Enfo DeathMetal 1.03b

Send a mail to chopstick@web.de for feedback, balance, or bug issues. Alternatively you may simply use the guestbook on www.ChopstickZ.de. Comment is much appreciated! Thanks. -ChopstickZ-

Thanks to: - EdgarRoniFigaro & the Enfo makers - Remisa/Spellsword (for reviving the dead) - mAnNo, Mowl.Wurf, Eggb3rt, JonnyBeCool, luks337, Taken07 (beta testers) - Eggb3rt (ideas) - CaveMan_Joe (icon) - Ambeco (editor support)

Type -repick to choose a new hero. This only works at the beginning of the game and only if you did NOT spend any skill points so far. Type -clogcheck to have displayed the number of enemy units on your side.

I'm sorry EdgarRoniFigaro for protecting the map. There are already too many unbalanced Enfos out there. Real map makers may have an unprotected version though. Simply write a mail to chopstick@web.de.

HEROES -new hero: Trickstress (rounded hero) -complete rework: Emrise (support hero) -complete rework: Philosopher (support hero) -complete rework: Seer (caster hero) -important rework: Sickle Warrior (combat hero) -original Emrise somewhat recovered! -removed Efreet and Alcoholic (for different reasons), left the models on the map though since they might enjoy a rework in the future -new skill for Blood Dancer (level 10): Wolverine Dance [new!] (combat hero) -new skill for Iron Priest (level 6): Acid Rain (combat hero) -new skill for Lightning Sorceress (level 1): Shocking Bond (mage hero) -new skill for Iron Priest (level 6): Acid Rain (combat hero) -new (old) skill for Nightblade (level 6): Blades of Venom, original skill but greatly improved (rounded hero) -power and cost of Demon Lord's skills reworked completely -several (slight and also very important) changes in numbers of many abilities (feel free to check out any hero, even those who are not listed in this changelog: they might also have been changed dramatically!) -->most important: Entropist, Hypnotist, Demoness, Lightning Sorceress

SPELLBREAKER -Spellbreaker max mana from 1000 to 1500 -Grazhir's Effigy mana cost from 420 to 220 -Fixed Kaelstraum's Darkrift. It now also works for the last creepwaves and it's uncastable within the hero selection area. CREEPS -new or changed abilties for creeps ITEMS -new recipe: Bloodthirst & Spineripper [thanks to CaveMan_Joe for the icon] -new recipe: One-Winged Stalkers; more recipes might be included in future versions -new item: Thunder Staff -new item: Hammer of Lilith -many new item icons! -Bilbo's Black Market reworked: item cost, values, recipe items included MISCELLANEOUS -slight change in terrain -new degrees of difficulty Even if it may not look like it but I have put tons of hard hours into this new version of Enfo DM! Unfortunately I can't remember all the changes. This changelog is not complete but the most important things can be found here.

HEROES -Fixed Maelstorm (Core Magi) typo. The amount of removed HP was not shown correctly. -Fixed problem with casting Mana Leak and Reflected Mana Void (Emrise). -Fixed Sacrifice (Trickstress) issue as it sometimes also damaged the caster himself. Additionally increased mana cost from 45 to 65. -Fixed Mindshout (Hypnotist) bug. Now AOE works properly. -Reduced cooldown for X (Demon Lord) slightly because of the strong dispel counter via Spellbreaker. Also reduced mana cost a bit. -Increased range and number of units revived by Dark Ritual (Dark Ranger) greatly also due to the extremely strong Spellbreaker counter. Duration decreased from 39 seconds to 25 though. Cooldown is now a constant value. -Reduced stun duration of Sylvester (Iron Priest) CREEPS -Fixed Bloodlust spell for creep wave 26.

HEROES/SKILLZ - removed Philosopher [support hero] due to hard balancing issues (sorry people, without real beta testers the whole thing turns out to be complicated) - reworked Moon Priestess [rounded hero] --> new base skill (idea taken from Philosopher's 'Existencialism', can't be used to reach the enemy side though) --> replaced 'Combat Mastery' (lvl 1) with 'Moon Glaive' --> replaced 'With Will and Wisdom' (lvl 1) with 'Moonfire' --> balanced Starfall (lvl 10) --> decreased base attack rate --> 'Moonstrike' (lvl 6): decreased stun duration slightly - decreased Hypnotist's attack rate [support hero] - recoded Khri Spar (Nightblade) and fixed known bugs (!), copies now have expiration timers [rounded hero] - nerfed Blades of Venom (Nightblade): venom duration from 120 to 60 seconds - fixed Blades of Venom (Nightblade) tooltip

HEROES/SKILLZ (some more) - Summon Xyx (Lightning Sorceress): nerfed Xyx damage [caster hero] - buffed Lightning Shield (Seer, Lightning Sorceress): increased chances for Double, Triple, and Quadro Cast and fixed gold gain bug - fixed Lightning Sorceress' 'Lightningstorm' (lvl 10) (hard bug made Xyx lightnings useless!) - replaced Iron Priest's 'Acid Rain' (lvl 6) with 'Acid Drugs' to make the hero more fun to play [combat hero] - balanced Iron Priest's 'Servitor Sacrifice' (lvl 10): now has constant cooldown, lower mana cost at the beginning, lower duration, and slightly more Servitors at early levels - balanced Iron Priest's 'Sylvester' a little (lvl 1) - balanced Demon Lord's Chop Suey! (lvl 1) a bit [rounded hero] - Barbarian's 'Trothfang's Butchery' (lvl 10) now has constant cooldown [combat hero] - buffed Blood Dancer's 'Blood Dance' slightly [combat hero] - buffed Blood Dancer's 'Wolverine Dance' (lvl 10): works much faster, is a lot stronger (higher crits) and has constant cooldown - buffed/balanced Sickle Warrior's 'Sickle Mastery' (lvl 10): higher evasion high levels but lower critical strike early levels [combat hero] - nerfed Sickle Warrior's 'Withdrawal' (lvl 10) early game and fixed buff icon - changed Sickle Warrior's stat gain per level - balanced Trader's 'Life Potion' (lvl 6): more useful early levels and not that unbalanced late game - increased Emrise's 'Mana Leak' mana cost - improved some tooltips

ITEMS - increased Favor of the Gods' cost from 2 to 5 lumber - increased Reverence of the Gods' cost from 10 to 25 lumber - Thunder Staff nerfed: no damage bonus anymore and chance on hit decreased from 45% to 35% - balanced Hammer of Lilith (15% cleaving attack, +240 damage, increased AoE) - new item: Gorehowl - new item: Frostmourne - Gorehowl, Frostmourne, Thunder Staff, and Hammer of Lilith are now sold by new high level shop - removed Tome of Retraining from game - nerfed Ultimate Mana Potion greatly - added Imported Kirmhiro Draught and Iported Large Kirmhiro Draught to Mauriga's Botanicals CREEPS - increased choosing and buying time before the first wave TERRAIN - removed the water parts from the middle of each side (because of the standard miss chance while fighting against someone standing on top of a hill) - removed hill terrain at the shops CREEPS - fixed Bloodlust spell for creeps (again...)