Oxide Games has released the 1.0.5 update for its recent PC grand strategy game Ara: History Untold with changes to two of its game lengths and more.
Developer Oxide Games and publisher Microsoft have released the latest update for the recently launched PC grand strategy game Ara: History Untold. the 1.0.5 patch includes some turn increases to the title’s medium and long games, along with other balance changes, improvements for language support, and more.
Here is the changelog as posted on the game’s Steam site:
General
Medium game length changed from 750 to 800 turns.
Long game length changed from 1250 to 1500 turns.
City Management
Many types of resources are visible at the start of the game to provide players with more strategic options.
Smaller cities provide less tax income to encourage taller gameplay.
Smaller cities provide less production to encourage taller gameplay.
Larger cities consume slightly more food to compensate for lower food maintenance on improvements.
Starting cities are more likely to start in a fertile area.
Starting areas are more likely to spawn an interesting resource nearby.
Map generation adjusted to start players in more fertile areas.
Improvements/Triumphs
General increase in maintenance costs to tighten the late game economy.
Factory wealth maintenance increased from 5 to 10.
Foundry now has 1 material, 5 wealth maintenance cost.
Crafting Guild materials maintenance is reduced from 5 to 1.
Trading Post provides +10 prosperity to the city.
Forge wealth maintenance increased from 1 to 3, now has 1 material, 1 wood maintenance cost as well.
