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Major Gameplay & UI Enhancements

• Added \"Alt-Historical\" and \"Random\" deposit generation modes at game start for more varied and replayable worlds.

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• The layout partitioner has been improved for better automatic node spacing on the main screen. Node base size has been slightly reduced for a cleaner interface.

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• A new visual effect provides clear feedback when investing funds into a node.

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• Nodes can now be accessed directly from each other by clicking their name in the node detail panel. A highlight will show what is clickable.

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• Added a maximum limiter to aggregate displays.

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New Battles - The Age of Modern Warfare

This update overhauls combat from the industrial age onward with 18 new battle types like:

• Modern Battle becomes the standard for late-game engagements, featuring mechanized infantry, tanks, and air power.

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• Blitzkrieg offers high-risk, high-reward rapid breakthrough tactics.

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• Trench Warfare represents brutal attritional combat.

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• Air Battle introduces pure dogfighting for air supremacy.

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• Attacker Bombardment runs against enemy ground forces and infrastructure.

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• Guerilla Warfare allows weaker nations to fight in harsh terrain. Urban Guerilla Warfare bleeds armored columns in cities.

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• Artillery Barrage allows forces with superior numbers and technology to soften enemy armies from distance.

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• Mercenary Bribing offers a diplomatic option to turn enemy hired soldiers against them.

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The Industrial Engine of War - New Nodes

• Armored Tech research unlocks powerful mechanized warfare.

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• Armored Manufacturing produces Armored Forces for the battlefield.

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• Airports support air operations.

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• War Planes Manufacturing creates War Planes units.

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• Air Trade routes open new commercial possibilities.

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• Railways can be built in regions to form a Railway Network, improving logistics and industrial efficiency.

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• Telecommunications enhances national unity, bureaucratic efficiency, and cultural cohesion across vast distances.

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• Steam of Industrialization event acts as a catch-up mechanic, allowing less advanced nations to accelerate industrial development when bordering technologically superior powers.

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• Siege Technology now evolves into Artillery Technology, upgrading siege workshops to Artillery Manufacturing and units to modern Artillery.

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• Administration Collapse event represents a catastrophic failure for overstretched and unstable empires.\n

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New Traits

• Silk Fever and Spices Fever increase demand for specific luxury goods.

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• Sacred Philosophy creates synergy between faith and scientific advancement.

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• Multicultural Society reduces the negative impact of foreign populations on National Unity.

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• Lenient Faith lessens instability from heathen populations.\n

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General Improvements & Fixes

• The Navy Forces node now displays a detailed pie chart showing fleet composition by power source (Wind, Coal, Oil, Nuclear).

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• High-tech naval forces now correctly consume resources for maintenance.

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• Cavalry tech stops improving battle effectiveness after 600, transitioning to a ceremonial role.

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• Luxury craft output gain from Industry has been reduced.

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• Output is also reduced when there are no available destinations.

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• Trade diplomacy menu issues have been fixed and streamlined.

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• New alert added for cancelled treaties.

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• AI trade and discovery alerts are now cleared when opening the trade menu to reduce clutter.

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• New loading screen illustrations added.

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• A new music track for later ages features a crossover with our game Khaligrad.

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• Fixed errors in historical resource generation and some region biome assignments.

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• Fixed a bug where Laissez-Faire could cap Interventionism at a negative value.

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• Corrected an issue where Laissez-Faire could cause Interventionism to spawn too early.

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• Slightly reduced Sailing Tech generation from Port Capacity.

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• Improved error messaging when save file writing fails due to insufficient disk space.

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• Fixed an issue with the Resource overview not showing more than 64 sources possible.

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• Minor localization fixes and improvements.

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\nNote: Save files may not transfer well to the new version.