5 August

Build 0.2.6.202 Released!

Hello again! How is everybody doing this week? We have continued our busy schedule here at Animus Interactive and had another game update for everyone! Here is a look at the nuts and bolts included in this newest update:

Resource Building Windows Sometimes Wrong Size - While not game breaking by any means, this was something that we had a chance to take a look at and improve upon. Still, more work to be done, but it is heading in the right direction.


Building Window Had Useless Scroll Bar - We’re not sure how that little guy got in there, but we have packed his bags and sent him home (yes, we at least fed him . First, we’re not monsters you know!).

Mouse Cursor Disappears when Using WASD - This one was annoying, trying to scroll the camera using keys while using the mouse to select stuff at the same time. Now you can get it all done at once, multitasking FTW!

Chat Messages Interfere With Mouse Camera - There was a dead zone if you had too many messages piling up in the chat window which made the mouse not control the camera correctly. We have revived that little slice of your screen, and it should work fine now.

Post-Match Tabs are removed - In the post-match recap screen, there was some folder tab looking things that were confusing a lot of people since they did nothing. So, those are gone as well as the confusion (hopefully).

Single Wall Section - There are times when you just need a single section of the wall to fill a gap. Now you can do just that!

Squad Size Reduced - Since we increased the overall size of the troops, we have cut down the number of individuals making up the squad to a dozen souls. I think it makes for a good balance of size vs. numbers.

Increased Size of Towers, Walls, and Gates - Again due to the increase in troop sizes across the board, we had to increase the size on the models for the Walls, Gates, and Towers. Now they won’t look so funny standing up on top of the Tower or trying to all squeeze through a little Gate.

Crossbowmen Speed Increase - I think these guys were out getting drunk when we told everybody else to step up their speed in the game. Now that they have sobered up, they should be able to keep up with the rest of their fellow soldiers.

Building Destruction Sequence - The timing in which smoke or fire would appear on damaged buildings was off, now it should be more inline with what you would expect to see happen.

Fire VFX Reduced in Size - While most of us enjoy a lovely relaxing time next to a cozy fire, a massive inferno blocking almost your entire view is something entirely different. Not sure who kept setting such huge fires (we’re looking at you drunken Crossbowmen!), but all should be good now.

Construction Crane Weirdness - There were times when the building crane either would not show up, or would not go away. Think we have that all nipped in the bud now.

Destroyed Siege Weapons Size Increased - some weird magics was going on where a siege weapon would become smaller after it was destroyed. We have put up some anti-magic shielding, and they should now stay the same relative size when destroyed.

Well, that’s it for this week. The update is now live, so head on out and grab it up. Invite some of your friends to check things out as well and please, keep that awesome feedback coming. We really appreciate it all!

Thanks, everybody! For Avalon!

28 July

New Game Update Released - New Map Art!!!

Hi everybody! We know it has been a little while since our last game update, but that does not mean we have been sitting idle. A whole lot has been happening behind the scenes here and we are finally ready to push out our latest fixes and additions!

Here’s some of the goodies in this next release:

We know that previously the battles seemed at times like a war of flags since you couldn’t see your troops after a certain point of zooming out. Now you should be able to see them no matter what height you have the camera!

We have also upped the movement rate of all troops which helps to speed up the game and crush your enemies that much faster.

Due to the overall increase in troops speed, their charge speed has been reduced a bit to compensate.

We continue to play around with these settings until we get them just right. We think we are close to the sweet spot now, what do you all think?

With the troops themselves larger, we had to alter the spacing between troops so they weren’t standing on top of each other any more.

It was easy to lose track of your ballista before, now it’s much easier to find it when you need it!

These were pretty big to begin with by comparison, still we upped their size a bit as well.

Same as all the others, picking out that catapult should be no problem no matter what height your camera is at.

These were painfully slow before, but now they should keep up with the rest of your troops.

I always liked the catapult myself, a good blend of power and speed. Faster catapults with which I can rain down more destruction? Yes please!

What real use was an anti-infantry and anti-siege weapon when it took so long to get on the battlefield? Keep a close eye out for these little treats.

While not totally repaired at this point, we have added a notification for people so they at least know what the hang up is here.

Some people were having some connection problems. Hopefully we have fixed that now. Please give things a try and let us know if you still have any problems.

This is one of our larger changes for this update. Please try out a couple matches on the Shattered Islands map which has gone through the first pass of a visual makeover. What do you think of the art direction?

Along with the texture makeover of this map, we are changing out some of the other art and model assets. How do you like seeing real bridges between the islands?

A little bump in the AI for troops. They should now attack any walls that are blocking their path instead of walking all the way around them.

This one was quite bad for people who suddenly found themselves with a sever lack of resources on hand. However, those who figured out how to essentially get infinite resources will be disappointed here..

This one has been long requested by a bunch of people. Well, we finally got it to be a thing. Now lets see some of those amazing (GUI-free) screenshots!

Well, that’s it for now my friends. Again, please let us know what you think of the new art and camera controls. Thank you very much to everybody who has been providing excellent feedback, suggestions and bug reports. We will keep at it as we go through the list of things on our plate. Look forward to more updates and more announcements coming soon!

Thanks everybody. For Avalon!