So the new update is getting more stuff, now open for testing on the public beta. Go to game properties/editions and betas/ and select beta There's a bunch getting added.
Dynamic War changes.
enemy fortresses may also spawn on your trade routes as a naval blockade,,
two new smaller fortresses added for variety
as soon as you declare war the random warships( of that faction that sail around) will target your biggest port and come at you.. regular naval attacks will occur
some warships may sail to the settlement under threat by the player if the player hasn't yet conquered anything but is at war
in total conquest more faction diversity in the attacks
units en-route to the player for a war assault, may divert to defend a settlement under attack by the player
pirates and monsters on traderoutes now spawn more often close to your best warship on that route
Architecture changes
Improved the wall/walkway algorithm with the goal of creating smoother traversals of the wall across jagged terrain, it cannot prevent every jitter, but walls /walkways may look a lot more smooth in this update. A small but meaningful fix.
The Repairman has his own base
And finally some general fixes:
refugees may spawn later in the game as well
prevents loading of old commander lists
prevents the "fortress message" from happening if there is no fortress
added more health to trading ships
reduced health on patrolling enemy vessels
improved ocean gerstner performance
These are on top of the earlier fixes announced for this update
fixed event GUI hiding during encounters
prevented loading errors from corrupting a save
massively improved the ship traderoute pathfinding..
improved economy performance
naval command ship reveals map|
improved shipping pathfinding
improved load performance
added a gunturret repair commander
As always these betas come at the risk of issues, please report anything so I can adress and get this update out.
Cheerio,
Tomas
ps: the Shipshaper demo went Overwhelmingly positive!! Go check it out:
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