0.8.0
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Objective: Make the game easier to modify
Release:   Released, January 14th

- Allow the game to be customized using XML-files.
- Units now slide between tiles while moving.
- New terrain graphics.
- Menu music added.
- Sound effects for dragoons, artillery capturing a colony, building
complete, church and blacksmith.
- New sound effects for artillery and buying/selling goods.
- Short music clips for Aztecs and fountain of Youth.
- Named regions and nicer placement of native settlements.
- New nations added: Portuguese, Swedish, Danish and Russian
- Games with up to eight European players are now supported.

More information:
Feature requests implemented for this version
Bugs fixed for this version

0.9.0
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Objective: Improve graphics and audio

- New background images, borders and buttons.
- Implement feature requests from our users.
- Unit combat animations.
- Add more sound effects and music.
- Opening movie.


0.10.0
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Objective: Improve the computer players

- Add personalities and better strategy to computer opponents.
- Add features for admin (kick player, restart game etc.)


0.11.0
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Objective: Campaigns and scenarios

- Support triggers and events for scenario development.
- Extend the map editor to support scenarios.
- Backward compatibility for savegames will be assured after this release.
- Create a few scenarios.


0.12.0
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Objective: Improve gameplay

- Implement feature requests from our community.
- Balance the advantages of the different nations.
- Create some campaigns.
- Improve AI.


0.13.0
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Objective: Easier customization of the game.

- Extend the map editor and create editors for units and terrain.
- Add other features simplifying modding.


0.14.0
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Objective: Improve graphics and audio

- Add more sound effects.
- Add skins for the colony panel and the Europe panel.


1.0.0
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Objective: The final polish :-)

- Add the remaining sfx and music.
- Use more illustrations and background images.