Patch 0.7.23 Notes: Reunion Day, Joint Operation, Balance Adjustment and More

Art of War: Red Tides

Art of War: Red Tides is a fair multiplayer strategy game that allows different teams on the same platform (e.g. smartphones, PC, etc.) to battle against each other. You will encounter players around the world!

[img]https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/27229190/983167c9e5b58bca6fbfe1a803e3b55e47e6cccc.jpg[/img] Greeting Commanders, The server maintenance will take about 3 hours and be held on: 00:50 June 07 PDT 07:50 June 07 GMT 15:50 June 07 GMT+8 [img]https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/27229190/a6cb0ffb959f43e5c6a1c51ef411fa64eba6e27f.jpg[/img] [h1]1. Reunion Day[/h1] Reunite with your teammates to fight for glory. Earn bamboo leaves and zongzi to unlock Iron Dragon, the skin for commander skill Iron Maiden, and put all beings under your fire and fury! [b]1) Event Period[/b] June 07 after patch - 08:00 June 28 GMT [b]2) Bamboo Leaves and Zongzi[/b] • Competing in Ranked and Quick Play have large chances to earn bamboo leaves. • Competing in Ranked and Quick Play have large chances to earn bamboo leaves. • Zongzi can be earned by participating in Reunion Day event or be exchanged with bamboo leaves in the Reunion Store. • Please note that players will not be rewarded with bamboo leaves in Arena, Versus A.I. and Custom Game modes, or when they pass the Rested period. [b]3) Iron Dragon[/b] • During the event period, enjoy a limited-time discount on the new commander skill skin Iron Dragon for Iron Maiden. The discount will expire when the event ends. • Click “REUNION” button at the bottom of the home screen, then go to “Iron Dragon” and purchase the Iron Dragon with eternium ingots or exchange it with zongzi. • The skin will be automatically painted upon purchasing. [b]4) Unlocking the Dragon[/b] • During the event period, unlock the pieces of the dragon picture to earn abundant rewards. Unlocking all 12 pieces has a chance to acquire a unit skin or an exclusive avatar! • It will end 1 week after the Reunion Day event ends. Before its ending time, players can still unlock picture pieces with their remaining zongzi. [b]5) Reunion Store[/b] • The Reunion Store will be open during the event period, and players can exchange zongzi, exclusive avatars, runes and other items with bamboo leaves in the Reunion Store. • The Reunion Store will be closed 1 week after the Reunion Day event ends. Before its closing time, players can still exchange items with their remaining bamboo leaves. [h1]2. The featured Arena Mode – 1v1 Joint Operation is coming![/h1] Now let’s go over the details: [b]1) Event Period[/b] June 07 after patch - 09:00 August 16 GMT [b]2) Entry[/b] • Click “Arena” in the home screen to enter the Joint Operation. • Every day, players can attend 1 round for free, during which 5 victories or 2 defeats will end this round. • For more rounds every day, players need to purchase tickets with coins. [b]3) Rules[/b] • For each round, players need to choose 2 formations from two different races and enjoy both of their traits (Elite Troops/Transformation/Immolation). • Players are allowed to choose 3 commander skills from all skills available to those races. • The population cap is the average of the two chosen races’. [b]4) Rewards and Leaderboard[/b] • Each victory grants arena coins that can be used to refresh and exchange items in the Arena Store. Both the 3rd and 5th victory will grant a bonus supply drop. • Players may acquire runes boosting commander skills from the supply drop. • Players may also acquire the rare unit skin, Unyielding Faith for the Asterion, or the avatar Commander in Chief from the supply drop. • During the event period, there will be another leaderboard displaying player rankings based on the total victories players have achieved. [h1]3. New Feature in The Tactician Trials[/h1] After the patch, commanders can set up a formation using all units under the chosen race, whether the unit is unlocked or not. [img]https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/27229190/eba1566ad780465a94ad12e71c10c57f2dce6407.jpg[/img] The balance adjustment is based on tremendous match-up data. We’ve also analyzed the overall improvement according to players’ feedback. Balance adjustment is a long-term process, and sufficient amount of time is needed to make sure every adjustment is effective and reasonable. So please be patient and stay with us, our goal is to provide players with diverse strategies and better game experience. [h1]1) Terran[/h1] [img]https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/27229190/64af7290a710e0dc71d9e384368875431fc30fdd.png[/img] Its secondary artillery also deals 250% damage against biological targets. [img]https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/27229190/0cd8ff8918733587fdcc3f8c900dba18856e060f.png[/img] Attack range decreased from 25 to 22, and Blinding Flash does not blind turrets. [h1]2) Atlac[/h1] [img]https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/27229190/5afe92a739d2d11da3336ef79d661015aba61f30.png[/img] Upgrade Adjustment: Lv.1: No change Lv.2: Each attack damages the target 6 times. Lv.3: Inflicts 250% damage on mechanical units. [img]https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/27229190/5011a8184ad5c7c7316a685096750c33c79c326e.png[/img] Shield increased from 180 to 220. [img]https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/27229190/373715ce72844cf9cf429dee12b9225b304d3f50.png[/img] Attack damage decreased from 7 to 6, and attack damage of the Blade Dance per second decreased from 14 to 12. [img]https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/27229190/b938191954f18732f1f7137542b1616b4232d76d.png[/img] Attack damage of the Reaper Charge decreased from 37.5 to 25. [h1]3)Yaoguai[/h1] [img]https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/27229190/f98e40dfe8226cb074ddf75c907a7d1ffda69255.png[/img] Upgrade Adjustment: Lv.1: Ranged damage reduction increased by 30 when HP is higher than 50%. Lv.2: No change Lv.3: No change [img]https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/27229190/4cc30d699d5f0fb8943b477b448887959278a537.png[/img] Upgrade Adjustment: Lv.1: HP +15% Lv.2: No change Lv.3: No change [img]https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/27229190/2b3fdb984957767a46729c992bd81bc19fd200a0.jpg[/img] 1. Specified the movement speed and the attack damage increase that the friendly units can gain from the Sprinting Treant’s Longstrider. 2. Optimized the matching mechanics after the previous match was declined. 3. Added “The thundercloud will also inflict damage on nearby air enemies” in the Shock Hierophant’s Thunder Shock description. 4. Added “The Shadow Watch prioritizes the target of maximum value in sight” in its Blinding Flash description. [img]https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/27229190/dffb4167be1699bc4d335d6ee452ae82b5e0aa74.jpg[/img] 1. Fixed the bug that the Reaper Charge of the Shadow Blade Slave did not deal damage. 2. Fixed the bug that the Javelin Deer, at level 2, could not be petrified when activated. 3. Fixed the bug that when the Blade Slave painted the skin Cimejes, the special effect of the blade would disappear. 4. Fixed the bug that the Rune Page 10 could not be selected in battle preparation phase in The Tactician Trials. 5. Fixed the bug that after a player had already unlocked 100 avatars, s/he could not continue to unlock new ones. 6. Fixed the problem that under smooth/medium graphics quality, going to the “INFO” screen of the Shadow Watch would cause game crash. 7. Fixed the problem that under smooth/medium graphics quality, when the Fire Turtle painted the skin Komte the Immortal, the special effect of its fire appeared in the wrong position, and its image position in the unit production box was also incorrect. 8. Fixed the bug that though Ancient Egg was banned, a player could still select this skill as long as it painted the skin Rebirth. 9. Fixed the bug that the "Clear the Skies!"in Command Academy couldn't be passed. 10. Corrected the description of the Javelin Deer’s Rotating Blade. This ability only inflicts ranged damage and cannot be strengthened by runes boosting melee attacks. 11. Fixed the bug that the enemy units, after being blinded by the Shadow Watch’s flash, did not attack non-detector targets. 12. Fixed the incorrect special effect that appeared occasionally when the Soulblast Vajra exploded its Reflective Armor.