Version 1.4.0. - Advent of the Shadow Lords Update Notes
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- Khamos
- Staff
In most societies there exists those who seek far more than they are given. Led by passion and fueled by desire, upon the embrace of the shadow, these individuals can become as mighty as the great Academies themselves.
While anyone with the proper want can control a handful of realms, a true Shadow Lord seeks to control it all. Will you rise up and take what the shadow can make yours, or will you simply end up subservient to the Shadow Lord in control of your neighborhood?
• Shadow Lord Buff - Increasing the bid value of a realm will grant a scaling willpower buff to the controlling Shadow Lord upon harvesting a dominator.
• Harvesting dominators attached to well-liked realms will now also grant a special vitality buff.
• New realm pages and realm sharing feature allows you to promote your realm, increasing the strength of the buff you receive when harvesting.
• New level-up screen with storyline pictures have been added to all levels.
• Advanced Information is now available when selecting a gateway.
• New gateway visual effect will show the value of each realm.
• Minor 3D graphical optimizations.
• Various other bug fixes and performance improvements.
While anyone with the proper want can control a handful of realms, a true Shadow Lord seeks to control it all. Will you rise up and take what the shadow can make yours, or will you simply end up subservient to the Shadow Lord in control of your neighborhood?
• Shadow Lord Buff - Increasing the bid value of a realm will grant a scaling willpower buff to the controlling Shadow Lord upon harvesting a dominator.
• Harvesting dominators attached to well-liked realms will now also grant a special vitality buff.
• New realm pages and realm sharing feature allows you to promote your realm, increasing the strength of the buff you receive when harvesting.
• New level-up screen with storyline pictures have been added to all levels.
• Advanced Information is now available when selecting a gateway.
• New gateway visual effect will show the value of each realm.
• Minor 3D graphical optimizations.
• Various other bug fixes and performance improvements.
Edited by Khamos (Nov. 8, 2011 09:26:18)
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- Sempre
- Enlightened
I can't quite tell so far--does the willpower buff give you an effective willpower over 75? I harvested and got a buff of +13 willpower, but it still shows only 75 willpower on my stats and I don't think I'm hitting any harder.
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- iKuroshiro
- Seeker
Best update ever, I'm super excited that GreyArea is pushing the game into another direction that not only gives it a unique feel, but provides an incredible sensation time and again...
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- MrReas
- Archmage
The willpower buff seems to stop working if you log out of the app and come back. I don't know if this is intentional or not, since the timer is still in the corner even though the buff is not buffing anymore.
Also, while I greatly appreciate the time and work you guys put into this game, it seems one of the best new features is geared towards the new mages leveling up. I think this game has no problem keeping mages around while they are leveling up, the drop out rate is pretty high for level 15's that have been stuck at level 15 for 4 months however. I know you've mentioned adding things to keep level 15's interested but all we'd like is a fix to lag and possibly a higher level cap. One of the hardest missions for me to complete is heal a lower level mage because due to lag I can't friend every low level that requests me and then the friends I do have are all stuck at the same level as I am because we're all capped out.
Just for future reference.
Thanks for the update and the hard work you guys have put into this game.
Also, while I greatly appreciate the time and work you guys put into this game, it seems one of the best new features is geared towards the new mages leveling up. I think this game has no problem keeping mages around while they are leveling up, the drop out rate is pretty high for level 15's that have been stuck at level 15 for 4 months however. I know you've mentioned adding things to keep level 15's interested but all we'd like is a fix to lag and possibly a higher level cap. One of the hardest missions for me to complete is heal a lower level mage because due to lag I can't friend every low level that requests me and then the friends I do have are all stuck at the same level as I am because we're all capped out.
Just for future reference.
Thanks for the update and the hard work you guys have put into this game.
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- Dabombber
- Awakened
Has owning realms of different values been taken into account? When I harvest a realm which gives +22 willpower, it still says +17. Or does harvesting while a bonus is active simply extent the timer, giving you the bonus of the first realm you harvest from?
Also, advertisements.
Also, advertisements.
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- Mordican
- Awakened
I'm also curious if the buff will push over 75 because I have my WP capped at 75 currently.
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- Stomresearch
- Archmage
With this update, the icy grasp of Mark Zuckerberg has extended into the shadow realms.
What if some of us just don't "like" Facebook?
Making SC gameplay increasingly dependent on 3rd party programs/applications is bound to have detrimental effects.
What if some of us just don't "like" Facebook?
Making SC gameplay increasingly dependent on 3rd party programs/applications is bound to have detrimental effects.
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- Khamos
- Staff
Mordican
I'm also curious if the buff will push over 75 because I have my WP capped at 75 currently.
Yes, you receive the buff even if your attribute points are in the maximum amount of 75 AP's. Also note that the buff effect doesn't show in the Character View in your attributes.
When you receive the buff it shows as a small icon in the upper-left corner on the Main View. Dominion Buff gives you a Vitality boost and if you're the Shadow Lord of the specific realm you also get an additional Willpower buff. You also receive a separate notification when receiving the buff.
Tapping the ?-mark on a Gateway opens a view that tells you the specific amount of Vitality and Willpower you can receive from that realm.
Edited by Khamos (Nov. 8, 2011 11:39:07)
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- Mordican
- Awakened
THank you for the response. I'm loving the update so far; I look forward to what else your team can offer us! With this pace, I'd happily buy mana pots to support the team.
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- Khamos
- Staff
Mordican
THank you for the response. I'm loving the update so far; I look forward to what else your team can offer us! With this pace, I'd happily buy mana pots to support the team.
Thanks Mordican! Happy to hear that you enjoy the update!
