0.42.3 Charges, casters and a new look for skills

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8 November 2026

The second animation pass. Casters now throw bolts that look like their magic, every charger rushes in 20 % faster with a new charge effect, and melee units step into their swings so the weapon really meets the target.

General

Every Charge is 20 % faster. The numbers for each unit are below; the Champion hero kit's charge is faster too.
The Battle Monk, Guard and Halberdier stand closer to their target, and every melee unit steps in as it swings.

Effects

Casters fire their own bolts: fire, smoke, plague, swamp, hex and spark, the Arcanist's lightning and the Lightbringer's golden holy light, with a magic impact instead of wood splinters.
Burn, poison, slow, net and splash effects appear when the shot lands, not when it leaves.
One shared charge effect for every charger: a dust trail, a streak and a shockwave on arrival, in the faction's colour.
The ballista has its own bolt: Piercing Bolt flies through the line, Siege Shot sticks in the target. The cannon's Siege Shot has a new look too.
The Herald throws with a sling and musters the Guard visibly when it uses Call the Guard.
Auras show their rings, and buffed units show a marker.
Cleaves sweep along the weapon's arc and hit every cleaved target visibly.
Stunned units show stars over their heads; breath attacks come from the mouth; skills take their faction's colour.
Siege craters no longer pile up.