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Test Branch 1.0.73713 Test 2024-08-21

[h2]Design[/h2]

Tech tree changes:

• Moved Free Akkadian Archer card to Forestry
  
• Moved Free Battering Ram and Exotic Fur cards to Spoked Wheel
  
• Free Battering Ram, Akkadian Archer and Hoplite card costs brought in line with other nations free level 1 unique unit cards (200 -> 100)
  
• Moved Free Scholar tech card from Forestry to Metaphysics
  
• Moved Architecture and Vaulting back a tier in the tech tree
  
• Increased the cost of all 7th tier techs to compensate for the reduction in cost of Architecture and Vaulting (1500 -> 1600)
  
• Architecture requires Drama instead of Portcullis
  
• Portcullis no longer requires Drama
  
• Stirrups requires Portcullis instead of Citizenship
  
• Martial Code now requires Citizenship
  
• Windlass requires Manor instead of Architecture
  
• Siege Tower bonus card requires Windlass
  
• Free Perfume card requires Architecture instead of Portcullis
  

• Most map scripts in multiplayer now place all human players on the same landmass.
  
• Exceptions are Archipelago, Continents, Player Islands and Disjunction
  
• This is optional on Mediterranean and Lakes and Gulfs maps using 'Connected Player Starts' as this can significantly affect player starting positions
  
• In MP games using the Player Development setting, extra cities have to obey the connection requirements of starting locations. If they can't the player will not get them
  
• Significantly increased the effect of Ruthless AI on player opinion and war declaration modifier
  
• Laurion Mine now enables a Miner specialist on the tile
  
• Undo is no longer available in cloud games using the Strict (Teams) turn style. This does not affect cloud games using Strict (Players) which still have undo.
  

[h2]Programming[/h2]

• Improved AI unit danger estimate
  
• AI now helps their allies count down the capture timer for cities
  

[h2]UI[/h2]

• Added notification for units that you kill during your turn
  
• City borders now pulse when hovering over the city center
  
• Pin Character mission removed. Pinning is now performed with a new star icon found under character actions
  
• Leader icon changed to a crown and non-succession royals to an asterisk to differentiate them from the pin icon
  
• Notable characters filter now only shows manually pinned characters and is ordered by turn pinned
  
• Harvested resource tooltip now shows regrow chance as a percentage instead of a die roll
  
• Family tree toggles now remember their previous state
  
• Yields are now shown for all agent network cities regardless of agent status when sorting by base yields
  
• Added support for a more complete set of stats in No Characters mode
  
• Refactored ignore reminders code. Now supports ignoring reminder types separately for characters with multiple roles
  
• Smaller tech status icons to reduce overlap on mini tech tree
  

[h2]Bugs Fixed[/h2]

• Fixed fatigue increasing effects (Swift, Zealot leader) not always affecting hired tribal units
  
• Fixed raiding units not raiding after making peace with their original tribe
  
• Fixed pinned characters getting removed on leaders death
  
• Fixed tribe widgets being occluded by terrain in some cases
  
• Fixed the effect of multiple holy cities in the same city not stacking
  
• Fixed abdication sometimes leaving permanently exploring leaders
  
• Fixed mirror maps sometimes not having symmetric vegetation on resource tiles
  
• Fixed events not popping up on start of turn in hotseat
  
• Fixed clicks on locked tooltip links not registering actions (e.g. selecting a character)
  
• Fixed Rise of Carthage scenario 4 goal to cross the alps sometimes not completing
  
• Fixed hover effect not showing on tech cards
  
• Fixed nation/tribe opinion not updating immediately after diplomacy changes
  
• Fixed city camera state not resetting at start of turn when selecting a city between turns
  
• Fixed Royal characters sometimes not appearing in family tree
  
• Fixed Assyrian capital combat preview being blocked by buildings on adjacent tile
  
• Fixed invalid index exception from rebels spawning from a city without a family
  
• Fixed raiders disappearing while inside city territory or adjacent to Kemet/Aten units in Pharaohs of the Nile scenario 3
  
• Fixed dynastic mechanics of Ptolemy, Ashur-Uballit, Khufu and Mursili in No Events mode (Wonders and Dynasties)
  
• Text and event fixes
  

A hotfix update to the main branch has been released which is now 1.0.73676 release 2024-08-20

[h2]Bugs Fixed[/h2]

• Fixed issue with game getting stuck due to looping attack animation
  
• Fixed hidden units being visible on minimap and selectable.
  

Main Branch 1.0.73566 Release 2024-08-13

[h2]Design[/h2]

• Game of the Week Event Level now has a 4% chance to be each of the non-default settings
  
• Growth required for next citizen now increases quadratically after 20 growths. This makes very large population cities harder to achieve
  
• Revelry and Seek Political Allies missions more likely to succeed (Behind the Throne)
  
• Lowered Growth bonus for Rising Star governors from 50% to 25% (Behind the Throne)
  

[h2]Programming[/h2]

• Major Unity version upgrade (2021.3.34f1 to 2022.3.39f1)
  
• AI performance and behavior improvements
  
• Improved the rare case of the AI defending a city when the city's territory is divided in multiple parts by a mountain range
  
• Exposed minimum turn for 1 city ambitions to XML for use by modders
  
• Moved some hardcoded AI parameters to globalsAI.xml for use by modders
  

[h2]UI[/h2]

• Added Notable Characters filter. All characters now have a mission to allow manually pinning and unpinning them to/from the notable characters list
  
• Added player notification when their previously hidden units become visible
  
• Converting a cloud game into a network game now removes it from the cloud so that there is only one active instance
  
• No longer possible to convert a network game to cloud if there are any unclaimed player slots
  
• MP setup screen now has an Advanced Settings header instead of hiding them behind a toggle
  
• Improved tooltip for specialist luxuries
  
• Per-specialist and per-religion yields are no longer considered "potential" bonuses in effectCity help text
  
• Added Game of the Week icon to Hall of Fame games
  
• Game credits updates
  
• Ambitions with multiple yield types now show yield progress in the same order as defined in the ambition
  
• Improvements to culture tooltips
  
• Context menus are no longer closed when clicking on a locked tooltip
  

[h2]Bugs Fixed[/h2]

• Fixed diplomatic missions in No Events mode
  
• Fixed GIF export path on Mac and Linux
  
• Fixed date completed not populating Hall of Fame entry when game completed
  
• Fixed some scenario leader names not displaying correctly in Hall of Fame
  
• Fixed some completed games being excluded from Hall of Fame
  
• Fixed Alliance Victory display in Hall of Fame
  
• Fixed AI assert
  
• Fixed AI thinking it cannot occupy a city tile with both land and water units
  
• Fixed opinion rates appearing over multiple lines in tab panels
  
• Fixed client assert on load
  
• Fixed invalid player index
  
• Fixed hotseat turn state button refresh
  
• Fixed hotseat selection issue on player switch
  
• Fixed MP join screen for teams with many players
  
• Fixed turn button label text in MP
  
• Fixed incorrect religion/city colors in turn summary
  
• Fixed general character tooltip not locking from unit widget archetype icon
  
• Fixed inconsistent ESC key behavior on scenario screen
  
• Fixed AI saying they refuse to declare war when they are already at war
  
• Fixed possible resources on urban terrain with mirror maps
  
• Fixed unit selection causing flickering on adjacent objects
  
• Fixed clicking on city widget selecting units first
  
• Fixed click issues with family seat icon and city healthbar
  
• Fixed display of units in stacks
  
• Fixed popups not always closing when the active player changes in hotseat
  
• Fixed improvement recommendations showing on tiles with recommended improvement already started
  
• Fixed issue with religion founding game log
  
• Fixed warrior built event not popping automatically in Learn to Play 2
  
• Fixed character filter lists not updating immediately
  
• Fixed errors occuring when rapidly scrolling lists
  
• Fixed double-submit in file browser when input field is focused
  
• Fixed nested link in tutor mission links
  
• Fixed Pharaohs of the Nile scenario 2 bug where Libyan raid could spawn directly at player city (Pharaohs of the Nile)
  
• Fixed rare Jerwan Aqueduct bug (Wonders and Dynasties)
  
• Text and event fixes
  

Test Branch 1.0.73506 Test 2024-08-07

[h2]Design[/h2]

• Growth required for next citizen now increases quadratically after 20 growths. This makes very large population cities harder to achieve
  

[h2]Programming[/h2]

• Moved some hardcoded AI parameters to globalsAI.xml for use by modders
  

[h2]UI[/h2]

• All characters now have a mission to allow manually pinning and unpinning them to/from the notable characters list
  
• Ambitions with multiple yield types now show yield progress in the same order as defined in the ambition
  
• Improvements to culture tooltips
  
• Context menus are no longer closed when clicking on a locked tooltip
  

[h2]Bugs Fixed[/h2]

• Fixed diplomatic missions in No Events mode
  
• Fixed clicking on city widget selecting units first
  
• Fixed click issues with family seat icon and city healthbar
  
• Fixed display of units in stacks
  
• Fixed popups not always closing when the active player changes in hotseat
  
• Fixed improvement recommendations showing on tiles with recommended improvement already started
  
• Fixed pagan religion founding notification getting sent to all players (introduced in last test)
  
• Fixed issue with religion founding game log
  
• Fixed warrior built event not popping automatically in Learn to Play 2
  
• Fixed character filter lists not updating immediately
  
• Fixed errors occuring when rapidly scrolling lists
  
• Fixed double-submit in file browser when input field is focused
  
• Fixed nested link in tutor mission links
  
• Text and event fixes
  

Test Branch 1.0.73413 Test 2024-07-31

[h2]Design[/h2]

• Game of the Week Event Level now has a 4% chance to be each of the non-default settings
  

[h2]Programming[/h2]

• Major Unity version upgrade (2021.3.34f1 to 2022.3.39f1)
  
• AI performance and behavior improvements
  
• Improved the rare case of the AI defending a city when the city's territory is divided in multiple parts by a mountain range
  
• Exposed minimum turn for 1 city ambitions to XML (for use by modders)
  

[h2]UI[/h2]

• Added Notable Characters filter (shows Exploring, Imprisoned, Exiled, Rising Star, Power Hungry, Vengeful, Plotting, and Bypassed characters)
  
• Added player notification when their previously hidden units become visible
  
• Converting a cloud game into a network game now removes it from the cloud so that there is only one active instance
  
• No longer possible to convert a network game to cloud if there are any unclaimed player slots
  
• MP setup screen now has an Advanced Settings header instead of hiding them behind a toggle
  
• Improved tooltip for specialist luxuries
  
• Per-specialist and per-religion yields are no longer considered "potential" bonuses in effectCity help text
  
• Added Game of the Week icon to Hall of Fame games
  
• Game credits updates
  

[h2]Bugs Fixed[/h2]

• Fixed GIF export path on Mac and Linux
  
• Fixed date completed not populating Hall of Fame entry when game completed
  
• Fixed some scenario leader names not displaying correctly in Hall of Fame
  
• Fixed some completed games being excluded from Hall of Fame
  
• Fixed AI assert
  
• Fixed AI thinking it cannot occupy a city tile with both land and water units
  
• Fixed opinion rates appearing over multiple lines in tab panels
  
• Fixed client assert on load
  
• Fixed invalid player index
  
• Fixed Alliance Victory display in Hall of Fame
  
• Fixed hotseat turn state button refresh
  
• Fixed hotseat selection issue on player switch
  
• Fixed MP join screen for teams with many players
  
• Fixed incorrect religion/city colors in turn summary
  
• Fixed general character tooltip not locking from unit widget archetype icon
  
• Fixed inconsistent ESC key behavior on scenario screen
  
• Fixed AI saying they refuse to declare war when they are already at war
  
• Fixed possible resources on urban terrain with mirror maps
  
• Fixed turn button label text in MP
  
• Fixed unit selection causing flickering on adjacent objects
  
• Fixed Pharaohs of the Nile scenario 2 bug where Libyan raid could spawn directly at player city (Pharaohs of the Nile)
  
• Fixed Jerwan Aqueduct bug (Wonders and Dynasties)
  
• Text and event fixes