort unused code
* Removed irrelevant code from monster fighting grand champion
* Removed uneeded code in independent messenger encounter
* Removed useless code from vampire bard guessing game
* Removed old useless remnant of custom game start code
* Removed loose useless code in game refresh phase
* Removed useless code for bards face colour

EVERYTHING ELSE (1 feature)

Noticed capturing fort northwatch didn't have it's own screen, now it does!

* Made new screen for capturing fort northwatch

SCREENSHOTS

* Infested realm - https://i.imgur.com/SpaIKGV.png
* Defeating the horde - https://i.imgur.com/Vr6h3qF.png
* New gang popping up - https://i.imgur.com/mNctuTY.png
* Almost all bandits gone - https://i.imgur.com/JDq1nY2.png
* Bandits gone - https://i.imgur.com/DtmOuoS.png
* New Bandit graphics - https://i.imgur.com/W5ziKAW.png

WHAT'S NEXT

I'm having a little break after this update and then I'm going to try and work through my backlog of bug reports and suggestions and look at some mercenary ideas from my to-do list.

Thank you for reading and hope you are all safe and well wherever you are!

Cheers

Huw

Hey everyone,

This update is me catching up on player reports and the result of some playtesting. We've got better village champion battles, slight tweaks to tournaments, tweaks to the stones of the realm, more loot, better fort demotion, a new system for kingdom names, improvements on a special event, a fix for some combat issues, and tons of other bugfixes and improvements.

VILLAGE CHAMPIONS IMPROVED (14 features)

The challenging village champions system was an afterthought, you send a champion to fight and kill the village champions if they win cool, if they lose you lose a champion… Boring. Now when you win you'll be shown the rival champion being burried and then will be awared a random item of loot from the village. While adding this in I also reworked and fixed several things in these villages champion challenge system and beyond.

* Added defeating village champion gives you a random item reward from the village
* Added new screen and sfx for defeated Rihhm champion being buried
* Reworked who shall challenge village champion screen and blocked empty champion slots
* Added 3 new random screens at start of smallhaven champion challenge
* Added new screen and sfx for defeated Smallhaven champion being buried
* Added new screen for Smallhaven new champion announcement
* Fixed Rihhm village champion doesn't want to talk to you text bug
* Fixed ransacked Smallhaven screen text bugs
* Fixed abandoned Smallhaven screen text bugs
* Fixed burned Smallhaven screen text bugs
* Fixed ransacked rihhm screen text bugs
* Fixed abandoned rihhm screen text bugs
* Fixed burned rihhm screen text bugs
* Fixed text bugs in Rihhms pre-champion challenge text

TOURNEY TWEAKS (5 features)

NotFox on steam noticed that his grand champions strength was changing after tournaments, this was due to bonus strength rewards granted to the champions but they weren't visibly shown, now there are indicators showing the change as well as a few other tweaks!

* Fixed grammar issues in many tournament screens
* Added indicator at end of 8 man tournament of +1 strength reward for winner
* Added indicator at end of 16 man tournament of +2 strength reward for winner
* Added indicator at end of 32 man tournament of +3 strength reward for winner
* Added indicator at end of grand tournament of +3 strength reward for winner

THE STONES OF THE REALM (15 features)

There are many (mainly northern) stones that can be touched and rubbed for various effects, in a playtest I realised some parts of these were lacking, now they've all been reworked!

* Added new sound effect for rubbing a stone
* Added new screen for rubbing the doomstone
* Added new screen for rubbing the explorers stone (with indicator of gained explore chance)
* Added new screen for rubbing the old stone
* Added new screen for ancient northern stone
* Added new screen with sfx for destroying ancient north stone
* Added destroying ancient north stone gives -2 public opinion
* Reworked ancient north stone secret screen
* Added new sound effect to ancient north stone secret screen
* Added new screen to rubbing the goblinstone
* Added new screen to rubbing the strengthstone
* Added new screen to rubbing the harveststone
* Fixed missing line in destroying strength stone screen
* Fixed ancient north stone secret skipping
* Fixed old stone undead horde event missing line

MOAR LOOT (20 features)

As always, seeing as a new loot reward system has been added I thought I'd broaded the loot list again!

* Added 'rare mispressed gold coin with two kissing heads' random loot artifact (worth 100 gold)
* Added 'shield made of troll hide' random loot artifact (worth 110 gold)
* Added 'statue of a peasant man' random loot artifact (worth 40 gold)
* Added 'demonic lute' random loot artifact (worth 120 gold)
* Added 'rusty old spear' random loot artifact (worth 5 gold)
* Added 'broken orcish talisman' random loot artifact (worth 6 gold)
* Added 'fake orcish talisman' random loot artifact (worth 3 gold)
* Added 'ancient orcish talisman' random loot artifact (worth 125 gold)
* Added 'mysterious rainbow coloured coin' random loot artifact (worth 150 gold)
* Added 'crown of interlaced severed fingers' random loot artifact (worth 70 gold)
* Added 'statue of a goblin head made of goblin dung' random loot artifact (worth 5 gold)
* Added 'jar of gnome poo' random loot artifact (worth 4 gold)
* Added 'diamond claw' random loot artifact (worth 350 gold)
* Added 'green emerald claw' random loot artifact (worth 150 gold)
* Added 'blue sapphire claw' random loot artifact (worth 140 gold)
* Added 'topaz claw' random loot artifact (worth 130 gold)
* Added 'yellow amber claw' random loot artifact (worth 120 gold)
* Added 'green malachite claw' random loot artifact (worth 100 gold)
* Added 'red opal claw' random loot artifact (worth 90 gold)
* Added 'fire opal claw' random loot artifact (worth 115 gold)

CHAMPIONS RETURNED (4 features)

When you demoted champions from their positions running your fortresses for you they were gone forever, now if there is room for them they return as a champion and if not you are asked if you are sure you want to demote them as they'll be removed forever!

* Added demoting leader of Northwatch allows for them to be returned as a champion (credit u/YetiRoadBurger)
* Added demoting leader of Restored North fort allows for them to be returned as champion (credit u/YetiRoadBurger)
* Added demoting leader of Gorthmek allows for them to be returned as a champion (credit u/YetiRoadBurger)
* Added demoting leader of Kullak allows for them to be returned as a champion (credit u/YetiRoadBurger)

KINGDOM NAMES (2 features)

When asking for a random kingdom name I felt most of the random ones weren't satisfactory, now there's a huge mix of cool names for your kingdom if you don't fancy Aslona!

* Added new system when asking for a random kingdom name at game start with 2/3 chance to pool from new list of kingdom names
* Added 512 new kingdom names

INCREASED CIVILITY EVENT (4 features)

It's rare but theres always been 1 in 100 chance that a group with less than 3 civilisation level could gain 1 civ level in a special event, this event previously was a line of text in the end of turn report screen but now it has it's own pop up event so if it happens you don't miss it!

* Added new screen for when independent kingdom increases it's civility in random end of turn event
* Added special notification showing if they have increased to diplomatic and trade level
* Added special notification showing their strength bonus
* Made new sound effect for independent kingdom gaining civility (modelled a little after the monolith scene from 2001: a space odyssey)

MAJOR COMBAT FLAW (5 features)

Bay12 forum member EuchreJack pointed out that attacking minor bandits with mercenaries, even if the mercs lost any of the surviving minor bandits from the battle wouldn't return home. I checked this and found that it went way deeper and effected all factions and sometimes even non-merc attacks. The code involved would have been the same for years so this bug has existed for almost all of Warsims development and gone unnoticed. I always remember seeing situations where factions lost a bunch of troops post battle but I just assumed I'd not been paying attention and they'd been attacked by someone else in the meantime. Thanks EuchreJack for reporting it!

* Fixed minor bandit troop issue (credit EuchreJack)
* Fixed krut and erak troop issue (credit EuchreJack)
* Fixed bandit horde troop issue (credit EuchreJack)
* Fixed rebel troop issue (credit EuchreJack)
* Fixed independent kingdom issue (credit EuchreJack)

BUGFIXES (20 features)

* Fixed destroyed bandit group showing random troop graphic instead of their actual troop graphic
* Fixed darkdale kings having the sir title resulting in king sir whatever
* Fixed orc name 'Kashthullurtz' having broken character inside the name
* Fixed Darkdale fort graphic extra space breaking the graphic
* Fixed missing indicator you can tell jokes in Darkdale tavern
* Fixed two bandit spawn chance texts showing up by mistake
* Fixed sounds not resetting when paying fee to look at Karalds Trophy room in smallhaven
* Fixed sounds not resetting after laughing man of smallhaven
* Fixed demon summoning in Blackmarket has no screen
* Fixed songwood and wildwood partially explored not showing option to return to previous region
* Fixed bandit assimilation system cooldown not working
* Fixed 'yoi want us to be lapdogs' bandit rejection text bug
* Fixed mercs from north merc post forming gang even if north merc post is ruined (credit NotFox)
* Fixed extra line in capturing fort gorthmek gold
* Fixed no gold check when paying for peace with krut or erak (takes you to minus gold if you don't have it)
* Fixed fix up and lands text bug (credit TuGun Jr)
* Fixed peasants shown instead of soldiers on soldiers to knight training screen (credit u/YetiRoadBurger)
* Fixed mine sounds playing if you have sounds disabled (credit u/internetfunnyman1000)
* Fixed rubbing doomstone doesn't give gameover screen, just closes game (credit u/Dalajnikon)
* Fixed game starting with no minor bandits but new ones spawning blocking you from seeing them (credit Omer)

EVERYTHING ELSE (7 features)

* Added new indicator of how many jokes attempts you have left in Darkdale taverns
* Added sound effect to smallhaven recruitment screen
* Added new indicators of gold lost for demon house in Blackmarket
* Reworked capturing fort gorthmek text
* Reworked game stats screen a bit
* Removed irrelevant bandit id code
* Reworked game over screen with missing line and colour

SCREENSHOTS

* Village champion reward - https://i.imgur.com/3boTXya.png
* Tournament winner - https://i.imgur.com/dZKqy9z.png
* Civilised - https://i.imgur.com/5mjpl0S.png
* Returned Commander - https://i.imgur.com/hFZJzI9.png

WHAT'S NEXT

I'm aiming to take a look at mercenaries and identify some possible improvements and changes as well as still clearing through a small backlog of bugreports and issues from players.

Cheers

Huw

Hey everyone,

This update is pretty much entirely the result of bugfixing and playtesting, I found a lot of these things needing improvement in a single playthrough.

STAFF TWEAKS (6 features)

Noticed staff training was just a single text notification at the bottom of the screen, now it's got it's own screen and is a little tidier.

* Added new screens for cancelling training for court staff
* Added new screens for starting training for court staff
* Added new screens for being unable to afford court staff training
* Added new screens for cancelling/starting/not affording to train monster trainer
* Added new screens for cancelling/starting/not affording to train game master
* Fixed 24 text anf grammar bugs with staff training text

BANKING IMPROVEMENTS (5 features)

It occured to me while playtesting how bland the bank withdraw and deposit screens are, so now I've made a much more dynamic system of screens.

* Added new screens with 23 different dynamic graphics depending on withdrawal size for bank withdrawals
* Added new screens with 23 different dynamic graphics depending on deposit size for bank deposits
* Added new screen for depositing or withdrawing 1 gold
* Added new screen if you have no gold to withdraw or deposit
* Added new screens if you try to withdrawl or deposit more than you have

DARKDALE TWEAKS (2 features)

A couple of things needing improvement in Darkdale!

* Added indicators of gold loss and troops gained in Darkdale merc post
* Added current gold bar visible when looking at buying darkdale properties

ASSURAK IMPROVED (6 features)

Found several bugs and things needing improving when attacking Camp Assurak!

* Fixed Assurak camp ruin rewards not having indicators showing what was gained
* Fixed small gold desposit Assurak reward giving you peasants instead of gold coins
* Fixed handful of gold Assurak reward not giving you any gold
* Fixed gold deposit Assurak reward not giving you any gold
* Added chance of finding bones instead of troops in Assurak
* Added new seperate screen for gold loot in Assurak

WILDWOOD SAVAGE IMPROVEMENTS (3 features)

Playtested and found that screens for destroying these places was pretty lackluster, now they've been fixed up!

* Added new screen to destroying old ruined outpost village in Wildwood (with sfx)
* Added new screen for destroying savage village in wildwood (with sfx)
* Added new loot chest discovered when destroying savage village in wildwood (with sfx)

LOSING IN A VILLAGE (4 features)

After last updates improvements on champion challenges I thought I'd further improve the event of losing against a village, it has previously been a single screen but now there's a bit more too it. Also to add insult to injury losing to a village champion will always dock you -1 public opinion!

* Added losing village champion challenge gives -1 public opinion
* Added new indicator post champion challenge loss explaining your champion is killed
* Added new cheering screen and sound effect if you lose against a village
* Added new memorial screen and sound effect for your defeated champion

MONFORT MINE IMPROVED (3 features)

Came across occupied monfort mine in a playthrough and realised capturing and freeing it was just a line of text and didn't even have a screen, now there's 4 new screens and a reward too!

* Added new screen for capturing monfort mine
* Added new screen for defeating foreign group occupying monfort mine
* Added miners reward you with random loot item for freeing them from occupiers

DOOMSTONE IMPROVED (3 features)

Viewing the doomstone was just a small bit of text telling you if any kingdom are doomed, now it's much better and more dynamic!

* Added new screen for viewing the doomstone with dynamic graphic based on if any dooms are listed
* Fixed 10 grammar bugs in doomstone viewing text
* Added sound effect for viewing doomstone if any dooms are listed

NORTHERN ANIMAL FIGHT PIT (10 features)

Another playtest sweep, found quite a few things needing improvement here.

* Fixed you pass by a the animal fight pit bug
* Reworked animal fight pit owned and unowned intros
* Fixed animal fight pit gold bar and added a new gold bar
* Reworked ruined animal fight pit text
* Fixed 17 text bugs in Animal pit fights
* Added indicator of gold spent watching animal pit fight
* Added coin sound effect to paying to watch animal fight
* Fixed text bug when destroying animal pit
* Added new screen and sfx for upgrading animal pit (shows what effect the upgrade has)
* Added new screen for capturing the animal pit

ARASUK SETTLEMENT IMPROVED (25 features)

A playtest took me to Arasuk where I found quite a few lacking areas, tried to improve and fix all I could!

* Added new option to ask to challenge Arasuk champion
* Added new option to ask Arasuk elder about the demon totems (2 responses depending on demons defeated or not)
* Added new option to ask Arasuk elder about the shrine of Xzefrak (2 responses depending on demons defeated or not)
* Added new option to ask Arasuk elder about the Seer's Hut (2 responses depending on demons defeated or not)
* Added new option to ask Arasuk elder about the Wall of Old Propehcy (2 responses depending on demons defeated or not)
* Added new option to ask Arasuk elder about the Local book shop
* Added new option to ask Arasuk elder about the Sandman Tavern
* Added new option to ask Arasuk elder about recruiting from Arasuk
* Fixed Arasuk bookshop text bug
* Added march sound effect to recruiting troops from Arasuk
* Fixed typo in Arasuk elder intro
* Fixed text issue with recruitment in Arasuk
* Added new alt dialogue when asking about Arasuk with elder post demon gate destruction
* Reworked asking about Arasuk question with village elder
* Added the sandman tavern owner doesn't answer questions and wears a cloak if demon gate is destroyed
* Fixed text bug with Arasuk elder options
* Fixed text and spacing bug for rules of sudden death in Arasuk sandman tavern
* Fixed 2 text bugs in Arasuk hostile action screen
* Fixed missing gold loot indicator for looting Arasuk
* Added 50/50 chance of looting random item from Arasuk
* Fixed text bug in Arasuk loot screen
* Fixed looting Arasuk giving double destruction screen
* Reworked destroyed Arasuk screen
* Added missing book page turn sound effects to Arasuk library
* Reworked layout of Arasuk library book screens

DRYLANDS NOMADS IMPROVED (7 features)

Noticed a few issues here, now the nomad camp is improved and actually offers a reward for destroying it too.

* Added 4 loot item reward trove when defeating nomad camp in any state
* Fixed grammar issues with demonic Koova dialogue
* Fixed 6 text bugs in demonic drylands nomad camp
* Fixed 16 text bugs in normal drylands nomad camp
* Fixed grammar and text issues with normal koova dialogues
* Added new indicators of troop loss and new location gain when trading troops with Koova
* Added new screen for defeating nomad camp

MORE LOOT… AGAIN (25 features)

As with the last update, with new areas offering more random loot I thought I'd add more loot to ensure it doesn't get too repetetive. This update we've got new areas like the freed mine, the nomad camp, Arasuk, and the savage village offering loot!

* Added 'unicorn horn fashioned into a cup' random loot artifact (worth 155 gold)
* Added 'painting of a crying gnome' random loot artifact (worth 95 gold)
* Added 'painting of a goblin on another's shoulder' random loot artifact (worth 90 gold)
* Added 'painting of two knights dueling' random loot artifact (worth 85 gold)
* Added 'painting of a troll on a bridge' random loot artifact (worth 70 gold)
* Added 'sword made of hardened mud' random loot artifact (worth 5 gold)
* Added 'model skull made from troll dung' random loot artifact (worth 2 gold)
* Added 'jewelled obsidian dagger' random loot artifact (worth 246 gold)
* Added 'golden hilted obsidian dagger' random loot artifact (worth 320 gold)
* Added 'ancient demonic idol' random loot artifact (worth 166 gold)
* Added 'demonic drum' random loot artifact (worth 130 gold)
* Added 'old wooden smoking pipe' random loot artifact (worth 3 gold)
* Added 'wizards old smoking pipe' random loot artifact (worth 50 gold)
* Added 'obsidian smoking pipe' random loot artifact (worth 100 gold)
* Added 'jewelled smoking pipe' random loot artifact (worth 150 gold)
* Added 'jewelled obsidian smoking pipe' random loot artifact (worth 200 gold)
* Added 'gold smoking pipe' random loot artifact (worth 250 gold)
* Added 'jewelled gold smoking pipe' random loot artifact (worth 350 gold)
* Added 'dictionary of rude gnome names' random loot artifact (worth 60 gold)
* Added 'jar of witch warts' random loot artifact (worth 15 gold)
* Added 'jar of orc lips' random loot artifact (worth 20 gold)
* Added 'jar of severed cthuul tentacles' random loot artifact (worth 50 gold)
* Added 'jar of centaur hooves' random loot artifact (worth 45 gold)
* Added 'jar of imp tongues' random loot artifact (worth 30 gold)
* Added 'rusty old shield' random loot artifact (worth 5 gold)

EXPLORATION EVENTS POLISHED (10 features)

Noticed a sound bug with an exploration event, ended up fixing some other issues and adding new sound effects where there weren't any!

* Fixed peasants and soldiers for hire explore event not resetting sounds
* Added sound effect to Wagon man explore encounter
* Fixed wagon man explore encounter being available even if you don't have a trade post
* Added new screen for wagon man encounter if you haven't got the trade post (with sfx)
* Added new screen for trying to sell knight to foreign king when you have none
* Fixed text bug when selling knight to foreign king
* Added marching sound effect to foreign king explore encounter
* Added sound effect for receiving gold from selling knight to foreign king
* Fixed typo in chaos orb exploration encounter
* Added new sound effect to finding chaos orb while exploring

BUGFIXES (16 features)

* Fixed random chance of dead darkdale leader replacement turning darkdale into a vassal of you
* Fixed failure to recruit smallhaven people still gives sound effect
* Fixed village sound played incorrectly after defeating smallhaven champion
* Fixed gold from bet indicator popping up randomly at end of turn
* Fixed gold from bet indicator popping up after some village champion fights
* Fixed 3 text bugs in burned village ruins in the south
* Fixed 18 text grammar and spacing bugs in first southern totem
* Fixed 18 text grammar and spacing bugs in second southern totem
* Fixed 18 text grammar and spacing bugs in third southern totem
* Fixed 18 text grammar and spacing bugs in fourth southern totem
* Fixed error with Arasuk village elders face graphic
* Fixed 13 text bugs in Oasis region of the south
* Fixed spacing bug when buying monfort mine in throne room encounter
* Fixed 12 text bugs with big red canyon text
* Fixed 10 text bugs in Drylands locations
* Fixed text spacing bug with independent doom event

EVERYTHING ELSE (1 feature)

* Added 50 new kingdom names

WHAT'S NEXT

At this point I've mentioned I'm going to be starting on merc stuff twice now in these what's next sections, but genuinely, planning on look into it from monday!

Cheers

Huw

Hey everyone,

So once again a few days of catching up on bugreports and testing the game has led to another 100+ new features and changes!

NEW RACE PACK (1 feature)

Thank you so much to Defender from Audiogames.net for actually creating this race pack as a mod for the game, it's perfect and will be part of Warsim. Choosing a race pack means that the races are still random but pool from a more specific set of races.

* Added new 'Greek Mythology' race pack (Dryads, Satyrs, Centaurs, Minotaurs, Harpies, Tritons, Men, Elders, Oracles, Godlings, Demigods, Half-Giants, Cyclopes, Giants) (Credit Defender)

FOREIGN MERCS IMPROVED (4 features)

After fixing a bug found by Luel I noticed that foreign mercs could have been showing their faces instead of just a sword graphic coloured the same as their skin, a new system has been added now that will show you the faces of the foreign creatures you are hiring. Also added some missing info about gold and troop changes.

* Added graphic of creature faces when hiring foriegn mercs from foreign merc hall or Darkdale
* Added missing gold loss and troop gain indicators when buying foreign mercs
* Added missing march sound effect to buying foriegn mercs
* Fixed bug being unable to hire troops from Darkdale if hired from foreign merc hall first (credit Luel)

BANDIT DEN IMPROVEMENTS (5 features)

I've added a bit more that happens when you destroy a bandit den in the Blackmarket, now if you destroy them you could find some good loot! or a pile of old news scrolls.

* Added new screen for destroying bandit den (with sfx)
* Added new system for finding loot in bandit den (1 chest, 2 chests, 3 chests, or a trove of lots) (with sfx)
* Fixed text bugs blackmarket bandit dens
* Added missing gold indicator for bribing bandit den for truce
* Reworked ask about the den section

LEAGUE OF EVIL AND GOOD IMPROVED (9 features)

So as some of you may know there's a 1 in 40 chance each year that if there are 2 or more factions that are aligned good or evil they will form a faction called the League of good, or the league of Darkness. It's a cool rare event but the notification of it happening is just a line in the turn report, well now it's been reworked to be a big main event with lots of new screens and new information shown to the player.

* Added new pop up end of turn window when league of evil is formed (with sfx)
* Added additional screens showing new members of the league of evil (with sfx)
* Added additional screen showing the citadel of darkness (with sfx)
* Added new pop up end of turn window when league of good is formed (with sfx)
* Added additional screens showing new members of the league of good (with sfx)
* Added additional screen showing the citadel of good (with sfx)
* Reworked league of goods citadel text
* Fixed 4 text bugs in good and evil league towers
* Added indicators showing new towers built and relation change for league members

BRAWLER CHAMPION TWEAKS (3 features)

Just a few things that I noticed could be improved with Brawler champions after playing around in the slum's Pit for a while.

* Added gold paid indicator when hiring a brawl winner as a champion
* Added sound effect for brawl winner refusing to be your champion
* Fixed sound restart issue if sounds disabled in Brawls

BLACKMARKET DEFENCE EVENTS IMPROVED (17 features)

So sometimes when you launch an attack on the Blackmarket it triggers one of many special events, I tested these and noticed some improvements that could be made!

* Added new sound effect to Necro army Blackmarket event
* Added new sound effect to Goblin army Blackmarket event
* Fixed text bugs in Necro army Blackmarket event
* Added new sound effect to Bandit army Blackmarket event
* Fixed text bug in game for the markets control event
* Added new sound effect to Local army Blackmarket event
* Fixed text and grammar bugs in local army Blackmarket event
* Added new sound effect to Horde army Blackmarket event
* Fixed text and grammar bugs in Horde army Blackmarket event
* Added new screen and sfx for accepting gold to not attack Blackmarket event
* Fixed accepting gold to not attack Blackmarket wasn't giving you gold nor taking it from Blackmarket
* Added indicator of Blackmarket gold loss when accepting gold
* Fixed layout of screen for taking gold to not attack market but still choosing to attack market
* Added indicator of gold spent and troops gained in Blackmarket defence merc hire event
* Added new sound effect to merc army Blackmarket event
* Added new screen and sfx for defeating undead Blackmarket defenders
* Added new screens for rps game with blackmarket leader

NEW LOOT (26 features)

As has been the rule for a while, new locations where loot can be found means new loot added!

* Added 'wedding ring' random loot artifact (worth 25 gold)
* Added 'gold wedding ring' random loot artifact (worth 150 gold)
* Added 'ancient jar of preserved honey' random loot artifact (worth 60 gold)
* Added 'finely crafted box of rare foreign spices' random loot artifact (worth 400 gold)
* Added 'rabbit foot necklace' random loot artifact (worth 35 gold)
* Added 'signet ring of an unknown noble house' random loot artifact (worth 110 gold)
* Added 'brass orb etched with strange runes' random loot artifact (worth 90 gold)
* Added 'obsidian and demon horn walking stick' random loot artifact (worth 370 gold)
* Added 'glowing translucent circlet' random loot artifact (worth 170 gold)
* Added 'pewter cube engraved with alchemical symbols' random loot artifact (worth 40 gold)
* Added 'pewter cube engraved in an unknown script' random loot artifact (worth 40 gold)
* Added 'pewter cube engraved with strange runes' random loot artifact (worth 40 gold)
* Added 'jar of rare foreign spices' random loot artifact (worth 380 gold)
* Added 'obsidian cup' random loot artifact (worth 80 gold)
* Added 'chipped obsidian cup' random loot artifact (worth 60 gold)
* Added 'finely decorated obsidian cup' random loot artifact (worth 99 gold)
* Added 'gold lined obsidian cup' random loot artifact (worth 145 gold)
* Added 'gold lined jewelled obsidian cup' random loot artifact (worth 180 gold)
* Added 'goblin's eye on a sharp stick' random loot artifact (worth 1 gold)
* Added 'small chunk of wood with a face carved into it' random loot artifact (worth 1 gold)
* Added 'small box of black pearls' random loot artifact (worth 190 gold)
* Added 'unicorn horn shield' random loot artifact (worth 210 gold)
* Added 'scroll with a crude sketch of a tree on it' random loot artifact (worth 6 gold)
* Added 'scroll with a crude sketch of a house on it' random loot artifact (worth 5 gold)
* Added 'scroll with a crude sketch of a sword on it' random loot artifact (worth 6 gold)
* Added 'amber amulet with a pre-historic fly encased inside it' random loot artifact (worth 110 gold)

SLUM DONATION IMPROVED (3 features)

Now if you go to the slums and donate to them you'll get a screen showing what has happened as a result of your donations.

* Added new screen showing slums upgrading if you donate enough to the slums
* Added new indicators showing changes made to the slums by donation max
* Added new dynamic screen (8 total screens) with sfx showing new slum watchtower build if donation maxed

RICH BE THY HISTORY NERD (6 features)

A very good idea by Luel, getting the highest possible score on history guild exams should come with a reward, now you'll get a random reward if you ace the test and a new screen! It's pretty tough though, I made the damn game and I struggle to get full marks.

* Added reward for passing first year of history guild with 20/20 score (credit Luel)
* Added reward for passing second year of history guild with 20/20 score (credit Luel)
* Added reward for passing third year of history guild with 20/20 score (credit Luel)
* Added reward for passing final year of history guild with 10/10 score (credit Luel)
* Added new screen for enrolling with history guild (with sfx)
* Added new screen for not being able to afford enrolling in history guild

SEND THE VASSALS (7 features)

I've improved the single line response from ordering vassals to attack other factions, now there's a dynamic response depending on their personality.

* Added new indicator of relation change for vassals and the enemy you have sent them after
* Added 3 responses from strange leaders
* Added 3 responses from normal leaders
* Added 3 responses from stupid leaders
* Added 3 responses from merchant leaders
* Added 3 responses from hostile leaders
* Added 3 responses from friendly leaders

BUGFIXES (13 features)

* Fixed grand champions assassination event happening even if arena is destroyed
* Fixed incorrect reference to players gender in three blades inn dialogues (credit Luel)
* Fixed issue with extremely low skilled fort generals causing game crash (credit Damon)
* Fixed 4 text issues in smallhaven options
* Fixed depositing 1 gold gives you 3 gold bug
* Fixed doomed races not having correct death text in diplomacy after doom event
* Fixed Oasis region text bug (credit u/The_Real_Mr_House)
* Fixed bandit dialogue text bug
* Fixed gro'lok book text bug
* Fixed bug where peace offer chance with third independent kingdom is bugged and remains blocked after one turn (credit u/YetiRoadBurger)
* Fixed text colour issue in playing rock paper scissors with your gamemaster
* Fixed layout and text bugs in rps with gamemaster
* Fixed Darkdale king being killed event happening even if Darkdale is destroyed

EVERYTHING ELSE (7 features)

* Added new patron name to Gro'loks stump in the west
* Added 24 new kingdom names
* Added 41 new human names
* Added gold indicator bar to Gohran's Discount artifacts
* Added current gold bar to slum gold collection screen
* Added current gold indicator to group of troops for hire throne room event
* Added new screens for rps results with gamemaster

WHAT'S NEXT

It's been a busy one again, still yet to get to my merc features but we'll get there… eventually. I've been doing way more playtesting in the last few weeks so have been finding lots of stuff that has been in need of improvement!

Hope everyone is doing well and staying safe

Cheers

Huw

Hey everyone, so this update once again is quite broad and covers a lot of areas. I've finally done the majority of my merc planned features and have also added a ton of new features and fixes from playtesting and player suggestion.

MERCENARY UPDATE (19 features)

As has been long promised, I've tried to clear through a bunch of notes I've had on mercenaries including majorly… the fact that mercs never charged anything after the initial cost, now they are paid yearly!

* Added merc companies cost gold each year (credit 71)
* Added merc contracts cancelled if you can't afford them
* Fixed ability to hire throne room mercs but then have them refuse to fight for you as a demon (Credit u/Buckzor122 && Xoren)
* Throne room merc company for hire now shows their unit strength
* Fixed 3 text bugs in hired merc group text
* Added new merc origin story 'Oathbreakers and deserters'
* Added new merc origin story 'Small gorge cave'
* Added new merc origin story 'sworn to a cunning giant'
* Added new merc origin story 'traders and guards'
* Added new merc origin story 'militia and army rejects'
* Added group cost indicator to merc screen
* Fixed missing lines in weak demon merc group assimilation
* Fixed missing lines in weak peasant merc group assimilation
* Fixed missing lines in weak soldier merc group assimilation
* Added new sfx to failing to assimilate group
* Fixed 15 text and grammar bugs in assimilation code
* Added new indicator of group quitting contract if assimilation attempt goes wrong
* Added new sfx to assimilating group
* Added new sfx to assimilating demon group

Merc wages at the end of the turn now! - https://i.imgur.com/6LTIxbO.png

The new merc cost indicated on the main merc screen - https://i.imgur.com/X9xZnQJ.png

And unrelated to the update but I had to share this. I encountered the most generically named mercenary company ever 'Mercenary Company' but at least they keep it simple. Sir Brom's not out here trying to get hired to paint fences.. unless its with blood - https://i.imgur.com/HApjOyv.png

MAJESTY: THE KINGDOM SIM INSPIRATION (30 features)

Recently picked up the Majesty Gold game on steam and it's a fascinating little gem from the past, it's also got some great character names that appear to be procedurally generated and some were really cool.

* Added 5 new kingdom names (Ardania/Gataria/Tullaria/Skyldale/Troth) (Ardania is the name of the Majesty main kingdom, the rest are derivitives of character names)
* Added new vampire name 'Luthiel'
* Added 26 new human names (inspired by the game)
* Added 3 new gnome names (Nugg/Mung/Fugg)
* Added new name suffix 'Heavystep' (+3 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'the Younger' (+2 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'Splitstone' (+7 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'the Tracker' (+11 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'Bigfists' (+9 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'Skullslam' (+15 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'Strongclub' (+12 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'Hardswing' (+11 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'Hardbrow' (+6 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'Brightbeard' (+5 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'Steelforge' (+6 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'Scragglebeard' (+1 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'of Downstream' (+1 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'Treefeller' (+5 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'Gnash' (+11 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'of the Otherplace' (+13 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'Daysbane' (+5 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'Brightstreak' (+9 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'Dusksprinter' (+6 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'Briskstep' (+3 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'the Darter' (+10 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'Quickmoon' (+8 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'Sternwill' (+9 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'Nightrush' (+11 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'the Observant' (+10 battlescore) (can have extra parts added to it randomly)
* Added new name suffix 'Headlopper' (+30 battlescore)

THRONE ROOM ENCOUNTERS (17 features)

Went through the throne room to fix issues with most of them not having the first letter of the text capitalised, ended up adding 10 new random encounters and making some tweaks and fixes!

* Fixed 585 capitalisation issues in the throne room
* Added new throne room encounter 'Stolen family heirloom'
* Added new throne room encounter 'The item that fell from the sky'
* Added new throne room encounter 'Behind the waterfall'
* Added new throne room encounter 'The Knights duel distraction'
* Added new throne room encounter 'Plague of the countryside'
* Added new throne room encounter 'Village vampire' (only if Wild vampires faction exists)
* Added new throne room encounter 'Village saviour' (only if wild vampires faction exists)
* Added new throne room encounter 'Some ale for the trouble' (only if wild vampires faction exists)
* Added new throne room encounter 'Door pisser'
* Added new throne room encounter 'Little trolls'
* Tweaked bandit joiners in throne room encounters to be avalable at 0 public op or below instead of 5 or below
* Fixed reference to title as king instead of custom title from bandit joiner in throne room
* Added new indicator of rebel gained soldier from rejected bonus-requesting soldier throne room encounter
* Added new indicator of horde gained warlord from rejected bonus-requesting soldier throne room encounter
* Added new indicator of merc group gained unit from rejected bonus-requesting soldier throne room encounter
* Fixed 12 text bugs with bonus requesting soldier throne room encounter

SLAVE FORT IMPROVEMENTS (14 features)

The owned slavers fort definitely had some issues, I've tried to fix as many as I could find and have now reorganised the slave fort management screen a bit.

* Fixed buying slaves dynamic 5 graphics not working
* Added new subscreen for owned slaver fort for buying and selling
* Added new screen with dynamic graphic for taking slaves from the fort (with sfx)
* Added new screen with dynamic graphic for taking slave soldiers from the fort (with sfx)
* Added new screen with dynamic graphic for selling slaves (with sfx)
* Added new screen with dynamic graphic for selling slave soldiers (with sfx)
* Added new screen for not having enough slaves to move
* Added new screen for not having enough slave soldiers to move
* Added new screen for trying to sell more slaves than you have
* Added new screen for trying to sell more slave soldiers than you have
* Added new screen for hiring slavers (with sfx)
* Added new screen for trying to hire more slavers than there are
* Added new screen for not having enough gold to hire slavers
* Fixed exploit to hire more slavers than the max (credit NotFox)

THE LAST KINGDOM INSPIRATION (2 features)

I have been binging the hell out of this series on Netflix and am really enjoying it, saw some great names that I thought could be great in Warsim!

* Added new name suffix 'the Arseling' (-2 battlescore)
* Added 52 new Last Kingdom themed human names (Rypere/Finan/Clapa/Odda/Ceowulf/Eadred/Uhtred/Skorpa/Ubba/Leofric etc)

CUSTOM GAMEMODE DEMON OPTION IMPROVEMENTS (2 features)

Now you can choose to start the game with an even bigger demon horde (2000 demons instead of the previous starting 1500 option) doesn't seem like a huge difference but it is, good luck!

* Reworked custom game demon choice screen
* Added new option to have demon horde start huge (credit u/Jean287)

DARKDALE REVISITED (4 features)

I returned to Darkdale in a playtest and found a few things to fix, will probably be returning here soon with more changes!

* Fixed text bug with Nario dialogue 'Ever so often' (should be every so often)
* Added gold indicator bar to goblin slap stall in Darkdale
* Added notification showing if ceremony of Ha'Hah is underway in cult temple (if town is ruled by cultist king)
* Added 3 alt dialogues for Mystic Myck if cult of Ha'Hah rules darkdale

BLACKMARKET GOLD INDICATOR (10 features)

Trawled through the Blackmarket and found a mountain of issues that needed resolving, first and foremost a lot of locations where you could buy stuff but couldn't see how much gold you have.

* Added current gold indicator to Blackmarket bluetrii stall
* Added current gold indicator to Elixir stall
* Added current gold indicator to orb stall
* Added current gold indicator to cheat seller stall
* Added current gold indicator to blessings stall
* Added current gold indicator to Book rental stall
* Added current gold indicator to mushroom stall
* Added current gold indicator to newspaper stall
* Added current gold indicator to wheel of wealth stall
* Added current gold indicator to key stall

A new stall with gold being shown - https://i.imgur.com/9Hxf5N8.png

BLACKMARKET FORTRESS (7 features)

I noticed some changed needed for the various possible Blackmarket Forts, these vary depending on the type of leader the market has.

* Added new screen for entering guarded Blackmarket fort
* Added new screen for entering goblin guarded Blackmarket fort
* Added new screen for entering bandit guarded Blackmarket fort
* Fixed 3 text bugs in Blackmarket leader dialogues
* Reworked Blackmarket owned by player main fort intro
* Reworked Blackmarket tax income breakdown screen
* Reworked layout of destroy Blackmarket when owned screen

GOBLIN HALL OF HEROES (4 features)

Goblin hall of heroes in Dockrow had a few issues, now resolved!

* Added new indicator of price discount in goblin hero hall for Blackmarket owners
* Added new indicator of gold spent entering goblin hall of heroes
* Added new sound effect when paying to enter goblin hall of heroes
* Fixed Orlak steel jaw text bug in goblin hall of heroes

THE QUEENS REVENGE (6 features)

Noticed this ship was a bit lackluster in Dockrow in the market during a playtest, also ended up finding out that the 'slaves' they sold were actually bluetrii fruits… weird bug.

* Added new screen with sfx for hiring slaves from queens revenge ship
* Fixed buying slaves from queens revenge gave you bluetrii instead
* Added screen for not having the gold to buy slaves from the queens revenge
* Added screen for trying to buy from empty queens revenge ship
* Added screen for expensive slave question to queens revenge
* Added screen for do I have to buy all question to queens revenge

OTHER BLACKMARKET CHANGES (20 features)

Everything else I fixed in the market, I tried to sweep through as much of the place as I could and found plenty to improve.

* Added new screen for re-establishing minor bandit groups from Blackmarket dens (with sfx)
* Added new screen and sound effect for eating mushrooms in mushroom stall in Blackmarket
* Reworked Blackmarket sudden death gold layout
* Fixed the rules of Northern sudden death in the Blackmarket
* Fixed grammar bug with Blackmarket gamemaster out of gold
* Fixed Wulf Thorenson text layout issues
* Added new screen for trying to pay for Wulf performance but not having the gold
* Fixed blackmarket stalls screen text bug
* Fixed 4 text bugs in Orb stall in Blackmarket
* Fixed 6 text bugs in blessings stall
* Added new screen for paying for blessings from blessing stall
* Fixed text bug in key stall
* Fixed 2 text bugs in Blackmarket Gallows
* Fixed 4 text bugs in asking for joiners in Blackmarket
* Reworked Blackmarket joiner screen
* Fixed 3 text bugs in 4th bandit den in Blackmarket
* Fixed 3 text bugs in 5th bandit den in Blackmarket
* Fixed Aerondiir blackmarket text bug
* Fixed 2 issues with Blackmarket graphics having 'A' banner of Aslona instead of whatever your kingdom symbol is
* Reworked Blackmarket conquest tour Dockrow description and textbug

BUGFIXES (7 features)

A bunch of loose bugs that didn't exactly fit anywhere else!

* Fixed grammar issue with foreign troop hire (credit GauRocks)
* Fixed slave freeing diplomacy crash bug
* Fixed 0 slave and 0 slave soldier hire screen bugs
* Fixed ruffian gang interaction text bug
* Fixed market slave seller in Ogloobs tavern still active even with 0 slaves
* Fixed Aslona reference in demon joke
* Fixed several arasuk elder dialogues not having a graphic

EVERYTHING ELSE (4 features)

A handful of loose things that couldn't fit anywhere else. And also a huge thank you tons to Warsim's new patron Nehoy the lord!

* Added new name suffix 'the Dreamless' (-2 battlescore) (credit Cat)
* Added new dwarf name 'Axtadar' (credit u/Axtadar)
* Added gold indicator to wishing well screen
* Added new patreon patron name to Gro'lok's stump (thank you Nehoy!)

WHAT'S NEXT

I've got a big list of stuff that still needs to be sorted through so I'm going to get straight onto that. Warsim is also nearing a very awesome milestone and I've got something up my sleeve planned for it!

Cheers

Huw

Hey everyone,

So the summer sale is here again finally!

I know many of you guys have Warsim, but if you don't have it yet or someone you think might like it doesn't have it yet now is definitely as good a time as ever.

Warsim is 60% off for the next two weeks (€2.59, £2.19, $3.19)

Check out the Steam page here - http://store.steampowered.com/app/65…Aslona/?beta=0

To all the people who've purchased the game so far, thank you so much for the immense support in these 3 years the games been on steam. We're immenently going to hit 20k total copies sold by the end of today which honestly when I think about it, as a Console window text based game in 2020 is pretty wild so thank you all for that.

I've got an update brewing which has no one specific theme but covers a lot of different areas. I'm aiming for 200 total features to commemorate hitting 20k copies sold. So far I've got 159 features done so the update will likely be out this week.

Thanks again and to any people who've newly discovered the game, Welcome!

Huw (Solo dev of Warsim)

ps. If any of you guys have ideas for other places I should share this or people who could be interested I'm always up for hearing them! :)

Hey everyone,

So this is an exciting time! We were just on the cusp of it before the summer sale but now Warsim has officially sold 20'000 copies! To celebrate I've made an update with 200 features in it. To each of you 20'000 people, I honestly can't thank you enough. Genuinely.

The update has no general direction but tons of sub categories of stuff, I hope you all enjoy :)

CAN I AFFORD THE BOOZE? (22 features)

I noticed that while in taverns where you can buy ale, you can't see how much gold you've got. This is because once upon a time taverns were just locations to see but drinking in them and spending gold wasn't do-able. After the 'let the people drink' update we've been able to buy ale but still you can't see how much gold you've got. Now every tavern in the realm has something that checks how much gold you've got first. I also fixed a handful of little tavern bugs noticed while updating them all.

* Added current gold indicator to Darkdale Tavern (Darkdale)
* Added current gold indicator to Gilded Crescent Tavern (Darkdale)
* Added current gold indicator to Darkdale Cat Tavern (Darkdale)
* Added current gold indicator to Dragons Kneecap Tavern (Blackmarket)
* Added current gold indicator to Blackrow Tavern (Blackmarket)
* Added current gold indicator to Pitside Tavern (Blackmarket)
* Added current gold indicator to Thickblood Tavern
* Added current gold indicator to Silver Staff Tavern (Artifact Market)
* Added current gold indicator to Three Blades Inn (Artifact Market)
* Added current gold indicator to Sandman Tavern (Arasuk)
* Added current gold indicator to Fight coastman tavern (Shaian)
* Added current gold indicator to Shaian Tavern (Shaian)
* Added current gold indicator to Ox Head Tavern (Smallhaven)
* Fixed text bug in Ox head tavern intro
* Added current gold indicator to Human's Toe Tavern (Goblinwood)
* Fixed text bug in Human's toe tavern intro
* Added current gold indicator to Rusty Dagger Inn (Goblinwood)
* Fixed text bug in Rusty dagger inn intro
* Added current gold indicator to Dirt Den Tavern (Blackmarket)
* Added current gold indicator to Ice Watch Tavern
* Added current gold indicator to Shades Bloom Tavern (Baiaa)
* Added current gold indicator to Golden Lily Pad tavern

Here's our good friend Ogloob in his tavern - https://i.imgur.com/XT7V2eJ.png

KNIGHT TO CHAMPION (5 features)

The knight to champion screens were a little lacking, it wasn't clear what happened to the knights sometimes so now you will be shown you've lost a knight, and if it's a brawl you'll not lose the knight even if he loses the fight… he'll just lose a bit of pride.

* Added screen for knight winning fight to become champion (credit u/Jean287)
* Added screen for knight failing fight to become champion (credit u/Jean287)
* Fixed knight losing champion fight is killed when he shouldn't be (credit u/Jean287)
* Added missing -1 knight indicator to losing knight climbing saaroth to become champion
* Added missing -1 knight indicator to losing knight on quest for an item to become champion

UPGRADING THE BLACKMARKET (8 features)

Previously upgrading the Blackmarket gave you no screen or notification, once done things automatically improved but the player would be clueless as to what had improved… I even had to research and remind myself all of the various upgrade improvements for this, but now when you upgrade the market there are a bunch of new screens showing exactly what's new and what to expect.

* Added new screen with sound effect when paying for Blackmarket upgrade
* Added new screen showing the 2 Slums improvements from Blackmarket upgrade
* Added new screen showing the 2 Dockrow improvements from Blackmarket upgrade
* Added new screen showing the Blackrow improvement from Blackmarket upgrade
* Added new screen showing the Guildrow improvement from Blackmarket upgrade
* Added new screen showing the 2 Fighter's District improvements from Blackmarket upgrade
* Added new screen showing the 7 Central District improvements from Blackmarket upgrade
* Added new screen showing the 3 general improvements/changes from Blackmarket upgrade

One of the new screens that show the changes to the upgraded Blackmarket - https://i.imgur.com/AIZS1V9.png

THE LAST STAND (5 features)

Noticed a few more issues and some things that could be improved for the last stand of Krut/Erak, and bandits.

* Added new laugh sound effect to Krut leader end battle
* Fixed final stand for bandit horde skipping a screen
* Fixed final stand for Krut skipping a screen
* Added new screen for Krut King being killed
* Fixed final stand for Erak skipping a screen

GNOME INSULT BATTLES EXPANDED (13 features)

Everyone's been asking for it so here it is, gnome battles have been expanded! Now there are 50% more insults, and a total rework of the gnome battle system full of new sound effects, a new layout and more!

Hear ye, hear ye! Gnome battles they be improvin' - https://i.imgur.com/KhjmncQ.jpg

* Added 10 new brutal gnome insults
* Added 10 new gnome sound effects
* Added one of 10 random sound effects play when gnome says insult
* Added one of 10 random sound effects play for introduction to each gnomish insult warrior
* Added notification of esteem points lost in gnome battle rounds
* Added rare chance the gnomes stop and make friends and skip away holding hands
* Added colour system to break down gnome esteem
* Added random trumpet sound to winning gnome screen
* Reworked Gnome battle self-esteem level to be words as well as numbers (very strong, strong, moderate, wavering, low, very low, ruined, devastated)
* Made gnome skin colour lighter (for non independent kingdom battles)
* Merged two separate instances of gnome insult battle code into one (Throne room entertainment/Gnome independent kingdom)
* Fixed 8 gnome insult battle reaction text grammar bugs
* Fixed 4 gnome insult battle victory/defeat text grammar bugs

Here's a comparison of old and new gnome battles - https://i.imgur.com/j7WXnV8.png

GOODBYE GUARDIANS (2 features)

Noticed this camp wasn't very rewarding to clear out and didn't have a screen, now we've got new screens and loot!

* Added new screen for destroying Guardian tree camp
* Added new loot chest for destroying guardian tree camp

THICKBLOOD IMPROVED (4 features)

Only just realised how lacking the capturing/buying screens for Thickblood tavern is, now it's been fixed.

* Added sfx for buying thickblood tavern
* Added new screen for having purchased thickblood tavern
* Added new screen for capturing thickblood tavern
* Added new screen with sfx of your flag being raised over thickblood tavern (once captured/bought)

DARKDALE TWEAKS (3 features)

A handful of changes in Darkdale

* Fixed sound not playing correctly when leaving mystic Mycks in Darkdale
* Fixed sound not playing correctly when leaving Jesters society
* Added option to ask Catyr owner of Darkdale Cat Tavern about Cult of Ha'Hah (Only if Darkdale King is Cultist)

LOOT GLORIOUS LOOT (24 features)

Another fat batch of misc junk for you to find in the world!

* Added 'finely crafted sword with an amber gem encrusted in it' random loot artifact (worth 160 gold)
* Added 'diamond wedding ring' random loot artifact (worth 300 gold)
* Added 'gnome foot with gems encrusted in its toenails' random loot artifact (worth 170 gold)
* Added 'skull with crystals growing on it' random loot artifact (worth 140 gold)
* Added 'red eye amulet' random loot artifact (worth 120 gold)
* Added 'green eye amulet' random loot artifact (worth 110 gold)
* Added 'well-crafted but primitive axe' random loot artifact (worth 60 gold)
* Added 'bracer made of finely woven vines' random loot artifact (worth 20 gold)
* Added 'finely decorated gold dwarvern greathammer' random loot artifact (worth 320 gold)
* Added 'jar of angry-wasps' random loot artifact (worth 10 gold)
* Added 'black hand amulet' random loot artifact (worth 100 gold)
* Added 'red hand amulet' random loot artifact (worth 105 gold)
* Added 'jar of dead wasps' random loot artifact (worth 2 gold)
* Added 'crusty chamber pot' random loot artifact (worth 1 gold)
* Added 'purple eye amulet' random loot artifact (worth 130 gold)
* Added 'iron spike knuckled gauntlet' random loot artifact (worth 10 gold)
* Added 'finely decorated spike knuckled gauntlet' random loot artifact (worth 45 gold)
* Added 'gem encrusted spike knuckled gauntlet' random loot artifact (worth 120 gold)
* Added 'gold plated spike knuckled gauntlet' random loot artifact (worth 140 gold)
* Added 'gem encrusted gold spike knuckled gauntlet' random loot artifact (worth 320 gold)
* Added 'gem encrusted goat horn' random loot artifact (worth 120 gold)
* Added 'gem encrusted gold goat horn' random loot artifact (worth 290 gold)
* Added 'crudely carved wooden goblin idol' random loot artifact (worth 6 gold)
* Added 'crudely carved wooden dog idol' random loot artifact (worth 7 gold)

LAST KINGDOM INSPIRED NAMES (2 feature)

So I added most of the character names to the game but I'm still binging and enjoying this series so I added some new names based roughly on some names from the show.

* Added 10 new last kingdom inspired names made of previous names 'Skorik, Skyrk, Ulff, Ulaf, Wutgar, Auldhelm, Bjornhelm, Ceowald, Ceowulf, Ealdred'
* Added 83 new saxon-era themed names

WEIRD NAME SUFFIXES (12 features)

The word 'Weird' was floating in my head when I thought about name suffixes and got a bunch of ideas!

* Added new name suffix 'Weirdaxe' (+16 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'Weirdblade' (+15 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'Weirdshield' (+13 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'Weirdhelm' (+17 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'Weirdspear' (+15 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'Weirdmace' (+16 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'Oddaxe' (+15 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'Oddblade' (+14 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'Oddshield' (+12 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'Oddhelm' (+16 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'Oddspear' (+14 battlescore)
* Added new name suffix 'Oddmace' (+15 battlescore)

DEFENDER'S NAME SUFFIX REWORK (21 features)

Defender from Audiogames came forward with several issues with misspelt suffixes or suffixes that could stand to be a bit worse to the hero who got them!

* Fixed misspelt name suffix 'the Captuerer' (credit Defender)
* Fixed misspelt name suffix 'the Expreinced' (credit Defender)
* Fixed misspelt name suffix 'the Mathmatical' (credit Defender)
* Fixed misspelt name suffix 'the Talkitive' (credit Defender)
* Changed 'the Weak-Hearted' suffix from -5 battlescore to -10 (credit Defender)
* Changed 'the Fainter' suffix from -3 battlescore to -7 (credit Defender)
* Changed 'Limp-Legged' suffix from -3 battlescore to -8 (credit Defender)
* Changed 'the Slow-Minded' suffix from -3 battlescore to -5 (credit Defender)
* Changed 'the Slow-Thinking' suffix from -3 battlescore to -5 (credit Defender)
* Changed 'the Crushed' suffix from -2 battlescore to -5 (credit Defender)
* Changed 'Wine-Guzzler' suffix from 1 battlescore to -2 (credit Defender)
* Changed 'Ale-Guzzler' suffix from 1 battlescore to -2 (credit Defender)
* Changed 'the Cutesy' suffix from 1 battlescore to -3 (credit Defender)
* Changed 'the Oafish' suffix from -3 battlescore to -6 (credit Defender)
* Changed 'the Timid' suffix from -1 battlescore to -2 (credit Defender)
* Changed 'Mild-Mannered' suffix from 3 battlescore to 0 (credit Defender)
* Changed 'Beatlebrained' suffix from -3 battlescore to -5 (credit Defender)
* Changed 'the Entangled' suffix from 5 battlescore to -5 (credit Defender)
* Changed 'the Ruined' suffix from -1 battlescore to -8 (credit Defender)
* Changed 'the Impaled' suffix from -3 battlescore to -6 (credit Defender)
* Changed 'the Useless' suffix from -3 battlescore to -10 (credit Defender)

LACK OF CIVILITY (2 features)

The text describing savage kingdoms has now been made a little more dynamic and varied depending on relation and the level of savagery instead of the same exact text for all.

* Added 2 variants for unable to speak to savages depending on how savage they are
* Added 7 extra variant texts for unable to speak to savages depending on relation with them

THRONE ROOM ENTERTAINMENT INTROS (38 features)

I realised that hiring throne room entertainers (in your upgraded throne room) is immensely lackey and is just a slither of text. Now there are screens for hiring them and the entertainment menus have been upgraded a bit.

* Added gold indicator to throne room entertainment screen
* Added screen to hiring Brawlers entertainer in throne room
* Added screen to hiring Scorpion breeder entertainer in throne room
* Added screen to hiring Axe throwers entertainer in throne room
* Added screen to hiring Monster tamer entertainer in throne room
* Added screen to hiring Juggler entertainer in throne room
* Added screen to hiring Acrobat entertainer in throne room
* Added screen to hiring Poet entertainer in throne room
* Added screen to hiring Rat racer entertainer in throne room
* Added screen to hiring Game master summon entertainer in throne room
* Added screen to hiring Gar Gallock entertainer in throne room
* Added screen to hiring Orcish grunter entertainer in throne room
* Added screen to hiring Luteplayer entertainer in throne room
* Added screen to hiring Gnome whistler entertainer in throne room
* Added screen to hiring Goblin drummer entertainer in throne room
* Added screen to hiring Clicker entertainer in throne room
* Added screen to hiring Chanter entertainer in throne room
* Added screen to hiring Blackmarket shanty singers entertainer in throne room
* Added screen to hiring wulf thorenson entertainer in throne room
* Added screen to hiring wild skalds entertainer in throne room
* Added screen to hiring musical abomination entertainer in throne room
* Added screen to hiring long serpent crew entertainer in throne room
* Added screen to hiring gnome entertainers in throne room
* Added screen to hiring goblin dancer entertainer in throne room
* Added screen to hiring comedian entertainer in throne room
* Added screen to hiring farting abomination entertainer in throne room
* Added screen to hiring Sand talker entertainer in throne room
* Added screen to hiring Changeling entertainer in throne room
* Added screen to hiring Illusion Conjurer entertainer in throne room
* Fixed text bug in violent acts screen
* Fixed text bug in magic acts screen
* Fixed text bug in comedic acts screen
* Fixed text bug in every other act screen
* Fixed text bug in music acts screen
* Fixed text bug in love council
* Fixed typo with sand talker in throne room
* Removed 'you don't have the gold' notification for throne room entertainment
* Fixed throne room options not being x'ed out if you can't afford them

SONGWOOD IMPROVEMENTS (28 features)

Decided to have a look at every location in Songwood and make sure everything was up to date and working fine, I found plenty of things that needed improvement.

* Added new screen and text for viewing gravestones in songwood
* Fixed 6 text bugs in leader of love cult camp text
* Split leader of love cults large history dialogue option into 3 leaner screens instead of one bloated one
* Fixed 26 text bugs in Well-being booth in love cult camp
* Fixed 10 issues with text needing to be broken up in well-being booth dialogues
* Fixed graphic of destroyed love cult camp to match it's pre destruction size
* Added new indicator on love cult camp main screen if the cult is active in your lands or not
* Added new screen for hiring love cult from their camp
* Added new screen for trying to hire love cult from their camp but being broke
* Added new screen for cancling love cult help from their camp
* Fixed text bug with high trees of songwood
* Slightly rewrote love cult camp intro
* Slightly rewrote ruined musicians guild text
* Fixed typo in muscians guild intro screen
* Fixed 22 grammar bugs in muscians guild screens
* Added indicator of relation with musicians guild on main screen
* Added indicator of tribute taken from musicians guild
* Reworked several texts with musicians guildmaster
* Added new indicators of gold gain odds and relation change when taking tribute from the musicians guild
* Reworked all lyrics notes in music guild lyric vault to have better layout colour and page turn sfx
* Fixed guildmaster graphic not showing in intro to speaking to him screen
* Removed attempting to enter lyric vault screen
* Fixed double screen bug when destroying music guild
* Fixed grammar bug in grolok's stump first stump text
* Fixed double screen bug when destroying old cabin in songwood
* Fixed 15 text spacing issues in old cabin
* Fixed 2 grammar bugs in old cabin
* Fixed text bug in destroying ooh snake sanctuary screen

BUGFIXES (9 features)

* Fixed savage village destroying missing line bug
* Fixed Old Ruined Outpost explore screen text capitalisation issue
* Fixed no march sound effect recruiting men from hunters rest
* Fixed grammar issue with axe throwing intro text
* Fixed comeback missing space in thickblood text (credit M I N T Y)
* Fixed comeback missing space in slave fort ruler text (credit M I N T Y)
* Fixed 7 text bugs with animal descriptions (credit Defender)
* Fixed broken coin bag graphic in various places
* Fixed version number for warsim not visible on main screen in ascii disabled version of Warsim (credit Defender)

EVERYTHING ELSE (2 features)

* Added new patreon 'Defender' to the 3rd Stump of Gro'lok in the West (Thanks mate!)
* Added indicator of how much land you have in 'kingdom wants 1 land for peace agreement' diplomacy event

WHAT'S NEXT

To be honest right now I'm mainly focusing on trying to find new places to share Warsim and get it in front of people while it's on sale (open to any ideas). I'm also going to keep clearing through some loose bug reports and to-do features on my list.

Warsim is on sale - https://i.imgur.com/KIB0jcA.png

Cheers

Huw

Warsim 0.8.1.1 (The Wild North Improved and more! 83 Features)

Hey everyone,

So to all those new people who are joining us having picked up the game during the summer sale, welcome!

This update is mostly fixes and improvements, I swept through the Wild North region and tried to fix and improve all I could. There are 10 new loot items. I've also added new opportunities for loot when ravaging the Wildermen settlements of the Wild North. The Black Bank has been improved and brought up to speed with the Royal Bank, and several other things have been improved and fixed.

HOW MUCH GOLD DO I HAVE (14 features)

A lot of in-game areas where the player could buy stuff/pay for stuff, doesn't show how much gold they have which can be cause for annoyance. I've cleared through a bunch more areas that were lacking on gold indication!

* Added current gold bar to Arena upgrade screen
* Added current gold bar to goblin who wants 10'000 gold for excavation throne room encounter
* Added current gold bar to 1000 gold for lots of ale throne room trader
* Added current gold bar to western explorer throne room encounter
* Added current gold bar to southern explorer throne room encounter
* Added current gold bar to northern explorer throne room encounter
* Added current gold bar to magic fruit seller throne room encounter
* Added current gold bar to fruit basket seller throne room encounter
* Added current gold bar to wiseman selling advice throne room encounter
* Added current gold bar to changeling throne room encounter
* Added current gold bar to telescope seller throne room encounter
* Added current gold bar to cloak seller throne room encounter
* Added current gold bar to throne room slave seller
* Slightly reworked gold indicator in Thickblood tavern gambler

WILD NORTH TESTING (28 features)

The latest location to get a sweep for bugs and things in need of tweaking was the wild north! Found plenty of things to improve upon.

* Added new screen for destroying Wildhome
* Added new trove of 3 chests gained when destroyed Wildhome
* Added new screen for destroying Wilderman village
* Added new loot gained for destroying wilderman village
* Added new screen and sfx for destroying Saaroth Wilderman camp
* Added new loot gained when destroying Saaroth wilderman camp
* Fixed 6 text bugs with mystic hut in the Wild North
* Fixed Wilderman village text length issue
* Fixed 2 Wilderman village intro text bugs
* Fixed misaligned layout of Wild North exploration screen text
* Added new text to shadow assassin hire screen
* Fixed missing exit option to choose no assassination with shadow assassins
* Fixed paying for shadow assassin text break bug
* Fixed missing gold spent notification when paying for shadow assassin
* Fixed text bug with assassin unable to be paid screen text
* Added current gold indicator to assassin hire screen
* Fixed attack the assassin text
* Fixed trying to assassinate dead faction screen text bugs
* Fixed 5 text bugs in empty Saaroth tower text
* Fixed text bug in Wildhome text
* Added new alt text for when Animal fighting pit is out of gold
* Fixed ability to bet on animal pit fights when pit is out of gold
* Added new indicator of entry fee gold being added to animal pit betting pool
* Reworked mercenary outpost gold indicator and arena name text layout
* Added new screen for flag rising over the captured animal fight pit
* Added current gold bar to owned but unupgraded animal fight pit
* Fixed Saaroth wilderman camp text length bug
* Fixed text bug with destroyed Wildhome text

WILDERMAN THEMED LOOT (10 features)

As 2 new wilderman locations lead to gaining new loot, I thought I'd add some wilderman themed loot.

* Added 'crudely made stone shovel' random loot artifact (worth 2 gold)
* Added 'crudely made stone pickaxe' random loot artifact (worth 3 gold)
* Added 'crudely made stone sword' random loot artifact (worth 2 gold)
* Added 'crudely made stone hammer' random loot artifact (worth 2 gold)
* Added 'crudely made stone axe' random loot artifact (worth 2 gold)
* Added 'finely crafted stone spear adorned with gems' random loot artifact (worth 95 gold)
* Added 'crudely made stone spear adorned with gems' random loot artifact (worth 60 gold)
* Added 'finely crafted stone spear' random loot artifact (worth 8 gold)
* Added 'dull spear made of wood and stone' random loot artifact (worth 4 gold)
* Added 'crudely woven doll made of flax' random loot artifact (worth 2 gold)

CAT WALL EXPANSION (2 features)

A little suggestion implemented, now the Cat Wall of Fame in the Darkdale Cat Tavern has more detail, and there's also a wall of shame!

* Reworked Cat wall of fame in Darkdale Cat Tavern (credit Cat)
* Added Cat wall of shame to Darkdale Cat Tavern (credit Cat)

BLACK BANK IMPROVED (9 features)

A while ago the royal bank got a facelift, but these upgrades never reached the Black Bank, now the Black Bank is improved in the same ways as the royal bank, but it also has had an improvement on it's loan system, previously Black Bank loans had to be repaid within the same year or you'd be killed, now they allow you up to 5 years. Which does make the Black Bank loan of 1 million gold, a bit more viable as a dangerous strategy.

* Reworked Black Bank loan section
* Added new 5 year repayment system for Black Bank loans
* Added new screens with 23 different dynamic graphics depending on withdrawal size for black bank withdrawals
* Added new screens with 23 different dynamic graphics depending on deposit size for black bank deposits
* Added new screen for depositing or withdrawing 1 gold from Black Bank
* Added new screen if you have no gold to withdraw or deposit from Black Bank
* Added new screens if you try to withdrawl or deposit more than you have from Black Bank
* Fixed scientific exponent number shown with big bank loans in Black bank
* Fixed infinite loop of being able to beg for mercy from Black Bank and avoid loan repayment

HLOK MINE IMPROVED (6 features)

I noticed some things needing improvement in Hlok mine to the Far North. Now it's much better than before!

* Fixed 2 text bugs in collapsed Hlok mine screen
* Fixed 3 text bugs in general Hlok mine screens
* Added new graphic for owned Hlok mine using player kingdoms flag symbol
* Added new screen for capturing Hlok mine
* Added new flag raise screen with sfx once Hlok mine is captured
* Fixed missing screen when collapsing Hlok mine without any workers inside

DEMON SUMMONING IMPROVEMENTS (3 features)

The demon summoning encounter in the Blackmarket was a bit off, now it's been improved.

* Added new sound effect for house marked X demon summon screen
* Added new screen for demon being summoned in Blackmarket
* Fixed missing screen break for Demonic king version of Demon summon screen

BUGFIXES (15 features)

Lots of bugfixes here, thanks to u/rakint, u/BuffPocketMidget, u/ColonelKepler, and Defender for their bugreports! It's immensely helpful and ensures the issues you guys face don't bother others so it's much appreciated.

* Fixed bug with demonic start option in origin choice screen (credit u/rakint)
* Fixed Thickblood tavern gambler text colour bug
* Fixed scientific exponent number shown with big bank loans in royal bank
* Fixed scientific exponent number shown with big arena wins (credit u/BuffPocketMidget)
* Fixed text bug in Sword from the stone origin description
* Fixed text layout bug in Diplomat wants payrise throne room encounter
* Fixed text layout bug in Spymaster wants payrise throne room encounter
* Fixed text layout bug in General wants payrise throne room encounter
* Fixed missing indicator of lost staff member to the staff payrise throne room encounters where you reject the payrise and the staff roll to leave your service
* Fixed text bug in variant no bank gambler king origin (credit u/ColonelKepler)
* Fixed 3 text bugs in Blackmarket main fort intro texts
* Fixed text bug in providing soldiers to vamp hunters text (credit Defender)
* Fixed text bug in successful goblin mining venture screen (credit Defender)
* Fixed text bug in Blacksmith design for helmet acceptance text (credit Defender)
* Fixed missing new kingdom money report from general for gambler king gold reserve variant (credit u/ColonelKepler)

EVERYTHING ELSE (4 features)

* Made all exploration region name titles white coloured instead of yellow
* Added indicator of active trade route on main screen with eastern trade post
* Added inidcator of active trade route on main screen with wagon man post
* Added new screen for capturing shallowrock mine from the greenskins

WHAT'S NEXT

I've been doing lots of playtesting myself recently and noting bugs and things to improve, that list has now over 100 things on it so I'm planning to get stuck in and clear the list and then move back on track with some more needed updates.

It's been a busy time with the steam sale, but I also just figured out how to get Morrowind on Andoid and lets just say, I forgot how great and immersive of a game Morrowind is.

Cheers

Huw

Hey everyone,

So this update didn't have any particular direction, the main aim was to clear through bug reports and recent suggestions and to continue testing the exploration locations of the game world and make sure everything is working as intended.

What I ended up with was an update adding a new drinking competition, origins of tavern brawls, improvements on the northern fort, wheel of wealth, Ruined arena, South coast region, Magic theatre and way more. I hope you guys enjoy it!

DEALING WITH KAFF OF DARKDALE (5 features)

Defender from Audiogames mentioned that as ruler of Darkdale he'd love the ability to remove the scam-stall run by Kaff, now you can do so, with Kaff offering an interesting alternative, you beat her in a drinking competition and she leaves, else she stays. Are you up for it?

* Added ability to shut down Kaff's legitimate goods stall if you rule Darkdale
* Added Kaff challenging you to a drinking contest to settle your dispute (with dynamic text based on your previous interactions with her)
* Added Screen for allowing Kaff to go free
* Added screen and sfx for arresting Kaff (+1 prisoner, +random loot)
* Added ability to have a drinking contest against Kaff (if you win, +random loot)

TAVERN BRAWL ORIGINS (4 features)

Ever wondered why when you watch a tavern brawl, a fight occurs out of nowhere. Now there's a system that explains why those two are fighting and there's plenty of variety.

* Added new system for bar fight origins now you will be told a story as to why the people are fighting
* Added new screen for fight origin story
* Added 5 random intros to finding a fight
* Added 15 fight origin stories

NORTHERN FORT REPAIRED (2 features)

Had a report of a bug in the Northern fort and found a second one while testing, all fixed now though

* Fixed screen not resetting when installing commander of northern repaired fortress
* Fixed inability to add max troop number to northern repaired fortress (credit u/MorganFreecock <-LOL)

WHEEL OF WEALTH RESPUN (5 features)

Checked out the Wheel of Wealth in a recent playtest and fixed it up a bit with some new screens and sound effects.

* Added new gold gained indicator for Wheel of Wealth
* Fixed text colour issue with wheel of wealth victory text
* Fixed 12 text bugs in wheel of wealth screens
* Added new coin gain sound effect for winning wheel of wealth
* Added new special screen and sfx for winning grand prize on wheel of wealth

RUINED ARENA FIXES (4 features)

The ruined arena screens were pretty bad, noticed in a playtest and have fixed it!

* Fixed 3 text bugs in ruined arena screens
* Fixed broken layout in ruined arena screens
* Added gold indicator to ruined arena rebuild screen
* Added new screen for paying to rebuild arena

SOUTH COAST IMPROVEMENTS (9 features)

I did a sweep of the South Coast region to see if there was anything that could stand to be improved, found a few things!

* Fixed text bug in coast wall screen
* Added indicator of trade route with Nalli trade post if trading with them
* Fixed text bug in harbour master texts in Shaian
* Fixed text colour issues in swampy cup game in Shaian
* Added new sound effect to Swampy cup game in Shaian
* Reworked some of the coastal king dialogues in Shaian
* Fixed text colour issues in swampy cup game in Shaian tavern
* Added new sound effect to swampy cup game in Shaian tavern
* Added march sound effect to recruiting troops in Shaian

MAGIC THEATRE REWORKED (19 features)

The magic theatre was quite awful, I've tried to upgrade every aspect of it and improve it where possible especially when owned. There are now more screens and sound effects in every part of the system.

* Fixed 4 text bugs with Magic theatre intro text
* Reworked layout of gold indicator on unowned magic theatre screen
* Added gold indicator to owned but unupgraded magic theatre
* Added new graphic for magic theatre casting spell
* Added screen and sfx for paying for a performance at magic theatre
* Added new aftermath text for magic fish performance
* Added hiss sound effect to dialogue with magic theatre mage
* Added new aftermath text for arrow performance
* Added new aftermath text for decaying demon performance
* Added screen for buying the magic theatre from the mage
* Added screen for your flag rising above magic theatre once owned (with sfx)
* Added screen introducing apprentice mage when buying theatre (with sfx)
* Added new screen for owned magic theatre spell casting
* Added new aftermath text for dizzying star performance
* Added new aftermath text for bellowing start performance
* Added new aftermath text for drunken money performance
* Added ability to speak to apprentice mage and ask one of 7 questions (6 if the place is fully upgraded)
* Added new screen with sfx for paying for magic theatre upgrade
* Added new screen for upgrading magic theatre showing graphic change and all 4 new benefits and unlocks

ENTRY FEE! FOR ME? (3 features)

u/lordintype made a good suggestion a little while back, you should be able to plead with the leader of the Blackmarket not to charge you a toll as Mercantile leaders can slap a hefty 50 gold entry fee each time you enter.

* Added the ability to ask Blackmarket leaders not to charge you an entry fee (if mercantile leader) (credit u/lordintype)
* Added 3 random texts for asking for no toll from Blackmarket leader (credit u/lordintype)
* Added 3 random gate entrance texts for guard allowing you free entry after having the fee removed by Blackmarket Leader (credit u/lordintype)

GAR'GALLOCK IMPROVEMENTS (2 features)

Noticed two issues with him, now all sorted!

* Added gold indicator to GarGallock
* Fixed Blackmarket music not resetting after GarGallock advice

BLACKMARKET SCAM EVENT IMPROVED (3 features)

In a playthrough I noticed these could be done a little better, now some improvements have been made.

* Fixed 3 text bugs in Blackmarket scam event
* Reworked some text and layout of Blackmarket scam event
* Added new screen for ending of scam success event with laughing man

BRAWL PIT IMPROVEMENTS (2 features)

I noticed that champion fights and two pits battles as Brawl Pit owner didn't use the same system as normal pit fights to show you the gold you've earned, now they do!

* Added brawl pit champion fights and battle of two pit fights give you gold bag reward screen
* Added colour layout to the pit champion and two pits fight aftermath income screens

MORE GOLD INDICATORS (2 features)

Still some more places where it doesn't tell you how much gold you have when you need to see it, trying to remedy this as much as I can.

* Added new gold indicator to Blackmarket coin flipper
* Added new gold indicator to Blackmarket toll screen

BUGFIXES (15 features)

A ton of bugfixes this time, thanks Defender for your reports and bugfinds, and also to u/legalrick2!

* Fixed Long Serpent ship text layout issue
* Fixed minor bandit screen exiting bug
* Fixed Aslona reference in goblin and king joke (credit Defender)
* Fixed Aslona reference in royal bank joke (credit Defender)
* Fixed Aslona reference in mercenary stories (credit Defender)
* Fixed missing screen sometimes when assimilating mercs leader joins you as a knight
* Fixed Drumloop in battle sounds treated as a sound effect not music and not being blocked by music off option (credit u/legalrick2)
* Fixed 'Leather belt that smells of lavender' item name bug (credit Defender)
* Fixed text bug with heartbroken farmer's boy throne room encounter (credit Defender)
* Fixed missing text when gamemaster refuses to hand over gold in throne room (credit Defender)
* Fixed duplicate 'I' in text when game master says arrest me when asking to hand over gold in throne room (credit Defender)
* Fixed missing text when throwing game master out of court (credit Defender)
* Fixed text error showing 1000 gold cost to host party in Darkdale as only 100 gold in error message when gold lower than 1000
* Fixed not receiving gold prize purse for winning goblin drinking competition
* Fixed text bug in fully upgraded owned arena tourney text

EVERYTHING ELSE (6 features)

A few general things here, a new guide in Warsim's files for some of the visually impaired players who play Warsim without any ascii. A pretty big change in mercenary companies only having a single assimilation attempt per year, and several other features and changes!

* Added new guide to setting up ascii-less version of Warsim in Warsim files for Blind Players (Credit Defender)
* Added new system ensuring merc groups can only have one assimilation attempt per year (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Reworked two direction names in the Black tower of Baiaa (Credit Angel De'Haven)
* Made it 10x rarer to get lucky on last coin toss (but still luckier than normal) with wishing well (Credit LexTheMighty)
* Added the ability to talk to the wagon man in the wagon man's trade post in Denland (6 dialogues)
* Made random drunk events 3x rarer during drinking contests

SCREENSHOTS

* Upgrading the new and improved magic theatre - https://i.imgur.com/HCZtcxP.png
* The new mage apprentice who runs the magic theatre for you - https://i.imgur.com/XfsccNl.png
* The Wheel of Wealth improved - https://i.imgur.com/4Kehw7O.png
* A drinking contest you say? - https://i.imgur.com/bIV0kgc.png
* She's pretty good at Drinking - https://i.imgur.com/nRuV0BQ.png

WHAT'S NEXT

I still have a backlog of bug reports and feature suggestions to look into and then the next main focus will be reworking the games intro tutorial from being a wall of vaigue text to being a system a little more comprehensive and helpful.

Cheers

Huw

Warsim 0.8.1.3 (Defender Update, 118 features)

Hey everyone,

So this update is a special one and is almost entirely thanks to members of the Warsim community, chiefly Defender from Audiogames.net a community for blind or visually impaired gamers and one of Warsim's main longtime community strongholds. Defender had like many times in the past few years spent some time collecting a large list of bugs, errors, and suggestions from his playthroughs. The list was impressive and contained over 100 things and I've tried to clear through it all as best I can. Thanks Defender, and everyone who has helped make this game better!

SELF FIGHTING GOBLINS! (4 features)

After reading a bug report from Misery on steam mentioning some units hitting themselves instead of their opponents I found it hilarious, it's now a feature. Now the goblins of Uktak have a strange passtime! Self-fighting, who can beat themselves up for the longest?

Self fight steam link - https://steamcommunity.com/app/65954…8342130510349/

* Added ability to watch goblin self-fights in Uktak village (credit Misery)
* Added self-fights, brawls where the fighters hit themselves instead of their opponents
* Added pre-fight text for goblin self fight in Uktak
* Added post-fight screen for self fight survivor

MORE NAMES LORD? (2 features)

Can't ever have too many possible character names right? I checked for duplicates using a tool and added 21 new ones based on welsh and english names from the Anglo-Saxon period.

* Added 21 new human names (Geot, Godulf, Clydog, Rhain, Triffyn, Clotri, Aergol, etc)
* Removed 9 duplicate human names

I SEE ASCII! (5 features)

Thanks for bringing these to my attention Defender! Warsim's Ascii-less text only version for visually impaired players is mostly fine but Defender's identified a few bits of ascii that appear to have snuck through the filter and thus will be read aloud by screenreading software and annoy the hell out of the people playing. All fixed now!

* Fixed ascii art for Goblinwood berserkers not filtered by ascii blocker (credit Defender)
* Fixed ascii art for viewing wilderman saaroth camp not filtered by ascii blocker (credit Defender)
* Added Gro'lok's stump names visible when ascii is disabled (credit Defender)
* Fixed ascii art for general's new helmet creation screen not filtered by ascii blocker (credit Defender)
* Fixed ascii art for minor goblin clans visible when ascii is disabled (credit Defender)

DISCOVERING BAIAA (3 features)

I'm not going to spoil things too much for those who haven't found it yet but upon being reported a few bugs from Baiaa I ended up reworking the discovery screens and expanding them a bit.

* Reworked text for discovering the Baiaa (credit Defender)
* Added new screen with sfx for knight placing flag in newly discovered Baiaa door (credit Defender)
* Fixed text bug in attacking Baiaa text (credit Defender)

BLACKMARKET CAPTURE IMPROVEMENTS (4 features)

Defender pointed out there's no immediate feedback when capturing the Blackmarket and defeating the guards, now there are a few new screens!

* Fixed being allowed into the Blackmarket when asking why you're not
* Added new screen for capturing Blackmarket initially (credit Defender)
* Added new visible indicator of bandit level drop from defeating the Blackmarket
* Added new screen for flag being raised over the Blackmarket with Sfx

ROCK JUMPING IMPROVED (5 features)

Good and long overdue addition thanks for the suggestion Defender, I'd been meaning to do this a long time ago!

* Added dynamic sound system with 5 sounds for nomad rock jumping (credit Defender)
* Added sound effect for nomad falling to their death (credit Defender)
* Added notification for nomads losing a troop during a rock jumping match
* Fixed 6 text layout bugs with nomad rock jumping
* Fixed 20 grammar bugs with rock jumping texts

VASSAL RECRUITS IMPROVEMENTS (2 features)

It was pointed out by Defender that this text was showing 'You are sent 0 troops by VassalName' now it's been improved a bit.

* Added new text if vassal only sends a single unit
* Added new text if vassal cannot send any troops instead of just showing normal text with you are sent 0 troops (credit Defender)

MORE SOUND EFFECTS (5 features)

Can never have too many sound effects in game, now more areas that were devoid of sound have it!

* Added burning and screaming sounds to burning Rihhm Village down in a raid (credit Defender)
* Added burning and screaming sounds to burning Smallhaven Village down in a raid (credit Defender)
* Added sound effect to recruiting troops from Rihhm village (credit Defender)
* Added sound effect to recruiting goblin berserkers from Goblinwood
* Added new screen and sound effect for retreating from Baiaa after claiming you are there to conquer (credit Defender)

BUGFIXES (79 features)

This bulk of this update, tons of bugs and text bugs. Thanks Defender, u/legalrick2, and u/TheGamingDictator for your reports

* Fixed asking about Northwatch shows image of fort without your kingdoms banner on it
* Fixed recruiting in Darkdale only working one time and never again (credit Defender)
* Fixed Rihhm terraforming applaud sound effect never stopping if music is disabled (credit u/legalrick2)
* Fixed not being kicked out of diplomacy menu if diplomat is killed in diplomatic action (credit Defender)
* Fixed bandit seller in Thickblood tavern referring to his men as prisoners (credit Defender)
* Fixed getting a free drink from Gorbar the darkdale brewer incorrectly showing you text for drinking at a bar you own (credit Defender)
* Fixed missing text for ascii disabled archery competition missed text (credit Defender)
* Fixed incorrect 10% interest yearly rate shown in royal bank (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed east dock company income now included in total gold gained figured in income report (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed missing text when annexing a vassals army (credit Defender)
* Fixed typo in huntsman's rest question with goblinwood advisor (credit Defender)
* Fixed 2 text bugs in castle Ko'lok history (credit Defender)
* Fixed text bug in Gnat's meat shop (credit Defender)
* Fixed 3 text bugs in Golok's home cooking (credit Defender)
* Fixed 3 text bugs in Ngrek's Boneworks (credit Defender)
* Fixed 2 text bugs in Gkabs poisonarium (credit Defender)
* Fixed 3 text bugs in Goblinwood Leafburner's guild (credit Defender)
* Fixed text bug with Klethus the guildmaster of the Goblinwood Leafburner's guild (credit Defender)
* Fixed Goblinwood crier text bug (credit Defender)
* Fixed Goblinwood Guard tower text bug (credit Defender)
* Fixed 3 text bugs in goblinwood drum school (credit Defender)
* Fixed 2 text bugs in Goblinwood drum school master text (credit Defender)
* Fixed missing text for Rusty Dagger brawl breakup text (credit Defender)
* Fixed text bug in Goblinwood king's 500 gold pledge to the poor (credit Defender)
* Fixed text bug in goblinwood drinking comp tray carrying text (credit Defender)
* Fixed 3 text bugs with hiring mercs from Goblinwood (credit Defender)
* Fixed text bug in Nairo party intro to Myck (credit Defender)
* Fixed drink spill event at Nairo's party text bug (credit Defender)
* Fixed text bug on no recruits remaining option in Darkdale folk district (credit Defender)
* Fixed incorrect text for hiring single unit from Goblinwood
* Fixed text bug in market favour fading event (credit Defender)
* Fixed Rihhm elder belltower question text bug (credit Defender)
* Fixed Rihhm belltower text bug (credit Defender)
* Fixed text bugs from converting bandits to soldiers (credit Defender)
* Fixed 3 text bugs in holy order of the roses (credit Defender)
* Fixed discraced text bug in bandit horde elite unit (credit Defender)
* Fixed 3 text bugs in rehabilitation law screens (credit Defender)
* Fixed 2 text bugs in leafburner's guild in Huntsmans rest (credit Defender)
* Fixed text bug in leafburner's guild main screen (credit Defender)
* Fixed grammar bug in archery comp huntsmans rest intro text (credit Defender)
* Fixed lone arrow tavern plaque text bug (credit Defender)
* Fixed 2 text bugs in trade post for huntsmans rest leader (credit Defender)
* Fixed 2 text bugs in fletcher's shop (credit Defender)
* Fixed 2 bugs with Jester's son throne room encounter referring to the player as 'lord' instead of custom lordly title (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed insane mode intro text grammar bug (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed 4 text bugs in slavers fort history text (credit u/TheGamingDictator)
* Fixed small house marked x option tag in Blackmarket
* Fixed text bug with dialogue when asking moneygrubber bandit leader what his bandits do (credit Defender)
* Fixed text bug in ice watch tavern (credit Defender)
* Fixed text bug in Ice watch tavern owner intro text (credit Defender)
* Fixed and rewrote 'How do you exist' dialogue with Ice watch tavern owner (credit Defender)
* Fixed text bug in Ice watch keep wild north question (credit Defender)
* Fixed text bug with bank loan inquiry screen (credit Defender)
* Fixed 4 text and spacing bugs in slavers fort destruction text (credit Defender)
* Fixed demonic carving text bug (credit Defender)
* Fixed text bug with Galbak the grunter (credit Defender)
* Fixed 'Visit the speak to the Bearfolk elder' text bug (credit Defender)
* Fixed text bug with Shaian Bayside Habourmaster question about Shaian (credit Defender)
* Fixed text bug when looking at Shaian Pearl Wall (credit Defender)
* Fixed text bug in Shaian armoury intro text (credit Defender)
* Fixed text bug when asking Shaian armourer about the city (credit Defender)
* Fixed text bug in Shaian merc post description (credit Defender)
* Fixed text bug in Shaian mage tower death room (credit Defender)
* Fixed text bug when talking to the man in the master room of Shaian (credit Defender)
* Fixed text bug in Kullak book in hall of coastal history (credit Defender)
* Fixed text bug in Great wall book in hall of coastal history (credit Defender)
* Fixed 3 text bugs and reworked text of The swamplands book in hall of coastal history (credit Defender)
* Fixed 2 text bugs in Pirate wars book in the hall of coastal history (credit Defender)
* Fixed 8 text bugs in Strange statue in the swamp (credit Defender)
* Fixed 5 issues with the variant strange swamp statue text layouts (credit Defender)
* Fixed 2 text bugs with Golden Lilypad tavern bartender intro text (credit Defender)
* Fixed text bug when choosing a cup in Daplogk's cup game (credit Defender)
* Fixed text bug when finding warriors for hire when exploring (credit Defender)
* Fixed text bug when finding peasants for hire when exploring (credit Defender)
* Fixed text bug in jungle temple intro text (credit Defender)
* Fixed text bug when watchtower is build in slums during slum upgrade (credit Defender)
* Fixed text bug in intro to swampy cup game in Shaian (credit Defender)
* Fixed text bug in intro screen for minor goblin clans
* Fixed text bug in intro to militia screen

EVERYTHING ELSE (9 features)

There are a few different things in here that I couldn't fit in any other category but some good changes here!

* Increased starting gold for Fort Gorthmek treasury by 10x (credit Defender)
* Added ability to ask to send no more champions instead of having to manually say no to sending each champion to combat when choosing your own army (Credit Defender)
* Added -1 Bandit level for defeating the Bandit Garrison of the Animal fight pit (credit Defender)
* Added new indicator of how many independent units you already have when buying new one from independent kingdoms (credit Defender)
* Removed puking during drinking competitions helping you win
* Rewrote goblinwood drum school intro text (credit Defender)
* Rewrote description for Golok's home cooking main screen (credit Defender)
* Rewrote Poisonarium poison descriptions (credit Defender)
* Added u/Aethyrsix in credits for making the first Satyr face (credit u/TheGamingDictator)

SCREENSHOTS

* The start of a self-fight in Uktak - https://i.imgur.com/zdJAKg5.png
* The fight is underway! - https://i.imgur.com/IioLA1z.png
* The goblin known as Snuggirt of the Ancient Isle wins! - https://i.imgur.com/BzQAEdL.png
* Capturing the Blackmarket - https://i.imgur.com/iIzRc8L.png
* Up goes the flag - https://i.imgur.com/FcJiUgP.png
* Choosing if you want to send heroes into battle - https://i.imgur.com/GO6zNy1.png
* Fleeing from Baiaa - https://i.imgur.com/em7kjpN.png

WHAT'S NEXT

I was planning on reworking the games tutorial but got caught up in this bugfixing and feature list, I'm hoping while continuing to clear through backlog reports I can rework the tutorial.

Cheers

Huw