Alliance banners, a watchtower command board, fleet logistics redrawn, and the first sign of the Black Tide

Two big things this release. Alliance leaders can now design their own banners, and a new watchtower puts every island you hold on one board. Out in open water, the Black Tide has begun to stir.

New

• Alliance leaders can design a banner from a sixteen-colour palette. It flies on the rankings board and reads clearly on the chart.
• A watchtower board shows all your islands at once: tower levels, standing forces, and incoming threats.
• The Black Tide has risen from open water, building harbours and war fleets without pause. Its islands are marked on the chart so you do not mistake them for a neighbour.
• Achievement seals reward you for reaching milestones, each one giving goods and a boost to your standing.

Improved

• Fleet orders sit on one screen now: cargo, troops, and voyage time together. Ships no longer cost population or housing, so your fleet is held back by harbour capacity and stores, not crowding.
• You can jump straight between your islands without going back to the chart.
• Routine notices arrive as digests instead of one at a time, and a message links to its thread and shows when it was read.
• An island left to rot greys out on the chart, with fires on the ones under attack. A well-run island holds far longer.
• Twenty new affairs are in the field, each opening with a preview before you decide.

Fixed

• Attacks and council affairs now count across all your islands, not just the one you are standing on.