Hotfix (e1.5.6) & Beta Hotfix (e1.5.7 - 18/01/21)

Main e1.5.6

Singleplayer

• Fixed a crash that occurred when an uninitialised inverse kinematics data was accessed for human characters.
• Fixed a crash that occurred after the declaration of war in the Spy Among Us quest.
• Fixed bugged Athletics, Riding, Throwing, Polearm and One-Handed perks.
• Fixed an issue with siege icons on settlement nameplates not working correctly. Siege icons will now disappear correctly after a siege on the Campaign map. Also, added the missing siege icon for the preparation phase.
• Fixed discrepancies towards body armour weights.
• Fixed an issue that granted clan influence from dead clan members with the Immortal Charm perk.
• Fixed misspelt settlement names on the campaign map.
• Fixed an issue that led to uninitialised temporary parties that could hold nobles prisoner to exist longer than intended.
• Fixed an issue that prevented melee combat effects (knockback, knockdown, dismount) from working properly.
• Disabled the ability for riders to rear their mount when it is already rearing due to a collision or from taking damage.
• Fixed an issue with the heir menu not opening if the main hero dies while laying siege.
• Added one-click orders to F4 through F9 keys. Players can now give:
  
  • F4 - Toggle Fire
  • F5 - Toggle Mount
  • F6 - Toggle AI
  • F7 - Face Direction
  • F8 - Shield Wall
  • F9 - Line Formation orders

Multiplayer

• Fixed a UI crash that occurred when logging in or out.
• Fixed various spots that let troops fall through in the Ebereth Hillfort Captain Mode map.
• Fixed a couple of map related bugs on Captain mode maps Druimmor Forest and Cliffs of Akkalat.
• Disabled the ability for riders to rear their mount when it is already rearing due to a collision or from taking damage.

Combat Changes

• Spears used on foot now deal damage earlier.
• Thrust attacks now hit for perfect damage earlier.

Weapon Changes

• New Weapon:
  
  • Highland Noble Two-Handed Sword (Fian)
    
    • Swing Speed: 91
    • Damage: 99
    • Length: 105
  • Empire Polearm (Palatine Guard)
    
    • Swing Speed: 76
    • Damage: 103
    • Length: 163
• Aserai Mace Swing Speed value decreased from 94 to 89.
• Aserai Heavy Mace Swing Speed value decreased from 87 to 86.
• Southern Pike (Aserai):
  
  • Thrust Speed value increased from 89 to 91.
  • Damage value increased from 39 to 44.
• Battania Mace Swing Speed value decreased from 97 to 91.
• Highland Two-Handed Sword (Fian):
  
  • Swing Speed value decreased from 96 to 88.
  • Damage value decreased from 103 to 93.
• Highland Pike (Battania)
  
  • Thrust Speed value increased from 88 to 89.
  • Damage value increased from 36 to 40.
• Empire Mace Swing Speed value decreased from 92 to 87.
• Empire Heavy Mace Swing Speed value decreased from 88 to 87.
• Khuzait Heavy Mace Swing Speed value decreased from 88 to 87.
• Eastern Pike (Khuzait)
  
  • Thrust Speed value increased from 89 to 91.
  • Damage value increased from 38 to 42.
• Sturgia Mace Swing Speed value decreased from 92 to 88.
• Vlandian Mace Swing Speed value decreased from 96 to 91.
• Awl Pike (Vlandia)
  
  • Thrust Speed value increased from 91 to 92.
  • Damage value increased from 37 to 41.
• Light Crossbow Damage value decreased from 70 to 65.
• Crossbow Damage value decreased from 85 to 78.
• Arbalest Damage value decreased from 95 to 90.

Troop Changes

• Aserai
  
  • Skirmisher
    
    • Speed value increased from 82 to 83.
    • Troop Count increased from 17 to 18.
  • Tribal Warrior
    
    • Speed value increased from 78 to 79.
    • Troop Count increased from 21 to 22.
• Battania
  
  • Clan Warrior
    
    • Speed value increased from 81 to 82.
  • Savage
    
    • Speed value increased from 83 to 84.
  • Wildling
    
    • Speed value increased from 82 to 83.
  • Fian
    
    • Replaced Falx Perk with Better Sword Perk. Grants Highland Noble Two Handed Sword.
• Empire
  
  • Recruit
    
    • Speed value increased from 82 to 83.
  • Legionary
    
    • Speed value increased from 77 to 78.
  • Palatine Guard
    
    • Replaced Menavlion Perk with Polearm Perk. Grants Empire Polearm.
• Khuzait
  
  • Rabble
    
    • Speed value increased from 80 to 81.
  • Spear Infantry
    
    • Speed value increased from 78 to 79.
• Sturgia
  
  • Warrior
    
    • Speed value increased from 78 to 79.
    • Troop Count decreased from 20 to 19.
  • Brigand
    
    • Speed value increased from 82 to 83.
  • Berserker
    
    • Speed value increased from 82 to 83.
    • Troop Count decreased from 17 to 16.
  • Varyag
    
    • Speed value increased from 77 to 78.
• Vlandia
  
  • Peasant Levy
    
    • Speed value increased from 81 to 82.
  • Sergeant
    
    • Speed value increased from 77 to 78.

Known Issues
https://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php?threads/known-issues-updated.401168/

Beta e1.5.7

Singleplayer

• Fixed a crash that occurred when an uninitialised inverse kinematics data was accessed for human characters. (Also in e1.5.6 hotfix.)
• Fixed an issue that prevented melee combat effects (knockback, knockdown, dismount) from working properly. (Also in e1.5.6 hotfix.)
• Fixed discrepancies towards body armour weights. (Also in e1.5.6 hotfix.)
• Fixed an issue that granted clan influence from dead clan members with the Immortal Charm perk. (Also in e1.5.6 hotfix.)
• Fixed misspelt settlement names on the campaign map. (Also in e1.5.6 hotfix.)
• Fixed some campaign map performance problems.
• Fixed an issue that blocked borrowed quest troops from the Train Troops Issue Quest from entering hideouts.
• Fixed an issue that made a barter impossible to complete while offering to marry a noble.
• Fixed an issue with siege icons on settlement nameplates not working correctly. Siege icons will now disappear correctly after a siege on the Campaign map. Also, added the missing siege icon for the preparation phase. (Also in e1.5.6 hotfix.)
• Fixed bugged Athletics, Riding, Throwing, Polearm and One-Handed perks. (Also in e1.5.6 hotfix.)
• Fixed an issue that led to uninitialised temporary parties that could hold nobles prisoner to exist longer than intended. (Also in e1.5.6 hotfix.)
• Fixed a crash that occurred after the declaration of war in the Spy Among Us quest. (Also in e1.5.6 hotfix.)
• Fixed an issue that caused morale gain in battles after a successful hit with a weapon for non-player characters.
• Disabled the ability for riders to rear their mount when it is already rearing due to a collision or from taking damage. (Also in e1.5.6 hotfix.)
• Fixed spring of gold perk effect and capped to a maximum of 1000 gold per day.
• Increased the chance for players to experience defensive sieges by adjusting the total power inside of settlement where the player is located to 70% of its actual value when assessed by NPC parties
• Fixed an issue with fief tariffs being given as a cumulative.
• Fixed an issue during the loading phase that resulted in crafted items appearing in tournaments and not being removed from towns.
• Fixed an issue with stuttering while the campaign map time is in fast forward mode.
• Fixed an issue with the player's siblings being shown as naked and in wrong education stage.
• Fixed an issue with the heir menu not opening if the main hero dies while laying siege. (Also in e1.5.6 hotfix.)
• Added one-click orders to F4 through F9 keys. Players can now give: (Also in e1.5.6 hotfix.)
  
  • F4 - Toggle Fire
  • F5 - Toggle Mount
  • F6 - Toggle AI
  • F7 - Face Direction
  • F8 - Shield Wall
  • F9 - Line Formation orders

Multiplayer

• Fixed a crash that occurred while launching multiplayer.
• Fixed a couple of map related bugs on Captain mode maps Druimmor Forest and Cliffs of Akkalat. (Also in e1.5.6 hotfix.)
• Fixed a UI crash that occurred when logging in or out. (Also in e1.5.6 hotfix.)
• Disabled the ability for riders to rear their mount when it is already rearing due to a collision or from taking damage. (Also in e1.5.6 hotfix.)

Known Issues
https://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php?threads/known-issues-updated.401168/