What’s new in Circus Maximus v1.15.0
1.15.0 - 2026-09-30
Adds an interactive race minimap showing the entire Circus, all chariots and the
main-camera viewport, with click-to-recenter navigation and an N shortcut.
CIRCUS MAXIMUS - CHANGE HISTORY
1.14.0 - 2026-09-30
Pre-race scouting pass: added a full next-field report to the Stable with
bookmaker odds, speed, cornering, stamina, hull, scythes and driver skills.
S opens the scouting report. No race, AI, betting, campaign or arena rules changed.
1.13.0 - 2026-09-30
Arena tactical pass: live bout telemetry, a contextual Bout Chronicle, tactical
reach/wound/ground readout, and keyboard controls for ground, legal blows,
and turning cards. No arena-resolution rules changed.
1.12.0 - 2026-09-30
Adds the Race Chronicle: a full event ledger with All, Incidents and Finishes
filters, live event/wreck counts, and an end-of-race podium and incident summary.
The L key opens the chronicle during a race. No race-resolution rules changed.
1.11.0 - 2026-09-30
Added Safe, Pace, and Attack quick plans to the racing tablet, with a live
risk meter showing whether the selected speed/line is likely to reach the
next meta safely. Added [ and ] speed nudging and R to reset the tablet.
These controls write existing legal choices only; race rules are unchanged.
1.10.0 - 2026-09-30
Control and season-dashboard pass: animated race resolution can now be paused and resumed
from the header or Space key. The stable now summarizes races run, wins, podiums,
average placing, purse income, and net betting result across the season.
1.9.0 - 2026-09-30
Race telemetry pass: live corner-speed margin, gaps to nearby rivals, latest-event strip,
tactical readout, and a persistent telemetry toggle with T shortcut.
1.8.0 - 2026-09-30
Autosave, high-contrast mode, and direct keyboard controls for the racing tablet.
Removed a duplicate Arena heading.
1.7.0 - 2026-09-30
Race-awareness pass: live progress display, meta safety HUD, center/follow camera controls, and quick save.
1.6.0 - 2026-09-30
Presentation and playability pass: cover-art stable screen, live race HUD,
focus mode, full-screen support, global sound control, and in-game help.
1.5.1 - 2026-09-30
New illustrated cover artwork featuring the chariot race and gladiatorial bout.
1.5.0 - 2026-09-14
A difficulty ladder of three rungs, with the six candidate dials ablated
and four of them reported flat; see patches/patch_v1.5.0.txt.
1.4.0
Sound: eleven cues, each described once and rendered both in the browser
and to the WAV files in sounds/.
1.3.0
Hotseat for up to eight drivers and for both gladiators, and the choice of
arms before the bout.
1.2.0
The teams drawn as quadrigas and the gladiators as armed men.
1.1.0
First packaged release, to Package Specification v1.6.2.
Interface and arena corrections found by the picture pass.
1.0.0
First release, as a single self-contained HTML file.
Chariot race: 84-space, 8-lane circuit, three laps, eight teams, gates
drawn by lot, secret tablets resolved over twelve impulses, control
checks at the meta, wrecks, dragging and men on the sand.
Gladiatorial bout: seven armatures on a five-band reach gauge with
minimum reach, the parting blow, the barrier at a retreating man's back,
and appeal to the editor.
Season: stable, purse, repairs, rests and a betting book.
Save and resume.
Adds an interactive race minimap showing the entire Circus, all chariots and the
main-camera viewport, with click-to-recenter navigation and an N shortcut.
CIRCUS MAXIMUS - CHANGE HISTORY
1.14.0 - 2026-09-30
Pre-race scouting pass: added a full next-field report to the Stable with
bookmaker odds, speed, cornering, stamina, hull, scythes and driver skills.
S opens the scouting report. No race, AI, betting, campaign or arena rules changed.
1.13.0 - 2026-09-30
Arena tactical pass: live bout telemetry, a contextual Bout Chronicle, tactical
reach/wound/ground readout, and keyboard controls for ground, legal blows,
and turning cards. No arena-resolution rules changed.
1.12.0 - 2026-09-30
Adds the Race Chronicle: a full event ledger with All, Incidents and Finishes
filters, live event/wreck counts, and an end-of-race podium and incident summary.
The L key opens the chronicle during a race. No race-resolution rules changed.
1.11.0 - 2026-09-30
Added Safe, Pace, and Attack quick plans to the racing tablet, with a live
risk meter showing whether the selected speed/line is likely to reach the
next meta safely. Added [ and ] speed nudging and R to reset the tablet.
These controls write existing legal choices only; race rules are unchanged.
1.10.0 - 2026-09-30
Control and season-dashboard pass: animated race resolution can now be paused and resumed
from the header or Space key. The stable now summarizes races run, wins, podiums,
average placing, purse income, and net betting result across the season.
1.9.0 - 2026-09-30
Race telemetry pass: live corner-speed margin, gaps to nearby rivals, latest-event strip,
tactical readout, and a persistent telemetry toggle with T shortcut.
1.8.0 - 2026-09-30
Autosave, high-contrast mode, and direct keyboard controls for the racing tablet.
Removed a duplicate Arena heading.
1.7.0 - 2026-09-30
Race-awareness pass: live progress display, meta safety HUD, center/follow camera controls, and quick save.
1.6.0 - 2026-09-30
Presentation and playability pass: cover-art stable screen, live race HUD,
focus mode, full-screen support, global sound control, and in-game help.
1.5.1 - 2026-09-30
New illustrated cover artwork featuring the chariot race and gladiatorial bout.
1.5.0 - 2026-09-14
A difficulty ladder of three rungs, with the six candidate dials ablated
and four of them reported flat; see patches/patch_v1.5.0.txt.
1.4.0
Sound: eleven cues, each described once and rendered both in the browser
and to the WAV files in sounds/.
1.3.0
Hotseat for up to eight drivers and for both gladiators, and the choice of
arms before the bout.
1.2.0
The teams drawn as quadrigas and the gladiators as armed men.
1.1.0
First packaged release, to Package Specification v1.6.2.
Interface and arena corrections found by the picture pass.
1.0.0
First release, as a single self-contained HTML file.
Chariot race: 84-space, 8-lane circuit, three laps, eight teams, gates
drawn by lot, secret tablets resolved over twelve impulses, control
checks at the meta, wrecks, dragging and men on the sand.
Gladiatorial bout: seven armatures on a five-band reach gauge with
minimum reach, the parting blow, the barrier at a retreating man's back,
and appeal to the editor.
Season: stable, purse, repairs, rests and a betting book.
Save and resume.
- Genre
- Strategy
- Developer
- Tronsoft Games
- Engine
- Standard
- Version
- 1.15.0

