- With Oceania the Procedural Planet Generation can now generate much more diverse Planets
- Gaia Planet Class now available
- Thalassa Planet Class now available
- Proteus Planet Class now available
- Fontus Planet Class now available
- Maritime Trade House (MTH) mechanics
- MTH Stock-trading, Policy Meetings, Dividends & Auctions
- MTH Transport, Explore and Makeshift Port Contracts
- MTH Naval warfare for sea supremacy
- Naval logistical points allow amphibious invasions and transfers
- Note that the player does not control any naval units and all maritime action is simulated through the MTHs
- AI quality has improved as well as the AI speed
- The manual has been updated
- Planet generation has been improved
- Trader algorithms have been revised and the new simulation is much more solid and realistic
- Micromanagement of Zone Inventories is now possible
- Autocracy has been strengthened
- The UI has been updated:
- Faster Strategic Map & Stratagem Map on big Planets
- Re-roll button for the Apocalypse Phase has been added
- Skill roll preview mouse overs have been added