Warlords Battlecry III 1.03 Patch

It was only a matter of time before the Selentine Merchants ventured too far from their trade routes, over the South Seas, searching for rich lands that might lay beyond. But they were unprepared for the terrors they would awaken, and the devastation they would unleash upon the world of Etheria.

At first, the southern continent seemed a peaceful, idyllic place - warm and tropical. But that would soon change. Although rich in gold and silver, the Selentines soon met the inhabitants of this new land - snake-like creatures who called themselves Ssrathi and their land�K Keshan. They were names that would come to be feared in later years.

The Selentines slew these first Ssrathi and took their gold, thinking them simple and primitive. But Nature too is simple and primitive, and it wields the most destructive powers and so it was with the Ssrathi. Their empire was large, their knowledge of magic extensive, and their Shaman-King, Iriki, was a creature whom even the Gods rightly feared.

The war that followed would change the face of Etheria forever.

Join with the many races of Etheria as you fight your way through the ruins, jungles and deserts of the southern continent of Keshan, searching for new lands to conquer, and the treasure with which you might build an Empire

Or take the role of the Ssrathi the snakemen of Keshan as they repel the invaders and then unleash the full might of their empire upon the northern realms!

Here are some key features of "Warlords Battlecry III Patch":

· Persistent Heroes · Sixteen different races, twenty-eight different classes. · Retinues · To accompany your HERO in to battle. · Full map editor · Random Maps, skirmish Mode. · New Spells and Magic Items · More than one hundred and thirty spells over thirteen different spheres of magic. New Magic Items many of them special & rare, some even able to cast spells. · Five New Races · Plaguelords, Saurians, Swarm. The old Human side will be split into Knights & Empire. This will include new units and new buildings. · New Hero Development System · All of your old favorites plus eight new classes combine together in a new hero system that is easier to learn but harder to master than before. Take heroes beyond level 50. Gain levels while actually playing the game. · New Terrain · Rock & Lava terrain, along with Jungle, Ruins and subterranean caverns. · New Soundtrack · High quality soundtrack featuring thematic music, all at CD-Audio quality. · Lots of New Dragons · Players will be able to produce six different coloured dragons all with unique abilities and breath weapons. · New Buildings · Many different shops will allow players to purchase items & troops to aid them in battle. The variety of different Lairs will produce neutral units that will roam the map seeking out trouble

Requirements:

· Operating Systems: · Windows 98, XP, 2000 & ME. · CPU type and speed: · Minimum: P3-450 with 128Mb RAM. · Recommended: · P3-600+ with 256Mb RAM (TNT2 or better card recommended). · Internet/Modem play will require a 28.8 or better modem. · LAN play requires either TCP/IP or IPX and requires a 10Mbit network to run. · Graphics: · Supports the following resolutions in 16-bit colour: 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x1024, and 1600x1200. · Other: · DirectPlay 7.0a or higher (DX9.0 included on game CD). · Windows compatible Mouse & Keyboard required

What's New in This Release:

· Animals shot by towers no longer count as a kill (this fixes a bug in Slugfest Mode, as well as an XP exploit). · Fixed the Lairs in the White Mountains campaign map that do not work correctly. · Resurrection now correctly only resurrects enemies at mastery level 3 and higher. · Fixed the description of the Comprehension Spell - it only gives 25% skill cost reduction, + 5% per level of mastery. · Fey upgrades now correctly affect Leprechauns. · Daemon upgrades now correctly affect Reapers. · Famine is no longer free if you cast it with the hotkey. · The Chaos Spell "Learn Spell" now functions correctly at higher mastery levels. · Mercenaries bought in the campaign that have a level but no "character name" now appear with the correct stats. · Fixed an "infinite mana" exploit obtained by equipping & re-equipping a "+max mana" item while mana is on zero. · Corrected help text for the Reaper - he steals 20XP per Soul. · Many typos fixed in the campaign - particularly the Journal. · Splash damage no longer hits allies. · Celestial Dragons now correctly do double damage vs evil creatures. · Dragonliches now correctly do double damage vs good creatures. · Balance Changes · Items now trigger the cooldown time for spells, exactly like casting a spell would do. · All existing items have been rebalanced. · Spores can now attack flying troops. · Units that are resistant to arrow fire are now also resistant to Fire Arrows (this also applies to buildings). · A slight decrease to spell recovery times.