The Horse Lords of Rohan will receive a significant update in the next version of Middle-earth Extended Edition, scheduled for later this year. This update includes a new hero, addition of new and the rework of some old abilities of existing heroes, changes in the Spellbook, a new siege unit and balance changes.
Heroes
- Elfhelm - a new scouting and cavalry oriented hero. Elfhelm starts off at rank 1 and is recruited at the cost of 900 resources. He has the following abilities:
- Rank 1: Mount.
- Rank 1: Outrider - Elfhelm gains +20% Armor and +10% Speed for a short time.
- Rank 2: Vigilance - Allows Elfhelm to reveal nearby invisible units and increases his Vision range by 15%.
- Rank 4: The Marshal of Edoras - Nearby cavalry units gain +25% Armor and +100% Experience.
- Rank 6: Blinding Charge - Elfhelm orders a ferocious charge, stunning nearby enemy Pikemen and Spearmen in place for a short time, also reducing their Attack to 5%.
- Rank 8: Eored Commander - Summons a Rohirrim Warrior battalion permanently, unless the command point limit is reached.
- Hama - the captain of the King's bodyguards is a stout defender and a valiant warrior. He start off at rank 3 at the cost of 900 resources. His abilities are:
- Rank 1: Mount.
- Rank 2: Bodyguard Captain - Nearby Door Wardens and Royal Guards gain +25% Attack and +100% Experience.
- Rank 3: Swift Strike - A powerful single melee attack which deals splash damage and knockbacks units in a small area.
- Rank 5: King's Bodyguard - Hama and nearby heroes gain +30% Armor resistance for a short time.
- Rank 7: Fearless Defender - Hama becomes immobile and knockback resistant, and gains +25% Attack and +75% Armor for a short period of time.
- Ekrenbrand - the lord of Westfold and the later Marshal of the West-Mark. Erkenbrand is a supportive hero, oriented towards infantry and defenses. He starts off at rank 3 at the cost of 1200 resources. His abilities are the following:
- Rank 1: Mount.
- Rank 3: Marshal of the West-Mark - Nearby infantry gain +25% Armor and +100% experience. In addition, nearby Westfold Spearmen gain +15% Attack.
- Rank 4: Horn of Rohan - Stuns nearby enemy units in fear.
- Rank 6: Wise Precautions - Walls, Battle Towers and Sentry Towers become 50% cheaper while Peasants are trained 30% faster for 60 seconds.
- Rank 8: Eored Commander - Summons a Rohirrim Warrior battalion permanently, unless the command point limit is reached.
- Eomer - the third Marshal of the Riddermark. He start off at rank 5 at the cost of 1750. In addition to his original abilities, he also has:
- Rank 7: Eomund's Rage - Eomer attacks 50% faster, gains +35% Armor and moves 10% faster for 25 seconds.
- Rank 8: Eored Commander - Summons a Rohirrim Warrior battalion permanently, unless the command point limit is reached.
- Theoden - the King of Rohan had his starting health increased by 100. He also starts off at rank 5 at the cost of 2000 resources. One of his abilities has also been slightly reworked:
- Rank 2: Hour of Wrath - Theoden temporarily gains +75% Attack and +25% Armor. Can only be used when on foot.
- Eowyn - the shield maiden of Rohan had her shield texture fixed and has been given a new passive ability:
- Rank 3: White lady of Rohan - Nearby friendly units gain +15% Attack.
- Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli are no longer recruitable.
Spellbook
- Tier 2: The Elven Allegiance spell has been replaced with:
- Rebuild - A friendly structure within the radius is fully repaired.
- Tier 3: Anduril has been replaced with:
- Heal - Friendly units within the radius are healed, with one units per battalion revived. Has slightly longer cooldown compared to the Heal spell of other good factions.
- Tier 5: Army of the Dead has been replaced with:
- The Three Hunters - Summons Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli, all at rank 10, to fight for your cause temporarily. The three heroes received the Three Hunters passive ability, granting them +10% Attack, +5% Speed and +20% Vision range when near eachother.
- Aragorn can no longer summon Oathbreakers for balance reasons.
Units
- A new siege unit has been added:
- Siege Ladder - A simple siege unit, giving you the ability to scale castle walls. It is made in the Armory at the cost of 250 resources.
- Rohan Spearmen have been renamed to Westfold Spearmen, receiving a new skin and an ability:
- Rank 2: Defenders of Westfold - Erkenbrand gains +15% Armor when nearby.
- Rohan Archers had their Heavy Armor skin slightly updated.
- Door Wardens now have 250 health.
Other changes
- Fire Arrows upgrade is now available at rank 2 Rohan Armory.
- Rohan Archery Range has been renamed to Rohan Barracks.
That would be all for this update. I hope you like the changes and additions and feel free to post any suggestions and report any bugs you find in the current released version of Middle-earth Extended Edition.
Cheers,
Rohirim91
Looking good :)
Thanks :D
where is gamling
With the current amount of heroes that Rohan has, it is hard for me to find a distinct and useful role for Gamling. He will be added in the future if I find a way to do so.
he is Important and his role too so I hope will be there as soon as possible
.thank u for the informations