After a few years of growth and a large number of beta builds, the most recent open supply colonization “FreeCol” 1.0 is now out there for obtain. Based on Sid Meier’s Colonization (Microprose) through which the participant manages the cross-Atlantic growth of a longtime nation within the service of the Crown, that is an open supply model which can also be similar to Civilization. Starting off with only a few colonists and on the lookout for new lands, will you succeed for a brand new nation or be worn out by the natives.

Here is what the web site says about this model new launch : “On this very day, 20 years in the past, we made the primary public launch of FreeCol. Our releases have till now been marked as alpha/beta despite the fact that the variety of downloads for our recreation has lengthy been counted within the tens of millions. We are extraordinarily proud to lastly announce FreeCol 1.0.0!”. In mild of this information we’ve got all of the adjustments and bug fixes listed beneath, which makes this the very best launch of FreeCol up to now.

Graphics

• New nation particular colony graphics.
• New forest graphics
• New graphics for deserts.
• New transitions between the bottom tiles.
• Minor adjustments to different graphics.

Rule adjustments

• Major adjustments to the tile items manufacturing in order that the precise values matches the unique recreation.

Mod growth

• It’s now potential to outline nation particular unit varieties that may be recruited and bought in Europe.
• Added instruments for simply making new base tiles from a single tiling texture.
• A bug that prevented sure photos from being overridden by mods has been fastened.

AI/laptop gamers

• The AI now chooses higher places when setting up colonies, and likewise keep away from putting the colonies too shut to 1 one other.
• The AI colony growth and growth have been improved.
• The AI can now assemble docks.
• More environment friendly transportation of products.
• The AI can now purchase models from Europe with out dishonest.
• The laptop gamers will now use extra superior techniques when defending and attacking.
• The AI now not defends its colonies with scouts.
• Adding a brand new escort mission for shielding models. This mission is used for dragoons which are escorting artillery when attacking.
• National benefits will now change how the AI makes use of its army models. For instance, the conquest benefit (spanish) will make the participant deal with destroying the natives.
• The AI will now not equip specialists (like Elder Statemen) with muskets.
• AI ships ought to now not get caught exterior native settlements.

Bug fixes

• Several bugs which may trigger the sport to crash have been fastened (for instance when all settlements of a local participant was destroyed).
• Fixed a number of points with goto-orders that made the sport grasp after finish of flip.
• Fixed a number of points that compelled a server reconnect.
• Fixed leaking file descriptors that crashed the sport on Windows.
• Reduces the quantity of leaping round on the map whereas animating the strikes of enemy models.
• Accelerator keys can now be modified, saved and loaded within the preferences.
• It’s now potential so as to add the identical items a number of occasions to the identical cease within the commerce route panel.
• Fixes the scaling of a number of totally different panels (preferences).
• Scrolling on the map ought to now be smoother.
• Units ought to now not have their graphics clipped on the map.
• Smoother playback of audio.
• The colony panel is now correctly up to date when clearing the speciality of a employee.
• Recursive autosave directories ought to now not be created.
• Several textual content template fixes.
• Lots of different minor bugfixes.

Other adjustments

• The escape key can now be used to shut most panels.
• There are actually separate quantity sliders for music and sound results.
• Added a mod the place primary buildings (stage 1) must be constructed (besides Town Hall and Carpenter’s home).
• Added a mod for having nineteenth century nations.
• Treasure trains are actually displayed within the cargo report panel.
• A malfunctional AI ought to now not cease the sport.
• Better dealing with of extreme errors like out-of-memory and stack-overflow.
• Translation updates (a complete of 5191 translation strings up to date in 53 totally different languages).