Beta 2B contains the following changes (highlights):
+ Map: Cataract
+ Demigods: The Rook, Unclean Beast, Regulus, Oak, Sedna and Queen of Thorns (making their debuts)
+ New Game Modes: Joining the original Conquest mode are Dominate, Slaughter, Fortress and Capture the Flag. You can currently achieve victory by either completing the game mode's conditions or by destroying the Citadel. You can also set default options for each game mode.
- Dominate: Control the flags on the map until you reach a specified War Score.
- Slaughter: Kill opposing Demigods.
- Fortress: Defend your own forts while demolishing your enemy's forts.
- Capture the Flag: Capture and return the enemy banner. You cannot capture the banner unless your own banner is safe at your base.
+ War Rank no longer increases simply over time. War Rank now increases based on controlling flags. Your War Rank increases quickly if you control 60% of the flags on the map, and it increases very quickly if you control over 75%. Your War Rank determines which Citadel Upgrades you can purchase.
+ New Skills Added: Unclean Beast, The Rook, Oak, Sedna and the Queen of Thorns have some new skills that require a high level to access. Some of these skills are dependant on multiple skills to reach.
+ New Level Cap: Demigods are now level capped at 20 per match. This, combined with the new skills, should make for some interesting choices on what skills to take.
+ The experience required to level has been slightly increased.
+ New Items Added: 14 new items have been added and are in a variety of shops. The Consumable Shop now deals in any item that is destroyed on use. The Trinket Shop deals in rings and items that are usable but not consumed. Additionally, some older items were updated to now provide bonuses to the General's army.
+ Item pricing has been increased.
+ New Skill: Morale. Generals no longer have the Enhanced Attributes skill. In their place is Morale, which increases the power of the General's army.
+ Minion Steering and Minion Control: Minion pathing has been updated. There are now additional commands for controlling a General's army. Select Army (M), Select Army and Demigod (N), and Regroup (O). You can also issue Aggressive Move by hold the Alt key.
+ Warping and Teleporting: Items that teleport the Demigod to a structure will teleport the entire army. Items that warp the Demigod to a nearby position do not warp the army.
+ Dramatic improvements in Internet hosting/joining backend, including more final UI work, polish and wiring.
Pretty freakin' awesome.