The new update is up. This makes three significant changes:
- Port attacks are no longer a beta feature; they are now activated in the core game by default.
- Empires will now launch invasions at each other; in other words, ports can change owners without the player being involved. Empires should now also try to reconquer ports if they are evicted from the Carribean.
- Empires will now respond to repeated invasions and war by sending naval patrols to the Carribean. These patrols will try to prevent blockades and invasions.
The next major feature update (1.4.0, though we may have a smaller update in the meantime), will look to add Crew specialists and a lot of new missions to the game.