Lords & Ladies, our march to greatness continues with Update 72. This time we have prepared for you a brand new Historical Story Mission that follows the life of the Norwegian king Harald Hardrada, a new Mercenary Faction Unit, new Paragon Skill for the Assist Trait Animal Companions, an extension of the Gemstones feature, a long list of balance changes and quality of life improvement and more!

[NEW FEATURES]

- New Historical Story Mission: “The Last Real Viking” – follow the steps of King Harald Hardrada from Norway. Take charge of his amazing life story starting when he was only 15 years old during the Battle of Stiklestad, all the way up to his demise in 1066 during the Battle of Stamford Bridge. Many modern historians refer to Harald’s death as “the end of the Viking Age”

- New Mercenary Faction Unit: Carthaginian War Elephant – this brand new Army Unit classifies as both Mercenary and Faction unit (just like the first unit of this type – the Kheshig). The Carthaginian War Elephant takes 65% less damage from enemy attacks and has an area of effect attack that can push back enemies. Having this unit in your Army Formation will also reduce the enemy player’s Army Defense by 5%

- New Paragon Skill: “Instant Hunt” – only available during the Age of Excellence. When activated this Paragon Skill allows you to perform the next 3 animal hunts instantaneously without reducing the hunting tile’s potency

- Gemstones extension – following the release of Update 72 the maximum level of Gemstones will be raised to level 9. Upgrading your Gems beyond level 8 will require a new resource called “Jeweler’s Chisels”

[SEASONAL CONTENT]

- Age of Excellence – shortly after the release of Update 72 we will march into the Age of Excellence. This age comes with a new set of Realm buffs and conditions like: 3 extra Mercenary squads can be added in Army Formations / all Paragon Points gains are increased by 5% and others

- World Encounters theme rotation – Ronins are about to invade the Realms! Get ready to smash their camps and retrieve the treasures they have stolen

[QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS]

- Added a new interface menu that allows you to automate your animal assists

- New hunting march animation added

[BALANCE CHANGES AND IMPROVEMENTS]

- Holy Site Regional Building – the Army Attack Boost will now provide Army Health as well. In addition, the Holy Site can now provide 2 new boosts: Champion XP and March Size VS Encounters

- All Regional Focuses except Mobilization have been greatly improved

- Alliance Mine Raid is getting buffed with decreased starting Keys cost of 750 (instead of 1000), increased resource cap for all resource types, 4 free marches (instead of 2) and Gathered Resource Bonus can be bought 5 more times

- Mercenary Den offers significantly improved

Lords & Ladies, our march to greatness continues with Update 71. The road ahead is paved with many surprises, so gather your armies and prepare to be amazed!

[NEW FEATURES]

1. Seasons Pass – a brand new limited-time progression with great rewards! Complete Daily and Weekly Challenges to earn Battle Points and conquer the milestones. A great reward will be unlocked for each milestone. Purchase the Premium Pass to get even more exclusive rewards!

2. Champion Classes Extension – the maximum Champion Classes rank has been increased to rank 8. This extension comes with new Champion Class Talents in each tree.

3. Castle Level Extension – the maximum Castle level has been increased to 36. This extension comes with new Academy Researches in each Era (both Basic and Advanced).

4. Arctic Tiger - new March Trait Animal Companion. Has the ability to buff and de-buff Swordsmen units. It also has the ability to reduce all enemy combat healing in battle.

[HOLIDAY CONTENT]

1. Christmas Event Shop – opens 22 December 2023 – 2 January 2024. Participate in time-limited events to gain event shop currency and use it to acquire the items you desire!

2. Festive Village Event – join forces with all the rulers in your Realm to build the most magnificent Festive Village! Upgrade your Village to spawn more crates and collect them for festive rewards!

[SEASONAL CONTENT]

1. World Encounters Theme Rotation – this season the Vikings will invade the Realms. Smash their camps and pillage all their treasures!

2. A new Path to Glory progression awaits with new missions and prizes!

[BALANCE CHANGES]

1. Animal Companions Damage Effectiveness
We are introducing a change that will affect how much damage your March Trait Animal Companions deal, specifically with Traits that directly deal damage. Each affected Animal Companion Trait is marked with a new icon that provides information about the mechanic.
Your Animal Companions will deal damage based on the number of troops in your march and the tier of those troops. Partially filled marches and lower tier troops will result in a reduction in the Animal Companion's damage. Note that this reduction is most significant after Stronghold level 30, especially for Tier 1-3 troops.

Also note that if you are using a full march of high tier units (Tiers 5 & 6), you will not see any reduction in Animal Companion damage - the animal will deal 100% of its damage, as it was prior to this update. Using the highest available tier units will always result in maximum effectiveness.
This mechanic will also affect rallies - in this case the average effectiveness of the different troop tiers in the rally will be taken into account. Note that when sending troops to a rally, the effectiveness displayed to you will not necessarily be the same when a battle actually occurs. The value shown is only an indication of your individual contribution to the rally. Also note that in Raids, effectiveness will be reduced as troops get wounded after each wave.
Check the Info pages for more details.

2. Festive Village event
Each upgrade of the Festive Village will now spawn more Festive Crates. For example, before we implemented this change, at Festive Village level 10 only 1800 Crates spawned on the map. Now at level 10, the Festive Village will spawn 3400 Crates. In addition, the Crates loot pool has been improved with more and better items.

3. Upgrading Mythic Equipment items now costs a bit more Mythic Bars

Lords and Ladies, our march to greatness continues with Update 70!

[NEW FEATURES]

1. The Night Before the Hallows - brand new three-part Personal Story Mission, based around the Samhain Gaelic festival. Complete all three parts of the Story to craft a new special Sceptre item and gain other valuable rewards.
• Part 1: 31 October 2023
• Part 2: 3 November 2023
• Part 3: 5 November 2023

[EXTENSIONS]

1. VIP lvl 40 – the maximum VIP level has been increased from 35 to 40

[HALLOWEEN CONTENT]

1. Fight the Fright (31 October – 4 November) – experience a spooky Halloween story with this multi-stage holiday event. Overcome different solo challenges every day, conquer milestones and contribute towards activating precious buffs for the whole Realm. Join forces with all the rulers in your Realm to stand a chance against the final Boss stage, where every point of damage dealt matters.
2. Pumpkin Hunt – join the Halloween Pumpkin Hunt event every day and make the most Jack-o-lanterns for your Castle
3. Halloween Event Shop (31 October – 9 November) – participate in time-limited events to gain event shop currency and use this currency to acquire the items you desire

[QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS]

1. “Steel” sub-section added in the Inventory menu
2. Additional PARAGON presets
3. Additional Talent Presets
4. Additional Champion Equipment Presets

[SEASONAL CONTENT]

1. World Encounters Theme Rotation – Nightmare camps
2. New Path to Glory

Lords & Ladies, our march to greatness continues with Update 69!

[NEW FEATURES]

1. NEW PARAGON SKILL – SUPER BOOST
• +800% to your current highest Attack or Health bonus of an Army Units type (once activated it does not change upon switching Equipment Presets)
• Duration: 20 minutes
• Cooldown: 12 hours

2. Unequip All Items Button – a new button inside the Champion menu that allows you to instantly remove all equipped items

[QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS]

1. Complete Adventures with Gold – you can now instantly complete Adventures by paying Gold, instead of using Speed Up items

2. Relocation Confirmation Pop-Up Removal – you no longer need to give an additional confirmation when you’re using a Precise Relocation

[BALANCE CHANGES]

1. Spy Immunity
• 2h Immunity for 20 Security Points changed to 8h Immunity for 30 Security Points
• 8h Immunity for 60 Security Points changed to 24h for 100 Security Points
• 24h Immunity for 100 Security Points changed to 72h for 200 Security Points

2. World Encounters Reward Points Cost Increase – the cost of World Encounter Rewards Chests has been slightly increased, because Rewards Points items have been added to multiple events Leaderboard Rewards

3. Event Shop Rebalance – maximum Event Shop level raised from 7 to 10 and various new items have been added like Steel, Paragon XP, Mending Potions, Insight and others

4. Exotic Dealer Balance Update – the cost scaling for every next item bought from the Exotic Trader has been decreased. New items have been added, including Steel, Animal Food, Random Class Tokens and others

[SEASONAL CONTENT]

1. World Encounters Theme Rotation – Savages will invade the Realms. Smash their camps to retrieve the treasured they have stolen

2. New Path to Glory – complete the new Path to Glory to claim amazing rewards

Lords and Ladies, our march to greatness continues with Update 68! Balance is not something you find, it’s something you create! In this update we rallied our efforts, aiming to create a better balance for most of our time-limited events and some progression systems. Without any further ado, let’s see what the future of the Realms holds.

[BALANCE CHANGES & IMPROVEMENTS]

ALLIANCE RAIDS
1. Dark Citadel
• Enemies now come in a new set of Army Formations
• New Reward Chests (including Steel and Animal Licenses)
• A new pool of Equipment Items to gain, that can be upgraded to Mythic rarity

2. Heroic Dark Citadel
• Enemies now come in a new set of Army Formations
• New Reward Chests (including Steel and Animal Licenses)
• A new Equipment Item “Argent Edge”
• Increased amount of Equipment Items rewards
• Increased Gold for the best Reward
• T6 Healing Tickets for Castles Level 35 as a Wave reward (instead of T5)
• Increased difficulty

3. The Brotherhood Assault
• Enemies now come in a new set of Army Formations and a different Battle Tactic
• Slightly increased difficulty
• New Reward Chests (T5 to T6 Upgrade Vouchers and Animal License Chest)
• Increased Gold Reward

SPY IMMUNITY
1. 2h Immunity for 20 Security Points changed to 8h Immunity for 30 Security Points
2. 8h Immunity for 60 Security Points changed to 24h for 100 Security Points
3. 24h Immunity for 100 Security Points changed to 72h for 200 Security Points

BARBARIAN ASSAULT EVENT
1. Army changes:
• Army Size in Hordes slightly increased
• March Size of Barbarian Marches toward Capitals slightly increased
• March Size of Barbarian Marches toward Regional Structures increased
• The frequency of Barbarian Marches of higher-level Horde Camps towards Regional Structures slightly increased
• Slightly increased Army Attack and Health of all Horde Camps
• Slightly increased the March Speed of Barbarians, coming from Horde Camps Level 6 and 7
• Barbarian armies can now be in 2 additional Army Formations
• Barbarian Ranged Units can now shoot without moving

2. Gold Reward:
• Slightly increased the Overall Gold reward for defeating a Horde
• Slightly increased the Repulsion Gold reward for a Capital
• Slightly increased the Repulsion Gold reward for a Regional Structure
***Dev notes: The Barbarian Hordes’ changes affect only the Barbarian Assault event. They do not affect the Resistance Hordes that are spawned from an Imperial Decree.

PARAGON
1. Maximum Paragon level is now 275
2. New Paragon Skill – Super Boost
• +800% to your current highest Attack or Health bonus of an Army Units type (once activated it does not change upon switching Equipment Presets)
• Duration: 20 minutes
• Cooldown: 12 hours

EVENT REWARDS
***Dev notes: We are currently working on increasing and improving the Milestone and Leaderboard rewards for all existing events. Those changes will take place around 10 days after we release Update 68. The goal is to improve the balance for the acquisition of some resources that are crucial for the mid-late game progression.
1. Paragon Experience in all Paragon events is slightly increased
2. Healing Vouchers have been added in multiple events’ Leaderboard rewards
3. Animal Food and Licenses have been added in multiple events’ Leaderboard rewards
4. Mythic Bars have been added in multiple events’ Leaderboard rewards
5. Some store-exclusive Equipment Chests have been added to the Leaderboard rewards of the Tug of War event and all Grand events (*might be added to other events’ rewards in the future)
6. Blitz events now have additional rewards for 51 – 100 place
7. Upgrade to Tier 6 Vouchers have been added to the Blitz Lottery Leaderboard Rewards, Realm Rivalry Leaderboard Rewards and Grand World Encounters Rewards
8. Milestone Rewards have been added to the History Narrative Events for each completed mission. Bonus rewards can be received if you activate the Event Pass.
9. Steel acquisition increased
• Steel received from Daily Quests Milestones from 180k to 480k
• Steel received from Traveling Hero Missions from 150k to 500k
• Steel received from Super Adventure from 100k to 600k
• Steel received from Alliance World Encounters solo progression from 1m to 10m
• Steel received from Warpath Battle of the Day Leaderboard from 300k to 1m
• Steel received from Warpath Battle of the Day Monthly Leaderboard from 5m to 20m

*Only players above a certain Castle level can receive Steel from the listed channels

DISTRICT ENHANCEMENTS
1. All District Buildings now have 4 Enhancement Slots
2. New District Enhancement Items have been added
* To be unlocked a few days after the release of Update 68

[NEW FEATURES]
1. 9 new Scepter Equipment Items have been added to the game
2. Added a Fast Healing button in Atlantis
3. Event Buff for Historical Story Missions has been added – purchase this Buff to acquire 1 additional march and reduce all timers in World Map objects by 50%

[SEASONAL CONTENT]
1. World Encounters Theme Rotation: Thieves will invade the Realms! March against their camps and pillage them to retrieve the treasures they have stolen!
2. New Path to Glory
3. New Realm Age: Age of Valor

[QUALITY OF LIFE]
1. Battle Report notifications now have different colors based on the outcome of the battle

Lords and Ladies, our march to greatness continues with Update 67! A unique new MOE experience awaits in the Grand Chevaliers’ event. We are also happy to share that this year we are in partnership with Viagem - the biggest European Medieval festival. To commemorate this partnership we have prepared a special new Historical Story Mission called “The Battle of Aljubarrota” and a unique new Castle skin that you can claim for free until the end of August. On top of all that, we are marching closer to our 8th birthday on 13 August. Many festivities and gifts await!

[NEW FEATURES]

- Grand Chevaliers’ Event
A unique new event featuring 3rd person and 1st person gameplay mechanics. Test your mind and skill in the three different game modes: Jousting Encounter, Crossbow Competition and Obstacles Race. Beat the milestones and conquer the Leaderboard to claim a ton of prizes! Your first chance to try out the Grand Chevaliers’ Event is on 2 August.

- New Historical Story Mission “The Battle of Aljubarrota”
This new Historical story Mission was prepared in celebration of our partnership with Viagem – the biggest European Medieval festival. It follows the story of King Joao I of Portugal and his general Nuno Álvares Pereira during the Portuguese Crisis of 1383 – 1385. Complete the Story Mission successfully to claim all the prizes and to unlock King Joao as your new personal champion.

[EXTENSIONS]
- Maximum Champion level increased to 95

[SEASONAL CONTENT]
- New Path to Glory
- World Encounters theme rotation: Gladiators

[HOLIDAY CONTENT]
- Viagem Event Shop: 2 August – 11 August
- Viagem FREE Castle Skin Gift: unlocks on 1 August. Make sure to claim it from the Customizations menu before the end of August.
- MOE 8th Birthday: 13 August – we have planned many festive activities and special events for our 8th anniversary. Stay tuned for more news soon!

[BUG FIXES & BALANCE CHANGES]
- Subjugator's Greatmantle Cloak attributes bug fixed
- The Encampment Area of the Gladiator Arena slightly increased
- Minor bug fixes and stability improvements

Lords and Ladies, our march to greatness continues with Update 66! Buckle up for some amazing festivities, quality of life improvements, a brand new Bundles Shop and more!

[NEW FEATURES]

• New Champion Equipment Slot – introducing Scepters, the newest type of equipment items that can make your Army Units stronger than ever

[QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS]

• Improved visibility of the Class Level XP
  
• Bundles Shop has been completely reworked and polished to provide better visibility, faster loading times and more special offers
  
• Hunting Tiles pop-up menu polished

[SEASONAL CONTENT]

• World Encounters Theme Rotation - The Cabals have invaded the Realms! March against their Camps and defeat them to retrieve the treasures they have stolen
  
• New Path to Glory

[HOLIDAY CONTENT]
Join our Liberty Celebration!

• Festive Event Shop: 3 July – 10 July
  
• Festive Calendar Rewards: 1 July – 7 July
  
• Pursuit of Liberty Multi-stage Holiday Event: 3 July – 7 July
  
• Freedom’s Stand Personal Story Mission: 3 July and 7 July
  
• 4th of July Tournament event and Gladiator Arena event rewards boost

[NEW FEATURES]

• New Animal Companion – Recon Falcon – this new PVE March Trait Animal Companion will be of great service to you when you march against the World Encounter Camps. Its abilities allow you to save Encounter Reward Points, gain additional Attack, more Guardian Points or even extra guaranteed chests when defeating an Encounter Camp.
  
• All 12 existing Cloak equipment items have been reworked with better stats and new bonuses
  
• 5 new Cloak equipment items have been added

[QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS]

• Warpath flow and Stamina improvements – Stamina deficiency caused players to repeat unnecessary steps when setting up their Army Formation before a Warpath battle. This has been fixed by reworking the flow of the Warpath menu. You can also now stack Warpath Stamina over the limit by claiming Stamina items.
  
• Guardian Pass and Guardian Swiftness timer has been added – allowing you to see how much time you have left without entering the Bonuses and Effects menu
  
• Champion XP gained has been added to the Battle Reports
  
• Clock added to the side menu – allowing you to easily check on the server time and plan your play sessions accordingly
  
• Claim All Achievements button has been added

[SEASONAL CONTENT]

• World Encounters Theme rotation – the Rajput Encounter Camps are making a comeback this season. March against them and defeat their camps to retrieve the treasures they have stolen.
  
• New Path to Glory Chapter

[HOLIDAY CONTENT]

• Update 65 Gift Pack – as part of the celebration, we’ll be sending a special Gift Pack to everyone soon after the release of Update 65
  
• Event Shop: 12 June – 20 June

Lords and Ladies, our march to greatness continues with Update 64 “Rome’s Greatest Enemy”. This update brings to the Realms a brand new Historical Story Mission, introducing two new Champions in the face of the Carthaginian general Hannibal Barca and the Roman General Scipio Africanus. Without any further ado, let’s see what the future of the Realms holds.

[NEW FEATURES]

Rome’s Greatest Enemy – new Historical Story Mission following the path of the decisive Second Punic War. Once again you have the chance to repeat or reforge history as you please. By successfully completing the Story Mission with both sides you can unlock two new personal Champions:

- General Hannibal Barca – in this side of the Story you’ll lead Hannibal during his daring journey through the Alps, follow his remarkable Italian campaign, which forced Rome to fight for its very survival, take part in his massive victories at Ticinus, Trebia, the ambush at Lake Trasimene, the carnage of Cannae and finally reforge history by defeating his greatest rival Scipio during the Battle of Zama.
- General Scipio Africanus – in this side of the Story you’ll have to save Scipio’s father at the Battle of Ticinus, survive the carnage of Cannae and follow the path of his remarkable campaign in Hispania with the great Roman victories at Baecula and Ilipa until the final showdown with Hannibal at the Battle of Zama.

[SEASONAL CONTENT]

1. World Encounters Theme Rotation – Ronins have invaded the Realms! Smash their camps to retrieve the treasures they have stolen.
2. New Path to Glory Chapter
3. New Warpath Chapter

[HOLIDAY CONTENT]

1. Golden Week Calendar Rewards 29 April – 5 May

[QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS]

1. Send marches without expanding the side menu option added
2. Percentage and duration added to all Boosters’ names