New Quick View and Quality of Life Improvements

This feature gives you an instant overview of key information from anywhere in the game and reduces the need to switch between different views.

Alongside this core feature, Update 0.17.0 introduces new music tracks, UI refinements, military improvements, and critical fixes.

Here is an overview of all changes in this update.

UI and Navigation

• New Quick View: A new overview panel on the left side of the screen gives instant access to essential information without opening separate views.
• Switching views: Pressing ESC takes you back to the map view. Pressing ESC while on the map opens the main menu.
• Lobby changes: Visual icons added to lobby settings info. The requirement to add at least one additional player has been removed (except for multiplayer savegames).
• Save management: Added a confirmation dialog when deleting save games.
• Visual updates: Player colors updated for RokTec (blue) and Zyl (purple) for better readability. Dialogs now feature smooth transition animations.
• Controls: Game speed can now be adjusted directly via keyboard using the plus and minus keys.

Military and Siege

• Armies under fire: Visual hints added when armies take fire.
• Siege reports: Active siege dialogs now show combat reports.
• Siege charges: Charges now run continuously until manually canceled or until the siege ends.

Audio Updates

• Music: Added 6 new music tracks to the game.
• Sound effects: Added new sound effects for some military actions.

Research and Trade

• Research icons: Added categorized icons for General, Economy, Construction, and Military research.
• Research descriptions: Updated descriptions for siege equipment research including ladders, paveses, catapults, and battering rams.
• Trade view: Added hints to the trade view and tooltips to buy and sell buttons.
• Trade inputs: Entering a quantity in trade no longer resets if transport capacity is missing.

Multiplayer and Fixes

• Multiplayer dialogs: Added a notification dialog when a player leaves the game.
• Siege fixes: Fixed infinite siege issues by adding additional validation checks for attackers and defenders.
• Save and Lobby fixes: Resolved multiplayer lobby issues, fixed savegame loading, and prevented loading savegames if required players are missing.
• Visibility fixes: Buildings in neighbor regions of newly conquered regions are no longer visible, and region syncing after scouting has been corrected.
• General fixes: Resolved crashes when demolishing recently completed structures, corrected town storage shift and ctrl actions, fixed client scouting, and updated missing translations.

Thank you for your support. Enjoy the update.