DomiNations Update 12.13 - Squadrons

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Greetings Leaders,

DomiNations Update 12.13 is on the way. With the introduction of the New DomiNations World Accounts from Update 12.12, we’ll be retiring the TOY Login functionality in this update. We introduce ‘Squadrons’, Premium Troop Tactics that combine parts of multiple Premium Troop Tactics into one deployment! Also a sneak peek at the next Legendary Artifact and Councilors to join DomiNations!

Removal of TOY Login Support
In our previous update, we implemented the New Account Management System, which allows you to easily switch between multiple bases in DomiNations. Now that this has taken place our TOY Users should be able to play DomiNations without any interruption. With the release of Update 12.13 we will be ending support of the TOY Login feature. If you have any outlying accounts that aren’t yet linked with a New DomiNations World Account please contact our CS Team at support@bighugegames.com so that they can assist you with keeping your account available to you!

New Game Button!
As our New Account Management System makes it easier to play multiple Bases at once, we’re adding a New Game button! Start your DomiNations experience from the beginning all over again and have it automatically linked to your New DomiNations World Account from update 12.12.

When you’re going to your Account Management under the settings tab in DomiNations, you’ll notice that after your linked Bases the New Game button is also there. Tap that to start a new path to Victory!

Seasonal Inspired Unit Buffs
Update 12.13 will reintroduce some Seasonal Buffs as permanent changes to Troops. Not all of these changes are identical to their Seasonal counterpart.
  • Wall Miners will now move +25% faster than before
    • This includes Veteran Wall Miner Troop Tactics
    • With the release of this update, we’ll be removing the Wall Miner changes associated with Season 10: Return of the Greats
  • Paratroopers will fire +25% faster but deal -20% DMG per shot
    • These two changes result in no change to the DMG per second of the Paratroopers
    • This includes Airborne Infantry from the Transport Mk3 Troop Tactic
  • Supply Wagons will fire -25% slower but heal +60% more per shot
    • This includes Supply Convoy Troop Tactic
  • Tactical Helicopters will have a 100% increase to fire rate (doubled), but heal 45% less health per shot
  • Scouts/Recon will have a 15% reduced cooldown (a -4s reduction), but the scan radius is reduced by -16% and has a -25% reduction to the scan duration.
    • This includes the Recon Mk6 Troop Tactic

Squadrons
We’ll be introducing a unique set of powerful Troop Tactics to update 12.13. Squadrons will feature a group of Troop Tactics that can be deployed at once, much like the current Big Red One and Conquistador Army Troop Tactics we have today. What makes Squadrons unique is that they’re comprised of Premium Troop Tactics! Our first wave will bring 3 Squadrons to DomiNations the Garrison of Guan Yu, Helicopter Havoc Squadron, and the Break and Enter Squadron.

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The Garrison of Guan Yu Squadron - drops with Guan Yu and 20x Fire Lance Troops.​
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The Break and Enter Squadron - features 3x Veteran Combat Engineers, 1x Heavy Tank Mk4, and 2x Elite Commandos.​
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The Helicopter Havoc Squadron - runs with a Super Stallion and Black Hawk Medics.​

New Legendary Artifact - Keyed English Guitar

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A brand new Main Hall Legendary Artifact will be coming out on 12/9, the Keyed English Guitar! This Main Hall Legendary Artifact will reduce the potency of the enemy defenses while increasing your Heavy Tank Damage output.

Enemy Tower DMG-11%
Enemy Tower HP-11%
Enemy Sniper Tower DMG-16%
Enemy Defender Spawn Time+6%
Heavy Tank DMG+11%


New Councilor - Lakshmibai Newalkar (Warrior)

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Lakshmibai Newalkar stands as one of the most iconic figures of India’s struggle against British colonial rule. She was born in 1828, and raised in the Maratha court, where she was trained in horseback riding, archery, and combat—skills that would soon define her legacy. After her marriage to the Maharaja of Jhansi, her world was upended when the British East India Company refused to recognize her adopted son as the heir to the throne, and annexed the state and its territories. Determined not to bow to imperialist pressure, Lakshmibai took up arms, transforming herself from a queen into a warrior, and sparked one of the fiercest resistances of the 1857 Indian Rebellion.

In DomiNations, much like Simón Bolívar, Lakshmibai will feature identical Main and War Hall bonuses. Her bonuses will include increased Air Defense and stronger defenders with faster spawn times. Lakshmibai will be available later this month starting 12/20!

CommonUncommonRareEpicLegendary
Invading Heavy Tank HP -7%Invading Heavy Tank HP -9%Invading Heavy Tank HP -12%Invading Heavy Tank HP -16%Invading Heavy Tank HP -20%
Defender Spawn Time -9%Defender Spawn Time -12%Defender Spawn Time -16%Defender Spawn Time -20%
Air Defense DMG +6%Air Defense DMG +11%Air Defense DMG +18%
Defender DMG +10%Defender DMG +15%
Defensive Missile Silo DMG +12%

New Councilor - Oda Nobunaga (Leader)

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Oda Nobunaga, one of the world’s most iconic warlords, rose from obscurity to dominate the chaotic Sengoku period (1467-1600)—an era of civil war and political instability within Japan. Born in 1534 to a minor daimyō in Owari Province, young Nobunaga was dismissed as erratic and unpredictable, earning the nickname ‘The Fool of Owari.’ Yet, his audacity and brilliance became impossible to ignore when, in 1560, he achieved the unthinkable. Despite being outnumbered, he crushed the vastly superior forces of Imagawa Yoshimoto at the Battle of Okehazama. This victory cemented his reputation as a formidable leader and was a harbinger of his grander ambitions: to unify Japan under his rule.

Nobunaga’s Council benefits focus on improving Generals and Paratroopers for both Main and War Halls. You can recruit Oda Nobunaga for your Council Chambers starting early next year on 1/20!

CommonUncommonRareEpicLegendary
Generals DMG +7%Generals DMG +9%Generals DMG +12%Generals DMG +16%Generals DMG +20%
Generals HP +4%Generals HP +6%Generals HP +10%Generals HP +16%
Generals HP +6%Generals HP +10%Generals HP +16%
Paratrooper DMG +9%Paratrooper DMG +14%
Paratrooper HP +20%


Update 12/4:
Due to an error discovered after release, we have temporarily turned off the "New Game" Button. Currently, the plan is to require the 12.13 update and then re-introduce the button through a hotfix.

Update 12/17:
We are moving up the sale date of Lakshmibai to 12/20
 
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I am so tired of the constant nerfing of offense. These changes are ridiculous. Give one step forward but we’re taking 4 back. All the time and money spent on the manufactury just to get back to basic stats. We’ll let you increase range in the manufacture. Great! Spend all the time getting to that. Then a month later take it all away with a simple library level. And another counselor? Another one added to reduce the odds of ever getting a legendary one you actually want. That’s really all that’s happening. A giant money grab. Why is there so much time spent on killing anything good about current troops. Why is there zero time spent on any innovation? Like maybe new tactics or a new type of troop? I can’t remember the last time something actually fun was introduced.
 
Does everyone realize that there is a max reduction in spawn time? 2 and 10 seconds. Once you reach that through the manufactory or some existing counselor or artifact anything additional is worthless.
 
Unfortunately, I can't check out the new update. I can't get past the login credentials anymore. I've tried everything. Unless the vip rep or Cs responds, I'll her forced to be done with the game. I miss the days of just being able to open the game and play.
 
I am so tired of the constant nerfing of offense. These changes are ridiculous. Give one step forward but we’re taking 4 back. All the time and money spent on the manufactury just to get back to basic stats. We’ll let you increase range in the manufacture. Great! Spend all the time getting to that. Then a month later take it all away with a simple library level. And another counselor? Another one added to reduce the odds of ever getting a legendary one you actually want. That’s really all that’s happening. A giant money grab. Why is there so much time spent on killing anything good about current troops. Why is there zero time spent on any innovation? Like maybe new tactics or a new type of troop? I can’t remember the last time something actually fun was introduced.
I think the new owners want to see how successful the game can be. Maybe they'll bring something new after a while. We can hope
 
I really can’t manage to get excited over a new councilor, I haven’t seen an orange card show up since the second week of July (and it wasn’t a useful one for me). The fact is I haven’t changed my active councilors in over a yr, there just hasn’t been anything worth using. It’s just another maintenance item to fuse them when I get 20 or 30 new ones built up.
 
Are we serious about this. Nerfing Recons, with a single change u made all air troop combos useless be it fighter, bombers or Helis. Faster cooldaown is an eyewash.. we need to send the recons in heart of the bases more now and they invariably die now.. and with that goes your attack. After you nerfed helis u made them useless last year, no matter how great a museum u built and with current change they are just more than a joke now. Cant we give credit to good museums..Atleast give all troops a fair chance..It cannot be so lopsided, else half of us loose interest.

Did we actually need any more strengthening of D for now?

We cant be expected to make new museums as per whims and fancies of BHG. Thats not the only work we have. Better to simply quit and leave them to their experiments.
 
Are we serious about this. Nerfing Recons, with a single change u made all air troop combos useless be it fighter, bombers or Helis. Faster cooldaown is an eyewash.. we need to send the recons in heart of the bases more now and they invariably die now.. and with that goes your attack. After you nerfed helis u made them useless last year, no matter how great a museum u built and with current change they are just more than a joke now. Cant we give credit to good museums..Atleast give all troops a fair chance..It cannot be so lopsided, else half of us loose interest.

Did we actually need any more strengthening of D for now?

We cant be expected to make new museums as per whims and fancies of BHG. Thats not the only work we have. Better to simply quit and leave them to their experiments.
The goal here is to nerf offense until the whole game shifts to defense.

It's supposed to be a fun(not) game.

Paradropping right now has to be timed to the millisecond to achieve the intended results.

Keep pushing more players out of offense...
 
Are we serious about this. Nerfing Recons, with a single change u made all air troop combos useless be it fighter, bombers or Helis.

We cant be expected to make new museums as per whims and fancies of BHG.
Glad you mentioned helis. It's fraud to advertise something, have people pay money to upgrade museums, uni, etc, and then not get what you pay for when it breaks or they decide to nerf something.

If it's broken, even if people haven't paid money, you fix it - doesn't matter if it's heli range, battle reports, recon, missing speed ups, whatever - and if it's paid for then it's more imperative to fix it - that's called ethics.
ETHICS.
(and I'm pretty sure it's also required by law)
 
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Greetings Leaders,

DomiNations Update 12.13 is on the way. With the introduction of the New DomiNations World Accounts from Update 12.12, we’ll be retiring the TOY Login functionality in this update. We introduce ‘Squadrons’, Premium Troop Tactics that combine parts of multiple Premium Troop Tactics into one deployment! Also a sneak peek at the next Legendary Artifact and Councilors to join DomiNations!

Removal of TOY Login Support
In our previous update, we implemented the New Account Management System, which allows you to easily switch between multiple bases in DomiNations. Now that this has taken place our TOY Users should be able to play DomiNations without any interruption. With the release of Update 12.13 we will be ending support of the TOY Login feature. If you have any outlying accounts that aren’t yet linked with a New DomiNations World Account please contact our CS Team at support@bighugegames.com so that they can assist you with keeping your account available to you!

New Game Button!
As our New Account Management System makes it easier to play multiple Bases at once, we’re adding a New Game button! Start your DomiNations experience from the beginning all over again and have it automatically linked to your New DomiNations World Account from update 12.12.

When you’re going to your Account Management under the settings tab in DomiNations, you’ll notice that after your linked Bases the New Game button is also there. Tap that to start a new path to Victory!

Seasonal Inspired Unit Buffs
Update 12.13 will reintroduce some Seasonal Buffs as permanent changes to Troops. Not all of these changes are identical to their Seasonal counterpart.
  • Wall Miners will now move +25% faster than before
    • This includes Veteran Wall Miner Troop Tactics
    • With the release of this update, we’ll be removing the Wall Miner changes associated with Season 10: Return of the Greats
  • Paratroopers will fire +25% faster but deal -20% DMG per shot
    • These two changes result in no change to the DMG per second of the Paratroopers
    • This includes Airborne Infantry from the Transport Mk3 Troop Tactic
  • Supply Wagons will fire -25% slower but heal +60% more per shot
    • This includes Supply Convoy Troop Tactic
  • Tactical Helicopters will have a 100% increase to fire rate (doubled), but heal 45% less health per shot
  • Scouts/Recon will have a 15% reduced cooldown (a -4s reduction), but the scan radius is reduced by -16% and has a -25% reduction to the scan duration.
    • This includes the Recon Mk6 Troop Tactic

Squadrons
We’ll be introducing a unique set of powerful Troop Tactics to update 12.13. Squadrons will feature a group of Troop Tactics that can be deployed at once, much like the current Big Red One and Conquistador Army Troop Tactics we have today. What makes Squadrons unique is that they’re comprised of Premium Troop Tactics! Our first wave will bring 3 Squadrons to DomiNations the Garrison of Guan Yu, Helicopter Havoc Squadron, and the Break and Enter Squadron.

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The Garrison of Guan Yu Squadron - drops with Guan Yu and 20x Fire Lance Troops.​
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The Break and Enter Squadron - features 3x Veteran Combat Engineers, 1x Heavy Tank Mk4, and 2x Elite Commandos.​
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The Helicopter Havoc Squadron - runs with a Super Stallion and Black Hawk Medics.​

New Legendary Artifact - Keyed English Guitar

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A brand new Main Hall Legendary Artifact will be coming out on 12/9, the Keyed English Guitar! This Main Hall Legendary Artifact will reduce the potency of the enemy defenses while increasing your Heavy Tank Damage output.

Enemy Tower DMG-11%
Enemy Tower HP-11%
Enemy Sniper Tower DMG-16%
Enemy Defender Spawn Time+6%
Heavy Tank DMG+11%


New Councilor - Lakshmibai Newalkar (Warrior)

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Lakshmibai Newalkar stands as one of the most iconic figures of India’s struggle against British colonial rule. She was born in 1828, and raised in the Maratha court, where she was trained in horseback riding, archery, and combat—skills that would soon define her legacy. After her marriage to the Maharaja of Jhansi, her world was upended when the British East India Company refused to recognize her adopted son as the heir to the throne, and annexed the state and its territories. Determined not to bow to imperialist pressure, Lakshmibai took up arms, transforming herself from a queen into a warrior, and sparked one of the fiercest resistances of the 1857 Indian Rebellion.

In DomiNations, much like Simón Bolívar, Lakshmibai will feature identical Main and War Hall bonuses. Her bonuses will include increased Air Defense and stronger defenders with faster spawn times. Lakshmibai will be available later this month starting 12/23!

CommonUncommonRareEpicLegendary
Invading Heavy Tank HP -7%Invading Heavy Tank HP -9%Invading Heavy Tank HP -12%Invading Heavy Tank HP -16%Invading Heavy Tank HP -20%
Defender Spawn Time -9%Defender Spawn Time -12%Defender Spawn Time -16%Defender Spawn Time -20%
Air Defense DMG +6%Air Defense DMG +11%Air Defense DMG +18%
Defender DMG +10%Defender DMG +15%
Defensive Missile Silo DMG +12%

New Councilor - Oda Nobunaga (Leader)

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Oda Nobunaga, one of the world’s most iconic warlords, rose from obscurity to dominate the chaotic Sengoku period (1467-1600)—an era of civil war and political instability within Japan. Born in 1534 to a minor daimyō in Owari Province, young Nobunaga was dismissed as erratic and unpredictable, earning the nickname ‘The Fool of Owari.’ Yet, his audacity and brilliance became impossible to ignore when, in 1560, he achieved the unthinkable. Despite being outnumbered, he crushed the vastly superior forces of Imagawa Yoshimoto at the Battle of Okehazama. This victory cemented his reputation as a formidable leader and was a harbinger of his grander ambitions: to unify Japan under his rule.

Nobunaga’s Council benefits focus on improving Generals and Paratroopers for both Main and War Halls. You can recruit Oda Nobunaga for your Council Chambers starting early next year on 1/20!

CommonUncommonRareEpicLegendary
Generals DMG +7%Generals DMG +9%Generals DMG +12%Generals DMG +16%Generals DMG +20%
Generals HP +4%Generals HP +6%Generals HP +10%Generals HP +16%
Generals HP +6%Generals HP +10%Generals HP +16%
Paratrooper DMG +9%Paratrooper DMG +14%
Paratrooper HP +20%


Update 12/4:
Due to an error discovered after release, we have temporarily turned off the "New Game" Button. Currently, the plan is to require the 12.13 update and then re-introduce the button through a hotfix.
Harlem, re. these squadron things…I have just been rooting in my stronghold among the 3000 or so Troop Tactics, and I found a Break and enter squadron. Is this where you intend to store them? In that case they will get little use because very few players are going to root through all the crap in there. Can I reiterate a long term request of the community for a categorisation of the stronghold contents? Need not be very exhaustive - tanks, ranged siege, infantry, choppers, aircraft and now ‘squadrons’ would do it. How about it?
 
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