Travian T3.5 Release Details (Updated: 06-Mar-09)

[Taranis]

Hi all,

We have just heard that we can expect thew newest version of Travian to be released on our servers sometime in March 2009. Please find below the (very) general features list that Travian has released so far. More details should be available closer to launch hopefully. =)

Features in Travian 3.5: - new buildings - Artifacts (Challenge for the Midgame) - additional Ressource field combination - new icons/buttons - more comfortable Map

First Information Update (17-Jan-09):

The new buildings in T3.5 Dear players, As promised in the announcement about T3.5, we want to inform you about upcoming features occasionally until launch day. We will start with the new buildings. There will be three new buildings. The first being the Brewery (which probably all of you have seen in the FAQ at some point). The next one is the Trapper. This one by itself is also nothing new, however, it will be improved and upgraded. The last building in this line is the Horse watering Place. This building is also the one we want to give you a few more details about. The Horse watering Place What does the Horse watering Place do? The Horse watering Place decreases the training time of cavalry and decreases the upkeep of these troops as well. Characteristics of the Horse watering Place It can be constructed by Romans only Per level the training time of cavalry is decreased by 1% It reduces the upkeep of all Roman cavalry that are located in the village the Horse watering Place has been built in Starting with level 10: Equites Legati upkeep is reduced by 1 unit Starting with level 15: Equites Imperatoris upkeep is reduced by 1 unit Starting with level 20: Equites Caesaris upkeep is reduced by 1 unit Maximum level is 20 Prerequisites for the Horse watering Place Stable level 20 Rally Point level 10 Tribe: Romans

Second Information Update (20-Jan-09):

New combinations for resource tiles 6 new combinations for resource tiles: 3-4-4-7 3-5-4-6 4-3-4-7 4-3-5-6 4-4-3-7 5-4-3-6

Third Information Update (27-Jan-09):

New Artifacts and Map Interface The course of the game will itself be made more interesting with the release of Travian 3.5. In order to achieve this a new set of artifacts will be introduced in the mid game phase. These artifacts have differerent advantages and also different areas of effect (e.g. the whole account or one village only). The following artifacts will be available in the mid game phase: More durable buildings Faster troops Scouting artifact Reduced upkeep for troops Display of all incoming troop types for foreign armies Training time of troops decreased Construction plan for great warehouse and great granary Larger cranny These artifacts are designed to be a special tactical and strategical challenge for all players. In addition to this we will improve the gaming interface in T3.5 with a better map. For example, villages you have sent troops to will be given a special troop movement indicator, so you can actually see on the map where you troops are headed for. Furthermore the arrow keys of your keyboard will be usable for faster scrolling of the map.

-Taranis

[Fighter1405]

Dear players,

We are glad to be able to finally give you a complete overview of all new Travian 3.5 features so you can properly prepare for the start.

Travian 3.5 will have following features:

Buildings

Brewery
In the Teuton’s brewery mead is brewed the soldiers drink to give themselves Dutch courage before battle. The further the brewery is extended, the greater is the attack bonus. The mead-festivals always last 72 hours.

Characteristics
• Attack bonus +1% per level while celebration is in progress
• During the celebration the chiefs’ power of persuasion is decreased by 50% and catapults can only do random
hits. The building can only be constructed in the capital but affects the whole empire.
• The building can only be constructed by Teutons.
• Maximum level 10

Prerequisites
• Granary level 20
• Rally point level 10

Construction costs and time: Brewery
• Level 1: 1460 Wood, 930 Clay, 1250 Iron, 1740 Crop ➜ Construction time: 2:13:20 hours
• Level 10: 30165 Wood, 19215 Clay, 25825 Iron, 35950 Crop ➜ Construction time: 11:22:10 hours
Construction costs and duration: Mead-Festival
• 3870 Wood, 1680 Clay, 215 Iron, 10900 Crop ➜ Duration: 72:00:00 hours

Horse watering Place
The Horse watering Place of the Romans decreases the training time of cavalry and the upkeep of these troops as well. Also it can be built in Roman wonder of the world villages.

Characteristics
• Per level the training time of cavalry is decreased by 1%.
• The Horse watering Place decreases upkeep of all Roman cavalry in the village.
• Starting with level 10: Equites Legati upkeep is reduced by 1 unit
• Starting with level 15: Equites Imperatoris upkeep is reduced by 1 unit
• Starting with level 20: Equites Caesaris upkeep is reduced by 1 unit
• This building can only be constructed by Romans
• Maximum level 20

Requirements
• Stable level 20
• Rally Point level 10

Construction costs and time: Horse watering Place
• Level 1: 780 Wood, 420 Clay, 660 Iron, 540 Crop ➜ Construction time: 0:36:40 hours
• Level 20: 84935 Wood, 45735 Clay, 71870 Iron, 58800 Crop ➜ Construction time: 26:41:10 hours

Trapper
The improved Trapper of the Gauls can build up to 400 traps instead of 200 at level 20. If the player releases all prisoners voluntarily, all traps will be repaired. Construction time and repair time are increased significantly, though. The costs for traps and the Trapper have not been changed. The trapper can be constructed more than once in each village once the first is at level 20.

Characteristics
• Can build up to 400 instead of 200 traps
• Construction and repair time for traps have been doubled
• Full repair of traps in case one voluntarily sets the troops free
• More than one trapper can be built in each village

Artifacts
Somewhen in the midgame phase eight different types of artifacts will be introduced to the game. Some of these artifacts will be available in different variations. They differ in area of effect (Village or the whole account) as well as strength and required treasury level.

In the midgame phase of Travian following artifacts will be available (more detailed information will be given to you in the coming weeks):
• More durable buildings
• Faster troops
• Scouting artifact
• Reduced upkeep of troops
• Display of all incoming, foreign troops (not amount!)
• Reduced training time of troops
• Construction plan for great granary and great warehouse
• Larger cranny

Resource tiles
The new resource tile distribution will be as follows:



Graphics
Some troop icons and navigation buttons have been adapted and some changes in the HTML and CSS code have been done. Sadly, this means that the old graphic packs are no longer Travian 3.5 compatible. The graphic pack function will be disabled for a while after release. As soon as we know that there will be no further changes concerning HTML and CSS, this function will be reactivated. Due to the new HTML and CSS structure more and
greater changes are possible to the layout using graphic packs.

Improved map
The following improvements will be done to the Travian map:
• Display of the large map either in a Div-Layer or a popup. Behavior can be changed in the player’s game settings.
The popup does not close after clicking a tile anymore. This setting can be changed in the preferences.
• Display of confederacies and NAPs without Plus
• New image for enemies (village border)
• Resource distribution info on mouseover (empty tiles only)
• Troop movement symbol for villages that one attacks, reinforces or from which troops are coming back (Plus)
• The arrow keys on the keyboard can be used to move around the map

Statistics and Medals
The new statistics and medals will be a further incentive to compare your achievements to other players and alliances.
The new statistics and medals will be made available later by us.

The following statistics and medals are planned:
• Enhanced ranking statistics for alliances
• Inhabitants (Sum of all inhabitants of all members)
• Off (Sum of all Off-Points of all members)
• Def (Sum of all Def-Points of all members)
• Medals for alliances
• Attacker of the week
• Defender of the week
• Robber of the week
• Climber of the week (by inhabitants, not rank)
Other than the ranking statistics, the medals are rewarded using the points that members actually received while they were member of a particular alliance.

Additionally we would like to tell you that the T3.5. test phase will start on the 4th of February on Travian.org. Afterwards the listed components will be introduced to the running DE-Worlds. When all tests are successful an update (except for resource tiles) for all running game worlds that have been started in 2009 is planned. All game worlds starting afterwards will start with all features including the new resource tiles.

Best regards,
Your Travian Team

[Taranis]

Hi all,

Information has now been released regarding the new artifacts! Please keep in mind that this is an initial translation, so if you have any questions feel free to ask and we will try to get clarifications as things do tend to get lost in the translation from German to English. Here you go:

Story

The lore of a breathtaking discovery in the old ruins is spreading like wildfire. Scholars and archaeologists have been working unwarily at the excavation sites for decades, digging for what seems like an extinct civilization. If the tales are true, supremely powerful treasures have been discovered there. Rumors have it there are tablets and strange artifacts of the legendary and nebulous Natars, the dreaded people legends say enslaved all the other peoples of Travian in ancient times. Nonetheless, scholars say these artifacts could only be used to cause good. Meanwhile, the excavation sites have become silent. Rumors suggest the places are crawling with dark creatures. Some even say the Natars themselves could be on the loose, guarding over the old, unearthed artifacts. Some counselors advise it is time to send out your heroes and their armies to the ruins swiftly, lest wrong hands get a hold of the mighty artifacts. You just might be lucky and find an artifact that will make you as powerful as the Natars themselves once were.

Facts

Requirements: To get an artifact you need a Hero and an empty Treasure Chamber. The Treasure Chamber can now be built up to level 20. It can be built in Capital Village but not in an WW Village. As soon as the Treasure Chamber holding an artifact is completely destroyed, it can be taken by an attacking (a normal attack, NOT a raid) Hero. After you have the artifact it needs 24 hours until its powers will begin working for you. The details and facts regarding the updated Treasure Chamber are scheduled to be released next week. Figures/Scope For each category, there are 4 artifacts whose powers work for the whole account and 6 artifacts whose powers work only in the village they are stored. Additionally there is one Unique artifact in each category (except with the Granary/Warehouse artifacts). Exceptions: “More steady buildings” = it's power will always work for the whole account, only the power bonus is different. “Artifact of the fool” = there are 10 different versions of it that will change in scope every 24 hours (see description below for more details). Location/allocation: The artifacts will be spread out evenly around the map. The 7 uniques will be placed near 0/0. Point of introduction: All artifacts will be brought into the game at the same time. This will be around 120-180 days after the start of the server. Artifact sets: More steady Buildings All buildings are 2 or 3 times stronger ( 5 times for the unique artifact). This means that you will need more catapults to damage buildings protected by this artifact's powers. Faster Troops Troops are 1.5 or 2 times faster (3 times for the unique artifact) Less wheat consumption All troops in the artifact's range use 25% less wheat with the account-wide artifact, 50% less wheat with the village artifact, and 50% less wheat for the whole account with the unique artifact. Faster troop building Troops are built 25% faster with the account-wide artifact, 50% faster with the village artifact, and 50% faster for the whole account with the unique artifact. Building plan for Great Warehouse and Great Granary With that building plan you are able to build the Great Granary or Great Warehouse in that Village or the whole account depending on the artifact. As long as you posses that artifact you are able to build and enlarge those buildings. Larger Cranny and random-aim Crannies hold 100 times more resources with the account-wide artifact, 200 times more resources with the village artifact, and 500 times more for the unique artifact. Catapults can only shoot random on villages within this artifacts power. Exceptions are the WW and Treasure Chamber when you have the unique artifact only. Artifact of the Fool Every 24 hours it gets a random effect, bonus, or penalty (all are possible). They change effect AND scope every 24 hours. The unique artifact only takes bonus effects. Better Scouts + show incomming troops All Scouts are 3 times stronger with the account-wide artifact, 5 times stronger with the village artifact, and 10 times stronger for the whole account with the unique artifact. In addition with all versions of this artifact you can see the incoming TYPE of troops but not how many there are.