Aetas 0.4.1: walls at any angle, round fog of war and more wood for everyone
A smaller update than 0.4, but you will notice it in every match. Most of it comes from playing a lot myself and from what you told me after 0.4.
Walls at any angle#
Walls used to go in straight lines and corners only, and a diagonal wall looked like a row of loose posts. Now walls join up properly when they run diagonally or in a curve. Drag straight or at an angle, and hold Ctrl while dragging to place a ring of wall around the point where you started. Handy for closing off a hill or putting a quick ring around your town center.
A round fog of war#
The fog of war now has soft, round edges. Every unit and building sees in a smooth circle that moves along with it, instead of a block of squares. Enemies fade in and out at the edge of your sight instead of suddenly popping up, and the edge of unexplored land is a smooth line instead of a staircase.
More wood for everyone#
On random maps every start now has a fair amount of forest nearby. On Plains some players started with almost no wood, which decided the match before it had begun. On Woodland the poorest start gets a bit less extra forest than before, so the starts are closer together there too.
Smaller things#
- You can now place a building on top of your own units or your allies' units. They step aside by themselves; enemy units still block the spot.
- In games with three or more players, computer players on Normal and up now go after an opponent who is clearly weaker and finish him off, instead of spreading their attacks over everyone. Big free-for-alls end sooner.
- Computer players no longer chop open the forest that closes off their base while other wood is available, and they take a look before walling off a stretch of coast they have not seen yet.
- Vienna (historical battles): the Ottoman siege camps are now guarded by a watchtower instead of a fort. Three forts made the battle far harder than intended on Normal.
- The Ring of the Avars: the warning about the Avar horse archers now comes about 30 seconds before they reach your town, so you have time to bring troops home.
- Fixed thin dark lines in the fog of war at some zoom levels.
Playing online? Everyone needs 0.4.1 to play together. If you see "different game version", restart Steam and it will fetch the update.
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