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Hinterland Update Released

Product Update - Valve

Oct 10, 2008

Updates to Hinterland have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

New Features

Added the Dwarf Warrior and Elf Archer character classes
New, multi-language version supports English, French, German and Spanish
Added an Info Screen (town info, lord's abilities, manor upgrade, town upgrades), available by clicking on your lord's portrait or home
Resources can be purchased (dig well, import iron, etc.) from the info screen
Lord abilities now show in the lord's profession icon tooltip
More ability choices with leveling (based on class, e.g. strong fighters have more combat-related choices, while strong administrators have more town-related choices)
Followers can be set to auto-equip from the town inventory
Button added to quickly sort inventory by item type, quality, and power
Follower Roster now sorted by profession
New, rare, creature-specific drops which give permanent bonuses

Bug Fixes

Dwarf characters no longer always the redheaded dwarf
Hammers now give the crafting bonus to Craftsmen
Particle effect for the Exceptional Long Sword no longer be large blocks
Fixed a bug with foreign language OS users that caused problems creating saves and starting games
Loading a new game after exiting a completed game no longer shows Days Left

Balance Changes

Hard difficulty level adjusted
Additional starting resources on the Easy difficulty level
Medium to late-game civilian items now drop later in the game
Added additional blood to critical hits
Added a camera shake when the player gets critically hit

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