Greetings Governor,

We plan to update the game to version 1.0.72 "Heroic Tales" on 2023/08/08 UTC. Before the update, you can download data in advance via the Update Version tab on the events page to earn rewards. We apologize for any inconvenience this might cause and will send you a compensation reward once the update is complete.

1. New Trust System and Commander Stories

1) We've added the new Trust system and tons of new dialogue for 10 commanders (with more on the way): Cao Cao, Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Æthelflæd, Cleopatra VII, Seondeok, Joan of Arc, Scipio Africanus, Sun Tzu, Belisarius, and Lohar.

2) The above commanders will show up in your city, where you'll be able to interact with them. You can increase their Trust in you by talking with them or gifting them Golden Apples. As you increase a commander's trust, you'll unlock chapters of their biography and exclusive new dialogue with full English voice acting.

3) Once they've reached certain Trust level, you'll also unlock a commander's exclusive animated emojis.

2. Across the sea of stars, Altair and Vega are fated to meet again. The Qixi Festival event series has begun, and we've prepared a number of events for the occasion:

- Esmeralda's Prayer: We never know when the wheel of life will stop turning. Maybe your luck can change?

- Esmeralda's Treasures: Try your luck to win some of Esmeralda's riches.

- War of the Ruins: Contend for an age-old battlefield in search of missing treasure.

- Race Against Time: Who can eliminate the most barbarians in a short period of time?

- In Search of Wonders: Discover ancient armaments and pave your path to power. (Only open to kingdoms that are in Season 3 or the Season of Conquest at the start of the event)

See the Event Calendar for a detailed schedule. Some events will only be available in regions where all kingdoms have existed for at least 21 days.

3. Lost Kingdom Optimizations

1) Improved the rewards of certain Crusader Achievements. These improvements will take effect for Lost Kingdoms that begin after the update:

- For kingdoms in Season 2 to the Season of Conquest, we've added Formation Choice Chests to the rewards of certain Crusader Achievements.

- For kingdoms in Season 3 or the Season of Conquest, we've added Transmutation Stones to the rewards of certain Crusader Achievements.

2) Reduced the difficulty of some Lost Kingdom Chronicles quests in the Endless War, Distant Journey, and Light and Darkness stories. We've also reduced the difficulty of capturing Crusader Fortresses.

3) Added the Season Accolades leaderboard. In the last three days of the Lost Kingdom, you'll be able to view the governors with the most units killed, most units lost, and most units healed in the Lost Kingdom.

4) In stories where you can dispatch two troops to join rallies, we've optimized the process of replacing a troop you've dispatched to a rally. You can now replace a single troop instead of replacing both troops together.

5) During the first stage of the Eve of the Crusade event, you can now trade Scraps of Parchment with all governors in your kingdom, not just with your fellow alliance members.

6) Optimized the Past Glory event. These changes will take effect for Lost Kingdoms that begin after 2023/08/11:

- The difficulty of certain stages of the event have been adjusted, depending on your Season.

- The maximum duration of each stage of the event has been changed: 3 days for the first stage, 2 days for the second stage, and 2 days for the third stage. If the task for a given stage hasn't been completed by this time, the event will automatically move onto the next stage.

- There is now a limit to how many Hero Medallions you can earn during the third stage of the event. Once you've earned the maximum number of Hero Medallions, you can still donate commander sculptures to speed up the reconstruction of your Crusader Fortress, but you will not earn any more Hero Medallions.

7) Optimized some functional text in the Lost Kingdom. These changes are cosmetic and will have no effect on gameplay.

4. PC Version Optimizations

1) You can now use your email address to log in.

2) Added commands when right-clicking player avatars.

3) Optimized the performance/design of the settings page.

5. Other Changes

1) Optimized the Heart's Desire event. You can change your preferred commander while the event is ongoing. This change will take effect for instances of the event that begin after the update.

2) Added Champions of Olympia, Ark of Osiris, and Lost Kingdom accolades to governor profile pages.

3) If one of your troops fights multiple battles without returning to your city, all battle reports for that troop will be grouped together under a single subheading in your inbox.

4) Combat Optimizations:

- Added the ability to dispatch multiple troops at once. On the troop dispatch screen, check the "Multi Select" box to select which of your saved troop templates you want to dispatch.

- Added garrison plans for your city's garrison commanders. If one of your default garrison commanders isn't in your city, your city will switch to the next available garrison plan.

- When dispatching troops to join a rally or garrison, if there are multiple recommended unit types, the system will prioritize adding recommended unit types when creating a default troop (in descending order of priority: infantry, cavalry, archers, and siege units).

- Improved "tap and hold" interactions on the map, reducing the chance of tapping on things by mistake.

5) Made fog effects in Champions of Olympia and Ark of Osiris smoother and softer.

6) Changed the location of the "Exclude" button in Champions of Olympia and Ceroli Crisis, making it more intuitive and easier to access.

7) Added a shortcut to the Karuak Ceremony event.

Thank you for supporting Rise of Kingdoms. We hope you enjoy the game!

RoK Group