BALANCE CHANGES FOR PATCH 1.02

• Gandalf's Istari Light, as either Gandalf the Grey or Gandalf the White, no longer kills flying units with one attack.
• Pikemen Heavy Armor upgrade reduced in order to make infantry units a viable counter to them.
• Nazgul armor slightly lowered.
• Saruman's Fireball does more damage to hero units.
• Saruman now gains Leadership as a default ability.
• Nazgul normal speed increased slightly.
• Nazgul swoop speed increased significantly.
• Fire Archer damage intended to hit the Isengard mine doesn’t increase with every level up.
• Eomer’s Spear Throw now hits correctly and does proper damage.
• Rohirrim and Archer Rohirrim had their hitpoints reversed. Fixed.
• The Catapult’s “Release the Prisoners” toggle no longer damages friendly structures.
• Theoden now properly receives the Elven Gifts upgrade.
• Flying units can no longer be immobilized by Lurtz’s Cripple Strike.
• Fixed an exploit that allowed players to move their worker units (Townsman, Orc Laborer, etc) anywhere on the map by “pushing” them with another friendly unit.
• Fixed an exploit that allowed Merry, Frodo, Sam, and Pippin to throw two rocks at once.
• Mumakils now properly damage castle walls and Ent Moots.
• Saruman no longer retains control of a horde of units if he had cast Domination on them after their banner carrier had died.
• Heroes no longer gain experience if they’re standing next to an Uruk-hai horde that’s using the Bloodthirsty ability.
• Mountain Trolls gain an extra armor bonus at level 2.
• Warg Heavy Armor upgrade increased slightly against normal and flame damage, and reduced slightly against hero damage.
• The amount of fire damage that the Mumakil requires before it rampages has been increased significantly.
• Heal reset timer increased from 2 minutes to 3 minutes.
• Gandalf can only get Shadowfax when upgraded to Gandalf the White.
• Build time for Gondor and Rohan castle wall upgrades now doubled.
• Freezing Rain reset timer increased from 3 minutes to 4 minutes.
• Darkness reset timer reduced from 10 minutes to 4 minutes.
• Cloud Break reset timer reduced from 6 minutes to 5 minutes.
• When upgraded with fire arrows, the Gondor Ranger’s pierce damage is now equal to his pierce damage without fire arrows.
• Theoden's mounted speed increased to match that of the Rohirrim.
• Gondor’s summoned Rohirrim now come already upgraded with Shields and Heavy Armor.
• Boromir and Faramir have slightly more hitpoints.
• Faramir has slightly more armor.
• Faramir now receives the proper armor type when mounted.
• Fixed a bug that limited the armor bonus that Gondor Knights received when fully upgraded. They are now tougher when fully upgraded.
• Orc Fighters armor increased slightly.
• Ent armor resistance to pierce damage dropped slightly.
• Elven Warriors and Tower Guards no longer receive a bonus damage from nearby Leadership.
• Elven Warrior armor increased significantly.
• Gondor Forge now upgrades to level 2 after earning 750 credits instead of 1200.
• Gondor Reinforced Gate upgrade cost raised to 1200 credits from 750.
• Gondor Numenorean Stonework upgrade cost raised to 2500 from 2000.
• Gondor Keep/Battle Tower Arrow upgrade cost raised to 3000 from 2000.
• Gondor Banner upgrade cost raised to 600 from 300.
• Gondor Fire Arrows upgrade cost raised to 800 from 500.
• Gondor Forged Blades and Heavy Armor upgrade cost raised to 800 from 400.
• Gondor Ranger armor lowered significantly.
• Elven Warriors with bows equipped are now crushable.
• Elven Warriors with swords equipped are now slower and do more damage against cavalry units.