Client Update - 11-02-2016 - Version 4.5.0 - Discussion Thread

[DeathStriker]

ANNOUNCEMENT - New iOS/Android Client Update - Version 4.5.0

From BOTH iOS Itunes and Android Google Play Website

New Features and Improvements!

In this update we’re bringing you significant improvements to the rewards system:

• Updated Supply Crates - Get better rewards, more frequently.
• Free Daily Crate - Log in every day to earn a free Supply Crate!
• Improved Conflict Prizes - Earn unique Supply Crates and unlock Elite units.
• Crate Inventory - Daily, Conflict, and Night Raid crates are opened in the HQ Inventory.
• Rewards Surfacing - World and unit info now shows how to earn the best loot!

In-Game Developer Notes

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In-Game Developer Notes - Text Version -To Allow For Comments (Slightly Edited / Revised)

Version 4.5.0.

Major Supply Crate Updates

• Daily Supply Crate delivered to HQ inventory every 24 hours. Login each day to open it.
• Supply Crates re-tuned to more consistently reward the effort required to earn them.
• Crate info overhauled to better surface possible rewards.

Conflict Rewards

• Event Unit unlocks/upgrades now use Elite Data Fragments [similar to Equipment.]
• Conflicts now grant Supply Crate Rewards:
  
  
  • Durasteel tiers and above guarantee Data Fragments for unlocking/upgrading the Event Unit.
  • Ultra Chrome tier always gives enough Data fragments to immediately unlock/upgrade the Event Unit.
• Loot Bonus rewards have been rolled into the Supply Crate Reward.

Rewards Info

• Daily, and Conflict, and Night Raid (Heroic Defense "event") crates are opened from the HQ Inventory.
• Info page for units unlocked/upgraded via Data Fragments show where to acquire them.
• Browse featured rewards for each world via the Play Menu.

Keeping Everyone Informed...

[Drodin]

Ahhh, I see! Not listed in iOS app store just yet. Eagerly awaiting.

[CoRrRan]

Update your servers already, I wanna see what's different!

[Drodin]

Update your servers already, I wanna see what's different!

Obviously not a Jedi. Patience!

[CoRrRan]

Update your servers already, I wanna see what's different!

Obviously not a Jedi. Patience!

Gimme gimme gimme! Now!

On a more serious note: hoping for better squad wars matchmaking. Hoping for squad wars replays.

[DeathStriker]

My Early Thoughts...

• Updated Supply Crates - Get better rewards, more frequently.
• Free Daily Crate - Log in every day to earn a free Supply Crate!
  
  The above two will be great for those with a Level 6+ HQ as this will mean getting more Data Fragments!
  
  
• Improved Conflict Prizes - Earn unique Supply Crates and unlock Elite units.
  
  This most likely refers to the Elite Data Fragments spoken of by RebelYell in his post found... here.
  
  
• Crate Inventory - Daily, Conflict, and Night Raid crates are opened in the HQ Inventory.
  
  Hmmm... Interesting... Crates opened in HQ Inventory.
  
  
• Rewards Surfacing - World and unit info now shows how to earn the best loot!
  
  I will sure look at this to see how it works and if it is useful.

Continuing the Discussion...

[CoRrRan]

My Early Thoughts...
[...]

• Crate Inventory - Daily, Conflict, and Night Raid crates are opened in the HQ Inventory.
  
  Hmmm... Interesting... Crates opened in HQ Inventory.

[...]
Continuing the Discussion...

This basically acts like a proper vault, right? Unobtainable resources, direct resource injections to continue building. Very interesting.

[DeathStriker]

REMINDER - To Everyone...

Once you can download new SWC Client Release you will need to wait for the Servers to be "populated". Until they are, you will see an alert advising you of "Server Maintenance".

Keeping Everyone Informed...

[Drodin]

My Early Thoughts...
[...]

• Crate Inventory - Daily, Conflict, and Night Raid crates are opened in the HQ Inventory.
  
  Hmmm... Interesting... Crates opened in HQ Inventory.

[...]
Continuing the Discussion...

This basically acts like a proper vault, right? Unobtainable resources, direct resource injections to continue building. Very interesting.

This is welcomed! If I read this right, no more dumping resources and you bank your rewards until you need them. OTOH, it does reduce attack loot because it's protected.

[Euph]

While it would certainly be welcome, I wouldn't count on the crate rewards going to HQ. To me it just sounds like crates you earn go to the HQ and you go there to open them when you want. The way they worded it is muddy as hell though, it could easily be either. I'm just too jaded to dare to hope they finally did something we've been asking for, for a long time.

Maybe they should hire somebody with a communications degree to write their patch notes. That way we actually know what they mean; and some San Franciscan hipster can put that worthless communications degree to better use than writing clickbait for some online rag. Win-win!