# PC/Mobile 3.0.5 Patch Notes

**URL:** <https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/pc-mobile-3-0-5-patch-notes/25899>\
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**Created:** [June 20, 2017, 2:05am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/pc-mobile-3-0-5-patch-notes/25899 "2017-06-20T02:05:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 20, 2017, 2:05am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/pc-mobile-3-0-5-patch-notes/25899/1 "2017-06-20T02:05:38Z")

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Originally published at: [PC/Mobile 3.0.5 Patch Notes – Gems of War](http://gemsofwar.com/pcmobile-3-0-5-patch-notes/)  
   
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.

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