Software update: 0 AD alpha 25

0 AD is an open source, cross platform and real-time strategy game. Wildfire Games is now working on it with about a hundred volunteers. It is a historical war and economics game, set from 500 years before to 500 years after the start of the Christian era, which allows players to recreate the origins of Western civilization. Development started in 2001 as a total conversion mod for the game Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings and has been using its own game engine since 2003. A new development build codenamed Yaunã has been released and the major changes made to it can be found below.

Top new features

• Pathfinding And Netcode Improvements – Improved Pathfinding, Performance And Reduced Game Lag
• Order Restructuring – Players Can Now Push New Orders To The Front Of Their Production Queues
• Improved Unit AI
• New Biomes Incorporating New 2k Textures And Normal/Specular Maps
• Initial Implementation Of Single Player Campaigns
• GUI Improvements
• Extended Graphics Options
• Improved Mod Support And Game Filtering In The Multiplayer Lobby
• Ongoing Civilization Balancing
• Various Other Game Stability Bug Fixes And Speedups

A complete list of user-relevant changes can be found in the changelog.