Maintenance downtime: 21.01.2014 – 10:30-12:30

With the update of 21.01.2014 the gameplay mechanic of the temple/palace in egypt will change: after the update, your palace will not be destroyed after a few days anymore! Please note: to achieve this change, all palaces that are finished before then, will be destroyed one last time! So if your palace is still in the works and you want to save it from destruction, just wait after the update has been applied tomorrow.
Features

• Cargo Ship, this ship can transport stone, wood and straw from Gaul to Egypt and vice versa for a small Fee.
• Unlocking 3 new PVP brawlers with Resistance Points. The Phoenician, Edifis and the Egyptian Worker.

Balancing & Tweaks

• PVP  tournament rewards got some major changes. There are now tournament rewards for the the top 20k players participating.
  The rewards are split up like this.
  Top 100 = best rewards
  101 to 2k
  2001 to 5k
  5001 to 8k
  8001 to 20k
• Players can now earn additional Resistance Points from PVP
• Overall Resistance Points cost for training villagers have been reduced significantly.
• Tutorial optimizations, players get into the game quicker with less hand holding.
• Construction cost for the bridge and pier outpost have been reduced.
• Both the initial outpost duration and the outpost duration increase have been set to 7 days.
• It is now possible to extend the outpost duration
• We changed Palace construction so that the Palace can only be constructed once.
• some text-changes/improvements
• adjusted item position of ‘chisel’ (in crafting recipe overview)
• it is now possible to open Egyptian worker’s circle menu directly from the Palace construction window by clicking on their portraits
• adjusted the collision of the Palace so that the avatar can no longer be positioned ‘under’ it
• adjusted the position of Getafix magic potion tooltip
• added particle effects to avatar when he is currently undefeatable (because of magic potion effect)
• added particle effect to Getafix cauldron when he is preparing the Magic Potion for you
• polished Getafix Magic Potion dialog
• new ambient sound for egypt level
• crit chance slightly increased  for all characters in PvP (except for the village elder)

Bug Fixes

• fixed an issue where it was not possible to open the druid’s circle menu when 3 potions were queued in crafting queue
• fixed an issue where the background of the village druid potion crafting window disappeared if the player travelled to Egypt and back
• fixed issue where it was not possible to fish from fishing ground (near reed camp) when reed outpost was constructed
• [achievement] fixed issue where it was not possible to complete the “remove world object: egyptian fields” achievement
• [achievement] fixed issue where it was not possible to complete the “attack roman legion” achievement
• [achievement] [Egypt] fixed an issue where it was not possible to complete the “train all workers to level x” achievement
• fixed an issue where the information pop-up was missing when you tried to delete a message with too many attachments (and don’t have enough inventory space)
• [Egypt] fixed a text issue where quests with a defeat crocodile quest objective were not correctly displayed (crocodile was called Òroman patrolÓ)
• [Egypt] the second and the third building decoration for Edifis workshop didn’t display the correct text.

Known issues

• [Browser] Internet Explorer users may experience Flash player version issues, especially with IE10
• External buildings may be blocked despite the Roman camps having been defeated
• [Browser] Rarely, error #3672 when playing/loading the game in Chrome
• Statistics for brawls won and lost (as defender) not correctly displayed in statistics category tab ‘village brawls’. A game refresh is needed to see the correct PvP defender statistics. Same goes for the PvP achievement: win x brawls as a defender.
• It’s not possible to store more than 20 brawl report mails (+ brawl rewards) in your inbox. Don’t forget to pick up your brawl rewards as soon as possible!
• The game throws an error when receiving mails while having lots of actions queued
• Some issues with daily login bonus food reward overflow mail (not possible to pick up the food, because your food storage is full) – sometimes the mail inbox does not display all your mails (after you’ve received a daily login bonus overflow mail) – sometimes it’s not possible to delete the mail (error occurs)
• quest with food quest objective updates when clicking on boar trail (does NOT result in error, just a minor display issue)
• Constructed Outposts in Egypt and in Gaul might not display the correct amount of time left – please refresh your browser once in a while to prevent server-client syncing issues

EGYPT

• [Egypt] Egyptian workers are sometimes called ‘villagers’ in some descriptions (upgrade a worker,  equip a worker, …)
• [Egypt] The palace construction progress bar may not display the correct progress. Please make sure to update the palace status once in a while (by clicking on the palace) to get the latest palace status!
• [EGYPT] [Cargo Ship] The cargo ship travel line animation on travel map (in the cargo ship window) does not continue when you send the ship from one place to another. It’s just a minor display issue – reopening the window solves the problem
• !!! [Egypt] Palace is non destructible. The change we implemented, to keep the palace intact and not destroy it again after a few days, only affects players who are currently in the palace construction phase. If the palace is already completed at the time of the update it will be destroyed one last time. Every player who has to complete the palace a second time will receive an achievement.

**Bugfixes: **

• [Egypt] fixed a display issue where some objects in Egypt were covered by snow
• [Egypt] fixed an issue where it was possible to place Avatar below the travel boat in Egypt
• [Egypt] fixed background color of Roman/Crocodile Attack Screen
• [Egypt] fixed Error when travelling to Egypt after having constructed the reed outpost in Egypt and having refreshed the game
• [Egypt] fixed Construction and Upgrade quest objective for Egyptian quests
• [Egypt] fixed a display issue where Egyptian workers’ strength was not correctly displayed in the strength HUD
• [Egypt] fixed a display issue where the palace progress was not correctly displayed (it was possible to reach the next palace stage before you should do so)
• [Egypt] fixed an issue where Egypt quest icons were missing in the quest objective list after a game refresh
• fixed an issue where it was not possible to complete quests with an “attack legion” quest objective (some of the new Elder quests in Gaul)
• fixed an issue where the legion strength of high level (30+) players was too low
• fixed display issue where the storage capacity HUD did not immediately display the new maximum capacity when the player upgrades a storage building (in Gaul AND in Egypt)
• fixed a display issue where the part of the Phoenician market window was displaced

Tweaks:

• many text-changes/improvements
• optimised loading time for Egypt level
• new crocodile asset/animation
• new asset for egypt worker building 3
• empty field in egypt now has a sand ground

Known issues

• [Browser] Internet Explorer users may experience Flash player version issues, especially with IE10
• External buildings may be blocked despite the Roman camps having been defeated (could be the reason why certain quests and/or achievements cannot be completed)
• [Browser] Rarely, error #3672 when playing/loading the game in Chrome
• Statistics for brawls won and lost (as defender) not correctly displayed in statistics category tab “village brawls”. A game refresh is needed to see the correct PvP defender statistics. Same goes for the PvP achievement: win x brawls as a defender.
• It’s not possible to store more than 20 brawl report mails (+ brawl rewards) in your inbox. Don’t forget to pick up your brawl rewards as soon as possible!
• Sometimes it’s not possible to open the druid’s circle menu when 3 potions are in the crafting queue
• The game throws an error when receiving mails while having lots of actions queued
• Some issues with daily login bonus food reward overflow mail (not possible to pick up the food, because your food storage is full) – sometimes the mail inbox does not display all your mails (after you’ve received a daily login bonus overflow mail) – sometimes it’s not possible to delete the mail (error occurs)
• quest with food quest objective updates when clicking on boar trail (does NOT result in error, just a minor display issue)

EGYPT

• [Egypt] Egyptian workers are sometimes called “villagers” in some descriptions (upgrade a worker, equip a worker, fight against Romans, …)
• [Egypt] background of village druid potion crafting window disappear if player travels to Egypt and back
• [Egypt] the second and the third building decoration for Edifis’ workshop don’t display the correct text. It says:”grants 0% chance to get between 5 and 15 Sesterce” – it’s a 100% chance
• [Egypt] Sometimes the palace construction site is not displayed in Egypt when you reach a new palace construction level. Just refresh the game to solve the problem.
• [Egypt] The palace construction progress bar may not display the correct progress. Please make sure to update the palace status once in a while (by clicking on the palace) to get the newest palace status!

1 How do I travel to Egypt?
– You need to be at least level 20
– You need to free the bridge and the pier from Roman occupation
– You can click on the boat next to the pier to travel to Alexandria

2 How do I travel back to my village?
– You can click on the small boat near the pier to travel back to your village

3 I can’t access the Friendsmap in Egypt. Why?
– Because you are on a different continent and you are not aware of what is happening back in Gaul. Remember, the internet and telephones were not yet invented back in 50 B.C.
– To help other players with Roman legions you have to travel back to your village
– Legions can still attack your village while you help Edifis with the palace construction in Egypt. So don’t forget to check on that!
– Roman patrols in Egypt do not respawn when a legion reaches your village

4 How does the Resistance bar work in Egypt?
– Defeating Romans in Egypt increases your Resistance Level just like back home in Gaul.
You are already so infamous that the Romans know which Gaulish village is to blame for their troubles.

5 Which resources can I find in Egypt?
– You can gather wood from palm trees
– You can gather straw from reed
– You can gather stone from ruins
– You can gather food from the Egyptian Farm, Egyptian fields and from Egyptian fishing grounds

6 What does Edifis’ workshop do?
– You can craft different items at Edifis’ workshop in Egypt. You might need these items to finish the construction of the palace!
– Some crafting recipes need items you can only prepare or get at your village in Gaul

7 How do quests work in Egypt?
– Certain quest objectives are tied to Gaul or Egypt, so they won’t progress if you are in the wrong location
– Quests can be completed anywhere if all quest objectives have been met
– Some quests objectives will require you to travel to a certain location
– Quest objectives which require you to hold external buildings for a certain time will progress even if you are in another location

8 How do resource storage and my inventory work in Egypt?
– Egypt and Gaul have separate storage buildings for resources and food, these resources are not shared across the two locations
– Your inventory can always be accessed and is shared across the two locations

9 There are Roman camps in Egypt, what do they block?
– Chewingum (oasis camp): blocks access to oasis (water) and wood
DE Seisdrum / FR Chouingum
– Welcum (pier camp): blocks access to pier/(cargo ship)
DE Delirium / FR Postscriptum
– Humdrum (river bank camp): blocks the riverbank – access to reeds (straw)
DE Hauteuchdrum / FR Mercurocrum

10 Who will help you to fight against the Romans in Egypt?
– Only Pointandklix can travel to Egypt and all the other villagers are not available. They have to take care of all the annoying Romans at home!
– The Egyptian construction workers are willing to help you defeat the Romans, but they are not as strong as the brave Gaul warriors. You can train them by clicking on their tents (upgrade) to make them stronger
– It’s possible to make Pointandclix undefeatable for x times with Getafix’ Magic Potion (see 15 – Magic Potion)

11 Achievements & Statistics
– Achievements and Statistics are updated when you complete objectives and gather items/resources in Egypt.
– But you have to travel back to your village to see the achievement/statistic progress (@ Pointandclix’ house)

12 Why should I construct the palace?
– Edifis has to construct a palace for Cleopatra (she has made a bet with Caesar) and when you finish the palace you’ll be rewarded with a lot of Resistance Points
– Every time you reach a new construction stage you get a reward ( Resistance Points and Sesterce)
– When the palace construction is completed (reaches 100%), you continually get Resistance Points from the Palace (can be picked up by clicking on the Palace). The faster you finish the palace the longer you get Resistance Points, so hurry up!

13 How do I construct the palace?
– The productivity meter displays how much effort you are putting into the palace construction site. If you see it drop below 100% you need to act!
– At the beginning you have only one worker who becomes productive when you complete his need quest. This could be for example: water, food, tools, etc. But he will only be productive for a certain amount of time, then you have to bring him something new.
You can get even more workers when you build their tents (by clicking on the building lots in Egypt). The more workers you have the faster you are!
– You can improve the productivity of your workers permanently by upgrading their tents.
– A nice and easy way to construct the palace is to provide the palace construction site with resources (wood, straw, stone). One resource boosts the construction for a certain amount of time.
– Crocodiles decrease the productivity of your workers, therefore you have to get rid of them. Defeat them to boost the productivity of your workers!

14 How does the magic potion work?
– Ask Getafix to prepare the magic potion for you. When he is ready you can either boost the workers for one hour or make Pointandclix undefeatable for 3 times when fighting against Romans! But choose wisely! You have to wait several days until Getafix can prepare a new potion!
Some ideas:
– Hint: if you have many workers working on the construction site you should choose the production boost!
– Hint: if you have problems with Romans or crocodiles you should give the Magic Potion to Pointandclix

Maintenance Downtime: 26.11.2013 / 10:30-12:00

Content:

• Snowy Village – the player’s village is covered under a thick layer of snow
• New and prettier growl dialog

Tweaks and Bug Fixes:

• Druid house chimney is smoking now while a potion is being crafted
• Building upgrades past building level 10 can be unlocked now every two levels, previously every three levels.
• fixed issue where the game threw an out of sync error when having a level up
• fixed issue where the campfire particle effect for newly constructed outposts was missing
• fixed issue where it was possible to use strength potions on phoenician trader
• fixed display issue for items with high selling prices
• fixed issue where constructing the druid house lead to an error
• fixed issue where a villager was displayed although you haven’t finished the construction of the villager’s building
• crafting potions at druid circle (or controlling the druid circle) should no longer result in an error
• fixed issue where it was not possible to complete the “Scourge of the romans” achievement
• fixed issue where it was not possible to complete the “Village motivator” achievement
• fixed issue where it was not possible to gather resources or to refill a villagers strength (not enough food error)
• several text-changes/improvements
• fixed issue where the score in pvp end tournament mails was not displayed correctly

Known Issues

• [Browser] Internet Explorer users may experience Flash player version issues, especially with IE10
• [Browser] Rarely, error #3672 when playing/loading the game in Chrome
• It’s not possible to store more than 20 brawl report mails (+ brawl rewards) in your inbox. Don’t forget to pick up your brawl rewards as soon as possible!
• The storage capacity HUD will not immediately display the new maximum capacity when the player upgrades a storage building. Refreshing the game or harvesting the corresponding resource will update the HUD to display the new improved capacity.

Maintenance notice for tomorrow, thursday, 2013-11-05: the servers will be offline from 10:30 until at least 12:00! We are installing update 9.1. Changes: during the mysterious mist event, the glowing substance can be used to purchase decorations (level-1) for buildings which otherwise can only be bought with roman helmets. Also, the far sight potion can be sold for 3300 sesterces.