10 Feb 2019, 14:50

EP 6.0.0.0

ESOC Patch balance changes

Simple changelist without comments General



– "The Exiled Prince” & Fortress Age "The Messenger" age-time increased from 40s to 45s

– “Bastion” improvement moved from Colonial to Fortress Age; now also increases wall build-time by 50%

– "Advanced Dock" shipment no longer affects Fishing Boat train-time.

– Culverin ship multiplier decreased from 12.5 to 10

– "Apache Raiders" improvement decreased from +2 to +1 Apache Cavalry villager multipliers



Aztecs



– “TEAM Cheap Fishing Boats” shipment changed from no effect to -20w Fishing Boat cost



Chinese



– Shaolin Master cover mode removed; passive-aggressive abilities chance increased from 20% to 30%, in the Colonial Age

– Disciple train-time decreased from 11s to 7s

– "TEAM Improved Warships" shipment increased from +15% to +20% attack & hitpoints

– Qiang Pikeman hand attack light infantry multiplier increased from 2.25 to 3.5

– “Territorial” banner-army train-time decreased from 33s to 29s



Germans



"Advanced Dock" shipment increased from +50% damage, +50% heal-rate and -33% train-time to +100% damage, +100% heal-rate and -33% train-time; no longer affects Fishing Boat train-time.



Indians



– House cost increased from 60w to 70w; bounties adjusted from 12 to 14 (build) & 24 to 28 (kill)

– Zamburak ranged resistance decreased from 30% to 20%; Mansabdar updated accordingly



Iroquois



– "Crates of 400 Food, 200 Wood, and 200 Coin" shipment changed to 300f, 300w, 200c



Japanese



– Golden Pavilion wonder, ranged unit attack bonus decreased from 15% to 10%

– Shogun Tokugawa cost increased from 350c to 750c; bounties adjusted from 35 to 75

– Shrine cost reduced from 125w to 120w; bounties adjusted from 25 to 24 (build) & 50 to 48 (kill)



Ottomans



– “Guard Abus Gun” improvement cost reduced from 450f, 600w, 600c to 600w, 600c

– "Janissary Combat" home-city shipment increased from 15% to 20%



Russians



– Musketeer batch cost reduced from 281.25f, 93.75c to 270f, 90c



Sioux



– Teepee hitpoints aura decreased from 10% to 7%

– War Chief ranged resistance now increases from 10% to 30% when reaching the Fortress Age



Spanish



– Rodelero hand attack increased from 10 to 11

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That's right, the new balance iteration is here! Aside from that, we've got a number of map updates, some important bug fixes for the patch and a couple new options in the launcher that you might find useful. All good stuff. Enjoy!changelog since EP 5.1.1.0- Removed duplicate map art files from ESOC Patch 5.1 compatibility dataset, greatly reducing its size.- "Spanish Gold" description updated to "Precious metals from the new world grant additional coin with all your shipments, starting with this one."- Added UIx version of New England, removed old version.- UIx New England: improved sheep spawn locations, whales fix, island fix, other tweaks.- Seasonal Winter version disabled, until further notice, on the following maps: UIx ESOC Fertile Crescent, UIx ESOC Florida, UIx ESOC Mendocino, UIx ESOC Pampas Sierras.- UIx ESOC Kamchatka: disabled Winter spawn version until end of July, 2019.- Prevent starting mines spawn failure in games with more than 2 players (by falling back to 1v1 mine spawn logic when needed), on the following maps: UIx ESOC Mendocino, UIx ESOC Manchac, UIx ESOC Tassili. Was primarily an issue for teamgames with observers.- UIx ESOC Colorado: adjusted player placement locations in 2v2 with observers, in order to ensure starting units spawn for all players.- UIx ESOC Malaysia: water areas of the map should no longer occasionally become filled with land.- "Advanced Dock" shipment undocumented and unintended +3 range effect buff reverted (was in effect since EP 3.2).- Fixed a bug causing the Disciplined Urumi shadow tech effects to be applied team-wide; especially problematic in combination with the Team Urumi shipment, which enables this tech even for non-Indian teammates.- "Spanish Gold" shipment now affects "Native Treaties" and "Royal Decree to Claim the New World" shipments with the extra coin crate.- "Spanish Gold" shipment no longer grants an extra coin crate with the arrival of Aztec allies granted by the "Native Treaties" shipment.- Added option to show unit/building HP on mouseover.- Added option to hide game interface on screenshots.- Any error encountered during the update process will now be properly logged.- Fixed an issue where the Launcher would always launch ESOC Patch after "repairing" a suspicious file, even when the user was originally interrupted from launching Treaty Patch or XPMOD. The proper originally-interrupted game version will now be launched in this case.Balance development comments, by @, in italic:To quote a great player: "Finally!"We are very excited to bring you this long awaited (and long in-the-making) balance update, in time for the 2 Vs 2 event. We're also confident that this will benefit the patch, players and viewers alike.Thank you to everyone who helped provide feedback, and to everyone who supports EP, in game or in spirit.– "The Exiled Prince” & Fortress Age "The Messenger" age-time increased from 40s to 45sNerfs one of the most viable options in the game, in its own right, indirectly buffing its alternatives (including not aging) as well as impacting civilizations, more or less, one way or the other (something being taken into account). An unusual change, by historic EP standards, but a relatively modest one, with good promise; a sign of things to come, perhaps.– “Bastion” improvement moved from Colonial to Fortress Age; now also increases wall build-time by 50%Especially meant to address excessive walling in the late game, this change will be disproportionately beneficial to team-game balance.– "Advanced Dock" shipment no longer affects Fishing Boat train-time.This shipment currently does seem to be causing some balance issues, particularly in early-game shore-control, and in synergy with the "Schooners" shipment. Along with the Advanced Dock +3 range bug revert, this change aims to resolve that.– Culverin ship multiplier decreased from 12.5 to 10Reverts a eurocentric and flawed change.– "Apache Raiders" improvement decreased from +2 to +1 Apache Cavalry villager multipliersResults in Apache Cavalry doing three (instead of five) times the recalculated damage to villagers, lessening its abusability without nullifying its effectiveness.– “TEAM Cheap Fishing Boats” shipment changed from no effect to -20w Fishing Boat costUndoes the mistake of removing a shipment. This is TPP, not TP!– Shaolin Master cover mode removed; passive-aggressive abilities chance increased from 20% to 30%, in the Colonial AgeAddresses the problem that is having one of two infantry melee heroes with cover mode, and the other without, while solving an abuseable bug, in the only way possible. Chinese being buffed presents a good opportunity to do so. While not necessarily a balance issue, in the bigger picture, some are predictably disenchanted with the monk becoming weaker. Because of this, we're improving, instead, on the unit's combat abilities, by enhancing its actual features, rather than broken bugs.– Disciple train-time decreased from 11s to 7sAims to offset the adverse effects, of the above change, on training Disciples.– "TEAM Improved Warships" shipment increased from +15% to +20% attack & hitpointsThis change should make the shipment viable for all game-modes, without making it overpowered in any. Especially given the situational Fire Junk, and the Fuchuan with a build-limit of two.– Qiang Pikeman hand attack light infantry multiplier increased from 2.25 to 3.5Makes countering light infantry, in general, and the Coyote Runner, in particular, less difficult.– “Territorial” banner-army train-time decreased from 33s to 29sMakes the banner-army's train-time less disproportionately punishing. To put things in perspective, this change improves the banner-army's ratio of cost to train-time from 16.36 to 18.6. The Forbidden Army has a ratio of 25.15 – after its train-time was increased from 29s to 33s."Advanced Dock" shipment increased from +50% damage, +50% heal-rate and -33% train-time to +100% damage, +100% heal-rate and -33% train-time; no longer affects Fishing Boat train-time.Sees the shipment mirror that of other civilizations.– House cost increased from 60w to 70w; bounties adjusted from 12 to 14 (build) & 24 to 28 (kill)Reverts half of the remainder of the buff, in order to tone down the strength of the civilization.– Zamburak ranged resistance decreased from 30% to 20%; Mansabdar updated accordinglyCompletely disregarding its Colonial Age availability and improvement shipments, the Zamburak is an exceptional unit, from a statistical point of view. For this reason, this change will help balance Indians, sensibly – especially in team-games, where the unit is more prevalent.– "Crates of 400 Food, 200 Wood, and 200 Coin" shipment changed to 300f, 300w, 200cThis change should make the shipment more appropriately viable, for Colonial Age play in particular.– Golden Pavilion wonder, ranged unit attack bonus decreased from 15% to 10%This change both compensates for the Exiled Prince/Fortress Messenger nerfs in a strategic way, and improves the viability of wonder options, within and without the Golden Pavilion.– Shogun Tokugawa cost increased from 350c to 750c; bounties adjusted from 35 to 75Addressing team-game balance, primarily, this change increases the significance of the unit's death, to both sides.– Shrine cost reduced from 125w to 120w; bounties adjusted from 25 to 24 (build) & 50 to 48 (kill)A slight buff to the civilization, removing another decimal cost from the game, for an added bonus.– “Guard Abus Gun” improvement cost reduced from 450f, 600w, 600c to 600w, 600cAnother borderline bug-fix, to a needlessly punishing exception.– "Janissary Combat" home-city shipment increased from 15% to 20%This change is also aimed at helping the scaling of the civilization.– Musketeer batch cost reduced from 281.25f, 93.75c to 270f, 90cProvides a slight buff to one of the worst performing units of the civilization while eliminating another problematic and ugly decimal cost.– Teepee hitpoints aura decreased from 10% to 7%This change makes breaking Sioux defensive positions less difficult.– War Chief ranged resistance now increases from 10% to 30% when reaching the Fortress AgeThis change seeks to make viable – in terms of balance – keeping the heavy cavalry tag, as previously added to the War Chief. It decreases the impact of the tag by about 40%, while increasing the durability of the unit by about 25%, to other ranged damage. Ultimately, it does make sense for the unit to have the tag, and higher ranged resistance, along with it. There is precedent for hero unit statistics being buffed when advancing in age—most notably in the case of the only other cavalry hero unit in the game—The Brahmin Monk, which gains speed, in Colonial Age, that would have been adverse to balance in the Discovery Age.– Rodelero hand attack increased from 10 to 11A slight buff to a less-than overperforming unit of the civilization, available in the Colonial Age.You may also view a combined changelog of all ESOC Patch balance changes compared to the official RE patch on our wiki, now all fresh and updated for EP6: https://wiki.eso-community.net/ESOC_Patch/Version_history/Compared_to_RE - Spawn improvements on UIx New England by @- Most Launcher improvements by @, new blood in the dev team!- @for the monstrous amount of work on balancing and patch notes!1. If you have a previous version installed, you can simply run the EP Launcher and auto-update should have you covered.2. If you're installing for the first time, download the exe installer