[img]https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/27229190/09b8af8ca9c6e97a7749ca740858b79856bf560c.jpg[/img] Greeting Commanders, The server maintenance will take about 3 hours and be held on: 00:50 September 20 PDT 07:50 September 20 GMT 15:50 September 20 GMT+8 [img]https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/27229190/a6cb0ffb959f43e5c6a1c51ef411fa64eba6e27f.jpg[/img] [h1]1. Login Gift[/h1] Login and celebrate the 1st anniversary of Art of War: Red Tides with us! Claim different gifts every day! 1) Event Period 21:00 September 20 – 21:00 October 09 GMT 2) Rules * During the event, go to “ANNIV” > “Login Gift” every day to claim EXP boosts, coin boosts, gems, skin pieces and more. * Login on September 26 to claim an anniversary exclusive avatar. * If commanders forget to claim gift the day/days before, they can claim them with gems or eternium ingots in chronological order. [h1]2. Unit Skin Pieces[/h1] Complete the required events to piece together a legendary skin for the Dragon Breath! 1) Event Period September 20 after patch – 21:00 October 09 GMT 2) How to Acquire * Complete the required events to earn unit skin pieces. * Filling 1 piece can earn 10 gems. * Commanders can collect up to 16 pieces. Once the limit is reached, then each piece gained will be changed to 20 gems. 3) Unit Skin * Collect all 16 pieces to unlock the Dragon Breath's new skin Gotchihr. [h1]3. Anniversary Challenge[/h1] Let’s fight together! 1) Event Period September 20 after patch - 21:00 October 09 GMT 2) Description All commanders destroy a total of 61,000,000 units. 3) Rewards * When progress bar reaches 50% and 100% respectively, commanders can get a random reward by tapping the button “Claim”. * Rewards for 50% progress: 200 gems, 1 warzone change, 1 rune page, 20 Hardened Skin runes, or 999 cupcakes. * Rewards for 100% progress: 300 gems, 1 Terran formation slot, 1 Atlac formation slot, 1 Yaoguai formation slot, or 999 cupcakes. * If a commander did not claim reward when his/her progress reached 50%, s/he can claim 2 times when his/her progress reaches 100%. [h1]4. Cupcakes & Anniversary Store[/h1] Exchange abundant supplies with sweet cupcakes! 1) Cupcakes * Cupcakes are available from September 20 after patch to 21:00 October 06 GMT. * Competing in Ranked and Quick Play have large chances to earn cupcakes. * Completing some daily events can earn a large amount of cupcakes. * Please note that commanders will not be rewarded with cupcakes in Versus A.I. and Custom Game modes, or when they pass the Rested period. 2) Anniversary Store * During the Anniversary Event, commanders can exchange exclusive avatars, runes and other items with cupcakes in the Anniversary Store. * Previous exclusive avatars might come back to the Anniversary Store. * The Anniversary Store will be closed on 21:00 October 09 GMT. After that, all remaining cupcakes will be locked away. [h1]5. Galactic Bazaar[/h1] The Galactic Bazaar comes back! 1) Opening Time September 20 after patch – 21:00 September 25 GMT 2) Rules * Commanders go to “Store” > “Galactic Bazaar” and click the button “Draw” on the right to get a random discount. * Commanders then click the cards arranged to the left side of the button to reveal items, and purchase them at the drawn discount. 3) Items * Items sold in the Galactic Bazaar include units, runes, EXP boosts, coin boosts, name change, warzone change, unit skins, skill skins and base skins. * Commanders can reveal up to 15 cards, but are allowed to make 5 purchases only. * Once the card is revealed, it cannot be refreshed. [h1]6. Battle for More[/h1] Burn yourselves and loot more! 1) Coin Rush * Event period: September 20 after patch - 21:00 September 25 GMT * During the event, whether a commander passes the Rested Period or not, s/he can always gain 100% coins from each battle. Once the event ends, coins gained from battles will be reset to 0. * Subscription, base skins and coin boosts still grant bonus coins. 2) More Supplies * Event period: 21:00 September 25 - 21:00 October 04 GMT * During the event, commanders gain double EXP and 1 loot chest after each battle. * Subscription still grants 1 bonus loot chest. [h1]7. Special Offers & Returns[/h1] 1) Supply Drop * Event period: 21:00 September 25 – 21:00 September 30 GMT * During the event, there is a 25% off on all supply drops. 2) Commander Skill Skin * Event period: 21:00 September 30 – 21:00 October 09 GMT * During the event, there is a 50% off on all commander skill skins. 3) Eternium Ingots for Returns * Event period: September 20 after patch – 21:00 September 22 GMT, 21:00 September 30 – 21:00 October 03 GMT * During the event, purchasing eternium ingots grants some eternium ingots or cupcakes. Purchasing a certain amount grants unit skins. [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] Sentinel Karna Missile prioritizes the target of the highest value. Siege Tank Upgrade Adjustment Lv1: No change. Lv2: Attack increased by 20 when in Siege Mode. Lv3: No change. Shadow Watch Added a new ability Conceal: In the next 4s after the Shadow Watch throws the flash bomb, he won't be targeted by the enemies. But there’s a very short interval in between. At level 3, the Shadow Watch won't be targeted immediately after he throws the flash bomb. Upgrade Adjustment Lv1: Attack +10%. Won't be targeted for 6s after being activated. Lv2: Attack +10%. Shoot deals true damage to enemies. Lv3: No change. Infiltrator The attack range of Shoot increased from 18 to 20. Grenadier The attack range of Shoot increased from 18 to 20. Heavy Cruiser HP increased from 240 to 280, armor increased from 12 to 15, and movement speed increased from 10 to 10.5. Upgrade Adjustment Lv1: Armor increased to 20. Lv2: Armor increased to 30. Lv3: HP +20%. [h1]2. Atlac[/h1] Blind Skycrab Upgrade Adjustment Lv1: With shield, it takes no more than 12 damage from each attack. Lv2: No change. Lv3: No change. Skycrab Ability cooldown reduced from 1.8s to 1.6s. Vajra Upgrade Adjustment Lv1: Acquires shield and receives no more than 16 damage from each attack (does not work on incoming true damage). Lv2: With shield, it takes no more than 12 damage from each attack. Lv3: No change. Azure Dragon Fire Spit’s attack range increased from 28 to 30. Inflicts true damage on air targets. [h1]3. Yaoguai[/h1] Swift Pangolin Upgrade Adjustment Lv1: No change. Lv2: HP +10%. Digestive Acid deals 20 damage to up to 3 enemies. Lv3: No change. Shadow Bat Batling Swarm’s cooldown reduced from 3s to 2.6s. Sapphire Spider Spiderling Attack’s cooldown reduced from 3s to 2.8s. Bowcat Aimed Shot’s attack range increased from 30 to 32. Upgrade Adjustment Lv1: Shoots 2 arrows at a time, dealing 150% damage in total. Lv2: +30% attack speed. Lv3: No change. Markscat Rapid Shot’s attack range increased from 26 to 30. Rain of Arrows’ attack range increased from 32 to 35, and damage increased from 40 to 52. The Markscat won’t be hurt by any damage reflection. Upgrade Adjustment Lv1: Casts Rain of Arrows every 6s. Lv2: Attack +30%. Lv3: No change. [h1]Added “buff” and “debuff” in unit, unit ability and unit upgrade description to clarify that these effects can be removed by commander skill Flare. Meanwhile, clarified the damage and other value in some unit ability and unit upgrade description.[/h1] [img]https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/27229190/2b3fdb984957767a46729c992bd81bc19fd200a0.jpg[/img] 1. Maximum friends on friend list increased to 150. 2. Added chances of getting different items from each kind of supply drop. 3. Added Clan Name Change in Boosts & Others. 4. If a commander’s rune page or formation slot reaches maximum, s/he then gets gems that equal the price of a rune page or a formation slot instead. 5. Optimized the description of Soulblast Vajra’s ability Soulblast by adding “During the moment of explosion it won’t be hurt by any damage…” to it. 6. Optimized the description of Heavy Tank’s ability Bastion Mode by adding “During the process of transformation it won’t be hurt by any damage.” to it. 7. Desert Storm will be available from September 27 to November 29. [img]https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/27229190/dffb4167be1699bc4d335d6ee452ae82b5e0aa74.jpg[/img] 1. Added reminder to remind commanders once their friend list is full. 2. Fixed the bug that Force Field would be removed by Flare. Now it won’t be affected by the Flare. 3. Corrected the unit cost in “ARMY SETUP” > “Yaoguai” > “TRAIT”. 4. Fixed the problem that the level 19—Roaring Vanguard—in Command Academy couldn’t be passed. 5. Clarified the damage value that the Garuda deals with its ability Ascend to the Sky activated. 6. Fixed the bug that the level 2 Marauder was not immune to stun and petrify. 7. Fixed the problem that units would be interrupted occasionally when casting active abilities, e.g. the Shadow Watch. 8. Fixed the problem that multi-targeted units did not deal damage occasionally, e.g. Anti-Armor Interceptor. 9. Fixed the bug that Essence Recycler could only collect a small amount of soul essence within the green mist generated by the Dragon’s dead body. 10. Fixed the bug that the active ability of the level 2 Dragon Breath, the level 2 Blademaster and the Garuda would be removed by Flare.