Developer posts and news about this game.
Added a new cosmetic seasonal bird migration system, with flocks flying across the map in different directions throughout the year Improved traveler movement when changing simulation speed, reducing abrupt jumps and visual snapping Linux and Mac stability improvements
Ave Patricians, Nova Patria v1.1.00 is now live, bringing official support for Mac and Linux! To all of our new Mac and Linux governors: welcome to the New World. There’s a glorious colony waiting to be built. For the Empire!
Additional rail intersection sprites. Repositioned the music track name in the options menu. Corrected the music track name "Numeri Cotidie" from its English working title. Improved tutorial text.
Reduced pathfinding-related performance spikes in very large colonies. Added additional rail vertex sprites to improve uphill and downhill transition visuals. Added localized achievement text for supported languages. Localized autosave and quicksave filenames to match the selecte
Added a video setting for locking the cursor to the game window. Improved Escape key behavior so additional menus, settings windows, and keybind screens can now be exited more consistently. Fixed some German settings text appearing in the wrong settings rows.
Improved rail visuals with additional elevated connection sprites. Improved minimap click-and-drag movement so the camera now follows the selected position more smoothly. Improved aqueduct construction pathfinding to better preserve buildable space near aqueduct endpoints. Fixed
Added new sprites for elevated center-tile road intersections. Improved dynamic audio sound effect balancing based on zoom level. Fixed an issue where, with the Improved Fountains perk active, cities built on tiles that received freshwater solely from fountains would not provide
Updated French translations. Updated the language selector so each language name is displayed in its own language. Updated the credits list. Made additional minor text updates. Adjusted the key binding menu to better match the size of the settings menu.
Reduced the transport capacity bonus from Calibratio Carbonis from 25% to 20% to prevent upgraded transport capacities from producing decimal values. Updated terminology across all languages to better distinguish local delivery, regional trade, and overseas trade mechanics. Fixed
Fixed a bug where buildings sometimes would not fully demolish. Fixed the Great Railway goal not tracking or triggering correctly. Fixed trains not being dispatched for very long but otherwise valid trades. Updated trade simulation so if the only valid trade is with a storage bui
Improved city label performance when zoomed far out on maps with many cities. Adjusted traveling resource anchor positions so resources appear more naturally placed in the world. Updated several tutorial texts to explain important game rules more clearly. Improved population and
Improved airship handling when a destination is destroyed before arrival. Flipped the log pile asset horizontally to better distinguish it from lumber. Limited building information windows to 8 open at once, with the oldest windows closing automatically after that. Increased the
Fixed an additional rare simulation freeze that could occur while previewing rail/network construction paths.
Improved UI scaling range for larger UI and text. Fixed UI scaling not applying correctly to information popup windows and the tutorial window. Fixed incorrect resolution options appearing on certain displays. Fixed a crash/freeze related to aqueduct construction pathfinding. Fix
Ave Patricians, Anthony Sorise here, from Sower Interactive - and I’m extremely excited to announce that Nova Patria is approaching 1.0 and will be available to purchase on May 14! It has been a long and incredible journey to reach this point, and I cannot wait to finally get Nov
Ave Patricians! Another week of steady progress across the Empire. This week’s updates focus on tech balancing, world animation, and performance improvements, alongside continued polish to UI clarity and localization. Here’s what the team has been working on: ⚖ Tech & Balance
Ave Patricians! Another week of progress across the Empire. This week’s work focused on resource range clarity, construction flow, UI polish, world animation, and economic balance - making Nova Patria easier to read, smoother to control, and more responsive as colonies grow. Here
Ave Patricians! Another week of progress across the Empire. This week’s updates focus on visual expansion, economy balancing, and foundational platform features , alongside continued improvements to UI clarity and performance. Here’s what the team has been working on: 🎨 Art &
Ave Patricians! Another week of steady progress across the Empire. This week’s updates focus on world animation, smarter logistics, and continued improvements to UI clarity and stability - refining how Nova Patria looks, feels, and flows as your cities grow. Here’s what the team
Ave Patricians! Another week of steady progress across the Empire. This week’s work focused on world immersion, UI clarity, and continued polish across systems and visuals - with improvements that make Nova Patria feel more cohesive, readable, and responsive moment to moment. Her