V0.05g – Bugfixes, Followers, Demons, Earth Magic, Recruitment

A ton of bugfixes for various crashes, weirdness and a nasty combat-ending bug. Also added more follower tasks and types – including special demonic followers for wizards with the Demon trait.

Added the first Earth magic spells – Shardstorm (combat dmg+slow), Stoneskin (buff), and Summon Mudmen (who needs Terracotta soldiers when you can have Mudmen?).

The first iteration of the recruitment mechanics are also implemented. You now how to assign a follower of a martial class to train a regiment, as well actually have available recruits. Settlements and fortresses generate recruits. In future iterations, recruit pools can have varying cost and quality depending on the culture and demographic they come from and other conditions. Some regiment types might require special recruits, resources and/or trainers.

A lot of stability and crashfixes are in, but I still feel the current version is a bit rough. So if you are allergic to crashes and weirdness – don’t test the Mudmen and Demonic followers update yet.

Download link: http://wizardsandwarlords.net/files/WizardsAndWarlords005g.zip
.NET 4.5: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30653

WinXP users get .NET 4.0: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17851 instead of 4.5 (which is not compatible with XP).

V0.05f – More Follower Stuff

A whole bunch of follower tasks added. Starting followers are now also affected by choice of wizard, e.g. a Warmonger will have more martial followers, a Merchant Mage more mercantile followers. Followers also get exhausted after performing a task, and can’t be send on another right away. Injury and sickness is also handled.

Next up is more spells and implementing more of the wizard traits.

Download link: http://wizardsandwarlords.net/files/WizardsAndWarlords005f.zip
.NET 4.5: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30653

WinXP users get .NET 4.0: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17851 instead of 4.5 (which is not compatible with XP).

V0.05e – Kill Ten Rats!

A couple more tasks added. Your apprentice can assist with research. A shaman can guide another follower on a spirit quest, and…. I added the code to have task availability depend on other things than class or traits, and to test this added a most glorious task! Inexperienced followers can be tasked with slaying ten rats! A follower who fails badly at this may decide to retire in shame, and a new follower joins your cause (ie the poor fellow re-rolled).

Download link: http://wizardsandwarlords.net/files/WizardsAndWarlords005e.zip
.NET 4.5: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30653

WinXP users get .NET 4.0: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17851 instead of 4.5 (which is not compatible with XP).

V0.05d – Followers and Tasks

Follower mechanics have been expanded. They now accumulate experience points. More traits have also been added, and followers have a status (Fresh, Exhausted, Injured, etc). The task system is now fully functional and more kinds of tasks have been added, so it’s not all just archery and debauchery.

Going to add more tasks in the coming updates, as well as more varied rewards, task chains, and the ability for heroes to join in on the task fun. Followers being able to become heroes, and integrating the hero/follower systems is also on the drawing board.

Download link: http://wizardsandwarlords.net/files/WizardsAndWarlords005d.zip
.NET 4.5: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30653

WinXP users get .NET 4.0: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17851 instead of 4.5 (which is not compatible with XP).