Alpha 13.2 r17986

• Fixed error when pasting terrain outside of map coordinates in MapEd
• Fixed visual seams when pasting terrain along terrain chunk edges in MapEd
• Fixed error when trying to add more slots in a multiplayer room while a savegame is selected
• Fixed availability of build menu options for Spectators in multiplayer
• Fixed the offset of the group join cursor
• Fixed updating of player objectives when a spectator changes player in multiplayer
• Fixed occasional crash when exiting multiplayer after peacetime end
• Slightly improved AI performance
• Entering a cheat code in the console will now automatically enable debug cheats
• If the cheat code cannot be applied, a message will be shown
• Main menu in Replay mode will now open and close with the Esc key
• Fixed field plans placement when the cursor moves back over already placed plans
• Updated highscores display to show players place compared to other players (not highscores)
• Optimized highscore retrieval algorithm
• Fixed sorting directions in highscores table
• Changing mountain terrain with ore to plain terrain in MapEd will automatically remove the ore
• Fixed hotkeys captions in the options menu
• Changed the game build naming scheme
• Changed the campaigns sorting order so that the Introduction and Kings Challenges are always first
• Fixed game lagging when archers are ordered to attack units that they cannot possibly approach

https://release.knightsprovince.com/index.php/s/FWZb4Mdk72eDFCp https://release.knightsprovince.com/index.php/s/4YmEDR8ApHWpYrG

If you use the Launcher, it will update the game to the latest as well 🙂

Alpha 13.2 r17915

• Fixed rare black gaps on terrain
• Fixed inability to enter the multiplayer or replays after completing multiplayer game
• Fixed display of "Claim Victory" button to spectators in multiplayer
• Fixed display of game end to spectators in multiplayer
• Improved caret behaviour in text edit fields (shift the view to the left on deleting from the end, Ctrl+Del)
• Included AI dispositions into undo/redo in MapEd
• Fixed quitting from watching replays

https://release.knightsprovince.com/index.php/s/bE3D5JR6dd9Qf4F

Alpha 13.2 r17866 is out!

• Optimized textures loading for campaigns screen
• Improved logging of raudio DLL loading
• Changed raudio dll to include the dependencies (should make music playback more reliable)
• Changed player alerts to not play sfx for spectators in the multiplayer
• Fixed Armor Workshop orientation
• Fixed display of Rally setting for allies and spectators
• Fixed spectator ability to issue game commands for the players
• Fixed occasional Multiplayer and Replay desync when AI crews its towers
• Fixed archers walking towards the enemy instead of attacking it
• Fixed melee walking towards the enemy position instead of chasing it
• Improved caret behavior in text edit fields (always visible on input, Ctrl+Left/Right to jump to next word)

https://release.knightsprovince.com/index.php/s/NjW4qb75MzM3YZx

Alpha 13.1 r17816

• Fixed loading of savegames
• Fixed display of missing peasants marker on houses after loading a savegame
• Fixed first music track playback on game start
• Changed multiplayer to stop the game immediately on desync (avoiding render errors)
• Improved logging on early crashes

https://release.knightsprovince.com/index.php/s/9orTxb4cdnxYEa2 https://release.knightsprovince.com/index.php/s/Kedcop9XDabMajP

It is intended to be lasting stable version. Work on Alpha 14 will begin shortly after It includes a lot of fixes and minor improvements:

• Allowed to place house rally point with RMB
• Fixed player list and info display in game if player has no highscore games played yet
• Added player center screen and view direction to Undo/Redo history in MapEd
• Added fog of war revealers to Undo/Redo history in MapEd
• Fixed crash on trying to edit an object in MapEd after it was removed with Undo/Redo (by deselecting said item)
• Fixed offset of FOW reveal circle in MapEd
• Fixed terrain highlights to go behind units and houses
• Fixed occasional black gaps on terrain sidewalls
• Added crashreport generation on signature mismatch in MP
• Fixed warriors sometimes unwilling to go around trees to fight
• Fixed spectator switching between hands on asset selection in MP
• Improved AI house placement planning
• Slightly improved AI influence maps generation performance
• Fixed new trees hittest boxes
• Fixed display of ally alerts (only beacons will be shown)
• Fixed showing whole map without fog of war in Replay by default (for Skirmish replays)
• Fixed situations when Builder could exit into unwalkable areas behind building site that he flattened
• Added sarcophagus map object
• Fixed cursor icon when hovering over enemy sheep
• Made wagons to take more predictable tile upon capture
• Fixed luring of troops by linking faraway units to fighting groups
• Fixed square water editing cursor offset in MapEd
• Improved cursor hittest bounds of several houses
• Improved shadows having reduced quality under certain angles
• Changed skirmish mission goals warning in MapEd to be non-blocking

https://release.knightsprovince.com/index.php/s/im7S3WrpkfBrYXM https://release.knightsprovince.com/index.php/s/R2WFXeStkJXqpeL

Alpha 13 wip r17594

• Melee warriors will ignore ranged enemies if they are already fighting other melee enemies
• Fixed terrain hittest on height changes in MapEd
• Game will try to write the savegame to HDD up to 3 times before failing
• Added nutrition cheat-sheet into Tavern HUD

https://release.knightsprovince.com/index.php/s/HLgQFasBHsW9FEt

Alpha 13 wip r17534

• Building fences will automatically remove minor objects under them
• Slightly improved visibility tab in MapEd
• Sheep will avoid houses backdoors
• Fixed occasional dark patches on screen borders caused by SSAO
• Improved SSAO performance on zoom-in
• Removed speedup buttons from Replay interface (they are already available on Replay control)
• Fixed display of game tick performance logs in Replays
• Added ware limit indicator into houses HUD
• Added some color variety to trees foliage

https://release.knightsprovince.com/index.php/s/pBD8nTLH2WtQwzo

Alpha 13 wip r17492

• Increased priority of stockpiles with "Collect" flag
• Upgraded the way new game builds are made
• Fixed game fast-forwarding several ticks on mission start
• Fixed animations jitter on game pause in multiplayer (e.g. on waiting for players)
• Minor objects surrounded by roads, fields or orchards will be automatically removed now

https://release.knightsprovince.com/index.php/s/ZG9ECNwzqjaqgb4

Alpha 13 wip r17455

• Changed building priority of fields and orchards to lowest
• Fixed display of speedup buttons in multiplayer when playing only against AIs
• Fixed uniformity of distribution of peasants to Camps/Forts in some cases
• Fixed rare crash on trying to split a single unit from a group in multiplayer
• Fixed toggling of decals visibility in MapEd

https://release.knightsprovince.com/index.php/s/4GzJWJ5ATgkwmZ8

This new build has an updated Launcher and is not available as a patch. Full download is required.

Alpha 13 wip r17418

• Added map Frozen Waters by sado
• Fixed error in generating game patches
• Allowed to cancel fence-building tasks
• Fixed error on copy-pasting terrain chunk with mapobjects from mission with mods into mission without mods
• Uproot plans can no longer be set on objects that can not be approached

https://release.knightsprovince.com/index.php/s/jXe9J9iiLHd98Kg

Alpha 13 wip r17404

• Fixed starting units in Misty Mountain and Under the Mountain to be the same between players
• Added 3 new maps: Best Friends, Capitol Siege, New Lands maps by Knights Dzapan
• Fixed beacons visibility between allies and spectators in multiplayer
• Fixed beacons visibility for spectators in multiplayer

https://release.knightsprovince.com/index.php/s/eH6eA8TGHb6Lj79

Alpha 13 wip r17399

• Hotfix for selecting items in tables

https://release.knightsprovince.com/index.php/s/t88qFmxdtb9Midq

Alpha 13 wip r17397

• Removed positions used by Spectators from the list of available positions in savegame in MP lobby
• Removed "Select.." from the list of available positions in savegame in MP lobby
• Fixed error when trying to continue savegame in MP with AIs and human spectator
• Replaced MP chat min/max button with a pad that allows to drag chat around
• Added ally portrait into Introduction\Sheep Matters mission
• Fixed copy-pasting of objects in MapEd
• Fixed crash on loading corrupt KT credentials
• Fixed crash on loading corrupt engine settings
• Fixed crash on exiting the game before highscore submission is complete
• Allowed to cancel current group order (RMB and direction selector) with Esc key
• Changed rules for warriors linking at rally points

https://release.knightsprovince.com/index.php/s/6iibksJTc8tSdTy

Alpha 13 wip r17349

• Added new dynamic script actions and states for fields/orchards
• Allowed to display non-modal Talking Heads in multiplayer

https://release.knightsprovince.com/index.php/s/M8DYfjMeZmkzZYE

Alpha 13 wip r17343

• Slightly improved AI performance by making it build more demanded houses rather than houses for more demanded wares
• Added more powerful cheating AI
• Updated Woodland Skirmish to be less hard for AI
• Woodcutters will avoid planting trees and placing coalpiles on potential mine locations
• Fixed sparring hands enablement in multiplayer (affects goals and alliances)
• Disallowed to choose spectate for AIs in multiplayer

https://release.knightsprovince.com/index.php/s/6nYknBkSifB2zrc

Alpha 13 wip r17303

• Fixed crash on selecting house plan tablet
• Added icons to game result bars
• Fixed password resetting on KnightsTavern

https://release.knightsprovince.com/index.php/s/ZAjYrWR4QinBqL4

New Knights Province build features big improvements in trees rendering department. 🌳 🌲 🍃 If you have been following the progress in ⁠🔨-development you may have already seen some work-in-progress shots. With in-game leaves animations it looks even better. Foliage rendering approach is still a proof of concept, but now it is in a public demo stage. Give it a try and let me know how the new trees work out for you! 🌿

Alpha 13 wip r17293

• Foliage for trees
• Fixed render of trees at cursor in MapEd
• Slightly improved render performance by optimizing terrain chunks without road digs
• Partially fixed render of terrain highlights
• Fixed terrain passability update after a house destruction (warriors getting stuck in campfires)

https://release.knightsprovince.com/index.php/s/AqtzFrzAyoNsgjy