The Settlers®: New Allies

Balancing changes Increased cooldown of Smoke Screen from 1 minute to 5minutes, 10 seconds Reduced a parameter that allowed Berserkers to Jump across obstacles further than intended Adjusted some trade prices in the Harbour Potions: 100 → 91 coins Gears: 140 → 170 coins Stability improvements Fixed issue that could cause players getting stuck in Exit Game popup Fixed various desync triggers Fixed rare crash when hexes get claimed during emergency drop of carrier Gameplay, UI & misc. fixes Removed DX12 option from PC settings Fixed a bug that reduced Bastions' attack damage after researching "Target Practice" Fixed the “Last Breath” research passive effect not triggering Fixed “Shift+F3” not selecting Engineers as expected Fixed issues that could cause the UI to disappear Fixed health bars exceeding maximum length in a rare case Fixed decorative building info “does not function” when enemy is nearby Fixed missing Jorn Workshop buildup animation Fixed a wrong task description in the Logistics tutorial Fixed misleading error message when placing tower/decoy next to decoration building

Gears of Prosperity, the new free content update for The Settlers: New Allies, is out. The update adds new buildings, gameplay features, and balancing updates to the real-time settlement building strategy game. Read on for a full list of all the new features: New Gameplay Feature - Gadgets Gadgets are limited items that grant players consumable powers. Four gadgets have been added: Boom Drill: Accelerates the extraction of underground deposits by unearthing multiple ores. Smokescreen: Provides temporary invisibility to stationary military units. Effect stops once they move or attack. Emergency Alarm: Provides 18 temporary citizen guards that are very weak outside of their own territory. Mechanized Training Dummies: Instantly finishes the recruitment process or spawning timer for all recruitment buildings or residences in range. New Buildings Water Well Water is used in all classic recipes and has new uses in research. Farm, Bakery, and Ranch now all take an additional input of water to produce. Finesmith The Finesmith produces Gears from Iron Bars, Coal, and Gold Ore. Gears replace gold as the recruitment cost for Faction Units. Decorative Buildings These ornamental buildings brigh