Update 18

A huge update this time. We're bringing equipment artifacts into the game, a feature that has been in the works for a long time.

Here's the breakdown of the equipment system:

• 3 Equipment slots per character. Each character has a different set of slots.

• 6 types of equipment: weapon, chest armor, helmet, cloak, ring, trinket

• Equipment sets. When you equip several pieces of a set - you will get additional bonuses.

• We bring out 30 equipment items initially, this includes 4 item sets with unique bonuses. The items can be obtained from loot most commonly, sometimes enemy heroes will be wearing these items as well.

• When a squad is defeated - all equipped items are given to the victor

• When a character is dismissed - all equipped items are taken off and moved to your inventory

• Items can be equipped from inventory, or by clicking an appropriate equipment slot of a character

• AI can use equipment

Gameplay changes

• Added particle effects to Archmage talent of Barbiche, this should make it easier to understand how to fight him

• Reworked talents for male archers

• Reworked talents for female archers

• Reworked talents for male warriors

• Talents buffed: Cure Wounds, Occultist, Ballad of Springs, Chant of Vigour, Ode of Youth, Crown of Wind Sonnets

• Added a buff to teleport. After teleportation, your movement distance is increased for a day.

Other changes

• Improved performance

• Particle velocity alignment

• HUD UI element alignment to 3D perspective

• Improved terrain shading

• Automatically select a random unit in the squad UI

• Reworked item tooltips to provide more information, such as quality of the item

• Unusable items in the inventory look a bit more distinct

• Improved localization

• Fixed normal maps for instanced meshes