[Patch Notes] Demo Version Update

The demo version has been updated today.

About the New Demo (Important)

The new demo includes the following major updates:

• Major combat improvements

• Enemy AI overhaul

• Various balance adjustments

• Partial implementation of new features (Romance / Officer Recruitment / New Nation-Founding Route)

As a result, the new demo now allows you to play the first two in-game years with functionality nearly identical to the Early Access version.

Save Data Compatibility: Old Demo → New Demo

• Save data from the old demo cannot be carried over to the new demo.

• Due to large-scale system changes and numerous bug fixes, compatibility has been removed.

• After updating, please start a new campaign in the updated demo.

Save Data Compatibility: New Demo → Early Access

• Save data from the new demo can be carried over to the Early Access version launching on December 10.

• You can continue your playthrough seamlessly into the main game.

Combat

Controls

• Dodge roll changed to Space key (single input)

• Battle-time pause moved to Backspace key

• Lock-on target priority adjusted

  • Added options: “Leader Priority,” “Distance Priority,” “Camera Direction Priority”

• Shield parry strengthened

  • Added parry stun

  • Adjusted damage multiplier during parry stun

• Added a limit to the number of healing items usable per battle

Responsiveness

• Adjusted attack animation speed

• Adjusted hit-stun duration

• Adjusted animation transitions

Enemy Unit Behavior

• Adjusted enemy leader behavior

  • Changed retreat behavior when frontline units are eliminated

  • Added escape actions when surrounded

  • Added spacing actions (step / roll)

  • Added charge attacks

• Adjusted movement speed of shielded units

• Adjusted retreat speed of archers

Balance & Quality of Life

Economy / Domains

• Added reputation change when buying out food

• Added reputation change when selling food to starving domains

UI / Controls

• Added mouse wheel zoom to the world map

• Disabled forced dialogue events unless already in progress

• Added manual dialogue triggering (! icon)

• Guild quest reports can now be submitted from any domain

• Domain entry changed to “approach + press E”

• Improved UI display during auto-movement

New Features

Romance

• Added option to propose marriage to NPCs in “close friend” status

• Added option to propose lover relationship

• Added “Trial of Love” quest

• Added event for the player to have children

Nation Founding

• Added ability for an independent faction's leader to found a nation by occupying unaligned territory, provided they have a certain level of fame/reputation

Officer Recruitment

• Added ability to apply for officer positions directly to faction leaders

• Enabled joining factions without territory

National Management

• Added “Technology Research” to royal advisement options

Other

• Minor UI/UX adjustments

• NPC behavior adjustments

• Performance improvements

• Text / display fixes

• Various balance adjustments

• Numerous bug fixes