- Map type picker in the lobby: Random, Classic, Peninsulas, Archipelago, Pangaea, Highlands, Great Lakes
- SUDDEN DEATH lobby rule: capture an empire's capital and it surrenders all its land instantly
- New building: COASTAL BATTERY: sinks the nearest enemy ship, transports first
- New building: STATION: trains favor it and deliver double gold there
- Building upgrades: City, Port and Bunker up to level 3 (right-click your own building)
- Ally gifts: send gold or a troop convoy by sea (it can be intercepted!)
- Trains now draw their rail lines on the map
- The DIPLOMACY panel groups per-ally actions: gold gift, convoy, break
- Buildings grow visually with their level
- All new content localized in 9 languages
- Coastal Battery and Station icons are placeholders
- Balance of the new buildings and sudden death is still being tuned, feedback welcome