Stonehearth Alpha 16 v0.15.0 dev 2972

The ArcherThat still only counts as one!Requirement: Level 3 Footman.Promotion talisman: Archer’s Bow (crafted by the Carpenter).Upgraded quivers (special arrows) are crafted by the Weaver; in addition to raw materials, these also require poyo feathers, which are an occasional drop from poyo harvesting.As Archers level up, the damage wrought by their arrows increases, their range grows, and their speed and power become greater (armor piercing!). At their highest level, Archers can even nock and fire two arrows simultaneously.Archers are not particularly well-armored, so take care of their position in battle.The KnightFight me IRL.Requirement: Level 3 Footman.Promotion talisman: the Knight’s Shield (crafted by the Blacksmith).Apprentice knights start with the “Fortify” ability, which naturally draws enemy aggro. They also receive bonuses to strength and stamina as their knightly training proceeds.Knights have an innate ability to increase the courage of those fighting with them.Their starting armor already soaks significant damage, and their advanced abilities help them make better use of armor upgrades as they level up.Heavy (steel) armor is now exclusive to Knights, so footmen can focus on being fast damage dealers. Note also that Footmen now do increased damage at higher levels.Knights cannot wield two-handed weapons, though Footmen can.Though the knight is effective on his own, he is much more important when you have squishier classes in your party, like archers.The ClericBless yourself before you mess yourself.Requirement: Level 2 Herbalist.Promotion talisman: Cleric’s Tome (crafted by the Herbalist).Clerics are combat units, and join parties with footmen, knights, and archers.The Cleric is a healer with some (albeit limited) combat abilities. He hits with his book. Have you ever been hit with a big book? It hurts.They support the ranged/tank/DPS triangle by making each sturdier and more effective at their job.Clerics lose the ability to craft potions and tend to sick hearthlings with bandages, but they can still heal injured townsfolk by standing near them: clerics emit a constant healing aura, and can cast directed healing spells at nearby injured allies.The auras increase in power, type, and range as the cleric levels up. The directed healing spell gets stronger too!In combat the cleric joins the footman and the knight in the front row, so that all your melee characters can benefit from their healing aura. They will also automatically direct their cooldown-monitored healing spell at appropriately injured allies.Clerics also add a buff to the Muscle attribute of those nearby; higher Muscle scores increase weapon damage.Add a cleric to a group of townsfolk in town defense mode, and see their chances of surviving dramatically increase!Orcs and Ogres and Kobolds, Oh My!Hey, who let these guys in?Ready to test the new combat capabilities of your hearthlings? You’ll find a host of new, more powerful enemies waiting.Orcs come in three flavors: Footmen, Knights, and Clerics. So they’re playing with the same capabilities as your hearthlings.Kobold Archers are nasty. Their wolves are nastier.Ogres are large, ugly (really, they’re super hideous), smelly, and can take — and dish out — a lot of damage. Some of them also have the ability to break down doors. So just hiding in a house may no longer be enough.They don’t use keys… just their fists.Oh, yeah. As your hearthlings grow in strength, so do their enemies. Behave in a warlike fashion? Draw the notice of tougher enemies. Just trying to keep your hearthlings on their toes. You’re welcome.But wait, there’s more! Your combat cup runneth over. Ladies and Gentlemen, we give you:The Goblin Campaign Concludes!You have pretty skull. BONK!At long last, Ogo Skullbonker makes good on his threat to come and take all your shinies. Will you fight him head on, or follow the advice of the mysterious Erdene?Welcome the Red KilnGoblins. Goblins are children. Now you have a real enemy.The Khan is dead, Long Live the Khan! The warriors of the Red Kiln Empire are looking for honor, status, and a good, knock-down-drag-out fight. Are you worthy, or will you prove yourself beneath their notice?Important note!Though Alpha 16 is save compatible with Alpha 15 and Alpha 14, you should start a new game in order to experience the new Goblin Campaign and Red Kiln content. (Old saves where you have completed the Goblin Wolf episode will not spawn the new encounters.) Also, if you load up an old save (pre-A16) with more than 20 hearthlings in it, your hearthlings may be facing more than they can handle. Or maybe you just want to watch the carnage. (Though that would be cruel. But entertaining.)And as if that weren’t enough… there’s also:Hard Mode.Go ahead. Make your hearthlings’ day.At the start of the game, decide if you want a peaceful game, a normal game, or to face off against dramatically more dangerous foes.Moar New Things!This release of Alpha 16 also sports other improvements and bug fixes too numerous to list here. But of particular note:Upgraded the renderer: improved performance on complex scenes with lots of entities, as well as improved performance with large numbers of lights and shadows.The “loot” command can now be found in the harvest menu. (Was formerly in the combat menu.)And additional building improvements:You can now move around placed decorations and windows/doors on a building blueprint. (YES!)Fixed fixture_fabricator error when removing templates.Fixed the ui occasionally not coming up on startup.Fixed error where walls could not be grown on 1-high slab.Fixed error where fixtures are placed in an incomplete building on load.Known IssuesIf you’re loading a save from a previous Alpha, you may receive an error message that the basic shield does not exist. You can ignore this safely.If you’re loading a save from a previous Alpha, and your Footmen were already equipped with steel armor, they will continue to wear it (though in new games, Footmen cannot equip this heavy armor). It’s a loophole. Enjoy it.And a host of bug fixes!Food now appears only in one stockpile filterClean up some unused buffsXP distribution fixes: xp goes to combat units around an enemy, around the attacker, and anyone who was targeting the enemyFix for thread being counted as clothAcceptable job icons no longer float over overlaying screensFix for mining adjacent bugsTuning net worth on various itemsSome more pathing improvements (hearthlings won’t zig zag around as much)Better cleanup when releasing objects in memoryNow you can spawn an effect on an entity from the consoleFix health inconsistencies b/w hearthlings and mobsHealth is now tracked as an expendable resourceBetter cleanup of notification viewsRemove NPC knight and combat basic buffs, moved numbers to monster tuning files to increase transparency in designing NPCsRemove orphaned building structures for better memory cleanupMake sure grow walls doesn’t happen more than once for a given locationTweaks to bone axesFix spaces and spelling in select game story. Because spelling countsTons of tweaks to monsters and monster tuningMonth and date added to clock widgetVision in combat is now symmetricSheep jerky is now deprecatedTweaks to weaponsFix a bug where well-to-do towns weren’t getting raidsFixed attack leash bugsAdd leashes when holding ground; defense command should keep people close to the bannerFixed units not participating in party commands when the party formation is blocked by obstaclesFixed units not engaging at a defense banner until attackedFixed AI errors in ranged combatFixed errors when demoting a crafterMore combat and encounter tuningTune net worth (buildings are now worth more, non-food items worth less)Fix citizen count staying at 1 after all hearthlings have diedFix new game settlement banner being able to be placed on trees and rocksFix error when looking for combat targetsFix a case of rapid target switching if a defense banner is usedMore encounter tuningFix bug where items in containers were not being placedFix bug during combat when choosing targetsHearthlings now consider target health when prioritizing targetsAllow raiding parties to hang around longerRaids on normal mode are now based on military strength to give players more time to recover from a hard beatingFixed bug when distributing experience pointsFixed issues when merging new structures into a buildingFixed bug rendering shadowsFixed level requirements for meat and veggie stewFixed categories for leather bolts and gongsTweaked sleeping schedules so hearthlings have a better opportunity to find a bed