Released
Patch 1.6 came out on 18 June 2026 together with the Blooming Cities Pack, a cosmetic DLC.
Highlights
- Vulcan's buffs act on every producer of gold and coal.
- The main quest of Prophecies of Ash starts again.
- Construction grids no longer disappear.
- Raiders no longer send new ships while their enemies are close.
Changes
- A new cosmetic category, Landscaping Patterns, with the Ambrosian Forest and Celtic Forest garden patterns.
- In co-op, a player can switch an object's skin to one of their own, even when they do not own the current one.
- The demolish tool removes the ornaments on a ground plate before the plate itself.
- Making peace delays further diplomatic agreements as it should.
- Ornaments say where they come from: the Hall of Fame, a Twitch drop or a pack.
Fixes worth knowing
- The volcano's tremors are no longer felt in Albion.
Neferneru no longer declares war at once when you settle on the continental island.- Canals count their tiles correctly. Rebuild one canal tile to have an existing count corrected.
Hotfix 1.6.1
- Earthquakes have opened more building space on Cinis. The change works in existing savegames; the new ground has no new mine or river slots and no coast.
- Vigiles repair the buildings the volcano or its tremors destroyed.
- A rival's vassal islands can be reclaimed, and are released once their owner is defeated.
- An exploit that gave free goods at traders with a gamepad is closed.