Version 1.49.0 Released

Heroes Reborn gave every Hero a clearer role. Company Tactics gives the entire party a plan.

Version 1.49.0 – Company Tactics expands the automated combat system with deeper party-level decision making, conditional behavior, formation control, personal Hero orders, and reusable tactical presets.

The goal of this update is not to make combat manual.

It is to make preparation smarter.

Your company can now react to changing combat conditions automatically, based on the strategy you define before the fight begins.

Company Tactics 2.0

The existing Party Tactics system has been expanded into a much more complete tactical layer.

Version 1.49.0 introduces:

• 12 Company Doctrines
• 6 Conditional Logic Policies
• Frontline / Backline Formation
• 5 personal Hero Orders
• 5 reusable Tactic Presets

All of these systems work together.

A Company Doctrine defines your default strategic approach.

Conditional Logic determines when that approach should automatically change.

Formation determines where Heroes operate within the party structure.

Hero Orders define individual priorities.

Presets allow complete tactical configurations to be saved and reused.

Combat itself remains fully automated.

12 Company Doctrines

Company Doctrines define the overall behavior of the party.

Different doctrines support different types of builds, including:

• aggressive burst strategies
• defensive sustain
• execution-focused combat
• Guardian hunting
• long-duration attrition
• Arcane-focused companies
• protection-heavy compositions
• survival strategies

The goal is to make Doctrine selection part of the build itself.

An Arsenal setup designed for fast execution should not necessarily use the same Doctrine as a Barrier-focused defensive Company.

Heroes Reborn specializations now have more tactical context around them.

Conditional Logic

One of the biggest additions in Version 1.49.0 is Conditional Logic.

Your Company can now automatically change tactical behavior when specific combat conditions are met.

Examples include:

• switching behavior against a Boss or Guardian
• reacting when Party Life becomes dangerously low
• shifting into execution behavior when the enemy is nearly defeated
• entering a long-fight strategy after several combat rounds

This creates adaptive automated combat without requiring manual button presses.

You define the logic.

The Company executes it.

Steady Doctrine

Existing players are not forced into the new dynamic system.

Older tactical setups automatically use:

Steady Doctrine

This means the selected Doctrine remains unchanged throughout combat unless the player explicitly chooses a new Conditional Logic policy.

Updating to Version 1.49.0 therefore does not silently change how existing parties behave.

Dynamic tactics are opt-in.

Formation

Company Tactics introduces a clearer distinction between:

Frontline

and

Backline

Formation now affects combat behavior rather than being purely cosmetic.

Frontline Heroes are more exposed to enemy targeting but gain access to stronger defensive positioning and mitigation behavior.

Backline Heroes are less likely to become primary targets while the frontline remains intact.

This creates a new layer of party construction.

A durable Barrier specialist may belong at the front.

A fragile damage dealer or support Hero may perform better from the back.

Formation is deliberately simple.

There is no tactical grid and no manual movement system.

The objective is meaningful positioning without turning Knights of Crystalis into a turn-based tactics game.

Personal Hero Orders

Every Hero can now receive an individual combat Order.

Version 1.49.0 introduces five Orders:

Offense

Prioritizes aggressive behavior and damage output.

Defense

Emphasizes survivability and defensive contribution.

Support

Pushes the Hero toward utility and party support behavior.

Boss Focus

Prioritizes performance against Bosses and Guardians.

Survival

Places additional emphasis on staying alive during dangerous encounters.

These Orders allow two Heroes under the same Company Doctrine to behave differently.

For example:

A Guardian Hunter specialization can operate under Boss Focus.

A defensive Barrier Hero can use Defense.

A vulnerable support character can be assigned Survival.

This makes individual Hero identity more important inside the overall Company strategy.

Formation + Orders

Formation and Hero Orders interact with the automated combat layer.

They influence elements such as:

• target priority
• offensive emphasis
• defensive behavior
• mitigation
• healing behavior
• Boss targeting

This means tactical setup now happens at several levels:

Company Doctrine What is the entire party trying to accomplish?

Conditional Logic When should that plan change?

Formation Where should each Hero operate?

Hero Order What should each individual Hero prioritize?

All four layers are resolved automatically once combat begins.

Tactic Presets

Managing multiple endgame builds can become tedious if every tactical setting must be rebuilt manually.

Version 1.49.0 therefore introduces 5 Tactic Presets.

Preset slots are intended for situations such as:

• Endless Abyss
• Guardians
• Legacy Tower
• Farming
• High Corruption

Each preset stores the complete tactical configuration:

• Doctrine
• Conditional Logic
• Formation
• Hero Orders

This makes switching between activities significantly faster.

A defensive high-Corruption setup can coexist with an aggressive farming configuration without repeatedly rebuilding the party logic.

Full Run Snapshots

Long-form content now snapshots the complete tactical configuration when a run begins.

This applies to systems such as:

• Abyss expeditions
• Atlas runs

The snapshot includes:

• active Doctrine
• Conditional Logic
• Formation
• Hero Orders

Changing your active setup outside the run does not silently rewrite the tactical rules of an expedition already in progress.

This preserves run integrity.

When you enter with a strategy, that strategy remains part of the run.

Heroes Reborn Integration

Company Tactics was designed directly around Version 1.48.0.

Hero specializations now have a broader strategic environment in which to operate.

Examples include:

• Guardian-focused specializations combined with Boss Focus Orders
• defensive paths assigned to the frontline
• sustain specialists paired with attrition-style Doctrines
• Arcane Heroes benefiting from spell-oriented Company strategies
• Execute mechanics paired with low-Life tactical switches

Specialization is no longer only about what a Hero can do.

Tactics determine how that Hero is used inside the Company.

Arsenal Reforged Integration

The same applies to equipment.

Arsenal builds can now be paired with tactical behavior.

A fast burst build can be combined with an aggressive opening strategy.

Guardian Damage equipment can be reinforced through Boss-focused tactical behavior.

Defensive Arsenal Affixes can support frontline positioning.

Long-duration scaling equipment becomes more useful under attrition-oriented strategies.

The full build chain now looks increasingly complete:

Hero → Evolution → Talents → Mastery → Specialization → Gear → Formation → Hero Order → Company Doctrine → Conditional Logic

And combat still requires no manual input.

Automated Combat Remains Core

Version 1.49.0 does not introduce:

• manual skill activation
• ability bars
• tactical pausing
• mid-combat player commands
• manual movement

That is intentional.

The strategic depth remains in preparation.

The player builds the logic.

The Company performs it.

This keeps Knights of Crystalis focused on automated combat while dramatically increasing the number of meaningful decisions surrounding each encounter.