Kingdoms should now run at least two times faster in all instances. In many cases the game will run even faster 
Faster user interface 
Faster game loading 
Faster single and multiplayer gameplay 
During intense battles, Kingdoms can now automatically adjust the level of shadow detail and animation updating to maintain a responsive frame rate 
Kingdoms RAM footprint has been reduced by 24MB 
Kingdoms should now run effectively on a P200 with 32MB of RAM (64MB is highly recommended) 
A new option to control unit/shadow scaling quality in hardware modes in available 
A registry control has been added to allow players to change the level of unit animation updating 
The introduction movie can now be turned off 
Assigning orders to units while the game is paused has been improved 
The offensive capabilities of the Veruna Dirigible have been reduced 
The size and polygon count of the Veruna Dirigible has been decreased 
The Zhon Wisp will now target and fire more effectively 
Anti-cheating measures have been updated 
The multiplayer check making version 2.0 incompatible with version 1.x has been updated 
A number of errors dealing with unit data have been corrected 
Two additional maps have been added to the game