V0.03a Mana Nodes

I have added mana nodes, which can bound by a wizard, giving additional mana each turn. To bind them, order the wizard to travel to the node, and then next turn you can bind it. Currently, there are never any guardians, and all nodes are the same size. Also, I will be adding some events related to the nodes, such as the magical energies seeping into the water mutating the local populace, nodes collapsing or growing, etc.

Save game has had a number of crashbugs fixed, so it is functional again. There are a few bugs with games loaded from a save game, some stuff can disappear and fog of war acts weirdly after loading a game.

Behind the scenes I have been adding support for artifacts, since I needed those for the warlock events/quests. These are powerful objects which can be used to cast spells, spread blight, open portals to other planes, dominate monsters, etc. I am also working on a spell which turns slaves into Mongrel Men for use as soldiers.

Download link: http://wizardsandwarlords.net/files/WizardsAndWarlords003a.zip
.NET 4.0: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17851

V0.02n Bugfixes

Fixed a bunch of bugs related to army selection and movement. Again, thank you very much for testing and reporting bugs. It is of great assistance.

Feature-wise I am working on “Mana Nodes” at the moment, a wizard-only resource, which can be tapped for mana, and which will have som random events. They should be in for the next patch, along with some more warlocky stuff. Depends how many bugs come rolling in, how long it will take I guess :).

Download link: http://wizardsandwarlords.net/files/WizardsAndWarlords002n.zip
.NET 4.0: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17851

V0.02m Bugfixes, UI Improvements

Still working on the Warlock special events and stuff, but here is an interim bugfix release. I had some bug reports in Mantis from a1s, so I fixed some of those – still working on the last two. Save game is a bit borked right now, which is the biggest of the two issues, but that should be fixed soon as well.

I very much appreciate this bug reports, as it is difficult to keep testing all things all the time, and I might lose sight of things sometimes. So thank you!

Apart from that I added a message outliner in the UI. It is a window showing important messages. Some of them can be double-clicked. Like the “no current research” message – it will take you to the spell research UI.

Download link: http://wizardsandwarlords.net/files/WizardsAndWarlords002m.zip
.NET 4.0: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17851

V0.02l Hex Conditions, Food Production, Random Events, Spells

“Hex Conditions” have been added. These are things like Blighted, Primal, Darkened, Hallowed, etc, which affect conditions in the land represented by the hex. I will add some documentation to the forums about these different conditions in the very near future. In the slightly more distant, but not altogether far, future, I will add a wiki which will contain the documentation, and be linked to from in-game.

I have also implemented a first pass at modelling food production, consumption, population growth and starvation. It is only for rural populations at the moment – urban populations and a simple model for trade will follow in the next patch.

A few spells and random events pertaining to blight, disease and nasty dungeons have also been added.

Download link: http://wizardsandwarlords.net/files/WizardsAndWarlords002l.zip
.NET 4.0: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17851

V0.02k – Dungeon Generation, Raids, Spells

Some new things, mostly related to prisoners. Armies can now raid settlements and haul away prisoners to your fortresses or settlements (there is a “Prisoners” button where you manage army prisoners and transfer them) where they can toil away as slaves. A new Dark Sacrifice spell has been added where you can gain mana by sacrificing prisoners.

A spell causing sickness and disease in a settlement has also been added, and regiments of lumbering Mudmen have been added.

The first iteration of Dungeon generation is implemented. A theme is picked for each dungeon, and it is filled with encounters fitting this theme. They are also of differing difficulty, and give rewards and experience when defeated by a hero.

Sites also have a collection of stored resources now. This is only used by mines at the moment, where ore will be stockpiled. But this system will also be used to track food and various trade goods.

Download link: http://wizardsandwarlords.net/files/WizardsAndWarlords002k.zip
.NET 4.0: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17851