DomiNations Update 13.1 - Commander Cosmetics

Greetings Leaders,

This minor incremental update introduces a new Skin for Ripley, along with shaders for you to use across your Commander Customizations. Get an early look at an upcoming Legendary Artifact and the next Councilor. We’ve also added a few fixes and minor tweaks to various aspects of DomiNations in this update.

Commander Cosmetics

Ripley gains a new Thanksgiving-themed Skin, titled ‘The Feast', accompanied by a special shader, too! You’ll also find brand new shaders adding even more combinations to your Commanders! Cosmetics and shaders can be purchased in the Store, but keep an eye out as we’ll be giving a FREE shader in November! The Feast will be available starting 11/17, but keep an eye out for future Shader releases!

Wonder Tactic Claim Timer Reduction

The following Wonders will have the timer for their Wonder Tactic reduced from 23 Hours to 5s:

• Colosseum - Strength of the Gladiator
• Terra Cotta Army
• Brandenburg Gate - Blitzkrieg
• Space Shuttle - Satellite

This means that your Wonder Tactics are now usable in EVERY attack that you make!

New Artifact - Trundholm Sun Chariot (War)

The Trundholm Sun Chariot helps your defenses hold the line against enemy attackers.

Legendary Version

Tower DMG +6%

Air Defense DMG +6%

Invading Bomber HP -7%

Invading Transport HP -7%

All Defensive Towers DMG +6%

Mythical Version

Tower DMG +12%

Air Defense DMG +12%

Invading Bomber HP -13%

Invading Transport HP -13%

All Defensive Towers DMG +8%

Invading Airstrip Troop HP -11%

The Legendary Trundholm Sun Chariot will be first available in December! The Mythical Version you can expect to release in 2026.

New Councilor - Lili’uokalani (Royalty)

Lydia Liliʻu Kamakaʻeha was born in Honolulu in 1838 and adopted into a chiefly household, where she grew up surrounded by future rulers of the kingdom. From an early age, she immersed herself in study and music, eventually becoming a masterful composer in her own right. While her music carried the heart of Hawaiʻi abroad, American businessmen and plantation owners were tightening their grip, seeking to profit from the islands at the expense of the very people she would one day rule. She ascended the throne as Queen Liliʻuokalani, determined to restore dignity and power to her people. Her solution was a new constitution that would roll back the “Bayonet Constitution,” which had been imposed by American-backed forces. This new legislation would return voting rights to Native Hawaiians and strengthen the monarchy’s role as a protector of the nation rather than a pawn of foreign business. Though her enemies forced her from power in 1893 with the help of the U.S. Marines, her legislative battle was not erased. Her legacy endures as one of defiance through creation: a queen who sought to defend her nation not with weapons, but with a constitution that imagined a more just and harmonious future.

Queen Lili’uokalani is of the Royalty Duty in Dominations. Adding her to your Council Chambers will strengthen the walls of your base and increase the damage from your Towers and Heavy Tanks.

Common	Uncommon	Rare	Epic	Legendary
Wall HP +10%	Wall HP +13%	Wall HP +16%	Wall HP +19%	Wall HP +25%
	Heavy Tank DMG +5%	Heavy Tank DMG +8%	Heavy Tank DMG +11%	Heavy Tank DMG +16%
		Tower DMG +8%	Tower DMG +11%	Tower DMG +16%
			Invading Generals' Attack Speed -10%	Invading Generals' Attack Speed -15%
				Wall HP +25%

Queen Lili’uokalani can be recruited to your Council Chamber starting 12/1!


Additional Updates

• Additional Security and cheat detection features have been implemented.
  • Primarily focused on Resource exploits.
  • We’ll be monitoring the intensity of this security implementation and making adjustments over time to help improve and prevent creating further scenarios where ‘false positives’ occur.
• Fixed an issue where Offensive and Defensive Drones could be targeted.
• Fixed a visual issue with the Troop Tray that would occur when removing units from your army.
• Fixed an issue preventing players from being able to claim the Strike Chest Reward.
• Fixed an issue where some players would see a network error when trying to upgrade Ironside.
• Fixed an issue where Commanders could be deployed with a Tactical Helicopter. This was not intended behavior.
• Fixed an issue where 'Exalted Benefactors' bonus wouldn’t apply correctly to the Air Defense blessing.
• Fixed an issue where the Estate would appear as a Dawn Age house after upgrading to Robotics Age.
  • This also addresses the related Quest, which is completeable with this fix.
• Fixed an issue where, in some instances, the Commander UI would rapidly move up and down.

We hope you’re enjoying the Robotics Age, the new upgrades, and Commanders! 13.0 Was a massive undertaking to deliver as much content as we did, and while 13.1 may seem small, there’s still more to come. Look forward to 13.2, where we’ll be making a change to a particularly explosive unit. See if you can spot what we’re doing!

EDIT 11/5 1:53PM - Tournament of Glory updates has failed our QA process and is no longer on track to release in 13.1.

 

@Harlems369th Please tell me, has the new update fixed the problem with attacks freezing in World War and Strike in the web version of the game?

 

For the explosive unit, did you do anything to demo so that it can stop taking out the MS?

 

@Harlems369th
Reducing how many buildings a bomber can damage in a row?

 

What you're doing to bombers is completely killing them like you did to fighters. No one in top team will use them if you nerf their movement speed. Time wars will still be everywhere and these changes only make the game worse. Everyone in top teams will starts using mortar museums soon. Even idiots can clear top defenders in sub 2’ with a 400 edst mortar museum now.
Those who don’t have decent mortar museum will quit the game permanently. They're already extremely dissatisfied with the current state of this game. You've turned the fighter museum that many people spent so much time, money and effort crafting into trash overnight. Then you changed the artifact rules make we can craft an artifact with 3-5 same lines, and many people once again poured large sums of money into crafting bomber artifacts. Now, because of your greed and whims, those have all become junk again.
Our patience has reached its limit, and we will no longer pay for a game that repeatedly stabs players in the back.

 

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Greetings Leaders,

This minor incremental update introduces a new Skin for Ripley, along with shaders for you to use across your Commander Customizations. Get an early look at an upcoming Legendary Artifact and the next Councilor. We’ve also added a few fixes and minor tweaks to various aspects of DomiNations in this update.


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Commander Cosmetics

Ripley gains a new Thanksgiving-themed Skin, titled ‘The Feast', accompanied by a special shader, too! You’ll also find brand new shaders adding even more combinations to your Commanders! Cosmetics and shaders can be purchased in the Store, but keep an eye out as we’ll be giving a FREE shader in November! The Feast will be available starting 11/17, but keep an eye out for future Shader releases!

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Wonder Tactic Claim Timer Reduction

The following Wonders will have the timer for their Wonder Tactic reduced from 23 Hours to 5s:

• Colosseum - Strength of the Gladiator
• Terra Cotta Army
• Brandenburg Gate - Blitzkrieg
• Space Shuttle - Satellite

This means that your Wonder Tactics are now usable in EVERY attack that you make!

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New Artifact - Trundholm Sun Chariot (War)

The Trundholm Sun Chariot helps your defenses hold the line against enemy attackers.

Legendary Version

Tower DMG +6%

Air Defense DMG +6%

Invading Bomber DMG -7%

Invading Transport HP -7%

All Defensive Towers DMG +6%

Mythical Version

Tower DMG +6%

Air Defense DMG +6%

Invading Bomber HP -6%

Invading Transport HP -6%

All Defensive Towers HP +6%

Invading Airstrip Troop HP -6%

The Legendary Trundholm Sun Chariot will be first available in December! The Mythical Version you can expect to release in 2026.

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New Councilor - Lili’uokalani (Royalty)

Lydia Liliʻu Kamakaʻeha was born in Honolulu in 1838 and adopted into a chiefly household, where she grew up surrounded by future rulers of the kingdom. From an early age, she immersed herself in study and music, eventually becoming a masterful composer in her own right. While her music carried the heart of Hawaiʻi abroad, American businessmen and plantation owners were tightening their grip, seeking to profit from the islands at the expense of the very people she would one day rule. She ascended the throne as Queen Liliʻuokalani, determined to restore dignity and power to her people. Her solution was a new constitution that would roll back the “Bayonet Constitution,” which had been imposed by American-backed forces. This new legislation would return voting rights to Native Hawaiians and strengthen the monarchy’s role as a protector of the nation rather than a pawn of foreign business. Though her enemies forced her from power in 1893 with the help of the U.S. Marines, her legislative battle was not erased. Her legacy endures as one of defiance through creation: a queen who sought to defend her nation not with weapons, but with a constitution that imagined a more just and harmonious future.

Queen Lili’uokalani is of the Royalty Duty in Dominations. Adding her to your Council Chambers will strengthen the walls of your base and increase the damage from your Towers and Heavy Tanks.

Common	Uncommon	Rare	Epic	Legendary
Wall HP +10%	Wall HP +13%	Wall HP +16%	Wall HP +19%	Wall HP +25%
	Heavy Tank DMG +5%	Heavy Tank DMG +8%	Heavy Tank DMG +11%	Heavy Tank DMG +16%
		Tower DMG +8%	Tower DMG +11%	Tower DMG +16%
			Invading Generals' Attack Speed -10%	Invading Generals' Attack Speed -15%
				Wall HP +25%

Queen Lili’uokalani can be recruited to your Council Chamber starting 12/1!

Tournament of Glory - Division Demotion Adjustments

We’ve corrected how Demotions impact Alliances that don’t rise above their starting position in each Gauntlet. Alliances will need to achieve at least 1-Star at any point in the Gauntlet above their starting position to avoid an additional penalty. For more information, please review the Tournament of Glory Encyclopedia entry.



Additional Updates

• Additional Security and cheat detection features have been implemented.
  • Primarily focused on Resource exploits.
  • We’ll be monitoring the intensity of this security implementation and making adjustments over time to help improve and prevent creating further scenarios where ‘false positives’ occur.
• Fixed an issue where Offensive and Defensive Drones could be targeted.
• Fixed a visual issue with the Troop Tray that would occur when removing units from your army.
• Fixed an issue preventing players from being able to claim the Strike Chest Reward.
• Fixed an issue where some players would see a network error when trying to upgrade Ironside.
• Fixed an issue where Commanders could be deployed with a Tactical Helicopter. This was not intended behavior.
• Fixed an issue where 'Exalted Benefactors' bonus wouldn’t apply correctly to the Air Defense blessing.
• Fixed an issue where the Estate would appear as a Dawn Age house after upgrading to Robotics Age.
  • This also addresses the related Quest, which is completeable with this fix.

We hope you’re enjoying the Robotics Age, the new upgrades, and Commanders! 13.0 Was a massive undertaking to deliver as much content as we did, and while 13.1 may seem small, there’s still more to come. Look forward to 13.2, where we’ll be making a change to a particularly explosive unit. See if you can spot what we’re doing!

Why did the modifiers change and get worse for the mythical version vs the legendary version of chariot?

 

@Harlems369th

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Greetings Leaders,

This minor incremental update introduces a new Skin for Ripley, along with shaders for you to use across your Commander Customizations. Get an early look at an upcoming Legendary Artifact and the next Councilor. We’ve also added a few fixes and minor tweaks to various aspects of DomiNations in this update.


View attachment 14250

Commander Cosmetics

Ripley gains a new Thanksgiving-themed Skin, titled ‘The Feast', accompanied by a special shader, too! You’ll also find brand new shaders adding even more combinations to your Commanders! Cosmetics and shaders can be purchased in the Store, but keep an eye out as we’ll be giving a FREE shader in November! The Feast will be available starting 11/17, but keep an eye out for future Shader releases!

View attachment 14253 View attachment 14254 View attachment 14255 View attachment 14256​

Wonder Tactic Claim Timer Reduction

The following Wonders will have the timer for their Wonder Tactic reduced from 23 Hours to 5s:

• Colosseum - Strength of the Gladiator
• Terra Cotta Army
• Brandenburg Gate - Blitzkrieg
• Space Shuttle - Satellite

This means that your Wonder Tactics are now usable in EVERY attack that you make!

View attachment 14252

New Artifact - Trundholm Sun Chariot (War)

The Trundholm Sun Chariot helps your defenses hold the line against enemy attackers.

Legendary Version

Tower DMG +6%

Air Defense DMG +6%

Invading Bomber DMG -7%

Invading Transport HP -7%

All Defensive Towers DMG +6%

Mythical Version

Tower DMG +6%

Air Defense DMG +6%

Invading Bomber HP -6%

Invading Transport HP -6%

All Defensive Towers HP +6%

Invading Airstrip Troop HP -6%

The Legendary Trundholm Sun Chariot will be first available in December! The Mythical Version you can expect to release in 2026.

View attachment 14249

New Councilor - Lili’uokalani (Royalty)

Lydia Liliʻu Kamakaʻeha was born in Honolulu in 1838 and adopted into a chiefly household, where she grew up surrounded by future rulers of the kingdom. From an early age, she immersed herself in study and music, eventually becoming a masterful composer in her own right. While her music carried the heart of Hawaiʻi abroad, American businessmen and plantation owners were tightening their grip, seeking to profit from the islands at the expense of the very people she would one day rule. She ascended the throne as Queen Liliʻuokalani, determined to restore dignity and power to her people. Her solution was a new constitution that would roll back the “Bayonet Constitution,” which had been imposed by American-backed forces. This new legislation would return voting rights to Native Hawaiians and strengthen the monarchy’s role as a protector of the nation rather than a pawn of foreign business. Though her enemies forced her from power in 1893 with the help of the U.S. Marines, her legislative battle was not erased. Her legacy endures as one of defiance through creation: a queen who sought to defend her nation not with weapons, but with a constitution that imagined a more just and harmonious future.

Queen Lili’uokalani is of the Royalty Duty in Dominations. Adding her to your Council Chambers will strengthen the walls of your base and increase the damage from your Towers and Heavy Tanks.

Common	Uncommon	Rare	Epic	Legendary
Wall HP +10%	Wall HP +13%	Wall HP +16%	Wall HP +19%	Wall HP +25%
	Heavy Tank DMG +5%	Heavy Tank DMG +8%	Heavy Tank DMG +11%	Heavy Tank DMG +16%
		Tower DMG +8%	Tower DMG +11%	Tower DMG +16%
			Invading Generals' Attack Speed -10%	Invading Generals' Attack Speed -15%
				Wall HP +25%

Queen Lili’uokalani can be recruited to your Council Chamber starting 12/1!

Tournament of Glory - Division Demotion Adjustments

We’ve corrected how Demotions impact Alliances that don’t rise above their starting position in each Gauntlet. Alliances will need to achieve at least 1-Star at any point in the Gauntlet above their starting position to avoid an additional penalty. For more information, please review the Tournament of Glory Encyclopedia entry.



Additional Updates

• Additional Security and cheat detection features have been implemented.
  • Primarily focused on Resource exploits.
  • We’ll be monitoring the intensity of this security implementation and making adjustments over time to help improve and prevent creating further scenarios where ‘false positives’ occur.
• Fixed an issue where Offensive and Defensive Drones could be targeted.
• Fixed a visual issue with the Troop Tray that would occur when removing units from your army.
• Fixed an issue preventing players from being able to claim the Strike Chest Reward.
• Fixed an issue where some players would see a network error when trying to upgrade Ironside.
• Fixed an issue where Commanders could be deployed with a Tactical Helicopter. This was not intended behavior.
• Fixed an issue where 'Exalted Benefactors' bonus wouldn’t apply correctly to the Air Defense blessing.
• Fixed an issue where the Estate would appear as a Dawn Age house after upgrading to Robotics Age.
  • This also addresses the related Quest, which is completeable with this fix.

We hope you’re enjoying the Robotics Age, the new upgrades, and Commanders! 13.0 Was a massive undertaking to deliver as much content as we did, and while 13.1 may seem small, there’s still more to come. Look forward to 13.2, where we’ll be making a change to a particularly explosive unit. See if you can spot what we’re doing!

Hi Harleems could you clarify what do you mean by resource exploits term here ?? Does it refer to unlimited resources or some sort of crowns cheat that cheaters use ?? Their are wide variety of resources in game it would be better if we can get some details.
Also I didn't see the fix for the earthquake type shaking effect both commanders are giving when opening their windows .thanks and Regards;

 

Wonder Tactic Claim Timer Reduction

That's a very welcome change.

Have you considered that this will render a unique bonus of the Space Needle obsolete? Do you already have an adjustment for the wonder in the pipeline?

 

@Harlems369th

Hi Harleems could you clarify what do you mean by resource exploits term here ?? Does it refer to unlimited resources or some sort of crowns cheat that cheaters use ?? Their are wide variety of resources in game it would be better if we can get some details.
Also I didn't see the fix for the earthquake type shaking effect both commanders are giving when opening their windows .thanks and Regards;

We will not disclose any further information about the exploit.

However, the UI shaking issue remained unresolved, as it was one of the last items to meet our QA deadline, leading up to today's release. This issue should be resolved by the release of 13.1, and the notes have been updated accordingly.

 

Nerfing bombers is welcomed, actually bringing them back and down to earth is most welcomed.

measures should be taken against edst , it should be either capped or more dst lines introduced to defenders to counter balance the insane number of edst lines.

 

Why did the modifiers change and get worse for the mythical version vs the legendary version of chariot?

Maybe a typing mistake? I hope so at least…

 

Nerfing bombers is welcomed, actually bringing them back and down to earth is most welcomed.

measures should be taken against edst , it should be either capped or more dst lines introduced to defenders to counter balance the insane number of edst lines.

Yeah actually nerf every playstyle so everyone quits great idea ! Lego always remain the starting side of game and most guys don't even have that massive edst only a few whales have and you want to nerf whole that style which still struggles unlike bombers that were actually too op ; that's narrow minded .

 

Maybe a typing mistake? I hope so at least…

Happened with mold gold too so probably. Would like a confirmation though

 

There are two particularly dominant attack styles. Nerfing one of them to the point where it becomes completely uncompetitive and dead while ignoring the other one is not rebalancing. It’s outright scamming players out of their money to craft and reroll a brand new mortar museum. You're FORCING all players to play mortars to make their alliances more competitive.
No wonder more and more players are starting to use server. Your development team’s greed and constant flip-flopping make this game utterly unworthy of players investing a single penny in it.
This is not rebalancing at all — it is another shocking betrayal after the fighter ‘rebalance’.

 

Yeah actually nerf every playstyle so everyone quits great idea ! Lego always remain the starting side of game and most guys don't even have that massive edst only a few whales have and you want to nerf whole that style which still struggles unlike bombers that were actually too op ; that's narrow minded .

Mortars are almost never weaker than bombers. In the right hands they can always kill defenders in extremely fast time that bombers could never reach. In the past, mortars were significantly less consistent than bombers. But now most mortar attackers in top 50 or even top 100 has 350+ edst make them actually more op than bombers.
The number of mortar accounts with 350+ edst far exceeds the number of bomber accounts with 250+ bomber hp.

 

Mortars are almost never weaker than bombers. In the right hands they can always kill defenders in extremely fast time that bombers could never reach. In the past, mortars were significantly less consistent than bombers. But now most mortar attackers in top 50 or even top 100 has 350+ edst make them actually more op than bombers.
The number of mortar accounts with 350+ edst far exceeds the number of bomber accounts with 250+ bomber hp.

I second that, seen it myself.

Low level attackers better to keep quite, 350 edst is everywhere, if you can’t do it doesn’t mean others can’t too.

 

Yeah actually nerf every playstyle so everyone quits great idea ! Lego always remain the starting side of game and most guys don't even have that massive edst only a few whales have and you want to nerf whole that style which still struggles unlike bombers that were actually too op ; that's narrow minded .

Get some skills mate, 350% edst is a piece of cake now. If you can’t get it, it means you have some serious work to do.

 

Both bombers and mortars do need significant nerfs. But you can't just nerf one side and completely break its competitiveness.
After this nerf I can predict that top bomber attacker’s time on top defenders will be 2:40-3:00, and on O bases will be more than 1:30. But skilled mortar attackers can still easily get 1:15-2:00 on all defenders and sub 1:20 on most O bases.

 

Get some skills mate, 350% edst is a piece of cake now. If you can’t get it, it means you have some serious work to do.

2 of my mortar accounts even reached 440+ edst now. I haven't spent much on them, at least not nearly as much as I have on my bomber or D accounts.

 

Both bombers and mortars do need significant nerfs. But you can't just nerf one side and completely break its competitiveness.
After this nerf I can predict that top bomber attacker’s time on top defenders will be 2:40-3:00, and on O bases will be more than 1:30. But skilled mortar attackers can still easily get 1:15-2:00 on all defenders and sub 1:20 on most O bases.

Fully agree.

Balance would be done once showcase is balanced.

currently bombers and Lego are benefiting from showcase as more than 65% of the artifacts are O.

Example: how many dst lines are there in showcase? Compared to edst? Answer is obvious I believe.

same thing apply to “invading bomber damage” and “invading mortar damage” and the like, compared to “bomber damage” and “mortar damage”?? Of course you can not compare! majority of artifacts are O, which is the root cause of this unbalance.

Game was balanced before the showcase, adding more legendaries to the D side will definitely fix it.