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Ages of Conflict Updates: Version History from v1.0 to v4.5.2

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The newest update is v4.5.2, posted October 31, 2026 ("Lore Panel & Scenario Groups"). It adds a free-text lore panel for each nation, folders for custom scenarios and a new Asia 1936 scenario. Below is a dated digest of the developer's public devlog, newest year first. Dates are the post dates shown on itch.io; each line ends with a link to the original post, which has the full changelog. The posts themselves are the authority if a line here ever differs. We have not tested the full version ourselves; details below come from the developer's devlog and store pages.

How to read this digest

  • The devlog lists 90 posts, from v1.0 on 2022-08-21 to v4.5.2 on 2026-10-31. This page keeps the entries that add or change something a player would notice, and skips pure bug-fix posts unless they carry a rule change.
  • The itch.io page labels the free download build v1.4.3 (22 MB, Windows and Linux). Whether the browser version is the same version is not confirmed. The developer did not itemise what v1.4.3 contains, so this page does not mark individual entries as "in the demo". Posts from v2.0.6 on are updates for the full version; the v2.0.6 and v2.1.0 posts say so in their first lines. Pricing and platforms are on Is Ages of Conflict free?, and the practical differences are in Browser demo vs full version.
  • Steam and the phone stores carry the same version numbers on slightly different dates. For v4.5.2, Steam's patch notes are dated October 29, 2026, the itch.io post October 31, and Google Play shows "Updated on Oct 31, 2026"; on November 1 the App Store still listed 4.5.1. See Ages of Conflict on mobile.

2026

  • v4.5.2 — Oct 31. A lore panel (the book icon in the nation panel) where you can write your own notes about any nation; custom scenarios can be grouped when saved; new Asia 1936 scenario; the USA map and scenario updated so Canada and Mexico appear as inaccessible land; Europe 2026, 1938 and 1914 scenarios updated; an optional round brush; History Log split into pages to reduce lag on long saves. Post
  • v4.5.1 — Sep 20. Large nation names now stretch and curve across the landmass; new Unit Flag Size setting; Nation Panel statistics and diplomacy can be hidden; war list condensed when many nations take part. Post
  • v4.5.0 — Jul 20. Units drawn along active frontlines, supplied from the nearest core or capital. The developer states they have no health or combat stats and are visual only. Also wavy flags, revolt borders that follow mountains, deserts and crossings, ALT-hover preview of a city's possible revolt border, and a list of current wars. Post
  • v4.4.2 — Jun 18. Flag painter line tool works in any direction (hold Shift); circle preview (hold Alt); more random-flag options. Post
  • v4.4.1 — May 16. Territory painting now has two layers, Owner and Rightful Owner, so occupations can be painted on purpose. Post
  • v4.4.0 — Apr 23. The game remembers who rightfully owns land; lost territory stays marked as occupied until reclaimed or integrated with gold. Puppets split into Vassals, Puppets and Satellites, with loyalty and autonomy values. New default scenario World Map 1956. The developer warns not every mechanic is fully realised yet. Post
  • v4.3.6 — Mar 2. Korean language; alliance colours can be changed; puppet list in the Nation Panel. Post
  • v4.3.5 — Jan 26. A new alliance edit window; custom thumbnails for Steam Workshop uploads. Post
  • v4.3.4 — Jan 5. Major Battles can be spawned from God Mode; terrain bucket tool; new statistics for kills, total wars and cities. Post

2025

  • v4.3.2 — Nov 13. The gold level that counts as "broke" in a war fell from 50 to 20, and a war must have lasted at least 3 seconds first. Post
  • v4.3.0 — Oct 17. Economy rework: gold changes in 5-second ticks at normal speed, an Economy tab explains each nation's income and costs, and Combat Efficiency becomes the main war expense. Major Battles arrive. Post
  • v4.2.2 — Sep 23. A nation's alliance Unity value can be set by hand, forcing a union to form or an alliance to dissolve. Post
  • v4.2.0 — Aug 20 (with v4.2.1). Alliances collect Unity and can become Unions; members have Loyalty; Grassland terrain; paint bucket for territory; default maximum alliance size raised from 4 to 10. Post
  • v4.1.0 — Jul 10. Random name settings page, with several name cultures and editable lists. Post
  • v4.0.6 — May 16. Japanese language; new nations get random flags; a Days time scale (7 days per second at normal speed). Post
  • v4.0.5 — Apr 20. Undo of up to 20 steps in the Flag Editor and Map Editor. Post
  • v4.0.4 — Apr 4. Five maps remade at larger sizes; Middle East 2025 and Northern Europe 2025 scenarios; optional editor autosave every two minutes. Post
  • v4.0.3 — Mar 8. Custom flag packs; cities close to revolting are shown smoking; Combat Efficiency lock. Post
  • v4.0.0 — Jan 17. Flag editor on a 36×24 pixel canvas, Wars map mode, a Melted Antarctica map, Tundra terrain, per-city revolt progress, and nearby nations triggering each other's events. Post

2024

  • v3.4.5 — Dec 9. Two new music tracks; scenarios World Map 1914, World Map 1938, Europe 1792 and Asia 908; Income map mode. Post
  • v3.4.3 — Nov 14. Gold income now comes from land, cities and trade; wars can be pre-set in the editor; Steam achievements added. Post
  • v3.4.2 — Oct 21. Ukrainian language, Forest terrain, Isle of Map added, the old Small World Map removed. Post
  • v3.4.0 — Oct 2. Land changing hands in a war is striped; big nation names; Terrain map mode. Post
  • v3.3.3 — Sep 20. Simplified Chinese. Post
  • v3.3.2 — Aug 27. Full, filterable History Log that can be saved with the game. Post
  • v3.3.0 — Aug 8. Scenario Editor reworked: alliances, puppets, starting gold and preset revolts can be set up. Post
  • v3.2.4 — Jun 25. F1 screenshot; imported-map size limit raised to 4 million pixels. Post
  • v3.2.0 — May 2. Puppet states introduced; USA map and scenario recreated. Post
  • v3.1.1 — Mar 8. Africa map and scenario; menu search bar; Russian. Post
  • v3.1.0 — Feb 9. Asia and Americas maps; Steam cloud saves. Post
  • v3.0.4 — Jan 8. A "Looping Map" setting lets nations expand across the left and right edges. Post

2023

  • v3.0.3 — Dec 21. World Map XL; Europe 1914, 1938 and 2024 scenarios. Post
  • v3.0.0 — Dec 16. Complete UI remake in pixel-art style. Post
  • v2.4.2 — Oct 29. "Mobile: Saving games is now available for free." Post
  • v2.4.1 — Sep 30. Time counted in months instead of years. Post
  • v2.4.0 — Sep 11. Revolt borders reworked, with Manhattan, Euclidean and Classic options. Post
  • (Demo) v1.4.3 — Aug 13. Wishlist button updated and a new splash screen. The post is titled "(Demo) v1.4.3" and does not say whether that means the browser build or the download. Post
  • Mobile version released — Aug 10. Google Play and App Store links posted. Post
  • v2.3.0 — Jul 7. God Mode panel reworked, bringing editor-only tools into a running simulation: nations, territory, terrain and cities. Post
  • v2.2.0 — May 11. Six more UI languages (German, French, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Latin American Spanish, Finnish). Post
  • v2.1.0 — Mar 18. Terrain painting in the scenario maker. Post
  • v2.0.6 — Mar 3. Alliance map mode and an Alliances tab in Statistics. Post
  • Full version on itch.io — Feb 28. The itch purchase comes with a Steam key. Post
  • Steam Early Access — Feb 17. Post

2022

  • v1.04.2 — Oct 18. Pangea and Oceania maps; the developer says the itch version "will remain free and work as a demo". Post
  • v1.04 — Oct 7. The downloadable build can save and share custom maps as image files. Post
  • v1.03 — Oct 6. Four new maps: North America, Japan, Middle East, Middle Earth. Post
  • v1.02 — Sep 30. Alliances (one ally per nation) and the Peace, Ally and Break Alliance God powers. Post
  • v1.01 — Sep 16. Custom Map Painter, cores, and the first God Mode actions. Post
  • v1.0 — Aug 21. Release of the game as "an AI-only Free-for-all game", with a design-process write-up. Post

Version labels differ between sources

The App Store's own changelog attaches the "broke" threshold change to a build it calls 4.3.3 (dated 11/24/2025), while the itch post carrying the same text is titled v4.3.2. This page uses the itch post label and date. Steam's own v4.3.3 post (2025-11-25) is a separate update that the developer describes as mainly for the mobile version. Store dates for the same version are also a day or a few days away from the itch dates.

Gaps in this digest

Which of these changes exist in the free browser demo is not stated by the developer. This digest is compiled from published posts and was not hands-on tested: the full version was not bought, and neither demo nor mobile apps were played for it. Steam's news feed carries the same patch notes under its own dates, usually a day earlier or later; we compared post titles and dates, not every line.

Sources

All retrieved 1 November 2026.