Editing Horn of the Abyss (Changelog)

[-] Fixed a bug where all new heroes had shared trigger log for having visited new map objects like Colosseum of the Magi

[-] Fixed a bug where RMG experienced crashes while setting guard defined by the Zone's main town type

[-] Fixed a bug where a creature couldn't be set as a hero's final destination in select cases

[-] Hero exchange while in town now triggers Scholar skill, forcing heroes to exchange spells

[+] Fixed a bug when one of the University/Seafaring Academy dialog boxes wouldn't match the player's flag color

[+] Fixed faulty button borders for one of the University/Seafaring Academy dialog boxes

[!] Save game format changed! Saves in older versions of the game will not be supported by this version. Make sure you have completed all valuable games before upgrading.

[+] New campaign, Horn of the Abyss, has been introduced. Following its storyline, the player will once again meet Bidley, Jeremy and Casmetra. Finally, you will lay your hands upon the eponymous artifact, a powerful weapon capable of summoning sea spirits on the battlefield.

[-] Fixed a bug where savegames on a map with the number of mines exceeded 255 went corrupt

[-] Fixed a bug where a recorded replay with an opponent scouting numerous squares in a single turn would become faulty

[-] RMG: Fixed a bug where several snow-covered Trade Posts would appear in a single area

[-] Fixed a bug where the cursor would sometimes disappear in the Cannon Yard dialog window

[-] Fixed a bug where a map where only four secondary skills including Necromancy are available would crash upon launch

[-] Fixed: for some spells the probability of appearing in a Cove's Magic Guild was adjusted (on 2nd and 3rd levels toral percentage wasn't reaching 100%)

[-] Fixed a bug where the Cannon would deal incorrect amount of damage if the hero's Attack skill  value was negative

[-] Fixed a bug where a hero using Fly spell was able to attack monsters without having reached the final destination

[-] Fixed a bug where choosing Beatrice, Ranloo, Kinkeria and Derek while playing on RoE, AB and SoD maps made other heroes unavailable

[+] A new object has been introduced: the Ancient lamp. A player may once hire a number of Master Genies there. RMG value is 3000, density is 2, no more than 1 per zone

[+] A new object has been introduced: the Colosseum of the Magi. A hero may once acquire a +2 bonus to his Knowledge or Spell Power skill. RMG value is 3000, density is 50

[+] A new object has been introduced: Watering Place. A hero may discard remaining movement points to increase next day's yield. RMG value is 500, density is 50, spawns only on Stone terrain, no more than 1 per zone

[+] A new object has been introduced: Town Gate. Allows visiting hero to teleport to any allied town. RMG value is 7000, density is 20, no more than 1 per zone

[+] A new naval object has been introduced: the Jetsam. A hero may find a handful of gold and ore inside. RMG value is 500, density is 600

[+] A new naval object has been introduced: the Vial of Mana. A hero may acquire extra spell points by picking it up. RMG value is 3000, density is 500

[+] A new naval object has been introduced: the Seafaring Academy. A hero may learn and upgrade secondary skills at a cost there. RMG value is 8000, density is 20, no more than 1 per zone

[+] A new naval object has been introduced: the Altar of Mana. A player may acquire spell points by sacrificing creatures there. RMG value is 100, density is 20, no more than 1 per zone

[+] A new naval object has been introduced: the Observatory. A visiting hero may acquire a +2 bonus to his scouting radius until the end of week. RMG value is 500, density is 20, no more than 1 per zone

[-] The Temple of Loyalty has been altered: now its effect is active until the end of day, ranther than the next combat

[-] Number of creatures available for hire at a dwelling that no player has claimed is now set at one growth every week

[+] Number of Skeletons raised by the Necromancy skill is now detendent on total number of slain creatures in an enemy army, rather than on numbers of each individual slain stack

[+] Fixed a bug where the game ignored the AI mode (Warrior/Builder/Explorer) predefined by map settings

[+] Fixed a bug where the RMG would create a portion of a zone as a narrow plot of land hugging the map edge

[+] Fixed a bug where the RMG would create a water square in the bottom right corner of the map

[+] Fixed a bug where the RMG would create faulty zone transfers after creating objects along the zone borders

[+] Fixed a bug where a player could abuse the Admiral's Hat for endless movement points

[+] Fixed a bug where AI vs AI battles featuring Necromancy users would result in raising a single skeleton

[-] Creature combat movement speed on settings 4 and 5 has been increased by the factor of 1.5

[-] Fixed road generation algorythm on random maps has been improved, now more like seen in original game; no more lack of road through main guarded tile on 2sm4d(3) template

[-] Upg. Goblin Barracks return as a requirement to construct the Upg. Wolf Pen in Citadel towns

[-] Red Tower guard and reward has been altered: now player has to fight 35-70-105-140 Fire Elementals for 1-2-3-4 Firebirds; density of Red Towers in RMG went down to 20

[-] RMG: roads between villages inside zones now not mandatory (e.g. Diamond template); if a castle is present, roads stay mandatory (e.g. Jebus Cross template)

[+] New sand obstacle set, the Barchan Dunes, has been introduced, along with matching mine set

[+] Three new maps, A Cold Day in Hell, Mysterious Ways and From the Depths of Hell, have been introduced

[+] When Artillery skill guarantees increased Ballista and Cannon damage, it will now be displayed when checking potential damage and in AI calculations

[+] Kinkeria's learning specialization effect was replaced with the doubled skill effect

[+] Removed the ability to cast Dispel on a squad that only has Disrupting Ray effect active (Disrupting Ray is indispensable)

[-] Fixed and changed the images of Boxes, Bags, Ropes, Abandoned Boats and Bone on Sand

[!] Save game format changed! Saves in older versions of the game will not be supported by this version. Make sure you have completed all valuable games before upgrading.

[!] All maps created with HotA Editor v1.3.0-1.3.3 will have a new set item Ironfist of the Ogre enabled for random spawning. Map makers are advised to disable it via the new Editor v1.3.4. All RoE, AB and SoD maps, along with maps created with Editor v1.3.4, will have the Fist disabled by default

[-] Fixed the increased Catapult damage under slow animation setting, which was causing sync problems in multiplayer games

[-] Fixed the faulty bonus resource icon on loading screen when playing as Cove in multiplayer

[+] In order to trigger a guarded object while flying you will now have to first land on an adjacent tile and fight the guardians. It is now impossible to trigger objects without alerting the guard while using Flight or Angel Wings

[+] The combat will start if a hero moves to a guarded tile after casting the Dimension Door. Casting cursor will change its appearance in that case. The Dimension Door will not allow triggering objects or collecting items without alerting the guard anymore

[+] Constructing Upg. Magic Lantern now requires Mage Guild level 1 and Magic University

[+] Cost of constructing Upg. Pyre went up from 10 to 20 mercury and from 10000 to 15000 gp

[-] Cost of constructing Waterfall (Cove) was changed to 5 wood, 5 ore and 300 gp from 500 gp

[-] Cost of constructing Shack (Cove) was changed to 10 wood from 5 wood, 5 ore and 1000 gp

[-] Cost of constructing Gunpowder Warehouse (Cove) was changed from 10 to 5 wood and from 2500 to 3000 gp

[-] Cost of constructing Nest (Cove) was changed to 5 ore, 2 gems, 2 crystals and 2000 gp from 5 ore, 4 gems and 2000 gp

[-] Cost of constructing Upg. Nest (Cove) was changed to 2 crystals, 2 gems and 2500 gp from 10 ore, 10 crystals and 2500 gp

[-] Cost of constructing Tower of the Seas (Cove) was changed to 5 wood, 5 ore, 5 crystals and 3000 gp from 5 ore, 4 crystals and 3000 gp

[-] Cost of constructing Maelstrom (Cove) was changed to 15 wood, 15 ore, 10 sulfur and 15000 gp from 10 ore, 15 sulfur and 17500 gp

[-] Cost of constructing Upg. Maelstrom (Cove) was changed to 15 wood, 15 ore, 20 sulfur and 15000 gp from 15 ore, 20 sulfur, 5 gems and 20000 gp

[-] Cost of constructing Thieves' Guild (Cove) was changed to 5 wood and 500 gp from 3 wood and 600 gp

[+] A new creature bank, the Experimental Shop, has been introduced. The player will have to battle 50-100-150-200 Iron Golems for a reward of 1-2-3-4 Giants RMG value is 3500, density is 80

[+] A new creature bank, the Wolf Raider Picket, has been introduced. The player will have to battle 50-75-100-150 Wolf Raiders for a reward of 4-6-8-12 Cyclopes RMG: value is 9500, density is 80

[+] A new object, the Temple of Loyalty, has been introduced. A visiting hero will have all Morale penalties for having creatures of varied alignment in his army removed for the next combat. RMG: value is 100, density is 20, no more than one per zone

[+] A new object, the Skeleton Transformer, has been introduced. A visiting hero will be allowed to turn any creatures into Skeletons. RMG: value is 500, density is 20, spawning only in underworld, no more than one per zone

[+] A new set item, the Ironfist of the Ogre, has been introduced. In order to construct it, a hero needs to have Ogre's Club of Havoc, Targ of the Rampaging Ogre, Crown of the Supreme Magi and Tunic of the Cyclops King in his possession. At the beginning of a combat the Fist will cast Bloodlust, Fire Shield and Counterstrike (all Expert) lasting for 50 turns on all allied troops

[+] Freelancer's Guild now will be spawning on randomly generated maps. RMG value is 100, density is 50, no more than one per zone

[+] RMG: Object guard tilting bug fixed. It is now impossible to trigger said objects without alerting the guard

[+] When flying to a designated guarded tile, the combat will not trigger until the tile is reached. This fix prevents landing on an unplanned location due to interrupting combat

[+] Interrupting the flight above an object's entrance is now forbidden (if the object in question is not a freely passable one, like a friendly Garrison)

[+] Fixed a bug with ability of spawn of victory condition artifact on map as random artifact

[+] It is no longer possible to cast Dispel on a unit that has only been poisoned (when this poisoning cannot be cured by Dispel)

[+] On RoE maps, Conflux heroes are now allowed for hire, while set items, the Armageddon's blade and the Vial of Dragon's Blood have been disabled

[+] Freelancer's Guild now has ambient sound and triggering sound effects (missing in SoD)

[-] Fixed the crash after using Obstacle Brush on a map featuring objects that it is not allowed to place

[+] Now possible to save RMG settings and automatically enforce settings after choosing a template

[-] For a splash damage shot, the cursor now looks like an arrow when aiming a unit, while new cursor sprites will be used when aiming an unoccupied tile

[-] Clicking a Thieves' Guild (Cove) will now be opening a Thieves' Guild window with info about players in the game

[-] Portraits of creatures from the original game that grew obsolete with the introduction of new ones have been updated

[+] Hit by a missile animation has been introduced for Monks, Zealots, Titans, Liches on sentry towers, Beholders and Evil Eyes

[-] The Cannon's recoil animation is now played simultaneously with the cannonball flight

[+] The animation of ray shooters returning to their normal stance after making a shot is now played simultaneously with the target being hit

[!] Save game format changed! Saves in older versions of the game will not be supported by this version. Make sure you have completed all valuable games before upgrading.

[!] Due to some bug fixes in the editor it is recommended to  re-save and update you custom levels. Check the correctness of assigned restrictions for heroes and artefacts. The editor supports all of the functionality of the original editor now.

[!] Starting from this version the in-game language of HotA does no longer depend on the language of the base SoD game

[-] Fixed a bug with possible desync in an online game which was caused buy the construction of a Lodestar and assaulting another player

[-] Fixed some bugs related to the limitation of the number of objects in the random map generator

[-] Accurate Shot weakened when the distance penalty applies and does not work on units behind walls

[+] Cyclops Cave price does not include crystals. Upg. Cyclops Cave has +5 crystals in price

[+] Town Portal, Fly, Dimension Door and (in the presence of water) Water Walking spell scrolls have value of 15000 in RMG

[+] Added a new Cannon Yard object. It allows you to buy a cannon, value 3000 in RMG, 25 frequency

[-] Changed starting Navigator class skills: Zilare's Water Magic to Resistance, Astra's Learning to Luck, Dargem's Air Magic to Tactics

[+] Fixed a SoD bug: Forgetfulness was mass effective already at an advanced water magic

[+] Fixed a SoD bug with inability to resurrect the corpse at gates hex during the siege of the city  

[+] Fixed a SoD RMG bug with a shifted two-cell garrison near the monolith which would also crash while generating a map sometimes

[+] RMG roads no longer pass through bugged paths and are not blocked by Prisons. Cities within a single zone are always connected with a road net within that zone

[+] The damage for spell shown in the spell description now accounts for the hero specialization if the damage is not dependant on the target parameters

[-] Fixed map editor and game bug with Diplomat's Cloak and Pendant of Reflection enabled by default in SoD maps

[+] Fixed a bug with incorrect information passed to the map error log related to absence of free artefacts on a map

[+] Added a new route colour that shows where the player would not arrive even with full movement point pool

[+] Fixed the player flags that would sometimes not fit in the designated area in map and scenario selection menus

[+] Fixed the image of the Gold Golem in battle (incorrect attack and corpse shadow frames)

[-] Fixed depiction of Shaman's Puppet in hero screen and depictions of Ring of Oblivion and Cape of Silence on map

[+] Fixed the depiction of fort, citadel and castle of Rampart for according look on the map; fixed some bugs