Dear lords,
 
To make sure the stability of the game operation and improve the service quality and experience, Blood of Steel will be shut down for maintenance and update from 23:00 on January 6, 2022 to 2:00 on January 7, 2022 UTC. The game world will be closed at that time.
 
We will close the game match and the login entrance at around 22:45. The account database will be under additional maintenance and backup to ensure the stable and smooth operation of the servers!
It does not rule out the possibility of opening ahead of schedule or delayed due to specific conditions. Please arrange your time reasonably.
 
Patch Notes:
 

A. Hero Update

1. New hero Napoleon will be released.



B. System Update

1. Settled Season T2 (Ranked Legion War, Ranked Hero Arena, Ranked Siege Battle, Territory War, Elite Contest) and start Season T3.

2. Map Bad Hombury has been added to Ranked Legion War. The HP of Bad Hombury will be adjusted.

3. Update UI

4. Add new gameplay Exercise of Landwar in Territorial War (beta) and adjust Territorial War rewards.
 
※  Start Time: 20：00-22：00, Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri, Sun
※  Enter: Territorial War → Exercise of Landwar
※  Enter Method: Choose a group in Han or Crusaders. Warlord cannot be chosen.

※  Landwar Special Rule 1:

        Compared to Territorial War:

        1. Cancel the left-behind troops
            The group in the match cannot be attacked and left-behind troops is no need.
        2. Add the assistance function:
                2.1 After having a match, whether offensive or defensive, you can click on the friendly "Assist Battlefield" button to enter the friendly’s battlefield to  assistant.  
                2.2 Attack and defense rules for cities are the same as above.
                2.3 The rules related to NPC are the same as above.

※  Landwar Special Rule 2: New rule for supporting NPC: when you enter a friendly’s battlefield, you will automatically replace one of the NPCs.

※  Result Determination:
                1. When the time is up, the one with the higher points will be the winner, otherwise it will be considered as a tie. 
                2. You can get points per minute by having the cities. The point amount is based on the size of the city.

※  Cloak Shop:
        Add cloak shop
        Mall → Redeem Shop → Other
        The Territorial War cloak before 2020 (including 2020) will be for sale.
        Exchange price: 100 pieces each

※  Landwar Reward
Except for the following missions, rewards from other missions are the same as Territorial War:
I'm invincible --- Plate shard will be replaced with cloak shard
The Warlord --- Plate shard will be replaced with cloak shard

※  Daily Quest
The matches in Landwar and Territorial War will be counted in daily quest.

※  Adjustment of Rewards of Territorial War
Based on the original reward of Territorial War, add Skins of Xiang Yu Bright Demon Lord set and Dark Demon Lord set time-limit use:
    1. Add in Territory War Chest: Bright Demon Lord set (complete set) 1 day limited use card
    2. Settlement of territorial battles:
            Emperor --- Dark Demon Lord set complete set (skin, horse, primary weapon, secondary weapon) for 90 days
            Overlord --- Parts of the Dark Demon Lord set (horse, primary weapon, secondary weapon) for 90 days
            King --- Parts of the Dark Demon Lord set (primary weapon, secondary weapon) for 90 days
            Chieftain --- Part of the Dark Demon Lord set (secondary weapon) for 90 days
 

C. Hero Update:

1. Balian: Add Q skill [Broadhead Bolts], after activated, the crossbow shot is the shield-breaking arrow, and the damage to shields will be increased.

2. Joan
- If Gilles de Rais doesn’t die when the time is up, the CD of [Rally Banner] will be reset immediately.
- For each unit killed by Joan, reduce the CD of [Bless] by 10 seconds.
- Delete [Spear Strike] in [Heavy Attack]
- Add Q skill [Light of Saint]: the original [Spear Strike] in [Heavy Attack], causes ranged damage which can knock down units. The CD is 45 seconds.

3. Baldwin I: Add Q skill [Heavy Cut], which is the same as [Heavy Cut] of Godfrey.

4. Deng AI:
- Increase the recovery speed of arrows to 1 arrow every 20 seconds.
- The number of arrows carried by the unit is reduced to 9.

5. Hattori Hanzo: Reduce the CD of [Shuriken Throw] to 60 seconds.

6. Ma Chao: Spear recovery speed adjusted to 1 spear every 30 seconds.

7. Agrippina
- Spear recovery speed adjusted to 1 spear every 30 seconds.
- [Switch Between Attack and Defence]: [Cure] adjusted to recovery 4 HP every 2 seconds. after [God's Pretige] is activated, recovery 20 HP every 2 seconds.

8. Hua Mulan & Kaihime: Equip the resilience armor.

9. Leonidas, Octavia, Caesar: Automatically recover 1 spear every 20 seconds.
 

D. Bug Fixed

1. Fix the bug that the UI of the friend private chat and emoticon interface is abnormal.
2. Fix a bug that the bond description of Mercenary World was not displayed fully.
3. Fix the bug that the main interface menu was brought into the battlefield.
4. Fix the bug that the skin in the leaderboard is abnormal.
5. Fix the bug that the battlefield prompt blocked the end time.
6. Fix a bug in the UI of the "One more game" guide of the new player guide.
7. Fix a bug that cavalry may not cause damage when hitting infantry at high speed.
 
If you have any questions about the game, please contact us in discord or Steam community.