My Lords and Ladies, our march to greatness continues with Update 78!

[NEW FEATURES]

1. Paragon system reworked - welcome to the new Paragon system, featuring new cluster progression mechanics, Ability modifiers and Special Perks. This brand new system will be unlocked during the second half of March 2025. Stay tuned for more news soon!

2. Fast-Paced Realm Invasion event – this new fast–paced format of the traditional Realm Invasion (RvR) event includes:
- 4h Preparation Phase
- 8h Invasion Phase
- Pillage Time 15 min (instead of 60 min)
- Recovery Time 15 min (instead of 30 min)
- Fortifications done during the Preparation Phase are more expensive, but have a boosted effect
- Stronger Invasion Backing (Realm buff) during the Invasion Phase
- Post-Invasion Backing (Realm Buff) is boosted and has a 24h duration

[BALANCE CHANGES AND QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS]
1. Steel has been added to the resources HUD
2. Added the option to sell multiple equipment items at once
3. Maximum Champion XP gain capacity has been increased from 2 million to 3.25 million
4. Many time-limited events have been permanently buffed with better Milestone Rewards, Leaderboard Rewards and additional Leaderboard brackets

[SEASONAL CONTENT]
1. World Encounters Theme Rotation – the Ronins are about to invade our Realms! It’s up to you to smash their camps and retrieve the treasures they have stolen!
2. New Path to Glory

[BUG FIXES]
- Fixed an issue where Gemstones could be added over the selection limit using the Max button when crafting Tier IX Gemstones
- Fixed the craft multiple Gems max button
- Fixed the background of the Pure Meat and the Wonder Roots in their respective chests preview shown as gray
- Fixed voting percentage for "Yes" always showing 60%

My Lords and Ladies, the Unreal Engine 5 Test Realm is now live here on Steam! Join the fun and help us shape the future of March of Empires, while earning valuable rewards for your live game accounts! You can gain access by pressing the “Request access” button.

This Test Realm will be active till the end of Q1 2025! No in-game purchases are available there, but throughout the test we'll be sending generous gifts to hasten your progression! At the end of the test period, after we have collected enough data, this test Realm will be deprecated and all accounts’ progress and items will be lost. Join our Discord community and visit the #Roles channel to claim your role as an Unreal 5 Playtester and gain access to the exclusive Test channels. There you can share your feedback, take advantage of regular redeem-code gifts and participate in weekly giveaways only for Unreal 5 test players!

See you there!

My Lords and Ladies, our march to greatness continues with Update 77! This update brings to the Realms of March of Empires some long awaited feature extensions, balance changes and quality of life improvements.

[FESTIVE CONTENT]
1. Christmas Event Shop (23 – 30 December) – participate in time-limited events to gain event shop currency and use it to acquire the items you desire!
2. Festive Village Event - join forces with all the rulers in your Realm to build the most magnificent Festive Village! Upgrade your Village to spawn more crates and collect them for festive rewards!

[FEATURE EXTENSIONS]
1. 18x new Scepter equipment items have been added (unlocks on Update)
2. 23x new Trinket equipment items have been added (unlocks on Update)
3. World Encounter Camps level 13, 14, 15 have been added (to be unlocked on 3 January 2025)
4. Menagerie building and Animal Companions extension (to be unlocked on 10 December 2024):
- Menagerie building max level is now 47 (increased from 42). Each new level unlocks a new perk
- Animal Companions max level is now 30 (increased from 25). Some Animals unlock a new powerful trait at level 26
- Two new legendary Foods have been added to upgrade your Animal Companions beyond level 25: Pure Meat and Wonder Roots
5. New Campaign Chapter with new missions to complete and new prizes to be earned (to be unlocked on 3 January 2025)

[SEASONAL CONTENT]
1. World Encounters theme rotation: Brigands are invading the Realms! March against their camps to retrieve the treasures they have stolen! (to be unlocked on 3 January 2025)
2. New Path to Glory Chapter with new missions to complete and new prizes to be earned

[QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS]
1. You can now craft multiple Gems at once (unlock on Update)
2. Enjoy new and improved Alliance Shop items (unlocks on Update)

[BALANCE CHANGES]
*All changes listed below will be applied on Update
1. Throne of Might bonuses and Seats of Power bonuses
- Throne of Might (Emperor’s bonuses)
- Bonus Attack & Health increased from 150% to 300%
- Gather speed bonus increased from 50% to 100%
- Seats of Power - Stacking bonus (Attack & Health) increased from 5% to 20%
- Seat of War - Bonus Attack & Health changed from 75% to 200% (400% if policy selected)
- Seat of Order - Bonus All Income changed from 250% to 500% (1,000% if policy selected)
- Seat of Domain - Bonus March Speed changed from 50% to 100% (200% if policy selected)
- Seat of Accord - no changes
- Seat of Heroes - bonus Faction Train Speed changed from 50% to 100% (200% if policy selected)

2. World Policies
- Deadly Traps - bonus Defenses Attack increased from 200% to 500%
- Production Focus - Bonus All Income increased from 250% to 500%
- Conscription - bonus Train Speed increased from 125% to 250%
- Research Focus - bonus Research Speed increased from 50% to 150%. Cost multiplier decreased from 100% to 10%
- Construction Focus - bonus Construction Speed increased from 33% to 150%. Cost multiplier decreased from 50% to 10%
- Exploit Resources - bonus Gathering Speed increased from 35% to 100%
- Realm Patrol - bonus Army Health vs. PvE increased from 75% to 200%
- Seasonal Preparations - weather bonuses increased from 5x to 10x
- Free Trade - Silver collected reduction changed from 50% to 15%
- Regional Investments - Effects increased from 2x to 3x
- Alliance Logistics - Additional marches increased from 1 to 2
- Adventuring Champions - bonus Rewards increased from 300% to 500%
- Legendary Training - Faction Units Train Speed increased from 50% to 250%

3. Decrees
- Throne of Might attackers attack reduction changed from -30% to -400%
- Grand Campaign - bonus healing speed increased from 15% to 40%
- Purge the Realm - increased time between attacks reduction from 20% to 25%
- Trade Levy Lifted - trade march size bonus increased from 75% to 200%
- For the Realm - bonus for fighting invaders increased from 40% to 400%
- Redistribute Wealth - gathering speed bonus increased from 20% to 100%

4. Court Advisors
- Guardian - March size vs. PvE changed from 10% to 30%
- Marshal - bonus Trap Repair (re-arm) time decrease changed from 30% to 200%
- Archaeologist - bonus Gathering speed provided increased from 20% to 50%
- Fool - bonus Attack & Health provided changed from -100% to -300%

5. World Encounters and Barbarian Hordes strength has been rebalanced for “old” and “merged” Realms

6. All Realm Age Banners bonuses have been greatly increased

Lords & Ladies, our march to greatness continues with Update 76!

[NEW FEATURES]

• Battleground – new time-limited Alliance event that will be unlocked during the second half of November 2024. In this event you’ll travel with your allies to a new world map and fight for territorial conquest against enemy Alliances. Communication and coordination are the keys to success in this highly strategic game mode, featuring massive battles, tile-based movement, unique skills and buffs, terrain logistics and much more! Stay tuned for more news on Social Media and in your in-game Global News section.

• Tier VII Army Units – they are not here to take part, they are here to take over! We’re marching closer to a new era of elite warriors that will begin in December 2024! You’ll be able to train and raise T7 units after the arrival of Castle level 37 and Era VIII of Academy Researches (see section “EXTENSIONS”)

• Supremus – let’s welcome the first of its kind unique personal Champion. This mighty gladiator belongs to no Faction and convincing him to march for you will be no easy task. To earn his respect you must first prove yourself in the Gladiator Arena. Each Realm will have 3 special editions of the Gladiator Arena event during which you can win a Supremus’ Scroll and unlock Supremus as your new personal Champion. Unique Champions have different Almanac tasks for each Faction. Completing them will permanently boost your Faction bonuses.

Supremus Gladiator Arena events:
- 15 November 2024
- 20 November 2024
- 22 November 2024

[EXTENSIONS]

• Castle level 37 – become stronger than ever by upgrading your Castle buildings to level 37. This Castle extension will be unlocked in mid December 2024. It comes with a new ERA VIII of Academy Researches. There you will find the knowledge needed to unlock Tier VII Army Units and many other powerful perks!

[HOLIDAY CONTENT]

• Halloween Event Shop – participate in time-limited events to gain Event Shop currency and use it to acquire the items you desire. The Halloween Event Shop will be open between: 31 October – 9 November

• Halloween Lottery – 31 October 2024

[SEASONAL CONTENT]

• World Encounters Theme Rotation – the Headless Knights are invading the Realms! March against their Nightmare Camps to retrieve the treasures they have stolen!

• New Path to Glory

[BALANCE CHANGES]

• Unit Types marching speed is now equalized for all Unit Tiers (f.e. T1 Cavalry march speed = T6 Cavalry March Speed)

[BUG FIXES]

• Poacher camps getting stuck after you lose a battle against them
• Poacher camps pop-up gets corrupted when you lose a battle against them and attack again
• Instant completing adventures with gold doesn't count progress for the Midas event

Lords and Ladies, our march to greatness continues with Update 74!

[NEW FEATURES]

1. New Champion Equipment Slot to equip the newest type of equipment item – the Necklace

• Necklaces, much like Scepters, can be crafted by combining 3 parts: Clasp, Chain, Pendant
  
• Necklace crafting parts can also be equipped in the new Champion Equipment Slot

2. New District Enhancement Items

• All Districts have a new additional Universal Enhancement Slot
  
• Each District has 2 or 3 new District Enhancement items with new bonuses

[SEASONAL CONTENT]

1. World Encounters Theme Rotation – the Challengers are invading our Realms. Prepare to smash their Camps and retrieve the treasures they have stolen

2. New Path to Glory chapter

[BALANCE CHANGES AND QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS]

1. Tournament reward Chests have been updated with better rewards
2. Super Adventure and Alliance Adventure Chests have been updated with better rewards
3. The Brotherhood's Assault Alliance Raid reward chests have been updated with better rewards and the cost for starting the raid is slightly reduced

[BUG FIXES]
- Fixed an issue where Assist Animals would get stuck if they were auto-assisting and Atlantis was invaded
- Fixed an issue where the Unit Type Attack and Health Superiority Class Talent bonuses were not displayed visually in the Battle reports
- Fixed a crash when the Send Resources Button is tapped in the Storehouse

Lords & Ladies, our march to greatness continues with Update 73!

[NEW FEATURES]

1. Divine Equipment Rarity

• Make your Champion stronger than ever with the new highest equipment rarity: Divine
  
• Crafting Divine items requires up to six Mythic items, Mythic Bars and Divine Bars
  
• Divine Bars can be acquired by participating in events, completing milestones and winning leaderboard rewards

2. Almanac Extension

• Each Champion’s Almanac has been extended with a new Chapter, additional bonuses and more rewards

3. New time-limited boosts – get an edge on your enemies!

• March Speed 25% / 50% / 75% / 100% / 125% / 150%
  
• Reduce Enemy Player Attack 50% / 75% / 100% / 125% / 150% / 250%
  
• Reduce Enemy Player Health 50% / 75% / 100% / 125% / 150% / 250%
  
• March Size Boost 150%
  
• Attack boost 500%
  
• Health Boost 500%
  
• “Unit Type” Strength 250%

[SEASONAL CONTENT]

1. World Encounters theme rotation – Gladiators are invading our Realms! Smash their camps to retrieve the treasures they have stolen
2. New Path to Glory chapter and missions

[QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS]

1. Animal Trait visibility – added a small icon for better visibility and ease of access
2. Paragon Pass improvement – Paragon Pass Daily XP Gain Increased from 50 to 200 and Paragon Experience Bonus from all sources increased from 10% to 15%

[BUG FIXES]

• Fixed an issue where players between levels 20 and 29 could not send a march inside a Keep during the Imperial Ambitions Game
  
• Fixed an issue where players between levels 20 and 29 could not send a march into their Gladiator Arena Encampment
  
• Fixed an issue where the Fast Attack button didn't work on the Imperial Ambitions Keeps
  
• Fixed an issue where the Squad Size as an Invader bonus didn't work on the Atlantis Realm
  
• Fixed an issue where units that were not yet researched would appear inside the Raise Tier menu causing the upgrade to fail if they are selected
  
• The Combined Arms Talent is now visually reflected in the Army Offense and Army Defense in Battle Reports
  
• Fixed an issue where Fast Attack was not working for the Emperor if another player had their Reset Timer on and there were no Units inside the throne
  
• Fixed an issue where the War Cry Tactic's effect was stronger than intended

Lords & Ladies, our march to greatness continues with Update 72. This time we have prepared for you a brand new Historical Story Mission that follows the life of the Norwegian king Harald Hardrada, a new Mercenary Faction Unit, new Paragon Skill for the Assist Trait Animal Companions, an extension of the Gemstones feature, a long list of balance changes and quality of life improvement and more!

[NEW FEATURES]

- New Historical Story Mission: “The Last Real Viking” – follow the steps of King Harald Hardrada from Norway. Take charge of his amazing life story starting when he was only 15 years old during the Battle of Stiklestad, all the way up to his demise in 1066 during the Battle of Stamford Bridge. Many modern historians refer to Harald’s death as “the end of the Viking Age”

- New Mercenary Faction Unit: Carthaginian War Elephant – this brand new Army Unit classifies as both Mercenary and Faction unit (just like the first unit of this type – the Kheshig). The Carthaginian War Elephant takes 65% less damage from enemy attacks and has an area of effect attack that can push back enemies. Having this unit in your Army Formation will also reduce the enemy player’s Army Defense by 5%

- New Paragon Skill: “Instant Hunt” – only available during the Age of Excellence. When activated this Paragon Skill allows you to perform the next 3 animal hunts instantaneously without reducing the hunting tile’s potency

- Gemstones extension – following the release of Update 72 the maximum level of Gemstones will be raised to level 9. Upgrading your Gems beyond level 8 will require a new resource called “Jeweler’s Chisels”

[SEASONAL CONTENT]

- Age of Excellence – shortly after the release of Update 72 we will march into the Age of Excellence. This age comes with a new set of Realm buffs and conditions like: 3 extra Mercenary squads can be added in Army Formations / all Paragon Points gains are increased by 5% and others

- World Encounters theme rotation – Ronins are about to invade the Realms! Get ready to smash their camps and retrieve the treasures they have stolen

[QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS]

- Added a new interface menu that allows you to automate your animal assists

- New hunting march animation added

[BALANCE CHANGES AND IMPROVEMENTS]

- Holy Site Regional Building – the Army Attack Boost will now provide Army Health as well. In addition, the Holy Site can now provide 2 new boosts: Champion XP and March Size VS Encounters

- All Regional Focuses except Mobilization have been greatly improved

- Alliance Mine Raid is getting buffed with decreased starting Keys cost of 750 (instead of 1000), increased resource cap for all resource types, 4 free marches (instead of 2) and Gathered Resource Bonus can be bought 5 more times

- Mercenary Den offers significantly improved

Lords & Ladies, our march to greatness continues with Update 71. The road ahead is paved with many surprises, so gather your armies and prepare to be amazed!

[NEW FEATURES]

1. Seasons Pass – a brand new limited-time progression with great rewards! Complete Daily and Weekly Challenges to earn Battle Points and conquer the milestones. A great reward will be unlocked for each milestone. Purchase the Premium Pass to get even more exclusive rewards!

2. Champion Classes Extension – the maximum Champion Classes rank has been increased to rank 8. This extension comes with new Champion Class Talents in each tree.

3. Castle Level Extension – the maximum Castle level has been increased to 36. This extension comes with new Academy Researches in each Era (both Basic and Advanced).

4. Arctic Tiger - new March Trait Animal Companion. Has the ability to buff and de-buff Swordsmen units. It also has the ability to reduce all enemy combat healing in battle.

[HOLIDAY CONTENT]

1. Christmas Event Shop – opens 22 December 2023 – 2 January 2024. Participate in time-limited events to gain event shop currency and use it to acquire the items you desire!

2. Festive Village Event – join forces with all the rulers in your Realm to build the most magnificent Festive Village! Upgrade your Village to spawn more crates and collect them for festive rewards!

[SEASONAL CONTENT]

1. World Encounters Theme Rotation – this season the Vikings will invade the Realms. Smash their camps and pillage all their treasures!

2. A new Path to Glory progression awaits with new missions and prizes!

[BALANCE CHANGES]

1. Animal Companions Damage Effectiveness
We are introducing a change that will affect how much damage your March Trait Animal Companions deal, specifically with Traits that directly deal damage. Each affected Animal Companion Trait is marked with a new icon that provides information about the mechanic.
Your Animal Companions will deal damage based on the number of troops in your march and the tier of those troops. Partially filled marches and lower tier troops will result in a reduction in the Animal Companion's damage. Note that this reduction is most significant after Stronghold level 30, especially for Tier 1-3 troops.

Also note that if you are using a full march of high tier units (Tiers 5 & 6), you will not see any reduction in Animal Companion damage - the animal will deal 100% of its damage, as it was prior to this update. Using the highest available tier units will always result in maximum effectiveness.
This mechanic will also affect rallies - in this case the average effectiveness of the different troop tiers in the rally will be taken into account. Note that when sending troops to a rally, the effectiveness displayed to you will not necessarily be the same when a battle actually occurs. The value shown is only an indication of your individual contribution to the rally. Also note that in Raids, effectiveness will be reduced as troops get wounded after each wave.
Check the Info pages for more details.

2. Festive Village event
Each upgrade of the Festive Village will now spawn more Festive Crates. For example, before we implemented this change, at Festive Village level 10 only 1800 Crates spawned on the map. Now at level 10, the Festive Village will spawn 3400 Crates. In addition, the Crates loot pool has been improved with more and better items.

3. Upgrading Mythic Equipment items now costs a bit more Mythic Bars

Lords and Ladies, our march to greatness continues with Update 70!

[NEW FEATURES]

1. The Night Before the Hallows - brand new three-part Personal Story Mission, based around the Samhain Gaelic festival. Complete all three parts of the Story to craft a new special Sceptre item and gain other valuable rewards.
• Part 1: 31 October 2023
• Part 2: 3 November 2023
• Part 3: 5 November 2023

[EXTENSIONS]

1. VIP lvl 40 – the maximum VIP level has been increased from 35 to 40

[HALLOWEEN CONTENT]

1. Fight the Fright (31 October – 4 November) – experience a spooky Halloween story with this multi-stage holiday event. Overcome different solo challenges every day, conquer milestones and contribute towards activating precious buffs for the whole Realm. Join forces with all the rulers in your Realm to stand a chance against the final Boss stage, where every point of damage dealt matters.
2. Pumpkin Hunt – join the Halloween Pumpkin Hunt event every day and make the most Jack-o-lanterns for your Castle
3. Halloween Event Shop (31 October – 9 November) – participate in time-limited events to gain event shop currency and use this currency to acquire the items you desire

[QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS]

1. “Steel” sub-section added in the Inventory menu
2. Additional PARAGON presets
3. Additional Talent Presets
4. Additional Champion Equipment Presets

[SEASONAL CONTENT]

1. World Encounters Theme Rotation – Nightmare camps
2. New Path to Glory

Lords & Ladies, our march to greatness continues with Update 69!

[NEW FEATURES]

1. NEW PARAGON SKILL – SUPER BOOST
• +800% to your current highest Attack or Health bonus of an Army Units type (once activated it does not change upon switching Equipment Presets)
• Duration: 20 minutes
• Cooldown: 12 hours

2. Unequip All Items Button – a new button inside the Champion menu that allows you to instantly remove all equipped items

[QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS]

1. Complete Adventures with Gold – you can now instantly complete Adventures by paying Gold, instead of using Speed Up items

2. Relocation Confirmation Pop-Up Removal – you no longer need to give an additional confirmation when you’re using a Precise Relocation

[BALANCE CHANGES]

1. Spy Immunity
• 2h Immunity for 20 Security Points changed to 8h Immunity for 30 Security Points
• 8h Immunity for 60 Security Points changed to 24h for 100 Security Points
• 24h Immunity for 100 Security Points changed to 72h for 200 Security Points

2. World Encounters Reward Points Cost Increase – the cost of World Encounter Rewards Chests has been slightly increased, because Rewards Points items have been added to multiple events Leaderboard Rewards

3. Event Shop Rebalance – maximum Event Shop level raised from 7 to 10 and various new items have been added like Steel, Paragon XP, Mending Potions, Insight and others

4. Exotic Dealer Balance Update – the cost scaling for every next item bought from the Exotic Trader has been decreased. New items have been added, including Steel, Animal Food, Random Class Tokens and others

[SEASONAL CONTENT]

1. World Encounters Theme Rotation – Savages will invade the Realms. Smash their camps to retrieve the treasured they have stolen

2. New Path to Glory – complete the new Path to Glory to claim amazing rewards