Major update 1.1.0 with the release on Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1120280/Treasure_Fleet/
Version 1.1.0
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- added "Declare Independence" feature
- mortars can now misfire
- combat in settlement may destroy buildings
- reduced experience gain
- if a defending unit lost the horses, fixed movement points at the start of next turn
- if settlement is besieged, production from surrounding terrain is blocked
- reduced drought duration
- added Steam achievements
About declaring independence:
To declare independence you need to have an average development of 10 (development depends on the number and quality of buildings in your colonies).
After you declare independence, your king will send a very strong expeditionary force against your coastal colonies. To win the war, you have to destroy a large number of expeditionary force units. If you lose all the coastal colonies, you lose the war and the game will end.
After you win the war, the following will happen:
- the tax for selling goods in Europe will be eliminated
- you will no longer receive missions from your king
- you can declare war on other European countries on your own