Originally published at: PC/Mobile 3.0.5 Patch Notes – Gems of War
Welcome to PC/Mobile 3.0.5…
Major Features
VIP Changes and New Levels
- Added VIP Levels 16-20 with new rewards
- Each VIP level (including 1-15) now awards a new Team Slot
- Existing VIP members will be awarded these new team slots when leveling up or making a purchase
- VIP menu now displays the progress for each level
New Team Slots
- Now unlock new Team Slots at Levels 200, 210, 220, 230, 240 and 250
- Gaining VIP Levels will now also add an additional Team Slot (as mentioned above)
Traitstone Regions Menu
- Accessible from the Crafting Menu or Hero Menu Collection Tab
- Displays a list of Kingdoms which can unlock a chosen traitstone
- Selecting a location will immediately take you to that location on the World Map
Collected Mail Menu
- Collected mail can now be viewed from the Mail Menu
- Stores the last 30 mail collected
Server Status Display
- Shows the current status of the Gems of War servers
- If there are any issues, the status of them will be displayed on the loading splash screen and the world map
- The current status will always be displayed in the Settings Menu
Guild Wars
- Displays the Enemy Progress on the Attack Tab
- Displays the current war’s Mana Color on the Attack Tab
UI Updates
- World Map has been improved
- Guild Wars can now be accessed from the World Map
General Spell Effect Changes
- Death Mark will now no longer activate on the first turn
- Barrier now blocks devour
As PC moves to Unity
PC moves to Unity
PC version should be looking more like the console version; however, a couple of console feature will not be available at the moment:
- Custom Defence AI
- Task System
Unity Changes
- First-Time User Experience Rework
- New tutorials for new users
- Streamlined first battles to better understand the mechanics of the game
- New starting weapon - “Blade of Heroes”
- New starting troop - “Baby Dragon”
- Some existing players may receive these new tutorials.
Spell Gem Helper
- Spells that use specific gem colors now display counters for related gems on the board
Animation Speed
- Speed up or slow down the animations of Spells, Gem Matches and Trait Activations in battles
Controller Support
- Now officially has full Xbox One and Xbox 360 Controller Support
- Swap between Mouse and Controller instantly the moment it detects a different input
- New Event Menu
- New menu combines News and Events into a single location
- There is now a CLAIM ALL button for Event Point Rewards
- New Offers Menu - combines the Path to Glory, Special Offers and Growth Packs in a single location, and keeps track of all your Path to Glory and Growth Pack purchases and progress
- New Chat Menu with Block List
- Block other players from the Profile Menu
- Timestamps now displayed in chat
- Chat window can be moved by dragging the top part of the menu around
- You can Drag the menu around to place it in your preferred spot on the screen
- Inactive Chat Opacity allows the Chat Menu to still be shown on screen while playing the game
UI Improvements
- Blur now implemented in game and can be disabled in the Settings Menu
- Spells, Troops and Traits now cycle all popup-help instead of just the first 2
- Improved mana and spell effects in battle
- Better skull attack animations
- Particles are now in the game in various locations
- New Arena Menu, more in keeping with other pre-battle menus
- UI in the arena has changed to be more descriptive of current progress
- Arena weapons selector has been updated to use the standard weapon selector
Misc
- Difficulty is now edited on the Pre-Battle Screen in battles where it applies. This is to clarify when difficulty is applicable to a battle.
- Ascending troops now allows ascending multiple rarities at once
- Disenchanting troops menu now goes to max if you go backwards past zero.
- Mail items can now display more than 5 rewards
- New and Enhanced Splash Screens
- Can now sort troops by Spells and Traits in the Troop Collection Menu
- Test your defense team using the Test Defense Team button in the PvP Defenders Tab
- Quest progress now displays the total number of quests and objectives for the current quest line
- Quest now hides any future quest descriptions as “???”
- Event Bonuses are now displayed in the stat breakdown
- Troop Crafting menu now shows base level stats instead of stats with bonuses
- New reorder spell animation
- Updated Game Icon
Please note that while PC will be making the move to Unity, Mobile will take a big longer. Therefore, these changes are only applicable to the PC version of the game.
Balance Changes
Apothecary
- Reduced Mana cost from 12 to 10
Barbearius
- Changed Troop Type from Wildfolk to Urska
Behemoth
- Increased legendary traits Life gain from 4 to 8
Black Beast
- With the change to Barrier to prevent Devour, Black Beast will now dispel his ally before he devours it. Spell text hasn’t been changed though.
Dark Troll
- Spell now creates 4 Purple Gems after doubling the number of Purple on the board.
- Changed Elemental Bond trait to Troll Regeneration
Desert Troll
- Spell now creates 4 Yellow Gems after doubling the number of Yellow on the board.
- Changed Regeneration trait to Troll Regeneration
Famine
- Mana cost increased to 24
- Jinx trait has been replaced by Cursed
Gnoll
- Change Troop type from Wildfolk to Wargare
- Change Grudge to Armored
- Now Gains Magic at Levels 16, 19
- Now gains additional magic at level 20
Kerberos
- Chance to devour has been reduced from 50% to 40%
- Gate Guardian legendary trait now only has a 50% chance to summon a Warg on enemy death.
Ketras
- Spell will now also deal half the damage to adjacent enemies of the target
Rock Troll
- Spell now creates 4 Brown Gems after doubling the number of Brown on the board.
- Mana Cost increased from 10 to 11
Savage Hunter
- Change Troop type from Wildfolk to Wargare
- Changed Wildfolk Bond to Wargare Bond
- Mana Cost increased from 7 to 9
- Spell Change, now does bonus damage vs Green troops. Still places a Hunter’s Mark.
- Base dmg reduced from 5 to 4
Scale Guard
- Change Empowered trait to Swift
Sea Troll
- Spell now creates 4 Blue Gems after doubling the number of Blue on the board.
- Mana Cost increased from 10 to 11
- Changed Regeneration trait to Troll Regeneration
Sylvasi
- Change Stealthy to Agile
- Change Avenger to Barkskin
- Change trait order from Nature Brand > Stealthy > Avenger to Nature Brand > Barkskin > Agile
Urska Wanderer
- Changed Troop Type from Wildfolk/Knight to Urska/Knight
Wild Fang
- Changed Troop type from Wildfolk to Wargare
- Spell Change, now does bonus damage vs Yellow troops
- Base damage increased from 4 to 5
Zephyros
Time to put the power back into this Storm Giant!
- Increase boost ratio from x 3 to x10
- Increase base spell damage from 5 to 8
- Change Air Spirit to Huge
- Change Trait order from Giant Bond > Air Link > Air Spirit to Giant Bond > Huge > Air Link
Grosh-Nak Kingdom Rework
New Orc Exclusive Traits:
- Orc Fury — Gain 3 Attack when I take Life damage.
- Orc Armor — Gain 5 Armor when I take Life damage.
- Orc Cunning — Gain 2 Magic when I take Life damage.
Armored Boar
- Increase boost ratio from x3 to x5
Cyclops
- Spell now targets Enemy
- Troop Type changed to Orc/ Giant
- Changed Frenzy Trait to Orc Fury
- Base spell damage increased from 1 to 4
Dark Song
- Spell Rework, now deals damage + random debuff to the enemy. If enemy is Orc or Daemon, she will steal Mana from them.
- Mana Cost reduced from 13 to 12
- Now gain Magic at levels 8 and 12
- Changed Nature Spirit to Orc Cunning
- Changed Jinx to Cursed
- Changed trait order from Magic Link > Jinx > Nature Spirit to Cursed > Orc Cunning > Magic Link
Drake Rider
- Spell Damage change to so damage on adjacent enemies now scales
- Changed Pyromania change to Loyal Mount (100% chance to summon a drake on death.)
- Changed Dragon Bond to Orc Armor
Fel’Dras
- Boost ratio increased from 3:1 to 2:1
- Changed Orc Bond to Orc Cunning
Gar’Nok
- Spell Rework, now Summons a Random Orc, deal 1 True damage to all allies and create Red + Brown gems, boosted by Orc Allies.
- Legendary Trait reworked to all allied Orcs start with 50% Mana.
- Changed Armored to General
- Changed Avenger to Orc Armor
Kruag the Dread
- Summon condition changed from 13+ Purple Gems to 13+ Red Gems
- Base spell damage increased from 1 to 4
- Mana cost reduced from 16 to 15
- Changed Regeneration to Impervious
Orc
- Spell Rework, now Gains attack, boosted by converting Green to Brown. Enrages himself.
- Mana cost increased from 7 to 10
- Changed Doom to Armored
- Changed Grudge to Orc Armor
- Traits reordered from Doom > Fire Link > Grudge to Orc Armor> Armored > Fire Link
Summoner
- Spell now summons a Bone Daemon
- Spell Life buff increased from 4 to 6
- Changed Magic Heart to Orc Armor
Wyvern
- Spell now damages first 2 enemies and poisons the last 2 enemies
- Mana cost increased from 10 to 11
- Base spell damage increased from 4 to 5
- Now gain Magic at level 12
Troop Refund
The following troops will be available for refund:
- Dark Song
- Gar-Nok
- Famine
- Kerberos
New Troop: Bone Daemon
Bone Daemon makes its home in the Blighted Lands. The Summoner’s new summon will be going into chests with next week’s event.
Major Bug Fixes
Spell Fixes
- Troops which sacrifice themselves will no longer finish the battle prematurely
- Troops with Barrier can no longer be consumed
Misc
- Store Purchase Improvements
- Kingdom images should no longer display incorrectly in the crafting menu
- Fixed “The Other Side of Dawn” Trophy from not unlocking when completing all guild wars battles
- Fixed an issue where Sentinel Bonuses were not displaying correctly.
Please note this Update only applies to PC/Mobile versions of the game.
