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Steam News5 August 20264d ago

Demo Patch - Aug 5 - More emergent stories + commissioned art

This patch adds a lot. There are more emergent events, new commissioned art for settlements, tweaks to new game screen to look nicer, and many other smaller changes. Tip: The center of the map is easier than the edges.

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Full Mercenary Brotherhood update

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What changed

1 fix10 additions20 changes1 removal
  • Events
  • Maps
  • Gameplay
  • Balance
  • UI and audio
  • Store
addedThis patch adds a lot. There are more emergent events, new commissioned art for settlements, tweaks to new game screen to look nicer, and many other smaller changes.
changedThe center of the map is easier than the edges.
addedNew commissioned images and icons for all settlements
addedNew game screen is more colourful and has more contrast
addedNew images for roads in battle maps
changedGameplay:

Mercenary Brotherhood changes

addedThis patch adds a lot. There are more emergent events, new commissioned art for settlements, tweaks to new game screen to look nicer, and many other smaller changes.
changedThe center of the map is easier than the edges.
addedNew commissioned images and icons for all settlements
addedNew game screen is more colourful and has more contrast
addedNew images for roads in battle maps

This patch adds a lot. There are more emergent events, new commissioned art for settlements, tweaks to new game screen to look nicer, and many other smaller changes.

Tip:

  • The center of the map is easier than the edges.

Graphics:

  • New commissioned images and icons for all settlements

  • New game screen is more colourful and has more contrast

  • New images for roads in battle maps

Gameplay:

  • Tinkering now has a basic ranged ability at level 1 - repeater.

  • New emergent event - Company cohesion. Races and personalities that don't get along form rivalries easier. Too much friction impacts company dynamics

  • New emergent event - Religion. Certain units can worship demigods, including past characters that ascended

  • New emergent event - Survivors guilt. Survivors of tough battles take it rough and they are not easily accepting to new recruits

  • Mending magical item trait provides a bonus to heals provided

Usability/UI:

  • When changing keybindings, you can now change camera panning

  • Map keys to scroll the big map now take into account key changes done for the rest of the game in the settings

  • When changing keybindings, the message about reserved keys is no longer hidden

  • On main map, space bar will now pass days

  • Scrying will now have a pin over the location of the relic on the world map and the Atlas

  • Tweak stats on level up screen to show full stats and on hover over show breakdown. Removed toggle

  • When changing a unit image, have it remember your last race filter you used

Balance:

  • Slight reduction for vendettas at power level 3+

  • If units are the last ones on the map and they are not a special unit they should retreat. This should address issue with one unit hiding in a building

  • Apex Beasts now drop 2 guaranteed rare items + large amounts of gold

  • Town primary races should take precedence over realm primary races

  • Slight buff to bow damage

Fixes:

  • In battle, make rest bonus last only one turn

  • Raided Caravan will now show the correct faction to fight

  • Ensure 2-handed axes appear in the game and in shops

  • Sometimes quest markers don't appear above targets on world map or Atlas map

  • Enemies shouldn't be hidden by bushes

  • Scrying has a pin over the location of the relic on the map

  • Wolfkin Leap shouldn't allow landing in an occupied tile

  • Rare issue with movement or pushing abilities to move item into an occupied tile

  • Quests should not be offered unless there is a proper settlement or base

  • Fix issue where 3rd party unit packs were not showing images properly

  • When changing keybindings you can now change camera panning

  • Map keys to scroll the Altas map now account for key changes done in settings menu

Battle maps

  • Minor tweak to the Bandit Ambush map

Misc

  • Mystic trainer should spawn near the edge of a map

Source

Steam News / 5 August 2026

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