This update brings the first fully functional relationship: friends.

Gameplay - Friendships

Following the last update in which fighters could become friends in chance events, those relationships now have real in-game effects:

• Added 10% defence, attack and damage bonuses when two ‘friends’ fight in the same battle, doubled to 20% if they fight in adjacent slots.
• Friendships, and their consequences, are now reported at the start of a fight.
• Added a +10 mood bonus for friends when fighting together, that takes effect in fight and persists afterwards, subject to other effects.
• Friends will however lose up to 10 mood if their friend is injured during the fight, possibly cancelling the bonus out.
• Added a -50 mood nerf if a friend is killed.
• Added a -25 mood nerf if a friend is sacked.
• Reduced greed of friends by 10, meaning they will demand lower salaries and fees, for so long as their friend remains on the team.
• Added a note in the barracks screen below fighter name to display any current relationship with other fighters.

Other minor changes

• Added a couple of new rare choice events.
• Excluded player character from bounty calculations, since immortal PCs are often the league leaders in wins, for example, although it will still present that stat information in the fight intro. Should result in getting offered more bounties.
• Fixed a bug arising sometimes in the Cup when the player has been knocked out.