Research Tree
· 10 new technologies added: Mine Layer, Trade Routes, Ranged Doctrine, Turret Calibration, Drill Sergeant, Reinforced Bunkers, Tactical Command, Siege Engineer, March Doctrine, Adamantine Forge
· Lab max level increased to 10 — Tier 6 Mastery techs are now reachable
· 6 existing techs had their level caps increased
· Each tech now shows a brief description on the tree
· Research queue now properly enforces slot limits
· Salvage Yard requires Salvage Ops research
Troop Management
· March presets: tap INF/BAL/FAST to instantly fill troops for infantry, balanced, or fast raid compositions
· MAX button now respects training queue capacity
World Map
· Boss markers now show HP bar, name, and pulse animation
· Territory zones more visible
· Home compass arrow appears when scrolled away from your city
Balance
· Siege units rebalanced: reduced attack, defense, and HP
· March food/water consumption reduced ~30%
· Defense buildings have diminishing returns at high levels
· Spy cooldown increased to 5 minutes per target
· Resource storage scales with HQ level (+20% per level)
· Bank buildings have a small upkeep cost
· Boss HP now scales with server population
· Season results mail sent before city wipe
· Solo players preserve 40% research (was 25%)
· Champion title no longer overwrites custom titles
Mail & Reports
· Garrison reports now display correctly
· Battle reports cleaned up with better readability
· Mail unread badge now lights up when reports arrive
Trade & Onboarding
· Marketplace: sort by newest or price, filter by resource, offer count shown
· First-time tutorial overlay on city view
· "Tap to play" overlay for mobile fullscreen
· ESC key closes research tree
Bug Fixes
· Fixed several crashes during building upgrades and clan operations
· Fixed research tree missing technologies and incorrect level requirements
· Fixed world map not centering on your city
· Fixed report mail formatting issues
· Fixed building construction times displaying incorrectly
· Fixed sticky tooltips on mobile devices
· Fixed floating panels persisting across view changes
· Fixed panel stacking — opening a new panel now closes others
· Fixed report mail HTML not rendering correctly
Visual Improvements
· Building labels now have better contrast with shadow and backing plate
· Building labels scale properly when zooming the city view
· Existing buildings highlight when hovered
· Wall label readability improved
· City stats now shows production rates and military power
· Toast notifications are now clickable to dismiss