What changed in Kingdoms and Castles in 2017

Introduction of AI merchant ships that will arrive from across the sea to buy and sell resources.

Implementation of job prioritization for better resource management.

New outpost buildings to settle on distinct islands created by deep water.

Introduction of larger map sizes, roughly 2x the number of tiles compared to previous sizes.

New building called the Outpost to settle distinct islands on larger maps.

Introduction of AI merchant ships that buy and sell resources from across the sea.

Addition of larger map sizes with roughly 2x the number of tiles.

New buildings including docks and transport ships to link settlements and ship resources.

New buildings including docks and transport ships to facilitate resource shipping between settlements.

New feature for prioritizing jobs within the game.

Players can now build wooden walls with a height limit of 3, costing 7 wood each.

A new statue has been added, providing a happiness bonus to peasants.

Fixed a bug where demolishing an in-progress wall section caused strange life values in walls below.

UI now shows building fire risk and lists residents, with a new highlight effect on building selection.

New irrigation mechanics allow players to farm regardless of soil type and increase crop yields.

Fixed issue where viking raids would always occur shortly after loading a save.

Players can now build wooden walls with a height limit of 3, costing 7 wood each.

Fixed bug where generals could die before the rest of their army.

The length of an in-game year has been increased by 50%, allowing more time for food transport.

New irrigation mechanics allow players to farm regardless of soil type and improve crop yield.

Resolved an issue where viking raids would occur shortly after loading a save.

Ogres can now attack even if the land is completely walled off.

Z now pans the camera down along with S, enabling full WASD control.

Fixed bug where demolishing a wall section caused strange life values in adjacent walls.

The building information UI has been redesigned and now shows fire risk and resident lists.

A new statue has been added, providing a happiness bonus to peasants.

Running multiple festivals at once now yields diminishing returns.

Only buildings with fireplaces can catch fire spontaneously, and well coverage can eliminate fire spread risk.

Fixed a bug where generals could die before the rest of their army.

Z now pans the camera down in addition to S, allowing for better control with WASD.

Fixed bugs where vikings could kidnap villagers on the other side of walls.

Stone roads are now available, increasing peasant movement speed by 50% over normal roads.

Running multiple festivals at once now yields diminishing returns with each stacked festival.

Only buildings with fireplaces can catch fire spontaneously, reducing fire spread risk with good well coverage.

In-game year length increased by 50%, with re-tuned food production and consumption rates.

Fixed bugs where vikings could kidnap villagers on the other side of walls.

Ogres can disembark their ships and attack even if the land is completely walled off.

Stone roads are now available, increasing peasant movement speed by 50% over normal roads.

A new setting for camera keyboard pan speed has been introduced.

Fixed an issue where players could get more than three generals by destroying and rebuilding the chamber of war.

Ogre and dragon will no longer move when the game is paused.

Fixed issue where heads of household could erroneously join the army.

Fixed issue where heads of household could also erroneously join the army.

Added a v-sync setting to improve performance.

Fixed issue where vikings and armies would sometimes freeze.

Fixed issue where you could place a rock removal on top of an existing rock removal.

Fixed issue where ogre and dragon were still moving when paused.

When fully staffed, foresters now also replant trees on tiles without trees and employs one more person.

Resolved a performance issue when there were many jobs requiring wages and gold was greater than 0 but less than the amount needed to pay a wage.

Resolved an issue where players could place a rock removal on top of an existing rock removal.

Patch Release - Version 105r1 is now out with various fixes and improvements.

Fixed issue where you could get more than three generals by destroying and rebuilding chamber of war.

Fixed performance issue if you had a lot of jobs requiring wages and your gold was greater than 0 but less than the amount it took to page a wage.

Added setting for camera keyboard pan speed.

Vikings and armies will no longer freeze in certain situations.

A new setting for v-sync has been added to improve performance.

Fixed issue where viking raids could happen back to back.

Resolved an issue where roads and bridges couldn’t be built sometimes.

When fully staffed, foresters now also replant trees on tiles without trees and employs one more person.

Fixed issue where roads/bridges couldn’t be built sometimes.

Optional feature allowing viewers to interact with your game by voting on special events that can affect your kingdom.

Maps may reveal secret features like bandit camps or ancient ruins for players to engage with.

Build a port and merchant ships will dock to allow buying and selling goods, with special upgrades for your town and castle.

Optional feature to let viewers interact with your game, voting on special events that can affect your kingdom.

Build a port and merchant ships will dock to allow buying and selling goods, with special upgrades for your town and castle.

Maps may reveal secret features such as bandit camps or ancient ruins for players to contend with or utilize.

A special hero unit that players can control to assist in fighting vikings or managing the town.

Investigating support for playing the game in VR, specifically for the VIVE.

Investigation into providing VR support for the game, currently focusing on the VIVE.

A special hero unit you control, aiding in battles or improving town management.