0 A.D. Alpha 13 Magadha: Improved AI, Obstructed Building Messages, And New Music

Wildfire Games, an international group of volunteer game developers, proudly announces the release of “0 A.D. Alpha 13 Magadha”, the thirteenth alpha version of 0 A.D., a free, open-source game of ancient warfare. This alpha features the Mauryan Indians, AI improvements, six new songs.

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Top New Gameplay Features:

All-new and unique Mauryan Indian civilization, including new units, from war elephants to Brahmin priests; and new buildings, reflecting this culture’s original architectural style.
The default AI, Aegis bot, has been greatly improved, be it at defending, attacking, or building a strong economy. It now supports researching technologies and should work much more reliably than most other AIs before. (Known problem: Aegis now has some issues with saved games. Sorry, we hope to fix this in A14.)
Aegis can now play at several different difficulty levels, so beginners can easily learn to play, and more experienced players can get more of a challenge.
Attack/move command: If you select units and then Ctrl + right-click on a location, they will go to the location, but also stop to attack enemies they meet along the way.

Graphics and User Interface Improvements:

Helpful messages appear when a building can’t be placed somewhere. (See screenshots below.)
When you select a place to build a building, the building preview always shows the precise final variation that will be built.
When some buildings are built, they now rise from the ground, and some also have lifelike scaffolds surrounding them.
Tribute stats added to the summary screen.
Players are notified when any tributes are given to them.

Music and Sound

New Celtic songs: “Cisalpine Gaul” and “Celtica” (the latter featuring Jeff Willet’s percussion),
New Hellenic song: “The Hellespont” (also featuring Jeff),
Combat music featuring taiko drums “First Sighting” and “Elusive Predator” by Jeff.
First Mauryan song: “Land Between the Two Seas.”
New and improved animal sounds for lions, tigers and bears.

Website: play0ad.com