Ara: History Untold Major Game Update and New Patch Launching in Early November

In recent weeks, Oxide Games, in collaboration with Microsoft, launched the grand strategy game Ara: History Untold, exclusively for PC. Today, the developers rolled out a new update, focusing on various balance adjustments to enhance gameplay.

Below is the changelog for patch 1.0.4:

Balance Adjustments

The production output of Rice has been boosted from 50 to 100 units.

Rice nodes now yield Grain instead of Rice.

Soap can now occupy the final Supply slot in Dwellings.

Players can craft Codex at the Great Hearth, Gathering Hall, Town Center, and City Hall.

General Hospitals now feature two Supply slots for Soap and Power.

The cost of Fertilizer has been adjusted to 500 Production with increased bonuses.

Unit costs exhibit greater consistency across different ages.

Herbal medicine will incur higher costs if the necessary ingredients are unavailable.

Food requirements have been reduced for cities of higher levels.

Initial spawn locations have been modified to prioritize proximity to food sources.

Grapes will no longer be present in Savanna regions.

Costs associated with wealth acceleration for Herbal Medicine have been modified.

Changes to Fuel Recipes

Production Cost has been reduced from 1000 units to 500 units.

Production Bonus for the second ingredient has been revised from 750 units to 500 units.

Enhancements

The Apothecary has been reclassified as a science domain improvement.

Players may now construct one Grocer per city, increased from one per nation.

One Inn can now be built per city, up from one per nation.

Windmills have been updated to match Mills, with a limit of 8 per nation.

The Sawmill can now be unlocked through Engineering, Metallurgy, and Shipbuilding.

Technology Updates

The research costs for specific Techs have been adjusted:

Ancient History – reduced by 15

Bronze Age – reduced by 25

Iron Age – reduced by 25

Antiquities – increased by 100

Early Middle Ages – increased by 100

High Medieval Era – no modification

Renaissance – increased by 100

Enlightenment – increased by 100

Machine Age – increased by 100

Atomic Age – increased by 100

Information Age – no modification

Singularity Age – no modification

Stability Improvements

Numerous potential game crash triggers have been addressed.

Localization Enhancements

Updates have been made to enhance translations in the following languages:

German

Korean

Simplified Chinese

Traditional Chinese

Furthermore, Oxide Games announced that patch version 1.0.5 is set to be released next week. In conjunction, they will provide details regarding the first major update for Ara: History Untold, with plans for a launch in early November.

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