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title: FreeCol 1.0.0 released
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author: Stian Grenborgen
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<div align="left" style="margin-bottom: 1em;">
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On this very day, 20 years ago, we made the first public release of FreeCol. Our releases have until now been marked as alpha/beta even though the number of downloads for our game has long been counted in the millions.
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<br />
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We are extremely proud to finally announce FreeCol 1.0.0!
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<div align="center">
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{% include download-button.html %}
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<div align="left" style="margin-bottom: 1em;">
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<br /><br />
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Some highlighted changes since version 0.13.0 are:
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<ul>
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<li>New nation specific colony graphics.</li>
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<li>Major changes to the tile goods production so that the actual values matches the original game.</li>
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<li>Greatly improved artificial intelligence (AI) for the computer players.</li>
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<li>Much better stability (many bug fixes).</li>
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</ul>
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<p align="center">
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<img src="/images/art/settlements/large_fortress.french.withBg.png" style="width: 100%; max-width: 399px;" />
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</p>
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</div>
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<div align="left">
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We will continue improving the game through numerous new releases. For example, we are really close to completing great new graphics for the forests. Stay tuned for new releases!
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<br /><br />
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All 0.12.0 and 0.13.0 games should continue to work with 1.0.0.
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</div>
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<div align="left">
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<br /><br />
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<h2>All user visible changes since 0.13.0</h2>
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<strong>Graphics</strong>
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<ul>
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<li>New nation specific colony graphics.</li>
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<li>New graphics for deserts.</li>
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<li>New transitions between the base tiles.</li>
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<li>Minor changes to other graphics.</li>
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</ul>
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<strong>Rule changes</strong>
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<ul>
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<li>Major changes to the tile goods production so that the actual values matches the original game.</li>
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</ul>
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<strong>Mod development</strong>
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<ul>
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<li>It's now possible to define nation specific unit types that can be recruited and purchased in Europe.</li>
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<li>Added tools for easily making new base tiles from a single tiling texture.</li>
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<li>A bug that prevented certain images from being overridden by mods has been fixed.</li>
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</ul>
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<strong>AI/computer players</strong>
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<ul>
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<li>The AI now chooses better locations when constructing colonies, and also avoid placing the colonies too close to one another.</li>
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<li>The AI colony development and expansion have been improved.</li>
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<li>The AI can now construct docks.</li>
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<li>More efficient transportation of goods.</li>
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<li>The AI can now buy units from Europe without cheating.</li>
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<li>The computer players will now use more advanced tactics when defending and attacking.</li>
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<li>The AI no longer defends its colonies with scouts.</li>
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<li>Adding a new escort mission for protecting units. This mission is used for dragoons that are escorting artillery when attacking.</li>
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<li>National advantages will now change how the AI utilizes its military units. For example, the conquest advantage (spanish) will make the player focus on destroying the natives.</li>
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<li>The AI will no longer equip specialists (like Elder Statemen) with muskets.</li>
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<li>AI ships should no longer get stuck outside native settlements.</li>
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</ul>
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<strong>Bug fixes</strong>
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<ul>
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<li>Several bugs that might cause the game to crash have been fixed (for example when all settlements of a native player was destroyed).</li>
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<li>Fixed several issues with goto-orders that made the game hang after end of turn.</li>
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<li>Fixed several issues that forced a server reconnect.</li>
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<li>Fixed leaking file descriptors that crashed the game on Windows.</li>
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<li>Reduces the amount of jumping around on the map while animating the moves of enemy units.</li>
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<li>Accelerator keys can now be changed, saved and loaded in the preferences.</li>
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<li>It's now possible to add the same goods multiple times to the same stop in the trade route panel.</li>
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<li>Fixes the scaling of several different panels (preferences).</li>
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<li>Scrolling on the map should now be smoother.</li>
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<li>Units should no longer have their graphics clipped on the map.</li>
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<li>Smoother playback of audio.</li>
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<li>The colony panel is now properly updated when clearing the speciality of a worker.</li>
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<li>Recursive autosave directories should no longer be created.</li>
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<li>Several text template fixes.</li>
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<li>Lots of other minor bugfixes.</li>
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</ul>
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<strong>Other changes</strong>
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<li>The escape key can now be used to close most panels.</li>
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<li>There are now separate volume sliders for music and sound effects.</li>
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<li>Added a mod where basic buildings (level 1) needs to be constructed (except Town Hall and Carpenter's house).</li>
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<li>Added a mod for having 19th century nations.</li>
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<li>Treasure trains are now displayed in the cargo report panel.</li>
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<li>A malfunctional AI should no longer stop the game.</li>
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<li>Better handling of severe errors like out-of-memory and stack-overflow.</li>
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<li>Translation updates (a total of 5191 translation strings updated in 53 different languages).</li>
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</ul>
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