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[E. Albright]

See here, everything from 8 Aug onwards. It's the Xibalba (all three eras)/Nazca/event modding patch. So it's a big'un. As far as major outstanding bugs go, transformation is fixed, but aerial raiding isn't. Cavalry also had its Def penalty from suffering multiple attacks per turn cut from the normal -2 to -1.

Oh. And you can no longer game Undisciplined IOT give them orders. That's a big one too.

[USEC_OFFICER]

Oh, excellent! Though somewhat annoyingly the update doesn't seem to appear on their version log or similar places. Given that this patch has Incan Caeliums and 3 different Zotz nations... I can't wait to get my hands on it. _{Rather concidently, I was just searching when the new patch was coming out this morning, so I'm all hyped up for it.}

[E. Albright]

If you're exceedingly impatient and bought Dom4 through Desura, go here.

Spoiler: 4.14 Patchnotes (click to show/hide)

GAME

• 2 completely new nations: Xibalba (EA, MA & LA) and Nazca (MA)
• Added some descriptions that were missing
• Barrier (artifact) cannot be used by mounted units
  
• Better enforcement of magic item rules
  
• Bouda pretender for EA Machaka was missing
  
• Cannot steal mercs blood slaves with 'V'
  
• Changes to Erinya's weapons
  
• Coastal income bonus info bug fix
  
• Could not use magic item rituals while sieging
  
• Enforce no orders for undisciplined squads
  
• Event update
  
• False cheat detection during fort construction fixed
  
• File handle leak fixed
  
• Graphics for Seraphine/High Seraph prophets were missing
  
• Heart Finding effect now an internal damage
  
• Horror improvements
  
• Icons for Disease Res and Dominion Spreader
  
• Improved battle reports for some attacks with temporary monsters
  
• Improved magic item info
  
• Internal damage (e.g. incinerate, disintegrate) always hits body
  
• Kindly Ones conj 9 -> 8
  
• Mace dmg 4 -> 5
  
• Negative forge bonus did not work
  Network protocol updated, server & client must be updated at the same time
  
• New ability: Poisonous Skin
  
• New epithets
  
• New mod command: #limitedregen
  
• Nonmounted units -2 def / attack, mounted -1 def / attack
  
• Onaqui random S -> random F
  
• One unit too much from certain send spells
  
• Overpopulation improvement
  
• Pretender and disciple blesses all units every round
  
• Random event monster count bug fix
  
• Scrying from sites was broken
  
• Some rituals could pass through domes unhindered, fixed
  
• Sorcerer pretender for MA Machaka was missing
  
• Spell name change: Blood Vengeance -> Damage Reversal
  
• Squad size not updated after 'remove unable units'
  
• Star of Heroes only strikes one magic armor part at a time
  
• Theurg communicants did not work properly
  
• Too much info in F1 in certain circumstances
  
• Transformation bug fixed
  
• Typos and stat fixes
  
• Units target random squares in battle more often
  
• Updated insanity orders
  
• Valkyrie got light lance like other flyers
  
• Vengeance of the dead did not ignore orders like other assassinations
  
• Wild Hunt conj 9 -> 7
  
• Wrong icon for battle menu
  
• Wrong range for multiple missile weapons

MODDING

• #holyboost didn't work properly
  
• Event modding added (over 200 new mod commands)
  
• Heat-/Coldrec 0 now works for mods
  
• Mod #dmg can take higher numbers
  
• Mod downloading during game setup could lock up the game
  
• Modded nations with nation number > 127 didn't work with network play
  
• New mod command: #diseaseres
  
• New mod commands: #clear (for weapons and armors), #copyweapon, #copyarmor
  
• New mod commands: #raiseonkill, #raiseshape, #prophetshape, #insane
  
• Possible to make global ritual and nation effects with event modding

OTHER

• AI AI war states now reset between games

[Bluerobin]

Whoa, some of those modding things sound pretty useful and versatile. "Possible to make global ritual and nation effects with event modding" could make for some neat nationgen nations, too. Hard to balance probably, but ehhhh.

[E. Albright]

I think the most important thing to note is that it's now possible to play with a demonic parrot as your pretender. That's the real win here.

Spoiler: Behold it in its awful splendor! (click to show/hide)

(As someone quipped on Desura, Dominions now supports pollytheism.)

(For my part, as someone involved in making content for NationGen, my duty is fairly clear here. I won't be able to meet my eye in the mirror until hoburgs can ride these thing's mortal cousins.)

[Karlito]

Hmmm, steam hasn't dropped the patch yet. Maybe I can get it somewhere else.

[USEC_OFFICER]

And the patch has officially appeared on Steam, meaning that I can finally get to see all of these awesome bat-people and mummies in action. Excellent.

[Boksi]

Yeah, I'm checking through the new nations now.

EA Xibalba: "The Ah K'in priests has[sic] promised them that if the Sun were to return to the caverns of Xibalba, the Zotz would once more wield the sacred splendour of the sun and the Sun Guides and their golden armors would become blessed with divine beauty."

They have a level 8 Enchantment global called Theft of the Sun, which does exactly what it says on the can. Basically, it seems to be saying the Sun Guides(cap-only sacreds) will get awe if you cast that spell. Neat.

[Bluerobin]

The 850g commanders of Nazca are impressive, but their price tag matches. I think it'll be a really interesting nation to play, although it's a bit strange thinking about how to work with/combine typical Caelum strategies and typical undead nation strategies.

[USEC_OFFICER]

The problem with the mummies is that Nazca lacks good communion slaves. Their only/best option seems to be the 215 gold living priests which have a S random. Otherwise... I don't see anything else they can use, unless they have a recruit X mage with S on them. Given the path diversity of the mummies it's a real shame too, since they have all of those delicious crosspaths to throw around in battle. Though thinking about things even more, the lack of cheap S1 mages hurts them even more, since Mind Duel is a real and serious threat... Unless I'm forgetting things about mind duel not affecting the undead or something. I haven't really used that spell too much myself, honestly.

[Karlito]

I dunno, you can usually find indy sages or amazons or something.

[E. Albright]

No, it's only Mindless that's immune.

OTOH, the royal mummies can summon 5 flying sacred Lemurian-legionaire-analogs per turn, and apparently more with the reanimation-boosting amulet. Which is vulgar.

[Boksi]

Yeah, that Royal Mallqui is really something. It can cast two spells at once in combat because it's a husband and wife together, that's pretty neat. But eesh, 850 gold is a lot. Doesn't that make it the most expensive unit in the game? Nazca clearly wants order and growth.

[USEC_OFFICER]

I dunno, you can usually find indy sages or amazons or something.

You must have had better luck than me then, because I've rarely gotten indies with S on them. Definitely not a thing to base your entire strategy around is what I'm saying.

OTOH, the royal mummies can summon 5 flying sacred Lemurian-legionaire-analogs per turn, and apparently more with the reanimation-boosting amulet. Which is vulgar.

I thought that it was only 4 a turn to begin with, but yeah. Absolutely, insanely, wonderfully vulgar.

[Delta Foxtrot]

Patch is out. Might wanna delay the game 'til we know it's stable.

Added 24h on it. Llamaserver seems to have mail server issues to boot.