Posts from King's Bounty: Armored Princess

Genre: RPG
Developer: Katauri Interactive
Publisher: 1C
Release Date: April 10, 2009
Project Type: External Development
Official game website: http://www.kingsbounty.ru/
Buy the game in the digital store: online.1c.ru

A new adventure RPG – the long-awaited continuation of the “King's Bounty. The Legend” saga. In the role of Princess Amelia, the player will embark on a journey to the world of Teana, where the heroine must find the famous knight and her mentor, Bill Gilbert.

The new world is full of unknown dangers: the princess will face armies of terrible monsters, huge boss creatures, and a race of bloodthirsty lizards. But, as in any adventure, you have something to counter the enemy with. Amelia's various skills and abilities, as well as the ability to fly freely, will allow you to overcome any difficulties. Moreover, the princess is accompanied by a real pet dragon! This beast is still small and funny, but its abilities are rapidly developing, and soon it will become extremely dangerous. In battle, it will defend its princess with all available means, from simple attacks and treasure hunting to combat frenzy and awakening volcanoes.

It's not enough to overcome all the dangers of the unknown world and return home! The huge army of demons besieging the native capital will not disappear. The steady and relentless passage of time invariably measures the hours of the king's life and the lives of his subjects. Remember: their lives are in your hands!
* A new exciting plot in an unexplored world.
* The ability to play as a female character – Princess Amelia!
* Three classes: warrior, paladin, and mage, each with its own style of gameplay.
* Medals received for special player achievements give useful bonuses.
* A pet! The summoned dragon, gaining experience in battle, can learn and improve nine unique abilities.
* A new race of bloodthirsty lizards.
* The ability to transform a horse into a pegasus for independent flight!
* Instant travel between known continents by sea.
* The ability to hire companion squires.
* The revival of the classic contract system and bounty hunting!
* An improved role-playing system, including dozens of parameters and abilities, allows you to develop a character up to level 50 and higher.
* Many spells for use on the battlefield and completely new *Wandering Magic* spells for the adventure map.
* New unique bosses: the Driller, the Gremlin, the Archdemon Baal, and others.
* A unique system of living items that can express will and change their essence; new types and classes of items.
* Hundreds of different arenas for battles. Unique arenas for capturing castles and improving items.
* Various traps and bonuses on battle arenas that can change the course of the battle.
* A combination of dynamic adventure and turn-based tactical battles.
* A modern engine that supports the latest graphics solutions.
* Beautiful, well-designed, and user-friendly interface.
* Impeccable artistic style of classic fantasy.

Screenshots

The exact release date for the game “King's Bounty: Armored Princess” has been officially announced: the continuation of the adventure saga “King's Bounty. The Legend” will be released on April 10th.

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Demo version of the sequel to the popular Russian RPG "King's Bounty: The Legend". It features a substantial portion of the game, entirely dedicated to the "magical" dream of a warlike princess. The fearless girl arrives on the continent of Rehau and clashes with representatives of a new, previously unseen race – powerful, bloodthirsty lizards. In between fierce battles, Amelie embarks on breathtaking flights on a Pegasus over the most beautiful places in Rehau.

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So, Katauri’s new creation is making its way across the country, and if you’re still on the fence about whether or not to buy it, here’s a game review. It’s worth noting that the reviewer there gave the game a very high rating, and in his opinion, the game turned out even better than the first installment. User ratings for the first installment and the expansion are roughly the same.

A collection of links.
First, the manual from the game disc.
Second, various reviews:
video review in HD.
Review of the game on THG
Review on mail.ru
Review on GamesLife
The Armored Princess and her little dragon will be presented in all their glory on the cover of the May issue of the magazine Best Computer Games.
If you have a good internet connection and the discs are not being sold, you can buy the game online for 399.25 rubles, the distribution weighs 1.94 GB (installs to 4.88 GB), and uses internet activation.

Attention! A fatal error has been discovered in version 1.0! Message from the official forum:

In version 1.0, DO NOT press the cross (or ESC) in the dialogue with the keeper of the Arena of Death when there is only one option:
"Let's see, open the gates", otherwise the gates will not open!

If you have already pressed it and don't have saves before that, then install this fix mod:
Fix for the closed gates to Cthulhu
Author - Aiven

for version 1.0

Does not require starting a new game.
- Fixes the bug: If in the dialogue with the keeper of the Arena of Death, when there is only one option "Let's see, open the gates", you pressed the cross (or ESC) and the gates did not open, and there are no saves before the dialogue, then install this fix and talk to the keeper again.

Patch 1.1 build 5633 Released

Download links:

for DVD version mirrors: ifolder.ru filehoster.ru rapidshare.ru webfile.ru dump.ru depositfiles.com
md5: 5852c96a4a0d0de0ed65b4f44b96c51a

for online version mirrors: ifolder.ru filehoster.ru rapidshare.ru webfile.ru dump.ru
md5: 5e130d7787a587a272ea6e0718ca88f6

ATTENTION! Install only on the licensed version of the game!
We assume no responsibility for glitches when installing the patch on a pirated version.

DELETE all mods before installing the patch!

Change list:

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Fixes and Improvements:
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- Interface rendering on ATI Radeon X700..X1900 series video cards.
- Magic Book rendering (relevant for the digital version).
- Game ends when troops of all sides are killed on the battlefield.
- Story dialogues now correctly handle ESC.
- The "Trapper" medal now correctly places Traps.
- Counters for active effects and creature ability cooldowns now work correctly when units wait.
- Number and cost of creatures in additional shop slots are displayed.
- Creature evasion works correctly.
- Other minor bugs and flaws.

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Balance:
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- Improved AI combat situation handling.
- Many enemy heroes and Bosses have been rebalanced.
- Properties of some items and creatures have been changed.
- Some Pet Dragon abilities and spells have been rebalanced.
- Pet Dragon now develops up to level 60.
- The High Magic hero skill and the influence of Intelligence on spell damage have been strengthened.
- Leadership gain and runes for heroes after level 50 have been changed.
- "Poison" and "Burning" post-effects now account for the strength ratio between attacking and defending units.

More details on patch 1.1 changes from alexrom66 (in addition to the official list).

Magic
High Magic now allows casting a spell for a 2nd time per round 2/4/6 times in battle (was 1/2/3); the cost limit for the first spell is now 10/15/20 (was 7/14/20).

A +15% damage bonus is now given for every 7 Intelligence (previously +10%).

The Dissertation skill now gives +2/+4/+6 Intelligence (gave +1/+2/+3).

The list of creatures that can be summoned with the "Song of the Wind" traveling magic scroll has been expanded: High Terant, Dryad, Royal Griffin, Griffin, Fire Drake, Lake Drake have been added.

Detailed tooltip for damage/healing for the Light of Life spell.

For Magic Shackles, a leadership value bonus of 1.4/2.0 is now given for paladin/mage when determining if the spell will affect a unit.

Poison/Burning no longer deals double damage to our troops.

The level 3 Demon Portal spell can now also summon Executioners.

Plague: Target's Attack and Defense are reduced by 15/20/25% (was 20/35/50%).

Dispel scrolls are now guaranteed to be sold in Debir (in the Royal Academy and Temple of Hope).

The "Trap" spell can now be sold (with a certain probability): Hidden text Hidden text Crooked Eye in Debir (10% chance), in the Smugglers' Den on Red Wind (20% chance), in the castle-ship at Rusty Anchor (20% chance).
Poison/Burning
Now the percentage of damage to the target stack also depends on the ratio of total leadership between the effect caster and the target stack:
BurnPoisonK = attacker_leadership / defender_leadership,
here BurnPoisonK is limited to the range [0.1; 1.0]. BurnPoisonK for spells is always = 1. For a Phoenix's burning attack, it is also = 1.

This coefficient is multiplied by the "old" same damage from burning/poisoning:
Damage = BurnPoisonK * random(0.05; 0.1) * target_current_total_HP.

If a Poison/Burning effect is already on the stack, it cannot be replaced by a Poison/Burning effect with a lower BurnPoisonK value (however, the duration of the existing effect is "refilled" to the duration of the applied effect).
Drake
Ball Lightning now most often attacks the stack with the highest total HP (previously it most often attacked the nearest stack).

Fury requirements for Crushing Strike have been reduced (from 7 to 4 at start; from 29 to 20 at max development).

Fury requirements for Treasure Hunter have been reduced (from 11 to 8 at max development).

Fury requirements for Alien Egg have been increased (from 38 to 44 at max development), and the leadership bonus for the summoned stack has been lowered from 1600 to 1300 at max development of the branch providing absolute leadership.

The Drake now develops up to level 60 (up to level 50, required experience remains the same):
Lvl Exp
50 30400
51 32010
52 34070
53 37000
54 40000
55 43000
56 47000
57 52000
58 57000
59 63000
60 70000

Base experience for some abilities has been reduced:
Stone Wall: from 10 to 7 at start; from 50 to 39 at max development;
Alien Egg: from 42 to 33 at max development;
Mana Accelerator: from 33 to 29 at max development;
Ball Lightning: from 54 to 46 at max development;
Battle Frenzy: from 40 to 37 at max development;
Diving Dragon: from 15 to 10 at start; from 33 to 27 at max development.


Items
The Dragon Cloak item starts being sold Hidden text Hidden text in the shop of Lan Moandragor after completing the quest with the cloak from the Abyss. The item now gives +15% to the hero's base defense (was +20%).

From Hidden text Hidden text Thomas Torquemada, a unique item called Inquisitor's Sword (+3 Attack, –20% Leadership requirement for Priests, Inquisitors and Paladins; part of the Inquisitor set) now drops after killing him.

Dragon Teeth are now sold (cost - 5000). From 5 such teeth, a unique item called Dragonite (+3 Attack, +2 Defense, +1 Intelligence, –10 Attack to enemy dragons) can be made.

Ice Axe Class III now provides an uncountered attack for level 1-3 dwarves.

The Griffin Banner now gives -20% leadership requirements for griffins (was -10%, written as -30%).

Incorrect messages when transforming the Sword of Balance into the Sword of Light/Darkness and back have been fixed.

The Trap item now costs 12000 and can be randomly generated (2 pieces).

The Demonologist now receives a bonus (and penalty) from the Steam Armor item.
Creatures
Base attacks of Black Dragons and Red Dragons and the "Power of Fire" talent of the Black Dragon now have a 50% chance to burn the target for 3 rounds.

The base attack of the Bone Dragon now has a 50% chance to poison the target for 3 rounds.

For creatures that possess the ability to evade an attack (pirates/swordsmen/beauties), it is no longer possible to miss twice in a row. If there was a miss, the next hit is guaranteed to land.

Brontor spikes now work correctly (previously they did not always trigger).

Some talents now never miss (against pirates/swordsmen/beauties): Backstab (Assassin), Power of Fire (Black Dragon), Poison Cloud (Bone Dragon), Ram (Brontor), Take! (Cerberus), Feeding (Chosha), Stunning Clap and Push (Cyclops), Thread of Life (Demonologist), ranged attack (Burrowed Brontor), Harpoon (Droid Guardian), Earthquake (Giant), base ranged attack of Gobots and Adult Gobots, Blood Magic (Gorguana), Target Lock and Mana Source (Emerald Dragon), Prayer (Paladin), Flame Stream (Red Dragon), Blade Dance (Shaman), Primal Fear (T-Rex).

In response to the use of some talents, creatures no longer trigger brontor spikes: Power of Fire (Black Dragon), Poison Cloud (Bone Dragon), Thread of Life (Demonologist), ranged attack (Burrowed Brontor), Earthquake (Giant), Mana Source (Emerald Dragon), Flame Stream (Red Dragon), Blade Dance (Shamans), Primal Fear (T-Rex).

The "Ignites" ability of Fire Spiders now only triggers in response to basic melee attacks from enemies.

Ancient Bear no longer receives a defense bonus on snow arenas.

Gobot damage has been reduced from 1-3 to 1-2.

Adult Gobot damage changed from 1-4 to 2-3.

Information is provided in the logs (and "numbers fly off") regarding how many creatures were resurrected by Chosha's "Feeding" talent, Gorguan's "Blood Magic", and Demonologists' "Thread of Life".

Chosha's "Feeding" talent and Demonologist's "Thread of Life" now restore health based on the actually dealt damage (i.e., if an enemy stack was killed by this talent, the total HP of the killed stack before the hit is used).

The Paladins' "Inspiration" talent now correctly handles the limit on target unit leadership: it now affects targets whose total leadership does not exceed 3x the leadership of the paladin unit.

Archmages are now correctly given a Crit bonus after using the "Battle Mage" talent - current crit is doubled.

After the 10th round, use of the "Magic Shield" talent by Archmages does not increase the counter for the "Guardian Angel" medal.

Black Dragons can no longer be poisoned or burned.

Inquisitors now give 3-10 fury per talent use (was 5-10, although it was written as "3-10").
Bosses
HP has been added to some bosses:
Hidden text Hidden text
Baal: 106666 => 126666 (on normal; on other levels - multiplied by coefficient) and the number of summoned demons increased by a third.
Gremlion: 70000 => 77000 (on normal; on other levels - multiplied by coefficient).
Ktahu: 80000 => 86000 (on normal; on other levels - multiplied by coefficient).


The boss attack coefficient on Impossible has been reduced from 2.0 to 1.7.

Hidden text Hidden text The spider-boss's web now works correctly (previously it skipped more turns than necessary). The spider-boss can now poison.
Miscellaneous
After level 50, the hero is now given half the normal amount of runes (rounded down) and a leadership value as at hero level 25 (warrior - 500, paladin - 375, mage - 250). Previously, normal leadership was given (level * 10/15/20) and only 1 rune of a random type.

Most enemy heroes have been strengthened. Special bonuses for troops have been added to them (individual for each; such as +1 speed for troops of a certain type or +20% phys. resist for all their own).

Hnaga's (Montero) army increased 2-3 times, Iron Fist's (Montero, Hidden text Hidden text guardian of the Ice obelisk) army increased about 1.5 times.

Cursed Cross, Holy Statue, and Ice Statue no longer affect creatures with Magic Immunity.

Agvares' companion now has Mental Fatigue working correctly (previously it never increased).

Two traps from the "Trapper" medal can no longer be placed in one cell (which led to freezing).

Dark's companion now has knights correctly upgrade to black knights if there are already black knights in the army.

For Trigger's companion, at the 4th level of lens development, the set of creatures receiving the bonus is the same as in the previous 3 levels.

Starting resources are no longer reduced by half on Impossible (applies to all resources - hero characteristics, runes, gold, etc.).

The amount of money received for own losses in battle on Impossible has been slightly increased.

Fixes in several dialogues and quests (logic adjusted; it's hard to understand exactly how by comparing resources).
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Ripped from here.

Adventure Seeker's Manual

A detailed game guide has been published. The new "Adventure Seeker's Manual" was created by game fans based on materials provided by the developers.

The authors of the manual – Magic_Art, alexrom66, and spamm – have compiled and systematized comprehensive information about the new game. It is easier to list what is not in this guide, namely: it temporarily lacks a description of the "deep" game mechanics (this includes rage accumulation, hero and dragon experience gain, and gold acquisition in battles), enemy heroes, and quest items.

Two versions of the "Adventure Seeker's Manual" are available for download:
• full version (19 MB, 155 pages, pdf);
• lightweight version with lower quality graphics (6 MB).

It's not exactly big news, just a photo with the developers from the "Armored Princess" presentation in Kaliningrad.
From left to right: Anton Mikhailov, Alexander Yazyunin, Alexander Zeberg, the Princess herself, Dmitry Gusarov, Dmitry Degtyarev, Ruslan Cherny. And below: Vyacheslav Matytsin and Evgeny Cherenkov.
Just so everyone knows who our heroes are.

Hooray, we've been waiting for this for a long time.

Patch 1.2 build 5700 (compatible with old saved games)

Download links:

for the DVD version

for the online version

ATTENTION! Install only on the licensed version of the game!
We are not responsible for glitches that occur when installing the patch on a pirated version.

Before installing the patch, DELETE all mods!

List of changes 1.1 -> 1.2:
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The patch officially removes the game's dependency on the DVD disc!
To perform the procedure of unlinking the game from the DVD disc, an active Internet connection is required.
Instructions:
- Install patch 1.2;
- Run the protect.exe file from the root directory of the game;
- In the "DiscFree Technology" section, select "Activate or deactivate application";
- Click the "Next >>" button;
- In the window that appears, enter the game registration number from the insert that comes with the disc;
- Click the "Next" button;
- Now the game starts without checking the DVD disc in the drive!

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Fixes and improvements:
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- Fixed the operation of portals on 64-bit operating systems (relevant for the digital version).
- Improved game performance on weak video cards.
- Runes are now correctly awarded when a character levels up.
- Experience is now correctly awarded for fleeing enemies after a battle with bosses.
- Quest icons and armies are now correctly displayed for NPCs with complex logic.
- The "Combat Alchemy" medal counter now works correctly.
- Post-effects that occur during the death of a unit now work correctly, even if the unit was moved from its position before death.
- Fixed properties of some items and characteristics of creatures.
- The "Trap" and "Time Warp" spells now work correctly in complex situations.
- Other minor bugs and flaws.

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Balance:
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- Improved handling of situations in combat by Artificial Intelligence.
- Adjusted characteristics of some creatures and abilities of the Dragonling.

Copied from here.

Good luck.

Attention! If you have unlinked the game from the disc, please note that changes to your computer's configuration should be made after deactivation. (Activation can be resumed after the upgrade).
Otherwise, the activation will be permanently lost, and you will only be able to play the game with the disc.

Quote from the web:

New information - I am revealing it, as promised.

A large-scale expansion to the famous role-playing game "King's Bounty: Armored Princess".
Its release is scheduled for the third quarter of 2010.

The project will include a story expansion "Orc March", two independent campaigns — "Arena Champion" and "Crown Defender", as well as a convenient editor with a reference manual, which will allow the creation of all sorts of additional materials for the game "King's Bounty: Armored Princess" {not only, but also for "The Legend} and make any changes to it.

"King’s Bounty: Crossroads of Worlds" will not require the original game.

"Orc March"
The world of Teana is in danger. The leader of the orcs, Red Grabber, craving unlimited power, is gathering an army of supporters and setting out to find an ancient source of great power. If she manages to implement her terrible plan, Teana and all its inhabitants will perish. In desperation, other chiefs of the orc tribe turn to humans for help. Meanwhile, a mysterious tower miraculously appears off the shores of Debir island, which even the best wizards of the kingdom cannot penetrate...

New game features for "King's Bounty: Armored Princess"

• Nine previously unseen creatures,
• fifty items, sets, and composite artifacts,
• thirteen spells,
• more than fifty traits and abilities for various creatures,
• new abilities for various classes,
• a network of Military Academies for training warriors,
• a mysterious structure — the Tower of Wizards,
• a unique trait of the orc race — "Adrenaline".

"Arena Champion"
Arthur — a young mercenary from the world of Endoria — enters into a contract with merchant Lew Clisan. According to the terms of the agreement, he must enter the gladiatorial arena and win the main prize for his employer — the Champion's Belt. However, the cunning merchant did not warn the youth that the arena is located in the mysterious world of Litan, and he will have to fight the most nightmarish monsters. Only by wisely choosing allies among the gladiatorial guilds, as well as equipment and troops, will Arthur be able to defeat all eight monsters on the Arena of a Thousand Emperors.

• Five new hero abilities,
• eleven squire companions,
• nine guilds of different races — each will assign the hero difficult tasks,
• eight fierce bosses on the Arena,
• seven unique enemy heroes.

"Crown Defender"
Having dealt with the terrible Baal, Princess Amelie returns home. It would seem to be the perfect time to take a break from adventures and enjoy a peaceful life. However, it is not that simple. The brave heroine must complete her training under the best mentors, pass the graduation exam, and receive the honorary title of Crown Defender. A mere formality? No. Amelie will have to show everything she is capable of, as the stake in the trial prepared for the princess by the harsh examiners will be her life.

• Six brutal battles on unique arenas,
• three new hero abilities,
• enemies and allies appearing randomly on each map.

Campaign Editor
Full set of tools with which you can modify the game "King’s Bounty: Armored Princess", as well as create your own campaigns with a unique plot, characters, quests, items, and maps. A detailed "Game Editor Manual" is provided on the "King’s Bounty: Crossroads of Worlds" disc.



Source - 1C.

P.S. Do not steal this post to other threads!

Author: Quantum
Taken from the official site: King’s Bounty>.

Pre-order "Crossworlds"!
Very little time remains until the game's release, and the digital distribution networks yuPlay and 1C Online are opening pre-orders for the digital version of the "King's Bounty: Crossworlds" expansion. Those who place a pre-order will receive a 10% discount and the opportunity to download the game distribution two days before the official release.

Taking the discount into account, the game costs 405 rubles. The digital version includes the "Crossworlds" mission pack (does not require installation of the original game) and a game editor with documentation.

The crossroads of the magical worlds of King's Bounty await their heroes!

“1C-SoftClub” announces details about the release of the game “King’s Bounty: Crossroads of Worlds,” created by Katauri Interactive.

The release of the large-scale expansion to the famous role-playing saga “King's Bounty: Armored Princess” will take place very soon – on September 17.

A standard edition in a jewel case will be available for purchase, as well as a special edition in a DVD box, complete with a colorful booklet-guide and the game’s soundtrack.

“King’s Bounty: Crossroads of Worlds” includes:
* the “Orcs Must Die!” expansion, which, in addition to the storyline, adds a lot of new content to the original game, including powerful artifacts, spells, the mysterious Tower of Mages, and unseen creatures;
* two independent campaigns – “Arena Champion” and “Defender of the Crown”;
* an editor that allows you to create all sorts of additional content for the game “King's Bounty: Armored Princess” and make any changes to it.

Traveling through familiar and unexplored places in the beautiful King’s Bounty universe, fans of the celebrated heroic saga will encounter both new and well-known opponents and will be able to use new skills and abilities in battle. Princess Amelie, the main heroine of the “Orcs Must Die!” and “Defender of the Crown” campaigns, will, as before, be accompanied by her magnificent protector – a pet dragon – on her journeys.

In the “Orcs Must Die!” campaign, the player will have to enter into an uneasy alliance with the orcs to prevent the destruction of Teana. In the “Defender of the Crown” campaign, after emerging victorious from a series of brutal battles, each of which will take place in a unique arena, you will prove your right to bear the honorable title of Defender of the Crown of Darion. In the “Arena Champion” campaign, in the role of the young mercenary Arthur, you will embark on a journey to the mysterious world of Lytan and become a gladiator in the legendary Arena of a Thousand Emperors to win the main prize – the Champion’s Belt.

"1C-SoftClub" and the Stopgame.ru portal invite all fans of the heroic saga King's Bounty, created by Katauri Interactive, to participate in a creative contest. Using the multifunctional editor presented in "King's Bounty: Armored Princess," create any additional content for the game, such as a large-scale map, an interesting quest, or even an entire campaign, and submit your creation to kingsbounty@stopgame.ru by October 28. The top three winners will receive three-day passes to the "Igromir 2010" exhibition. In addition, they, as well as the authors of the works that take fourth and fifth place, will be awarded with wonderful prizes from Cowon, a manufacturer of high-quality portable electronics. Participants whose works take sixth to tenth place will receive a dragon figurine as a gift – a faithful companion and protector of Princess Amelie – as well as the game Sid Meier's Civilization V. You can exchange experiences on creating mods and ask questions about working with the editor to Katauri Interactive specialists in a special thread on the "King's Bounty" game forum. More detailed information about the contest is published on the Stopgame.ru portal.