Phantom Brigade Hotfix #8 — Phantom Brigade Steam update #562869

▲ - a buff was applied ▼ - a nerf was applied ⮂ - a tradeoff occurred 🦾 - a change was made based on community feedback Changes and new features 🦾 Adjusted contest mechanics to make raiding more straightforward. Escalation increase over time can no longer progress to a next level: only winning a fight can progress the escalation meter further. Players can avoid the contest state or higher escalation by leaving a province, with no time limit. 🦾 Added more information to overworld UI. Selected POI will display escalation increase after combat, making it easier to choose safe targets while raiding. During province contest, the game will additionally display faction strength changes. 🦾 Added a difficulty setting for Home Guard strength decay during province contest. The decay can be disabled entirely. Note: battle sites will not spawn if the decay is disabled and Home Guard score remains abo...