News

Quality of Life updates (part 1):
 

* Keep active unit active after viewing the: world map, tome, settings and reports - Thanks @Xitax!

* When at bottom of map, HUD fades for better visibility and UI

* No confirmation pop-up for end turn when pressing "ctrl-e" - Thanks @Outis

* Bug Fix: Game Crashes when winning a Quest battle - Thanks @M.Walker & @C.Martens

Mustering, a.k.a. vectoring, rally points:
 

* Muster Points

* Updated grasslands cover artwork

* Improved visibility of castle minimap icons

* Improved tooltip visibility over castles, buttons etc...

* Tome now shows monster pictures too

* Bug fix: Holding the ctrl key allowed the mouse cursor to change when over a hidden tile if castle present

Rivers, Bridges and Road Improvements:
 

* Rivers implemented!

* Bridges implemented!

* Roads improved! - better disbursement across map

* Updated Tome/Help with new road/bridge information

* Bug Fixes:

** The New Turn Shield color is now the same as your faction color

** If you restarted multiple games, roads would fail to load

** Better pathfinding on complicated terrain movement paths

** Correct sound effect now plays for unit on road or bridge

** Fixed broken layout for the unexplored minimap road tiles

Quality of Life Updates:
 

* MapMaker / Custom Scenario:

** Now shows your total count of castles, ruins and temples

** You can no longer place a building (castle, temple, ruin) on top of another building.

* Tome updates:

** Listed more mouse and keyboard controls

* Bug fixes:

** When you raze a castle, your army will no longer move onto the razed castle tile (thanks @grune!)

** When you raze a castle, the defending player will no longer be able to move onto that tile (thanks @grune!)

** If you select a few units in a Lochus, then choose a path for movement, then click the "move-all" button, the whole Lochus moved. Now, the selected units will move first, leaving the rest of the units in the Lochus stationary.

** During battle, after unit shows blood splatter, STR - HP numbers below unit are immediately removed.

** When viewing the worldmap, fixed bug where clicking anywhere on the screen attempted to automatically move the camera there

** Better centering of castles on boundaries of the map when viewing Castle HUD

Updates:
 

* When cycling through castle HUDs, show correct castle faction art (thanks @dasara III!)

* Dead units stay on battle screen, easier result viewing (thanks @dasara III!)

* Removed an incorrect entry in the Tome re: terrain strength hotkey

* Added unlisted keyboard hotkeys to Tome entry

* Fixed bug where an explored ruin, in an unexplored region of the minimap showed up as a neutral castle icon.

* Fixed battle issue where sometimes a unit with zero HP would survive

Minor Update
 

* Improved edge scrolling with mouse.

New UPDATE!  2.0.5 is available for download
 

* World minimap now shows roads, castles, and ruin locations:
** Eliminates wasted time spend exploring empty regions of the map!
* Can select "random" factions & biome in New Game (thanks @LeMachinga!)
* Upgrade castle windows shows next army unit available (thanks @Xitax!)
* When upgrading castles, production queue is paused (instead of reset/cleared)
* Message appears if you don't have enough GP to produce armies:
** Castle production queue no longer gets cleared if you run out of GP
* Default game to random monsters OFF
* Minor informational updates in Tome
* Bug fixes:
** UI tooltips no longer appear partially offscreen
** Upgraded castles sometimes wouldn't keep their higher income on loaded games
** Right-clicking on a unit now shows Hero's level
** Sometimes if combat log was open you couldn't close the BattleHUD (Combat screen)
** Combat log corrections
** Various MapMaker items
** Minimap road corrections

MAJOR UPDATE release!  2.0 is available for download
 

* New Map Biomes!
** Desert: A harsh and unforgiving desert with sand dunes, mud and cactuses.
** Hellscape: A scorched land of molten lava fields, jagged pitchstone mountains, and burnt trees.
** Snowlands: A frozen landscape covered in snow, tundra and boreal forests.
* Toggle Strength/Hit Point stats during battle (H hotkey)
* Progress bar shown during enemy's turn
* Old Lucky now shows how much gold he has stolen
* AI: Squire, and Baron difficulty has been reduced
* Default to original portrait artwork (instead of pixel art portraits)
* Tome/Help section updates
* Random map saved game names default to include map biome and size abbreviated.
* Main menu art:
** New Snowlands battle scene
** New Grasslands battle scene
* Mapmaker updates:
** Can create maps using new biomes
** Various bug fixes
* Bug fix:
** Various small edge cases fixes
** On new turn or game load, camera centers on wrong castle
** Grid/looping road layouts
** Ensure all castles, ruins and temples have unique names

New version released!  1.8 is available for download
 

* Ally mode!
** You can now have "team" battles
** - e.g. Elves and Dwarves can overcome their differences and take on a swarm of Orcs
* New Hero items:
** Golden Hen & Midas Gloves: extra GP every turn
** Holy Grails If your Hero dies, the grail resurrects him.
* New wandering monster:
** Old Lucky- A leprechaun that steals gold from your castles!
* Hall of Fame added to Main Menu- view your past victory and defeat stats
* Right clicking on portraits give army stats
* Various bug fixes, and gameplay improvements

New version released!  1.7 is available for download
 

* UI improvements
** Unique Game HUD for each faction (day & night versions)
** Clicking on the worldmap now takes you to that point on the map
** NewTurn Shield unique to each faction
** Terrain color revamp; preparing for future map styles: Hellscape, Snowlands, and Wastelands
* New Unit
** Shade
* New Ruins
** Oasis
** Pond
** Snow Cave
** Snow Statue
* Bug fixes
** Player shield not turning black & white in game HUD once defeated
** Scale sizing issues with certain icons in Caste HUD
** New game HUD heading incorrectly placed

New version released!  1.6 is available for download
 

* New Features:
** Experience Points!
*** Heroes now gain experience up to Level 5, army units gain experience up to Level 3
*** Each new level increases the unit's strength and/or hit points and/or movement points
*** Gain experience points for surviving battles, taking over castles, searching ruins, completing quests, and more!
*** Read through the in-game Tome help for complete details
* Updates:
** Tome updates and clarifications
* Bug fix:
** If a unit had lost a hit point from battle, and then the game was saved before a new turn, loading that saved game caused the unit to have their max hit points set incorrectly

New version released!  1.5 is available for download
 

* New Features:
** View all enemy movements on visible map during enemies turn
** Squire AI (re)enabled. Squire AI is an easier mode which makes the computer opponents less challenging.
** Quest Report Menu now shows the reward item's bonus (know what you're fighting for)
* Updates:
** You can now unlock the original artwork by winning the Telestia Scenario Map on any difficulty
** New castles automatically start in a "loop-production" enabled
** Lochus fight order: uses movement points remaining instead of max movement points
** Right-clicking on units now shows both their max movement and remaining movement points
** Right-clicking on player shields now shows AI difficulty
* Bug fixes:
** If castle had max (16) units in it, and produced a new unit, and an enemy was next to the castle, new produced unit may have been placed on enemy unit and/or game would freeze/crash. (Thanks Rayne!)

New version released!  1.4 is available for download
 

* New Features:
** Upgraded castles now produce additional income
** Tome updates w/ additional clarification
* Game Balances:
** Cockatrice assassination hit chance increased from 20% to 25%
** Elven Archers missile hit chance increased from 10% to 25%
** Elven Mounted Archers missile hit chance increased from 20% to 35%
** Gadianton Assassin assassination hit chance increased from 10% to 15%
** Gorgon assassination hit chance increased from 30% to 35%
* Bug fix:
** Fixed issue where saving/loading a game could infinitely increase a Hero's stats (thanks Grune!)

New version released!  1.3 is available for download
 

Major UI design updates!
* Each faction has its own unique Castle HUD
* Extended nighttime theme throughout game: game HUDs, combat log and more
* Added broken shields in Game HUD for defeated players
* Show broken shield for loser in Battle HUD
* Added "close" button in Battle HUD
* Fixed MapMaker control panel HUD for uncommon screen resolutions

New version released!  1.2 is available for download
 

Added a combat log!

New version released!  1.1 is available for download
 

View army stats during battle! Bug fixes, and game performance optimizations

New version released!  1.0 is available for download
 

This is the full release!

New version released!  0.9.5 is available for download
 

This is a RELEASE CANDIDIATE! We're implementing final tweaks as we prepare to for a full release!

New version released!  0.9.4 is available for download
 

Mid-week update! The MapMaker has been released- create your own scenario maps to play on and share with friends!

New version released!  0.9.3 is available for download
 

Unlock the original artwork! You can now unlock the original (non-pixelated portrait artwork) by successfully winning the Telestia scenario.

New version released!  0.9.2 is available for download
 

New Telestia scenario map added! This new scenario map pits you against all nine factions of Telestia. It will be a challenge to come out victorious! Do you have what it takes?

New version released!  0.9.1 is available for download
 

Major game balance updates- unit strengths and upkeep costs. New reports menu. New artwork, more bug fixes and improvements!

New version released!  0.9.0 is available for download
 

Heroes can ride flying units! Knights get a bonus when attacking castles, and more UI improvements!

New version released!  0.8.9-BETA is available for download
 

Lots of in-game improvements! Select multiple units in your Keep with shift-click. Play the new tutorial map to better understand game concepts. More bug fixes, better UI indicators, more Hotkeys implemented (move units with the numeric keypad), plus more, more more!

New version released!  0.8.8-BETA is available for download
 

Gameplay improvements- including viewing where the enemy is before attacking you. Lots of UI updates for a more consistent game play experience. More monster portrait art added. Lots more bug fixes- thank you to those who have been sharing them! It helps a lot.

New version released!  0.8.7-BETA is available for download
 

More updated artwork, added new hotkeys, QoL improvements, as well as various bug fixes. There are a couple fringe cases where the game can hang/freeze. Luckily, there is an Autosave file that you can load- just close the game and reload the Autosave!

New version released!  0.8.6-BETA is available for download
 

More updated artwork, added new hotkeys, QoL improvements, as well as various bug fixes. This is the start of weekly updates until the game leaves Early Access and goes live!

New version released!  0.8.4-BETA is available for download
 

Tons of sprite design updates, AI bug fixes, and more artwork throughout. Numerous bug fixes. We've also released Steam keys for BETA users.

The wait list for a FREE beta copy of Telestians is now closed. Thank you for those who signed-up, you will receive an email with your free Steam key soon.

New version released!  0.8.3-BETA is available for download
 

Just in time for the Holidays! We've added color selection for the factions. You can play under the default green flag for Elves, or maybe play as the rebel outlaw elves with a red banner flag. We've also increased the difficulty of AI players, and made minimap improvements. Please use your previous itch.io code to access. Enjoy!

New version released!  0.8.2-BETA is available for download
 

Lots of new artwork added. Additionally we've optimized camera tracking, and have filled out the Tome of Telestia (Help Section). Please use your previous itch.io code to access. Enjoy!

We've released a private BETA-0.8.1 download!
 

There have been MAJOR updates in this release. Tons of bug fixes, and a major overhaul to the UI. Please use your previous itch.io code to access. Enjoy!