Dune Spice Wars

Update v2.2.7.32974:The ongoing loading of a nuke silo is automatically cancelled without refund when the village is liberated or abandoned.The bug allowing to load multiple nukes at the same time has been fixed, in all known cases.Devastated villages\' buildings can no longer be targeted by military units.Assassins can no longer attack a village as a regular military unit would.Assassins cannot reset an assassination progression from an infiltration cell in siege or in combat.Fixed heroes\' range fx expanding and vibrating wildly after a while.Atreides Support drones now properly pick up dying units, even when they are under an effect that makes them uncontrollable.Peaceful annex is now interrupted and refunded by nuclear devastation (as if the village had been sieged).Fremen major building Research Station now has the same benefits as other factions\'.Fremen units that should be stealthed for any reason when exiting a worm are no longer visible for a few frames before becoming stealthed.The bonus trait given by Chani\'s ambush skill no longer disappear when leaving stealth.The Contraband supply quest given by the Smugglers Main Base Underworld Headquarter Extension now gives the Fremen rewards that are useful to them.Removed hidden Sanya bonus \'+2 solari prod on military masterpieces\', leftover from her old effect.The Vernius treaty Harmless Gadget now properly does not break when entering conflict with Vernius.A player that got disconnected is now able to join the lobby of a save file made after they were replaced by an AI.Added a popup warning in case of unexpected disconnections during the lobby.The \'no fog\' setting bug in Spectator mode has been fixed in all known cases.Add the word \'assassin\' and all derivatives to the white list of the profanity filter.

Main Mechanics:Surrounded neutral villages become Sanctuaries+1 Authority production per Sanctuary on the mapVillages around Sanctuaries gain +1 instance of their traitsMasterpieces can be built in villages, they are not removed if the village is liberated and destroying them bring huge penaltiesA single village can become a Garden Resort, which produces knowledge and influenceA single military unit can become a Champion. They have increased stats and gain hegemony by killing units of enemy factions (hegemony is lost when the Champion dies)House Ecaz is playable in conquest4 new missionsHuge balancing and rework of all existing missionsRework of conquest flow and resources5 new common conquest bonusesHeroes are now way stronger and more unique