Hey everyone! Some of the maps in the game have remained the same since the initial release so it was about time they got updated! Before getting into those though, please check this next section!

New Experimental Performance Boost option

I'm always trying to improve the game's performance, but it is usually difficult to notice changes in it without many testers. So in this update I've added a new Experimental Setting, which can only be turned on in the Main Menu (as it effects map generation).
It would help very much if you guys could spend some time checking if enabling it has any noticeable effect on performance, especially on larger maps on high speeds. So turn it on, run a simulation for a bit while checking the FPS and any lag spikes, then turn if off and do it again. If you notice anything, post about it on the Steam forums or Discord! Thank you!

Map Remakes!

Five maps have been completely remade, many of them much larger and featuring terrain for the first time!

Scenario Editor Autosave

You can now turn on autosave, which saves your progress every two minutes, just in case you forget!

And more +

Flag painter has also been improved. Keybinds have also been added to some buttons and will continue to be added.

v4.0.4 Full Changelog

Map Remakes

• Japan -> East Asia: From 209x200 to 600x358 pixels. Now includes Chinese coast. Added terrain
• Arabian Sea -> Middle East: From 250x138 to 600x450 pixels. India removed. Now includes more northern areas like Turkey. Added terrain
• Northern Europe: From 244x244 to 350x460 pixels. Now includes Complete Baltic Sea coast. More detailed terrain
• Oceania: From 300x164 to 440x300 pixels. North is now up. Added terrain
• Pangea: From 175x258 to 400x550 pixels. Added terrain

Additions

• New scenario: Middle East 2025
• New scenario: Northern Europe 2025
• Added an optional Autosave feature to Scenario editor, which saves your work every 2 minutes. You need to enable this after entering Scenario Editor
• In Scenario Editor, Selected Terrain can now be changed by right clicking on any other terrain tile. The small square next to the brush which previously showed selected Terrain MASK, now displays the current Terrain to PAINT. If you select a terrain mask, it will now be displayed as another square partially behind the old one.
• Added keybindings to map modes, from F1 to F6
• Added ability to draw straight lines in Flag Painter by holding down 'Shift'
• Added ability to draw circles in Flag Painter by holding down 'Alt'
• Added control glyps to many tooltips and pause menu

Bugfixes & Improvements

• Added a new Setting for a possible Performance Boost which can be enabled from MAIN MENU SETTINGS
• Fixed a bug where you couldn't delete a newly create flag pack that hadn't been save once
• Fixed a bug where you couldn't save or revert changes if you only changed an existing flag in pack
• Fixed the missing Bosphorus Strait in Europe map and 2025 scenario
• Main Menu Preset Diplomacy Settings have been divided to Alliances, Puppets and Wars
• When painting terrain, any selected nations will be deselected, and selecting nations is no longer possible while painting terrain
• Screenshot button has been changed from F1 to F11. As a reminder, this saves the map as it is currently shown, map mode included, into the game installation folder. F12 is the standard Steam screenshot key
• Alliance Map Mode will now show puppets in full color instead of striped pattern
• [[REDACTED]] now decreases the CE of the nation it is dropped on by 2 points, and takes out 10% of their gold
• Fully updated Brazilian Portuguese translations
• Discord Rich Presence now shows how many nations are there in your edited scenario
• Fixed a bug where Rich Presence Setting was missing in the Itch version
• Fixed some translations & city names
• Fixed some flags

[ 2025-04-03 13:59:13 CET ] [ Original post ]