Age 71 Final Changes

Welcome Utopians! The Age of Daunting Judgement will end on Friday 10th March at 00:00 GMT.

We would like to thank everyone for your feedback and help with devising what are now the final changes for Age 71.

We hope that our commitment to developing Utopia into the strategy game that we all fell in love with can be seen as we bring back several strategic elements and work to resolve current issues that are a detriment to positive gameplay.

Race penalties add another layer of strategy in that you must now learn to off-set your own penalties and use your enemies' penalties to your advantage.

We've decided to be a bit more conservative than our original hopes when it comes to mechanics changes. While there are many things we would like to fix, we don't want to change too much at once....And as you will see, we have changed a lot already!
Please make sure you take a look at the Mechanics section as quite a few things have been done, don't say we didn't warn you!

Mobile users (or people who don't like spoilers) please use the bottom spoiler for an easier to navigate option!

Also note that freeze time is much shorter for this round, with just 42 hours from end of age to start of new age!
Schedule
Age 70 End: Friday March 10th at 00:00 GMT
Age 71 Freeze Start: Friday 10th March at 06:00 GMT
Age 71 Protection Start: Saturday 11th March at 18:00 GMT
Age 71 Protection End: Sunday 12th March at 18:00 GMT


Age 71 FINAL Changes

Races

Human

Bonuses
+30% Income
Immune to Income Penalties

Penalties
-10% Spell Success
+50% Rune Costs

Spell book: Greater Protection, Quick Feet
Elite: 11/5, 1050gc, 11NW

Age 70
+ 40% income
Immune to Income Penalties
- 66% defensive losses

-10% Spell Success

Spellbook: Revelation, Quick Feet
Elite: 10/3, 950gc, 9NW

Orc

Bonuses
+25% Battle Gains
Free draft
+20% Enemy casualties when attacking

Penalties
+15% Resource Losses when attacked
+10% Military Casualties
-10% Thievery Effectiveness (TPA)

Spell book: Reflect Magic, Blood Lust
Elite: 13/2, 1000gc, 11.5NW

Age 70
+20% Battle Gains
Free draft
+20% Enemy casualties when attacking

-10% science effectiveness

Spellbook: Reflect Magic
Elite: 12/2, 950gc, 10.5NW

Undead

Bonuses
-50% Offensive losses on attacks you make
Spreads and is Immune to The Plague
No Food Required
Successful land attacks convert Offensive Specialists into Elites
Defensive losses automatically convert to soldiers(Permanent Animate Dead)
+3 Offensive Specialist strength

Penalties
Basic Thievery (Intel Operations Only)
No Elite Training
-35% Science Effectiveness

Spell book: Town Watch
Elite: 15/1, 11.5NW

Age 70
-66% Offensive losses on attacks you make
Spreads and is Immune to The Plague
No Food Required

Basic Thievery (Intel operations only)

Spellbook: Town Watch, Animate Dead
Elite: 11/3, 1050gc, 9.5NW

Avian

Bonuses
-30% Attack travel time
Cannot be ambushed
+40% Birth Rate
Can Train Elites with Credits
Reduced Specialist cost from 350 gc to 300 gc

Penalties
-10% Combat Gains
Cannot Use War Horses

Spell book: Fanaticism, Greater Protection, Blood Lust
Elite: 11/4, 775gc, 10.5NW

Age 70
-30% Attack travel time
Cannot be ambushed
+50% Birth rates

Elite: 9/3, 625gc, 8.5 NW
Spellbook: Fanaticism, Greater Protection

Dwarf

Bonuses
+25% Building Efficiency
Free Building Construction and Can Use Credits to Raze Buildings
-50% Building Construction Time
+1 Offensive specialist strength
+1 Defensive specialist strength

Penalties
Can't use Accelerated Construction
+100% Food consumption

Spell book: Mystic Aura
Elite: 8/8, 900gc, 10NW

Age 70
+ 15% Building Efficiency
Free Building Construction and Can Use Credits To Raze Buildings
-50% Building Construction Time
+1 offensive specialist strength
+1 defensive specialist strength

Can’t use Accelerated Construction
+75% food consumption

Spellbook: Mystic Aura, Clear Sight
Elite: 9/5, 800gc, 8NW

Halfling

Bonuses
+15% Population
+50% Thievery Operation Success (TPA)
-50% Thief cost
+1 Stealth per tick
+2 Offensive Specialist Strength

Penalties
-5% Building Efficiency
-10% Birth Rate

Spell book: Aggression, Mages Fury
Elite: 6/8, 700gc, 9NW

Age 70
+10% population
+50% Thievery Operation Success (TPA)
-50% thief cost
+1 stealth per tick

Spellbook: Aggression, Mages Fury
Elite: 6/8, 700gc, 10NW

Faery

Bonuses
+40% Combat Instant Spell Damage
+40% Sabotage Operation Damage
+1 mana per tick in war

Penalties
-5% Population
-10% Income

Spell book: All Racial Spells and Tree of Gold
Elite:5/10, 1050gc, 11NW

Age 70
+ 40% Combat Instant Spell Damage
+ 40% Sabotage Operation Damage
+1 mana per tick in war
+2 Offensive specialist strength

Spellbook: All racial spells and Tree of Gold
Elite: 5/9, 900gc, 11NW

Elf

Bonuses
+2 Defensive Specialist strength
+35% Spell Success (WPA)
+25% Combat Instant Spell Damage
+50% Rune Generation
-35% Military Casualties

Penalties
+50% Military Wages

Spell book: Pitfalls, Invisibility, Fools' Gold
Elite: 8/7, 900gc, 9.5NW

Age 70
+2 defensive specialist strength
+50% Spell Success
- 50% military wages

Spellbook: Pitfalls, Invisibility, Fools Gold
Elite: 7/6, 800gc, 8.5NW

Personalities

The Cleric

-35% Your Military Casualties (on attack or defense)
Immune to The Plague
Access to Animate Dead
Starts with +800 soldiers and +800 specialist credits
Access to Greater Protection

Age 70
-30% Your Military Casualties (on attack or defense)
Immune to The Plague
Access to Animate Dead
Starts with +800 soldiers and +800 specialist credits

The Heretic

Wizards do not die on failed spells
Thieves do not die on failed operations
Successful spell casts get 35% of rune cost refunded
+20% Spell Success (WPA)
+20% Magic and Thievery Science Effectiveness.
Access to Nightmares and Blizzard
Starts with +100 Wizards and +200 thieves
Access to Revelation

Age 70
Wizards do not die on failed spells
Thieves do not die on failed operations
Successful spell casts get 35% of rune cost refunded
+20% Spell Success
+20% Magic and Thievery Science Effectiveness.
Access to Nightmares and Blizzard
Starts with +100 Wizards and +200 thieves

The Mystic

All Guilds are 100% more effective
+75% Magic Science Effectiveness
Access to Meteor Showers, Chastity, Revelation
Starts with +600 Wizards

Age 70
All Guilds and Towers are 50% more effective
+50% Magic Science Effectiveness
Access to Meteor Showers, Chastity
Starts with +200 Wizards

The Rogue

+1 Stealth recovery per tick
Access to all thievery operations, including 3 unique to rogues: Greater Arson, Assassinate Wizards and Propaganda
Thieves Dens are 50% more effective
+75% Thievery Science Effectiveness
Access to Gluttony
Access to Revelation
Starts with +400 thieves

Age 70
+1 Stealth recovery per tick
Access to all thievery operations, including 3 unique to rogues: Greater Arson, Assassinate Wizards and Propaganda
Double effect from Thieves Dens
+50% Thievery Science Effectiveness
Access to Gluttony
Starts with +400 thieves

The Sage

Protect 30% of scientists on abduct attack
Scientists are 25% more effective
Access to Amnesia
Starts with 25% extra scientists
Increase base Scientist spawn rate by 35%

Age 70
Protect 50% of scientists on abduct attack
Scientists are 40% more effective
Access to Amnesia
Starts with 20% extra scientists

The Tactician

-20% Attack Time
Accurate Espionage
Access to Clear Sight
Starts with +800 soldiers and +800 specialist credits

Age 70
-20% Attack Time
Accurate Espionage
Access to Clear Sight
Starts with +800 soldiers and +800 specialist credits

The Warrior

+10% Offensive Military Efficiency
Enhanced Conquest range
+ 1 General
Starts with +800 soldiers and +800 specialist credits

Age 70
+10% Offensive Military Efficiency
Enhanced Conquest range
+ 1 General
Access to Bloodlust
Starts with +800 soldiers and +800 specialist credits

The War Hero

+120% Honor Effects
Converts some Specialists into Elites on successful land attacks
Immune to Dragon and Income penalty effects
+5% Battle Gains
Access to War Spoils, Pitfalls and Fanaticism
Starts with 800 elites

Age 70
+100% Honor Effects
Converts some Specialists into Elites on successful land attacks
Immune to Dragon and Income penalty effects
Access to War Spoils, Pitfalls and Fanaticism
Starts with 800 elites

Mechanics
Scientist Recruit rank reduced from 6 hours to 3 hours
Scientist Spawn rate lowered slightly
Food Science will now be Production Science, and it will increase both Food and Rune production
Production Science maximum will be 120%, down from 200%
Magic Science will no longer increase Wizard Production
Approximately +50% Scientists will be required to reach maximum effects (We want there to be a strategic choice as to what science effects you have by reducing the spawn rate & increasing required scientists to reach max)
Revelation will increase scientist spawn rate by 30%, down from 100%
Revelation duration will be lowered
Blood Lust will provide +10% Offensive Military Efficiency & +15% Higher Military Losses for the caster & +10% Military Losses for the enemy
Anonymity will no longer destroy honor during war
The Raze attack's damage while in war has been increased
The attack gains formula has been adjusted slightly to discourage bottom-feeding and reduce the penalties for top-feeding
The in war attack gains formula has also been adjusted to increase minimum gains in both directions, with a larger increase for attacking larger targets
The War Win bonus choice of 'Land' or 'Honor' will be removed. All War Wins will yield a single bonus, which will be an increased amount of both Land and Honor. Similar to the minimum land bonus, a minimum honor bonus will also be added.
Immediately upon entering End of War Cease-Fire any provinces affected by plague will have it removed instantly.
Additionally, upon entering End of War Cease-Fire, the losing kingdom will receive 50% of their land as free building credits, while the winning kingdom will receive 150% of their land as free building credits. We would like to stimulate the ability for both kingdoms to recover from war such that both the losing kingdom has a better chance at coming out of war recovered and ready to fight again and more importantly, the winning kingdom has an opportunity to defend their land better upon exiting war.

Bug Fixes
We have fixed a few discrepencies we found in the code that had not been brought to the attention of previous owners. The term bug may not be accurate in that the code was not 'wrong' except that the game was not working as documented. Such fixes include:
Aggressive stance military casualties was affecting both sides, instead of only the Aggressive kingdom
Fanaticism was modifying attack gains by -10% this has been removed

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Races

Human
Bonuses
+30% Income
Immune to Income Penalties

Penalties
-10% Spell Success
+50% Rune Costs

Spell book: Greater Protection, Quick Feet
Elite: 11/5, 1050gc, 11NW

Age 70
+ 40% income
Immune to Income Penalties
- 66% defensive losses

-10% Spell Success

Spellbook: Revelation, Quick Feet
Elite: 10/3, 950gc, 9NW

Orc
Bonuses
+25% Battle Gains
Free draft
+20% Enemy casualties when attacking

Penalties
+15% Resource Losses when attacked
+10% Military Casualties
-10% Thievery Effectiveness (TPA)

Spell book: Reflect Magic, Blood Lust
Elite: 13/2, 1000gc, 11.5NW

Age 70
+20% Battle Gains
Free draft
+20% Enemy casualties when attacking

-10% science effectiveness

Spellbook: Reflect Magic
Elite: 12/2, 950gc, 10.5NW

Undead
Bonuses
-50% Offensive losses on attacks you make
Spreads and is Immune to The Plague
No Food Required
Successful land attacks convert Offensive Specialists into Elites
Defensive losses automatically convert to soldiers(Permanent Animate Dead)
+3 Offensive Specialist strength

Penalties
Basic Thievery (Intel Operations Only)
No Elite Training
-35% Science Effectiveness

Spell book: Town Watch
Elite: 15/1, 11.5NW

Age 70
-66% Offensive losses on attacks you make
Spreads and is Immune to The Plague
No Food Required

Basic Thievery (Intel operations only)

Spellbook: Town Watch, Animate Dead
Elite: 11/3, 1050gc, 9.5NW

Avian
Bonuses
-30% Attack travel time
Cannot be ambushed
+40% Birth Rate
Can Train Elites with Credits
Reduced Specialist cost from 350 gc to 300 gc

Penalties
-10% Combat Gains
Cannot Use War Horses

Spell book: Fanaticism, Greater Protection, Blood Lust
Elite: 11/4, 775gc, 10.5NW

Age 70
-30% Attack travel time
Cannot be ambushed
+50% Birth rates

Elite: 9/3, 625gc, 8.5 NW
Spellbook: Fanaticism, Greater Protection

Dwarf
Bonuses
+25% Building Efficiency
Free Building Construction and Can Use Credits to Raze Buildings
-50% Building Construction Time
+1 Offensive specialist strength
+1 Defensive specialist strength

Penalties
Can't use Accelerated Construction
+100% Food consumption

Spell book: Mystic Aura
Elite: 8/8, 900gc, 10NW

Age 70
+ 15% Building Efficiency
Free Building Construction and Can Use Credits To Raze Buildings
-50% Building Construction Time
+1 offensive specialist strength
+1 defensive specialist strength

Can’t use Accelerated Construction
+75% food consumption

Spellbook: Mystic Aura, Clear Sight
Elite: 9/5, 800gc, 8NW

Halfling
Bonuses
+15% Population
+50% Thievery Operation Success (TPA)
-50% Thief cost
+1 Stealth per tick
+2 Offensive Specialist Strength

Penalties
-5% Building Efficiency
-10% Birth Rate

Spell book: Aggression, Mages Fury
Elite: 6/8, 700gc, 9NW

Age 70
+10% population
+50% Thievery Operation Success (TPA)
-50% thief cost
+1 stealth per tick

Spellbook: Aggression, Mages Fury
Elite: 6/8, 700gc, 10NW

Faery
Bonuses
+40% Combat Instant Spell Damage
+40% Sabotage Operation Damage
+1 mana per tick in war

Penalties
-5% Population
-10% Income

Spell book: All Racial Spells and Tree of Gold
Elite:5/10, 1050gc, 11NW

Age 70
+ 40% Combat Instant Spell Damage
+ 40% Sabotage Operation Damage
+1 mana per tick in war
+2 Offensive specialist strength

Spellbook: All racial spells and Tree of Gold
Elite: 5/9, 900gc, 11NW

Elf
Bonuses
+2 Defensive Specialist strength
+35% Spell Success (WPA)
+25% Combat Instant Spell Damage
+50% Rune Generation
-35% Military Casualties

Penalties
+50% Military Wages

Spell book: Pitfalls, Invisibility, Fools' Gold
Elite: 8/7, 900gc, 9.5NW

Age 70
+2 defensive specialist strength
+50% Spell Success
- 50% military wages

Spellbook: Pitfalls, Invisibility, Fools Gold
Elite: 7/6, 800gc, 8.5NW

Personalities

The Cleric
-35% Your Military Casualties (on attack or defense)
Immune to The Plague
Access to Animate Dead
Starts with +800 soldiers and +800 specialist credits
Access to Greater Protection

Age 70
-30% Your Military Casualties (on attack or defense)
Immune to The Plague
Access to Animate Dead
Starts with +800 soldiers and +800 specialist credits

The Heretic
Wizards do not die on failed spells
Thieves do not die on failed operations
Successful spell casts get 35% of rune cost refunded
+20% Spell Success (WPA)
+20% Magic and Thievery Science Effectiveness.
Access to Nightmares and Blizzard
Starts with +100 Wizards and +200 thieves
Access to Revelation

Age 70
Wizards do not die on failed spells
Thieves do not die on failed operations
Successful spell casts get 35% of rune cost refunded
+20% Spell Success
+20% Magic and Thievery Science Effectiveness.
Access to Nightmares and Blizzard
Starts with +100 Wizards and +200 thieves

The Mystic
All Guilds are 100% more effective
+75% Magic Science Effectiveness
Access to Meteor Showers, Chastity, Revelation
Starts with +600 Wizards

Age 70
All Guilds and Towers are 50% more effective
+50% Magic Science Effectiveness
Access to Meteor Showers, Chastity
Starts with +200 Wizards

The Rogue
+1 Stealth recovery per tick
Access to all thievery operations, including 3 unique to rogues: Greater Arson, Assassinate Wizards and Propaganda
Thieves Dens are 50% more effective
+75% Thievery Science Effectiveness
Access to Gluttony
Access to Revelation
Starts with +400 thieves

Age 70
+1 Stealth recovery per tick
Access to all thievery operations, including 3 unique to rogues: Greater Arson, Assassinate Wizards and Propaganda
Double effect from Thieves Dens
+50% Thievery Science Effectiveness
Access to Gluttony
Starts with +400 thieves

The Sage
Protect 30% of scientists on abduct attack
Scientists are 25% more effective
Access to Amnesia
Starts with 25% extra scientists
Increase base Scientist spawn rate by 35%

Age 70
Protect 50% of scientists on abduct attack
Scientists are 40% more effective
Access to Amnesia
Starts with 20% extra scientists

The Tactician
-20% Attack Time
Accurate Espionage
Access to Clear Sight
Starts with +800 soldiers and +800 specialist credits

Age 70
-20% Attack Time
Accurate Espionage
Access to Clear Sight
Starts with +800 soldiers and +800 specialist credits

The Warrior
+10% Offensive Military Efficiency
Enhanced Conquest range
+ 1 General
Starts with +800 soldiers and +800 specialist credits

Age 70
+10% Offensive Military Efficiency
Enhanced Conquest range
+ 1 General
Access to Bloodlust
Starts with +800 soldiers and +800 specialist credits

The War Hero
+120% Honor Effects
Converts some Specialists into Elites on successful land attacks
Immune to Dragon and Income penalty effects
+5% Battle Gains
Access to War Spoils, Pitfalls and Fanaticism
Starts with 800 elites

Age 70
+100% Honor Effects
Converts some Specialists into Elites on successful land attacks
Immune to Dragon and Income penalty effects
Access to War Spoils, Pitfalls and Fanaticism
Starts with 800 elites

Mechanics
Scientist Recruit rank reduced from 6 hours to 3 hours
Scientist Spawn rate lowered slightly
Food Science will now be Production Science, and it will increase both Food and Rune production
Production Science maximum will be 120%, down from 200%
Magic Science will no longer increase Wizard Production
Approximately +50% Scientists will be required to reach maximum effects (We want there to be a strategic choice as to what science effects you have by reducing the spawn rate & increasing required scientists to reach max)
Revelation will increase scientist spawn rate by 30%, down from 100%
Revelation duration will be lowered
Blood Lust will provide +10% Offensive Military Efficiency & +15% Higher Military Losses for the caster & +10% Military Losses for the enemy
Anonymity will no longer destroy honor during war
The Raze attack's damage while in war has been increased
The attack gains formula has been adjusted slightly to discourage bottom-feeding and reduce the penalties for top-feeding
The in war attack gains formula has also been adjusted to increase minimum gains in both directions, with a larger increase for attacking larger targets
The War Win bonus choice of 'Land' or 'Honor' will be removed. All War Wins will yield a single bonus, which will be an increased amount of both Land and Honor. Similar to the minimum land bonus, a minimum honor bonus will also be added.
Immediately upon entering End of War Cease-Fire any provinces affected by plague will have it removed instantly.
Additionally, upon entering End of War Cease-Fire, the losing kingdom will receive 50% of their land as free building credits, while the winning kingdom will receive 150% of their land as free building credits. We would like to stimulate the ability for both kingdoms to recover from war such that both the losing kingdom has a better chance at coming out of war recovered and ready to fight again and more importantly, the winning kingdom has an opportunity to defend their land better upon exiting war.

Bug Fixes
We have fixed a few discrepencies we found in the code that had not been brought to the attention of previous owners. The term bug may not be accurate in that the code was not 'wrong' except that the game was not working as documented. Such fixes include:
Aggressive stance military casualties was affecting both sides, instead of only the Aggressive kingdom
Fanaticism was modifying attack gains by -10% this has been removed