The seventh playable demo of ZEPHON will be available from May 13th (@ 12 pm CEST) to May 21st (@ 12 pm CEST) on Steam.

The biggest change in this demo is the addition of tier 5 research. See the full changes below.

Come join us in celebration and let us know what you think of ZEPHON.

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This is an early look at an in-development alpha version of the game. As such, there will be bugs, imbalances and missing assets.

The demo includes single player and multiplayer, but is limited to up to four players on a medium-sized map. 5 different leaders are available for selection and 3 NPC factions are present. Research progress is limited to the first 5 tech tiers.

The full version will contain larger maps, advanced game setup options, 8 leaders, over 50 units spread across 10 tiers of research, more terrain features and quests, an end-game grand finale, unlockable game modifiers, achievements, multiple languages as well as full workshop support.

## New
* Added tier 5 technologies.
* Added victory screens for each leader.
* Added loading screen tips.
* Added new tutorial tips.
* Added ability to play an introduction game.
* Added ability to hide Human, Voice or Cyber technologies from the research view.

## General
* To win you must now also defeat NPCs.
* Chieftess now founds new cities.
* Improved auto-scroll to action.
* AI no longer condemns a player's war with a third party if the player recently offered peace to the third party.
* Renamed Habitat to Housing.
* Housing is now displayed as total instead of remaining.
* Renamed map sharing to map exchange to make it clearer that it is a one-time thing.
* Renamed certain diplomacy actions on third parties to make clearer they are just offers to the third party.
* Tips are now sorted alphabetically in the compendium.
* Tweaked attribute hints.

## Balance
* Toxic Spearhead now grants +67% attacks instead of +2 damage against biological units.
* Reduced hitpoints of Dark Vassael from 48 to 32.
* Increased accuracy of Dark Vassael from 5 to 6.
* Reduced hitpoints of Surthodai's Embrace from 48 to 32.
* Reduced accuracy of Exousia Marauder from 7 to 6.
* Increased Surthodai's Hand damage from 6 to 8.
* Increased Surthodai's Hand armor penetration from 4 to 5.
* Reduced Shoch'itris Lair hitpoints from 48 to 32.
* Reduced Elect of Uzhodai armor from 5 to 4.
* Reduced Whispers of Harmony hitpoints gain from 6 to 4 and morale gain from 3 to 2.
* Malakim Destroyers are now Biological in addition to Mechanical.
* Increased Anti-Ground accuracy penalty from -33% to -50%.
* Anti-Air now also suffers the accuracy penalty against hovering units.
* Gauntlet of Ruin can now be used even if there's an enemy unit on the tile.
* Increased Abkhan armor from 1 to 2.
* Increased Abkluths armor from 1 to 2.
* Decreased Abkluth Dragoons morale from 7 to 6.
* Decreased Acrin Remnants morale from 7 to 6.
* Decreased Aegyllan Worms morale from 7 to 6.
* Decreased Aranean Stalkers morale from 9 to 8.
* Increased Busters morale from 5 to 6.
* Decreased Chayot Exterminator accuracy from 7 to 6.
* Decreased Chayot Exterminator armor from 7 to 6.
* Increased Combat Drones accuracy from 7 to 8.
* Decreased Combat Drones armor from 5 to 4.
* Increased Combat Drones movement from 3 to 4.
* Increased Cr'la Disciples armor from 1 to 2.
* Increased Cr'la Disciples morale from 7 to 8.
* Increased Cyclone armor from 7 to 8.
* Increased Deformities accuracy from 5 to 6.
* Decreased Dreameater accuracy from 7 to 6.
* Decreased Elect of Uzhodai accuracy from 7 to 6.
* Increased Engineers armor from 5 to 6.
* Increaded Hammerheads accuracy from 7 to 8.
* Increaded Hammerheads morale from 7 to 8.
* Decreased Malakim Destroyers armor from 5 to 4.
* Increased Reavers morale from 5 to 6.
* Increased Sentries armor from 5 to 6.
* Increased Surthodai's Embrace morale from 9 to 8.
* Decreased Valkyria armor from 7 to 6.
* Decreased Warden armor from 7 to 6.
* Reduce Anchorite's Dark Pact (Dreameater summon) cooldown from 20 to 10 turns, but now costs 80 influence.
* Changed Hammerhead Target to apply non-stacking for 2 instead of 1 turn and +33% instead of +20% damage taken.
* Changed Comprador Science from +1 research for Research Laboratory to +1 research for Administration Complex.

## Bug Fixes
* Fixed crash that could occur when selecting saved games.
* Fixed crash that could occur when the player removes an item for which a target is being chosen.
* Fixed ending a call not removing incoming call for the other player.
* Fixed not being able to accept calls from another player in multiplayer if it's not your turn.
* Fixed hitpoints status when loading an autosave as Fallen Soldier.
* Fixed display of accumulated resources sometimes rounding up, which gives the false illusion of having enough to produce or purchase something.
* Fixed Combat Drones teleporting to land and becoming permanent when deployed on water.
* Fixed traits with ranks not showing any properties in the compendium.
* Fixed Krypt Archai AI not using all abilities.
* Fixed allying with everyone not triggering a victory right away.
* Fixed unit killed notification not showing.
* Fixed The Outsider not being spawnable on water.
* Fixed Defeat ambient sound not playing.
* Fixed weapon sounds playing in the fog of war.