⚖️ Patch v0.1.4 — Balance, Variations & Polish — Mithril & Mud Steam update #84243

⚖️ Balance Changes Ancestral Knowledge Soft Cap Base AK now has diminishing returns past 15 points — half rate beyond that threshold. Still rewarding for long runs, but no longer trivially maxed in a handful of speed prestiges. Veteran Multiplier Capped The veteran prestige multiplier now caps at 5.0x (plateaus around prestige 27). No more runaway scaling. Converter Batch Limits Batch sizes are now gated by worker count — assigning zero workers to production rooms while running max batch conversions is no longer possible. Mercenary Rebalance Squad sizes reduced to 3/8/15 workers (down from 5/15/25). Duration shortened from 5 minutes to 3 minutes. --- 🎨 Visual Variations Dwarves Mining dwarves now have distinct appearances — different outfit colors, beard styles, body types, helmets, and accessories like aprons and pauldrons. No two dwarves look alike. Runic Warriors Warriors during Troll...