Zero Orders Tactics news & patch notes

Don't wait, check it out! ːhappy_yetiː

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4271160/Zero_Stress_King_Idle_Defense/

Hey-hey! I've got some news for you ːhappy_yetiː

• Better Polish localization

• Optimization for potato PCs

• Music is changing inside a battle, if it takes too long

• A whole new game incoming ːcoolstar2022ː

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4271160/Zero_Stress_King_Idle_Defence/

It's a short idle defense about a king who doesn't need to worry about enemy hordes. He has a lava moat. We all need it sometimes, amirite? ːlunar2019grinningpigː

Nothing sirius, but the bug that freezes the game while some attacks are happening, is now most likely gone.

• On a "start new run" screen, you can find a new setting - Safe mode. It's the opposite of the Ironman - you will now have plenty of time to press Undo when you see something went wrong

• Also, bugfixes

Gods, Steam presents its award once again! Vote for Zero Orders Tactics and support your favorite game! :zot_happy:

Shock news! DLC is out!ːzot_shoutː

ːhappy_yetiː But first of all, THANK YOU ALL GUYS for playing my game ːhappy_yetiː

Seriously, after almost 6 years of development and updates, I treat ZOT like my own child*. And when I see that you spend your time playing the game, your kind words in reviews, and on Discord, I realize that all this work was not in vain. That's why I decided to release the DLC on my birthday, to share this celebration with you**. * Actually, I do have a real child, and he's more important to me than the game, but you guys get the point ** Metaphorically speaking. You are not allowed to eat my cake

So, Under DLC!ːcool_seagullː

• The main thing is the new 7th faction. Rats, minotaurs, eyes, drow - all these underground creatures.

• One of the drow casts "weakening" instead of attacking. You know this effect from the spell, now it's available to the unit.

• By the way, the spell now casts an infinite effect, not just for 1 turn.

• Many other factions have received additional units: Humans - fire mages, forest dwellers - unicorns and dragons, dwarves - iron golems.

• The orcs got two bosses that work in tandem: a super-orc and a super-goblin.

• Another new feature: some new units have a mana cost. To put them on the field, you have to pay, just like for a spell.

• And one more new feature - "non-returnability". It was made specifically for the last hero, who plays with five exclusive units. They are cool, but losing them is very painful. If they die, they die.

• Those five guys are also the 3rd new boss fight

What else to say

• Improved translation into Polish, thanks to the community on Discord

• The dwarf machine boss has been changed a little

• You can play dragons, but they have magic resistance (as bosses). This means that you cannot remove them from the field at will.

• "Weakening" won't work on magic-resisted units. So no, you can't beat a boss with it (sorry) (not sorry)

If you want zero orders on an even smaller screen than the Steam Deck, here it is, an Android version!

(yes, this is my phone. Don't ask how I managed to take a photo of it)

(it isn't a secret, I just forgot how)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pauloondra.zeroorderstactics

When Zero is too much, here it comes, the Under Zero Orders Tactics! ːzot_happyː

Contains a new faction of underworld dwellers + extra units for Dwarves, Humans, and Forest factions. (31 new units in total),

plus 3 boss fights,

plus 3 heroes.

AaaAAAa!! ːzot_shoutː

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Got some feedback to work ːcoolstar2022ː

• Difficulty levels have been slightly renamed

• Battle results window is now better scaled for large resolutions

• Sparks now have explanation hints in more places

• If you finish a battle with enough XP for any positive skill, you’ll be taken to the "Skills" screen first instead of the "Hand"

• Traders will ask a more reasonable price for rerolls (and sometimes gold)

• Trader offers (buy and sell) will be more reasonable, too

• More upgrade offers

• Some spells are now cheaper to cast

• Fixed a bug with the sound volume setting

• Marvelous animations in the battle results window!

Added two new features for the Hand management screen:

Zero Orders Tactics is proud to be a part of TurnBasedThursdayFest

• Unbeatable steam screenshot making problem just got beaten! ːcool_seagullː
• Japanese localization got some fixes
• Fixed a bug with some tiles being saved in pressed position, causing units to duplicate somehow

• Better GUI sizes in a combat view for 2k and 4k screens
• Italian and Japanese localization got better
• More eye-pleasant background in a combat view
• Also a few bug fixes

• Dryad Deer likes plains now,
• The Devil's 2nd phase in Act 3 is a bit more armored

• Tosha got buffed a little ːsteamthisː
• Timeless One got nerfed a bit ːcool_seagullː
• Fixed a few rare bugs (I hope)

Now we have difficulties!

• Spells that you already have won't appear in a shop anymore
• Now traders will also buy your tiles, not only sell or exchange them

• The airdrop spam got a bit nerfed: Every airdrop costs 2 sparks now, but every hero gets extra start sparks (even mages), plus a few more units have "Sparks for kill" feat. So if you don't use airdrop too hard, you are in a plus ːcool_seagullː
• x3 and x4 speed settings in the main menu
• Boss details are visible on the global map before a battle
• Less lives in shops and rewards, if you already have enough
• Impatience spell price decreased to 4
• A couple of small bugs fixed

• Rebalance of EXP, gold, and chests (rewards and prices) to make it enough at the start, but not that abundant in the late-game
• Now M and L mission has 1-2 chests (not always 2, as earlier)
• More and better choices in shops + Reroll button + Upgrades for 2-3 copies of one unit.
• Orc bosses are buffed
• Orc Werewolf terrain preferences changed (+ forests)
• Crossbowman terrain preferences changed (like a Rouge)
• Enemy Summoner units (Necromancer, Satyr Druid, and Orc Shaman) are buffed in the Act 3
• Corrode Armor spell mana cost -1
• Skill trees: you can't buy a negative skill if you have no exp for the following positive one
• Performance optimization
• Bug fixes

• Skill trees EXP prices tweaks (cheaper start skills, more expensive top skills)
• Skill trees for Brevnio Returned, Tosha, and Carl got some rework
• Lower exp requirements for all heroes' levels (except Alma)
• Easier unlock quests of Timeless One and Carl
• Boss prizes are depends on the Act number

• Our beautiful OST is finally released! Looped, great for focusing on any task ːcool_seagullː
• Demo is back again! Now, I'll put all my updates and fixes to both full and demo versions
• I got a green approve sign for a Steamdeck (I am happy!) ːlove_seagullː
• Bugfixes!

• Improved bosses balance, making battles fairer
• Better Turkish localization
• Optimization
• Bugfixes!

• Few fixes in shop prices
• Gold and XP from sales in shops are counted in the quests
• XP needed for level 10 is now 15000 (less grind!)
• Lots of fixes of UI visuals
• Ironman mode, disabled by default
• Fixes for complex situations, like:
• Unit with Advance VS Unit with poison + revenge
• Unit with Death after Attack VS Unit with poison + revenge
• Unit with Advance VS Unit with Summon after death dwarf on a Swamp terrain

• Dwarven Cavalry won't have the "Advance after Attack" feat anymore (this feat is incompatible with "Multi-attack" for logical reasons)
• Enemy units with "No attack after move" sometimes displayed a danger sign when they actually couldn't attack a civilian. Fixed.
• One of the maps for the Demon Lord fight was fixed (the armor wasn't full)