Version 1.8.0 M4 Released

Deepfolk reliability

• Expedition teams no longer work in the colony while away.
• Expedition food use and success chance are fixed at departure.
• M3 missions without a chance snapshot migrate fairly.
• Rescued residents wait for a free bed instead of disappearing later.
• Future tick, cooldown, attack and expedition timestamps are repaired.
• Surface support no longer consumes undisclosed Village resources.

Balance

• Slower population growth for established colonies.
• Slower advanced research progression.
• More deliberate attack cadence and longer post-defeat recovery.
• Extra expedition members require extra provisions.
• Autonomous policies use population- and depth-based room targets.
• Survival and Expansion no longer expand directly to the 180-room cap.

Optimization

• 24 residents per page.
• 24 chambers per page.
• 20 chronicle entries per page.
• Bounded autonomous construction and repair catch-up loops.
• Trusted-time forecasts avoid inconsistent Date-based displays.