DomiNations Update 13.8 Notes

Greetings Leaders,

DomiNations Update 13.8 finally brings changes to Battle Modifier Calculations, and for those who have been following, this means changing the 85% Reduction Cap. While this is certainly the major part of the update, we also brought in the Strike University Airstrip Leader, new upgrades for our Robotics Age Players, improved reliability for Alliance SpeedUp requests, and more! Read on to see what’s arriving in Update 13.8, which is planned to roll out next week.

Battle Modifier Update (AKA 85% Cap Rework)

The day has finally come to introduce our changes to our Battle Modifier System. Our update aims to make the modifiers easier to follow and understand how they’ll appear in battle.

1. All stats will never be reduced lower than 85% of their original value.

2. Modifiers that multiply (ex. +10% HP) will apply to the base stat.

   1. A unit with 1000 HP gaining both +10% HP and +100 HP will have a final HP total of 1200. (A 20% total increase)

 

Here’s what’s changing in 13.8:

All Buffs, Debuffs, and Reductions that an Attacker applies in battle are weighed against those of the Defender. Once weighed, the resulting value will be applied during battle.

The final result of this calculation cannot reduce a stat below -85%.

Here are a few examples of how Modifiers may interact with each other before the battle, and their final results:

 

It’s worth noting that Traps, which can add reductions, will add to the cap total during battle as well. But even there, Troops cannot be reduced beyond the 85% Reduction cap.

Up front, reductions to stats are much more competitive than they were in the system prior to 13.8. This gives value to seeking stronger defense stats beyond the 85% cap and can bring a specialized strategy for our defensive-focused players.

Strike University Airstrip

The next Strike University Leader is all about improving your Airstrip Troops. Completing research here grants stronger Airstrip Troops by improving their attack potency and survivability. The proficiencies take it a step further!

• Fighter Proficiency will reduce the damage Fighters receive from S.A.M. Batteries.

• Bomber Proficiency reduces the damage Bombers take from the Air Defense.

• Transport Proficiency increases the number of Paratroopers deployed with each pass.

• Recon Proficiency increases the flight speed of Recons.

• The capstone adds more Air Space!

Robotics Age Upgrades Pt7

The next tier of Robotics Age upgrades brings new levels to Roads, the Library, and Ambush Trap.

 

 

Update 13.8 also brings an additional tier to the Through the Ages Bookcase.

 

 

 

 

 

Additional Fixes

• Fixed an issue where Alliance Speed Up requests would seem to disappear from Alliance Chat prior to receiving all assists.

  • We’ve noticed that when looking at the upgrade window after requesting a speed up, the upgrade window’s Assist count wouldn’t match what happened in the Alliance chat.

    EX. Player A makes Speed Up request to an upgrade. Players B, C, & D all assist the speed up. If Player A goes to examine the upgrade, they will notice that their upgrade will still show something like “2 Alliance members can respond to this request”. Even though the assists have already been completed.

    Update 13.8 corrects this issue and reflects the correct information when submitting speed up requests.

• Fixed an issue where Troop Donations wouldn’t be received if the receiving player was in the middle of a battle.

  • This also fixed an issue where the Troop Tray could display incorrectly, showing Troops that weren’t actually available during that battle.

• Fixed an issue where the Transport could spawn more Paratroopers than the limit would allow.

  • Going forward, the Transport will drop only up to the maximum allowed on the field at once. If this maximum is reached and you attempt to send another Transport, a message will pop up alerting you to ‘Max Paratroopers reached’.

  • In an instance where you can still spawn a Paratrooper (ex. if your Max Paratrooper Deployed is 10, but 9 are on the field), if you send the Transport, it will spawn up to the maximum allowed (e.g., if 9 Paratroopers are on the field, the Transport will only drop 1 Paratrooper to reach the 10 maximum).

  • We also increased the base Paratrooper limit from 9 > 10.

• Fixed an issue where Transport Cooldown reduction bonuses were calculating incorrectly.

• Fixed an issue where the additional Rocket Arsenal from Strike Defenders University Leader could only be built if you had completed Emperor Haile Selassie’s skills.

  • The intended behavior is that you can build this extra Rocket Arsenal even without Emperor Haile Selassie’s research being completed.

• Fixed an issue where the Library Tech ‘Advanced Ballistics’ wouldn’t add an additional rocket per MRL Volley.

• Fixed an issue where Crowns wouldn’t be consumed when attempting to purchase National Trade Goods with Crowns.

• Made adjustments to Glory Decay totals in Tournament of Glory for Alliances that fell below their starting Glory score.

• Fixed some UI and Localization errors.