Unofficial Patch Age of Wonders III

The last official patch 1.802 of Age of Wonders was in 2018. Still some issues do exist at the present time. This patch is part of the vanilla experience and does not alter the game or balance of the core game unless stated that the developers accidentally forgot or added something not belonging there as an oversight. This mod can also be a substitute for Triumph Studios if they suddenly wake up from their slumber and bring another patch to this game.

In the Title Screen it will still say "v1.802 – Build 123456" and I have not been able to locate where the interface text is to change this. Its possible its streaming the version text through flash scripts and thus it might not be able to yet change this. This might confuse some players thinking the mod does not work. So from now on the mod of Unofficial Patch will refer itself as V.1 and forward for clarity.

The main focus of the Unofficial Patch Age of Wonders III is on addressing bugs, while the main focus of the PBEM & Single player Balance Mod is on balancing the game. They add several game-changing features, and they add clarity towards abilities and texts. However, they also introduce several things that may not suit several players who want the core game intact, but still want bugs and fixes applied. To some extent, the balance mod also includes Racial Watchtowers and a Racial Reskin mod of Class units, which may be popular mods, but not necessary for the purpose of the mod. On fixes and bugs, the mod only addresses very few bugs compared to this one.

Plenty of mods do balancing, and balance is what it is. Something that is subjectively biased, that feels overpowered or underpowered to some. This mod’s focus is not balance, nor will it attempt to balance the game unless it is strongly motivated and has reasons for it. This mod focuses purely on tracking down bugs and applying fixes to enhance the full experience without the competitive things in mind of a playthrough. It will adjust things in games that are considered an oversight caused by the developers. A class unit with missing damage or defense in comparison to other class units after racial and class bonus/malus are in place.

This mod does not interfere with graphical mods such as Racial Class Unit Reskin by Tibbles or Class Reskin Tweaks by That Human and can therefore be used without conflicts. Since those mods will for example directly overlap this one despite the same priority since visual additions works differently in this mod. Mod combination are encouraged rather then enforced.

Several mod authors have discovered bugs and released mods for individual fixes throughout the years. They will be listed here and changes they have found are credited for this effort since they are included in this mod.

Melth – "Fix Exalted Martyr XP Gain" and "Armageddon Fix Lost City Happiness Penalty"
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Martyrs lacking correct abilities on the empire upgrade

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2608333347

Armageddon Theocrat Spell does not nullify "Lost City" penality when active

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2617480440

Outis – "Default Hero Bug Fixes"
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Bugs on Premade Heroes

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=572203123

HjAa – "Cursed or Panicked?"
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Cursed, Fear and Taunt FX

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2576032731

Zaskow & PBEM Community "PBEM Balance Mode"
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"Shadow Stalker Evolved Category"
"Halfling Musketeer has wrong defense"

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=661597466