FreeCol-0.9.0-alpha2
After several weeks of bug-fixing, we are proud to announce FreeCol-0.9.0-alpha2, the second pre-release of FreeCol 0.9.0.

This is expected to be the last pre-release on our way to 0.9.0, which we hope to release before the end of the year. Several features were improved, but no new features were added for this release.

FreeCol-0.9.0-alpha
We have just released 0.9.0-alpha. In addition to numerous bug fixes, we are proud to announce the following new features:
Graphics

* building graphics (thanks to NewCol and the defunct SweCol project)
* prettier panels and dialogs due to the use of MigLayout
* more useful for small displays (1024x600)
* pretty borders
* some more anti-aliasing

AI

* AI breeds horses more effectively
* AI uses pioneers more effectively
* AI distributes workers more effectively
* AI creates and assigns soldiers more effectively
* AI constructs more advanced buildings

Rules

* stockades no longer prevent abandoning a colony
* together with a custom house, de Witt circumvents boycotts
* the Treaty of Utrecht