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[Campaign] Fixed a bug during the Swans Pool defense mission where a Berserker/Werewolf could prevent the mission from completing. [Campaign] Fixed an issue where AI towers could sometimes make dismounted units invulnerable, blocking mission completion. Fixed an issue where Peasants weren't gathering water correctly in certain scenarios. [UnitAI] Improved attack-move command behavior: Units will now evaluate how many attackers are needed per target at the start (as per MaxUnitsAttacking), immediately engaging additional targets if the initial target would be overwhelmed. This helps prevent units from unnecessarily clustering on the same enemy before spreading out. View the full article

Bug Fixes: Fixed various animation cancellation exploits related to rice gathering Resolved an issue where rice orders were not being processed correctly Fixed a displacement bug where units would occasionally teleport when colliding with each other Improved order processing performance to reduce perceived input delay Database Changes: Completed migration of Data_Abilities->InnateAbility to new Data_UnitAndInnateAbility sheet - New sheet combines UnitType and AbilityType in a unified structure - Innate abilities now require valid UnitType/AbilityType pairs - The sheet allows to add these pairs manually, as many as Data_Ability slots allow, the game will read them. View the full article

Greetings, Warriors! As per the official list of Steam Sales and Fests for the first half of 2025, Steam's RTS Fest is coming January 20th, and we're excited to confirm that Battle Realms: Zen Edition is participating! After 5 long years in Early Access, we're ready to announce that Battle Realms is going for the full release. With the recent implementation of the multilingual system and its planned improvements, we've completed our Early Access roadmap. Our Early Access Journey Throughout Early Access, we maintained a lower price point as promised. We always said that the game would be at a discount during its entire EA period, as we weren't certain about the final pricing until we could gauge all factors involved. We're ready to put the final "full release" price tag on Battle Realms: Zen Edition today, in this announcement. Important Dates & Pricing Current Early Access Price (Until January 20th): $9.99 (with regional pricing) Full Release: January 20th* Launch Week Special (During RTS Fest): $11.99 (20% off full price, with regional pricing) Post-Launch Price: $14.99 (with regional pricing) What's Next? Leaving Early Access does not mean we're done - quite the contrary! Our focus will shift to: Stability improvements (bug fixes, crash fixes, and optimizations) Quality of life improvements (interface, translations, resolutions) Enhanced Steamworks integration (achievements, badges, trading cards, profile backgrounds, emojis Steam Points Shop - please, send us your ideas regarding emojis, points shop cosmetics items and backgrounds down in the comments) New content updates (more details coming soon!) A Word of Thanks We're deeply grateful for your support throughout these years of Early Access. Your feedback and patience have been fundamental in shaping Battle Realms into what it is today. Launching the game 5 years ago we couldn't have imagined we would be able to get it where it is now. Thank you for being part of this journey! Battle Realms Discord:  [discord.gg] Join the official server for the game, the universe, and the community if you haven't. Discord has proven to be a very helpful and fun program to use for us (as developers), so we're quite keen on maintaining our server. Populated by more than 4000 warriors, it is a solid communication bridge between us and all of you. If you're having issues, planning to report a bug, or just want to learn something new about the game and communicate with other fans or even developers -- we'd like to see you there, come around! Battle Realms Fundraiser: {LINK REMOVED}Help Fund Battle Realms! by Ed Del Castillo. Stay tuned for more updates! - The Battle Realms Team View the full article

Fixed incorrect tooltip translations displaying outdated text Fixed a UI issue preventing speech language selection from working properly Fixed self-damage bug where Kenji's Battle Gear would trigger critical strikes against buildings Fixed an issue where units could cancel certain animations when interacting with towers Fixed Lotus towers preventing unit evacuation during fire state Fixed boulder physics causing them to become stuck in certain terrain Fixed duplicate visual effects appearing on melee attacks View the full article

Greetings, Warriors! The Serpent has come bearing gifts! 🐍 Let's kick off the New Year with the great news that a lot of our players have been waiting for: Languages, Translations, Localizations, Dubs - you name it. With this update, we're introducing a feature that has been in development for a good while, and we're finally ready and excited to present it to you as its foundation is now fully integrated into the game. • The Multilanguage System 🌐 Yes, it's not just any system, it's a multilanguage system, allow us to explain. Back in 2001-2002, and pretty much until today, if you wanted to play Battle Realms in German, you needed the separate German version. French? Different disc/version entirely. Each region had its own localized version of the game, all of them being separate from each other. Today, with the introduction of the Multilanguage System, you not only have all the languages in one place (that the game had at the time of its release, excluding Korean), but you can also mix and match text and speech from each, creating unique combinations of, say, German Text and Spanish Audio. (this is a video, if you can't click it, open the announcement in a separate page, if you have no sound, click on the speaker icon) You might be wondering why it took us so long to bring these languages back. We sincerely apologize it had to be this long. When we first started working on Battle Realms: Zen Edition, we were new to the game's 20-year-old development pipeline. We spent a significant amount of time figuring out how everything worked and rebuilding the necessary tools to work with the game files. Meanwhile, as we progressed, the game kept evolving, with many English text tweaks integrated. We were mainly focused on fixing existing issues and enhancing the game, which meant we couldn't dedicate enough time and energy to re-translating everything or involving the community in that process. We also intentionally bypassed Steam's language system because: It would’ve created unnecessary complications due to the need to create and maintain different file depos for each language. We felt that Steam's method was inconvenient and not obvious to players in terms of UI. Text- wise, the game already had foundation for multiple languages since the beginning; we needed to polish and finish the system properly. Steam doesn't support mixing text and speech from different languages, a feature we identified as valuable while developing the system. In the end, it all worked out thanks to your continuous patience and support of our work. • Added Languages 📝 With the release of 1.59.1 and the initial iteration of this system, we're adding a total of 6 languages: German French Spanish Russian (Cyrillic Limitations) Italian (Text Only) Polish (Text Only) Currently Spanish, Russian, Italian and Polish don't have campaign translations for Grayback's Journey (Wolf Campaign), we'll be working on that, and you'll see it coming soon in the next updates. Korean is not yet included in the game, but we're on it. Other than that, this pretty much means that ZE now has all the languages BR has ever been localized into (officially), and all of that in one easily available place. • Join The Team 🤝 Now that things have calmed down a bit, and we've rebuilt the tools needed for proper translations, we're ready to bring even more languages to the game. That's where you come in. For now, it's only text, but we're hoping to possibly figure out some dubbing in the future. With the adjustments we've made, the game is now able to support a total of 21 additional languages: Belarusian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, Hungarian, Indonesian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malaysian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish, Turkish and Ukrainian. Therefore, we're launching the Battle Realms Translation Initiative, and yeah, we want YOU on board. Battle Realms isn't just a game - it's all of us, this entire community. Your passion, your feedback, your support - that's what keeps this game alive. And now you can help bring it to even more players. "But what's it actually like being a translator for this?" Pretty chill, honestly. You'll probably spend a couple hours a week with the game text, whenever it fits your schedule. Jump into Discord sometimes to chat about tricky phrases or share ideas. We've got a great community, and devs will be there to help you out if you get stuck. Each language gets a small team - about five people. One person acts as curator, but don't worry, it's not some big corporate thing (we're indie, after all). If you're a curator, you're basically the team's guide. Keep everyone in the loop, help sort out any translation questions and be our go-to person when the team needs to check something with the devs. If you know the game well and love bringing people together, this could be your thing. Our end-goal is to bring as many translations as possible, and, perfect them, hopefully preserving the spirit and essence of Battle Realms throughout the language variety. We know this is a long and difficult process, and we’re committed to making it as smooth as possible. But we can’t do it alone. If you’re fluent in any of these languages—and you are passionate about the game— please, reach out! The easiest way is to DM me (Komi) on Discord. Just keep in mind, Discord will be our main hub for coordination. It’s where all the action happens, so you’ll have to join it anyway. Don't worry if you're new to Discord though - we'll help you figure it out. So if you’re ready, shoot right away. • SEA Communities 🌏 Let's be real - Southeast Asia is where Battle Realms truly found its heart. From one country to another, the game spread through internet cafes faster than we could track. Those late-night tournaments, the legendary strategies, the communities that formed around single computers, the funny bugs after all (CTRL+D anyone?) - that's Battle Realms history right there. That's why getting languages like Filipino, Vietnamese, and Thai into the game, for us, is a matter of principle. It's about giving back to the community that never gave up on BR. Some languages will be easier to add than others. Filipino and Indonesian? Pretty straightforward since they use Latin letters. Thai needs some extra work because of its unique alphabet, and Vietnamese has its own special diacritics we need to understand how handle. It'll take time to get everything right, but we're committed to making it happen. Same as the above, let us know if you guys would like to participate in the future translation into these languages. 1.59.1 Changes: We brought those as well. 🔧 Technical: Implemented multi-language support (text + audio) Updated and enhanced the game's font Disabled default D3D9On12 to prevent DirectX crashes Restored and improved unit anti-stacking mechanics Battle gear target cursor now deactivates when move orders are needed improved anti "instant-shoot" solution and fixed animation issues for units using special battle gear animations Eliminated redundant battle gear visual effects on melee weapon impacts Added AffectOwner to Data_Abilities ⚔️ Gameplay: Fixed abilities still increasing or decreasing Fire AM as per Update 1.58.3 redesign of Fire into "True Damage" [Campaign - Kenji] Monastery HP increased from 1250 to 3000 [Campaign - Grayback] Shale Pile HP increased from 250 to 750 [Campaign - Grayback] Landslide HP increased from 250 to 750 [Serpent Clan] Serpent Tower will now prevent enemy units from running (forcing them to walk) for as long as the daze effect is active [Serpent Clan] Ronin will now take 150% damage from Explosive attacks instead of 175% [Serpent Clan] Ronin will now take 100% damage from Piercing attacks instead of 125% [Serpent Clan] Ronin's base damage decreased from 30 to 28 [Dragon Clan] Samurai will now take 150% damage from Explosive attacks instead of 175% [Dragon Clan] Samurai will now take 88% damage from Piercing attacks instead of 100% [Dragon Clan] Guardian's Concussion Smash will now also affect himself (damage+stun) [Lotus Clan] Blade Acolyte will now restore stamina 2x slower Damage type (melee/ranged) now correctly matches the source weapon type (fixing Mauler Wrecking Ball vs Staff Adept Dark Canopy bug where Canopy protected against this damage when it shouldn't have) Fixed hybrid units (melee+ranged) getting stuck when targeting buildings from watchtowers. AI now considers recruiting golems as peasants when urgency is high Enhanced AI prioritization of damaged watchtower repairs Removed "AI" prefix from AI player names Fixed infinite climbing bug when peasants attempted to mount burning watchtowers Restricted Yin/Yang acquisition to units only, preventing harvesting from trees and buildings Units now retain tamed wolves when morphing (i.e. Berserker -> Werewolf). Previously the Wolf would "lose" its host and become hostile. Prevented Necromancer from reviving zombies during Spirit Warrior ability Fixed healing spell deactivation for full-health targets Improved healer targeting logic for immobile units Adjusted mounted swordsmen positioning in the initial campaign mission This is huge for us, and we hope you're as excited as we are. Battle Realms has always been about its players - you've stuck with us through everything, and this is our way of saying thanks. We couldn't have made it this far without you. Together, we're making Battle Realms better than ever. Until next time - May your rice fields be plentiful this year! For The Serpent! Battle Realms Discord:  [discord.gg] Join the official server for the game, the universe, and the community if you haven't. Discord has proven to be a very helpful and fun program to use for us (as developers), so we're quite keen on maintaining our server. Populated by more than 4000 warriors, it is a solid communication bridge between us and all of you. If you're having issues, planning to report a bug, or just want to learn something new about the game and communicate with other fans or even developers -- we'd like to see you there, come around! Battle Realms Fundraiser: {LINK REMOVED}Help Fund Battle Realms! by Ed Del Castillo. Follow Battle Realms: On Youtube. On Facebook[facebook.com]. On Reddit. On Twitter. On Twitch[twitch.tv]. Stay tuned for more updates! - The Battle Realms TeamView the full article