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Re: The Battlemaster Newsletter
« Reply #30: February 04, 2014, 05:51:36 AM »
Starting us off:

Dev Plan

Entire team focused on solving the density issue. 


Dev Summary of the Year:

Features Implemented in 2013:
  • Dead characters can see their sent messages
  • Total consumption and production added to food report for dukes and bankers
  • A new interface for making new characters
  • Formations are shown under army page
  • Sea Travel
  • Provisions
  • Sanity check for peasant mobs
  • Command page reorganized for duchy commands to be explicit
  • Family wealth limit increased
  • Caution tag removed when messaging entire realm
  • Rebalance done
  • Bankers can get access to lord's markets with permission
  • Siege Engines in army available for marshal and general
  • Scribe Notes defaulting to military tab
  • Can see balance with guilds via Information>Your Guilds
  • Buying regions in foreign realms reimplemented
Thats 15 new features. In addition to 15 new features there have been 236 bug fixes this year.

Awards
All awards are determined by the editor through suggestions and his personal opinion. These are not official awards by the development team in any way, simply awards meant to be fun done by the editor.

Player

Best Family of 2013: Nifelleisca Family
Honorable Mentions: Himoura Family, De Vere Family

Best Veteran Player Starting Again of 2013: Nifelleisca Family

Best New Player of 2013: Renodin Family
Honorable Mentions: Daimall Family

The Renodin Family was recommended by several for his great interactions with others, friendliness out of character, and effort in roleplaying. While technically invalid due to join date, the Daimall Family was also recommended and due to a lack of suggestions, receives the honorable mention..

Best Roleplayer of 2013: Daycryn Family

Best Schemer of 2013: Himoura Family
Honorable Mentions: De Vere Family, Silverfire Family, and Nifelleisca Family

Friendliest Player of 2013: Bowker Family
Honorable Mention: Lapallanch Family

The player of Bowker Family, Miriam, is seen by many as very friendly. The runner up is the Lapallanch Family.

Character

Best Emperor/Empress: Senate of Cagilian Empire
Honorable Mentions: Velax de Vere, Alice Arundel


Best Ruler: Fingolfin Noldorin
Honorable Mentions: Leopold Arrakis, Merlin Silverfire

Best Banker: Brant Everland
Honorable Mention: Hrok Stefanovic

Best Judge: Arke Arundel

Best General: Enzo Solari
Honorable Mentions: Red Marlboro, Kihalin Lapallanch

Best Death: Kende Indirik

Best Trader: Hrok Stefanovic
Honorable Mention: Marco Penchant

Most Religious: Rabisu Daycryn
Honorable Mention: Torpius, Mathurin Hossenfefer

Best Cavalier: Saul Tarvitz
Best Hero: Red Marlboro

Craziest Character: Arke Arundel

Most Diplomatic: Galiard Scarlett

Realm

Best Realm: Thalmarkin
Honorable Mentions: Luria Nova, Perdan

Most Improved Realm: Niselur
Honorable Mention: Asylon, Fissoa, Minas Leon

Saddest Ending to a Realm: Aurvandil

Best New Realm: Ar Agyr
Honorable Mention: Lyonesse

Best Military:Darka
Honorable Mention: Thalmarkin, Cagilian Empire, Perdan


Religion

Religion sparked biggest war: Sanguis Astroism
Honorable Mention: Da Great Goat

Most Improved Religion: Order of the Elders
Honorable Mention: Da Great Goat


Miscellaneous


Best New Feature: Bankers Access to Lord's Markets with Permission

Honorable Mentions: Sea Travel, Scout Reports Defaulting to Military Tab


This post will be continually updated with additional posts going along with updates so you don't have to guess what the updates are. I would also like to remind everyone that these awards are based off the suggestions of others and the editors opinion. The awards are in no way official.
« Last Edit: April 14, 2014, 12:44:49 AM by Penchant »
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