Hey settlers, The game has become easier and easier with the many new features in the updates. The last education update in particular brought efficiency improvements as well as features that improved the management of the settlement. Since we are currently improving the AI in specific areas thanks to your feedback, it is a good time to bring the level of difficulty towards the right direction in a first round. Let us know how it feels and what is still too easy or too hard. If you want to play with the old AI and difficulty level, you can switch to the previous branch on Steam to play on the old patch.

Highlights of the Update

Patch Notes 2024.11.25:

• Humans and animals are now more intelligent when choosing sleeping spots if they lack homes.
• People wake up if too cold and seek a warmer place.

• Balanced education bonuses as some were too strong.
• Apprenticeships extended from 1.5 to 2 years.
• Apprentices pause education when moved to maps without education policies.

• Improved synchronization for farms, foresters, gatherers, and wineries.
• Balanced crafting requirements across all production sites.

• Increased pregnancy age limit from 36 to 38.
• Humans now start feeling old at 43 instead of 40.
• Tailor gets more storage upgrades.
• Marketplace now refunds materials when deconstructed.
• Slightly reduced late-game clothing strength.

• Fixed navigation issues for naval reallocation tasks.
• Butcher shop now shows preserved meat output.
• Improved Accept/Reject UI prompts.