UNDERLORDS BIG UPDATE: HOT DOGS, UPDATES, AND FIREWORKS

HOT DOGS, UPDATES, AND FIREWORKS

GENERAL:

• Added Scoreboard. Defaults to TAB on the PC.
• Added Leaderboards. Welcome, Lords of White Spire.
• Further lighting tweaks to the board to brighten it up.
• Update Notes can now be found from inside the game.
• Season Info: Heroes’ Ability info now shows damage type
• New Kill Streak FX.
• Unit VO is now spatialized (Audio will closely match where the unit is located).
• Enabled additional sounds in unit combat.
• Yo, Reddit: Versus, Round Over and Round Start screens will close on any non-UI click or ESC keypress.
• Yo, Reddit: Versus, Round Over and Round Start screens won't appear if the user is dragging units or items.
• Many UI improvements have been done.
• Added description of how the Hero Pool works to the Season Info UI.
• Hero stat changes from basic items is now shown during combat as well during preparing.
• Fixed Terrorblade Rank 2 and Rank 3 not updating his model after casting Metamorphosis.

• Added Battery Status.

• Fixed play/pause buttons disappearing.

• Added Tap to Move option: For those who like to tap to place instead of dragging on the board.

• Added Battery Saver mode.

• Can now query a hero's ability from the shop.

• More performance improvements.

GAMEPLAY:

• Fixed Demon Hunters not doing their jobs and leaving enemy demons with their buff on.

• Fixed Techies planting their bomb in the wrong location.

• Fixed all known AI Pathing issues.

• Level 9: Tier 2 odds 30% -> 25%, Tier 3 odds 25% -> 30%

• Level 11: Tier 1 odds 10% -> 13%, Tier 2 odds 15% -> 20%, Tier 3 odds 30% -> 25%, Tier 5 odds 15% -> 12%

• Round will continue for another second once the last unit dies, giving the other team a chance for a last minute kill to force a draw.

• Lose streak gold: 

  From:

  • 3-4 losses – 1 gold

  • 5-6 losses – 2 gold

  • 7+ losses – 3 gold

  To:

  • 3-4 losses – 1 gold

  • 5+ losses – 2 gold

• Win streaks gold:

  From:

  • 3-4 wins – 1 gold

  • 5-6 wins – 2 gold

  • 7+ wins – 3 gold

  To:

  • 3-4 wins – 1 gold

  • 5-6 wins – 2 gold

  • 7 wins – 3 gold

  • 8 wins – 4 gold

• Win streaks reset at 8 wins.

• Added Force Staff: Tier 3 Support Item - Push an enemy unit 6 cells in a random direction. (10s cooldown)

• Added Scythe of Vyse: Tier 4 Support Item - When the equipped hero takes damage, transform the offending unit into a pig for 4s. (15s cooldown)

• Added Big-Time Contract: Tier 2 Support Item - Equipped unit is Blood-bound in addition to its other types.

• Silver Lining: Now reads "Get 1 charge when you win a fight. When you lose a fight, if charges remain, get 1 gold and lose 1 charge."

• Shaman Pluck: Chance increased from 5% to 17%.

• Blink Dagger: 

  • Now generates 50 mana when activated.

  • Cooldown reduced from 60s to 15s.

• Tooth and Claw: Fixed not stacking correctly.

• Coordinated Assault: It should be truly coordinated since it actually works now.

Hero Changes:

• Medusa:

  • Split Shot:

    • Now applies item effects on secondary shots.

• Lycan:

  • Summon Wolves:

    • Fixed not applying health buff correctly.

• Venomancer:

  • Health increased from [500, 1000, 2000] to [550, 1100, 2200]

  • Summon Plague Ward:

    • Summon Count increased from 1 Ward to [1, 2, 4] Wards.

    • Ward is always Rank 1.

    • Cast Point reduced from 0.5s to 0.13s.

    • Cooldown increased from 5 to [5, 6, 7].

    • Wards have 50% magic resistance.

• Disruptor:

  • Alliances changed from Brawny Shaman to Brawny Shaman Warlock.

  • Static Storm:

    • Also blinds the targets inside the cloud for a 25% miss

    chance.

• Mr. Warlock:

  • Shadow Word:

    • Cast Point reduced from 0.5s to 0.4s.

    • Cooldown reduced from 20s to 6s.

    • Damage from [ 100, 150, 200 ] to [ 50, 100, 150 ].

    • Heal from [ 75, 150, 200 ] to [ 50, 125, 175 ].

    • Duration from 6 seconds to 3 seconds.

Alliance Changes:

• Warlock:

  • Now reads: Whenever a Warlock casts a spell, they form a link with the Ally who has the lowest health for 3 seconds. When either linked hero deals damage, both units are healed [50, 100, 150]% of the damage dealt.

• Shaman:

  • Now requires 3 Shamans (up from 2).

  • Now reads: Enemies affected by Hexes, Silences or Stuns will generate -200% mana when attacked.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed crash when loading into a match.

• Fixed Druid Alliance not upgrading Druids correctly.

• Fixed Win/Loss record updating at the wrong time.

• Fixed an item regression - effects will once again stack correctly for Completing the Cycle, Summoning Stone, Shaman Pluck, Unstable Reactor, Check the Bodies, and Strange Bedfellows.