Hexarchy

Balance

• Mine now adds only 1 Hammer yield instead of 2
  
• Fort now grants +1 range to ranged units on its hex (does not apply to units with Skirmisher)
  
• Shield Wall damage reduction changed from 100% to 75%
  

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where Skirmisher promotion could be applied to Fusilier
  
• Localization fixes
  

Misc

• Card art tweaks
  

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New Civilization - Prussia

Passive Bonuses

• All units have an extra promotion slot
  
• When you promote a unit, draw a card that grants Charge once per turn
  
• City buildings give +2 gold
  

Prussia Unit - Fusilier

• Unlocks a tech tier 4
  
• 25 strength
  
• Cost 7 Hammers
  
• +4 base strength for each allied unit on its hex and neighboring hexes. Applies at the start of a turn.
  

Prussia Ability - Drill Promotion

• Unlocks at tech tier 0
  
• Cost 1 Hammer
  
• Unit gains 20% base strength every turn up to 100%
  

New Civilization - Japan

Passive Bonuses

• Increase resource storage space by 4
  
• Increased trade Gold overhead and reduced Gold from selling resources
  
• Hammers in every city within 5 hexes of capital
  
• Hammer from Fishing Huts
  

Japan Unit - Samurai

• Unlocks a tech tier 3
  
• 12 strength
  
• Cost 5 Hammers or 1 Iron
  
• Takes 50% damage when attacking
  
• Starts with Berserker
  

Japan Ability - Blessings of the Sea

• Unlocks at tech tier 0
  
• Cost 1 Hammer
  
• Add a random water resource to a hex in your territory
  

Ladder Season 4 Begins

• Ladder rankings reset
  
• Your best Season 3 ranking can still be showcased using the distinct Season 1 and Season 2 badges
  

Hegemon Update - Eliminations

• After 4 days of a weekly Hegemon round the bottom half of civilizations are eliminated
  
• Players fighting for an eliminated civilization can "reroll" to randomly be assigned one of the remaining civilizations
  
• Player contributions from eliminated civilizations do not transfer to the new civilization
  

Balance

• City Gold maintenance cost increased slightly
  
• Roads - length buildable at base cost increased from 4 to 6. Extra cost for hills and forest reduced
  
• Multiple water resources can now spawn on the same hex
  

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where a Charge effect could be consumed by having a land melee unit attempt to attack a boat
  
• Fixed an issue where Great Wall could allow a Warship to move onto land
  
• Fixed graphical stutter that could occur when tech tree panel appears
  
• Fixed issue where tool tips would no longer show up after game has ended
  

Misc

• Bot AI tweaks
  
• Unity Engine updated to 2022.3.62f2
  

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Fixes

• Fixed a rare issue that could occur when loading a single-player game
  

Fixes

• Fixed an issue that was sometimes preventing single-player games from loading
  
• Fixed an issue where some experimental rules were not working in multiplayer
  

Experimental Rule Mode Updates

• These changes are only when using the "Experimental Rules" option for skirmish and custom multiplayer games
  
• Removed Embark hammer cost
  
• Draw card draws 2 cards and costs 5 gold
  
• Shuffle costs 5 gold
  
• Redraw costs 5 gold
  
• Base card burn gold increased to 5
  

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where using a VPN with split-tunneling could cause single-player games to fail to load
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause orders to very rarely time out in single player
  
• Fixed an issue with the font for Flank Attack notifications in Portuguese
  
• Fixed an error in the Player Explorer
  

Experimental Rules

• Can enable "Experimental Rules" for Skirmish and custom multiplayer games
  
• Card burns now give 4 gold for first burn per turn then 3,2,1
  
• Firewood burns still give 2 hammers and 1 science
  
• Palace gives 1 additional hammer
  
• Mine adds 1 additional hammer to yield
  
• Scout gather hammer cost removed
  
• Huts are more likely to give science
  
• Hut spawn rates increased
  

Fixes

• Fixed an error in the Player Explorer
  
• Fixed an error that could occur with citizens when a city is pillaged
  

Misc

• Added a leaderboard in the Player Explorer for total XP earned
  
• Some adjustments to player login management
  

Fixes

• Fixed issue where you couldn't charge into one of your own occupied cities if it was only occupied by a Catapult, Cannon, or Warship
  
• Fixed an issue where orders could timeout showing the disconnect icon when they shouldn't have
  
• Fixed an issue where loaded save games would not show players as eliminated if they were eliminated before the game was saved
  
• Fixed an issue where cards in the tech tree could get stuck if you close it with the escape key
  
• Fixed issues related to Charge and friendly cities in team and co-op games
  
• Fixed issues related to multiple players having Great Lighthouse
  
• Fixes for issues where the Great Lighthouse model not appear sometimes after being built
  
• Great Lighthouse gold bonus is now immediately applied to nearby citizens
  
• Fixed an issue where you could play Mass Produce again without the effect being consumed from the first time played
  
• Fixed an issue where Catapults, Cannons, and Warships could not be spawned on a Barracks near city with 1 population
  

Balance

• Mass Produce - Now always drawn at start of your turn if it is in your deck
  
• Annex - Also claims all unclaimed hexes adjacent to target hex. Cost increased to 10 gold
  
• Courthouse - Now also produces 4 gold. Culture production increased to 4
  
• Garrison Promotion - Now produces 2 happiness in a city and reduces maintenance cost by more. Defense bonus increased slightly
  
• Craftsmanship - Now also gives 1 gold per building or improvement. Roads no longer count. Range reduced to 2.
  
• Pathfinder Promotion - Now also removes terrain movement penalty for unit itself
  

Misc

• Bots are now less likely to use military units to claim hexes with no resources
  
• Units that already have orders are greyed out in selection window
  
• Added effect when a unit is captured
  

Fixes

• Captured warships in a city can no longer capture or burn the city
  
• Fixed an issue where Frenzy ability would default to using hammers instead of luxury
  
• Fixed an issue in multiplayer where Annex could be used on a Holy Site next to an enemy settler but it would not actually claim it
  
• Fixed an issue in multiplayer where embarked Settlers could block claiming neighboring Holy Sites
  
• Fixed an issue where a Barracks could be assigned to a pillaged city making it unusable
  
• Fixed an issue where Granary yield increase wouldn't immediately show after being built
  
• Fixed an issue where yield increases from pillaged improvements and buildings would show until the next turn
  
• Fixed an issue where the Volley suppressed effect could be applied while a unit is defending
  
• Fixed an issue where splash damage was ignoring the Holy Warrior and Immortal effects
  
• Fixed an issue with controller UI navigation after hitting the back button on the campaign card store screen