Ambient Sound Update - August 2025

I put a lot of time and effort into this version. But it wouldn't have been possible without your help. Thanks again for that :-)
The August 2025 version is not a huge leap forward, but rather a very large collection of bug fixes.
So it's more of an evolution than a revolution ;-)

Settle the World is very complex, and it sometimes takes me many hours to track down, reproduce, and fix individual program errors.
Therefore, this game will probably remain in Early Access for several more years.

However, I will continue to work on Settle the World and, with your help, hopefully finish it at some point.
Even in this current version, there is still an incredible amount missing from what is planned. But many features have been improved or newly integrated.

Since last November, there have been some developments at Settle the World, even though I am not as far along as I would like to be due to my real-life job.

Above all, the micromanagement required to supply the population has been reduced. For example, citizens of the aristocratic class no longer need ALL the resources of the worker and settler classes.

In this update, the native tribes now react much more strongly to the presence of human players, and conflicts with them can arise more quickly if you build too close to their villages or cross their territory with too many units.

However, war with the natives is definitely still avoidable.

Please continue to report bugs and errors in the game to me. Only with your help will I be able to finish Settle the World at some point.

If you like you can join our Discord to learn more about Settle the World:
https://discord.gg/UJyZSJJqYg

On PCs Settle the World can be played using an Amiga emulator. Please refer to this document how to setup Retro Arch:
https://www.theotheoderich.de/settletheworld/divers/SettleTheWorld_SteamRetroArc...

Note:

• To enable the AmbientSound effects a 68030 CPU, a FAST Harddrive (SCSI prefered) and 1 MB of free Chip-RAM is needed.

• Many English texts have not yet been translated into German, and sometimes the German texts do not fit into the text boxes or extend beyond the margins. I am already aware of these errors.

Very important!
If the game is lagging or very slow to respond, it is because the Ambient Sound Effects are continuously accessing the hard drive. A slow hard drive will cause the game to lag, even with a 060 CPU. 
This has not yet been fully optimized. In this case, please copy the game to RAM and start it from there.

Don't forget to save your game progress back to the hard drive later.
The Ambient Sound Effects can be disabled in the game options.