Hi Kingdom Builders!

After countless refining and beta testing, we are proud to announce our second major update.

We've been told you'd like to see a brand-new culture, fresh gameplay styles, more multiplayer interactions, expanded global resources, quality of life improvements, and yes, some military actions — Now here they are!

See the updates below or find out right away by clicking the PLAY button now :)

New faction: “The Emirates”

• Distinct in-game design and animation.
  
• Master traders: -20% trading fee.
  
• Oasis builders: Able to use Sand to construct buildings, but suffers from -50% wood-cutting yield.
  
• Desert-born: Starts with Sheep Ranch instead of Forester. Miner’s Fortune replaces Wheat Seeds as a Starting Card option. Has access to techs and buildings adapted to desert living.
  
• Balance: Default faction (The Duchies) gets a +5% research speed bonus.
  

Expanded interactions with other players

• Conquer: Vassalize, Raid, Raze or Conquer enemies. Plunder other countries’ riches to make your nation wealthy at their expense.
  
• Disrupt: Build Spy Nests and Spy Centers to steal resources and kidnap foreign citizens.
  
• Cooperate: Enjoy mutual bonuses with allies by building Embassies, Foreign Quarters, and Hotels in their territory. Build Caravansaries to enhance trade routes.
  
• City states: Neutral, single-province cities are now scattered throughout the map.
  
• Smarter AI: Better city planning, less likely to die off, and faster at growing their economies. The AI now progresses through the eras like players.
  
• Customize your leader: Choose between different factions, colors, icons, and portraits.
  

Introducing military gameplay

• Command 17 unique units from 6 branches of your military, each with its own strategic advantages.
  
• Garrison military units to decrease Steal Card effectiveness.
  
• Build Forts to protect your provinces from raiding.
  

More global resources & improvements

• Fertility: Oasis, Irrigation Pump.
  
• Food: Pita Bread, Cactus Fruits, Agave, Spices.
  
• Luxury: Dates, Tequila, Toilet Paper, Carpets.
  
• Animals: Roaming animals can be captured, traded, and displayed in zoos for bonuses.
  
• Ancient Wonders: 4 unique wonders to discover and claim as your own. Provinces with an Ancient Wonder benefit from an increase in Appeal, province income and Hotel effectiveness.
  
• Artifacts: Raid Ruins and Ancient Wonders for Artifacts to display in Museums for bonuses.
  
• Card Buildings: Zoo, Museum, Card Combiner.
  
• Influence-based buildings: Manipulate global commodity prices with the World Trade Office and get city-wide bonuses with a Policy Office.
  
• Quality of life: Non-Rectangular Farms, Centralized Auto-Trade Screen.
  

If you want play on the old saves

Please switch to the "pre_beyond_border" branch in your Steam's library setting.
Right-click "Kingdoms Reborn" in your Steam library -> properties -> betas -> select "pre_beyond_border" patch