Patch 5.X

## 5.18

A quick fix patch for some issues found in the previous version.

General

* Inhabit Jungle can now be cast in Jungles like intended
* Fix for menus not working if the is no font size set (bug from 5.17)
* Fix for insane captains (bug from 5.17)
* Description fixes
* Stat and typo fixes

## 5.17

This update brings a new playable class to Elysium, the Monkey Maharaja. This new class have many monkeys of different size and standing, as well as Gurus capable of summoning previously unknown mythic beings and reincarnating after dying. There is also a new tune for the Monkey Maharaja made by Adrian von Ziegler. Apart from this new class there are also a bunch of other new features and bug fixes. The Gorgons and Erinye of the Witch are now all unique beings (3 of each), a new island has been added to the primal plane to accommodate the various unique beings of the monkey people and the merchants are now better at putting suitable prices on different magic items.

General

* New class: Monkey Maharaja
* New tune for Monkey Maharaja by Adrian von Ziegler
* New terrain Atavi Villages
* New island on the outskirts of the Primal Plane
* Gorgons are now unique (3 of them)
* Erinye are now unique (3 of them)
* Temple pyramid battle ground
* Dwarf mines now have proper battle grounds that are improved with level of Dvala
* Kelp in kelp forest battles
* Magic Maps now only reveal map, not units
* Monsters with same name are now shown as one post in battle reports
* Some magic items from merchants are now more or less expensive than other
* It is now easier to click on large units while they are moving in battle
* Dwarven City now starts with an iron gate like it is supposed to
* Units with planar immortality heal afflictions on their home plane over time
* Rain of Blood spell uses less particles
* Eternal Pyre can now be cast in sacred groves as well
* Demilich could deviate to other planes if teleporting close to a plane's edge
* Translation support for army composition popups
* Default to large font size on Steam Deck
* Help screen for load game screen
* Most buildings are now amphibian so they won't drown
* Snow movement did not combine properly with giant sized
* New spell school: Destruction
* Waking up from sleep didn't remove berserk properly
* Making crystal golem from crystal forest resulted in a plain, fixed.
* Halberdiers can now use magic weapons properly
* Giant Locusts can now appear as independent animals
* More animal types for Druid Lesser Summoning
* Spider Thicket now costs 3 AP to enter
* Typo & stat fixes

Network / Multiplayer

* Fix for network map scrying
* Fix for overrun in network games

AI

* AI improvements for High Cultist and Bakemono

Modding

* Mods are also checked for correct case of directories
* Error checking for mod sample files
* Mod vars now reset properly after Game Over
* New monster command: savanna2
* New ritual commands: promplayer, ritequipall, ritmaxrange
* Startinsanity didn't work, fixed
* No messages for recruitment offers that are prevented by terrain restriction
* Create Fancy Terrain in map editor now only affects the Elysium plane
* Map editor fix, loading multi plane maps could result in a bad map size

## 5.16

This is mainly a bug fix update. Most importantly it fixes a new bug where you immortals never lost their magic items. Apart from a bunch of fixed bugs there is also improved performance for battles and some new stuff for modders.

General

* Immortal units didn't lose their items when they died
* Fix for no loot after eliminating a player
* Battle performance improvement
* Show square's owner in square info (i)
* Press 'h' to (de)select all horror marked units
* Strange Mist in the Sky never dissipated, fixed
* Ritual Caster ability icon could appear when it shouldn't (Divine Emperor)
* Tunneling through moist cave walls didn't work
* Bug fix for some wandering independents
* Message in battle log when gates are opened
* Animate forest spell only targets squares with living terrain on
* Increased maximum number of projectiles
* Yearly sell price for Emeralds was shown incorrectly
* Fix for ctrl+select another commander
* Player being eliminated could result in corrupted commanders, fixed
* Succubus can now use weapons properly
* Typo and stat fixes

Network / Multiplayer

* Better error message when version is too old for network lobby

AI

* Large units better at engaging enemies in battle
* Limit number of dwarven ballistas at the same location

Modding

* New ritual command: afftarg
* New event command: makeben
* Translation of sub-headers is now possible
* Special abilities can now be translated

## 5.15

This update makes it possible for modders to replace fonts and translate most parts of the game, including buttons and popups. In Agartha there will now be moist cave walls next to any water squares, making it easier to not flood the level by mistake. There is also the usual bunch of minor features, AI tweaks and bug fixes.

General

* Moist cave walls next to water
* Relevant AoE spell casting is now shown in per unit battle log too
* Fix for scrolling of per unit battle log (with +,- keys)
* Temperature changing units are capped to a single one one per square
* Disintegrate will no longer target a bush if someone is standing in the same square
* Auto Recruitment will now buy as many time as possible, making commander recruitment more reliable
* Greedy is now a tag for units refusing to give up magic items (decoupled from stupid)
* Statues of the Underworld can now be constructed in former settlements as well
* Fix for clouds being turned into desert
* Less mist from cloud forests
* Battle log is now slightly wider on widescreen monitors
* Fix for commander died by disease message
* Upgrades of e.g. dwarves can now be performed on other planes as well
* Some units were drawn at incorrect size when viewing stats
* Canceling Save & Quit no longer quits the game
* Fix for some terrain graphics glitches when zooming
* Clear on screen message after ending turn
* Fungus Year is now affected by wilder setting
* Fix for Winged Monkey sprite
* Peddlars can now only spawn from special locations
* Fix for corrupted text with newer versions of the sdl2-ttf lib
* Stat & typo fixes

Network / Multiplayer

* Better cleaning up of partly deleted lobby games

AI

* Tweak of AI square conquering priorities

Modding

* Translation support
* New start option: --dumpstrings
* New translation commands: translation, fontfile
* New monster command: greedy

## 5.13

This update focuses on improving the battles. There is now a per unit battle log, so when you inspect a unit in battle you will only see his part of the battle log. There is also a new unit list, press F1 in a battle to see a list of all participants, including dead units so their cause of death can be inspected in their log.
Ice in battles has now got stats and a catapult might smash through it with their boulders, creating patches of open water.

There are also some new spells, magic items, AI & pathfinding improvements, new modding features and the usual bug fixes. The network lobby seems to work quite well now, so the beta warning has finally been removed.

General

* F1 battle unit list
* Per unit battle log
* Improved battle log info
* Pathfinding now prefers straight paths and to avoid dangerous squares
* Magic items are no longer removed from unit until after battle is over
* Now possible to find magic items after dying on the world map
* 6 new magic items
* Farm battlemap
* Fairy Circle battle map
* Battleground ice now has stats and can be destroyed
* Battle terrain mist
* New vegetation: Cabbage
* Certain spells will now target terrain instead if no enemy is nearby
* 2 new spells: Aura of Unlife, Ring of Flames
* Fix for circle area of effects
* Fix for name of Emperor's Statue
* Could sometimes have festering wound and diseased simultaneously
* Token for commander on a ship was not drawn correctly
* Could get cloudfolk recruitment offers without owning suitable citadel
* Could activate any square with 'o' and lose AP
* Different items with fire/cold resistances now stack
* Paralyze spell no longer affects lifeless beings
* Teleport move works for mid/back rankers too
* Call of the Wild now results in a message for all enemy players
* Fix for scrollbar in View Messages resetting after reading a message
* Fix for magic maps sometimes not updating scryed area properly
* Troll Forests now lower the morale of non-troll owned units
* Message if a commander dies from disease
* Festering Wound has a chance to heal
* Illusionist Spell Mirrors less likely to empty themselves on a gate
* Mention location's name in battle messages
* Cloud Forests spread strange mist
* Reanimate Tree didn't always take effect, fixed
* Potential crash fix
* Can no longer steal magic items from stupid units
* Fixed info for magic items with morale bonus
* Fixed plane shift description
* Fix for scrollbar in shop screen
* Catapults no longer become Giant Soulless when transformed
* Templar more expensive in iron 15 -> 35
* Typo & stat fixes

Network / Multiplayer

* Removed network lobby beta warning
* Network lobby games are now deleted after 3 weeks of inactivity (was 2)
* Max nbr of teams increased to 14
* Right click to lower team number
* It was not possible to start team games after removing a player in the middle

AI

* AI better at handling portals
* Cloud Lord AI improvements
* AI better at not flying too far and falling down
* Fix for mid ranks units not advancing properly when front rankers are dead
* Defenders less likely to rush out if they have an enchanted gate
* AI will no longer stop to cast rituals when on a dangerous tile

Modding

* New monster commands: likesterr, lovesterr, hatesterr
* New terrain commands: swamp, mistrare
* newunits and promoteunits didn't set the target unit, fixed

## 5.12

This is a major update that focuses on the Apocalypse, UI improvements and the AI. But there are also many other fixes, new magic items to be found, performance improvements and a bunch of new commands for modders.

General

* New sprites for all Apocalyptic Riders
* New monster: Giant Locust
* Movement of player owned stupid commanders is now shown by default
* New start options: --(no)showstupids
* New El bless effect: Holy Vengeance
* The Arch Devil will now leave his citadel if the apocalypse occurs
* The Lord of Corruption will now leave his citadel if the infernal gate remains open for too long
* Empire's Cardinal can break seals if Inferno is invading
* 9 new magic items
* Names drawn on commander tokens in army setup
* ctrl+right click to switch to another commander in Transfer Units screen
* Ambushes now start centered on a defending commander if any
* Strange mist will now create lots of clouds on the sky plane
* Terrain is burning when fighting in burning squares
* Baron can now create vassals from Unicorn Knights too
* Some animals may now revert to being independents after their owner is defeated
* Some Enchanter guardians might become Empire controlled if he is defeated
* Cursed false life artifacts created by Enchanter will now usually end up on a suitable target
* Ravenous Curse on some terrains didn't yield anything, fixed
* Fix for scrollbar on ritual screen
* Blindness fix
* Water attacks now has x2 dmg vs fire beings
* Saving game now also features dates and sorting
* No longer possible to swallow yourself
* High level mages less likely to use wands
* Destroying a spider thicket now results in a dead forest.
* Stupid units could be led after being charmed, fixed
* Fix for visible independent moves showing incorrect units
* Can no longer recruit normal units in sea citadels
* Planar tomes didn't work properly, fixed
* Particle effects for Troll Forests
* Fix for Monument of Hades being abandoned during construction
* New look for miasma
* Miasma shown in square info (i)
* Fire Shield spells now only affects friendly units
* Can now remove insane commander from followers
* No bushes on frozen sea or cloud battlegrounds
* Better setup for large monsters defending towers
* Mirrors can now survive underwater
* Fix for Palace of Dreams losing its gem income
* Rubble is now immune to petrification
* Fixed bug with wrong independent shown as moving
* Units with poison cloud try to avoid deploying close to vulnerable commanders
* Swamp Soul didn't work properly from Sky or Agartha, fixed
* Monster Fish didn't kill units in its belly, fixed
* Oak Golems and Forest Shepherds are now immune to Tangle Vines
* Ancient Commander's attack sprite looked squashed, fixed.
* Monster Snail got an AoE attack
* Sometimes another commander could claim to be the main commander, fixed
* Can now swap magic items directly with another already equipped unit
* Gates, walls, trees sometimes disappeared when transferring items, fixed.
* Commanders didn't wrap properly after changing text size, fixed.
* Improved placement of portrait when viewing stats
* Particle effects bug fix
* Fixed excessively popping mushrooms in swamps when zooming
* Save scrollbar position in mod selection screen
* Main map graphics performance improvement
* Fight performance improvement
* Typo and Stat fixes

AI

* Mid/rear rank units without ranged weapon will now behave smarter
* AI now only upgrade full batches of units to avoid wasting resources
* AI better at redistributing items
* AI Cloud Lord improvements
* AI enchanter improvement
* AI better at using ships
* AI improved strength assessment
* AI better at avoiding hopeless fights
* AI more careful with frozen waters

Modding

* Squareevents that set target unit didn't work properly, fixed
* There could occur one event too many at turn -1 for player 0, fixed
* Squareevent performance improvement
* New usable terrain can be (de)activated by players
* Terrain nbr 10000+ to get the inverted selection
* New recruitment list command: recterr
* New weapon command: affectfemale
* New monster commands: terrstealth, terrstealthinv, growterr, startinsanity, demonic, tiny
* New monster commands: elysiumshape, hadesshape, infernoshape, ...
* New monster/item commands: holyvengeance, dmgonterr, dmgonterrbonus, tangleres
* New terrain commands: destroyto, visible
* New class command: townbonusdescr
* New event triggers: +aiplayer, +humanplayer
* New event triggers: +squareactivated, +ownsloctarg, +hasaffunithere
* New event triggers: +varvarequal, +varvargreater, +varvarlesser
* New event actions: makeaff, makeminoraff
* New event actions: targetunitloc, holdit, copyvar
* recxcost can now be used 2 times on same recruitment offer
* minmonreq didn't work properly, fixed
* insanity command now implemented for real
* Terrain selector in map editor remembers old location

## 5.10

This is a bug fix and modding update. Most importantly loading custom maps should now work properly again. There are also some minor bug fixes, network reliability improvements and new features for modders.

General

* Loading custom maps didn't work
* Meteor can no longer strike a frozen sea
* Relocate Manor didn't always work properly
* AI fix for Drain Swamp ritual
* Typo and stat fixes

Network / Multiplayer

* Network reliability fix

Modding

* New monster command: gatherlifeforce
* New ritual mod commands: homereq, homecitreq, insanity
* Ritual command putcorpses can now scale with sacrifice level
* Ritual command farsummon can now summon commanders too
* Ritual mod commands (no)eventvarreq are were missing in last version, fixed
* New event triggers: +mincorpses, +minhumancorpses, +minhumanoidcorpses, +minanimalcorpses
* New event actions: removecorpses, removehumanoidcorpses, removeanimalcorpses

## 5.09

This update enables mods to be used with the network lobby. Another important new feature is that coastal seas will freeze when it gets cold, possibly enabling you to reach some island during the winter. Mods can now contain custom maps, making it possible to upload map packs to the steam workshop. As usual there are also a bunch of new minor features and bug fixes.

General

* Coastal water will freeze in the winter
* Independents less likely to move onto frozen water tiles
* Fishes will no longer drown on frozen water tiles
* Fix for fungus spawning underwater and drowning during fungus years
* Ships will now deploy in the ice if the water is frozen
* 'r' to randomize player colors during player setup
* Great Archon now starts with Divine Mantle
* More unique names for Hades towns
* Improved Special Power information for some magic items
* Demons now belong to Infernal faction if summoning fails
* Can now tunnel in deserts too
* Restrictions for where to tunnel up/down with dig ritual
* Environmental damage is taken in two strikes and can now kill second shape units too
* Blind attacks can no longer exceed maximum range
* Multiple aoe 0 strike spells couldn't affect same target many times, fixed
* Void terrain popup incorrectly showed snow boots
* Don't try to play music in textmode
* Crash when creating game with loaded map fixed
* Performance improvements
* Stat & typo fixes

Network / Multiplayer

* Network lobby now supports mods
* Info about custom maps / mods when joining a new lobby game
* Fix for resetting team number in network setup
* Warning if participants' mods differ
* '+' and '-' now works for network game setup too

Modding

* Workshop mods can now contain maps
* New event commands: hasitem, hasitemhere, gainxp
* New monster command: libmastery
* New ritual commands: eventvarreq, noeventvarreq
* Terrain group modding
* New terrain commands: void, nodrown
* New terrain group: -113 = cities
* Mod banner size must have correct size
* Fix for map editor and paths with spaces
* Errors in enabled mods will no longer prevent CoE from starting

## 5.08

This update fixes a few important bugs with fortifications. For unknown reasons the last patch didn't fix the wall cover value, now it is fixed for real. The meteor also got improved and will now start in the sky plane and go downwards until it is stopped by something solid enough. There has also been new commands added for modders as well as the usual bunch of bug fixes.

General

* Meteors can now strike multiple planes on their way down
* Meteors did not destroy portals properly, fixed
* Wall cover still didn't work properly, fixed
* Stone beings were not immune to petrification, fixed
* Fix for movement with flying and floating units combined
* Oven of Sins will no longer be left unguarded during an Elysium invasion
* Fix for forge magic item occasionally not producing any item.
* Summon King didn't work properly with 200% sacrifice level
* Relocate Manor didn't work properly in network games
* Bridges over frozen rivers now are frozen in battle terrain as well
* Earth Mother no longer wanders through portals
* Snowy boots show extra AP cost for snow tiles
* It was not possible to walk through a demolished wall tile, fixed
* Some weapons now deal x2 damage vs demons & undead (instead of only undead)
* Dvala in gold mine now often has an iron gate
* Fix for afflictions and Simulacrum
* Enchanted Current is now a proper water tile
* Some classes now able to recruit their normal units on other planes in certain terrains.
* Fix for scrollbar in network lobby
* Description updates
* Typo and stat fixes

Modding

* Alphabetic sorting of mods, fixes mod update/save/network compatibility when multiple mods are enabled at once
* New monster/item commands: sleeper, deepsleeper, snowsleeper
* New class command: otherplanar
* New magic item commands: combatsum, combatspell
* New monster command: shipmove
* New ritual command: cureoneaff
* Ritual modding nomonworldreq & nomonplayerreq now takes an optional argument
* New weapon mod command: undkill
* No longer possible to change dir when saving maps, as that had no effect.

## 5.07

This is a quick fix update for a severe modding problem. Modded player events stopped working in last patch due to a event performance optimization. There is also an improvement for magic items that summons monsters.

General

* Magic items that summon monsters have been updated and many now summon a more random group than they did before.

Modding

* Playerevents didn't work, fixed

## 5.06

This update fixes a lot of bugs and adds the ability to alter or create new magic items for modders. Most importantly units standing on wall only received one third of the intended cover value, making them much too easy to shoot down by archers. After this update it should be much easier to defend castles against armies that rely heavily on ranged attacks. There has also been a number of performance improvements and some new features as well.

General

* Wall cover was only one third as effective as it should be, fixed
* Tattooed priestesses lost their gather herb ability, fixed
* Maximum number of effects for tattoos was too low, fixed
* Floating Eye could not always see invisible units, fixed
* Wizard's tower got a unique wizard's tower terrain
* Trade didn't work properly when amount of gold in treasury was low, fixed
* Fix for resigning game when apocalyptic event is ongoing
* Improved battle performance
* Fires can spread among nearby terrains in battles
* Can see map description from file menu whenever a custom map is used.
* Performance improvement for events
* Some spells (e.g. Meteor) can no longer be cast underground
* Press 'i' to highlight units with magic items
* Special placement for Effigies in forts
* Healing could be negated by luck etc, fixed
* Clearer Illusionist Capture... ritual descriptions.
* Wooden Palisades are now fire vulnerable (50%)
* --filtering start option to control OpenGL filtering quality
* Top bar on map screen now affected by text size
* Old emperor statue defender possible in fallen empire
* Fix for AI bringing along stationary units
* Can no longer select stupid commanders by goto message
* Can no longer buy ship in lava tower bridges
* Ships setup properly in the sea at tower bridges too
* Typo & Stat fixes

Modding

* Magic item modding now possible
* New monster commands: goldbonus, ironbonus, tradebonus
* New ritual commands: minmonreq, sumchance2...5, sum0snow
* New sample command: sampleisloopmusic
* New syntax for monster offsets "0:spearman"
* Ritual commands monworldreq & monplayerreq now have an optional attribute
* Ritual commands monplayerreq and monworldreq now uses (&) as indicator
* Fix for allrit -1
* Map editor now works with modded terrains too
* In map editor press 'u' to unflood all squares

## 5.05

This update adds new content for the Senator, Barbarian and Kobold. The Amazons for the Barbarian player now have magic tattoos that will increase in power as their different abilities are unlocked. There are also many new independent types guarding some locations on the map as well as a whole lot of fixes and minor improvements. Modders have also got many new commands that improves what is possible to do.

General

* Tattoos & painted amazons for Barbarian
* New rituals for Barbarian: Pierce the Veil of Death, Sending
* New ritual for Emperor: Appoint Governor
* New monsters: Restless Carcass, Carcass Beast
* New Black Kobold units
* Call Outer God can now receive Vastness
* Increased number of AI players by default on larger map sizes
* Fix for lifeless regenerating units not healing afflictions
* '?' now works in view army screen too
* Hold tab in view army screen to inspect terrain pieces under units
* Fix for upgrading rituals swapping who is defending the square
* Floating units no longer takes boat space
* Info on number of upgradable troops when mouseovering certain rituals (Dwarves & Amazons)
* Performance improvement for wandering Inquisitions and Angels
* Can only cast Greater Lichcraft once
* Fix for infernal battlefield reverting to grass field
* Tiny units no longer have any protection from area attacks
* Fix for setup in guard towers
* Fix for disappearing gems in Palace of Dreams
* Promise of the Ancestors could send chief to a sea or the void, fixed.
* Walls cannot get blind from spells
* Fix for windguide missile damage bonus
* Fix for burrowing units never unburrowing
* Fix for leader deploying to far forward when sieging
* Infernal portal events appear later on huge+ size maps
* Cannot overrun fights initiated by allies
* New Ancient Forest defender types
* Fix for some terrains turning into deserts that should be affected
* Some combat summoning spells have longer range
* Team numbers show in player overview
* Druid summoning for ant hill
* Fix for particle graphics glitch
* Moving with keyboard removes path
* Square info 'i' now show current gold/iron/trade income also
* Income rounded to closest instead of rounded down
* Show modified income in 'i' box
* Can now retrieve loot from overrun enemies
* Show Allies and Show Special Independents settings are now saved
* Bolt of Unlife and can now create more types of soulless
* Raise Animals can now create the new carcass type undead also
* Fix for Relocate Manor
* Can no longer summon major animals in water
* Some rituals can now be cast at more locations
* Mountain of Power now costs 3 AP to enter
* Fix for Oven of Sins
* Icon for Ritual Caster
* Fix for independent leaders pick up stationary units
* +/- to increase/decrease all AI levels at once
* Monsters no longer spawn land only units when they are at sea
* Bear now has armor 1
* Stat fixes
* Typos fixed

Network / Multiplayer

* Hotseat play now enables allies to move and attack together
* Anti cheat / beta warning in network lobby
* Larger maximum network packet size
* Custom map support in lobby games
* Changes to network setup message now shown to coplayers at once
* Fix for buying magic items in network
* Fix for gates suddenly transforming into a monster during network play

Modding

* New ritual commands: gaindarkbless, ornext4, ornext5, forgetcurrit, putcorpses
* New ritual commands: fewmonreq, homereq, monworldreq, monplayerreq
* Ritual modding: setplayer -1 now resets owner to default
* New event command: randloc
* New sample command: sampleismusic
* New weapon mod commands: nextwep, nextalwayswep
* New terrain commands: batmap and 18 more
* Can write map description in map editor
* Fix for saving portals/names on other planes in map editor
* Fixed incorrect info for AoE 997
* montag didn't work, fixed
* (no)nearby99req didn't work, fixed

## 5.04

There has been much more interest in modding than expected, so this patch focuses on improving the modding capabilities. There are also a few new spells and a bunch of bug fixes to improve the standard game.

General

* New affliction: profuse bleeding
* 2 new combat spells: Bleed, Lashes of Blood
* Can set north/south parts in advanced settings for new games
* Never show afflictions from items etc on units in shop
* Troll Forest will not revert for players with a charmed Goblin Shaman
* Sacred Groves will not revert for player with a charmed Dryad
* Reduced sound effect volume for Mind Vortex
* Can no longer build pillars of power on ancient forests
* Enchanter ritual Animate Tools now gets Animated Tools (not dancing) in cities producing iron
* Fixed range info on certain assassination attacks
* Keyboard shortcut for Plane Shift = u (previously overlapped with trade admin)
* Fix for multiple vassal knight possible in one location
* Pillars of Power can now be created in more locations
* Easier to reconnect after crashing out
* Info for magic items that grant burn forest

Modding

* Sound sample modding now implemented
* New monster commands: relics, hands, fungi, herbs, weed, lifeforce, magicshield, desert
* New monster commands: gatheranygems, seegems, goblin, expendable
* New class commands: classtune, classabdescr
* New ritual commands: montarg, nomonhomereq
* Weapon now have initiative 2 by default
* startplane command should work better now
* Rituals could not have more than 2 costs, fixed
* copyritual no longer copies the ritpow
* Extra known next rituals also applied for starting rituals
* Elysium plane can no longer be deselected from map editor
* Map editor max size 100x100
* Loading multi-plane custom map would crash the game, fixed

## 5.03

This updated fixes the problem with the Infernal forces spending way too much time with trying to reach Elysium through Aztlan and some other planes. There is also a fix for network games not being clustered and some other things.

General

* Changing from Sky plane to Elysium could result in strange graphics, fixed
* Fix for inferno trying to find a way out through Aztlan
* Save games now sorted by time by default
* No sound effect if only shock resistant units stand in a thunder cloud
* Fix for druid summoning in Spider Thicket
* Fix for the auto monster summonings of Teotls
* Max map width and map height set to 100
* Lower sound volume for Plague
* Fix for clustered start and network
* Typo fixes
* Stat fixes

Modding

* Plane selection bar in Map Editor
* Mod fix: newweapon didn't work properly

## 5.02

This update hopefully fixes most of the serious bugs that have been found so far, many involving ships and network. Also the class specific tune will play more than at just the game start now.

General

* Play class specific tune on the early spring sometimes
* If an AI player was first on a human team, the other players got no income
* Ships attacking ports were killed, fixed
* Fix for not receiving battle reports on last turn
* Charmed Kobolds creating hatcheries should work properly now
* Cannot use dots in save file names any longer as they created problems
* New types of independent defenders for some locations
* Fix for Baron conscription and new tribal villages
* Coral Citadels are now water squares
* Don't show map under messages when using with battle reports
* Limited Gem Bonus fixes
* Fix for multiple selected commanders and boats
* Sea and river tiles now give 0.5 lifeforce (was 0.3)
* Fix for battles with more than 4 ships
* Ships now more likely to be attacked by the sea monsters
* Fix for many ballistas on ships
* Fix for King and underwater citadels
* Doppelgangers had wrong title on stats window
* Deep Ones & Shamblers are now only 50% poison resistant
* More special independents in special cities
* Druid summoning in Spider Thickets more interesting
* Fix for non clustered start in network lobby games
* Slightly more space for plane buttons on narrow displays
* Fix for resign with AI players on team
* Make sure boats don't deploy on walls
* Disease resistant monsters can no longer get the festering wound affliction
* Fix for Wandering Merchant when there are no ports
* Portals can transform to inactive portals
* Fix for flying/floating from magic items
* Fix for network lobby filter
* Square info now shows Portals too
* Typo fixes
* Stat fixes

Modding

* New mod command: acidres
* Increased maximum number of new weapons for modding

Mac OS X

* Steam connection (workshop) didn't work

## 5.01

A quick fix patch for the most serious issues found in the release version. Most notably the network lobby should work better now and the Enchanter's Golems should stop hitting themselves.

General

* Icon for Snow Stealth
* Animate Abomination can now use animal corpses as well
* Filter for lobby game names
* It was not possible to scroll the network lobby, fixed
* Dragons no longer tries to conquer sea locations (unless they are amphibious)
* Fix for Golems hitting themselves
* Mirror Wall could get lost when teleporting castle, fixed
* Better info on spells giving Quickness
* Fix for battle reports and AI on same team
* AI ship building fix
* Improved descriptions for some abilities
* Improved descriptions for some weapons
* Typos
* Stat fixes