Some bug fixes in various features, such as:
? Various random crashes fixed
? Various issues with Steward and Routes fixed
? Various updates applied to missions
? Some display issues and typos fixed
A number of community requested improvements have been added:
? Advisor hints are less frequent and more appropriate
? Shipyard, even when the player's rank has raised, still offer small vessels for sale
? You know see your reputation improve when you hunt pirates and destroy pirate lairs
? Looting towns is now more rewarding
? Mission rewards for commodities transport missions has been leveled
? You now have access to more missions – essentially missions given by Governors – and even sabotage missions
? The steward may now also buy commodities
? You may click on citizens (and listen to their feedback about the current situation)
? If a town needs construction materials, the price for those materials also increases on the market
? When you play on your own, you may now choose your own color
? You now have access to more starting options when you play a Free Game
? You may now set game speed to 0
? Player convoys may now only be set on Patrol mode in your own town to protect it (if that convoy is fighting, no one else can attack the town)
? Convoys on Patrol will automatically optimize their fighting power after each battle they win
? Shipyards in player towns will now have more frequently vessels to sell
? Doubled the view range of convoys
? Special buildings can now only be built when the player achieves a specific rank
Some improvements have been made to naval battles:
? Explosive barrels are easier to use as they last longer
? Explosive barrels have a larger range
? You may now also use the middle mouse button to dispatch explosive barrels
? Sail damage now has bigger impact (and makes boarding easier)
New features
? Try your luck to make some money in Taverns
? The Treasure fleet is implemented: convoys are easily spotted on the sea map and transport a lot of gold (especially when going back to Europe)
? More animated portraits, for instance for reports from town administrators and viceroys
? Two new commercial routes strategies are available to either distribute resources among warehouses or to centralize them in one warehouse
? The strategy Empty warehouse now empties only the first warehouse on the route
? You may now use an Xbox gamepad to play Port Royale 3
? If, on the sea map, you click on a town using the middle mouse button, the building menu for that town will open and you don't have to go into that town anymore to build things


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