[Stronghold Update] Changes in Stronghold Skirmish -Schedule, Format and Encounter mode

Commanders!

Thank you for participating in the recent schedule experiment and sharing your feedback with us.  

Starting from May 15th, all Skirmishes modes (VI, VIII and X tiers) will be in 7 vs 7 format. Advances will be available daily. But that's not all! From May 15th to May 21st, we will also introduce an "Encounter" battle format in Skirmishes. 

A new set of maps for Skirmishes:

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Karelia Ensk Cliff Steppes
Malinovka Lakeville Westfield Ghost Town
Himmelsdorf Mines Sand River Studzianki
Prokhorovka Murovanka Redshire Pilsen
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In Advances, the battle format will remain unchanged. El Halluf will be removed from the Advances map pool.

Map List of Advances

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Map Advances Advances Random
Karelia ✔ ✔
Malinovka ✔ ✔
Himmelsdorf ✔ ✔
Prokhorovka ✔ ✔
Ensk ✔ ✔
Lakeville ✔ ✔
Ruinberg ✔ ✔
Mines ✔ ✔
Murovanka ✔ ✔
Siegfried Line ✔ ✔
Cliff ✔ ✔
Abbey ✔ ✔
Westfield ✔ ✔
Sand River ✔ ✔
El Halluf Removed Removed
Redshire ✔ ✔
Steppes ✔ ✔
Fisherman's Bay ✔ ✔
Live Oaks ✔ ✔
Highway ✔ ✔
Serene Coast ✔ ✔
Tundra ✔ ✔
Safe Haven ✔ ✔
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We encourage all tankers to try out the new Encounter battle format and share your feedback with us. 

Roll out and let's dominate the battlefield!