v26: UI Overhaul + Nation AI Evolution

Major New Mechanics

New Build Bar: Replaces the old radial submenu — buttons pinned to the bottom of the screen, common buildings one click away.
New player info panel: The top-right player info card has been redesigned. Stats, diplomacy, and current troops are visible at a glance.
Resource gifting modal: Right-clicking an ally opens a standalone window where you can send a specific amount of troops / gold in one go.
Rails cross rivers: Train tracks can now span rivers, making long-distance rail networks far easier to build out.
AFK takeover: Territory you couldn’t get from active teammates can now be seized directly from disconnected teammates.
Delete units: Regret a build? Right-click your own units to manually tear them down and recover part of the gold.

Item	Old	New	Impact
Teammate AFK	Only you keep playing	Team can take over their territory and ships	Reduces team losses from disconnects
MIRV warhead spread	Tighter	Wider outer ring scatter	More psychological pressure, harder to defend everything
Port trade ship rate	High	Lowered, paired with the v25 global cap	The gold ceiling from port count is pushed down further
Conspiracy traps	Ambush after betrayal → penalty	Attacking immediately after a new alliance counts as betrayal	Fixes the “fake alliance instant-snipe” exploit

Nations make smarter overall decisions: caching player info, dynamically allying based on threat.
No more “mindless nukes”: targets are evaluated for value before launch.
Nations on a team will actively support attacked teammates.

Grab AFK teammates’ territory: From v26 on, idle teammates are effectively the team’s reserve resource pool.
Demolish-rebuild loop: The unit deletion refund makes early-game experimentation cheaper — you can be more aggressive about placement.
Rails string continents together: With cross-river support, island and river-heavy maps can now also host factory networks.