The Age of Decadence September Build Update

The folks at Iron Tower Studio have pushed out a new update for the Early Access build of The Age of Decadence. It contains a variety of improvements, balance tweaks and bug fixes that should help counterbalance the fact that progress on the town of Ganezzar is apparently slower than expected:

Fixes:

– Fixed issue with Feng not being in Teron when you get back to town.
– Fixed issues with Map travel in new Teron.
– Fixed issue when talking to the healer in new Teron.
– Fixed issue when talking to the undertaker in new Terons.
– Fixed issue when talking to the storyteller in new Terons.
– Fixed issue when talking to the innkeeper in new Terons.
– Fixed issue when exploring the smithy’s interior.
– Fixed issue when exploring Feng’s house.
– The Arbiter is now properly recognized for critical strikes checks.
– Fixed issue that sent you to Old Teron after the ending with the alliance between IG and Daratan.
– Fixed issue that broke Paullus conversation when you arrived from Caer-Tor.
– If you go to the camp after Teron has ended and you’ve never been there, the description of the raiders is no longer triggered.
– Fixed issue that if you destroy the mine when everyone has been killed, you stay inside the mine.
– Fixed coordinates issue with Tiberius cage.
– Fixed issue with respawning deleted characters (for example, Hermon’s Gang after being killed and bodies deleted).

Changes:

– Added more kadura leaves to traders.
– Poison damage changed from 5,6,7,8,9 to 3,5,7,9,11.
– Increased potent poison extra damage from 2 to 3.
– Poison now lasts on the weapon for 20 hits.
– Displayed hidden INT check when entering the Abyss.
– Reduced INT bonus by 5 overall. Now it goes from 0 to 30.
– Showing the map to Domitius now gives you 5 SP (instead of 15).
– Increased the price of the arena trader’s unique item from 600 to 1200, and the trading check is increased from 4 to 5, lowering the price to 800.
– Increased the price of the exotic trader’s unique item from 300 to 600; the trading check lowers the price to 500.
– Increased the price of the ordu trader’s unique item from 200 to 400; the trading check lowers the price to 300.
– Increased the price of the ranged weapons’ trader’s unique item from 250 to 500; the trading check lowers the price to 400.
– Increased the price of the imperial weapons’ trader’s unique item from 500 to 1000; the trading check lowers the price to 900.
– Increased the price of the shield trader’s unique item from 200 to 400; the trading check lowers the price to 300.
– Reduced combat SP from fights.
– Constitution now gives a bonus to block (strength doesn’t).
– The balanced technique no longer lowers the weapon AP, but adds THC: 3 at level 2, 6 at level 4, 9 at level 6, 12 at level 8 and 15 at level 10.
– Implemented serrated edge technique, increases CS: 3 at level 3, 6 at level 5, 9 at level 7, 12 at level 9 and 15 at level 10.
– Implemented flanking, side hits give 5 extra THC/CS, back hits give 10 extra THC/CS.
– Dodgers now get a “mobility bonus” of 3 points for each passable tile around them.
– Armor sets have been rebalanced, increased dodge penalties for all armors, and lower CS defence for lighter armor.
– Increase Bash success chance by 10.

Combat Balance:

– Teron: raiders: There is one less raider, all raiders have 1 point more in attack and defence; Esbenus has a masterwork gladius, wounded raiders have 5 HP less.
– Teron Bandits: Fight gives 5 combat points.
– Mining Outpost: There is one less soldier, all soldiers have 1 point more in CS.
– Mining Outpost: Fight gives 5 combat points outside and 4 inside.
– Maadoran Gate: the thugs: Increased attack and defence by 1, increased CS from 1 to 5.
– Basil: the thugs: Increased attack and defence by 1, increased CS from 2 to 5.
– Quintus: the thugs: Increased attack and defence by 1, increased CS from 2 to 5.
– Leon’s Mercs: Increased attack and defence by 1.
– Senna’s Guards: Increased attack by 1.
– Valla’s Mercs: Increased attack, defence and CS by 2.
– Lord Varus’ sons: increased CS by 1.
– Arena: Thief has 1 CS more.
– Arena: Zealot has 1 CS more.
– Arena: Isatis has 1 more attack and CS.
– Arena: Yochan has 1 more attack and CS.
– Arena: Raider has 1 more attack, defence and CS.
– Arena: All barbari have 1 CS more.
– Arena: Nicander has 1 more attack and 2 more CS.
– Arena: Bendidoros has 1 more defense and 2 more CS.
– Arena: Sarpedon has 1 more defense and 2 more CS.
– Arena: Ordu warrior has 1 more CS, ordu archer has 2 more CS.
– Arena: Butcher has 1 CS more.
– Arena: Mack has 1 CS more.
– Arena: All triarii have 1 attack more.
– Arena: Al-Sahir has 1 CS more.