Hi everyone!

Thank you so much for playing Bannerlings and for all the reviews and feedback since launch. I've been reading everything, and I've also gone through the anonymous run data from thousands of runs. The message was clear: Normal turned out much harder than intended (and much harder than the demo), especially from Act 2 onward. This patch fixes that.

BALANCE

Normal
- Enemies have about 10% less HP and damage throughout the run.
- From Act 2 onward they are weakened further: about 20% weaker in Act 2 and about 30–35% weaker in Acts 3 and 4 than before.

Hard
- Enemies are about 10% weaker in Act 1 and about 30% weaker from Act 2 onward. Hard is still meant to be a real challenge, just a fairer one.

Challenge
- Same reductions as Hard, so it stays the toughest mode.

Orc Riders
- Orc Riders now spawn in much smaller numbers. Before, some battles threw 8 or more riders at you (up to 18 in the worst case). Now you'll usually face only 2–4. They still charge in and spin through your lines, but they no longer show up in large packs that shred your backline.

WHAT'S NEXT
I'll keep watching how runs go over the next days and fine-tune further if needed.

If something feels off, too hard or too easy, please let me know, whichever way suits you best: the Steam discussion forums, the in-game feedback form, or Discord: https://discord.com/invite/7QZXXPrVnw

Thanks for playing!
Emrik, Frostwind Games

• Fixed a black screen on some PCs when starting a run - this still a problem for some users on the demo version, you can fix it by doing this: in Steam, right-click the demo → Properties → Launch Options, and type [c]--rendering-driver d3d12[/c]

• Lifesteal emblems can now be stacked on the same unit (this was a bug)