Island Stewards: seat one officer for life at Dominion and take an island past level 20

An island that reaches Dominion may now seat a steward. Four candidates wait in the hall, each with a face and a name of their own, one for each doctrine: Defence, Attack, Wealth or Stealth. The one you seal serves that island for life. They take over the advisor, raise buildings past level 20, open a doctrine tab of research, run more and larger cargo routes, and are promoted rung by rung, Reeve to High Steward, by paying coins into their fund. An Attack steward’s Harbour and any steward’s Housing grow far larger with every level past 20, so the fleet finally has somewhere to berth. Spies learn which doctrine an island holds, unless a Stealth steward keeps them guessing. The Island Stewards handbook page has the ranks, the fund and what each doctrine opens.

Around the archipelago

The rest of this release is the daily round. Your realm has a Census, every island has a name of its own, the Black Tide’s islands show what they are from the water, and the reports you read each session say more of what you need to know. The island you look at most should feel a little more like yours.

New

• Seat a steward on any island at Dominion, from the Island Prestige screen
• Realm > Census: lifetime war and trade totals, your Rank of Arms, and how your compass bearings compare to the world
• Tap any good’s picture, in the market, a recipe, your cargo or a mission’s supplies, to read what it does
• Three new leaderboards: Black Tide liberators, market sellers and market buyers

Improved

• Achievements show how far along you are, and an earned seal stays earned
• Alliance activity folds into compact summaries, and chat history is no longer crowded out by notices
• Unclaimed islands carry a chart name of their own instead of “Medium Island”
• Black Tide islands show their role at a glance, with 354 more names and black fortress patrols
• The Daily Chronicle spotlights a wider mix of combat, trade, governance and exploration
• Liberation gifts are limited to three a day
• The resource ledger shows what each factor contributes and what full stores are costing you
• When your catapults find nothing to hit, the battle report says why and what to do instead
• Tap a Governor’s name in the world news to open their profile
• Your phone’s back button closes the open window instead of leaving the game
• Every Workshop at level 4 works a common bench with no trade hired
• The market offer dialog says when your ships cannot carry the cargo, and how many would

Fixed

• A blessing that lifts happiness lifts production with it
• An island with a crafting order waiting on storage no longer reloads itself while you look at it
• The Raider seal counts assault wins on held islands, and captains who had already earned it have it
• Gifts and marketplace purchases arrive even with cargo notices switched off
• New alliance announcements in world chat name the founding Governor

Thanks

Some of this release started as your reports. Thanks to Flowkap, Miko Misan, Turtle Blues, Windy Walrus, August Heimmsmeyer, roxx and Vinzent Zeppelin.