Ever wonder what's actually going on with that specific tile? Why your production seems off? What bonuses you're getting from that temple? Wonder no more.
Tile Inspector showing a paused Farm (See indicator on map as well)
The Tile Inspector
The big addition this update is the tile inspector—click any tile and you'll see everything about it. What improvements are built there, its terrain type, whether it's irrigated, what bonuses are active. All the hidden stats and modifiers that were previously just... happening in the background without you knowing.
But it's not just information—you can now pause individual buildings directly from the inspector. Not every building (pausing your settlement would be weird), but production buildings and other structures where it actually makes sense. This gives you much finer control over your economy without having to demolish and rebuild when you want to temporarily stop something.
This was a much-needed addition. Strategy games live and die on information clarity, and having all those systems running without clear visibility was creating confusion. Now you can actually understand what's contributing to your resource generation, what bonuses are stacking, and make informed decisions about what to build where.
Tile Inspor showing building progress
Building-Specific Controls (Coming Soon)
Behind the scenes, there's now a framework for building-specific controls. Settlements and the upcoming port building will have their own control panels with unique options relevant to those structures. This isn't visible in the current build yet, but it's the foundation for deeper management systems.
UI is hard, turns out. Who knew that making information displays that are both comprehensive and readable would be so much work? But it's worth it—these systems are what separate "buildings do things automatically" from "I'm making strategic choices about my empire."
Bug Fixes
Fixed the tile marker showing up during colonization mode (which was confusing), the tutorial forcing itself on sandbox mode (which was annoying), and various other small issues that were making the experience rougher than it should be.
What This Means
With better information comes better decisions. The tile inspector is the first step toward making every system in Eurekas transparent and understandable. You shouldn't have to guess why your economy is struggling or what that building is actually doing. Now you won't have to.
More clarity features coming as UI development continues (slowly, painfully, but surely).