Update 29-4-2013

Fixes:

- A massive overhaul of the battle handler has been completed. We believe that we have resolved the issue of CO-OP/PvP queues freezing and the apocalyptic issue of ALL battles freezing at once. There is still some work to be done on pathfinding which leads to battles freezing, but we believe we know the root of the problem so it should be resolved with tomorrow's patch.

- The mechanism of disconnection due to inactivity has been improved. Unfortunately, we cannot totally remove this mechanism for technical reasons. However, the system is now "smarter" and will determine a user's inactivity more accurate. We will continue monitoring this mechanism.

- A bug causing all chat logs to be removed has been resolved.

- A bug causing "trouble" in the Promotion/Demotion mechanism in Guilds has been resolved. We also changed the logic.

- A bug related to disbanding a Hero has been resolved.

- A rare bug related to the completion of a research has been resolved.

- Several users have complained that they cannot complete the registration process. We have determined that it is a case of either being behind a proxy or a firewall and their inability to connect to the game. A message will inform them about it and suggest a solution.

- Sometimes units would flee towards their attacker. Units will now flee correctly directly away from the source of damage.


Changes:

- Users can now mute music, sound effects and battle effects and the system will save their settings.

- Users can now use WASD to control the camera in battle. As a gentle reminder, you can always use 1-0 on your keyboard to select your units and center the camera on a unit.

- Repetitive quests (quests with timers) are now accessible to players with Barracks level 6 and above. They have been identified as very hard for new users, so in the beginning, only story quests will be available to them.


Tomorrow we will work on fixing the pathfinding issue, which is causing a lot of battle freezes. We will soon implement additional mechanics to Morale, which we believe will provide some more tactical options and will definitely help in balancing.
Guild transfers are also in the works but got delayed because of the problem we encountered with the battle handler. The durability mechanism and the extra repair slots are also in our top priorities.

Have fun and thank you for your continuous support!