Fixed an issue with the game failing to launch properly. By default it will now start in windowed mode at full screen resolution. Full screen mode is still accessible using the in-game setting. Fixed a crash when player was attempting to build a road without having any colonies.

Version changelog:

• Added ability to view market prices without having a ship in Europe - added a new button in the colony screen, on the world map the window can be accessed using F2 key
• Display the free storage capacity in the colony screen as number
• Added the option to continue playing after the end game score is saved
• Improved units pathfinding
• Fixed a bug with naturalist's "Live among the natives" option

Version changelog:

• In "sell resources" missions, only ask for resources that are available in player's colonies
• "Kill pirate" mission also counts as succeeded if the target is killed or captured by other country
• For "explore ruins" missions reveal unexplored ruins near player settlements
• Increased time to complete missions (+20% more turns)
• Limit trade with natives to simulate limited trade goods
• Prevent native settlements or AI colonies to be built over ruins

New Feature: Treasure Maps

Hunt down pirates and grab their treasure maps. Find the location to fill your coffers with gold.

• Pirate ships can drop treasure maps.
• Can clear specialist unit's profession in home port.
• Added hotkeys list to in-game Encyclopaedia.
• Another fix for labor allocation in colonies.

• fixed a natives reaction bug which presented a hostile reaction instead of friendly
• more consistent natives reaction when interacting with player's units
• roaming native units can only trade once before returning to their home villages
• optimized labor allocation when specialist units raced for the same labor position
• reorganized production information of overview window

This major update adds a research tree, containing four branches: Colonization, Exploration, Army and Navy, each branch with three levels of knowledge. Once a research is completed, a new random bonus specific to that branch will be revealed. A new unit type - naturalist - will become available once you set your foot firmly in the New World (min population and development of 5). This new unit type can explore the map in search of points of interests that will reveal previously unknown plants and animals. These discoveries will boost up research. Naturalist can also live among the natives to learn about their culture and their knowledge of herbs and nature in general (action that can be used once per culture).

Coming soon a major update which will introduce a new unit type - naturalist, New World discoveries (plants, animals), and a small research tree.