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Folk EmergingNewsFolk Emerging - Patch, August 27th 2026
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Folk Emerging - Patch, August 27th 2026

Folk Emerging · published 27 Aug 2026, 06:45 UTC

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This patch includes the following changes:

  • Design

    • Settlers clan effect changed from +0.2 Fertility if Not Migrated This Turn to +25% Production if Not Migrated This Turn

    • Reliable Freshwater now gives -20% Risk of Disease, down from -25%

    • Maker specialist's Courage now gives -5% Risk of Disease per 1 Courage, down from -10%

    • Cattle risk of disease increased from +0.01 to +0.02

    • Urban Dwellings now also give +2 Morale (when defending base)

    • Proto-Indic Drainage Works: Irrigation now gives -20% risk of disease instead of -30%

    • Caution norm now gives -20% Risk of Disease instead of -30%

    • Non-player bands are more likely to upgrade their existing units rather than recruit new ones

    • Boosted probabilistic outcome of fishing event to give 30 food instead of 20

  • UI

    • Turns Since Migration now shown in the selected band's Moves tooltip

  • Fixed bugs:

    • Fixed band conquest event sometimes soft-locking player

    • Fixed Earth tribe effect text leftover from demo

    • Fixed Hazelnut foraging bonus text mismatch

    • Fixed Pine foraging bonus, now correctly gives +0.1 Fertility instead of +0.5

    • Fixed bug in likelihood calculation of non-player bands backing off from intended attacks based on band size difference

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