Round Changes

Round 34 Updates: 1.34.0 (Draft Round)

New Wonder: Altar of Heroes

 * Hero bonuses increased by 100%
 * +5% hero experience gains

New Wonder: Wayfarer's Outpost

 * +2% platinum production
 * -5% exploring platinum cost

New Valhalla Rankings: Largest and Strongest solo players

Formulas

Prestige formula changed to 100x[RATIO] - 40 + [LAND]/150 (from 120x[RATIO] - 50 + [LAND]/250)
Tech cost changed to 2.5x[LAND] + 100x[TECHS] (from 2.5x[LAND] + 150x[TECHS])

Spy & Wizard

Wizard resilience is again gained immediately, 10 per successful fireball or lightning bolt
Wizard resilience now increases peasant change by [RESIL/125]% of your population deficit
Fireball damage increased to 2.75% (from 2.5%)
Lightning bolt repair invest bonus replaced with temporary damage portion based on wizard resilience, [RESIL/40]% of damage is automatically repaired in 12 hours
Black op spells with duration changed to 8 hours, +2 in war, +4 in mutual war (from 6, +3, +6)
Shadow League: cannot leave for 24 hours after joining (down from 48)
25% of assassins lost to black ops will be placed in the training queue as spies

Race Changes

Quality of Life

Ability to automatically perform protection ticks by importing your Excel Sim log

War

Minimum war duration changed to 48 hours (from 72), however the invasion bonuses will remain active for 12 hours after war is cancelled
Maximum war duration changed to 108 hours (from 120)

Buildings

Docks now protect 2 + [0.05 x daysInRound] boats (from 2.5 + 0.05 x [daysInRound - 25] after Day 25)

Improvements

Spy & Wizard

Fireball damage reduced to 2.5% (from 2.75%)
Wizard resilience now takes 12 hours to go into effect
Wizard resilience now grants and additional fireball damage reduction of [RESIL/12.5]% (cap from all sources remains at 80%)
Wizard resilience now increases population growth by [RESIL/100]% of your current peasants (was percentage of maximum peasants)

Race Changes

Dark Elf Adept: changed to .2 wizard on defense (was .25)
Dark Elf Swordsman: +25p (from 460p)
Kobold: removed -10% spy/wiz power penalties
Kobold Beast: -10p (from 960p)
Lizardfolk Lizardman: +25p (from 1050p)
Merfolk: explore cost penalty reduced to +2.5% (was +5%)
Nomad: +50% research point gains from invasion
Nox: Nightfall increased to 7.5% offense (from 5%)
Nox Nightshade: changed to 0/2 +1 DP for every 10% swamps (from 0/3 +1 DP for every 12% swamps)
Sylvan Dryad: changed to .2 wizard on offense (was .25)
Undead Progeny: -25p (from 860p)
Undead Vampire: converts up to one Progeny for every 18 sent on attack (from 20)

Tech Updates

Architect's Flourish increased to -10% construction platinum cost (from -7.5%)
Carpenter's Knowhow increased to -5% construction platinum cost (from -2.5%)
Dark Pact increased to 10% mana production (from 7.5%)
Explorer's Instinct increased to -5% construction platinum cost (from -2.5%)
Lumberjack's Devotion now grants +2 population from barren land
Menace increased to +2 mana and +1.5 mana per war (max +5) from +1 mana and +2 per mana war (max +4)
Midas's Bargain reduced to 2% platinum production (from 2.5%)
Midas's Fountain reduced to 4% platinum production (from 5%)
Miser's Grasp now grants +10% defensive spy power
Planar Emmissaries reduced to 5% mana production (from 7.5%)
Prefabrication increased to -10% construction cost (from -5%)
Urg Smash Technique now grants discounted construction equal to 25% of acres destroyed (was platinum refund equal to 7.5% of current construction cost)
WaveHack's Expertise increased to -10% construction lumber cost (from -5%)