To Lands Unknown 3.12.1 - now on Ko-fi!

[lhybrideur]

Second part

[lhybrideur]

And third part

[lhybrideur]

Now the logs.
Please tell me if I forgot a savefile.

[artross]

Hi wesnothians!

Could someone provide small help for "Ultimate Focus" achievement? I've got 28/29 but this one does not even appear on the list! So I have no idea how to get it...

[inferno8]

Could someone provide small help for "Ultimate Focus" achievement? I've got 28/29 but this one does not even appear on the list! So I have no idea how to get it...

Hello artross, to get that achievement you need to....

Spoiler:

...let Rashti "lose her balance" and remain in that state before Destroyers arrive in Scenario 23 "Ruins". By losing balance I mean she must be defeated in combat (don't worry, she cannot die because she is immortal, but once she loses all hp, something very interesting will happen).

Dear TLU fans, expect a small update this month. I am going to finally fix some recent findings reported by players

[artross]

to get that achievement you need to....

Thanks, it worked!

[inferno8]

To Lands Unknown 3.12 is now available!

This is one of the last major updates. It focuses on gameplay improvements, visual enhancements, and a new challenging achievement. There are 5 main features in this version:

1. Early finish bonus XP for meditation AMLA:
The Meditation AMLA now provides bonus XP to Mehir for finishing scenarios early (1 XP for every remaining turn). This is a groundbreaking change. It means players will no longer need to deploy Mehir to the front lines just to farm XP to experience his special AMLAs. Now, completing missions as quickly as possible is highly beneficial. This idea was suggested by Konrad2, thank you!

2. A new achievement:
This one is extremely challenging. To obtain it, you'll need to ignore the main objective in the final mission and focus on surviving all enemy waves instead. However, it will require very powerful troops to face the almost inconceivable odds. This idea was planned long before the base game's achievement system was introduced, and we're excited to finally bring it to life. A big thanks to ForestDragon for coding the enemy waves and IceSandslash for suggesting a similar idea and giving it a name.

3. Scenario improvements:
Thanks to your valuable feedback, I’ve made several improvements to existing scenarios. For instance, defeating the enemy leader in S04 early not only grants you a rare achievement but also rewards Mehir and his troops with bonus XP. In S08, bats behave differently, tents in S10 automatically belong to the player, and the turn limit in S23 accurately shows how much time remains before teleportation. Thank you, lhybrideur and Konrad2, for your fantastic ideas!

4. Animated destination marker for the world map (experimental):

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The interactive TLU world map has been upgraded with a special animated destination marker in form of a fancy, spinning magical circle. This was a last-minute addition, but it should make things even more interesting. Please note that this is an experimental feature and might cause minor glitches on lower resolutions. For optimal visual experience, I recommend playing on 1920x1080 or higher, in full-screen mode.

5. Improved portraits:
After replaying the campaign, I decided to revert to the less realistic portrait style from before. TLU is known for its humor and emphasizes its fantasy setting. The previous, more realistic portraits seemed to take away from the game's humorous charm. So, I redrew these portraits using my older technique to bring back the less serious, comic book-like style. I guess we all love those GOOGLY EYES!

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I’d like to thank my recent Ko-fi supporters: Heindal, Christal J. Kuna, Bralex, and Dzeta091. Oh, and Heindal, you might want to replay Scenario 20 "Enlightenment" (or simply check out the changelog) to uncover a delightful surprise

Support TLU develpment here:
https://ko-fi.com/inferno8

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Full changelog:

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Version 3.12

- General
	* implemented early finish bonus XP for the meditation AMLA
	* a new achievement by ForestDragon & IceSandslash: Destroyers Destroyed

- Scenarios
	> scenario 01 - Highiest Tiers:
		* Mehir is now properly awarded XP when he kills the last enemy on the map
	> scenario 04 - Southern Nations:
		* recalling a Fire Elemental is now properly listed as a defeat condition
		* Mehir and his troops are now awarded bonus XP for killing Brogh'ur before Rhaxiz reaches his keep
	> scenario 08 - Ka-gatta:
		* the ghost and scimitar guardians now belong to a new permamently hostile side to prevent them from joining the player in the badass mode
		* changed the ai behavior of bats (they will now try to ignore elemental guardians if possible)
		* clarified the "item pickup for later" message
		* minor map tweaks
	> scenario 10 - Chaos:
		* fixed the Shadow Mage being visible from the start
		* villages (tents) near the entrance now automatically belong to the player at the beginning of the scenario
		* fixed event handler error
	> scenario 13 - A New Leader:
		* Mehir's friends from S01 now attend the ceremony (if they are still alive)
	> scenario 13 - Tar-Tabar:
		* the "Not Your Girlfriend" achievement is awarded right after Rashti makes a remark about it
		* fixed Rashti's poking event loop
	> scenario 20 - Enlightenment:
		* named one of the mages Heindal (after ko-fi supporter of the same name - congratulations!)
	> scenario 23 - Ruins:
		* changed the turn limit to exactly how much time remains before the teleportation
		* it is now possible to ignore the main objectives and fight all Destroyers' waves instead for a special achievement
	> scenario 24 - Epilogue:
		* after finishing the campaign in the 'normal' mode, the player is now encouraged to try the 'badass' mode for additional content

- Graphics
    * added animated destination markers to the world map
    * extended the Transition cutscene
    * improved some portraits

- Code
	* replaced png with webp for portrait filenames to avoid spamming log output
	* fixed and improved the condition for jinni lamp map elements
	* fixed Jaffar's stats/traits inconsistency
	* Mehir no longer gets the veteran trait as a Guard (EoMa 4.8.2 required)
	* fixed broken "golemball" animhack animation
	* fixed typos
	* updated about.cfg

- Translations
	* updated the translation template file and all .po files
	* updated the Polish translation

[Heindal]

Thanks inferno8 and all the best to you and your campaign .

[Konrad2]

1. Early finish bonus XP for meditation AMLA:
The Meditation AMLA now provides bonus XP to Mehir for finishing scenarios early (1 XP for every remaining turn). This is a groundbreaking change. It means players will no longer need to deploy Mehir to the front lines just to farm XP to experience his special AMLAs. Now, completing missions as quickly as possible is highly beneficial. This idea was suggested by Konrad2, thank you!

Do I understand correctly that I'll get 1xp/turn for early finish bonus even if I've unlocked jinns philosophy (which means 4xp/turn I'm standing still)? In that case it would make sense to keep prolonging the scenario. :/

[inferno8]

@Konrad2: Both meditation and jinn philosophy AMLAs grant +1xp/turn for early finish bonus.
Let's say you 1) complete a scenario 10 turns before the turn limit (for example on turn 15 out of 25) and 2) Mehir has meditation AMLA. Mehir then gets additional +10xp on victory.
If you have 1) jinn philosophy AMLA and 2) Mehir stands still for the rest of the scenario and 3) you decide to keep prolonging the scenario, he gets +3XP/turn (10 turns x3xp = 30xp total) but 0 bonus xp on victory. In that particular case prolonging the scenario is more beneficial but you need to upgrade meditation first.

If you believe there is a room for improvement here, please let me know!

[Konrad2]

@Konrad2: Both meditation and jinn philosophy AMLAs grant +1xp/turn for early finish bonus.
Let's say you 1) complete a scenario 10 turns before the turn limit (for example on turn 15 out of 25) and 2) Mehir has meditation AMLA. Mehir then gets additional +10xp on victory.
If you have 1) jinn philosophy AMLA and 2) Mehir stands still for the rest of the scenario and 3) you decide to keep prolonging the scenario, he gets +3XP/turn (10 turns x3xp = 30xp total) but 0 bonus xp on victory. In that particular case prolonging the scenario is more beneficial but you need to upgrade meditation first.

If you believe there is a room for improvement here, please let me know!

Currently jinn philosophy and meditation stack, so it's 4xp per turn.
My suggestion would be to factor the jinn philosophy in the early finish bonus as well -> once you get it, you get 3 more extra xp as early finish bonus.

[lhybrideur]

I'm glad to have been able to help improve this awesome campaign.

[inferno8]

To Lands Unknown 3.12.1 is here!

This is a minor update which improves the Jinn Philosophy AMLA (based on Konrad2's feedback) and fixes a missing icon for one of the campaign's achievements.

For those who started their playthrough on v3.12: the update should work fine for you, as long as you still haven't reached Dome of Elements (scenario 07). But if you are after that point the update may or may not work as intended for you. Make sure to backup your save files.

I'm glad to have been able to help improve this awesome campaign.

Thanks to people like you, this add-on is what it is today.

By the way, this is my 1000th post, yay!

Full changelog:

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Version 3.12.1

- Units & Abilities
	* the Jinn Philosophy AMLA no longer stacks with Meditation (it replaces it entirely instead)
	* the Jinn Philosophy AMLA early finish bonus XP value changed from 1 to 3

- Code
	* fixed broken achievement icon ("Leader")

- Translations
	* updated the translation template file and all .po files
	* updated the Polish translation

[R831]

Hi! For some reason I don't have in-game HUD, where gold shown, useful unit info e.t.c.. Is it supposed to be like this or something is buggy?

To be precise, I only see the gamefield. Also, right click menu is rather too short.

Or maybe HUD will be available later in game? If it hidden purposely, i see this as anti-feature, because it only confuse and make it less convenient to play. Also, how am I suppose to learn the true value of money in this world, if I don't even know how much I have?

[inferno8]

@R831: In prologue HUD is intentionally disabled. It will be available in the next scenario (S01 - Highiest Tiers). But based on your feedback I think it would be a good idea to inform players how much gold they have before purchasing the water elemental. I'll try to implement that in the next update.