Wartales, the medieval open-world tactical RPG from developer Shiro Games, releases Community Update 7 on PC today. The free update introduces new features, systems, and quality-of-life improvements all driven by community feedback.

Community Update 7 opens “The Lair,” a new hub location for mercenaries who have run afoul of the law, and expands options for the Crime and Chaos playstyles. Players who steal and rob enough to raise their suspicion level learn The Lair’s whereabouts from informants. Once the warband is set up in its new hideout, it can fence stolen goods, take on criminal bounties, buy exclusive new weapons, or reduce its suspicion levels.

The update also adds depth and options to Wartales’ prisoner system. Prisoners now have a dedicated skill tree, as well as needs and desires dictated by their specific traits. Warchiefs have greater direct control over captives while in camp and in combat, and prisoners have new hidden objectives that can be revealed and used to influence their trust level.

Community Update 7 goes well beyond Crime and Chaos. New player-requested features introduced in the update include a new “End Round” button that skips the turns of every unit that hasn’t acted yet – and it can be canceled at any time. Character sheets have been redesigned, with information split across three tabs to improve readability and organization.

This huge update also includes:

• Three new armor sets to buy – or steal – from wandering merchants.
• Six new battle maps across Alazar, Harag, Gosenberg and Edoran.
• Personal mercenary quests for individual characters.
• Numerous QoL improvements and bug fixes.

On Xbox, players enter Weald in Wartales – Expansion: The Curse of Rigel! Home to the mysterious Sylve Forest, much of County Rigel is covered in a forest canopy so dense that sunlight never reaches the ground. The warband investigates a series of brutal murders and fends off corrupted predators, all while maintaining the party’s dwindling light – and sanity.

Wartales’ Community Update 7 is available now as a free download to all players. As part of a Steam Midweek sale, Wartales’ base game is available at a 72% discount with up to 35% off all of its DLC. Wartales – Expansion: The Curse of Rigel is available on the Xbox Store.