After several months of development, we are proud to announce the release of FreeCol 0.9.0. And we wish you all all the best for the year 2010. During the development of FreeCol 0.9.0., we focused on three areas in particular: incrementally improving the AI, improving stability and updating the GUI. In addition to numerous bugfixes, FreeCol 0.9.0 introduces the following improvements: AI AI breeds horses more effectively

AI uses pioneers more effectively

AI distributes workers more effectively

AI creates and assigns soldiers more effectively

AI constructs more advanced buildings Graphics building graphics (thanks to NewCol and the defunct SweCol project)

new images for forests and beaches

redesigned panels and dialogs using MigLayout

the colony panel, colopedia panel and report panel now remember their size



more useful for small displays (1024x600)

the map shows national borders Rules stockades no longer prevent abandoning a colony

together with a custom house, de Witt circumvents boycotts

the Treaty of Utrecht