xREL.v3

Update v1.801:
Tactical Combat
Fixed an issue with the Oyster Reef Tactical Map where units were not positioned correctly on their hex due to them being placed too high relative to the water plane.

Balance
Fixed necromantic circles spawning too close to other spawners, causing roaming unit hotspots.

Stability
Fixed a rare crash that crashed the game when selling items.
Fixed a crash that occured when opening a diplomatic proposal which included a structure – e.g. a fortress – that has been razed. The offer is now automatically declined and the razed structure is removed from the proposal.
Fixed a rare crash in campaign when finishing a map with an active quest which had concealed units.
Oyster reefs no longer appear in lava lakes in the underground.

Exploits
When selecting ‘Give me a different hero’ on a ‘Hero Join’ event it was possible to kill the declined hero to gain XP and Items. This has been fixed by despawning the hero when requesting a new hero.
Linux

Fixed an issue where keyboard shortcuts did not work in some Linux distributions.

UI
Added support for cursor scaling on all resolutions. Should help people see the cursor when playing on high resolutions.

Modding
Added a workaround to allow people with high end PCs to run heavy mods.
Especially mods that increase the number of figures – characters – on screen, such as the ‘Regiments’ mods.

1.Create a text file called ‘Game.cfg’ in the user ‘Config/’ folder of the game’s user directory. E.g. ‘/Documents/My Games/AoW3/Config/Game.cfg’ on Windows.
2.Using a text editor – e.g. notepad – add a line saying ‘SHADER_SIZE=2’. This doubles the render call limit.
Please note that this is a workaround and not an officially supported feature. I.e. the game could become unstable and the workaround might still not resolve issues with many figures on screen.