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Release Notes

30 April 2026

v0.69.0

1 new feature · 6 improvements · 12 fixes

  • New AFK Governors' capital islands now visibly fall into neglect after a week of silence — and once a capital turns Forsaken, any attack that razes its main house liberates it: the absent Governor leaves the world and the slot returns to the wild for a new arrival.
  • Improved Colony-prestige islands and above no longer accumulate neglect while their Governor is active — only an absent owner's earned islands fall into decline.
  • Improved The Upkeep breakdown now reads "The island tends itself" on capitals and earned-standing islands — no more confusing build/research/training relief lines on places where they don't apply.
  • Improved Battle reports now show a defense breakdown — see how much of the enemy's strength came from their wall, base island defense, and garrison.
  • Improved Black Tide islands now garrison themselves with hounds — kennels rise on plague-held islands and the dogs guard the shore but never set sail.
  • Improved Shrine handbook now shows god portraits and blessing/curse icons in the reference tables.
  • Improved The advisor no longer nags that "Church lags behind" — lumen production always trails the basics, so it isn't worth flagging.
  • Fixed Tax policy no longer affects lumen production — the gods don't care about your tax tier. Happiness still does, since a despondent populace prays poorly.
  • Fixed Lumen no longer doubles up in the resource bar — it lives in its own shrine UI now, not the generic strip.
  • Fixed Tiny back-and-forth raids no longer show up as "wars" in the Conflicts list, Chronicle, or ticker — only fights with real damage make it onto the public stage.
  • Fixed Plenty of food in the granary no longer drives morale to mutinous when consumption briefly outpaces production — happiness only suffers when stockpiles are actually about to run out.
  • Fixed Battle and colonisation odds now refresh the moment you change unit counts — no more stuck percentages after stepping back down.
  • Fixed Alliance flags shown beside players in chat, on island views, and on conflict pages always reflect the right world's alliance — players in multiple worlds no longer flash a wrong-world banner.
  • Fixed Players who've been kicked from the world no longer show up on the leaderboard or in the total player count.
  • Fixed Main House description now reads correctly — each level shaves 5% off the *remaining* build time, and the handbook's build-time table matches the game.
  • Fixed Chat messages no longer double up or jump out of order when sending.
  • Fixed Switching chat threads no longer carries your half-typed message into the new thread — each conversation keeps its own draft.
  • Fixed The "Schooling" line on the Happiness breakdown is gone — it was a leftover from the retired schooling mechanic and always read 0/h.
  • Fixed Resource tiles in the Dominion tab now line up evenly on desktop — gold, stone, lumber, lumen, and coins sit in one tidy row.

29 April 2026

v0.68.4

1 fix

  • Fixed The violet lumen halo around an island now only appears once a reliquary is carrying real plunder. Trickle amounts no longer light up the seas — an island has to be sitting on a meaningful stockpile before raiders can see it from afar.

29 April 2026

v0.68.3

1 fix

  • Fixed Island resource specializations have been restored. A recent update added a new resource (lumen) which accidentally reshuffled which resource each island specializes in. All islands are now back to their original gold, stone, or lumber specialization.

29 April 2026

v0.68.1

1 fix

  • Fixed The realm overview now displays all five resources on one row on wider screens, and wraps lumen and coins neatly to a second row on smaller ones.

29 April 2026

v0.68.0

13 new features · 8 improvements · 3 fixes

  • New **Famine** — a new hostile blessing under Veyra. Cast it at a rival's coordinates and their settlement's mood collapses for four hours, dragging defence and production down with it. One hex per target at a time, but you can lay famines across many islands in parallel. Choose to cast openly or anonymously — the target sees the affliction either way, but only you know who lit the candle.
  • New **Reusable target dialog** — actions that strike another island now share a single picker. Type their `s1:s2:slot`, see the resolved name and owner, and confirm. Future targeted spells will reuse it.
  • New **Your Rites** — the Shrine has a new tab listing every blessing you've called down on yourself and every curse you've cast on others, sorted by which ends soonest.
  • New **Market Silence** — a new Veyra curse. Cast it on a rival and a veil falls over every wharf they hold for an hour: no listings, no accepts, no bazaar buys, on any of their islands. They can still cancel offers they've already made. Costs 750 lumen and needs church Lv 4.
  • New **Restack tax** — calling the same blessing back-to-back now costs more each time the existing buff is still humming: base, then +25%, +50%, +75%, double. Stop chain-casting and the price walks back down.
  • New Combat reports now show every blessing in play at the moment of the battle — yours and theirs — as small chips next to the report.
  • New When you launch a fleet, the dispatch panel surfaces the blessings that will *travel with the fleet* — attack power buffs that count at the destination, naval speed buffs in flight. Defence buffs stay on the island and are no longer shown there as noise.
  • New Schools are now **Churches**, gathering a sacred new resource called **Lumen**. Your church is the reliquary — each level produces lumen and holds it (no overflow), so upgrade to bank more. Existing schools become churches at the same level, no cost.
  • New New **Shrine** action on your islands — a violet button beside Build and Forces, opening to the Lumen offering hall and your active rites.
  • New **Lumen buys blessings.** Each god offers two blessings unlocking as your church rises. Aureon brightens hearts and steadies defenders. Iselyn fattens the harvest and the coin. Tharnos sharpens blades and quickens the masons. Morkheld stiffens walls and turns the tide. Velosine speeds your sails and fills every fleet. Buy again on an active blessing to extend its timer (capped per blessing).
  • New **Wake the gods with sacrifice.** Reaching a god's church level only opens the door — to call them back, you must lay a host of your standing army upon their altar (Aureon asks 50 souls, Iselyn 120, Tharnos 200, Morkheld 300, Velosine 400). Each god already awake on an island raises the next god's price by half their base. Once a god is Awake, all of their blessings open.
  • New Consecrated islands glow violet on the map — brighter the fuller your reliquary. Only you see your own glow.
  • New **Lumen is raidable.** A raider who overruns your shrine takes every drop — the storehouse does not shield it. Their own reliquary must have room or the rest evaporates on the voyage home.
  • Improved Church levels are cheaper to climb — every upgrade costs a touch less, and the high tiers are a real reach instead of a wall. Strong blessings unlock sooner.
  • Improved Coin of Plenty, Forge Heart, and War Forge are pricier in lumen — their pull on your reliquary now matches what they pay back.
  • Improved When a curse is laid on your island, a red banner appears on the Shrine's Lumen tab — the rite's name, the rival who cast it, where they cast it from, and the time left until it lifts.
  • Improved The Shrine button on the world map glows when something's running on your island: red while you're cursed, purple while a blessing of yours is active.
  • Improved God names are unified — Thalor, Korvath, Elara, Veyra, Nyssa now read the same in the UI as in the game's data. The pantheon is reshuffled: Thalor holds defence, Korvath the war forge, Veyra the deceptions, Nyssa the wealth and the winds. Elara's tab is empty for now while her revealing rites are designed.
  • Improved Opening an island loads noticeably faster.
  • Improved **The education happiness penalty is gone.** Schools used to drag happiness down when your population outgrew them. Taxes, food, and neglect are still the levers — one fewer thing to babysit.
  • Improved The Civic tab now shows Lumen alongside Gold, Stone, and Lumber so you can watch your reliquary fill.
  • Fixed Battle reports read straight — defeats no longer call themselves wins, garrison tables drop empty rows, and a fleet wiped out to the last is reported as such instead of "withdrawn"
  • Fixed Awakening a god now counts only your sacrificable infantry — ships, catapults, and hounds no longer make the button look ready when the altar can't actually accept them. The shrine shows a single clear line: "X infantry needed for sacrifice."
  • Fixed Chat messages no longer briefly vanish after you hit send.

26 April 2026

v0.67.0

1 new feature · 11 improvements · 10 fixes

  • New Tap any Civic stat card — Population, Happiness, Upkeep, or a resource — to see its breakdown. Icons at the bottom hop between stats.
  • Improved Stat breakdowns now take over the screen — no more half-visible Settlement dialog behind them.
  • Improved Council affair pages restyled — choices now look like decree tablets the steward presses, and the parchment is the brightest thing on the page so your eye lands on the message first.
  • Improved Battles are now fully deterministic — same armies, same result every time. Close fights cost far more units than crushing wins, and exact ties go to the defender.
  • Improved Closely-matched battles end in a clean wipe of both armies — no more stray "one of each unit type" survivors on the winner's side.
  • Improved Catapults target walls first, then watchtowers, kennels, barracks, and on down a fixed priority — the main house is never hit. The first 5 levels each wave destroy at the standard cost; bringing more catapults still adds extra levels at a steeply rising cost.
  • Improved Weak catapult attacks now tell you exactly how many more siege points you needed, instead of silently doing nothing. Strong attacks that ran out of pool also show "siege halted at level N — needed X SP".
  • Improved Empty islands now give true walk-ins — your fleet takes zero losses if there's no garrison to fight. Dodging is a real strategy.
  • Improved Raid plunder follows a clear schedule now — 100% on the first raid, 60% on the second, 30% on the third, 10% after that. The raid screen tells you which raid you're on and exactly how much you'll carry.
  • Improved Warships in a fleet with troops aboard take less damage than the troops do — the discount scales with how much of the fleet's strength is land vs naval (a token spearfighter no longer unlocks the full discount). A pure-naval raid still pays the full price.
  • Improved Battle reports redesigned — a one-line summary tells you who won and how decisively, and the siege section shows what your catapults destroyed plus any pool that was left over.
  • Improved Gold-rich islands now produce gold more modestly — a gold-dominant island makes about 30% more gold than its tier average, down from 80%. Stone- and lumber-dominant islands are unchanged, and raid plunder is unaffected.
  • Fixed Tap "Open Conflict" on a Chronicle card and the conflict now opens right there in the Governor's Desk — no more bouncing out to a separate page.
  • Fixed Tap a ticker item and the Chronicle scrolls to it once and stays put — no more snapping back to the same entry every few seconds.
  • Fixed Chronicle filter tabs (All, Battles, Conflicts, Realm, Notices) now fit on smaller phones without "Conflicts" getting cut off.
  • Fixed Tap the ticker's scroll icon to open the Chronicle without jumping to the current dispatch — handy when you want the full list, not the live item.
  • Fixed Islands liberated or conquered from the Black Tide now lose their dark waters — no more lingering plague-stained sea around a freed island.
  • Fixed Treasure islands never spawn on starter slots, and a treasure island that gets colonised loses its chest the moment someone takes it.
  • Fixed Catapults now reliably damage lower-level buildings — the old rule silently did zero damage on L3 buildings.
  • Fixed Resolved affair outcomes no longer show up in World News.
  • Fixed Closing a chat now takes you back where you came from — Rankings, Alliance, or Profile — instead of stranding you on the Messages tab.
  • Fixed Council coin rewards rebalanced — payouts now scale with your island's income; lucky wins are still worth chasing without dumping kingdom-sized piles in one click.

24 April 2026

v0.66.2

19 improvements · 6 fixes

  • Improved Attacking an island that was just razed now tells you "only ruins remain" and points you at raids, instead of the generic "use raids for unclaimed islands" error.
  • Improved Attack, Raid, Colonise and Spy dialogs now let you switch the launching island from the header — same arrows you use in Build and Forces.
  • Improved Conflicts now live inside the Chronicle — open Chronicle and tap the Conflicts filter to see current wars.
  • Improved A single raid stays a raid. Wars only appear in Conflicts once two sides keep fighting (or one battle is truly huge), so the ledger isn't full of one-off skirmishes.
  • Improved Conflict cards and the ticker now show the live score in red and blue — leader red, trailing blue — so you can read a war at a glance.
  • Improved Ended wars show "Ended 6h ago" and list the five most recent under the live ones, under a "Past wars" heading.
  • Improved Opening a conflict now shows a cleaner hero layout with each side's totals — enemies slain, own losses, damage caused, damage taken — side by side.
  • Improved Conflict view has more breathing room between sections and a new "Who was involved" list showing every governor on each side with their alliance flag.
  • Improved Chronicle battle cards and Conflict cards now share the same parchment look — lighter background, cleaner edges, gentler shadow.
  • Improved Battle cards put attacker and defender up top and show stats inline — Fallen, Seized, Burned — instead of chunky coloured boxes.
  • Improved Live conflicts pulse a faint blood-red wash behind the score so you can spot an active war at a glance.
  • Improved Raid cards no longer repeat "Stores seized: 600 wood, 400 stone" — the stats row already shows what was taken.
  • Improved Ticker conflict scores are easier to read — brighter red and lighter blue on the dark ticker bar.
  • Improved Coordinates now always read as x:y across the conflict view, ticker and Chronicle — no more mixed separators.
  • Improved Back button in Conflicts is just "Back" now.
  • Improved Black Tide islands now carry grimier names — Black Tide Pox, Black Tide Fester, Black Tide Cesspit, and friends.
  • Improved Attack dispatch lets you pick how many warships to send, same as Raid.
  • Improved On Attack and Raid, "Max" on a troop row fills to what your chosen ships can carry — add more ships and tap Max again to top up.
  • Improved Raid forecast is tighter — shows the expected plunder total without the resource-by-resource breakdown.
  • Fixed Tapping the "Fleet sighted" ticker now opens the Watch-Tower instead of Dispatches.
  • Fixed Flavour text no longer mentions cannons — the islands only have catapults.
  • Fixed Liberated Black Tide islands lose the plague name and go back to "Small / Medium / Large Island".
  • Fixed Chronicle filter tabs no longer flash an empty "no battles yet" state for a moment while the list loads.
  • Fixed Onboarding no longer strands you on the bazaar step after a patchy connection — if you've already done the step, the tutorial skips past it on your next visit.
  • Fixed Onboarding tutorial no longer lets you accidentally over-upgrade the starter gold mine and run out of stone for the Main House.

23 April 2026

v0.66.1

2 fixes

  • Fixed Raid dialog lets you pick the ships you want to send again — send a pure raiding fleet without troops, or bring a landing party along as before
  • Fixed Chronicle battle cards now show readable labels instead of "worldFeed.metrics.waves" / "worldFeed.roles.attacker"

23 April 2026

v0.66.0

3 new features · 7 improvements · 5 fixes

  • New Governor's Desk now includes a Conflicts ledger for long-running wars, with live score cards, casualty totals, building damage, and a full battle log for each struggle.
  • New World events can now announce themselves in the ticker with a live countdown — "Black Tide — in 4h 12m" — and the ticker's colors change to match the event. Once the event's time is up, the ticker quietly moves on while the notice stays in your Chancellery for the record.
  • New Battles now decorate the ticker — raids come in red, defenses in blue, and anything touching the Black Tide is framed in black. Bigger fights push ahead of smaller ones so the war that matters is the one you see first.
  • Improved The Chronicle now groups repeated clashes into rolling war entries, tracks Black Tide assaults more clearly, and links major wars into the new Conflicts ledger.
  • Improved Attack, raid, colonise, and spy dialogs redesigned to match the fleet-send screen — pick the troops you want to send and the ships are chosen for you
  • Improved A single catapult wave can no longer flatten every building on an island — sieges now take multiple waves to grind a target down
  • Improved Black Tide fleets now bring a handful of catapults — never enough to level a shore in one blow, but enough to chip walls over repeated sorties
  • Improved Islands taken by the Black Tide now carry a Black Tide name on the map
  • Improved Compass redesigned for mobile — bigger coordinate inputs with −/+ buttons, tap the value to select it, and a fresh captain's call on the submit button
  • Improved Map arrows now grey out when you reach the edge of the world instead of wrapping to the opposite side
  • Fixed The Chronicle feed no longer gets stuck repeatedly refreshing the same dispatches.
  • Fixed Watch-Tower no longer says an incoming fleet "Arrives Just now" when it's still minutes away — the card now shows the clock time the fleet lands alongside the countdown
  • Fixed Battles with the Black Tide no longer count toward your warlord ranking
  • Fixed Black Tide no longer falls silent on islands running low on troops — the tide keeps raiding with smaller waves while its forces recover
  • Fixed Black Tide fleets now spread their strikes across multiple governors instead of piling every ship onto one victim

22 April 2026

v0.65.2

6 improvements · 14 fixes

  • Improved New players now spawn near someone their own size with room to grow — and never right on top of a much bigger neighbour
  • Improved Rankings and chat lists remember your scroll position — click into a profile or conversation and come back without losing your place
  • Improved Bazaar trade dialog now has a proper "Sold to Another" screen when someone beats you to the purchase — with a quip from the dockside
  • Improved Player profiles now show how long a governor has sailed this world, next to who invited them
  • Improved Sparkly treasure islands now always yield a chest when you successfully raid them — no more empty raids
  • Improved Transport handbook now explains why troops you've sent on a merchant convoy still count against your home population until the ships deliver them
  • Fixed Raiding an empty Blacktide island now frees it back to the world, the same as attacking does
  • Fixed Viewing a fleet or spy report no longer drops you onto a stale reports list page when you close it
  • Fixed Realm tab food status no longer shows OK when a place is actually running a deficit
  • Fixed You can now mix multiple troop types in one convoy again — picking catapults no longer greys out swordsmen and archers
  • Fixed Tapping the amount box in the alliance depot's Send Shipment / Request Supplies dialog now opens the number pad centered on screen instead of trapped inside the dialog
  • Fixed When a player is removed from a world, their entry is now properly cleared from other governors' friend lists — no more stale friends that refuse to open
  • Fixed The marketplace board no longer shows the wrong number of active offers — your "active offers in the ledger" count now matches your actual trades list
  • Fixed Unclaimed islands no longer reveal how rich their shores are on the map — you'll have to scout to find out
  • Fixed Settings cog sits within the game frame on desktop instead of drifting to the far left edge
  • Fixed Friend requests sent to you by another player now show Accept and Decline instead of being stuck on "Request Pending"
  • Fixed Incoming friend requests on the friends list now fit on mobile — each sits in its own card with the time it was sent in the corner
  • Fixed Friends list updates right away after you accept or decline a request from someone's quick profile
  • Fixed Bazaar's Claimed by Rivals feed no longer shows tutorial purchases from other new players
  • Fixed Troop, ship, and research detail views now show the resource cost and time right next to the action button

21 April 2026

v0.65.1

6 fixes

  • Fixed World News tabs no longer hide older entries when the world has been busy — each tab now loads its own full history
  • Fixed Your friends (and your own account) no longer get silently wiped from a world after a stretch of time away
  • Fixed Alliance rank permissions stay as you set them — Officer and other core ranks no longer re-tick their permissions after a member is promoted, invited, or accepted
  • Fixed Sign-up name suggestions are now pre-checked for availability and pulled from a much larger pool, so you should rarely be told "that name is taken"
  • Fixed Clicking the browser back button while signed in no longer flashes the login screen
  • Fixed The map now keeps itself fresh — neglected islands, black waters, and owner changes update while you browse instead of only when you tap an arrow or reload

21 April 2026

v0.65.0

1 new feature · 1 improvement · 4 fixes

  • New Master Quill now greets every new governor and walks you through your first days — your island, your resources, your first mine, an upgrade, the Bazaar, and the council
  • Improved New governors start with a marketplace already built so you can trade from day one
  • Fixed Governors who had already finished the early tracks no longer get pulled back into the opening tutorial when returning to an older world
  • Fixed The extra "Next Seal" popup that sometimes interrupted Master Quill during the opening tutorial no longer appears
  • Fixed Your Market Ledger now only shows your own trades — other governors' fulfilled deals no longer appear in your history
  • Fixed Master Quill's closing words no longer get cut off — the advisor sees you through the full wrap-up, and the Settler's Seal is awarded with a celebration once you're done

20 April 2026

v0.64.2

1 fix

  • Fixed Alliance Market Depot — sending stores to or drawing stores from the alliance's own capital is now an instant dockside transfer (no ships or travel time). Shipments that would overflow the depot cap are clamped on arrival, and the surplus sails home with the returning merchants. The Send Shipment dialog is centered so it doesn't slip behind the bottom nav. You can now invite players to your alliance straight from their profile.

20 April 2026

v0.64.0

1 new feature · 12 improvements · 10 fixes

  • New New Alliance Council screen — run your alliance with custom Ranks, a grouped roster, and clear permissions for every action
  • Improved Create your own alliance ranks — pick a name like Quartermaster and choose which permissions it holds
  • Improved Alliance roster is now grouped by rank, from Admiral down to your newest Ensign
  • Improved Tap a member on the roster to change their rank, pass leadership, or remove them from the alliance
  • Improved Rankings now say "Governors" instead of "Players" and "Members"
  • Improved Alliance Market Depot polished — clearer Reserve header with per-resource progress, two prominent Send Shipment / Request Supplies buttons, and a tidier ledger that reads at a glance
  • Improved The Send Shipment / Request Supplies dialog has a cleaner Voyage Forecast and a clearer cargo manifest
  • Improved Alliance Market Depot now unlocks at Marketplace level 10 (was 5)
  • Improved Chat messages now appear instantly when you send them, and the chat stays put while you scroll up to read older messages
  • Improved World ticker now reads like dispatches from a slightly broken island newsroom
  • Improved Market offers now last 7 days, and the countdown only appears in the final day
  • Improved Settings now live behind a small cog in the top-left corner instead of inside your Governor's Record
  • Improved Settings dialog no longer jumps when it loads — the Notifications card keeps its shape while it checks your preferences
  • Fixed Uninhabited islands now show a lone house instead of an empty main hall
  • Fixed Civic tab Upkeep no longer reads "Stable" while your settlement is actually slipping
  • Fixed Happiness no longer brags about "Food is plentiful" — the headline factor stays focused on what actually matters
  • Fixed You can no longer move your capital while any of your islands are under attack
  • Fixed When a colonisation fails and your ships are heading home, the return voyage now shows in your orders bar with a countdown
  • Fixed Market trade dialogs now keep your stores and coins visible while you post or review an offer
  • Fixed Links in your own chat messages are now readable — no more blue text on a blue bubble
  • Fixed Market offers now say a seller's ships are away on other trades, instead of the confusing "harbour lacks ships" message
  • Fixed Town Crier Scroll can be commissioned again once the 24-hour window ends — the Guildhall no longer gets stuck on "Manage"
  • Fixed Ticker no longer jumps to the start when news updates or when you open a dialog

19 April 2026

v0.63.0

2 new features · 9 improvements · 7 fixes

  • New Defeat the Black Tide and the island returns to the world, free for any Governor to claim
  • New Treasure islands — certain shores now sparkle on the map. Raid them before someone else does. The rotation refreshes every few hours
  • Improved Raid reports now lead with the treasure finding — plunder tables come after
  • Improved A maxed Laboratory makes region scouting near-instant
  • Improved Region maps load noticeably faster
  • Improved Core island-action errors now follow your language more consistently, and public world data uses your browser language before you sign in
  • Improved Treasure finds in the world ticker now read with proper flavor — strongboxes prised open, carts groaning home, and rare fortunes worthy of a song, with bigger hauls getting grander lines
  • Improved When a settlement turns gloomy from crowding, stationing troops on another island lightens its headcount — flagged in the home advisor tips and the settlement wiki
  • Improved Clashing with the Black Tide now has its own legendary world news — raid, repel, and liberation each get their own epic lines and a pitch-black card
  • Improved Civic tab gains icons for population, food, happiness, upkeep, and education, and mission details now show an icon beside each resource in the cargo
  • Improved "Neglect" is now "Upkeep" — a full green bar means the settlement is well-kept, draining as things slip
  • Fixed Errors now show a proper crash screen with a Reload button and a copyable "Error details" section, so you can tell us exactly what went wrong
  • Fixed Chat unread red dot clears as soon as you open a conversation, instead of lingering after you've read the message
  • Fixed The top bar's "Recently finished" list no longer shows orders from your other islands, and the dropdown now matches the look of the Realm screen
  • Fixed Home advisor badges now match what's actually hurting your settlement — an overcrowded school is flagged as a real problem instead of a mild notice, and "housing nearly full" is a gentle heads-up rather than an alarm
  • Fixed Brief server hiccups no longer log you out — your session stays intact through transient outages
  • Fixed Rejecting a second alliance invitation from the same alliance no longer errors
  • Fixed "Your shores stand unwatched" no longer spams your Governor's Desk once you've already enabled dispatches

18 April 2026

v0.62.0

1 new feature · 5 improvements · 4 fixes

  • New Focusing on one of your islands now shows the settlement itself — a small outpost at first, growing into a proper town with housing, farms, a harbour with a docked merchant ship, watch towers, marketplace and more as you earn prestige. Your alliance flag flutters above the main hall, and the island fades to grey as neglect sets in
  • Improved More emoji options in the name-style picker — dolphin, horse, bull, tiger, and leopard have joined the Animals & Beasts row
  • Improved The world ticker no longer announces resolved council affairs — those updates live on the Council page, and the ticker stays focused on world events
  • Improved The "invite a friend" line in the world ticker now varies between several tone-appropriate messages instead of repeating the same one — one nudges the reward for bringing a new Governor in: earning the right to name your isles
  • Improved Language support groundwork expanded — more account, bazaar, council, achievement, and world text now follows your selected language with English fallback when a translation is missing
  • Improved Forces → Ships tab now lists each vessel's speed and roughly how long it takes to cross one tile on this world — the sec-per-tile figure already factors in the world's pace, so you can eyeball voyage length straight from the harbour
  • Fixed Your alliance flag now shows on your islands if you belong to alliances in multiple worlds — previously it could be missing entirely
  • Fixed Fleet handbook — corrected the Voyage Speed section. Infantry and siege don't slow the fleet (they ride on the warships), and the page now notes that each world runs at its own speed and links out to sail research and happiness
  • Fixed Bazaar handbook — removed incorrect note suggesting the bazaar sometimes sells soldiers
  • Fixed Espionage handbook — the quick chance table is now labelled as the **base** chance, with a note that morale and Kennels still modify it; Shore Surveys against uninhabited islands now explain that a single spy ship from a content settlement matches the top-left cell exactly; handbook rounding aligned with the in-game report so the two no longer disagree by 1% at the edges

17 April 2026

v0.61.2

5 improvements · 3 fixes

  • Improved The Council page now opens faster, especially for governors with a long dispatch history
  • Improved Foot soldiers and siege engines no longer show a Speed stat on their unit cards — only ships affect fleet travel time, so the number on land units was misleading
  • Improved The Bazaar now matches each island's prestige. Six standing tiers — Outpost, Settlement, Colony, Stronghold, Dominion, and Legendary Island — replace the old ranking-score gates, and the header proudly names your current one ("Stronghold Bazaar") alongside a count of how many fellow Governors at that level are browsing the stalls right now. Each island keeps its own bazaar, so switching holdings shows a different slate. Stronghold-and-above islands also see richer rewards as the main house grows
  • Improved Market resource bar redesign — gold, stone, lumber, and coins now span the full width of a solid wood panel, evenly distributed, with no more squashed items in the corners
  • Improved Find a governor, alliance, or warlord by name — tap the new magnifying glass in the top-right of the Rankings panel to open a search dialog for whichever tab you're on
  • Fixed Tap a player's name on an alliance join request to see their details before accepting or declining
  • Fixed Alliance battle dispatches now show each combatant next to their own island and location, instead of swapping the islands around
  • Fixed Other players' capital island is no longer revealed on their public profile — the Council Seat badge is hidden from outside viewers, and places are listed alphabetically instead of capital-first

17 April 2026

v0.61.1

1 fix

  • Fixed Deploy pipeline restored — v0.61.0 can now ship to production

17 April 2026

v0.61.0

2 new features · 4 improvements · 1 fix

  • New URL link previews in world chat — posted links now show a preview card with the page title, description, and image; all links in chat and Chronicle are clickable
  • New Town Crier's Scroll — purchase from the Guildhall to broadcast your own message in the world ticker and Chronicle for 24 hours. Pay extra for anonymity
  • Improved Settlement and Forces have been reorganised — Civic now focuses on your people's condition, Settlement holds the island overview, and Forces shows inline attack and defense ledgers for your full force, including ships
  • Improved Core account emails, world selection, and key world labels can now follow your account language, with English used as the fallback when a translation is missing
  • Improved Over 100 new deadpan settlement quips in the world ticker
  • Improved Weather reports now appear in the world ticker — keep an eye on the skies, Governor
  • Fixed Main House build time reduction now works as described — each level genuinely reduces build times by 5%

15 April 2026

v0.60.0

7 new features · 10 improvements · 10 fixes

  • New Tap any resource in Settlement, build menu, or coins in Governance to see exactly where your production rate comes from — a full breakdown of building output, island bonuses, happiness effects, and tax policy
  • New Black Tide can now pressure nearby islands and be cleared from captured islands by defeating its garrison, returning freed islands to the world
  • New Swipe or tap arrows to switch between your islands in Build, Settlement, and Forces menus — no more closing and reopening to check another island
  • New Colonising an island now triggers a victory celebration — a full-screen toast with Master Quill's counsel on getting your new settlement started
  • New Ships now sail past your island — watch merchant vessels arc around the coast with a white wake trailing behind them
  • New Guildhall — a new tab in the marketplace where you can purchase name styles with coins. Pick from 16 hand-crafted styles, add an emoji to your name, and see a live preview before you commit
  • New Governance decisions and dry commentary now appear in the world ticker — dispatches, conquests, and the occasional deadpan quip from the settlement
  • Improved Resources now show a red warning arrow when your stores overflow capacity, with an explanation in the Settlement view
  • Improved Chronicle entries in the Governor's Desk are now shown newest-first with relative timestamps like "5m ago"
  • Improved Council affairs rebalanced — governance choices now push your realm in genuinely different directions instead of trending the same way
  • Improved Realm panel redesigned — Dominion is now the first tab with your realm identity, Build and Forces open for any island without leaving the realm screen
  • Improved Ticker text overhaul — treasure shows coin amounts, conquests feel more epic, rankings clarify type, newbie shield escalates as protection runs out
  • Improved Ticker feed is more varied — no single player dominates the news anymore
  • Improved Player profiles now show who invited them, and you can see when another player was last active on their island
  • Improved Tap anywhere on the island info card to open the owner's profile
  • Improved Settlement handbook: "Making Your Settlement Happy Again" recovery guide with neglect stages and checklist
  • Improved Colonisation handbook: quick-reference tip explaining ship count, charter odds, and the Chart the Voyage button
  • Fixed Six council affairs where every player picked the same option have been redesigned with genuinely different trade-offs
  • Fixed Council affairs no longer drain excessive coins — costs reduced across 27 overly punishing choices
  • Fixed Warlord rankings now only count battles where the defender has stationed troops
  • Fixed World chat now shows player joins and alliance creation again
  • Fixed Chronicle no longer jumps to a previously viewed entry when switching tabs
  • Fixed Chat panel now correctly returns to your message list when switching tabs
  • Fixed Marketplace timers now refresh properly on mobile — no more stale "Expired" labels
  • Fixed Colonisation and attack reports now show island coordinates in their titles
  • Fixed New governor events now always show the player's name
  • Fixed Colonised islands now show their new name in the ticker, not "Small Island"

13 April 2026

v0.59.1

1 fix

  • Fixed Chronicle ticker now starts off by default — toggle it on from the Chronicle tab if you want the scrolling news bar

13 April 2026

v0.59.0

5 new features · 24 improvements · 5 fixes

  • New When an island rises to a new prestige tier, the Chronicle reports it across the world
  • New Press 'I' to open your Holdings from anywhere
  • New Chronicle now lives in the Governor's Desk as a full world feed, with the Signal Desk unfurling into a slow ticker when the seas are quiet
  • New Realm Holdings tab — see all your islands at a glance with a realm title that reflects your empire's standing
  • New Move your capital to any island you own — the new capital gains colonisation protection, the old one loses it (48-hour cooldown)
  • Improved Chronicle cards redesigned with character avatars, colored headers, and structured combat details
  • Improved Chronicle now has filter tabs — Battles, Realm, Notices — and a toggle to turn the ticker on or off
  • Improved Ranking changes now labelled clearly as Governors, Alliances, or Warlords
  • Improved Holdings tab: cleaner island cards showing resources with storage bars, coins, food, education, happiness, neglect, and queue/watchtower status at a glance
  • Improved Holdings tab: tap any island card to manage it — rename, set capital, or jump straight there
  • Improved Holdings tab loads faster, especially for governors with many islands
  • Improved Advisor messages and prestige label are now easier to read on narrow phone screens
  • Improved New governors now receive council affairs immediately in their first two hours — no more waiting for the dispatch cycle
  • Improved World ticker now scrolls smoothly across the full bar with animated transitions between news and dispatches
  • Improved Ticker shows a scroll icon and "Checking the watch..." loading state before expanding to world news
  • Improved Ticker now shows styled governor names with alliance flags and a subtle time-ago indicator
  • Improved Player profile now shows alliance flag instead of tag
  • Improved Chronicle stories now appear as richer cards with styled headlines, decorated governor names, alliance flags, and distinct layouts for major events
  • Improved Chronicle now highlights invited arrivals, alliance joins and expulsions, rank changes, treasure finds, and repeated war waves
  • Improved Island cards redesigned with clearer attack, defense, food, happiness, and neglect at a glance
  • Improved "Capital" badge now clearly marks your protected home island
  • Improved Friend request notifications now ring the dispatch bell and include a button to view pending requests
  • Improved Forces send flow now groups alliance and friend destinations by governor before showing their islands
  • Improved Player profiles can open Send Cargo directly into an eligible governor's island list
  • Improved Research handbook now explains why each colony must study advancements independently
  • Improved Alliance activity feed now shows alliance flags next to attacker and defender names
  • Improved Player names no longer prefixed with "Governor" in feeds and map overlays
  • Improved Governor's Desk now shows reports and alerts only — order completions no longer clutter the feed
  • Improved Spy reports now show the target island's coordinates and governor name
  • Fixed Map no longer crashes on small mobile screens during layout transitions
  • Fixed Bazaar tab no longer crashes when loading stall data
  • Fixed Dispatch bell no longer rings constantly from building, research, and training completions
  • Fixed Warlord rankings no longer count battles against the Black Tide
  • Fixed Fleet overview now shows correct ship counts for returning fleets that lost units in battle

10 April 2026

v0.58.0

7 new features · 26 improvements · 6 fixes

  • New Realm panel added — Governance and Council now live together in one realm-wide command view
  • New Name styling — customise your name with colours, glow, shadows, gradients, and decorative characters
  • New Desktop keyboard shortcuts — use arrow keys to cycle islands, B for build, R for research, S for settlement, F for forces, M for map, Esc to close
  • New Controls page added to the handbook with keyboard and swipe reference
  • New Island Governance profile teaser — three axes (Rule of Law, Trade Outlook, Way of Life) that will emerge from your decisions
  • New Trade offers now expire after 24 hours — expired goods are returned to your stores
  • New Guildhall tab in marketplace — locked services hint at titles, declarations, and trade privileges coming soon
  • Improved Onboarding polished — clearer guidance text, prestige dialog no longer interrupts your first steps, and the advisor walks you through building the marketplace before visiting the bazaar
  • Improved Council affair results restyled — resource gains, costs, and governance shifts now read like ledger entries
  • Improved Affair outcome now has a "Return to the Settlement" button that closes the panel
  • Improved Settlers Mark seal progress row restored to the achievement dialog
  • Improved Push notification prompt simplified with a single action button and a longer delay before appearing
  • Improved Resource bar stays on one line on narrow screens
  • Improved Fighting retreat — fleets that lose a battle but had superior numbers now retreat with some survivors instead of being completely destroyed
  • Improved Battle reports for dramatic upsets now include unique narrative explaining what went wrong instead of generic defeat text
  • Improved Combat handbook updated with fighting retreat details
  • Improved Chat input now clears instantly when you press Enter to send a message
  • Improved Council decisions now show how they changed your Rule of Law, Trade Outlook, and Way of Life after each result
  • Improved Your realm's governance now carries across all your islands instead of changing island by island
  • Improved Profile dialog reorganised — Settings opens separately, Friends moved into the profile tabs, and the bottom bar now includes Realm
  • Improved Failed colonisation reports now explain why the charter failed and what to bring next time
  • Improved Colonise dialog warns when no catapults are in the fleet for an occupied target
  • Improved Chat now shows your own name above your messages
  • Improved Colonisation handbook now explains that new colonies have no protection grace period
  • Improved Settlement dialog redesigned — Island overview, Governance stance, and Council Affairs now have their own tabs
  • Improved Island tab shows your island name, prestige rank, resources, treasury, and settlement stats at a glance
  • Improved Tax policy labels now feel more in-world — Lenient, Balanced, Firm, Strict, Oppressive
  • Improved Council Affairs now live in the Settlement dialog instead of the notification bell
  • Improved Fleet renamed to Forces — your army, ships, missions, and transport all in one place
  • Improved Bazaar trade confirmation now clearly shows you are spending coins, not earning them
  • Improved Marketplace offers show a countdown timer so you know when they'll expire
  • Improved Harbor contract dialog now shows the seller's alliance flag
  • Improved Create trade offer is now a quick dialog instead of a separate tab in the marketplace
  • Fixed Council affairs no longer fail to resolve on certain server configurations
  • Fixed Marketplace ready dialog now reliably appears after building the marketplace
  • Fixed Achievement and prestige dialogs no longer fight over each other during onboarding
  • Fixed Reconnect dialog now appears promptly when the server goes down
  • Fixed Conquering an island now clears open trade offers without deleting your pending council affairs
  • Fixed Completing a trade no longer incorrectly awards bonus coins

9 April 2026

v0.57.0

3 new features · 6 improvements · 4 fixes

  • New Your advisor now greets you on the map — tips, jokes, military praise, and settlement warnings rotate as you play
  • New Island Prestige — your island now earns standing as it grows, with milestones from Outpost to Legendary
  • New Your island will nudge you back if you've been away for a few hours — a gentle push notification reminder to check in
  • Improved Settlement dialog now shows all your island stats in one place — buildings, army, ships, and research on the new Garrison tab
  • Improved Attack and defense totals redesigned with a bold split banner at the top of the Garrison tab
  • Improved Different characters deliver different advice: Captain Ivo shares tips, Steward Brann tells jokes, Marshal Edric comments on your army
  • Improved New players see beginner tips; veterans see advanced strategy — advice scales with your progress
  • Improved Push notification opt-in now waits until you've completed the Settler's Mark — no more early interruptions
  • Improved You'll now receive push notifications when shipments arrive at your islands
  • Fixed Game no longer asks you to reload the tab when certain browser extensions are active
  • Fixed Island prestige dialog no longer interrupts gameplay — it only appears when you tap the prestige bar
  • Fixed Marketplace no longer tells you "you need 3 ships" when you have 4 — the error now correctly reports your fleet's carry capacity
  • Fixed Push notification icons now display consistently across all devices

9 April 2026

v0.56.0

6 improvements · 3 fixes

  • Improved Bazaar now warns you up front if your island doesn't have a marketplace, instead of waiting until you try to buy something
  • Improved Harbor exchange tells you to build a marketplace first without piling on unrelated warnings
  • Improved Building views now show capacity bars — see your population, hound count, coin vault, and resource storage at a glance, with a warning when full
  • Improved Housing upgrades now provide more population capacity per level, and higher levels scale more generously than before
  • Improved Desktop players with multiple islands can now switch between them using arrow buttons beside the top bar
  • Improved Invite share button copies link directly on desktop instead of opening a popup
  • Fixed Troops list now warns when your kennels are full, just like it does when population is full
  • Fixed Kennels no longer unlocks before you can research anything to put in them — it now requires the same Main House level as the Laboratory
  • Fixed Invite honor now correctly awarded when a friend joins through your invite link

8 April 2026

v0.55.0

3 new features · 13 improvements · 5 fixes

  • New Alliance chat now shows when members attack, defend, or colonise — colour-coded cards with coordinates
  • New Settlement dialog now shows which resource your island specialises in and the production boost
  • New Alliance member list now shows when each member was last active — spot who's online or idle at a glance
  • Improved Player popup shows friendship status
  • Improved Council affairs now show what's at stake before you choose — gamble choices reveal possible outcomes, generous choices warn about treasury cost
  • Improved Council affair results make it clear when a gamble paid off or didn't
  • Improved Heart emoji reaction added to chat
  • Improved Bazaar no longer shows expired wares — only active listings and rival claims remain
  • Improved Settlement advisor warnings are cleaner and easier to read
  • Improved Governance tab highlights treasury warnings more prominently
  • Improved Guide pages better explain the difference between island tiers and spy report abundance labels
  • Improved Market ledger now shows a bazaar spending summary for the last 24 hours and lists all trades chronologically with time-ago labels
  • Improved Creating market offers now uses +100/-100 stepper buttons for easier amount entry
  • Improved Bazaar purchase confirmation shows goods and coin cost more clearly, with witty merchant quips on success
  • Improved New players now spawn near existing governors instead of in random empty waters
  • Improved Alliance members heading now shows how many slots are filled (e.g. 5/20)
  • Fixed Tapping a chat message no longer cuts off emoji reactions on smaller screens
  • Fixed World chat no longer shows an unread badge when someone joins or an alliance forms
  • Fixed Tapping a badge in a player's chat profile no longer causes a crash
  • Fixed Seal guidance text now gives correct navigation steps instead of "tap your island"
  • Fixed Ship and troop totals on the build screen no longer drop to zero when all units are on transport or spy missions

7 April 2026

v0.54.0

2 new features · 6 improvements · 5 fixes

  • New 8 new elite bazaar bundles — premium offers now appear across all four vendors
  • New Tap any chat message to see the sender's quick profile — score, rank, honors, alliance, and add-friend in one glance
  • Improved World polling now does less database work on busy worlds, improving refresh responsiveness
  • Improved World Chat now shows when a new Governor joins or an alliance is formed
  • Improved Sharing invites on mobile now opens the native share sheet for easier sending
  • Improved Guard hounds are now purely defensive — they no longer show an attack stat
  • Improved Trade contract warnings now show as advisor notes with clearer guidance on what's missing
  • Improved Handbook now explains sanctuary — what it blocks, how long it lasts, and what forfeits it
  • Fixed Production buildings now show the correct output rate on faster worlds
  • Fixed Coin and resource amounts now match across all screens without needing to refresh
  • Fixed Raider seal now correctly counts raid victories toward the five-win requirement
  • Fixed War Fleet achievement no longer triggers before reaching ten warships
  • Fixed New Governors under sanctuary protection can no longer be spied on

6 April 2026

v0.53.0

2 new features · 4 improvements · 1 fix

  • New Island specialisation — each uninhabited island now favours one resource, holding 80% more of it. Send spy ships to discover which shores hold the lumber you need
  • New Shore Survey reports — spying on uninhabited islands now produces a dedicated survey showing resource abundance and the island's chief bounty
  • Improved Uninhabited islands now hold more lumber relative to gold and stone, making raids a meaningful source of timber
  • Improved Spy reports on enemy settlements restructured: garrison shown first, followed by fortifications, then stores
  • Improved Invite card now highlights the honor badge you can earn
  • Improved Islands now listed alphabetically everywhere (top bar, fleet sending, player profile)
  • Fixed Loading the game after an update no longer shows a crash screen — you'll see a friendly reload prompt instead

6 April 2026

v0.52.0

3 new features · 11 improvements · 2 fixes

  • New World Chat — talk with everyone in the world in a new shared channel
  • New Mute channels — silence World News, World Chat, or Alliance chat to hide unread badges
  • New Tap an alliance member to send them a message, view their profile, or remove them (alliance owners only)
  • Improved World News is now a read-only event feed — use World Chat for conversation
  • Improved Chat inbox organised into clear sections: channels at top, recent chats, then older
  • Improved Alliance flags shown next to player names in chat
  • Improved Messages from the same player group together with less clutter
  • Improved Timestamps now sit inside message bubbles
  • Improved Welcome email restyled to match the game's medieval theme
  • Improved Discord community link added to emails and the chronicle
  • Improved Update banner now clearly says a new version is available instead of cryptic lore text
  • Improved Handbook now explains how garrison research works — stationed troops fight with the host island's equipment
  • Improved Toast notifications now match the game's medieval theme
  • Improved Tap a notification to dismiss it instantly
  • Fixed Messages you sent no longer show as unread for you
  • Fixed Notifications no longer block swiping between islands

6 April 2026

v0.51.0

5 fixes

  • Fixed Train/Build buttons now re-enable as resources recover, without needing a page reload
  • Fixed Market offer cards no longer cut off selling and asking text on small screens
  • Fixed Alerts chip no longer hidden behind home bar on notched iPhones
  • Fixed Navigating between islands in different regions no longer shows stale data
  • Fixed Invites now correctly attributed when signing up through Google or Discord

4 April 2026

v0.50.0

1 improvement · 4 fixes

  • Improved Invite messages now rotate between casual share lines
  • Fixed Marketplace no longer lets players post trade offers they can't deliver (insufficient merchant ships)
  • Fixed Summon a Friend copy button now works on iPhones
  • Fixed Map buttons no longer hidden behind bottom bar on notched iPhones
  • Fixed Map no longer crashes on older iPhones

4 April 2026

v0.48.0

1 new feature · 2 fixes

  • New Warlords leaderboard — new Rankings tab ranking players by combat dominance
  • Fixed Achievement reminder dialog showing empty content for veteran players
  • Fixed War record now only counts battles against other players

4 April 2026

v0.47.0

1 new feature · 1 improvement · 1 fix

  • New 4 new special honors that can be bestowed by the realm's architects
  • Improved Special honors now displayed on player profiles
  • Fixed Push notifications no longer show raw template text like {noun}

4 April 2026

v0.46.1

3 improvements

  • Improved World feed now reports failed colonisation attempts
  • Improved Revised world feed messages with in-world narrative tone
  • Improved Tighter honor badge spacing on mobile

4 April 2026

v0.46.0

1 fix

  • Fixed "Island Attacked" alert no longer stays lit after viewing dispatches

3 April 2026

v0.45.0

3 new features · 5 improvements

  • New Honors — collectible badges earned by completing achievement tracks and inviting other players
  • New Island renaming — invite a player to earn the Envoy's Honor and unlock the ability to rename your islands
  • New New Raiding page in the Handbook — covers resource tiers, fleet attrition, diminishing returns, treasure chests, and strategy tips
  • Improved Achievement ledger redesigned with honor badge indicators per track
  • Improved Profile and rankings now display earned honor badges
  • Improved Dialogs and settings screens polished with refreshed styling
  • Improved World feed now announces when a governor renames their island
  • Improved Mission dialogs now show a handbook shortcut linking to the relevant guide for each mission type

2 April 2026

v0.44.1

1 fix

  • Fixed Fleet send screen now shows island coordinates in the same format as the island picker, preventing cargo being sent to the wrong destination

2 April 2026

v0.44.0

1 new feature · 5 improvements · 3 fixes

  • New Swipe left/right on the top bar to quickly switch between your islands on mobile
  • Improved Housing now gives the most room at early levels, with diminishing returns at higher levels — new settlements feel less cramped
  • Improved Base settlement capacity raised, giving new players more room to recruit before building housing
  • Improved Send screen now shows origin and destination islands with a route card, plus available merchant ships listed with icons
  • Improved Unit stats in raid/attack/colonise panels streamlined — only relevant stats shown per unit type
  • Improved Total attack score now visible in the forecast section before launching missions
  • Fixed Colonisation ships are no longer randomly lost to sea attrition on the return voyage from uninhabited islands
  • Fixed "Spies Detected" alert now clears after opening the Governor's Desk instead of persisting indefinitely
  • Fixed Colonisation ships now risk being lost on failed charter attempts when governing 5+ islands — overextended empires face greater perils at sea

31 March 2026

v0.43.1

4 improvements

  • Improved Fleet send screen redesigned — cargo and garrison rows now show name and availability clearly with the stepper alongside
  • Improved Tap any quantity value to open a large input dialog — much easier on mobile
  • Improved Training steppers now increment by ±5 or ±10 when you can afford more units, so you don't have to tap +1 dozens of times
  • Improved Population full error now clearly tells you how many slots are free vs how many you need

30 March 2026

v0.42.1

1 improvement · 1 fix

  • Improved Fleet missions tab shows recently completed missions with clear "Recalled" label for cancelled ones
  • Fixed Cancelled fleet missions no longer deliver their cargo to the target

30 March 2026

v0.42.0

1 new feature · 3 improvements

  • New Smarter push notifications — routine alerts (queue completions) are now batched into digests instead of spamming one per event, and pushes are suppressed while you are actively playing
  • Improved Transport send screen redesigned with cleaner cargo manifest, garrison section, and voyage forecast
  • Improved Send tab now shows a clear message when no merchant ships are available instead of disabled inputs
  • Improved Messaging panel can now deep-link directly to a specific thread

30 March 2026

v0.41.0

3 new features · 2 improvements · 5 fixes

  • New Watchtower tab now shows all your islands in one command board — see every tower level and incoming attack at a glance
  • New Captain Mirela Thorne keeps watch and reports the horizon with characteristic dry composure
  • New Quickly switch between your islands from the header without navigating the map
  • Improved Incoming attacks and council affairs count across all your islands, not just the one you have selected
  • Improved Raid and spy mission dialogs now show the advisor for a consistent look
  • Fixed Ships no longer consume population or require housing — your fleet is limited only by harbour level and resources
  • Fixed Colonising an enemy island now correctly takes ownership — the island becomes yours after a successful raze
  • Fixed World news now reports when a player's island is colonised by an attacker
  • Fixed Island list is now sorted alphabetically
  • Fixed Island picker no longer closes when tapping the target icon to switch islands

29 March 2026

v0.40.0

3 new features · 5 improvements · 4 fixes

  • New Achievement seals: complete milestones to earn seals, resources, and score — guided onboarding walks you through your first steps
  • New Bazaar welcome crates: new governors receive special offers to stock their stores with coins
  • New World chronicle: combat events, colonisations, and new arrivals now appear in the world feed with alliance tags
  • Improved World selection screen now shows all available realms when the default is full
  • Improved Council affairs: dispatches now show a preview of the situation and different reporters with distinct faces
  • Improved Council affair choices labelled as "Decrees" with clearer visual cues to tap
  • Improved Marketplace nudge appears after building your marketplace so you can visit the bazaar
  • Improved Notification settings redesigned with larger toggle switches for easier mobile use
  • Fixed Realm picker buttons no longer get stuck as unclickable after the default realm is full
  • Fixed All onboarding bazaar starter offers can now be traded
  • Fixed Bazaar listing countdown timer now ticks down in real time
  • Fixed Disabling push notifications now works correctly instead of silently re-enabling

29 March 2026

v0.39.1

3 new features · 2 improvements · 6 fixes

  • New Coins are now capped by your main house level — upgrade to hold more
  • New You now receive push notifications when new chat messages arrive
  • New Read receipts show when your DMs have been seen
  • Improved 20 new council affairs with fresh stories and choices
  • Improved Colonise panel now shows the advisor instead of a plain banner
  • Fixed Transport Max button no longer lets you send more than your fleet can carry
  • Fixed Colonising an occupied island no longer penalised by expansion stress
  • Fixed Guard hounds and other building-capped units no longer count toward population
  • Fixed Coin vault and bazaar prices rebalanced for smoother progression
  • Fixed Region map now updates automatically after attacks land, islands are colonised, or your alliance banner changes
  • Fixed "Island Attacked" alert now clears after reading the battle report

27 March 2026

v0.39.0

7 improvements · 4 fixes

  • Improved Stat card colours now match the medieval theme across buildings, units, and research
  • Improved Army and ship counts now show total including units on missions or garrisoned abroad
  • Improved Scroll position is preserved when returning from a unit or research detail view
  • Improved Reduced network traffic — the game no longer repeatedly downloads the entire world map in the background
  • Improved Faster initial game load — trimmed unnecessary data from startup payload
  • Improved Alliance banner editor now fits properly on mobile screens
  • Improved Randomised alliance banners now feature stronger heraldic and maritime designs
  • Fixed Training dialog now explains why a unit cannot be trained (e.g. population full) instead of silently disabling the button
  • Fixed Building stat cards no longer overflow on small screens
  • Fixed Affairs dispatch text is no longer warped and blurry on the parchment scroll
  • Fixed Defence reports no longer appear twice in the Governor's Desk

26 March 2026

v0.38.0

1 new feature · 1 improvement

  • New Alliance leaders can now edit alliance banners with a sixteen-colour heraldry palette
  • Improved Alliance banners now appear in player rankings and read more clearly on the chart

26 March 2026

v0.37.4

2 improvements · 1 fix

  • Improved Battle, raid, espionage, charter, and delivery reports now use clearer verdict banners, matching colors, and cleaner officer headers
  • Improved Battle and charter dispatches now use more precise verdicts such as Overrun, Defence Held, Charter Raised, and Island Razed
  • Fixed Attack, raid, and charter missions now show the correct success or failure result in mission dialogs and dispatches

25 March 2026

v0.37.3

2 fixes

  • Fixed Black Tide islands now keep building toward open harbours before mustering troops
  • Fixed Black Tide resource growth no longer slows down just because its settlements are miserable

25 March 2026

v0.37.1

1 fix

  • Fixed Queue timers in the orders panel now tick down smoothly instead of freezing

24 March 2026

v0.37.0

4 new features · 6 improvements · 3 fixes

  • New Alliance owners and admins now see a red dot when players request to join
  • New Worlds can now awaken the hidden Black Tide as a hostile island power
  • New Recently attacked islands now show smoke on the chart and fires up close
  • New New Founders Chronicle dispatch: "Two Officers Were Assigned to the Eastern Pier at CorsairPickle Shore. Their Report Says 'Large.'"
  • Improved Join requests appear right on the Alliance page instead of being hidden in the Invite tab
  • Improved Settlement warning now glows softly around the button instead of making it beat
  • Improved Alliance rankings now show members and score in a cleaner leaderboard list
  • Improved Plague-held islands are labeled clearly without exposing a normal governor profile
  • Improved Black Tide islands now keep deepening their harbours, barracks, and war production after the first buildup
  • Improved Recently attacked islands now show heavier smoke and larger fires
  • Fixed Settlement button no longer pulses when your island is happy and thriving
  • Fixed Home now returns to another owned island or the region map if your former home falls
  • Fixed The Governor's Desk now keeps Island Attacked visible until the attack dispatch itself is opened

22 March 2026

v0.36.1

3 improvements · 2 fixes

  • Improved Well-run idle colonies now take longer to grey and become forsaken
  • Improved Neglect now grows slowly under healthy rule, worsens faster under poor morale, and eases when governors resume work
  • Improved Neglected colonies now grey on the map and darken nearby waters as the neglect deepens
  • Fixed Idle colonies now begin to show neglect even when food, schools, and taxes are strong
  • Fixed Colonisation fleets no longer trigger raid treasure or cursed chest effects

21 March 2026

v0.36.0

1 improvement · 2 fixes

  • Improved Visits, sign-ups, onboarding, and first-world progress now use first-party analytics
  • Fixed Friends can now receive a new friend request later
  • Fixed The First Trade seal now unlocks when posting a trade contract

20 March 2026

v0.35.2

2 improvements · 1 fix

  • Improved The Seals ledger replaces the old profile achievements tab with clearer next-step guidance, reminder prompts, and one-tap shortcuts into the right office
  • Improved The achievements handbook page and public Founders Chronicle/world pages have been refreshed, including the latest world dispatch
  • Fixed The Steady Hands seal now counts resolved council dispatches correctly

20 March 2026

v0.35.1

1 improvement

  • Improved Landing page redesigned with parchment-style navigation and a more compact layout

18 March 2026

v0.35.0

1 new feature · 2 improvements · 4 fixes

  • New World News now appears as its own chat channel above alliance chat
  • Improved Realm events and alliance roster notices now use richer chat cards instead of the old world feed tab
  • Improved World News dialog now focuses on Chronicle reports while live updates move to chat
  • Fixed World News now accepts realm-wide governor posts only through chat
  • Fixed The World News channel can no longer be accidentally left
  • Fixed View Intel now opens your latest spy report even if you launched it from another island
  • Fixed Friends no longer block attacks or colonisation missions

17 March 2026

v0.34.0

1 improvement

  • Improved Invite links and push notifications now have stronger behind-the-scenes delivery tracking to speed up support and troubleshooting

17 March 2026

v0.33.0

1 improvement

  • Improved World dialog chronicle tab now shows the full dispatch instead of just the summary

17 March 2026

v0.32.0

2 new features · 1 improvement · 1 fix

  • New World dialog now opens with a Chronicle report tab showing the latest world news inside the game
  • New Governor's Chronicle world reports now update from one shared source across the game and public site
  • Improved Chronicle homepage now surfaces the latest live world report before the archived dispatches
  • Fixed Forbidden language and shared links are filtered again in governor names, contact notes, private correspondence, and world broadcasts

16 March 2026

v0.30.0

1 new feature · 6 improvements · 4 fixes

  • New World News button now appears on the region map for quick access to world events
  • Improved World map island zooming is now smoother, with steadier transitions between region and island view
  • Improved Enemy-island headers and action buttons now enter more smoothly, and sea-travel loading now fades cleanly across the full sea area without flashing the old spinner
  • Improved Forgot password now has its own dedicated screen with clear step-by-step recovery
  • Improved Send resources now has quick amount buttons and clearer cargo estimates
  • Improved World dialog now shows world age, players, alliances, size, and speed at a glance under the title
  • Improved World News button now anchored above the alerts chip instead of floating over the map arrows
  • Fixed Home now returns to your island without blanking or fake loading
  • Fixed Forgot password link now always visible on the login screen
  • Fixed Login screen now scrollable on small phones
  • Fixed Home, rankings, and island taps now keep you on the selected island more reliably

15 March 2026

v0.29.0

2 new features · 7 improvements · 5 fixes

  • New Fleet missions now use clearer action-specific launch and tracking flows
  • New New public world page showing live player rankings, alliance standings, and territory map
  • Improved Landing page now links to Live World, Discord, and Facebook
  • Improved Enemy island intel and action buttons now refresh more reliably on the map
  • Improved Battle reports now show island coordinates in headings so you know exactly where the fight happened
  • Improved Lost battle reports no longer reveal the enemy garrison — you can see who you killed, but full intel requires spying
  • Improved Ships now say "Build" instead of "Train" — you build a ship, you don't train one
  • Improved Player rankings now show how many islands each player holds
  • Improved Smoother dialog scrolling on larger screens
  • Fixed Email sign-in no longer collapses while the harbor loads login options
  • Fixed Occupied non-starter islands can now be colonised for raze attempts from the map
  • Fixed Large resource numbers in the marketplace, bazaar, and training screens now show abbreviated values (e.g. 1.18M) instead of full numbers
  • Fixed Raid and colonisation results now create the correct reports and dispatches
  • Fixed Mission progress bar now animates smoothly from the start when opening the mission dialog

15 March 2026

v0.28.0

4 new features · 3 improvements · 2 fixes

  • New New world news dispatch: Founders Archipelago Day 16
  • New Completed missions now show a quick outcome summary: victory or defeat, plunder, colonisation result, and intel level
  • New Recent reports in the fleet screen are now clickable to view full mission details
  • New Army and ships can now train at the same time
  • Improved Raid, colonise, and battle reports now show distinct badges so you can tell them apart at a glance
  • Improved Building, army, and ship screens are clearer and easier to scan
  • Improved Browser tabs now show the world name while you play
  • Fixed Colonise missions now display the correct title and badge instead of showing "Attack"
  • Fixed Army and ship training buttons now stay highlighted with progress bars while training is underway

14 March 2026

v0.27.0

2 new features · 6 improvements · 3 fixes

  • New New world news dispatch — Founders Archipelago Day 14 field report
  • New 11 new island affairs — singing wells, seagull postal fraud, backwards ink, guard dog strikes, miracle geese, and more
  • Improved Dispatch feed restyled to match the game's medieval ledger feel — no more blue highlights
  • Improved Official world decrees now stand out with a gold header and sender portrait
  • Improved Screen reader labels are clearer across the landing page and game UI
  • Improved Handbook, Chronicle, privacy policy, and terms now open from the public site
  • Improved Harbor sign-in screen is now a simpler auth-only page
  • Improved Public-site `/game/...` links now forward directly into the live game domain
  • Fixed Council affairs dot and alert counts now update instantly when opening the Governor's Desk
  • Fixed Spy, raid, attack, and colonise now launch from your selected island
  • Fixed Return-to-game links now send governors to the correct live game domain

12 March 2026

v0.26.0

4 new features

  • New Governor's Chronicle reworked as a two-column newspaper with world news dispatches and dev updates
  • New Individual Chronicle posts now have their own pages at /chronicle/[post]
  • New Landing page now features a Master Quill preview card linking to the Chronicle
  • New Three new world news dispatches covering the Founders Archipelago (days 7, 11, and 13)

12 March 2026

v0.25.0

3 new features · 7 improvements · 2 fixes

  • New Welcome email from Master Quill greets new governors with a dispatch about loose goats in the harbor
  • New 20 new wild affair events — ghost ships, runaway pigs, diplomatic parrots, sleepwalking garrisons, and more
  • New Successful raids on uninhabited islands can now uncover treasure chests with bonus coins, with rare cursed chests for the unlucky
  • Improved Password reset emails now arrive as official dispatches from Master Quill with character-appropriate humor
  • Improved Council Affairs now appear in the Watch alert chip instead of a separate Settlement attention dot
  • Improved Islands now have stronger visual identity with biome-based scenery and seeded animation variations
  • Improved Uninhabited raid balance has been retuned around a 12-hour pressure window with updated island payouts, defenders, and post-raid losses
  • Improved Bazaar purchases now confirm in-place so you can keep shopping without navigating back
  • Improved Rankings now show how many players are in the world
  • Improved Player profile shows island count next to the Islands heading
  • Fixed Signup and password reset no longer wait on email delivery
  • Fixed Affair outcome messages now match the rewards and costs you actually receive

11 March 2026

v0.24.0

1 new feature · 6 improvements · 3 fixes

  • New Schools now affect happiness as settlements grow
  • Improved Governor's Desk bell now clears on open without losing bold unread entries
  • Improved Mission dialog feels consistent throughout the voyage with crew quips always visible
  • Improved Travel quips rewritten with funnier crew banter, recurring characters, and running gags
  • Improved Settlement advice now names what is dragging morale down
  • Improved Life tab and School details now show education strain clearly
  • Improved Farm and School building details now show live upgrade guidance
  • Fixed View Report button no longer pops in when mission completes
  • Fixed Mission progress bar now sweeps smoothly from zero when opened
  • Fixed Tax changes now update settlement income and morale correctly

11 March 2026

v0.23.0

3 new features · 1 improvement · 1 fix

  • New Mission Viewer added for launched fleets
  • New Forgotten password added from the harbor sign-in screen
  • New Colonisation fleets can now bring escort troops
  • Improved Fleet missions are easier to open and follow
  • Fixed Governor display names now appear correctly in the world feed

10 March 2026

v0.22.0

3 new features · 1 improvement · 2 fixes

  • New Quick shortcuts and active fleet missions added to the top bar
  • New New island affairs added
  • New Friend invites now show coin rewards for both players
  • Improved Raiding empty islands has been rebalanced and its reports are clearer
  • Fixed Empty, legacy, and newly founded islands now receive proper island names
  • Fixed Occupied islands are now razed instead of claimed by colonisation

8 March 2026

v0.21.0

2 new features · 2 improvements · 2 fixes

  • New Low happiness now weakens armies, fleets, spies, and colonisation
  • New Attack and colonisation screens now show success odds before launch
  • Improved Travel times now reflect morale
  • Improved Happiness and military status are easier to read
  • Fixed Rankings scores now total correctly
  • Fixed Captured spies now name the rival governor

8 March 2026

v0.20.2

2 improvements · 2 fixes

  • Improved Food Supply now shows clearer recovery and balance details
  • Improved Colonisation now starts easier for smaller realms and harder for larger ones
  • Fixed Food Supply and Master Quill now report recovery states correctly
  • Fixed Repeated charter failures no longer gain hidden bonus odds

8 March 2026

v0.20.1

4 fixes

  • Fixed Bazaar restocks correctly when the timer ends
  • Fixed Expired bazaar wares no longer disappear
  • Fixed High-score governors can always access the bazaar
  • Fixed New empty islands no longer gain false raid resources

8 March 2026

v0.20.0

5 new features · 1 improvement

  • New Master Quill now gives settlement advice
  • New Achievement sets and seal rewards added
  • New Advisor-led notifications and starter guidance added
  • New Google, Discord, and Facebook sign-in added
  • New Terms of Service added
  • Improved Dispatches and reports now use richer in-world writing

6 March 2026

v0.19.4

2 improvements

  • Improved Build, research, and training buttons now show progress bars
  • Improved Landing page artwork refreshed

6 March 2026

v0.19.1

1 improvement

  • Improved Settlement & Life handbook page expanded

6 March 2026

v0.19.0

3 new features · 1 improvement

  • New The handbook received a full visual rewrite and new navigation
  • New Handbook buttons can now open the relevant guide from dialogs
  • New Chat & Friends handbook page added
  • Improved Dialogs and build panels were visually refreshed

6 March 2026

v0.18.1

2 fixes

  • Fixed Settlement attention dot stays hidden until a new player starts building
  • Fixed Alliance rankings now load reliably

5 March 2026

v0.18.0

1 new feature · 2 improvements · 3 fixes

  • New The Governor's Handbook added in-game guides for major systems
  • Improved Settlement can open the handbook directly
  • Improved Failed spy and battle reports are more entertaining
  • Fixed Friend requests now show the correct sender
  • Fixed Region map target selection works again
  • Fixed Duplicate battle, spy, and transport outcomes were removed

5 March 2026

v0.17.0

2 improvements · 1 fix

  • Improved Settings and profile actions were reorganised into a Help panel
  • Improved Battle, spy, and colonisation reports use richer writing
  • Fixed Rare onboarding UI crash fixed

5 March 2026

v0.16.0

4 new features · 1 improvement · 1 fix

  • New Empty islands now defend themselves
  • New Colonisation now depends on battle outcome and chance instead of being guaranteed
  • New A governor's last island cannot be colonised
  • New Stone walls add flat defense
  • Improved Landing page refreshed with new founder messaging, screenshots, and lore
  • Fixed Ships no longer require stone to build

5 March 2026

v0.15.1

1 improvement · 1 fix

  • Improved Landing page story and council introduction expanded
  • Fixed Master Quill now addresses Governors correctly

5 March 2026

v0.14.0

1 new feature · 1 improvement · 2 fixes

  • New Many new Affairs added across more council categories
  • Improved Affairs now use more distinct representatives and portraits
  • Fixed Build buttons unlock correctly when resources are ready
  • Fixed Existing players now receive their starter dispatches

4 March 2026

v0.13.0

1 improvement · 1 fix

  • Improved World notices now appear in alerts and the world feed
  • Fixed Region zoom no longer freezes the game

4 March 2026

v0.12.1

1 fix

  • Fixed Affair timing and score growth returned to normal pacing

4 March 2026

v0.12.0

2 new features · 2 improvements · 1 fix

  • New Kennels, Dog Training, and Guard Hounds added
  • New New governors now receive starter dispatches with early rewards
  • Improved Affairs choices were rebalanced for clearer trade-offs
  • Improved Achievement alerts stay visible until reviewed
  • Fixed Battles no longer report attacker victory after total destruction

3 March 2026

v0.11.0

2 new features · 3 improvements · 1 fix

  • New Update banner added when a new version is available
  • New Fleet Missions now shows recent completed missions
  • Improved Push alerts are less intrusive and have a guided opt-in flow
  • Improved Attack missions now keep their forecast and live countdown visible
  • Improved Battle notifications and reports are clearer
  • Fixed Newly colonised islands now update on the map without a manual refresh

3 March 2026

v0.10.0

1 improvement · 2 fixes

  • Improved Landing page refreshed with real game art and clearer calls to action
  • Fixed Affairs no longer show a misleading next-dispatch countdown
  • Fixed Landscape play is no longer blocked on touch laptops and desktops

2 March 2026

v0.9.0

2 new features · 2 improvements

  • New Achievements added to My Profile
  • New Foundations achievements now grant rewards
  • Improved Achievement popups now appear after actions finish
  • Improved Build button guidance now stays visible until your first completed upgrade

2 March 2026

v0.8.2

1 improvement · 1 fix

  • Improved Region seas now look more lively and polished
  • Fixed Region water effects no longer show hard edges or visual artifacts

1 March 2026

v0.8.1

2 fixes

  • Fixed Rankings no longer show duplicate players across worlds
  • Fixed Foreign timber barge trade now gives lumber correctly

1 March 2026

v0.8.0

1 new feature · 3 improvements · 1 fix

  • New Marketplace now includes Open Market and Trade Post
  • Improved Market screens were redesigned for faster trading
  • Improved Landing page redesigned with built-in login and register
  • Improved Alerts now separate new and earlier messages
  • Fixed Trade Post listings now expire correctly after purchase

28 February 2026

v0.7.0

1 improvement · 1 fix

  • Improved Island views now feel more alive with waves, birds, fish, and moving trees
  • Fixed Island water and tree animations no longer show seams or flicker

28 February 2026

v0.6.2

2 fixes

  • Fixed Support missions now require ships with enough capacity
  • Fixed Missing images and unexpected errors now recover more gracefully

27 February 2026

v0.6.0

4 new features · 1 improvement · 1 fix

  • New Affairs system added
  • New World Feed and Broadcast added
  • New Coins, food, happiness, and tax policy added to settlement management
  • New Alliances can now manage their own join requests
  • Improved Alerts and settlement actions were redesigned for clearer reading
  • Fixed Affairs timing and loading became more reliable

25 February 2026

v0.5.5

1 fix

  • Fixed World selection now scrolls correctly on mobile

25 February 2026

v0.5.4

2 improvements

  • Improved Panels and bars now stay centered and readable on wide screens
  • Improved Alliance panel makes browsing or creating an alliance clearer

25 February 2026

v0.5.3

1 new feature · 1 improvement

  • New Storehouse plunder protection now scales with Storehouse level
  • Improved World map ocean depth looks cleaner

24 February 2026

v0.5.0

5 new features · 1 improvement

  • New Spying on empty islands added
  • New Starter islands now need scouting before colonisation
  • New Region addresses, jump navigation, and a home button added to the map
  • New Worlds can now run at different speeds
  • New Resource transport between your islands, allies, and friends added
  • Improved Registration now uses a two-step flow with display-name generation

24 February 2026

v0.4.1

1 improvement

  • Improved Music now resumes from pause instead of restarting

24 February 2026

v0.4.0

3 new features · 2 improvements

  • New Background music and sound controls added
  • New Send Chat added to player profiles
  • New Feedback form now includes a question category
  • Improved Login, world selection, settings, chat, rankings, and badges received a visual refresh
  • Improved Feedback and settings screens were redesigned

24 February 2026

v0.3.0

1 new feature · 1 improvement

  • New Release Log added to Settings
  • Improved Login screen now shows version and release date

24 February 2026

v0.2.0

4 new features · 1 improvement

  • New Colonise added to the world map
  • New Alliance ownership transfer and dissolution added
  • New Privacy Policy added to login and settings
  • New Reconnect warning added when connection is lost
  • Improved Game renamed from Inselkampf to Inselnova

23 February 2026

v0.1.0

4 new features · 1 improvement

  • New Core strategy systems added: world map, building, research, training, fleets, combat, espionage, transport, and reports
  • New Social systems added: alliances, friends, direct messages, and rankings
  • New Marketplace trading and map intel added
  • New Login, registration, and feedback systems added
  • Improved The interface received a major visual refresh with new icons throughout