February 27th, 2021 Changelog

The February 27th, 2021 Changelog notes as announced by Project Celeste in the Server Maintenance 'February 27, 2021' forum post.

Changelog

Advisor Updates Set 3

New Advisors

• Good Shepherd Shahriyar - Global
• Berosus the Wise - Babylonian
• Camel Rider Userhet - Egyptian
• Courageous Colonel Lycurgus - Greek
• Grand Magistrate Diviciacus - Celtic
• Grand Scholar Ormazdiyar - Persian
• Lady Davcina - Babylonian
• Royal Treasurer Bardiya - Persian
• Senior Architect Audun - Norse
• Bear Hunter Torhild - Norse
• Crafty Farrier Cavarus - Celtic
• Engineer Farzana - Babylonian
• General Seneb - Egyptian
• Horse Whisperer Lohrasb - Global
• King Bathanatos - Celtic
• King Tisamenos - Greek
• Siege Tactician Titus - Global
• Ambiorix the Brave - Celtic
• Bahram, Master of the Trade - Persian
• Blacksmith Kaveh - Persian
• General Acichorios - Celtic
• Grand Chef Bjørn - Norse
• Makru the Mad Median - Babylonian
• Shield-Maiden Ingrid - Norse

Reworks

• War Leader Beorix
• Horselord Finnulfr
• Amunet the Wise
• Princess Tahmineh
• Governor Zopyrus
• Senator Octavius
• Infantry Sergeant Herakleides
• Archer Sergeant Timon
• Cavalry Sergeant Hermolaos
• Chieftain Combutis
• Commander Vercassivellaunos
• Chieftain Britomartus
• Engineer Ligeia
• Fence Builder Bes
• Engineer Cyric
• Castle Builder Sostrate
• Commander Bolgios

Bugfixes

• Fixed an issue where Minoan Tools stack size was not increased to 250 as intended.
• Adjusted some Loading Screens to ensure their text fits in properly in languages other than English.
• Fixed an issue where Greek Ballistas didn't have 5.5 Movement Speed as intended in Champion Mode.

Art Updates

• • Updated the icons for Light Spear of the King and Heavy Spear of Sacrifice to be more consistent with other Legendary Gear icons.

Champion Mode Changes

• Greeks:
  • Peltast: Base Range 20, from 17, LoS 22 from 20
  • Peltast Champion: +10% Speed from 15%
  • Sarissophoroi Champion: Now also grants +10% Speed
  • Prodromos: Hitpoints reduced to 400, from 420.
  • Ballista Champion: Movement Speed buff reduced to +10%, from +20%. Upgrade cost reduced to 600g, from 800g.
• Egyptians:
  • Camel Rider Champion: Pierce Armor +20% from 25%. Bonus vs Ranged +75% from +100%
  • Slinger Champion (Egyptian): +15% Range, from -20% Train Time.
  • Priestess of Ra: Movement Speed increased to 6.5, from 6.
  • Chariot Archer: Hitpoints reduced to 280, from 300. DPS reduced to 33, from 34. Movement Speed reduced to 8, from 8.5.
  • Chariot Archer Champion: Hitpoints buff reduced to +20%, from +25%.
  • Elephant Archer: Now deals area damage again (Default behavior, just like non-Champion Mode). DPS reduced to 50, from 75.
    • Track rating increased to 10, from 7, meaning it will not miss targets moving at up to 10 Speed + Spread factor reduced to 0.04, from 0.08, which is what Stone Throwers and Log Throwers have, meaning it will be more accurate than those units in comparison.
  • Priest of Ptah: Hitpoints reduced to 150, from 200.
• Celts:
  • Slinger Champion (Celts): Now also gives +20% Maximum Range, Speed buff +5% from +15%
  • Gift of Balor (Druid HP and DPS Upgrade): Now also increases Druids' Movement Speed by 15%. Moved to Age III, from Age II.
  • Woad Raider: Movement Speed increased to 8.0, from 7.5.
  • Carpentom: Movement Speed reduced to 8, from 8.5.
  • Stone Thrower: Bonus vs Infantry increased to x2.5, from x2.0
• Persians:
  • Sparabara: Pierce Armor 0.30 from 0.40
  • Sparabara Champion: Pierce Armor +40% from +20%, Upgrade cost 250g from 200g
  • Takabara: Base Range 20, from 16, LoS 22 from 20
  • Takabara Champion: +10% Movement Speed +100% Bonus vs Priests, from +20% Range
  • Immortal: Movement Speed reduced to 6, from 6.5. Melee-Infantry DPS increased to 18, from 17. Pierce DPS reduced to 14, from 15.
  • Immortal Champion: Now grants +15% Movement Speed, from +10%. Pierce Armor buff reduced to +20%, from +25%.
• Romans:
  • -
• Babylonians:
  • Slinger Champion (Babylonian): +15% Line-of-Sight and +15% Maximum Range added
  • Chariot Archer: Movement Speed reduced to 8, from 8.5.
  • Chariot Archer Champion: No longer grants conversion resistance. Upgrade cost reduced to 600g, from 800g.
• Norse:
  • Throwing Axeman Champion: Range +30% from +40%. Cost 400g from 300g
  • Log Thrower: Bonus vs Infantry increased to x2.5, from x2.0
  • Ulfheðinn: Speed 8.0 from 8.5
  • Chief: Speed 6.5 from 6.0
• Global:
  • Villager: Base Snare Resist Increased to 0.60, from 0.50
  • Factory Techs: +5% Speed on Archery (and Auxilia Camp) and Barracks (and Castellum) Upgrades
    • Barracks/ Castellum
      • Conditioning
      • Combined Arms
      • Close-Combat Expertise
    • Archery Range
      • Marksmanship
      • Improved Fletching
      • Composite Bow
    • Auxilia Camp
      • Sacramentum
      • Patronage
      • Citizenship
  • Single-Target Heal Priests: Movement Speed increased to 7, from 6
  • Greek Priest, Persian Magus, Babylonian Priest, Rhapsode, Seer
• Updated the Champion Mode Website to the latest build.

Other Updates

• Spartan Chests and Spartan Large Chests' price reduced to 10 and 50 Sparta Points, from 15 and 60
  
• Addressed various naming inconsistencies in the German language version of the game.
  
• Removed leftover "Upgrade to a Premium Civilization!" billboards from several quests.
  
• Persian Battering Ram Champion Upgrade cost reduced to 400g, from 1000g (oversight from the original developers) - Non-Champion Mode only.
  
• Light Spear of Sargon now grants +3.3% Movement Speed, from +9.8% Cavalry Bonus Damage, since it was a duplicate of Light Spear of Lycurgus
  • This will be applied to all existing and future copies of this item.

Backend Changes

• Did some tweaks to make the server run smoother if anything else runs on it (process priority is bumped on server startup)

Server Maintenance

Age Of Empires Online Celeste Fan Project will undergo planned server maintenance on the 27th of February 2021 starting at 5:00 PM UTC (6:00 PM CET). The server will stop responding to login requests at 4:00 PM UTC (5:00 PM CET) meaning you will not be able to log on from this time. We expect the maintenance to last until 5:30 PM UTC (6:30 PM CET).

The server maintenance will be delayed to 7:00 PM UTC (8:00 PM CET) due to the PvP Community Challenge. The server will stop responding to login requests at 6:30 PM UTC (7:30 PM CET) meaning you will not be able to log on from this time. We expect the maintenance to last until 7:30 PM UTC (8:30 PM CET).