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Lone Wolf Public Beta 0.3 wasn't finished to where I had hoped.
So sometime soon I will be releasing an updated version.
This updated version is going to address some of the things that weren't done for 0.3.

For 0.35 I will be fixing numerous bugs,adding in new models and textures,the newest shellmap and a couple new maps.
This is a special release I don't count it as a fully official release more as a rereleased beta.

Stuff to look forward to
Rhun's new Textures,models
New Dol Guldor buildings
New Morgul Sanctum
Rivendell Captain (I WILL FINISH HIM THIS TIME)
A lot of bug fixes
The new LW intro movie

There will be no new factions included in this release.
Do not ask when this beta will be released or pressure a release for everytime someone asks I will delay another week.
This is being done for my piece of mind.

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Dol Guldor:
Increased Gurguk's attack range and splash attack range.He is stronger now
Added a speed buff to Gurguk's Rampage.
Made Gurguk's respawn cost more 600 -> 1000 at level 1
DG Orc Brutes now deal damage when they attack and can now be upgraded
Mashduk's Boom is now a proper power and is moved to level 5.
New Cheer sound for Orcs

Rivendell:
Reduced Rivendell Archer damage,increased the upgraded damage
Slowed down the Rivendell Archer's firing rate it is now the same as the Gondor Archer's.
Weakened Rivendell Warriors attack
Rivendell Warriors now cost 200 instead of 300
Gildor's Blade of Light now does 300 damage (same as Wound Arrow) and has bonus damage on heroes.
Gildor's Light of Lindon range has been reduced slightly
Gildor's Swift Blades does more sensible damage and is a little slower it's now around -25% attack speed instead of Half.
It also now gives a 20% speed boost.
Gildor is now an early game hero he is a good starting option capable of doing good damage to heroes but has no abilities after level 7.
Gildor's build cost has been increased to 1200.
Arwen's build cost has also been increased to 1400
The cost modifier has been removed from the citadel.
Lightbearer's Scroll of Mastery now also gives +500 health to Lightbearers.
Lightbearer's now have a more reasonable health now 800 up from 300 and now take less damage from Heroes.
Lightbearer damage has been increased with structural damage bonus.
Elrond now does increased damage to structures.
Rivendell Stable is now more expensive now costing 1200
Rivendell Stable now takes longer to build.
Lightbearer's will lose their Leaderships
Lightbearer's Light beam weapon FX tweaked and the sound has been changed and is "local"

Goblins:
Goblin Warriors now get a damage boost to structures attack is up by 50%.
Goblins will gain a Battering Ram unit.
Added new Goblin Cheer sounds

Dale:
New Voice for Radagast
New Voice for Beorning's Bear form

Gondor:
Gondor will gain a Battering Ram unit.

Isengard:
Wulf has been removed
Ugluk's dreaded splash damage has been removed.
Lurtz' splash damage as also been removed
Mauhur his splash damage has also been removed.

Morgul:
Shagrat's splash damage has been removed.
New Cheer sound for Orcs
New cheer sound for Olag Hai

Mordor:
Troll Cage now cost more to build
Mordor Orc Warriors now gain a damage boost to structures is up by 50%

Rohan: (most under suggestion of Digz)
Great Axe Strike (Elfhelm) no longer does massive damage to structures it's now normal damage.
Great Axe Strike no longer does splash damage
True Strike no longer does splash damage
The Militia Spearthrower no longer does terror when he attacks.
The damage for the Militia Pike has been changed
The Rohan now functions as a Melee horde but still has the ranged units in it
The Yeoman Archers have a slighly faster rate of fire

Erebor:
Bombur has been removed,he didn't really do much.

Maps:
The following maps have been edited

Weather Hills - new fixed minimap image,now the right way and with a more detailed minmap.
Hills of Evendim - New art has been made as well as an updated minimap.

Other stuff will include new maps.
Some of the ones I'll be adding are

Rushock Bog - a map set in the north of the Shire as the name suggests the map has a marshland setting.
This map has 4 players in castles with no expansions,on this map are the usual econ plots and Outlaw and Warg Lairs.
Much of this map is covered in terrain this map has a lot of small bodies of water and a River going down diagonally with 2 bridges for crossing.

Hills of Rhudaur - A map set on the borders of the Trollshaws this map has 4 players in Camps.
The creeps on this map are Cave Trolls and Outlaws.
This map has a large hill in the centre which provides a good look out spot.

Sea of Rhun - 2 Player map set on the NW shore of the Sea of Rhun.
Both players start with Castles.
The SE corner of this map is all water and there is a River dividing up the player with 1 bridge to cross.
This map has Economy plots,Watchtower plots and Orc Lairs.

General:
Most structures have had their health and armour improved.
Higher end structures have had their Build costs increased.
More Ambient Streams have been added.

WAR:
A newer version of Colosseum will be bundled in with the beta the map has changed a bit.
Another step to a full working version of the map be sure to check it out.

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VERSION 1.1 CHANGE LIST

New/Modified Art:

• Shell Map object count reduced from 695 to 500 (will help reduce lag).
• Arwen now has moving animations in the shell map.
• The music piece "Imladris Unleashed" has been added to the shell map.
• Added “Community Edition” to the shell map logo text (credit: Rob38).

General Bugs and Fixes:

• Shortcut keys have been added to all the Elven buildings.
• The Elven Outpost is now properly centered and the build plots evenly spaced.
• Glorfindel’s starting level is now set back to five (a coding error on my part made it six).
• Elrond’s Vilya power can now be used as an auto-ability.
• Elrond’s commandset order has been fixed so that Vilya comes after Wisdom.
• Galadriel’s regular attack range has been adjusted so that she will always do damage when attacking a castle gate.
• Galadriel’s “Visions” ability now just requires one left-click to activate (radius cursor has been removed)
• Galadriel’s "Nenya", "Light of the Valar", and "Power of the Lady" abilities can now be set to auto.
• Thranduil’s "Greenwood" ability now gives experience to Thranduil for units that are killed.
• Thranduil’s "Strength of Oropher" and "Wounding Strike" abilities can now be set to auto.
• Haldir’s “Wounding Arrow” and "Elven Swordsman" abilities can now be set to auto.
• Glorfindel’s "Revealed in Wrath" ability can now be set to auto.
• Celeborn’s "Guardian of the Woods" ability can now be set to auto.
• Celeglin’s "Double Shot" ability can now be set to auto.
• Cirdan can now be repurchased at the same fortress when he dies.
• Amroth’s Knights upgrades appear properly now. Before, whenever a unit was killed in a battalion and then revived, their upgrades appeared even when they had not been purchased yet. This has been fixed.
• Rohan Royal Guard Infantry Battalions now receive the infantry cost discount from the well.
• Rohan Eorlingas Battalions should now be able to combine with Rohan Royal Guard Battalions.
• Hama’s and Theoden’s summoned Rohan Royal Guards now grant experience when killed.
• Gothmog’s Summoned Morgul Orcs now grant experience when killed.

Incorrect Text Strings:

• Elrond’s Vilya power description text is more specific (Heroes can be knocked back but not stunned).
• Cirdan’s description text has been modified to clarify that he is not a selectable hero. Leadership abilities are also displayed.
• Gimli’s Slayer ability now displays the proper required level (seven).
• Theoden now displays the proper leadership numbers (+50% armor, +50% damage).

Campaign Changes:

• The good Black Gate mission has been made harder. Attack waves now take one less minute to appear. Attack waves also have gotten much larger (roughly 25% to 50% bigger armies). Mission has not been tested so do not know how much more difficult or beatable it is.
• The good Minas Tirith mission has more siege towers attacking at the beginning of the invasion.
• In the Mirkwood mission, Celeborn is now unable to use his “Summon Elven Allies” ability to prevent two Celeglin being on the map at the same time.

Elven Faction Balance Changes:

• Galadriel’s locomotor speed has increased from 31 to 35.
• Elrond’s experience modifier for his leadership ability has been reduced to 200% (used to be 300%).
• Cirdan now grants a 50% armor boost to all nearby units and a 30% speed bonus to Spearmen of the Havens.
• Galadriel’s “Throw Down Its Walls” ability has been completely revamped. It is now a radius cursor weapon that causes severe damage to any enemy structure, wall, or gate. It does no damage to units or heroes but does have a knockback effect.
• Galadriel’s regular attack should now damage wall upgrades for Rohan and Gondor (*UNTESTED*).
• Thranduil’s "Woodland Magic" (teleport) ability recharge time has been reduced from 70 seconds to 50 seconds.
• Celeborn now has a new ability called “Celeborn’s Wisdom” that is granted at level six. It provides a small amount of experience to heroes in a small radius. The recharge time for the ability is five minutes.
• Spearmen of the Havens’ shield wall formation should now prevent trampling (*UNTESTED*).
• The Elves "Blessings of the Golden Wood" spellbook ability (aka Elven Mist) has been revamped. It now does not continue to do damage to units who retreat from the mist. Instead, it attacks in 15 separate bursts (2 seconds between each burst) and does damage to any enemy inside the radius. It now also does moderate damage to enemy structures (excluding walls).
• Increased build time for Elven defense Flets from 15 seconds to 20 seconds.

Other Faction Balance Changes:

• Theoden’s Glorious charge ability now gives cavalry +75% armor, +30% attack, and no crush deceleration (used to be +99% armor. +30% attack, and no crush deceleration).
• Mumakil now needs 1000 FLAME damage to go on death rampage (used to be 3250 Flame damage).
• Army of the Dead speed further reduced from 50 to 40.
• Balrog life timer has increased from 30 seconds to 35 seconds.

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