Hello everyone! I'm Komioski, or Komi if you prefer, a relatively new addition to the team. We know many of you are curious what the plan is for Jade Dragon, and this announcement will hopefully answer any questions you might have for us.
First, yes we will be releasing a compatch as soon as we possibly can for all of you. After that you can almost certainly expect a full release utilizing the off-map powers, a new magic and duel system, and more! Sadly I'm not currently able to talk about that. Second, due to the changes to the steam workshop we will be releasing the mod there in the near future, this should make installation and updating easier for everyone as well as allowing the mod to reach more players. For those of you who prefer the manual installation we will still release on these forums as well. And our final bit of news for today, dev diaries are back!! I will be posting updates and the occasional sneak peak on what we are doing as often as I can.
As a bonus Ive decided to post part one of the Dev diary for the trade system overhaul, this was one of the things I was personally excited to see get some attention from paradox with the new DLC, and was the first thing I decided to work on when I joined the team. This first part will focus on the routes themselves, while I will explore the new mechanics in a later diary.
Here's a sneak peek of the end result:
The original trade routes were a mess, some were missing and others were just plain broken. We had 14 routes barely covering just the old world, therefore, the first step was rewriting our trade routes in an efficient way. I also wanted to see the norscans represented as traders as well as raiders, so adding new routes was the secondary objective. In the end I managed to cut down to 12 routes covering both the old and new world. I will explore each in-depth in the next diary but for now I will list them for you with a quick explanation of any unique mechanics.
1. The Empire Trade Network
2. The Sea of Claws
3. The Khyprian Road
4. The Silver Road
5. The Gold Road
6. The East Roads
7. Old World Coastal Route
8. The Underway: a unique trade system built for the few remaining dwarf holds still connected to the deep roads. This will only be accessible to the dwarf culture. If a hold falls to the orcs or any other culture the underway entrance is destroyed.
9. The Chill Road: a unique trade system for the Druchii, it represents the use of slaves as the foundation of dark elf society they are the miners, farmers, and builders of the dark elves and therefore the largest modifier will be building time and cost reduction.
10. Ulthuan Interior
11. Ulthuan Exterior
12. Lustrian Jungle Paths: a unique trade system for the lizardmen, granting piety and movement speed boosts.
That's it for today! Thank you for your support and feedback, and we hope your as excited for the next release as we are!
First, yes we will be releasing a compatch as soon as we possibly can for all of you. After that you can almost certainly expect a full release utilizing the off-map powers, a new magic and duel system, and more! Sadly I'm not currently able to talk about that. Second, due to the changes to the steam workshop we will be releasing the mod there in the near future, this should make installation and updating easier for everyone as well as allowing the mod to reach more players. For those of you who prefer the manual installation we will still release on these forums as well. And our final bit of news for today, dev diaries are back!! I will be posting updates and the occasional sneak peak on what we are doing as often as I can.
As a bonus Ive decided to post part one of the Dev diary for the trade system overhaul, this was one of the things I was personally excited to see get some attention from paradox with the new DLC, and was the first thing I decided to work on when I joined the team. This first part will focus on the routes themselves, while I will explore the new mechanics in a later diary.
Here's a sneak peek of the end result:
The original trade routes were a mess, some were missing and others were just plain broken. We had 14 routes barely covering just the old world, therefore, the first step was rewriting our trade routes in an efficient way. I also wanted to see the norscans represented as traders as well as raiders, so adding new routes was the secondary objective. In the end I managed to cut down to 12 routes covering both the old and new world. I will explore each in-depth in the next diary but for now I will list them for you with a quick explanation of any unique mechanics.
1. The Empire Trade Network
2. The Sea of Claws
3. The Khyprian Road
4. The Silver Road
5. The Gold Road
6. The East Roads
7. Old World Coastal Route
8. The Underway: a unique trade system built for the few remaining dwarf holds still connected to the deep roads. This will only be accessible to the dwarf culture. If a hold falls to the orcs or any other culture the underway entrance is destroyed.
9. The Chill Road: a unique trade system for the Druchii, it represents the use of slaves as the foundation of dark elf society they are the miners, farmers, and builders of the dark elves and therefore the largest modifier will be building time and cost reduction.
10. Ulthuan Interior
11. Ulthuan Exterior
12. Lustrian Jungle Paths: a unique trade system for the lizardmen, granting piety and movement speed boosts.
That's it for today! Thank you for your support and feedback, and we hope your as excited for the next release as we are!