Cumulative Patch Notes

[Asophix 98]

CURRENT VERSION: v1.4

Please upgrade the Lord Editor to this version. Opening Game Rules files with earlier versions may lead to unwanted behaviour.

v1.4:

• Buildings are grouped into their respective categories (SH2 LE).
• Tooltips have been added to Lords and a few more screen elements (SH2 LE).
• A few more lines of descriptive summaries have been added to each category's content (SH2 LE).
• Added Pictish Boat Warrior, Outlaw and Light Cavalry to the unit rosters.
  • These units bring much flavour to the gameplay and it can also open some creative avenues for custom lords.
• Unique units - Dragons and Magicians - can no longer be set as Siege Army group types.
  • I felt that dragons and casters have no place in a proper siege army. It is possible that e.g. a Merlin accompanying a siege formation could fit well, so upon request I may re-add the casters to the sieges.
• Validation rules have been revised. Complete list:
  • Weaponcrafter workshop productions must be selected at least one type of product.
  • Army groups consisting a unique unit must be given a maximum count of 1.
  • The Siege Army groups' total size must not be less than the Siege Army base size.
  • An error is thrown if Hovels cannot support the required number for running the economy.
  • An error is issued if a blacksmith or armourer has no iron mines to supply them (thanks @ Sir Windows !).
  • A warning is issued if Fantasy Units have no Special Recruitment Building, or vice versa.
  • A warning is issued if there is no Pantry for supplying Royal Food, or vice versa.
• Overall run-time memory footprint decreased via code refactor.
• Attempts to save fail silently while validation errors are present (SH2 LE).
• About Window opacity slightly decreased for a more pleasant experience (SH2 LE).

v1.3:

• New validation error rule: unit groups with a unique unit - e.g. Merlin - as type must have a quantity of 1.
• Replaced auto-complete boxes with combo boxes for unit types.
  • This change is necessary to avoid inconsistencies in the background.
• Removed Ranged Pool unit type selector, as the Ranged Defense group dictates its type.
• Streamlined validation check logic.

v1.2:

• The Editor now checks for issues more consistently after a change.
• Existing rule checks have been fixed.
• A definition is no longer saved when there are errors in the profiles (indicated by red messages).
• Lord profiles are now unloaded upon returning to the Main Menu.
• The Royal Table knights are now addressed "Sir" everywhere, to properly address their high status. 🙂
• Greatly reworded the manual to be more understandable.

v1.1:

• Added the Enchanted Orb and the Fire Ballista to the unit roster.

v1.0 - Initial Release:

• The Lord Editor can be used to view and edit Stronghold Legends lord definitions (named "gameRules.dat").
• When a Lord's definition is loaded:
  • Clicking a Lord's avatar will bring up his panel, where his various aspects can be sorted through and edited. This also changes the background based on the Lord's faction.
  • Auto-Save: when toggled on, editing a lord's panel automatically saves the currently opened definition on the file system.
  • To-Do List: inconsistencies and errors are marked in the bottom left corner.
    • Warnings are minor errors that may cause inconsistency issues in certain cases.
    • Errors are faults that may potentially break a lord during game, such as having way too many buildings for the population.
  • Exiting the app / leaving the editor pane discards unsaved changes without warning.