🚀 Early Access Exit Announcement
I’m happy to officially announce that Pompeii: The Legacy will leave Early Access on April 6th, when the full 1.0 release launches.
Thank you all for your feedback, patience, and support throughout development ❤️ There will be one more major update before release.
Update v0.740.0
A new update is now live, bringing fresh details, optimizations, fixes, and quality-of-life improvements across the game.
🐕 Dogs & Cats
Animals have arrived in Pompeii!
Dogs and cats now populate the city
Cats roam near Fishing Hut, Architect Office, Gatherer’s Hut, Clay Pit and Herbalist Garden
Dogs roam near Prefecture, Blacksmith. Tavern, Pig Farm and Forum
Animals wander between their parent building and nearby houses
🏛 Symbols Panel (Family Panel)
New customization options in Govern → Family → Symbols:
Change your Family Flag
Change your Statue
💾 Save Game Improvements
Load panel now shows whether a save is Campaign or Sandbox
Clearer resource selection on right-side bar & Empire Map
⚙ Fixes & Optimizations
Fixed CTD when opening Empire Map in later years with many trade ships
Improved rendering with horizontal camera tilt (hidden buildings behind UI are no longer drawn)
Multiple building optimizations
Optimized decorative Cypress, Oleander, and hedges
Volcano crater now emits small smoke
Gatherer’s Hut, Vineyard and Jewelry Store shadow & LOD fixes
Corrected Salt resource visuals - no more brick in Saltworks
🎮 Gameplay Polish
Additional balancing and refinement
Various text and visual fixes
🔧 Work in Progress
Ongoing development continues on:
Campaign content (not yet fully unlocked)
New events (coming in the next update)
Arch of Triumph completed → Unlocking in the next update after testing
📅 What’s Next
One more major update before release
Full Release on April 6th
Thank you for being part of the journey ❤️