Dear Lord,

Pennon and Battle will undergo maintenance at 5:00 PM (Pacific Time) on May 28th. During

this maintenance, there will be an expected downtime of 1 hour. It is recommended that all players

log out of the game in advance and log back in after the maintenance is complete.

Map Editor & Workshop

1. Beta version of the Map Editor is now available: Right-click the game in your Steam Library, go to [Properties] - [Betas] to switch versions, and experience map creation in [Lobby] - [Custom] - [Map Editor].

2. The Workshop is officially launched, supporting uploading and subscribing to player-made maps.

3. All custom and subscribed maps can be launched directly in [Lobby] - [Custom] - [Custom Campaign].

Campaign Settings

1. New campaign configuration feature added, allowing free customization of 9 settings including map generation, guard soldiers, AI difficulty, and more.

Multiplayer

1. Multiplayer Campaign now supports players choosing different alliances and real-time PVP battles. Online PVP uses synchronized turns.

Soldiers

1. Added neutral and special soldiers:

    -Tier 1: Venomous Bloom, Rotbloom

    -Tier 4: Carniflora Monarch

    -Tier 5: Griffin, Hurricane Griffin

    -Tier 5: Unicorn, Eclipse Unicorn

Story Campaign

1. Added Eternight Council story "Blazing Battlefield": includes five campaign chapters: [Blazing Battlefield] - [Capture Hofburg] - [White Moon Surge] - [Battle of Loran Highlands] - [Inferno War].

Training Ground

1. Added AI battle feature, matching AI armies to players based on their strength for PvE battles.

Other Additions

1. Added Light spells [Holy Spirit Summon] and [Starmark Summon].

2. The skill "Light Mastery" now has the [Starfall Contract] ability.

3. Trial Quests are now open for 10 heroes including [Aly], [Gale Dragonfang], [Mist Lady], etc.

In addition to new content, this update also brings the following adjustments, optimizations, and bug fixes:

Tournament

1. The victorious side in battles now receives 2 Soldier Amulets, and the group winner receives 2 Advanced Soldier Amulets.

2. The entry fee for tournaments has been removed, and previously spent Aether Crystals for tournament entry will be refunded.

3. The cost for synthesizing amulets has been removed.

Other Optimizations

1. Soldier skill [Weakened Arrow] now consumes Ammo Capacity.

2. The effect of the hero skill [Logistics] ability [Stealth Mode] has been adjusted.

3. Improved the quest flow for Chapter 2 [Dragon's Pact] of [Moonlit Blood Battle].

4. Multiplayer Campaign now supports setting room passwords.

5. AI units in high-difficulty campaigns will be equipped with [Soldier Amulet].

6. When using Diamonds to reroll exclusive Town buildings, duplicate buildings will no longer appear.

Bug Fixes

1. Fixed some player-reported and other known issues.