Banner of the Maid — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Banner of the Maid: Spring Sale Live & Japanese/French Localization Launched! | 2026-03-20 | The Spring Sale for Banner of the Maid is now on with a massive 80% discount! Japanese and French localization support has also been officially launched. Now, embark on a new journey under the Banner of the Maid!About Banner of the MaidA tactical strategy game set against the backdrop of the French Revolution. Play as Pauline Bonaparte, a young maiden who has awakened the power of the Maid, navigate the intricate web of factions in Paris, recruit allies and train them into formidable generals, and lead a multi-unit army to conquer the battlefields. Amid the fine wines of the salons and the gunsmoke of the frontlines, write your own heroic epi |
| "Banner of the Maid" is About to Add Japanese & French Language Support | 2026-02-09 | Dear fellow players,The Steam version of "Banner of the Maid" is set to introduce multilingual support! Japanese and French language options will soon be available, and Japanese voice-overs are currently in active production. We hope to deliver a more immersive gaming experience to players worldwide! |
| Welcome to Bleak Mountains City | 2026-02-06 | *Please note that the game supports Simplified Chinese for now. Developed by Azure Flame Studio, the tea behind Banner of the Maid, Echoes of Vision is now available on Steam! In this tactical SRPG focused on a suspense storyline, you will play as the special investigation chief from Bureau of Crisis Response (BCR), leading agents deep into Bleak Mountains City—a 1980s metropolis, to investigate and contain various supernatural “Visions”. The game combines mind-bending tactical gameplay with the unknown horrors of urban legends, offering a unique experience. * Steam version supports Cross-platform play, your progress will sync within all plat |
| 2021/5/4 Fixed the game freezing bug: | 2021-05-04 | On May 1st, We received multiple feedbacks from our players about the game freezes or stop running. We looked into the issue and found out that some files on the Steam Cloud might be broken. We've upload the fixed files and this should be able to fix the said problem. If you've encountered this problem, please update to V2.0.9 and try again. If the problem still exists, please temporarily disable your anti-virus software or firewall and retry, and contact us in this post. |
| Personage introduction（2） | 2021-04-20 | Cosette Gender: female Height: 165cm Initial arm: Hunter Camp: Parisians Profile: A girl who lost her mother since childhood and was elected to the join the Military Academy for the same reason as Polina was. The Skylark, who accompanies her all the time, seems to be able to communicate with her. Oscar de Rosanbo Gender: female Height: 165cm Initial arm: Dragoon Camp: Royal Profile: A noble girl who was once a member of the Royal Cavalry Regiment and joined the National Guard, in order to find a way to free her family in prison. She was subordinate to Polina, when she commanded an army for the first time. Paulette Méric Gender: female Height: |
| Personage introduction（1） | 2021-04-19 | Pauline Bonaparte Gender: female Height: 167CM Initial arm: Rifleman Camp: malmaisonite Profile: a girl from Corsica, who entered the military academy with her outstanding military talent, experienced the baptism of war at a young age and was involved in the war again when she went to Toulon to visit her brother. I want to get a higher position because of my experience in the battlefield. Jean Lannes Gender: male Height: 175cm Initial arm: Rifleman Camp: - Profile: a civilian general who was born in poverty and promoted by his own ability. Dissatisfied with the situation of the army, he is not optimistic about the junior Polina, but he is sti |
| Dear players, Happy New Year! | 2020-12-31 | Dear players, Happy New Year!Thank you for your support and trust all the time.We also hope to be with you in the new year.If your friends have not received New Year gifts, we offer 40% off discount, which may be a great New Year Surprise!In addition: write down your New Year wish at the bottom of this discussion, and you will have a chance to get the game(2 copies in total). I sincerely wish your wishes come true. |
| Merry Christmas！Limited time promotion！ | 2020-12-24 | Dear players, Merry Christmas! Thank you for your support and company all the time.The achievements and word-of-mouth of the Banner of the Maid cannot be separated from your help and trust. If your friends have not received Christmas gifts, we offer 40% off discount, which may be a great Christmas Surprise!In addition: write down your Christmas wish at the bottom of this discussion, and you will have a chance to get the game (2 copies in total). I sincerely wish your wishes come true. |
| Update log on November 3rd | 2020-11-03 | V2.0.8 Update The sorting in various UI (roster, shop, item, etc.) has been changed. You can now change the move button mapping. Fixed the combat preview of musical instruments that increases Morale. Fixed the voice of Leonora's Heroic Attack. Fixed a bug that sometimes causes the indicator jumping to wrong positions. Fixed the Animation toggle error when restoring the default resolution. Fixed the size of the confirm window. Fixed the descripiton error for some skills in "A Sailor's Gossip #4". A skill previously named "Prepared" is now "Vigilant". Fixed some other typo. |
| Who were the real Oriental Pirates? | 2020-09-15 | Good day, révolutionnaires! Today is an important day for Banner of the Maid: its first DLC, The Oriental Pirate, is now available too on consoles. To celebrate this occasion, we want to take a look at the historical people and period that inspired this DLC. For us, it is a well-known history – as you know, CE Asia and Azure Flame are both Chinese-based companies; so in some way, this DLC was a nod to our culture and history from the beginning. On the other hand, for Western players the French Revolution is of common knowledge and it’s the Oriental pirates who sound exotic. So let’s take a look at the infamous Pirates of the Chinese Sea! In t |
| Hotfix Update on 6th / Update log on September 2nd | 2020-09-02 | Hotfix Update September 6th : Fixed a bug that cause certain mission map (chapter 16) to stuck at loading. V2.0.6 Update Slightly increased the speed of the selection area expanding animation. Optimized the memory usage to fix certain UI stuck issues. Optimized the initial language selection menu. |
| Hotfix Update on 28th / Hotfix Update on 24th / Update log on July 21th | 2020-07-21 | Hotfix Update July 28th: V2.0.3 Update Items that was consumed in the Roster panel cannot be sold anymore. Items that provide EXP cannot be consumed in the Roster panel when the character is at max level. Fixed a bug that caused the level-up UI displayed improperly in the Roster panel when you promote a character. ---- Hotfix Update July 24th: Fixed a bug that save failed when using the "Suspend Game" button. ---- Update log on July 21th V2.0.2 Update You can now hold down LB+RB+START on your controller (or corresponding buttons on other controller) to return to the title screen immediately. Fixed the cursor display issue in the Roster UI. Fi |
| Art Diary #2: Designing uniforms | 2020-07-14 | Good day révolutionnaires! It’s been an exciting week: only a few days ago we announced that Banner of the Maid will be released on consoles on August 12th,! Today we want to post the second part of the dev art diary we started a week ago with JiuJiangzi, lead artist of the game. Enjoy the read! * * * Hello again! Last week I showed you how Pauline’s design evolved over time; this time I want to give you some insights on the creation process of some secondary characters of the game. Let’s start with Charlotte Cornell, for example. This is her final design; when I was painting her, I paid special attention to how the different fabrics and mate |
| Update log on July 13th | 2020-07-13 | V2.0 Update You can now use consumable items that add experiences/stats in the Roster interface. Debuff duration now shows in the status list. Trophy loot progression now shows in the pause interface. Status list interfaces now have fixed size. You can now hide the dialogue interface by pressing down the right mouse button or cancel button. When you change skills and leave the panel, skill icons will automatically align to fill up the blank slots. Diagonal tiles are now considered flanks. Fixed the bug that sometimes causes ambience sound lost when loading saved data. Fixed a bug with the pixeled figure of Pauline in certain conditions. Fixed |
| Art Diary: The Making of Pauline Bonaparte | 2020-07-06 | Hi revolutionnàires! One of the key features of Banner of the Maid is its art; this blend of Japanese anime visuals with a French Revolution setting is quite unmistakable, both in the pixel-art battles and the more realistic character and background artwork. We wanted to share with you some small secrets on how it was created – a “making of Banner of the Maid”, so to speak! For this purpose, we present to you today a dev diary written by one of the key artists of the game. Enjoy the read! * * * First thing I should do is introduce myself. My name is JiuJiangzi, and I am the lead artist of Banner of the Maid at Azure Studios. This was my first |
| 《圣女战旗》Steam夏季特惠 | 2020-06-28 | 各位指挥官大家好： steam2020年夏促已经开启，本次夏促中《圣女战旗》已开启31%OFF的史低折扣！ 除了本体外，DLC云自海上来也已经开启20%OFF的折扣。 等等党们别犹豫了，是时候出手了！ 夏促结束时间： 7月9日上午10:00（PT） 优惠折扣： 本体31%OFF DLC云自海上来20%OFF |
| Banner of the Maid gets a 30% discount | 2020-06-25 | Bonjour révolutionnaires! We are happy to let you know that, for a limited time, you can get Banner of the Maid with a 30% off discount. On top of it, its first DLC, The Oriental Pirate, will have a 20% off discount. If you were on the fence about joining the French Revolution along with Pauline Bonaparte or you want to present some friends to one of the best SRPG of this year, now it’s the best time to do it! That said, there will be exciting news about the game very, very soon… join us on Twitter, Facebook and our Discord channel so you don’t miss anything! |
| Update log on June 12th | 2020-06-12 | V1.9.8 Update You can now repeatly play the challenge missions of "A Sailor's Gossip, Part 4" and "Miss Elisa's Journal" via the Salon interface. Mission rewards won't be given again though. Now you can see the category of the item/trinket reward in mission briefings. Added a notification when you lit the 4th candlestick in Chapter 11. The English text now displays faster. Fixed the description text regarding chase-attack speed checks. Fixed an display issue of certain terrains like Artillery Sites when they're occupied. |
| Update log on June 4th | 2020-06-02 | Please be advised that due to the changes of certain missions, when you load a saved data of the following levels, the mission will restart: A Sailor's Gossip Chapter 1, 2, and 4. V1.9.6 Update Fixed a bug that caused the advisor notice in A Sailor's Gossip, Chapter 4 not showing properly in English. In A Sailor's Gossip, Chapter 4, the 2nd time that any skill cast by the Mist Pirates will have their areas of effect shown when dealing damage. In A Sailor's Gossip, Chapter 4, the last whisper will be cast by the Mist Pirate in the upper area. V1.9.5 Update Added 3 new achievements: Break In, Unfinished Business, Master of Deception. If you hav |
| Broadcasting A Sailor's Gossip | 2020-05-28 | Bonjour revolutionnaires! To celebrate the 1st anniversary of Banner of the Maid, starting at 3 pm CEST today we will be playing A Sailor's Gossip -- the new questline just added for free to Banner of the Maid's DLC The Oriental Pirate. Join us in our adventures through land and sea! After we're finished, if you want to broadcast your own playthrough Banner of the Maid to show everyone your skills as a general, we'll be hosting our community's broadcasts! If you want to stream in our official broadcast, set your Broadcast settings to public: open your Steam client, go to Settings / Broadcasting, and in your Privacy Settings choose "Anyone can |