DomiNations Update 12.9 - Parliament Branch & Library Books

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Greetings Leaders,

DomiNations update 12.9 is on the way! This larger update will give Alliances a new Parliament Branch to explore. Our players in Drone Age and beyond can look forward to new books to research in the Library. We also give you an early glimpse at two upcoming Legendary Artifacts, and highlight the next Councilor for your Council Chambers!

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New Parliament Branch - Defense Funding
Many of our highly productive Alliances have expressed that they’re hoping we’re adding more to the Parliament Building. With 12.9 we’ll be introducing the Defense Funding branch, this branch helps your Alliance Members navigate Defensive upgrades, and improves Defenses in World Wars. This feature won’t be live until the Update is available for all players.

Spoiler: Defense Funding Parliament Branch

Trap Efficiency	No Prerequisite	Resource: Gold
Level	Bonus	Research Points
1	Reduce Upgrade Time of Traps by 15 minutes (to a minimum of Instant)	1200
2	Reduce Upgrade Time of Traps by 30 minutes (to a minimum of Instant)	1350
3	Reduce Upgrade Time of Traps by 1 Hour (to a minimum of Instant)	1500
4	Reduce Upgrade Time of Traps by 1.5 Hours (to a minimum of Instant)	1650
5	Reduce Upgrade Time of Traps by 2 Hours (to a minimum of Instant)	1800
6	Caltrops Effect and Trigger Range increased by 1	2050
7	Reduce Upgrade Time of Traps by 3 Hours (to a minimum of Instant)	2300
8	Spike Trap Damage Range increased by 1	2550
9	Reduce Upgrade Time of Traps by 5 Hours (to a minimum of Instant)	2800
10	Signal Flare Attack and Movement Speed Bonus increased by 5%	3050

Defensive Distraction	Prerequisite: Level 5 Trap Efficiency	Resource: Food
Level	Bonus	Research Points
1	Decoy Trap Hitpoints increased by 3%	2000
2	S.A.M. Battery Damage increased by 2%	2300
3	Decoy Trap Hitpoints increased by 6%	2600
4	S.A.M. Battery Damage increased by 4%	2900
5	Decoy Trap Trigger Radius increased by 1	3200
6	S.A.M. Battery Damage increased by 6%	3600
7	Decoy Trap Hitpoints increased by 9%	4000
8	S.A.M. Battery Damage increased by 10%	4400
9	Decoy Trap Hitpoints increased by 12%	4800
10	Decoy Trap Distraction Radius increased by 1	5200

Fortified Castle	Prerequisite: Level 5 Trap Efficiency	Resource: Gold
Level	Bonus	Research Points
1	Castle Hitpoints increased by 4%	2000
2	Castle Hitpoints increased by 8%	2300
3	Castle Hitpoints increased by 12%	2600
4	Castle Hitpoints increased by 16%	2900
5	Castle Hitpoints increased by 20%	3200
6	Castle Damage increased by 4%	3600
7	Castle Damage increased by 8%	4000
8	Castle Damage increased by 12%	4400
9	Castle Damage increased by 16%	4800
10	Castle Spawn Detection Radius increased by 1	5200

Rallied Reinforcements	Prerequisite: Level 5 Defensive Distraction	Resource: Gold
Level	Bonus	Research Points
1	Stable HP increased by 5%	1400
2	Stable Defender HP increased by 5%	2150
3	Garrison HP increased by 5%	2900
4	Garrison Defender HP increased by 5%	3650
5	Stable HP increased by 10%	4500
6	Stable Defender HP increased by 10%	5200
7	Garrison HP increased by 10%	5900
8	Garrison Defender HP increased by 10%	6600
9	Stable Defender Maximum increased by 1	7300
10	Garrison Defender Maximum increased by 1	8000

General Guidance	Prerequisite: Level 5 Fortified Castle	Resource: Oil
Level	Bonus	Research Points
1	Generals Damage increased by 2%	1400
2	Generals Hitpoints increased by 2%	2150
3	Generals Damage increased by 4%	2900
4	Generals Hitpoints increased by 4%	3650
5	Generals Damage increased by 6%	4500
6	Generals Hitpoints increased by 6%	5200
7	Generals Damage increased by 8%	5900
8	Generals Hitpoints increased by 8%	6600
9	Generals Damage increased by 10%	7300
10	Generals Hitpoints increased by 10%	8000

Overwhelming Fire	Prerequisite: Level 5 Rallied Reinforcements & General Guidance	Resource: Oil
Level	Bonus	Research Points
1	Ballista Tower Hitpoints increased by 5%	3000
2	Ballista Tower Damage increased by 5%	3500
3	Catapult Hitpoints increased by 5%	4000
4	Catapult Damage increased by 5%	4500
5	Redoubt Hitpoints increased by 5%	5000
6	Redoubt Damage increased by 5%	5500
7	Sniper Tower Damage increased by 5%	6000
8	Tower Hitpoints increased by 5%	6500
9	Tower Damage increased by 5%	7000
10	Defensive Tower Hitpoints and Damage increased by 5%	7500

Supported Structures	Prerequisite: Level 5 Overwhelming Fire	Resource: Oil
Level	Bonus	Research Points
1	Bunker Hitpoints increased by 3%	4000
2	Bunker Hitpoints increased by 6%	4500
3	Bunker Hitpoints increased by 9%	5000
4	Bunker Hitpoints increased by 12%	5500
5	Bunker Defender Spawn Time reduced by 10%	6000
6	Rocket Arsenal Hitpoints increased by 3%	6500
7	Rocket Arsenal Hitpoints increased by 6%	7000
8	Rocket Arsenal Hitpoints increased by 9%	7500
9	Rocket Arsenal Hitpoints increased by 12%	8000
10	Rocket Arsenal Defender Spawn Time reduced by 10%	8500

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New Upgrade Level - Drone Age Library
The next upgrade we’re adding is the Drone Age Library building, which comes with a new set of books for the Through the Ages Bookcase!

Spoiler: Level 16 Through the Ages Bookcase

Library Level 16	Upgrade Time 16d	Citizens Req’d 4	Gold 20,000,000	HP 27,600	XP 5,000
Through the Ages Bookcase

Economy Book: Dividend Returns
Chapter Bonus	Upgrade Cost	Upgrade Time	XP
Drone Train Cost -25%	150,000 Oil	5d	2,300
Directive Research Cost -10%	200,000 Oil	10d	8,000
Oil Well Storage Size +10%	20,000,000 Gold	12d12h	9,000
Directive Research Time -10%	25,000,000 Gold	15d	10,000
Armory Research Time -5%	335,000 Oil	20d	11,000

Economy Book: Exalted Benefactions
Chapter Bonus	Upgrade Cost	Upgrade Time	XP
Air Superiority and Air Defense Blessings Power +6%	10,000,000 Food	5d	2,300
Loot Blessing Power +4%	15,000,000 Food	10d	8,000
Tower and Fortification Blessings Power +8%	20,000,000 Food	12d12h	9,000
Oil Blessing Power +4%	25,000,000 Food	15d	10,000
Weapon and Armor Blessings Power +5%	27,500,000 Food	20d	11,000

Defensive Book: Commanding Defense
Chapter Bonus	Upgrade Cost	Upgrade Time	XP
Stable Defender HP +10%	10,000,000 Food	5d	2,300
Drone Command HP +10%	200,000 Oil	10d	8,000
Bunker Spawn Rate +10%	250,000 Oil	12d12h	9,000
Claymore DMG Range (increases Explosion Radius, not Trigger Radius) +1	25,000,000 Gold	15d	10,000
Defensive Drone Radius +1	335,000 Oil	20d	11,000

Offensive Book: Commanding Offense
Chapter Bonus	Upgrade Cost	Upgrade Time	XP
Ground Troops Deal +15% more DMG to Air Defense	10,000,000 Food	5d	2,300
Reroute Cooldown -2s	200,000 Oil	10d	8,000
Bazooka DMG +8%	250,000 Oil	12d12h	9,000
Ground Troops deal +15% more DMG to Decoy Trap	25,000,000 Gold	15d	10,000
Offensive Drone Radius +1	335,000 Oil	20d	11,000

New Legendary Artifacts
Two New Legendary Artifacts, one for each hall, are currently scheduled for release this Autumn! The upcoming Main Hall Artifact of Celtic origin will give your Transports and Paratroopers boosts. The War Hall Artifact will show improvements for your Barracks Troops!

Keep an eye out in future Week Aheads for their full reveals!

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New Councilor - Samuel Morse
The inventor of the Morse Telegraph, Samuel Morse, will be joining the Council Chambers!

Samuel Morse will be first available on 8/26!

Spoiler: Main Hall Stats

Common	Uncommon	Rare	Epic	Legendary
Bazooka DMG +5%	Bazooka DMG +6%	Bazooka DMG +7%	Bazooka DMG +9%	Bazooka DMG +12%
	Bazooka ATK Speed +6%	Bazooka ATK Speed +8%	Bazooka ATK Speed +10%	Bazooka ATK Speed +13%
		Generals HP +7%	Generals HP +9%	Generals HP +12%
			Paratrooper HP & DMG +7%	Paratrooper HP & DMG +10%
				Heavy Tank DMG +14%

Spoiler: War Hall Stats

Common	Uncommon	Rare	Epic	Legendary
Fighter HP +5%	Fighter HP +6%	Fighter HP +7%	Fighter HP +9%	Fighter HP +12%
	Fighter DMG +4%	Fighter DMG +5%	Fighter DMG +7%	Fighter DMG +10%
		Bomber DMG +7%	Bomber DMG +9%	Bomber DMG +12%
			Bomber DMG & HP +7%	Bomber DMG & HP +10%
				Recon Scan Bonus DMG +10%

 

I’m not going to mention the uni speedup bug. It’s just a waste of time. I won’t even allude to it.

 

Damn,Seems like another one full defensive update.

 

Yeah, a whole bunch of defensive parliament upgrades. There are a huge amount . this game is already unbalanced to D! D already has a whole book in the library, where is the O book? This will be ridiculous , we will be getting 0*. Time to go defense
what are you guys at BHG thinking @Harlems369th !
we already have a lot of O players quitting . We will lose even more. This will ruin the game! Seems BHG completely out of touch with how to balance this game . Sad

 

Offense getting just +15 ground troop dmg against air defence and decoy trap..
Ahh forgot it, +8 dmg for bazookas
Ridiculous

 

How about fixing the loudout bugs too?
still can’t use the presets

 

Offense getting just +15 ground troop dmg against air defence and decoy trap..
Ahh forgot it, +8 dmg for bazookas
Ridiculous

yeah completely useless boosts for O. It’s such BS…cant even fathom it. Its a total after thought like they said, well we have to throw offense some kind of scraps

 

yeah completely useless boosts for O. It’s such BS…cant even fathom it. Its a total after thought like they said, well we have to throw offense some kind of scraps

Im afraid, soon there won't be any attackers to attack all those hyper boosted defenders.

Ppl quit the game. Constantly.

 

Im afraid, soon there won't be any attackers to attack all those hyper boosted defenders.

Ppl quit the game. Constantly.

Yes, many have been quitting

 

@Harlems369th fortified castle and rallied reinforcements showing the same boosts about the fort.
A correction needed there

 

at least show the correct castle radius instead of the old version

 

Thx for update, makes the game constantly interesting. Most offensive players love the difficulty an wars stay exciting, not ending 100:100 or so

 

Operators keep ruining the game. Operators who are constantly reinforcing the defense.

 

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Greetings Leaders,

DomiNations update 12.9 is on the way! This larger update will give Alliances a new Parliament Branch to explore. Our players in Drone Age and beyond can look forward to new books to research in the Library. We also give you an early glimpse at two upcoming Legendary Artifacts, and highlight the next Councilor for your Council Chambers!

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New Parliament Branch - Defense Funding
Many of our highly productive Alliances have expressed that they’re hoping we’re adding more to the Parliament Building. With 12.9 we’ll be introducing the Defense Funding branch, this branch helps your Alliance Members navigate Defensive upgrades, and improves Defenses in World Wars. This feature won’t be live until the Update is available for all players.

Spoiler: Defense Funding Parliament Branch

Trap Efficiency	No Prerequisite	Resource: Gold
Level	Bonus	Research Points
1	Reduce Upgrade Time of Traps by 15 minutes (to a minimum of Instant)	1200
2	Reduce Upgrade Time of Traps by 30 minutes (to a minimum of Instant)	1350
3	Reduce Upgrade Time of Traps by 1 Hour (to a minimum of Instant)	1500
4	Reduce Upgrade Time of Traps by 1.5 Hours (to a minimum of Instant)	1650
5	Reduce Upgrade Time of Traps by 2 Hours (to a minimum of Instant)	1800
6	Caltrops Effect and Trigger Range increased by 1	2050
7	Reduce Upgrade Time of Traps by 3 Hours (to a minimum of Instant)	2300
8	Spike Trap Damage Range increased by 1	2550
9	Reduce Upgrade Time of Traps by 5 Hours (to a minimum of Instant)	2800
10	Signal Flare Attack and Movement Speed Bonus increased by 5%	3050

Defensive Distraction	Prerequisite: Level 5 Trap Efficiency	Resource: Food
Level	Bonus	Research Points
1	Decoy Trap Hitpoints increased by 3%	2000
2	S.A.M. Battery Damage increased by 2%	2300
3	Decoy Trap Hitpoints increased by 6%	2600
4	S.A.M. Battery Damage increased by 4%	2900
5	Decoy Trap Trigger Radius increased by 1	3200
6	S.A.M. Battery Damage increased by 6%	3600
7	Decoy Trap Hitpoints increased by 9%	4000
8	S.A.M. Battery Damage increased by 10%	4400
9	Decoy Trap Hitpoints increased by 12%	4800
10	Decoy Trap Distraction Radius increased by 1	5200

Fortified Castle	Prerequisite: Level 5 Trap Efficiency	Resource: Gold
Level	Bonus	Research Points
1	Castle Hitpoints increased by 4%	2000
2	Castle Hitpoints increased by 8%	2300
3	Castle Hitpoints increased by 12%	2600
4	Castle Hitpoints increased by 16%	2900
5	Castle Hitpoints increased by 20%	3200
6	Castle Damage increased by 4%	3600
7	Castle Damage increased by 8%	4000
8	Castle Damage increased by 12%	4400
9	Castle Damage increased by 16%	4800
10	Castle Spawn Detection Radius increased by 1	5200

Rallied Reinforcements	Prerequisite: Level 5 Defensive Distraction	Resource: Gold
Level	Bonus	Research Points
1	Castle Hitpoints increased by 4%	1400
2	Castle Hitpoints increased by 8%	2150
3	Castle Hitpoints increased by 12%	2900
4	Castle Hitpoints increased by 16%	3650
5	Castle Hitpoints increased by 20%	4500
6	Castle Damage increased by 4%	5200
7	Castle Damage increased by 8%	5900
8	Castle Damage increased by 12%	6600
9	Castle Damage increased by 16%	7300
10	Castle Spawn Detection Radius increased by 1	8000

General Guidance	Prerequisite: Level 5 Fortified Castle	Resource: Oil
Level	Bonus	Research Points
1	Generals Damage increased by 2%	1400
2	Generals Hitpoints increased by 2%	2150
3	Generals Damage increased by 4%	2900
4	Generals Hitpoints increased by 4%	3650
5	Generals Damage increased by 6%	4500
6	Generals Hitpoints increased by 6%	5200
7	Generals Damage increased by 8%	5900
8	Generals Hitpoints increased by 8%	6600
9	Generals Damage increased by 10%	7300
10	Generals Hitpoints increased by 10%	8000

Overwhelming Fire	Prerequisite: Level 5 Rallied Reinforcements & General Guidance	Resource: Oil
Level	Bonus	Research Points
1	Ballista Tower Hitpoints increased by 5%	3000
2	Ballista Tower Damage increased by 5%	3500
3	Catapult Hitpoints increased by 5%	4000
4	Catapult Damage increased by 5%	4500
5	Redoubt Hitpoints increased by 5%	5000
6	Redoubt Damage increased by 5%	5500
7	Sniper Tower Damage increased by 5%	6000
8	Tower Hitpoints increased by 5%	6500
9	Tower Damage increased by 5%	7000
10	Defensive Tower Hitpoints and Damage increased by 5%	7500

Supported Structures	Prerequisite: Level 5 Overwhelming Fire	Resource: Oil
Level	Bonus	Research Points
1	Bunker Hitpoints increased by 3%	4000
2	Bunker Hitpoints increased by 6%	4500
3	Bunker Hitpoints increased by 9%	5000
4	Bunker Hitpoints increased by 12%	5500
5	Bunker Defender Spawn Time reduced by 10%	6000
6	Rocket Arsenal Hitpoints increased by 3%	6500
7	Rocket Arsenal Hitpoints increased by 6%	7000
8	Rocket Arsenal Hitpoints increased by 9%	7500
9	Rocket Arsenal Hitpoints increased by 12%	8000
10	Rocket Arsenal Defender Spawn Time reduced by 10%	8500

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New Upgrade Level - Drone Age Library
The next upgrade we’re adding is the Drone Age Library building, which comes with a new set of books for the Through the Ages Bookcase!

Spoiler: Level 16 Through the Ages Bookcase

Library Level 16	Upgrade Time 16d	Citizens Req’d 4	Gold 20,000,000	HP 27,600	XP 5,000
Through the Ages Bookcase

Economy Book: Dividend Returns
Chapter Bonus	Upgrade Cost	Upgrade Time	XP
Drone Train Cost -25%	150,000 Oil	5d	2,300
Directive Research Cost -10%	200,000 Oil	10d	8,000
Oil Well Storage Size +10%	20,000,000 Gold	12d12h	9,000
Directive Research Time -10%	25,000,000 Gold	15d	10,000
Armory Research Time -5%	335,000 Oil	20d	11,000

Economy Book: Exalted Benefactions
Chapter Bonus	Upgrade Cost	Upgrade Time	XP
Air Superiority and Air Defense Blessings Power +6%	10,000,000 Food	5d	2,300
Loot Blessing Power +4%	15,000,000 Food	10d	8,000
Tower and Fortification Blessings Power +8%	20,000,000 Food	12d12h	9,000
Oil Blessing Power +4%	25,000,000 Food	15d	10,000
Weapon and Armor Blessings Power +5%	27,500,000 Food	20d	11,000

Defensive Book: Commanding Defense
Chapter Bonus	Upgrade Cost	Upgrade Time	XP
Stable Defender HP +10%	10,000,000 Food	5d	2,300
Drone Command HP +10%	200,000 Oil	10d	8,000
Bunker Spawn Rate +10%	250,000 Oil	12d12h	9,000
Claymore DMG Range (increases Explosion Radius, not Trigger Radius) +1	25,000,000 Gold	15d	10,000
Defensive Drone Radius +1	335,000 Oil	20d	11,000

Offensive Book: Commanding Offense
Chapter Bonus	Upgrade Cost	Upgrade Time	XP
Ground Troops Deal +15% more DMG to Air Defense	10,000,000 Food	5d	2,300
Reroute Cooldown -2s	200,000 Oil	10d	8,000
Bazooka DMG +8%	250,000 Oil	12d12h	9,000
Ground Troops deal +15% more DMG to Decoy Trap	25,000,000 Gold	15d	10,000
Offensive Drone Radius +1	335,000 Oil	20d	11,000

New Legendary Artifacts
Two New Legendary Artifacts, one for each hall, are currently scheduled for release this Autumn! The upcoming Main Hall Artifact of Celtic origin will give your Transports and Paratroopers boosts. The War Hall Artifact will show improvements for your Barracks Troops!

Keep an eye out in future Week Aheads for their full reveals!

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New Councilor - Samuel Morse
The inventor of the Morse Telegraph, Samuel Morse, will be joining the Council Chambers!

Samuel Morse will be first available on 8/26!

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Spoiler: Main Hall Stats

Common	Uncommon	Rare	Epic	Legendary
Bazooka DMG +5%	Bazooka DMG +6%	Bazooka DMG +7%	Bazooka DMG +9%	Bazooka DMG +12%
	Bazooka ATK Speed +6%	Bazooka ATK Speed +8%	Bazooka ATK Speed +10%	Bazooka ATK Speed +13%
		Generals HP +7%	Generals HP +9%	Generals HP +12%
			Paratrooper HP & DMG +7%	Paratrooper HP & DMG +10%
				Heavy Tank DMG +14%

Spoiler: War Hall Stats

Common	Uncommon	Rare	Epic	Legendary
Fighter HP +5%	Fighter HP +6%	Fighter HP +7%	Fighter HP +9%	Fighter HP +12%
	Fighter DMG +4%	Fighter DMG +5%	Fighter DMG +7%	Fighter DMG +10%
		Bomber DMG +7%	Bomber DMG +9%	Bomber DMG +12%
			Bomber DMG & HP +7%	Bomber DMG & HP +10%
				Recon Scan Bonus DMG +10%

damn not reduced times of upgrading buildings times bored 1 day and 2 days its ok but weeks and weeks hell

 

we need to understand why you keep releasing more stuff favoring defence. What is the goal and when will it stop?
Do you have something big for offence hidden for the future?

 

What an useless update. If you are making the updates for Drone Age and higher then at least focus on those areas properly. For instance, you will have to spend 150,000 oil to reduce 25% of drone training cost which only 5000 oil. Once a drone is set it hardly ever dies. That means I can train it more than 30 times before there is a cost benefit in the same oil. Same with the next one. 200,000 oil for 10% reduction in upgrades. That 10% combine won't come close to 200,000.

Secondly, blessings boost in Drone and Auto, really? Does that even gonna make a difference that high. It would have been much better if it increased health, damage or attack speed of defensive buildings as is, making things stronger on defence.

Nothing for manufactory on research? What are we gonna do about extra storage when we produce 25 Million food and gold in a day just from farms and caravans, without making a single attack.

Parliament is ok, more defensive but ok.

Suggestion: Improve troop producing unit from mercenary camp. Make it stronger. Add a different kind of trap. Allow ability to reduce cap (from 10 secs) on defender Spawn time.

 

60 days research just for 1 little chapter? perhaps i was keeping my expectations way too high better drop from now on lol

 

Question: Are these defensive updates applicable to World Wars only, or applicable generally?

 

We haven’t even giving the update a chance yet.
Yet here go with people going quit blah and blah.
Facts are it’s not big of deal for Defense as you will see in long run.

If game was run right it would be super rare and hard as hell to 5 star a true T-1 Defender and every star should count in war. But they will give in I am sure and cower to complaints from O players. Till then let comedy show flow lol

 

@Harlems369th I am a VIP 9, I know several other VIP 14+ players. We have the same question, I think 98% of the community has the same question. Why are you, the organizers of this game, prioritizing defense, artillery, mortars and transport? Have you forgotten that there are other troops? Have you forgotten that there are several unhappy VIP players? What about the other players, the ones who haven't spent any money yet? Do you really think you're going to increase sales with so many balance issues? It doesn't make sense to have 17 offensive troops in the game (considering only the factory, barracks and 3 aircraft; disregarding the 2 healing troops, generals, recon radar and arsenal), but only 3 troops capable of dealing with defensive bases. I'm talking about the Mortar, Artillery and Transport Aircraft. There are 3 embassy coalitions just for the barracks, but you still think it's not enough. Why did you decide to increase the damage of the mortar troop in the update? Are you kidding? More defense? What about the other troops? Are you going to work on balance or continue working with this sad context?