Hotfix 8.0.2

Hey folks,We have another Hotfix for you today, including some cost balancing to Tiger Warriors and some crash fixes, as well as some additional bug squashing and adjustments.As always, if you run into any new issues after updating please report them over in our bug reporting forum.See you on the battlefield!— Steve // Senior Community Manager CampaignCathay/Tiger Warriors:Reduced campaign costs for some Tiger Warrior units:Tiger Warrior Iron Claws:Recruitment = 1700 > 1600 per unitTiger Warrior Stalkers:Recruitment = 1550 > 1400 per unitUpkeep = 300 > 275 per unitTiger Warrior Dual Axes:Recruitment = 1200 > 1000 per unitUpkeep = 250 > 225 per unitChanged the Desert Tigress Insignia for Jade Crossbows benefit to Armour-piercing missile weapon damage; Increased effect benefit from 3 to 4Increased Desert Tigress Insignia for Jade Infantry Armour-piercing effect from 3 to 4Made completing Zhao Ming’s goals more rewarding by increasing the drop chance for higher tier units when accomplishing themFixed a crash on end of turn while playing as BhashivaFixed a crash that would occur when opening the Armies of Shang-Yang panelFixed an issue so that the Clawspeaker Hero provided to Caravan Lords by the Deeply Devout trait now correctly start with spells and abilities unlockedFixed an issue that would occur when capturing settlements from rebels with BhashivaCampaign movement range bonus has now replaced "Strider" from the "Fleet of Foot" traits since "Wayfarer" under the same trait already provides "Strider"Tiger Warriors now receive proper recruitment cost reduction from Prophecy of the White Tiger buildingsFixed a bug so that benefits targeting Melee infantry provided by Zhao Ming's skills and faction effects now include Tiger WarriorsFixed an issue so that Bhashiva's direct allies are no longer targets of Zhao Ming's GoalsFixed caravans being counted towards the army count in the faction summary screenFixed the banner upgrades menu closing instantly after opening if you have an agent selected before opening itImproved consistency when generating Zhao's GoalsFixed error in mission execution for Bhashiva around the Chaos InvasionsInteracting with Zhao Ming's end turn goals now opens the missions tab instead of the default units tab in AoSYFixed an issue where the text pointer would not fire as intended on the Armies of Shang-Yang panelFixed a rare post-battle crash after Miao Ying’s Realm of Chaos BattleFixed an issue with an animation where Auto resolving battles with Lord Magistrate while he is on a Sky Lantern mountFixed an issue where Armies of Shang-Yang missions were not displaying unit cards for the relevant unit requirementsFixed an issue where the Insignia assign menu loses functionality if it's opened whilst the army is movingOther:Fixed an issue where some Norscan homeland settlements were incorrectly set up, causing Warriors of Chaos factions to be unable to vassalize their respective Norscan factions when conquering the settlementsFixed an issue so that When playing as Skarbrand in the Realms of Chaos campaign, the mission "Chaos Invasion: Despoilers" should now spawn a fully functional Cultist of Khorne. Note that this will not affect save games where the mission has been already started or completedFixed an issue so that Epidemius' Tally of Pestilence should now properly count plagues that spread to settlementsBattleResolved a problem where the AI was constantly prioritizing single entity targets for AOE spellsFix a softlock that would occur when opening the Unit & Spell browser after a Mirror of Madness battleFixed an issue so that the Sky Lantern Gunner crew's effective range is now aligned with the sky lantern'sFixed an issues with Bhashiva's teleport attacks not playing their sound effects in quest battles ⚠ IMPORTANTIf you experience any issues after downloading the update, please take a moment to Verify the integrity of the game files first to ensure there were no issues when downloading. A step-by-step guide can be found in this article.If the issues persist, please visit our support site for additional troubleshooting steps and assistance.???? MOD WARNINGPlease note that user-generated mods may have compatibility issues with new game updates. If you are encountering performance or stability issues following a release, is recommended that you disable any mods you're running. If you continue to experience issues, please visit our support site for additional troubleshooting steps and assistance.For the latest news and announcements, drop by our official social channels.SteamXFacebookInstagramDiscordBluesky

Jun 2, 2026 - 18:33

Hey folks,

We have another Hotfix for you today, including some cost balancing to Tiger Warriors and some crash fixes, as well as some additional bug squashing and adjustments.

As always, if you run into any new issues after updating please report them over in our bug reporting forum.

See you on the battlefield!

— Steve // Senior Community Manager

Campaign

Cathay/Tiger Warriors:

Reduced campaign costs for some Tiger Warrior units:
- Tiger Warrior Iron Claws:
  - Recruitment = 1700 > 1600 per unit
- Tiger Warrior Stalkers:
  - Recruitment = 1550 > 1400 per unit
  - Upkeep = 300 > 275 per unit
- Tiger Warrior Dual Axes:
  - Recruitment = 1200 > 1000 per unit
  - Upkeep = 250 > 225 per unit
Changed the Desert Tigress Insignia for Jade Crossbows benefit to Armour-piercing missile weapon damage; Increased effect benefit from 3 to 4
Increased Desert Tigress Insignia for Jade Infantry Armour-piercing effect from 3 to 4
Made completing Zhao Ming’s goals more rewarding by increasing the drop chance for higher tier units when accomplishing them
Fixed a crash on end of turn while playing as Bhashiva
Fixed a crash that would occur when opening the Armies of Shang-Yang panel
Fixed an issue so that the Clawspeaker Hero provided to Caravan Lords by the Deeply Devout trait now correctly start with spells and abilities unlocked
Fixed an issue that would occur when capturing settlements from rebels with Bhashiva
Campaign movement range bonus has now replaced "Strider" from the "Fleet of Foot" traits since "Wayfarer" under the same trait already provides "Strider"
Tiger Warriors now receive proper recruitment cost reduction from Prophecy of the White Tiger buildings
Fixed a bug so that benefits targeting Melee infantry provided by Zhao Ming's skills and faction effects now include Tiger Warriors
Fixed an issue so that Bhashiva's direct allies are no longer targets of Zhao Ming's Goals
Fixed caravans being counted towards the army count in the faction summary screen
Fixed the banner upgrades menu closing instantly after opening if you have an agent selected before opening it
Improved consistency when generating Zhao's Goals
Fixed error in mission execution for Bhashiva around the Chaos Invasions
Interacting with Zhao Ming's end turn goals now opens the missions tab instead of the default units tab in AoSY
Fixed an issue where the text pointer would not fire as intended on the Armies of Shang-Yang panel
Fixed a rare post-battle crash after Miao Ying’s Realm of Chaos Battle
Fixed an issue with an animation where Auto resolving battles with Lord Magistrate while he is on a Sky Lantern mount
Fixed an issue where Armies of Shang-Yang missions were not displaying unit cards for the relevant unit requirements
Fixed an issue where the Insignia assign menu loses functionality if it's opened whilst the army is moving

Other:

Fixed an issue where some Norscan homeland settlements were incorrectly set up, causing Warriors of Chaos factions to be unable to vassalize their respective Norscan factions when conquering the settlements
Fixed an issue so that When playing as Skarbrand in the Realms of Chaos campaign, the mission "Chaos Invasion: Despoilers" should now spawn a fully functional Cultist of Khorne. Note that this will not affect save games where the mission has been already started or completed
Fixed an issue so that Epidemius' Tally of Pestilence should now properly count plagues that spread to settlements

Battle

Resolved a problem where the AI was constantly prioritizing single entity targets for AOE spells
Fix a softlock that would occur when opening the Unit & Spell browser after a Mirror of Madness battle
Fixed an issue so that the Sky Lantern Gunner crew's effective range is now aligned with the sky lantern's
Fixed an issues with Bhashiva's teleport attacks not playing their sound effects in quest battles

⚠ IMPORTANT

If you experience any issues after downloading the update, please take a moment to Verify the integrity of the game files first to ensure there were no issues when downloading. A step-by-step guide can be found in this article.

If the issues persist, please visit our support site for additional troubleshooting steps and assistance.

???? MOD WARNING

Please note that user-generated mods may have compatibility issues with new game updates. If you are encountering performance or stability issues following a release, is recommended that you disable any mods you're running. If you continue to experience issues, please visit our support site for additional troubleshooting steps and assistance.

For the latest news and announcements, drop by our official social channels.

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