Hey everyone!
It’s been about two months since we released Islantiles, and first of all: thank you for playing, sharing feedback, and supporting the game since launch. We’ve been closely following your reports, suggestions, and discussions, and today we’re happy to release a patch focused on two things:
Balance Changes
We’ve gone through a number of systems and mechanics to improve overall game flow, fairness, and decision-making. The goal of these changes is to make runs feel smoother, reduce frustrating edge cases, and create a more balanced experience across the board.
Bug Fixes
With the last few Hotfixes (often without patch notes) we fixed most of the bugs we knew about. This patch now includes the remaining bug fixes and general improvements, we know about. We’ve addressed several issues reported by the community, cleaned up smaller inconsistencies, and fixed a variety of problems that could negatively affect gameplay.
What’s in this update?
This patch includes:
Balance adjustments to improve overall gameplay feel and progression
Bug fixes for reported gameplay and technical issues
General polish and stability improvements
Various smaller fixes and quality-of-life improvements
We’ll post the full patch notes below so you can see all the detailed changes.
Thank you again for your support, patience, and feedback. It has helped us a lot in shaping this update, and we hope the changes make Islantiles an even better experience.
As always, if you run into issues or have feedback after the patch, let us know! We’re listening.
See you in Islantiles!
Daniel & Daniel
Patch Notes
General Balance Changes
Increased Coins gained for easier Islands, giving more chances to come back when having a harder run
Reduced the thresholds needed for Chieftain difficulty: Island 1: 5500 -> 5500 Island 2: 8500 -> 8500 Island 3: 12,500 -> 12,500 Island 4: 18,000 -> 18,000 Island 5: 30,000 -> 25,000 Island 6: 50,000 -> 45,000 Island 7: 100,000 -> 90,000 Island 8: 200,000 -> 180,000
Reduced the thresholds needed for Prince difficulty: Island 1: 5500 -> 5500 Island 2: 8500 -> 8500 Island 3: 12,500 -> 12,500 Island 4: 20,000 -> 20,000 Island 5: 40,000 -> 35,000 Island 6: 75,000 -> 70,000 Island 7: 150,000 -> 125,000 Island 8: 400,000 -> 300,000
Technology Balance Changes
Afterwork - Increases Productivity from 3 → 3.5 per Hammer
Healthy Diet - Increases Productivity gain from 0.04 → 0.05
Shrimp Farming - Increases Productivity from 1.7 → 2
Strip Mining - Increases Productivity from 1.5 → 1.8
Thirst for Knowledge - Increases Productivity from 1.2 → 1.5
University - Increases Productivity from 2.5 → 3
Thrift - Increases Productivity from 2 → 2.5
Master Guild - Increases Productivity from 1.8 → 2
Conservation - Increases Productivity from 3 → 4
Early Bird - Increases Actions from 4 → 5
Arts & Craft - Increases luxuries gained from 5 in spring to 2 in each season
Milita - Increases luxuries gained from 5 in summer to 2 in each season
Fuel Production - Increases luxuries gained from 5 in fall to 2 in each season
Distillation - Increases luxuries gain from 5 in winter to 2 in each season
Pioneers - Increases Productivity gain from 1 → 1.5
Trade Agreements - Increases resources gained from 5 → 6
Mindfulness - Increases Productivity gain from 1 → 1.3
Monarchy - Increases Productivity per Tier 3 card from 1.2 → 1.5
Cultural Exchange - Spawn 1 → 2 schools when visiting a trade route
Artistic Metalwork - Increases Productivity per Tier 2 card from 1.2 → 1.5
Culture Clubs Increases Productivity gain from 1.3 → 1.6
Gold Rush Increases Productivity gain from 1.2 → 1.6
Idolatry Increases Productivity gain from 1.5 → 2
Mountaineer Increases Productivity gain from 0.08 → 0.18
Thimblerig Increases Productivity gain from 1.5 → 2
Spyglass Increases Productivity gain from 0.1 → 0.18
Labor Union Increases Productivity gain from 0.08 → 0.2
Promotion Increases Productivity gain from 1 → 2
Quality of Life Improvements
Civs now show how they are unlocked
Bug Fixes
Fixed a bug where the King of the Crowns Achievement was not triggering as expected
Fixed a bug where the Merchant King Achievement was not triggering as expected
Fixed a bug where the Grandmaster of Emptiness Achievement was not triggering as expected
Fixed a bug where Luxury tutorials would trigger when playing Realm of the First Light resulting in weird Luxury Infos being shown
Fixed a bug where Luxury tutorials would trigger when playing Realm of the First Light resulting in broken shops
Fixed a bunch of localization issues, making mechanics easier to understand especially in english
Fixed Altruism not effecting gains Technologies
Fixed some typos