LEGION OF CHAMPIONS 2024 - Changelog (from 01.08.2024)
(+) = Added new feature/change
(-) = Fixed bug
1. Monsters(+) Greek Skeleton Generals (Champions) are now mounted, riding skeletal horses
(+) Automata (automatoi) heroes have new models and visuals
(+) Shark Beasts summoned by Nereids have new models and visuals
(+) Enemy Dryads in Act I have new models, visuals, names, and slightly changed skill set
(+) Dryad-spawning trees are now replaced by Dendroids (giant tree-like creatures)
2. Items(+) Enemy Dryads in Act (other than mages) can drop MI weapons and armor (Sylvan set)
(+) Improved model of Golden Fleece armor (dropped by special encounter in Hades)
(+) Improved model of Dunce Hat
(-) Fixed wrong mesh on male Dionysian Pardalis torso
(-) Fixed wrong bumps on common ornated greaves
(+) Improved tooltip info on common potions
(+) Showed affixes on MI and Unique items
(+) Added special drop sound to all MI items
(+) Some Unique items now have immersive lore text (unfinished feature)
(+) Displayed actual base attack speed on all weapons (numerical)
(+) Improved bonuses of some vanilla affixes
(+) Many more magical and rare affixes now grant pet bonuses (unfinished feature)
(+) New visuals, animations and skill set for Dvalin's Simulacrum Doppelganger summons
(+) Implemented some of the common items from Endymion's A Few Bug Fixes mod
(+) Added a new type of scroll item - Fish (see New Mechanics below)
(+) Added a new type of transmogrify item - Mount (see New Mechanics below)
(+) Added a new type of transmogrify item - Set Illusion (see New Mechanics below)
(+) Added a new type of transmogrify item - Hairstyle (see New Mechanics below)
3. Masteries and Pets(-) Fixed non-working animation of Shield Sling (Defense Mastery)
(+) Improved animation set of Shieldmaiden (Defense Mastery)
(+) Reworked the Tribolos skill and its modifier - now called Caltrops (Rogue Mastery)
(+) Slightly changed visuals and skill props of Killbots and Murderbots (Rogue Mastery)
(+) Greatly improved visuals and animations of Hamadryads and Sylvan Nymph (Nature Mastery)
(+) Hamadryads can learn a new skill - Tree Form (Nature Mastery)
(+) Added a new ultimate tier pet to Storm Mastery - Thunderbird
(+) Improved textures of Wolves and Bear pets (Hunting Mastery)
(+) New visuals, animations and skill set for Dream Image (Dream Mastery)
(+) Psionic Beam special animation now works also with bows (Dream Mastery)
(+) Slightly changed the mastery progression levels, they increase more gradually now
4. Playing Characters and Quality of Life (QoL)(+) Improved the base models of both playing characters (using the latest "Ariadne" and "Theseus", both v8)
(+) There is a slight stat difference when picking male or female character now - male starts with +5 Str and +30 Health, female starts with +5 Dex and +30 Energy
(+) Various fixes and improvements on both playing character animations, added an option for mounted animations, more interesting emotes when idle
(+) Complete overhaul of all ingame dyes - vanilla dyes are replaced with new packs, giving much greater variety (unfinished feature, more new dyes to be added in the future)
(+) Greatly increased character inventory space (3 huge bags and no base inventory, the first bag is always given by default)
(+) Tweaked the default game camera settings (let me know if you like the new ones)
(+) Both playing characters are now of racial profile: Humankind (allows some unique interactions with harvestable objects, +it's more convincing, isn't it)
(+) Added a new particle effect for generic attack damage impact (courtesy of Soulvizier mod)
5. Non-Playing Characters (NPCs)(+) Some Healer NPCs are moved around to restore the talking NPCs they were replacing (unfinished feature)
(+) Reworked visuals of Pegaea (quest giving Nymph), she is prettier now
(+) Reworked visuals of Feiyan (quest giving Promethean), she is prettier now
(+) Slightly improved textures of all Spartan soldiers
(+) Added Mystic NPCs to Spartan Camp and Megara
(+) The old Fisherman NPC in Megara has developed his own business, selling Fish (see New Mechanics below)
(+) Added 3 new types of NPCs - Barber, Illusionist and Stable Master - all of them selling different kinds of cosmetic/transmogrify items (see New Mechanics below)
(+) Added voiced dialog to the new quest giver NPC near Tegea (Leimon quest)
(+) Added voiced dialog to the new quest giver NPC in Memphis (Staff of Khufu alternative quest)
(+) Bumbleguppy himself awaits you as an NPC in the temple near Helos! He sells respec potions, as well as special quest items (see New Mechanics below)
6. New Mechanics(+) Added a new unique mechanic - Fishing: Buy a Fishing Pole from the old fisherman in Megara to learn the Fishing skill. You can find Fishing Sites in many water basins throughout the game (they are also visible on the mini-map). There are 4 types of fish you can catch: Magical Fish, Rare Fish, Gold Fish and Wish Fish. Magical and Rare fish will grant you one of 50 random buffs. Gold Fish will give you a ton of gold coins upon use (depending on current difficulty), while Wish Fish (ulra rare to catch) will give you a random Electrum Orb from the difficulty it is used on. Beware, one of the fish buffs is negative, the dreaded Pandora Hexfish! But the chance to get that enchantment is small, so don't worry too much about it
(+) Added a new unique mechanic - Difficulty Challenges: There are 4 different Challenges (Difficulty Modes) that you can activate in LoC - Hardcore Challenge, Petless Challenge, Potionless Challenge and Pet Master Challenge. Hardcore challenge gives extreme penalty upon death, so it's impossible to continue. Petless challenge forbids you from summoning any pets. Potionless challenge will erase all common potions upon pickup. And finally, Pet Master Challenge will make you harmless against monsters, unless you use pets to help you. To activate any of these Challenges, visit the Bumbleguppy NPC in the temple near Helos. But beware, once you pick a challenge, there is no turning back for that character!
(+) Added a new unique mechanic - Trasmogrify items: There are 5 types of cosmetic Transmog items in LoC - Monster Illusions, Set Illusions, Weapon Illusions, Mounts and Hairstyles. Monster Illusions will trasform your character into a humanoid monster. Set Illusions will display a full equipped armor set on your character, while hiding your actual equipment. Weapon Illusions will change the look of your weapon to another weapon of the same type. Mount Illusions will make you wear a full armor set AND ride a mount at the same time. Finally, hairstyles will hide your equipped helmet to display a hairstyle of your choice.
Note: The Transmogrify system is based on the amazing coding skills of HekTo. This feature REQUIRES two new DLLs in the root folder of the base Titan Quest - Anniversary Edition. Also, it REQUIRES to run the game with administrator privileges. For more info, read the instructions and FAQ.
