"Spring Outbreak" Update for Market Dominion is a huge update, including quite huge changes in events and map mechanics! This version, also known as 1.03. Update includes some interesting stuff!
MAP CHANGES
Map has changed! Until now, there was only one map type: the plain, very basic map. Now, there was another map type added. It looks a bit... different. Fancy, to be exact! You can see it yourself underneath.
Both of those map types also received a "cycled" version of it, where map slowly changes into more "darker" scenario. In total, there are 4 map types now, which you can set up in the options.
EVENTS
Events! Events has changed! Now, the game has almost 50 new events with new, unique theme. The events' topics are mostly based around various epidemics and economic crisis that happened around the world throughout the time of the game. It also includes several smaller, social events, as well as some symbollic ones. The reasoning behind it is to put the player on more dangerous path, forcing him to always have a back up plan if something doesn't go his way. In summary, game is more surprising now! Those events are also expected to raise awareness how some of the events might be destructive for humanity. Some of the events included are:
- cholera pandemic,
- Swine Flu pandemic,
- COVID-19 pandemic,
- Green New Deal,
- 2008 Crisis,
- Hong Kong Transfer,
- series of events about population rise.
Full list will be available soon on Gamepedia.
BUGFIXES
We fixed several bugs that were showing up, such as:
- inproper setup of 'Colours Mode' option (the option would reset upon relaunching the game)
- in the late-game random events about cargo transport were simply "unavailable", as the game run out of places to send player to. It was patched - now player receives 0,5% Market Share whenever there are no states left to go to.
CHANGES - FULL LIST
- added map types,
- added cycled map modes, where map changes over time,
- added new series of 41 events (full list available on Gamepedia),
- Colours Mode Option did not save up properly in game options,
- added Map Type Option,
- fixed a bug with unavailable random cargo events,
- cosmetic changes to XML files,
- cosmetic changes to language files.