Developer posts and news about this game.
First things first: sorry for the silence. A mix of personal circumstances and the holiday period meant this took far longer than I wanted, and I should have said something sooner. Thanks to everyone who stuck around. The good news is that the quiet stretch wasn't idle. This is t
New Features Town Growth Inspired by Imperialism 2's National Bureaucracy mechanic. Research the new National Bureaucracy technology (Governance branch) to unlock city-to-town upgrades. Towns produce a +1 finished material per turn from raw materials within their province (4:1 ra
Settings, Esc-to-go-back, and windowed-mode fixes New settings UI scale — choose 90% / 100% / 110% / 125% to make menus and buttons larger or smaller. Takes effect after restarting the game. Edge scrolling — toggle on/off and adjust speed from 50% to 200%. Autosave frequency — ch
Thanks to everyone who's been sharing feedback about performance — we've spent some time under the hood addressing it. Performance Smoother gameplay: less delay when issuing orders to engineers, builders and explorers Faster fleet selection and map zoom Faster AI turns in mid- an
New features Voluntary annexation — build relations with a minor European nation to +90 and peacefully take it over for 5,000 gold. No war, no occupation, no army needed. Inspired by the merchant-empire mechanic from Imperialism 2. Adjustable research speed — fund each technology
Welcome to Mercatoria Mercatoria is a turn-based grand strategy game set in the Age of Discovery, built in the spirit of *Imperialism II: The Age of Exploration*. If you remember Imperialism 2 — the maps divided into provinces with their own resources, the satisfaction of connect