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! [b][NEW FEATURES][/b] - 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” [b][SEASONAL CONTENT][/b] - 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 [b][QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS][/b] - Added a new interface menu that allows you to automate your animal assists - New hunting march animation added [b][BALANCE CHANGES AND IMPROVEMENTS][/b] - 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