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Official Release Announcement & Notes

@EmpiresPuzzles

SEASON III IS APPROACHING - prepare for an epic adventure to Valhalla and beyond!

First Season III Provinces & Valhalla event will unlock on 2020-02-27T07:00:00Z!

Featuring:

New Season III Map ! Explore the Nine Realms of Valhalla and fight new enemies. New Provinces for Season II unlock monthly. The Season III stages can be completed on two different difficulty levels: Easy difficulty and Hard difficulty. All stages feature Runic Rocks , special tiles that can’t be moved but have a special effect when matched. Some stages have also Special Rules in effect.
New Summon: Valhalla Summon ! New limited-time monthly Summon, featuring brand new Season III heroes! All Season III heroes have an additional Realm Bonus . Available Season III Legendary heroes change each month. Each Valhalla Summon has a chance for a free extra Summon of the Hero of the Month. Valhalla Summon includes a Bonus Ascension Item Chest that is awarded for every 10 summons.
New Item: Valhalla Coin ! Earn Valhalla Coins by completing each Season III stage. The coins are awarded at first completion, on both difficulties.
Plus new Season III Missions !

@EmpiresPuzzles

Release Notes

• Content for upcoming Story Season III added.
  • All new Season III Map. Explore the Nine Realms of Valhalla and fight new enemies.
  • New Provinces for Season 3 unlock monthly. The first province of Valhalla opens on Feb 27th.
  • Accessing the new story map requires player to have reached province 15 of Story Season II.
  • Season III stages can be completed on two different difficulty levels.
  • All Season III stages feature Runic Rocks; these are special tiles that can’t be moved but have a special effect when matched.
  • Some Season III stages also have special rules in effect.
  • The first completion of a Season III stage, on both difficulties, awards the player with Valhalla Coins.
  • Valhalla Coins can be used for free summons in the new Valhalla Summon.
  • Valhalla Summon is available for a limited time each month.
  • Valhalla Summon includes various new Season III heroes.
  • The available Season III Legendary Heroes, as well as the available Heroes of The Month, change each month.
  • Valhalla Summon includes a Bonus Ascension Item Chest that is awarded for every 10 summons.
  • New Missions for Season III added.
• Monthly Valhalla Summoning portal event added with the following new heroes added to the mix:
  • Legendary Heroes:
    • Sif
    • Freya
    • Fenrir
    • Heimdall
    • Ratatoskr
    • Tyr
  • Epic Heroes:
    • Mist
    • Brynhild
    • Mireweave
    • Stonecleave
    • Sumle
  • Rare Heroes:
    • Ei-Dunn
    • Nordri
    • Kvasir
    • Bjorn
    • By-Ulf
• And many more to come…
• New heroes have a Realm Bonus!

Smaller Fixes and Changes:

• The amount of Loot Tickets received from War Loot and Wanted Chests has decreased slightly.
• Counter attacker’s base damage can’t be higher than the defender’s current health.
• Fixed war bug that gave full points after fleeing while the final enemy is getting revived.
• Marie-Thereses zombies not reviving as original characters when killed by counterattack damage fixed.
• Hero Power sorting now sorts based on the most powerful version of the hero; regular or costume.
• Fixed a bug in Path of Valor Challenge that requires you to complete stages with special properties. Now you must complete the stage for it to count.
• Added an icon in battle when allies get damage from Gazelle dying.
• Fixed a bug where some players didn’t see advanced building missions.