{"id":224,"date":"2018-10-28T22:00:10","date_gmt":"2018-10-28T22:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lionshieldstudios.com\/?p=224"},"modified":"2018-11-28T22:00:59","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T22:00:59","slug":"224","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lionshieldstudios.com\/index.php\/2018\/10\/28\/224\/","title":{"rendered":"Cemeteries, Witches, and Wolves Update – version 113"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ve got a Halloween themed update for you with a bunch of new game mechanics! If you’ve got questions, ideas, bug reports, come chat with us on discord:\u00a0https:\/\/discord.gg\/kingdomsandcastles<\/a>, or email us at\u00a0contact@lionshieldstudios.com<\/a>. Here’s what’s new:<\/p>\n

Cemeteries<\/div>\n


\nNow when peasants die, their bodies will need to be taken to a cemetery by a grave keeper. We\u2019ve added a grave keeper\u2019s hut which employs three grave keepers. We’ve also added a cemetery tile that will fill up with gravestones as grave keepers bring people back to be buried. You\u2019ll need to find the right balance of grave keepers and cemeteries for your town layout. If bodies are left on the ground they will have a chance of starting a plague, plus it\u2019ll make your peasants unhappy. (Note: the individual spaces in each cemetery are able to be reused every 5 years or so, so you won’t need to endlessly grow cemeteries.)<\/p>\n

Witches<\/div>\n


\nMaps now have a witch hut. The witch can be talked to and depending on how the relationship goes she\u2019ll work with you and provide access to powerful spells, or she\u2019ll curse your kingdom. Old saves will get a witch placed as well (if there is room).<\/p>\n

Wolves<\/div>\n


\nMaps now spawn with empty caves. After you place your keep, caves farther away from your keep will populate with wolves. Wolves will eat anything that comes near them (including vikings), except for peasants employed by foresters. They can be killed by archer towers, ballistas, and armies. Once empty, caves can be removed with the rock removal building. Like the witch, old saves will get caves and wolves when loaded.<\/p>\n

Plague Rework<\/div>\n

Plague now can spread over time from its starting location, and most often will start in residential areas. You\u2019ll need to make sure your doctors have good and fast access to your kingdom, especially the heavily populated or high traffic areas.<\/p>\n

Clinic<\/div>\n


\nThe clinic is a 1×1 building that houses two doctors. It costs less than the hospital and is a good way to get doctor coverage early and a good way to provide doctor coverage on the edges of your kingdom where a full hospital might be overkill.<\/p>\n

Town Square Halloween Edition<\/div>\n


\nWe did a visual revamp to the town square so it links with stone roads better, and added some festive jack-o-lanterns.<\/p>\n

Improvements\/Fixes\/Tuning<\/div>\n