Release Date: Monday, May 11th, 2026, at 10 AM UTC | 11 AM CEST

Patch 1.5.1 addresses multiple of the issues recently introduced with the last update, like ships being renamed upon province change.

• See further below for a full list of changes.

Additionally, alongside this patch, we’re also adding more free cosmetics and other unlocks to the Hall of Fame.

• Both the Albion as well as the Latium section receives an additional “Tier” with content that you can unlock via Fame Points.
• Get Fame Points by fulfilling the ingame achievements (called Accolades)
• and pick from a variety of new items like a new building skin, painted statues and ornamental market stalls.

Bug Fixes

Highlights

• Ships stick to their trade route again when transferring between provinces
• Ships keep their name when transferring between provinces
• Amphitheatre Events are working again and can be started on different islands simultaneously
• The Trade Route Filter options do not overlap with goods any longer and are selectable again
• The game now launches correctly when there’s no internet connection

General

• [DLC 01] Fixed an issue where DLC content wouldn’t be available in offline mode on consoles
• [DLC 01] Fixed an issue with normal festivals no longer appearing in savegames that enabled the DLC
• [DLC 01] Changing the DLC-related difficulty settings now has an impact on the overall difficulty rating
  • Fixed an issue where deactivating the volcano raised the difficulty rating instead of lowering it
  • Tremor difficulty value is in line with it’s description in the game setup now
• Fixed a crash that occurred when switching graphics settings from Ultra High to Low
• Fixed an issue where deselecting units didn’t work under certain circumstances
• Fixed an issue where aqueducts in blueprint mode could permanently lower the players income in certain circumstances
• Fixed an issue with the virtual keyboard not opening when attempting to rename a Trade Route
• Fixed an issue that prevented some keyboard shortcuts from being reset to their default
• Difficulty settings cannot be changed anymore from the “load game” screen
• Fixed an issue where ships travelling from Albion to Latium wouldn’t travel to their destination harbours
• [Xbox] Fixed an issue where the option to activate/deactivate Additional Content was removed when another player was added to the lobby
• [Luna] Fixed an issue with the game not launching in the language selected in the Luna settings

Multiplayer

• [DLC 01] Fixed an issue with the volcano no longer erupting in longer multiplayer sessions
• [DLC 01] Fixed issues related to how the questline behaves and triggers its quests in multiplayer
• [DLC 01] Fixed an issue with the DLC activation page being available for other players than the host
• Fixed a TRAJAN-120913-01 error desync after transition between acts in a co-op campaign
• Fixed a  TRAJAN-94473-3715 error when accepting a reinvite to a multiplayer session
• Fixed a missing “loading state” icon for all players in the loading screen of a match
• [Gamepad] Fixed ‘Cancel Invite’ and ‘Kick’ using the same button as ‘Join here’ in a multiplayer lobby
• [Gamepad]Fixed ‘Reinvite’ button prompt changing to ‘Cancel Reinvite’ and back with a single input

Visuals

• [DLC 01] Fixed an issue with building shadows on Cinis disappearing when the mouse cursor hovered over the building
• [DLC 01] Removed some rocks on Cinis that would clip into buildings
• Fixed an issues where the attack cones of warships would still be visible under certain circumstances even after deselecting the ship