Elevation 1.0b

Elevation is a modification for Kingdoms and Castles that adds a new dimension (literally) to the game and expands many gameplay elements to challenge players. Credit Thank you to NuclearLemons (Nuc1earLemons on discord) for being a massive help with the development of this mod, and for so many of his ideas which helped me along the way and without which, I think the mod might have been in a very different state if even extant. Elevated Terrain Elevation blocks of tiers (heights) 1-8 are added to the game; all game systems are modified to accommodate them, notably including pathfinding: All land-based units in the game may only scale 1 elevation block level at a time (see below). Sample path from a given point A to B Top-Down Camera The game shoots a ray out of the mouse and intersects it with the ground plane, and uses the hit point to select a tile. Because this does not factor in elevated terrain, it can be difficult to select tiles at certain camera angles. Therefore a secondary bird's-eye view camera mode has been added. By default it can be toggled on and off by pressing "T". The toggle hotkey as well as some of the traits of the camera's movement may be customized in the ModMenu. Combat Bonuses Land-based units deal additional damage to a target if they are on higher ground than the target during an engagement. Additionally, the higher unit in an engagement receives less damage from the other. Melee units may only engage given a maximum difference of 1 elevation tier to their attack target. Ogres, catapults, and dragons are not affected. Ogres and catapults do, however, move slower on elevated terrain. Defense Bonuses New mechanics regarding tower ranges have been introduced. When built on elevation, each elevation block the tower is on will provide the same range boost a castle block would, saving a player the extra cost of building the bottom blocks of a tower. Furthermore, Archer Towers and Ballistae may exceed maximum range when placed on elevated terrain