DUEL changelog

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Version 2.69r:

❖ Disabled Necromancy Skill.

❖ List of Dwellings has been updated with a few changes.

❖ Added new 4 players version.

Ruleset Changes.

❖ Most rules have been updated to make them more clear.

❖ Universal Break. It is not permitted to use Dimension Door to jump over the Border Guard, unless it is aimed in a way that initiates the fight with it.

Main Bunker.

❖ Increased the number of Schools of Magic to 3 (from 2).

❖ Added Learning Stone (+1000 EXP) and some other various objects that can spawn rarely.

Biome.

❖ Upper treasure range was changed to 13500 - 22000 (from 15000 - 22500).

❖ Frequency of the Watering Place (+1000 movement) reduced to 5 from 50 and its value is increased to 2500 (from 500).

❖ Max number of Relics is limited to 1. Frequency increased to 500.

❖ Frequency of Schools of Magic increased to 500 (from 200).

❖ Trading Post is enabled (8000 value). Spawns only on Dirt, Grass, Snow, Rough, Highlands.

❖ +2 Cyclops Stockpiles. Frequency is increased to 9999.

❖ -1 Naga Bank. Frequency of Naga Banks, Medusa Stores and Dwarven Treasuries increased to 1000 (from 500).

❖ Frequency of T4 and T5 Boxes was reduced. And all of them are now capped (depends on the relative strength of units).

❖ Guaranteed Pandoras are now spread out from T1 to T4 for all towns.

Side Treasuries.

❖ Reduced the chance of spawning Stables and Watering Place.

❖ Increased the number of Red Dragon Dwellings to 10.

❖ Removed T1 and T2 Pandoras.

❖ Added guaranteed boxes (number of boxes depends on the relative strength of units).

Side Bunkers.

❖ More variety of objects that can sometimes spawn inside.

Desert.

❖ Arenas and Colosseums of the Magi are no longer limited. Instead their frequency was reduced to 25 (from 50).

❖ T7 Dwellings are no longer capped and their frequency was re-scaled in accordance with the relative strength of units.

❖ Most T7 boxes are no longer capped and the frequency of all T4 - T7 boxes was changed (depends on the relative strength of units).

Version 2.69q:

❖ Removed Heroes: Alamar, Tark.

❖ Added Heroes: Geon.

❖ Added Artifacts: Pendant of Free Will.

❖ Updated Dwelling Tier List.

Ruleset Changes.

❖ Players can no longer ask for a technical restart due to missing knowledge boosters in the Bunker. Technical restart can not be taken later than 113 now.

❖ Introduced a new, optional game mode: Simultaneous turns 222.

Main Bunker.

❖ Gold Mine guard reduced to 75% joins (from 100%).

❖ 2 Gardens of Revelation (+1 Knowledge) replaced with 2 Scholars.

Biome.

❖ 6 Guaranteed Pandoras for all towns, except Rampart with 9 boxes (3 Centaurs, 3 Wood Elves, 3 Silver Pegasi).

❖ T4 / T5 Castle and Cove boxes reduced to 2 max (from 3).

❖ Rampart Dwelling scheme is now split into 2 mutually exclusive variants: 13x Unicorns + 10x Pegasi OR 9x Green Dragons + 14x Dendroids.

❖ Conflux Dwellings changes: -1 Pyre, -1 Elemental Conflux, +1 Altar of Thought.

❖ Number of Schools of Magic increased to 5 max (from 4). 

Side Treasuries.

❖ Max value of the Neutrals zone increased to 80k (Azure Dragon Dwellings and boxes can now spawn there).

❖ Dungeon town is no longer rare.

Desert.

❖ Green Dragon boxes increased to 9 max (from 7 max).

Version 2.69p:

❖ Ruleset changes: FF235 switched to FF242, added the rule which allows 2 Hero bans for PREMIUM version.

❖ Removed Heroes: Haart Lich, Grindan.

❖ Added Spells: Fire Shield, Slayer.

❖ Updated Dwelling Tier List. 

Main Bunker.

❖ Removed Underground Cartographer.

Biome.

❖ Frequency of all boxes reduced to 50 (from 69).

❖ Changes to Guaranteed Pandoras: Griffins x3 to Pikemen x3, Harpies x3 to Beholders x3, -1 Lizards box.

❖ Removed Town Gate object.

Side Treasuries.

❖ Number of Dragon Utopias increased to 3.

❖ Added limits to T4 / T5 Castle and T4 Cove boxes (6 max).

❖ Reduced the number of Giant, Behemoth and Angel boxes to 1 max.

❖ Golem Factory's frequency reduced to default (from 1000). 

Side Bunker.

❖ Added Eye of the Magi to the Neutral Side Bunker.

Desert.

❖ Removed objects: Unit Creature Banks, Freelancer's Guild, School of Magic.

❖ Reduced frequency of T4, T5 and T6 boxes to 10/15/20 (from 15/20/25).

❖ Added limits to T4 / T5 Castle and T4 Cove boxes (10 max).

❖ Frequency of T7 boxes changed to 25 - 50 (from flat 50). 4 - 8 max.

❖ Number of Arenas and Colloseum of the Magi is now limited to 10.

❖ Value of Pyramids reduced to 3000 and their frequency to 5 (from 20).

Version 2.69o:

❖ Updated template rules: new default timer, no free rerolls, retreating vs neutrals is now allowed, FF242 changed to FF235.

❖ Added Heroes: Neela, Cyra, Calh, Haart Lich, Thant, Alamar, Kilgor, Grindan, Tark.

❖ Removed Heroes: Leena.

❖ Tactics has been returned to the Skill pool.

❖ Added Spells: Animate Dead.

❖ Removed Artifacts: Charm of Eclipse (10% Interference misc).

❖ Updated the Dwelling Tier List and changed some of the Guaranteed Boxes (look in the sections below).

Main Bunker.

❖ Added Underground Cartographer.

Biome.

❖ +1 max Crusaders, Vampires, Ayssids, Dendroid Guards and Dendroid Soldiers boxes.

❖ Added limits for Pandora's boxes: Gogs, Magogs, Harpy Hags - 4 max, Archers, Marskmen, Lizard Warriors, Pirates, Corsairs - 3 max, Sea Dogs - 1 max.

❖ Relic Artifacts are now capped at 2 max.

❖ Frequency of Arenas and Colosseums of the Magi reduced to default 50 (from 500) but their maximum is now 2 (instead of 1). 

Side Treasuries.

❖ Castle and Stronghold T7 boxes are limited to 4 max.

❖ Disabled Mummies, Satyrs, Nomads, Steel Golems and Trolls boxes.

❖ Neutral Dwellings: 10 guaranteed Golem Factories and 16 Ziggurats (was 14).

Desert.

❖ All T7 boxes are limited according to unit tier list (4 - 10 max). Frequency changed from 9999 to 50.

❖ Frequency of T5 and T6 boxes is slightly increased (T5 - 20, T6 - 25).

❖ Pandoras with Magic Immune units can now spawn but they are limited in number and frequency.

❖ Added more variety of objects.

Version 2.69n:

❖ Neela and Deemer have ascended to PREMIUM status.

❖ Added Artifacts: Plate of Dying Light (25% Interference).

❖ Removed Artifacts: Amulet of the Undertaker.

❖ Frequency of Black Markets in the Desert and Side Treasuries reduced back to 40.

❖ L size version has been redesigned into a separate template: Shadow Economy.

Biome.

❖ Increased the number of Roc and Nix dwellings by 1.

❖ Guaranteed Pandoras:  added 3 Troglodyte boxes for Dungeon and 3 Goblin boxes were switched to 3 Wolf Riders for Stronghold.

Side Treasuries.

❖ Increased the number of Nix dwellings by 2.

Desert.

❖ Frequency of Fire Lakes reduced to 40 (was 80).

❖ Disabled all Pandoras with magic immune units.

❖ Reduced the number of Tier 7 boxes to 4 (2 upgraded and 2 un-upgraded, except Red and Green Dragons 4 un-upgraded).

❖ Reduced the number of Libraries of Enlightenment to 3 (from 4).

PREMIUM.

❖ Removed Protection from Fire.

❖ Added Artifacts: Helm of Heavenly Enlightenment, Elixir of Life (assembled Relic), Orb of Vulnerability, Surcoat of Counterpoise.

❖ Pandoras with magic immune units returned to mid.

Version 2.69m:

❖ Heroes added: Roland, Valeska, Ivor, Neela, Torosar, Fafner, Ignatius, Galthran, Septienna, Shakti, Deemer, Gretchin, Terek, Tyraxor, Drakon, Wystan, Cassiopeia, Derek, Anabel, Bidley, Corkes. 

❖ Heroes banned: Cuthbert, Melodia, Xarfax, Xsi, Zubin, Merist, Kalt.

❖ Removed Tactics Skill.

❖ Added Artifacts: Charm of Eclipse (10% Interference), Seal of Sunset (10% Interference), Amulet of the Undertaker, Dead Man's Boots and Vampire's Cowl.

❖ Frequency of Black Markets in the Desert and Side Treasuries increased to 50 (from 40).

❖ Treasuries can now generate as Conflux zones.

❖ Global rebalance of Dwellings. All T3 - T7 Dwellings are now categorized by tiers and their numbers depend on that.

❖ Added 2v2 / FFA version.

❖ L size version was replaced with 3 new templates: Der Stadt, Shadow Economy and Switzerland (1 is randomly selected on start / restart). Key differences: more diversity in comparison to the regular Duel template, player's entire biome looks like a city (with lots of low tier Dwellings), no Town Portal, tougher guards.

Biome.

❖ Diplomacy changed to 25% joining.

❖ Conflux biomes will now have a Triple Build option (with Fort) but the value of Boxes and Dwellings is increased by 10%.

❖ Frequency of T4 Shrines is increased to 500 (from 150) but their number is reduced to 5 max.

❖ T4 Pandoras of Castle and Cove are now limited to 3 max (was 4).

❖ Vampire box is no longer guaranteed and their number is limited to 1 max (Vampire Lords).

❖ All T5 boxes are now limited to 2 - 4 max (Stronghold - 2, Castle, Inferno, Dungeon, Fortress and Cove - 3, the rest is 4). 

❖ Guaranteed boxes: Gremlins x4 and Stone Golems x3 (Tower), Dwarves x4 and Elves x3 (Rampart), Skeletons x4  and Walking Dead x4 (Necro), Harpies x3 (Dungeon), Sprites x5 (Conflux).

Side Treasuries.

❖ The odds of generating Dungeon town are greatly reduced.

❖ Guard value of Side Bunker entrances is reduced to 50k (from 60k).

Side Bunkers.

❖ Side Bunkers are no longer identical. There's now 2 variants.

❖ Neutrals Bunker - has a Conflux town and Diplomacy there is increased to 100% joins (Neutral creatures only, up to 80k value). Box rewards are Neutrals .

❖ Regular Bunker - has a town which mirrors central desert town, 50% joins (all creatures except Neutrals, up to 50k value). Pandoras can give high tier units of the desert faction.

❖ Bunker size was increased.

❖ Added Underground Cartographer (Reveals only underground areas for 10k gold).

Desert.

❖ All corner towns will now match Side Treasuries.

❖ Fixed the issue with a missing Obelisk (30k value).

❖ Tier 7 boxes are now guaranteed, 3 upgraded and 3 un-upgraded.

❖ Oasis is now an extremely rare object.

2v2 / FFA version.

❖ Template structure was changed to allow more Bunkers.

❖ Added Triple Build town in the biome which replaces the copy of desert mid town.

❖ 2 Dragon Utopias in the biome instead of 1.

❖ Added 1 Monolith in the Main Bunker which leads to a random spot in the biome.

Version 2.69l:

❖ Heroes banned: Deemer.

❖ FFA versions are removed. They will be re-introduced in the next JO update.

❖ Reduced chance for high tier boxes in all zones.

❖ Added Spells: Summon Air Elementals, Quicksand, Protection from Fire.

❖ Disabled Spells: Fire Shield, Inferno.

❖ Added Artifacts: Targ of the Rampaging Ogre (Ironfist set), Lion’s Shield of Courage (+4 all), Sword of Judgement (+5 all), Spellbinder’s Hat.

❖ Removed Artifacts: Equestrian's Gloves, Pendant of Negativity (anti-lightning).

Bunker.

❖ Players now start in the Bunker with 1 town. Conflux town can be found topside. Gold Mine guards now always join - the price is between 2000 and 7600 gold.

❖ Bunker size is reduced. Sometimes not all Knowledge power-ups spawn.

Biome.

❖ Monks, Zealots, Roc and Thunderbird boxes are limited to 1 max.

❖ Frequency of Pandoras increased to 69 (from 40).

❖ Fixed unusually rich biomes, with too many Pandoras for Stronghold and Cove.

❖ All factions now have base number of boxes (minimum 3 except: Necropolis 5, Tower 6, Rampart 8).

❖ Number of T6 dwellings increased to 6 (from 5). 4 Nix Forts, 6 Hydra Ponds.

Side Treasuries.

❖ Boosted number of T6 and T7 Dwellings. Behemoth and Angels Dwellings are capped at 4.

❖ 1 guaranteed Library of Enlightenment.

❖ Side Bunkers will now have towns.

Desert.

❖ Max value reduced to 40k (from 60k).

❖ Pandoras become random, same frequency as on Side Treasuries.

❖ Number of Libraries reduced to 4 (from 7).

❖ Frequency of T6 Dwellings increased to 80 (from 40), except Nix Forts.

L size.

❖ Max value reduced to 18k in the biome (from 22k).

❖ T5 Pandoras are removed. All factions have 4 guaranteed un-upgraded boxes.

❖ Oasis is disabled.

Version 2.69k:

❖ Added FFA versions 4p (L - XL) and 8p (XL - H).

❖ New Skin: Mutare Human Form.

❖ Banned Hero: Beatrice.

❖ Added Spells: Counterstrike, Fire Shield and Inferno.

❖ Removed Spells: Anti-Magic, Cure, Resurrection, Animate Dead, and Quicksand.

❖ Added Artifacts: Cornucopia (as an assembled relic), Ring of Oblivion (Anti-resurrection), Pendant of Negativity (Anti-lightning), Pendant of Dispassion (Anti-berserk), Sphere of Permanence, Orb of the Firmament, Orb of Silt.

❖ Removed Artifacts: Spellbinder's Hat, Helm of Heavenly Enlightenment (6 all), Sword of Judgement (5 all), Lion's Shield of Courage (4 all), Targ of the Rampaging Ogre (Ironfist of the Ogre), Cape of Velocity, Cape of Silence.

Biome.

❖ Rebalanced Dwellings.

❖ Rebalanced Boxes. Frequency of T1 boxes increased to 200 (6 max). Swordsman / Crusader limited to 4 max, Vampires 3 max (Vampire Lords disabled), Gorgons - no restrictions (Mighty Gorgons disabled), Stormbirds / Ayssids 4 max. Dendroid Guards frequency boosted to 500 (3 max).

❖ Relics can spawn again (70 frequency).

❖ Frequency of boxes increased to 40 (from 30).

Bunker.

Gold Mine is returned.

Side Treasuries.

❖ Can randomly generate as the Neutrals zone on Wasteland terrain (20% chance).

❖ Behemoth Crag and Portal of Glory dwellings limited to 5 max.

❖ 2 guaranteed Libraries of Enlightenment.

❖ Number of Dragon Utopias increased to 2 (from 1).

❖ Slightly increased frequency of boxes.

Desert.

❖ Added T6 dwellings.

❖ Behemoth Crag and Portal of Glory dwellings limited to 7 max.

❖ -1 T5, T6, T7 boxes.

❖ T7 Pandoras now give only upgraded units.

❖ Number of Libraries of Enlightenment reduced to 7 (from 9).

L size.

❖ Relics, Dragon Utopias and Libraries can’t spawn in the biome.

❖ Only 5 unit boxes per biome, one of each tier (except Rampart that gets 1 additional Dendroid box).

4p and 8p versions.

❖ 6 all spells boxes in the middle zone (55k value). Neutral towns are random and there's no guaranteed Conflux town. The Bunker in these versions becomes a straight tunnel with a Monolith at the end of it, which leads to the desert (60k guards).

Version 2.69j:

❖ Logistics returned.

❖ Added Heroes: Beatrice, Andal, Calid, Straker, Moandor, Ranloo, Kinkeria, Pyre, Monere.

❖ Banned Heroes: Anabel.

❖ Angelic Alliance can now be assembled.

❖ Added Artifacts: Cape of Velocity and Cape of Silence.

❖ Removed Artifacts: Sphere of Permanence and Pendant of Dispassion.

❖ Added spells: Anti-Magic, Cure, Resurrection, Animate Undead, Destroy Undead, Fireball and Quicksand.

❖ Removed spells: Summon Air Elemental, Fire Shield, Counterstrike and Inferno.

❖ Value of LVL4 spell scrolls is reduced to 4k.

Biome.

❖ Relics can no longer spawn on the ground.

❖ Roadblocks are reduced.

❖ Consas, Hives and other Creature Banks of this type will now randomly spawn with low frequency.

❖ Number of Dragon Utopias reduced to 1 (from 2).

❖ Added 1 guaranteed Library of Enlightenment.

❖ Frequency of boxes reduced to 30 (from 69). Swordsmen, Vampire and Gorgon boxes are no longer limited in number. Instead their frequency is reduced to 3.

❖ More low tier Dwellings.

❖ +1 Dragon Cliffs and +1 Hydra Pond.

Bunker.

 ❖ Size is increased to fit up to 4 Gardens of Revelation. Gold Mine was moved topside.

Side Treasuries.

❖ Frequency of Pandoras and Dwellings is reduced. Number of Dragon Utopias reduced to 1 (from 3).

Desert.

❖ Removed boxes with All Spells.