Age of Wonders 4 update 1.009.004.101162 is now rolling out on PC (Steam). According to the official Age of Wonders 4 patch notes, the latest update 1.009.004.101162 added quality of life improvements and gameplay optimizations.
Since the last patch, players are facing a number of problems with the game. Today’s Age of Wonders 4 patch 1.009.004.101162 will fix a few of these issues.
Check out more details below.
Age of Wonders 4 Patch 1.009.004.101162 Notes – December 10, 2024
AI
- Fixed a crash that could occur due to no Diplomatic state being found while processing if a stack would walk over a city district.
- Fixed a hang that could occur due to AI Razing a Umbral Seed that was not on the edge of the Umbral Domain
Art
- Fixed an issue where Rulers did not face the opponent in the diplomacy screen
- Fixed an issue where Non-Scout units with Pegasus mounts hold their reigns and weapons at the same time
- Fixed an issue where Mount Masters paired with a Blessed Dragon mount increased the Model Count on your Ruler
- Fixed an issue where the hero is not centered in the “Hero Panel” while having the “Blessed Dragon” mount equipped
- Fixed an issue where the Pyre Templar’s Weapon was shown while embarked
- Fixes for multiple units that weren’t visually embarking when going into water
- Iron Golem, Accursed Ogre, Accursed Blade
- Fixed an issue where tails were not getting Ghost Effects in Events
Animations
- Fixed a Vertex Explosion occurring when using Sprint on a Warbreed
- Fixed an issue where Units mounted on the “Blessed Dragon” had a weird animation when they performed an attack
- Fixed an issue where Units mounted on “Horned Bear” moved their legs when using range, support and eating abilities
- Fixed an issue where the Defender’s “Pushing Attack” ability has a wrong animation
- Fixed an issue where Ogrekin Sunderer throws Javelin in an odd way
- Fixed an issue “Sundering Sweep” ability had issues with its animation
Faction Creation
- Fixed an issue where Eagle Mounts in Faction Creation and Oathsworn cultures caused one to lose their entire body
- Fixed an issue where the “Herald of Glory” outfit did not hide the hair over the male “Halflings” feet
- Fixed an issue where “Herald of Glory” helmet was not correctly attached on the male Simian and Ogrekin forms
- Fixed a missing hair color option for Simians
Transformations
- Fixed an issue where Ascended Rulers with Angelic Transformation would not show their Wings
- Fixed an issue where Toadkin with Wightborn transformation had see through mouths
- Fixed an issue where Peacebringer with Naga transformation causes the portrait to only show part of a Naga tail
- Fixed an issue Insectoid units with helmet loses their eyes when applying certain Major Transformation
- Fixed an issue where “Simian” form legs disappear from the knees down when the “Astral Attunement” transformation spell is used
- Fixed an issue where The “Shield of Artica” has a very bright texture when the hero is affected by “Astral Attunement” transformation
- Fixed an issue where Gloomstrider’s tentacles have a few puffed spikes
- Fixed an issue where Dragon Lord Order and Chaos’ crown is placed around the neck
Combat
- Fixed a crash that could occur when apply the Combat Results
- Fixed a crash that could occur on getting Unit Kill Rewards
- Fixed issues where Ghostfire did not properly count as burning for multiple effects, like Immolate (extra damage if target is burning) and Curse Eater
- Fixed an issue where Summon Auto Spells would run (infinitely) on Water Maps
- Fixed an issue where the “Astral Dew” magic material doesn’t provide a combat enchantment during combat
Culture
- Mystic School of Potential
- Fixed an issue where Arcane Inspiration picked spells that are already max inspiration
Diplomacy
- Fixed an issue where the Demonic Warlord personality was allowed to respond to Improved Diplomatic State Events
Economy
- Fixed an issue where the Bathhouse could be moved in front of the Tavern
- Fixed an issue where Master Masons discounted SPI’s
Events
- Fixed the following events not unfogging the quest location
- Power Made Flesh
- Profound Desire for {Unit}
- Into the den of {Unit}
- Fixed an Exploit with Profound Desire
- The ranking up of the units now happens after the battle, upon quest completion (the units now actually have to fight in the battle to gain the additional experience)
- Arcalot
- Fixed an issue where Urrath’s Grasp applied to Pantheon Heroes
Happenings
Cosmic
- Fixed the signature hero skill Shield of Faith lacking an identifier for counting as Faithful so that the Dawn of the Lodestar can correctly recognize the Hero.
- Fixed the signature hero skill Condemning Strikes lacking an identifier for counting as having Zeal so that the Dawn of the Lodestar can correctly recognize the Hero.
Intrigue
- Added mana cost to “Short-Lived Regency”
- Fixed a crash that could occur when updating the Banner of a Intrigue Player
- Fixed a crash that could occur due to Intrigue Rulers with no names triggering Notifications for the Player
- Fixed the ending of the Prisoner Happening when you assassinated the hero, which could soft-lock the ruler from being defeated.
- Fixed an issue where an unintended Location button was present in the “Day of Judgement” event
- Fixed an issue in the final event of the Usurper Intrigue (Return of the VictimPlayerLeader): Ensured the correct cities were used in the event.
- Fixed an issue where the Reaper ruler that appears during the “Possession: Reaper” intrigue happening was not correctly centered in multiple screens
Heroes
- Fixed an issues where not all Pantheon Heroes were eligible for Pantheon Recruitment
- Fixed an issue where Recruitable Heroes would change every turn/after shuffling
- Fixed an issue where “Consolidating Push” would damage or debuff the user
- Fixed an issue where “Still as Stone” did not work when engaged
- Fixed an issue where “Rustbreath” did not remove status effects
- Fixed an issue where “Restore (Overflowing)” granted 20 THP instead of 10 THP
- Fixed an issue where “Lead by Example” duplicated/repeated additional Effects of Support Abilities
Ambitions
- Fixed an issue where completing an Ambition refreshed the City Income which completed the Ambition again.
Interface
- Fixed a crash that could occur in the Faction Creation Screen
- Fixed an issue where the Ability Bar did not update when pressing the defence mode
- Fixed an issue where the Ways of War Ascension Skills had the wrong icon in the Skill Tree
Customization Interfaces
- Fixed an issue where Panels with customization options remain displayed after switching to a different tab inside “Appearance” screen
- Fixed an issue where The “Outfit” image change to an image of the shader’s head instead of the shader’s body when changing the body type
- Fixed an issue where The “Halfling” shader images for the choices under the “Head” category are tiny
- Fixed an issue where some items in the hero editor would not properly update their visuals
- Fixed an issue where the picker would stay open when switching tabs in the appearance screen
- Fixed an issue where The first two “Molekin” beards are impossible to view on the shader inside the “Beard” window
Controller
- Fixed an issue where the right stick button on controller would not react properly to presses
Text & Descriptions
- Bounties for capturing cities now also mention that vassalizing the city is an option for completing the bounty.
- Forming Realm now mentions in its description that it disables free cities.
- Primal Dispute now mentions the victory condition in its description.
- Lightless Realm Unit property now correctly indicates -2 vision instead of -3.
- Fixed a debug text being present in the tooltip of the “Necrotic Spires” city structure
- Fixed incorrect description of Warrior’s Soul
- Fixed an issue where quest objectives that were set through scripting could not always get the correct description.
- Snow Spirits had Freeze Immunity but now it shows on their unit panel
- Elusive Form Trait passive now has the correct value
- Mistling Fey Trick now has the correct bleed chance value
- Fixed Keepers of Knowledge not mentioning all aspects it gives.
- Fixed description of Wizard Kings’ Quickened Ritual
- Fixed Swift Restoration skill description to say “reduced” cooldown instead of no cooldown.
- Sundering Evocation fixed typo in sundered resistance string, now hyperlinks correctly.
- Cascading Evocation no longer mentions it gives Fire Evocation +5 damage, because it didn’t.
- Added the word “gain” to the Wildfire description.
- Sundering Evocation now correctly states that Lightning Evocation is now ‘also’ a Debuff ability instead of becoming a Debuff ability.
- Fixed a missing string insert in Willbreaker
- Fixed Blood Trail not mentioning it inflicts Marked
Rulers
- Fixed an issue where several Rulers suddenly wore unintended capes
- Removed any headgear from O’neron (Eldritch Realms) to show his bold bald personality again.
- Fixed the loadout of Naz’ru (Eldritch Realms) so he correctly uses a barbarian weapon
- Fixed an issue where the Pronouns of Dragon Lords & Eldritch Sovereigns would reset
Tomes
- Tome of the Reaper – Greater Reanimation now correctly works to keep enemy undead after combat.
- Tome of the Crucible – Meteor Arrows now correctly give +3 Damage instead of +4
- Tome of the God Emperor – Was wrongly stacking condemned, now can no longer stack
Umbral Abyss
- Fixed an issue where Umbral Tyrants heroes don’t have the Umbral Demon tag
- Fixed an issue where Free City AI with war coordination does not attack the Umbral Dwelling but instead roams around.
Units
- Balor – Chaos Brand now correctly Berserks enemies until the end of combat
World Map
- Fixed an issue where moving an army onto a city or province base of a friendly vassalized city would not be handled correctly.
- Fixed an issue where indirectly defeating an infestation, by attacking an army that is not on the infestation itself, would not complete bounties for clearing the infestation.
- Fixed a crash that could occur due to a unit temporarily gaining more vision and triggering a meet while re-activating post combat, before their relation modifiers had been reactivated.
- Fixed issues where Underground Terraforming did not work for several Spells
- Fixed issues with Primal Den Generation
- Fixed an issue where battles inside owned Ancient Wonder’s borders retained their special combat enchantments
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