Fantasy General II news & patch notes

Greetings Generals. If you are hungry to prove your worth, why not help us put down the Lizard menace in the Lizard's Rebellion Tournament. Kicking off on the 12th of April, the four rounds will be starting in the following weeks and will feature a new map called Rebellion. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34856636/085abb807e190d5e8e58cce27286cf322b92a41d.png If you are interested, be sure to sign up for the Tournament in advance here. It is also important to abide by and follow our tournament rules, you can find the details of them here.

Today is a great day for the Fantasy General saga: Evolution, the third DLC for Fantasy General II, has been released. Introducing a new single player story campaign, you'll be leading a new hero, Szzlag the Devourer, and the Lizardfolk, which have been expanded with new units to become the third playable race. They excel at marine warfare, having amphibian units, big and small alike, as well as huge crabs at their disposal. Naval warfare in general has been expanded, with new units (including neutral) having been added for all factions. In theme with the rest of the expansion, a new map type has been added, Archipelago, bringing tropical beaches to the world of Fantasy General. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1401480/Fantasy_General_II_Evolution/ Last but not least, Fantasy General II will be discounted for several days as part of the Slitherine sale on Steam. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1025440/Fantasy_General_II/ We've also prepared a new bundle containing Fantasy General II and all its DLCs, making it the cheapest option to get all of them. https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/20100/Fantasy_General_II_Complete/

We're releasing a patch accompanying the new DLC, Evolution. The DLC itself will be released in around two hours. You can find the list of changes below. Please let us know what you think. Change History: v01.02.12853 – 25th February 2021 • Evolution DLC added! • New Hero - Added a new version of Falirson as a Hunter Hero playable in both Invasion and Onslaught campaigns • Units - Major Lizardfolk unit rebalancing; most notably: Can only hide in Swamp and Deep Water (not Rivers and Shallow Water) • Units - Lizard Hunters are now Stealthy (invisible in all terrain) and deal more ambush damage. Beware! • Units - Wyverns changed to a squad instead of a single unit. • Units - Empire Aflame and Invasion Lizards have access to new Lizardfolk Units • Theme - The new Archipelago environment now available for Skirmish maps • Balancing - Shop-acquired supply is no longer included when calculating AI budget when "AI scaling ON". • AI - Ai now better pursues locations of interest, not constantly switching their target; several groups split up to cover more ground • AI - Retreating units do not retreat for more than 3 movement points; the player's units do not retreat into enemy units • Score - Added and fixed some unit special mentions displayed on completing a campaign. • UI - A units path preview has an outline, making it better visible on snow • Bugfix - Heroes from upgrade trees (Thanes, Generals) can now be trained via Training Grounds. • Bugfix - Changing your damage type (via magic/artefacts) is now correctly displayed in the UI • Bugfix - Player now keeps artefacts of units they charmed when ending a mission • Bugfix - Fixed the promotion "Siege Engineer" not working with the Winged Maidens Jump • Bugfix - Fixed an issue with Teambuffs that would sometimes vanish/duplicate when saving/loading the game

Fantasy General II: Evolution is nearly here, but we just can't wait until the 25th of February to talk about the game. For those of you that share in our passion and just can't wait to know more, we've put together a trailer showcasing some of our favourite new units and features. We hope you are looking forward to the release on the 25th of February as much as we are and that this trailer will tide you over until then.

We're posting a new video in which Edmon explains how to command the new faction, the Lizardfolk, into battle. As a marine-based race, the Lizardfolk plays quite differently compared to the Empire and the Barbarians. Be sure to watch the video to learn a few useful tactical tips. Let us know what you think in the comments section below, and remember that if you'd like to take part in testing Fantasy General II: Evolution you can sign up here. Fantasy General II: Evolution will be released on February 25th. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1401480/Fantasy_General_II_Evolution/

Some of you might know that a while ago we've launched the new Tournament system for Fantasy General II. In order to celebrate the announcement of the new DLC, Evolution, which will be released on February 25th, we have opened subscriptions for a new tournament. It will consist of three rounds, the first of which will start on Monday February 1st. The tournament will conclude on Monday February 22nd, and by then we will have crowned the Winter champion, who will receive a free copy of Fantasy General II: Evolution. Joining the tournament is absolutely free and it is open to all. All you need to do is to create an account on the Slitherine website, log in, and then join here. Once you join, you will be paired automatically by the tournament system against your online opponent, and you will see the multiplayer game in your online games. All you need to do is open Fantasy General II on Monday, go to Multiplayer, and send in your turn. It is a great way to face online opponents, and you have the chance to win the new upcoming DLC for free. Sign-ups are open.

It is a harsh world for the Lizardfolk and the young newt Szzlag and his siblings, who have been expelled from their home to carve out a new place of their own in the land. Follow the evolution of Szzlag the Devourer from newt to mighty lizardfolk hero and become the master of the Broken Isles, facing unprecedented dangers from a race of foreign invaders, never before seen by your kind. A new Fantasy General II expansion is coming. It is called Evolution, and it will feature a brand new playable faction, a new single player story campaign, plenty new units, new items, a new hero, a new world map and a new map theme.

A new faction: the Lizardfolk

It is a race of lizards who excel at amphibious and sea warfare. They don't have any of the normal penalties associated with movement and combat in water, receiving bonuses instead, and can also hide in deep water and swamps, making the sea their natural environment. The Lizardfolk faction makes use of the existing lizards units from the original campaign plus plenty of new units making their roster equal to that of the other two factions. New marine-themed neutral units have been added too, including giant crabs, huge sharks, seagulls, warships and more.

A new story campaign: Evolution

The Lizardfolk are playable in Skirmish, Onslaught mode or in their new Story Campaign, Evolution. It is a 20 missions long campaign set on a new world map in which you take command of the new playable hero, the lizard Szzlag, as he leads his siblings away from his tribe in an initiation rite. It is a prequel to the Invasion campaign, and will establish the Lizardfolk as a force to be reckoned with. In the campaign, you can use Evolution points in order to evolve your lizardfolk units, turning them into bigger, meaner and more dangerous lizards. How do you obtain evolution points? By eating your prey.

A new map theme: the Archipelago

Evolution also introduces a new map theme, Archipelago. This new map theme is tropical and marine-based, with plenty of islands, beaches, deep & shallow waters and luscious jungle.

And much more!

Learn more about Fantasy General II: Evolution by looking at its product page below. Evolution will release on all platforms on February 25th. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1401480/Fantasy_General_II_Evolution/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/1401480/ss_2ac54c0600a8fd75831834803943af9784ae01ef.jpg?t=1611236647 https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/1401480/ss_b9661e10a0bf74c1ff5c5676b9fa4765d2dde5a5.jpg?t=1611236647 Last but not least...

A new multiplayer Tournament is now open

You can now join a new tournament for Fantasy General II. Subscriptions are now open - you can sign in on this page. It makes use of the automatic Slitherine PBEM Tournament system. All you need to do is join and you'll be paired up with your opponent automatically. Your multiplayer challenges will show up in your Online ongoing games. Read the rules here. The first round will begin on Monday February 1st. Each round will last one week, and the Tournament will conclude by Monday February 22nd. The winner will receive a free copy of the Evolution DLC, released on February 25th.

Exciting news for Fantasy General II fans: Our new epic DLC will be announced and demonstrated on Thursday, 4pm GMT. Be sure to set yourself a reminder and tune in to our official twitch channel: www.twitch.tv/SlitherineGroup If you want to be one of the first to see this innovative new expansion to the Fantasy General II universe.

We're releasing a new update for Fantasy General II. It is a smaller one, containing a few fixes. The team has been hard at work on the next piece of content, though: the announcement of the new DLC will be coming soon, so stay tuned. Change History: v01.02.12759 – 06th January 2021 • Bugfix: Fixed an issue causing the game to malfunction when a taurus catapult is used. • Balancing: Adjusted Hero Health • UI: Fixed some missing icons in tutorial messages • UI: Fixed faulty layouting of tooltips when playing with russian language • UI: Tweaked tooltip layouts to not be higher than screen • Content: Fixed faulty DLC requirements in "Eagle's Eyrie" mission in "Invasion" campaign.

We're releasing a new update for Fantasy General II, a minor one this time, but the team is hard at work on exciting new content and it won't take long before we're able to show you more, so stay tuned. In the meantime, do let us know what you think of this update. As usual your feedback is valuable. Changelog: • Fix for Spot Syie dialog in "The Dragon Isles" not being displayed if Syie is spotted right after finishing deployment • Fixed not correctly triggered lose condition in "Stop the invasion!" if Moira or Filos die • In "Battle of Hebros" only essential heroes need to reach the exit zone (no hero upgraded from a normal unit) • If the Mage Tower was placed in "Theme" this would lead to a crash on map start • Fixed the issue when losing your main hero and killing your main objective would still continue the game. • Harpies can now be upgraded to Harpy Bombers • Fixed the issue that you lose supply when continuing as Filos in the Empire Aflame campaign and supply has been skilled. Does not retroactively fix the issue.

A new online tournament has been open for Fantasy General II. Sign up now! It is a 3 rounds tournament, each featuring a unique map with different and varied victory conditions. Expect to face new tactical situations and to fight on scenarios never seen before in the single player campaign. The first round will begin on Monday November 30, and each round will last one week. By the end of the tournament the first three players in the ranking will receive a prize: the champion will receive a $25 discount voucher for the Slitherine store, while the players who end second and third in the final ranking will receive $15 and $5 discount vouchers respectively. You can join now by clicking here. Our automated tournament system will notify you by mail when a round is starting, and when it'll be your time to submit your turn.

We're releasing a new minor update for Fantasy General II. It consists of a series of fixes which were found thanks to our testers. If you have more suggestions or feedback keep it coming, it's really handy. In the meantime the team is hard at work on new, exciting content... we can't wait to show you more. Stay tuned. Changelog: • Changed mana being taken away completely in final map (now a limited amount is removed). • Fixed dialogue bugs in Dragon Isles map making people miss out on rewards. • Fixed Merchant being removed after Forge of Light. • Fixed various bugs in Defend Kanthas to prevent Marcra losing the mission for the player and Centaurs attacking their own if allied. • Fixed Bugs in Map Sunken Lands when seeking Szzlag that could stop the map from being able to be finished. • Adapted spawn zones to make live less dangerous for Szzlag in Sunken Lands. • Fixed an issue where you could not win "Gates of Kyrios" if Marcra died before you met. • Fixed an issue where having a dragon in your team would trigger Siye dialogues. • Fixed an issue where you could not finish the final battle if Moira died when you play Filos. • Fixed several maps not loading correctly (console only).

A Civil War is ravaging the Empire, laying waste to the once proud realm. Keep the Imperial Peace in the Northern Provinces and fight Frost Trolls, Harpies and Barbarian raiders as the young transmuter Moira and the Imperial noble Filos and discover a dark secret at work in the Shadows. Summon undead to your side or conscript villagers into your ranks, cast powerful draining magic or direct your army into different formations to adapt them to your needs. You will decide the fate of the fallen Empire and all of Keldonia. Join the forces of the Shadowlord or resist him and seek to stem the tide of his minions.  In this next chapter of the Keldonia campaign, you fight as the Empire facing a new type of enemy, born from the Shadowlord’s realm and spreading like a dark plague. Empire Aflame is the second expansion for Fantasy General II, the sequel to the beloved fantasy wargame from the 90s.  In Empire Aflame you will lead the Empire in their own new unique campaign: lead new heroes and new units in the fight to reclaim the Imperial legacy, and take decisions that will forever shape the fate of Keldonia. Features: A branching story campaign: Combining the best of the first two campaign systems, Empire Aflame provides an intense story following the young Transmuter Moira in her rise to power while offering a wealth of map choices and completely different ways to play. Will you fight the new threat to Keldonia’s very existence or join the Shadow forces and plunge the world into darkness forever? Over 40 maps allow you to play completely different campaigns. Shadow Forces: A swarm of demonic creatures that can infect settlements and transform them into shadows portals New Faction: Play as the Empire and experience a very different style of campaign with new faction rules. New environments: Winter has come to Keldonia with two new map themes New units: 5 new Frost Trolls and 5 different types of Shadow Creatures roam the land. New secondary heroes such as Szzlag the Devourer and Ocram, the Transmuter each with their own skill tree. New Main Heroes, New Skills: Moira, the young Transmuter and Filos, the haughty general, all with new faction abilities and skill trees. These will also be added to the Onslaught campaign roster. New Vendors – make use of various merchants and vendors New Training – your heroes offer new training to your units from the start of the campaign. We're celebrating the release of Empire Aflame with a discount on the whole franchise: Fantasy General II: Invasion will benefit from a 40% off discount while Onslaught will be at 20% off until October 26, while Empire Aflame itself is having a launch discount at 10% off for one week. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1025440/Fantasy_General_II/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1193871/Fantasy_General_II_Onslaught/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1193870/Fantasy_General_II_Empire_Aflame/ Furthermore, tomorrow on Thursday October 22 we will be streaming Empire Aflame on our own Twitch channel. Don't miss it.

Today we're releasing an update accompanying the launch of the second DLC, Empire Aflame. It is a fairly sizeable update, and it introduces, among other things, two new themes for Skirmish maps: Borderlands Winter and Northlands. You can find the full changelog down below. Let us know what you think, your feedback helps us to refine the game and constantly improve it. Last but not least: we will be releasing Empire Aflame in around one hour, so don't go anywhere! Changelog: • Skirmish: Added Borderlands Winter and Northlands as playable themes in skirmish • Maps Invasion: Adapted map Eagle's Eyrie to move attacking forces further apart in case they are triggered early. • Maps Invasion: Made maps "Under Attack" and "Into the Trollwoods" easier for beginning players • Map Bugfix: Scarlet Keep mission now has a working optional Troll quest which was missing since release (whoops...) • Movement in Swamp: Swamp Tiles cost 2 instead of 3 movement points (this makes All Terrain and Force March visibly have an effect) • Fortify Skill: Fortify now only costs an action, not a move and an action, making units with the skill more useful and versatile. Attention: This means units with the skill will auto-fortify after moving. • Pilfer Skill: Made Pilfer Training more expensive and Skill yield slightly less gold. Also made sure it only works on enemies. • Onslaught/Training: XP training in Training Grounds now scales with Campaign length (shorter campaigns, who also give XP faster, provide more XP through training) • Onslaught/Flyers: Onslaught Enemy Flyer progression slowed down, overall lower flyer percentage for AI • Onslaught/Start You can now see the initial supply you will get when choosing your start setup • Amphibious: Split up amphibious into several more dedicated promotions, large Lizards cannot hide in water anymore • Unit Balancing: Winged Jump now fortifies the jumper after the skill was executed • Unit Balancing: Heavy Axemen have movement speed 3 (instead of 2) • Unit Balancing: Werebears received a new ability, making them tougher the more enemies are adjacent to them • Unit Balancing: Several smaller stat tweaks to Shieldmaidens, Night Mare Reapers, Newt Clubbers, ... • Input: Made Select Unit, Execute Skill and Drag Camera actions reconfigurable in the input options menu. • Optimization: Improved render performance • Optimization: Allow Enable/Disable of Ambient Occlusion in options menu • PBEM: PBEM public announcement messages are now also displayed if you aren't logged into multiplayer • AI: Fixed an issue with AI aoe skills (eg. the Gatekeepers Whirlwind), should be more frequent now (they always thought they were hitting themselves too...) • Content Editor: The default ownership for ownable tile modifications is now shown directly on the map • Content Editor: Added faction search to unit selection in content editor. you can now use f:Barbarians or faction:Barbarians to search for units that are included in the barbarian faction • Content Editor: Onslaught maps can now also be opened in the map editor • Content Editor: Seasonal Maps can now also be opened in the map editor • Bugfix: Fixed the issue where a unit that wakes up from petrify does not receive their Defensive Fire charge back • Bugfix: Fixed the bug where flying unit's Break Through skill would apply charge damage although charge was broken • Bugfix: Grow Trees cannot grow over Harpy Tower, Ruins etc. anymore • Bugfix: Pilfer only works on killed enemies, not your own units • Bugfix: Ailsa on her Dragon now counts as Large • Bugfix (Consoles): Achievement fixed (Pumping Iron) • Bugfix: Fixed an issue where units receiving or losing a Cannot Capture promotion would not update the ownership. • Bugfix: Fixed an issue where melee wouldn't be correctly triggered during an ambush • Bugfix: Fixed unresponsive inventory for dismantling artefacts if no unit or unit with zero artefact slots is selected

Fantasy General II will soon be expanded with a second DLC: Empire Aflame will be released on October 22nd. Take command of the Imperial forces in a new branching story campaign. Empire Aflame provides an intense story following the young Transmuter Moira in her rise to power while offering a wealth of map choices and completely different ways to play. Will you fight the new threat to Keldonia’s very existence or join the Shadow forces and plunge the world into darkness forever? Play as the Empire for the first time and experience a very different style of campaign with new faction rules and new mighty Heroes, Moira the Transmuter and Filos the General. The units roster has been expanded, too: 5 new Frost Trolls and 5 different types of Shadow Creatures roam the land. New secondary heroes such as Szzlag the Devourer and Ocram, the Transmuter each with their own skill tree. Wage battle in Winter in two brand new map themes: all of this, and more, can be found in Empire Aflame. Click on the link below to visit its product page and take a look at the new screenshots. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1193870/Fantasy_General_II_Empire_Aflame/ There is more. We are not neglecting our console players. On the same day Empire Aflame will release alongside the first DLC, Onslaught, on both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Stay tuned for more info. We can't wait to show you more.

We are releasing Fantasy General II: Prologue, a new free-to-play edition of Fantasy General II. What is it? Fantasy General II: Prologue is a free-to-play edition for Fantasy General II, containing a brand new short procedural campaign freely available to everyone. The new campaign is called The Curse and it is a gift to the Slitherine community as part of the company's 20th Anniversary celebrations. Everyone can play the Curse by downloading and installing Fantasy General II: Prologue, completely for free. You don't need to buy and own Fantasy General II in order to play it. The Curse is a free campaign giving you a taste of what Fantasy General II has to offer. Select one of three Heroes and embark on a quest that will unveil a dark secret. Veterans of Fantasy General II will also find that a brand new hero is available: Filos, a hero of the Empire. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steam/apps/1286480/ss_e497a9f4dd342a0babe5e0b988befa7a0ded6302.jpg?t=1593707057 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1286480/Fantasy_General_II_Prologue/ New Patch 10 (v1.02.10803) The release of Fantasy General II: Prologue is accompanied by an update to the base game. What does it do? It just introduces the Curse campaign to the base game, as well as the new aforementioned hero, Filos, playable in the Onslaught campaign! Changelog: NEW Content - The short Onslaught campaign "The Curse" is now available for everyone to try! NEW Onslaught Hero - The Empire hero Filos joins your selection for Onslaught starting heroes

As part of Slitherine's 20th Anniversary we will be opening three celebrative tournaments for Fantasy General II, Field of Glory II and Warhammer 40,000: Sanctus Reach. Starting today, you can sign-up for the Fantasy General II Anniversary Tournament by: - Either clicking here, logging in your Slitherine account and then clicking on Join under the Tournament you want to join; - Or directly from inside the game, by clicking on Multiplayer, logging in your Slitherine account, clicking on Tournaments and then on Join. The first of the three rounds will begin on Monday morning at 8 AM CEST. Each round will last exactly one week. The tournament itself will follow the rules of the Swiss System and will make use of Slitherine's automated PBEM Tournament system. You can read more about it here. Good luck, and have fun!

We are ready for the Beta for the first Fantasy General II Tournament. We are in need of sixteen willing testers who will help us in making sure that the Slitherine Tournament system that we are adapting for Fantasy General II is working correctly. What is the Tournament system? It is an automated matchmaking system. Players who join a tournament will be automatically paired with their opponent, following Swiss tournament rules. Paired games will be created by the system, and players only have to worry about playing their rounds. You can read more on the Tournament system here. How can I join? Fantasy General II is the first Slitherine game that allows you to join directly from the game's menu. All you need to do is follow this procedure: - Make sure you install the Tournament Beta version of Fantasy General II on Steam by right clicking on the game from your Steam Library, click on Properties, click on Betas, select "tournament" from the scroll down menu, and let Steam download the update. If you can't see the "tournament" branch, try restarting Steam and it should appear. - Run the game, click on Multiplayer, then on the Tournaments symbol, and click on Join (you will need to be logged in with a Slitherine account; if you don't have one, you can just register a new one for free) When does the Tournament start? The Tournament Beta will begin on Monday 22 June at 11 am BST. It will consist of 3 rounds, each lasting 40 hours. Players will be notified automatically when the rounds have started, and when it is their turn to submit their rounds. Please feel free to reach out to us if you are having issues with joining the Tournament. And good luck

We are releasing a new update for Fantasy General II. It is a rather big update, with new features like the Training grounds, unlockable Merchants and the option to Transmute Artefacts. New Skilltrees have been added, as well as new maps for multiplayer and skirmish, and new options for Multiplayer. We are looking forward to hearing what you think. You can find the full changelog down below. Changelog: NEW Features - Training Grounds: Give your units individual skills and abilities. Different heroes provide different training opportunities. Gets unlocked during a campaign, is unlocked from the start in Onslaught. - Merchants: Buy and sell resources at traders you unlock during a campaign. In Onslaught only available to the Empire faction at the start. - Transmute Artefacts: Get rid of your excess artefacts by turning them into other resources or gold. Gets unlocked during a campaign, available from the start in Onslaught. - NEW Marcra: Marcra now has a Skilltree - NEW Tirea: Tirea now has a Skilltree - NEW Transmuter: Changed the skilltree of the Transmuter, providing one spell-focused path and one summoner-focused path; also adds new skills to their skilltree - NEW Multiplayer/Skirmish Maps: Added new Capture and Kill All maps to the selection - NEW Multiplayer: Added ability to send a message to your opponent upon uploading your turn - NEW Multiplayer: Implemented ability to be notified if multiplayer game is available for you to play. - Ailsa: Changed Ailsa's skilltree a little (Lightning Strike reachable via Mist or Turn Evil, Turn Undead became Turn Evil affecting Demonspawn as well) - Units: Siege Engine Upgrade tree has been added - Units: Imperial Golem received more armor and more artefact slots, turning it into a walking fortress - Units: The Fleshwalker's Corpse Explosion skill now deals damage in addition to infecting - Mercenaries: Added more fitting Names to mercenaries for their class/race. - Balancing: Base grade core units (Younglings, Maidens, Spearmen, Peltasts...) have less impact on morale when they die - Balancing: Adjusted magic damage of units between Barbarians (Stag Riders) and Empire (Pegasus/Night Mares) - Skill Balancing: Rebalanced some Skill Mana Costs (Grow Trees, Winged Leap...) - AI: Tweaked AI behavior regarding resting, especially for flying units. Shouldn't start resting next to you when they can move away. - AI: Fixed a bug with Heavy Weapons which led to Siege units often going into melee rather than shooting - Added option to enable/disable ground fog like swirling mists - Procedural Map generation - Decreased VRAM usage. - Onslaught Campaign Map Fix - Implemented an option to disable "GPU Procedural Generation" of maps. Users can disable this option if their game crashes during generating maps - Tooltips: Tooltips that provide a summonable unit now show the units summon costs - Skirmish/Multiplayer: Replaced the old random generation with the same type of generation used in Onslaught. Generates more structured/sensible maps. - Skirmish/Multiplayer: in Skirmish/Multiplayer: Falirson now rides on his bear - Multiplayer: Fixed various bugs causing the replay to not play correctly - UI Multiplayer: Join and Forfeit button have been moved to the game details screen - UI: Increased inventory UI size - UI: Redesigned Savegame window so it can support scalable text sizes - Settings: Implemented a setting to disable idle variantions (Units randomly executing actions during idle). This setting can only be accessed by changing the value of mShowCharacterIdleVariations in Custom.fg2settings manually - Settings: Changed how resolution chooser works. It won't bug out now when choosing certain uncommon values. - Blob Shadows: Added an additional option for blob shadows - Terrain: Tweaked terrain generation and textures for all themes - Loading Screens: Loading screens should stall less visually - Loading Screens: The loading screen now shows the correct logo in the upper left - Bugfix: Fixed a bug that showed stats of the enemy in several tooltips during enemy turn - Bugfix: Fixed an issue where units would be dragged along after their death - Bugfix: Fixed an issue where more than one page of skills of for a unit could cause a game hang - Bugfix: Eagle Riders aren't tagged as Animal anymore and thus not charmable - Bugfix: Fixed several issues with applying Status Effects and Self Effects in combat and more special skills (charge line, winged jump, skipping a skill) - Bugfix: Fixed hiding bug, where a unit spawns hidden although an enemy unit is on the same position - Bugfix: Fixed a bug where certain dialogues would trigger twice (if you gained a unit during the dialogue) - Bugfix: Fixed graphic bug, where skirmisher sometimes disappear during an attack. - Bugfix: Fixed bug if an artefact should be removed but this artefact isn't assigned to any unit - Bugfix: Fixed bug during enemy reinforcements to cause a unit to not spawn, which causes "Kill All"-Objectives to break. - Bugfix: Fixed a bug where the Worldmap wasn't centered around available mission until you end the post mission dialogue - Bugfix: Fixed a bug where renaming of units in battle wasn't possible - Bugfix: New textmessage for removing a finished multiplayer from the list instead of showing "forfeiting" - Bugfix: Fixed issue where units would be wrongly tagged as quest objectives upon respawning - Bugfix: Fixed an issue where teambuffs wouldn't be restored correctly after loading the game - Bugfix: Fixed an issue where autosave wasn't triggered after deployment - Bugfix: Fixed an issue where the first players camera position wasn't persisted correctly in Multiplayer - Bugfix: Fixed an issue where changing teams in the multiplayer skirmish player selection would bug the menu - Bugfix: Fixed an issue where an unkown spawn identifier would show up as "empty" in the game editor - Bugfix: Fixed an issue where the damage previsualization would not factor in Bonus Charge Damage from artefacts - Bugfix: Fixed an issue where scouting or casting Spirit Vision above a unit would hide that unit - Bugfix: Fixed an issue where the Dragon Breath ability wasn't blocked by aerial units

We are releasing the first patch since the release of the Onslaught DLC. It mostly consists of fixes to some bugs and minor issues, found thanks to the feedback provided by players. Keep it coming, and let us know what you would like to see added or changed next. In the meantime the team is hard at work on what comes next. Expect news soon!

Changelog:

Artefacts - Fixed an issue where savegames would become corrupted if you sacrifice an item in transition to e.g. a Blood Oak. Affected savegames should now be working again. Bugfix - Fixed graphic bug if shadows were set to 'No Shadows' Localization - Fixed a bug where the name of The Barrens wasn't localized. Input - Fixed an issue where no mouse input would be recognized when playing a map. Triggers - Fixed an issue where dialogues would be triggered during loading a savegame resulting in the game stalling. Invasion - Fixed an issue that caused "Eagle’s Eyrie" to not show up in a pre-Onslaught savegame until you saved and loaded the game or exited the next mission Minimap - Fixed incorrect camera position after clicking on minimap on non-1080p resolutions Settings - Fixed an issue where "Command Speed" in options wouldn't reflect the actual value set. Main Menu - Fixed an issue where the wrong campaign was visually selected after entering and exiting the campaign selection menu multiple times. Bugfix - Summon Sentinel promotion is now correctly shown when Ailsa learns it. UI - Fixed the Campaign Score Screen to display all text correctly when language is set to Russian or Chinese. Scoring - Fixed a bug where not all results from the last campaign mission where added to the total score. Dialogues - Fixed incorrect dialogues in "Return of the Summer King". Bugfix - Fixed graphical glitch while a quest marker was active in Sunkenlands. Achievements - Achievements for choosing different paths through the Onslaught campaign now require Iron Maiden mode like the rest. Invasion - Fixed an issue where Tir would die to enemies or neutrals in "Into the Trollwoods" before you could get to her. This will automatically restart this mission if you haven't met Tir yet.

A new campaign, new units, infinite battlefields. Fantasy General II returns with its first DLC, Onslaught! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3wIy8h4fT0&feature=youtu.be This new expansion brings the brand new Onslaught branching campaign, a dynamic campaign in which you will fight on procedural maps and hunt for the Book of Krell, an ancient and mysterious relic. Choose the hero you'd like, then carry over your army in the 30 scenarios campaign. No playthrough will ever be the same. Furthermore, Onslaught introduces thirteen new aerial units for both the Empire and the Barbarians and allowing for daring new tactics. Find more information on Onslaught on its product page. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1193871/Fantasy_General_II_Onslaught/ Onslaught is being accompanied by Patch 7, a massive free update to the base game. It contains many additions and balance improvements, including plenty new units! You can check the full changes here. To celebrate the release of Onslaught we are running a week-long discount on Fantasy General II. Starting today and ending on Thursday 19 March, we will be discounting Fantasy General II: Invasion at 35% off, the Hero Edition at 35% off and the General Edition at 20% off. Both the Hero and General Edition contain exclusive content unavailable in the base game, but the General Edition also includes the first two DLCs: Onslaught and the future expansion Empire Aflame. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1025440/Fantasy_General_II/

We are releasing the update accompanying the Onslaught DLC (official announcement of the DLC coming soon!). You can find the full changelog below. As usual, we'd like to thank everyone who took part in the beta for Onslaught, your feedback has been amazing and invaluable! This is a massive update: new units, new upgrade trees, and of course it comes with the new DLC Onslaught, which adds so many new features and content. Let us know what you think of this update, and please tell us what you'd like to see implemented in the game.

Patch 7 Changelog:

New Features Onslaught - "With the new DLC the ""Artefact of Power"" campaign is unlocked. Brave a branching and procedurally generated, massively replayable campaign." Hall Of Fame - "Scores from your Onslaught playthroughs will be displayed here, so you can brag about your vitores in the mead halls!" Flying Units - Added a new unit trees for flying units to Barbarians (Eagles) and Empire (Nightmares / Pegasi) Additions / Changes Summons - All damage dealt to summoned Units is permanent now. Winds of Magic - Maps start with a random 2 to 8 Mana in top of any Mana granted by skills. Kill Chance - The modified kill chance is now displayed for all units when mousing over the health bar. Berserkers now have -30% chance of being killed (instead of complete immunity). Upgradable Volunteers- "Volunteer units that join your side can now also be upgraded as they do not receive the ""cannot upgrade"" promotion (This does not work for volunteers already received.)" Volunteers - Now start on the same level as recruits (Falirson's Drill raises affects their level as well). New Unit: Skeleton Archer - Skeleton archers can now be hired/summoned by the Empire New Unit: Newt Clubbers - A melee variant of the Lizard Newts. New Unit: Fire Spiders - Ranged spider that dissolves a target's armor; charmable New Unit: Hunting Pack - This upgrade for the Dire Wolves they efficiently guide your army around difficult terrain and hunt down wildlife. New Unit: Spirit Wolf - This upgrade for the Dire Wolves is an astral assassin that needs to leech life to heal. New Upgrade Trees - Empire and animal (like wolves and bears) units now have their own upgrade trees. Trackers Buff - All Trackers received +1 Search range Flying Units Buff - "All flying units gain 25% missile protection and +1 Speed, so they cannot be taken out by missile fire as easily. 'Onslaught' DLC adds several flyers that counter other flyers." Floating units - "Floating units (Ancestors, Gatekeeper...) can attack flying units in melee. Spirit Wolves are no longer floating." Doughal improved - Received more health to make him less squishy. Ulnar improved - Is now utterly 'Fearless'. As he should be! Werebears improved - Improved the underutilized Werebears. They now shred target's armor with their claws. Border Riders improved - Can now retreat and have become a bit tougher. Longbowmen changed - "Have no defensive fire now, but deal additional ambush damage when not spotted. They are now the snipers they were supposed to be." Harpies changed - "Harpies can only charm male units with disordered or lower morale state, but they can now Shriek (lowering morale and shielding themselves for some time)." Pegasi changed - Received more health but do less damage in the wake of the new flyers available. Centaur Archers Nerf - Have no defensive fire anymore and less health. Lizardfolk Nerf - Reduced damage throughout (especially Swamp Dragons) to make them less lethal. Added non-magic Melee Newt variant. Changed Upgrade tree to include Swamp Dragons. Lizardfolk Hunters are now Trackers and can retreat (again). We will get those Sunken Lands sorted one day! Armored Slingers Nerf - Now only have infinite support fire when on Rough terrain like the other slingers. They were just too powerful... Defensive Locations - "Defensive locations such as towers and castles gain additional Missile Protection, making missiles less effective than melee or magic. You can still bypass fortification damage reduction with siege damage." Entangle Status Effect -"Does not reduce armor anymore, behaves properly now when blocking movement" Fog - Fog provides cover vs missile attacks. AI distributes artefacts - "The AI now distributes artefacts form its inventory at the start of its turn, so artefacts lost to the enemy do not vanish." AI Reinforcement - Overhauled rules about when and how AI buys reinforcements. The AI will also buy a more diverse army and have a limit on certain unit types. AI protects their Property - AI now dedicates units to defend locations that are important to it and different factions choose different locations. This means Ai now often keeps its conquered locations guarded. Restore Unit Costs - Adapted the formula to provide fairer refunds. Cost Balancing "Due to many changes, costs and upgrade costs of units have changed" Flying Units and Terrain - "Flying units ignore terrain modifiers, fixes a lot of issues like Flyers receiveing charge breaking when hovering over a town" Fated Promotion - "Makes a unit ""Immune to Kills"" thus becoming more useful for units with several squadmembers instead of heroes or thanes." Invasion Sunken Lands Maps - "Maps ""Shrouded Coast"" and ""Glowood"" now also end if your raid all the lizard hovels instead of requiring you to wait it out" Iron Maiden Achievement - Achievement for winning Invasion campaign on Iron Maiden added Unit Renaming Removed - Level restrictions on unit renaming. Name your unit whenever you want! Tooltips - Unit Tooltips now displays faction name and color; Health tooltip exposes the Chance that a member of the unit is killed UI - Savegames can now be filtered by Campaign UI - Tooltips can now be scaled from 70% to 130% of its original size. UI - "Decrease/Increase font size (from 70% to 130%). This will affect several but not all text elements (i.e. Quest Log, Dialogues, Resources, ...)" UI - Skirmish menu has been redesigned. Art - "Added new texture variation for the 'Great Wall' in Empire theme, so it looks more IMperial." Content Editor - Implemented Scrollview for all Tree Views in the editor. e.g. Save/Load Map dialogue DLC displayed - Game now shows you which DLC you don't have and will forward you to the respective store Multiplayer Clean-up - "Implemented button to removed a finished instance from ""Your Games"" list" Fixes Mercenaries - "When progressing through the game, weaker mercenaries get locked and do not appear anymore" Fear Aura - Does not stack anymore. Be brave! Invasion Wolfhounds - "Fixed issue with upgrading them before their final event, does not fix wolfhounds you already upgraded." Hiding - Fixed a bug where units wouldn't hide/unhide after Grow Trees / Wing Flap / Sentient Fog was cast on their location. Memory Leaks - Various fixes to avoid memory leaks from starting / loading / exiting multiple maps in a row. Mercenaries - Fixed an issue where available mercenaries would be refreshed after hiring all of them and loading a savegame. Ambush - Fixed a bug where ambush wouldn't trigger for the last position the AI steps on. Summon - Fixed a bug where hidden summons would still be visible to the user. Camera - The camera will now center on spawnzones instead of already spawned units if you enter a new map. Looting - Fixed an issue where summoning / hiring a unit onto an unexplored location wouldn't give you loot. Ambush - Summoning and Hiring now correctly triggers an ambush. UI - Improved UI performance VFX - Raid effect can now be seen within the known area. Savegame - Overwriting an already existing savegame does not require double confirmation. Animations - Fixed skill animation for skeleton units Bugfix - Fixed some cases where units were not killed correctly Animations - Ranged units will not play a melee animation when attacked if they don't have an actual melee skill Barbarians - Gain no Mana from charmed units on those unit's deaths. XP Bugfix - Fixed an issue that caused all enemies and volunteers to have double XP Uncontrollable Units - Fixed a bug where units would flee each round after finishing a map in routed state. Unit Movement - Fixed a graphical issue where units would snap to their formation position when starting to walk Combat Previz - Combat previz doesn't show up anymore if there is no damage done. e.g. Winged Leap onto a an empty tile. AI - Fixed an issue where the AI wouldn't move it's units after they have been released from an enemy charm Looting - Fixed an issue where standing on a loot location while loading a game would grant you more loot. You sneaky people ;) System - Fixed issues where game files couldn't be accessed in low access privilege environments. Content Editor - Fixed an issue where the overwrite dialogue would be displayed behind the Save Map Dialogue Skirmish - Don't show a gamename input field for non multiplayer games Hiring / Summoning - Improved UI performance for opening the hiring / summoning unit selection. Multiplayer - Fixed various issues where the game would show the incorrect state of a finished game Auras - Fixed an issue where auras of dead units would still be counted during the next action Turn Indicator - Fixed turn indicator in multiplayer. Should now always show the enemy name instead of AI and also pop up during replaying your opponents turn. Multiplayer - Fixed issue where multiplayer would become unusable after 1 hour of being logged in. Ownership - Fixed an issue where Summon Mists and Wing Flap would cause settlements and castles to be owned by the casting player. Restore Unit Fix - Fixed an error which caused single unit troops that received too much permanent damage to drop to level 0 (e.g. Empire Siege Engines). Charge Line and flyers - Fixed a bug where flying units would block ground charges Shrine Effects - Due to an internal change the effects a shrine gives you may have changed.

Yes, you've heard it right: Fantasy General II Onslaught will be released on March 12th! Onslaught is the first expansion for Fantasy General II, adding plenty new aerial units and the brand new procedural Onslaught campaign, in which you will fight your bloody way through the war-torn Empire which has fallen into chaos and civil war following the Emperor's death. The Onslaught campaign is essentially a procedural make-your-own campaign: no playthrough will be the same. Pick your General from a selection of different Heroes, each with different skills, bonuses and available units. Then play through the campaign, facing different scenarios and reacting to events. We have showcased Onslaught live on Twitch with general Richard Yorke taking up the commander mantle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFDy6HBf2T0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcqGluQxYhM https://store.steampowered.com/app/1193871/Fantasy_General_II_Onslaught/

There is a new update being release today. You can find the changelog below - the most relevant addition is a new playable map! Called The Return of the King, this new scenario will be playable to everyone on Tuesday at 6 pm CET, for one month. Why Tuesday? Well, let's just say there will be something going on on Tuesday, but we can't give any spoiler away now. A look at the new map: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34856636/781f3d9e110c85573acfd6546df95cd9380b0fdf.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34856636/8671b4846ddd3fb3308d11960d0a825b123aba2e.jpg

Patch 6 Changelog:

- Fixed localisation issues in Editor for Chinese and Russian - New aerial units map available from 25/02 at 6 pm CET

Looking at our Steam Rating for the past months, we have been happily getting a rare 100% positive rating from our players. This is of course the biggest compliment a developer can get and also testament to the dedication of the team and the constant communication with players. We have been taking their suggestions and complaints and adapted and expanded our game together with our community, with a load of patches and improvements. The result: Very happy customers. Taking the player’s feedback and wishes (and sometimes demands 😉) on board, has also informed our upcoming ONSLAUGHT DLC, which features a campaign based on the player selecting from different leaders and troop rosters for a branching campaign of procedurally generated maps, similar to what the original Fantasy General offered. We are blessed with a base of players who have helped us greatly with both Fantasy General II as well the currently running Onslaught Beta. The huge amount of variation in a campaign like Onslaught’s one is something that is impossible for a small team to properly test and balance on their own. There are endless permutations of possible ways it can go – too easy for this particular set-up of army, leader and selected path, too hard for another combination. Without our dedicated beta players, we would never have enough information and playtime to get it balanced properly. For example, the ultimate mission for the campaign (Spoiler!) at first looked like this: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34856636/faef53fded77069d99e1b1e6721df282b5887361.png Notice how the blue player army (This one featuring Ailsa the Shaman and her mixed army of beasts and Barbarians) seems a little outnumbered? Well this is what that game looks like after a few turns: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34856636/a5b5a10a7bdfeaf05246dbf5288cf3d293e8e436.png Obviously not the best result. But the reason is actually not only the horde of demonic enemies completely obliterating my meagre forces but a profound lack of defensive and missile troops that have to do with how Ailsa’s roster works. So balancing here is not only quantitative but has to do a lot with possible tactics derived from troop composition. Something only a real playthrough will give you. Our goal in building the Onslaught Campaign mode was to create a succession of maps that would allow you a lot of replays and never feel repetitive, yet have your experience be useful still. One that offers enough branching decisions to open up plenty of new routes, yet not feel random, but rather tailored to what your preferences and needs in your particular playthrough are at the moment. We did this by creating a set of “themes” and “areas” that the procedural generator then uses to build the maps, so there is framework of design priorities that will give a distinct flavor to each map, yet make it different enough in each iteration. Together with reward choices that are previewed, so the player knows what type of reward he can expect from a mission (like a unit, hero or artifact, but not which one exactly) and base his path on that, the campaign will have huge replay value – especially if you play it in our Iron Maiden mode, that – similar to Rogue-Likes- will only ever allow you one save, so there is no taking back any decision you make, testing your true mettle as a general. With the help of our players, we hopefully will be able to create another experience that will make our customers 100% happy. And if not? Well, we will certainly try improving it until it does. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1193871/Fantasy_General_II_Onslaught/

The sequel to the strategy classic from the 90s, Fantasy General II, is now fully available in Russian, as part of our latest free update. Take command of the barbarian hordes of Falirson as he strikes against the mighty Empire. Set 300 years after the original game, in Fantasy General II a new generation of heroes will clash on the battlefield and decide the fate of the world of Aer. In the meantime, development continues on the first expansion, Onslaught. Stay tuned, and let us know what you think about this free update in the comments field below. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1025440/Fantasy_General_II/

We are about to start a beta to test the new procedural campaign for Onslaught. The new Onslaught campaign does not only add a host of aerial units and new beast units, it also offers a brand new highly replayable campaign mode. The new Onslaught campaign mode tests your tactical skills on successive procedurally generated maps and allows you to pick your general from a roster of different leaders, each with their own army composition and abilities. The campaign features over 35 different missions to explore, allowing you to plot your own path across Keldonia in search of a mysterious amulet of power. Each mission has been crafted with our new guided procedural map system. That means while each map shares core features such as general setting, enemy types and dominant landscapes, it will look and play different every time, yield different rewards and even offer different units and heroes to recruit along the way. The Amulet of Power campaign provides you with a medium-sized warband to lead into battle, so you have to make the best of what you can find along the way in order to bolster your forces. Maps are more skirmish-style, getting you into action quickly and requiring less extensive exploration. Ideally played in the new Iron Maiden mode that only allows one save-game, you battle for survival against ever more challenging enemies guided by an unusual companion. Can you lead your armies to the final battle? Find out in our upcoming Onslaught DLC for the award-winning Fantasy General II or join our Beta now and be the first to experience the new campaign. All you need is to do is own a copy of Fantasy General II and apply here. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34856636/71cf6a3910120cd6af9b1683da493ac854b7320e.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34856636/a111632683f37e1d980f012e2626405ff6e15c80.jpg https://store.steampowered.com/app/1193871/Fantasy_General_II_Onslaught/

We are releasing a minor update for Fantasy General II. This one mainly consists of some bug fixes. In the meantime the team is hard at work on Onslaught, and we can't wait to show you more.

Patch 5 Changelog:

- Fixed issues with "Living off the Land" not correctly influencing supply; will not affect existing games/issues. - Fixed a bug that caused the game to disable all mouse input on certain pc configurations. - Fixed an issue that allowed you to save during deployment in ironmaiden mode that caused the savegame to get corrupted. - Fixed an issue where certain pc configurations would cause settings to not be saved and display wrong values in the options menu.