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A small update on the same day as 0.4.2, mostly about how the game looks while you play.

Icons on the command buttons#

Every research option now has its own picture, just like units and buildings. Weapon and armour upgrades show the unit they improve, with a small sword or shield and the level. Unit commands, stances and formation, the next age, rally point, ungarrison and the market buttons have icons too. Hover over a button to see its name and what it does.

A tidier lobby#

• The settings panel no longer spills over its edge, and long setting names no longer run into their values. You can scroll the panel with the mouse wheel, and a scroll bar shows when there is more below.
• The Invite friends button is visible again; it was hidden behind the map preview.
• The buttons to move a player up or down now sit next to the kick button.
• If the host leaves the lobby before the game starts, the game stays open: the next player in seat order becomes the host, and everyone keeps their seat and all settings.
• On the map preview, open seats are small grey dots, and every player has the same number as their seat.

Fixes#

• Fixed a crash when leaving a multiplayer match from the reconnect screen after losing the connection.
• Units no longer get stuck jittering in the corner of a mountain ridge; they walk around it.

0.4.2 and 0.4.3 can't play online together, so make sure everyone has updated.