May 20, 2023 Changelog

Changelog:
* Balance Changes:
** Sacred Deer: Now has 200 Food, from 250.
** Several anti-Ranged Ranged units changed:
*** Greek Peltast: Attack Range increased to 20, from 12.
*** Egyptian Slinger: Attack Range increased to 20, from 18.
*** Celtic Slinger: Attack Range increased to 20, from 15.
*** Persian Takabara: Attack Range increased to 20, from 15.
*** Babylonian Slinger: Attack Range increased to 20, from 18.
*** Norse Skirmisher: Attack Range increased to 20, from 18.
** Ram-type units' cost changed:
*** Greek Battering Ram: Cost changed to 150w/60g, from 250w/80g.
*** Egyptian Siege Tower: Cost changed to 200w/80g, from 260w/210g.
*** Celtic Ram: Cost changed to 50f/120w, from 150w/20g.
*** Persian Battering Ram: Cost changed to 150w/60g, from 250w/80g.
*** Roman Battering Ram: Cost changed to 150w/60g, from 250w/80g.
*** Babylonian Siege Tower: Cost changed to 240w/80g, from 300w/100g.
** Babylonian War Chariot: DPS increased to 32, from 20. Bonus vs Ranged increased to 5.0x, from 4,0x. Maximum Range increased to 20, from 18. Line-of-sight increased to 22, from 20. Hitpoints reduced to 575, from 800. Pierce Armor increased to 0.50, from 0.
** Babylonian Royal Guard Champion: Bonus vs Buildings debuff reduced to -25%, from -50%.
** Persian Cataphract: Melee-Infantry Armor increased to 0.40, from 0.30. Bonus vs Siege increased to 2.5x, from 2.0x.
* Sparta PvP Updates:
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* Map Updates:
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* Advisor Updates:
** Added over 45 Advisor reworks and changes. These changes will be highlighted in a dedicated blog momentarily.
* Bugfixes:
** Fixed an issue where the quests from the "Aiding Socrates" Legendary quest pack were not included in the Legendary quest rotation for the Athens region.
** Fixed mail read panel being writeable
** Fixed mail receiver name when composing a new message while visiting a city
** Fixed an issue with the Norse Port where it didn't rotate as intended while placing it in Capital Cities.
*** (NOTE: Users might need to move their existing Ports to another location and move it back in order to fix potential visual issues.)
* Quest Updates:
** Several Elite quests' Empire Points rewards have been adjusted to be consistent with other Elite quests (30 Empire Points, from 15):
*** Elite: Recapturing Midgard
*** Elite: Resistance in Sistan
*** Elite: Just Deserts
*** Elite: Invasion of Verona
*** Elite: Invasion of Dunum
*** Elite: Liberating Thebes
*** Elite: Liberating Fayum
*** Elite: Liberating Giza
*** Elite: Liberating Dahshur
* Art Updates:
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* Champion Mode Changes:
** Greeks:
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** Egyptians:
*** Elephant Archer: Train Time reduced to 21s, from 22s.
*** Ptolemy's Might: Cost reduced to 250w/250g. Research Time reduced to 60s, from 80s.
** Celts:
*** Bowman: DPS reduced to 11, from 12.
*** Sacred Deer: Now has 200 Food, from 250.
*** Gift of Sequana: Now grants +30% Healing, from +40%
*** Gift of Morrigan: Now grants +25% Damage Boost, from +30%.
** Persians:
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** Romans:
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** Babylonians:
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** Norse:
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* Global:
** Silver Age: Cost reduced to 300f/300w/300g, from 350f/350w/350g. No change to research time.
*** Egyptian Temple of Set: Cost reduced to 300f/300w/300g, from 350f/350w/350g. Build time reduced to 100s, from 110s.
*** Celtic Silver Age: Cost reduced to 400f/400g.
** Golden Age: Cost reduced to 1000f/1000w/1000g/800s, from 1200f/1200w/1200g/800s. No change to research time.
*** Egyptian Temple of Ptah: 1000f/1000w/1000g/800s, from 1200f/1200w/1200g/800s. No change to build time.
*** Celtic Golden Age: Cost reduced to 1200f/1200g/800s, from 1500f/1500g/800s.
** Fortress: Cost reduced to 350w/450s, from 450w/550s. Hitpoints reduced to 7000, from 7250. (Except Norse and Egyptian Forts. See below)
*** Egyptian/Norse Fortress: Cost reduced to 450w/300s, from 550w/450s. Hitpoints reduced to 5750, from 7000.
* Updated the Champion Mode Website to the latest build.
* UI Updates:
** Fixed several inconsistencies between the Quest Rotation UI's displayed values and the actual rewards handed out by the server.
** "Display Trade Preview" now also works on Docks (default Hotkey: Shift + Z)
* Other Updates:
** Tarsos has been temporarily removed from the Quest Rotation system's possible regions.
** Bahram's Bulk Bundles: Material stack size and price adjusted to match the new maximum stack size for materials.
** Grand Architect Master's Masterpiece and Grand Architect's Masterpiece (Capital City decoration): Can now be built by all civilizations.
** Several Bahram's Lottery gear stats updated:
*** Bahram's Branded Arm Guard: Cost increase reduced to +13.8%, from +15.8%. Now also grants +52.7% Line-of-sight.
*** Bahram's Best Battle Armor: Movement Speed increased to +5.9%, from +2.1%.
*** Bahram's Beloved Bow: Cost reduction increased to -10.1%. Now also increases Train/Research Rate by +2.9%
** Two new Epic Reinforced Constructions have been added to the loot tables:
*** Walls of Severus
**** Cost: -3.1%
**** Health: +61.6%
*** Royal Babylonian Fortifications
**** Build Time: -5.1%
**** Health: +61.6%
*** These two items are available at levels 36 through 40.
* XLive Changes:
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* Backend Changes:
** Fixed an issue preventing users from entering their email addresses using non-lowercase characters.
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