• A Next Goal card tells you what to do next, with one tap to do it • A clearer town screen: buttons no longer cover each other, and the camera keeps your town in view • New icons, rounded buttons and a new game font • Build menu cards show what each building costs and why you'd build it • How to play: a short guide in the Menu • Better-looking townsfolk, troops, birds, rocks and sheep

• Heroic tier: three-star a campaign level to unlock a harder version that pays gems • Rebel camps now come in four tiers, from Outpost to Warlord's Hold, and one pays a daily bounty • Win a fight, then tap "Next: Campaign" to go straight to the next level • Leave a Conquest match and pick it up where you left off • 7-day login track: day 7 pays a free hero summon • The store recovers if it fails to connect • A smoother first session

- The opening battle's final wave is quicker, so you reach your town sooner. - After your first victory, the game shows you where to start building: tap your Town Hall.

- Won your first battle? You can now double the coins you earned by watching a short, optional video. It is always your choice and the free reward is never taken away. - Optional bonuses on the daily chest, the welcome-back reward and long builds. - Fewer interruptions while you are learning the game.

New players now start with a quick tower-defense battle, then walk into their town with the gold. • First upgrades finish in seconds, not minutes. • If a building can’t be placed, the game tells you why. • The shop reconnects by itself if it failed to load. • Fixes that help us see where new players get stuck.

The tutorial now has an ending. It teaches the loop - gather, build, train, age up, field an army - and then gets out of your way, instead of asking you to win a whole match before it will let go. The Arena is reachable from the main menu, seasons now close properly and pay the gems for the tier you finished at, and Endless Siege pays its rewards again. Camera panning, the monk's convert order and the market's buy-half control all work now. The campaign panel opens at the level you are actually on, not back at level 1. Plus a batch of fixes to rewards that were promised and never paid.

Clearer guidance where it was missing: - "No free builder" now tells you WHICH builder is busy and when it frees up - A lost Arena fight now explains what to change before you fight again - Your income multiplier is itemised - nine systems boost it and none were shown - The Chief's production perk is finally visible instead of a bare level number - The Blacksmith is counted in your army strength screen - Part of the HUD had been off the edge of the screen and is now on it - Rate now works on every platform, and asks at a moment that makes sense

The Arena is a real fight now. It was weighing your town against your opponent's army, so every match showed 100% to win and the ladder could not be lost. It now counts your actual troops, upgrades included, and opponents scale all the way up. The Arena's season countdown was hidden behind the opponent card. You can see the deadline and what your tier pays again. Two rewards you had earned were never actually paid out. Both now are: Endless Siege pays gold and gems for the waves you hold, and Arena seasons end every two weeks and pay out for the tier you finish at. Added Privacy choices to the menu so you can change your ad consent at any time.

Daily quests now change every day and grow with your empire, instead of repeating the same three lines forever. New Arena: fight a ranked opponent five times a day, climb the tiers, and earn gems when the season ends. Gems can finally do something besides commanders — spend them to finish a build instantly, right next to the watch-an-ad option. And after a few victories we now ask what you think, and what you want us to build next. Tell us; we read it.

New players get a real introduction. A green marker now points at exactly what to tap next, the Build and DEFEND buttons light up when it is their turn, and "How to Play" in the menu restarts the tutorial any time - previously, skipping it once hid it forever. Also refreshed the iPad screenshots to match how the game actually looks.

Fixes two billing problems. Cancelling or letting an Empire Pass expire now correctly ends its perks — previously they stayed on for good. And prices are shown in your own currency, read from the store, instead of US dollars everyone saw regardless of region. Also included from 1.0.8: EU/UK consent for ad personalisation, and corrected purchase analytics. No gameplay changes.

Corrected the Empire Pass screen. It described a 3-day free trial that was never actually available on the store, so tapping a plan charged straight away. The price is now stated plainly: $4.99/month or $29.99/year, billed immediately, auto-renewing until you cancel.

NEW — A GUIDED TUTORIAL Six numbered steps walk you from your first Town Hall upgrade to your first battle: raise income, unlock the Barracks, train an army, then send it to DEFEND. It follows what you actually do rather than blocking you, and you can skip it at any time. FIXES • Your Quarry's stone is kept instead of vanishing every moment • A device clock that was wrong and then corrected no longer stalls your empire, your builds, your expeditions or your daily streak • Purchases and ad rewards now complete only when the store or the ad actually does • Text that was cut off, overlapping, or showing empty boxes reads correctly again • In portrait, the wave, coin and enemy counters no longer overlap • Endless Siege shows the wave you are actually on instead of freezing at 5

Updated billing library and under-the-hood improvements for a smoother, more reliable experience.

Explore beyond your walls! • Rebel camps in the wilderness — tap one to raid it (farther camps hit harder) • A living wild: deer, boar, berry bushes, gold & stone deposits • Minimap with camp and resource blips • Stone-and-timber art overhaul, richer lighting and music • Dozens of polish fixes