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- Shadows Behind the Throne 2
Save/Load Bugfixing
Currently we are aware of two types of bugs related to the save/load system. The first, which we have known about for a while, is to do with long games played on large maps, which overwhelms the save/load system. This i…
Announcement3 changesFixMaps - Shadows Behind the Throne 2
Shadows of Forbidden Gods
These few months have been the longest without an update since Shadows 2 came out on Itch a couple of years ago. There is a good reason for it, and the project is not dead. There has been a recurring theme in user feedb…
Announcement5 changesFixGameplay - Shadows Behind the Throne 2
Version 19: Events
This version introduces the last planned major feature: Events. Narrative events are little bits of story with a picture and maybe a few decisions to make. As seen in Stellaris, FTL and Crusader Kings, they're mostly th…
Event7 changesUI/audioGameplay - Shadows Behind the Throne 2
A set of bug fixes for beta-branch, more to come
-Plague Doctor given a plague ability, for thematic reasons -Agents told to go to a distant location by right clicking will assign themselves a "go to location" task -Option to enable/disable events -Added more events.…
Announcement7 changesFixGameplay - Shadows Behind the Throne 2
Beta branch: Balance changes and new feature
-Nerf sacrifice broken noble hierophant ability, to prevent it being spammed infinitely in a dark empire -Power gain now increases with world panic and with enthralled noble prestige (giving you a good reason to rise th…
Announcement1 changeGameplay - Shadows Behind the Throne 2
Beta Branch: Bugfixes and Balance changes
-Bugfix to prevent dark empires existing into the next age -Dark empires no longer spawn investigators -Investigators are disbanded by Dark Society, try to avoid it while wandering and will not report suspicions to nobl…
Event3 changesGameplayMaps - Shadows Behind the Throne 2
Hotfix and April Graphics Beta
-Hotfix to resolve reported bug -New Graphics mode "Cyclops Mode", available for our beginning of the next month's graphical update testing. Designed by an illegal Deep Learning AI I got off the NASA Darkweb, it is the…
Announcement2 changesFixGameplay - Shadows Behind the Throne 2
Beta Branch: Ultra-wide Hotfix
-Provisional support (only black bars, sadly) for ultra-wide monitors -Changed voting slightly. No crisis for Dark Empire agent actions or enshadowed nobles, reduced some vote spam
Announcement1 changeGameplay - Shadows Behind the Throne 2
Version 18: Community Led Development
Version 18! A version really made up of community suggestions packaged together. -fishchisel recommended a few changes to the Dark Name "Winter's Scythe". All abilities have been buffed, and it has gained two new ones.…
Announcement5 changesMapsGameplay - Shadows Behind the Throne 2
Beta Branch: Setting agents loose
Probably the last feature which will go into V18, after this it should just be bugfixing for these new features and a few minor tweaks -Agents can now be "set loose", causing them to become AI-controlled. They'll wander…
Announcement2 changesGameplay - Shadows Behind the Throne 2
Beta Branch New Agent: The Saviour
Added in a new agent for initial testing. Mostly done, might change some stuff for balance, bugfixing or general improvement before it hits the actual main branch. The agent is `The Saviour'. General concept is that you…
Security2 changesBalance - Shadows Behind the Throne 2
Beta Branch: Winter's Scythe Update
Based on discussion with community member fishchisel, I've taken a look at Winter's Scythe, and buffed the cold Dark Name somewhat. -Buffs to most abilities -Added a catastrophic power which requires you to have already…
Announcement1 changeMaps - Shadows Behind the Throne 2
BetaBranch update
-Added zoom-to capability on event and threat messages in the right-hand sidebar. Did I hack something together because I couldn't figure out how to get Unity's hitscan UI thingy to work and so instead just replaced eve…
Event1 change - Shadows Behind the Throne 2
Version 17: Agent Select Resolution Hotfix
Fixed Resolution issue, which was causing the agent select dialog to scale incorrectly (the previous dialog was still around when it was created, causing it to get confused and upset and not detect the screen resolution…
Announcement1 changeFix - Shadows Behind the Throne 2
Version 17: A new End
Version 17 is now out, bringing with it Fog and Lights. The first part is a new Dark Name, revolving around Fog. This set of powers attempts to give a broadly useful buff to your agents as they try to infiltrate and ens…
Security3 changesWorkshopGameplay - Shadows Behind the Throne 2
Beta Branch, and discussion about End-Game
Version 17 is slowly being assembled, bringing a new Dark Name. The Fog returns from the previous game, and is now styled as a slowly-expanding region of control around your nobles. It's designed to guide you into expan…
Security4 changesCompatibilityBalance
