- Patch 2.0.4
- (18/08/2023)
- The update is deployed to the default branch. The database changes only apply to new games, and code fixes apply to on-going games.
- Content and Balancing
- Increased the difficulty of election win calculation
- Updated Bludish opinion and unrest balancing slightly
- Added more nuance to the new world lore with new articles and edits
- Added Walker Plan and Arcasian Dream codex articles
- Removed budget constraints on presidential decrees
- Removed condition constraints on tax reform meeting
- Made small improvements to the new scenes and their flow
- Adjusted Paskal resignation condition
- Audio
- Expanded and created more varied crowd sounds
- Added new sound effects across the game
- Improved existing sound effects implementation further
- UI&UX
- Implemented cycling shortcuts for report, token information and token interaction panels
- Added negative UI scaling for a smaller interface scale
- Removed status effect screen notifications on tokens
- Implemented arrow key navigation for conversations and prologue/epilogue
- Implemented past reports (archive) functionality for Journal Panel
- Reduced pie chart font sizes to show more details
- Visuals & Optimization
- Updated old report panel header assets
- V-Sync will be turned on by default
- Conducted an optimization pass to improve frame rates across the board
- Reduced the visual quality of the low option drastically for lower-end users
- Added SSAO option for lower-end devices
- Shader optimizations for rendering collection item inspection and outlines
- Bug Fixes and Polish
- Broken condition fix for getting wrong game ending after family scene
- Corrected some population stats
- Adjusted Wehlen war and Bergia condition slightly
- Fixed missing resignation condition check for Nia
- Close button at center no longer triggers map scrolling
- Fixed the possibility of making no change on a panel issue for some
- Added check for a Monica dialogue to handle no youth org affiliation
- Pushed a fix for corrupted saves that blocked new games from being started
- Fixed too fast skips or clicks skipping the decree panel selection
- Made an attempted fix for Steam Cloud issues
- Fixed broken condition leading to wrong feedback from Alphonso
- Improved certain lore word usage consistencies
- Fixed some inconsistencies in feedback regarding the trade tariffs
- Fixed chess reverse context issues on one branch
- Fixed wrong condition in Alvarez talk leading to blocking of trade due to EPA
- Fix for Hawker custody question if Hawker is killed
- Fixed two achievement triggers
- Fixed issues with three collectibles
- Improved how certain new story variables are set so they can be checked better
- Fixed a few reports with wrong content
- Added some more narrative-build up for some scenes
- Fixed a few news related issues
- Dozens of typos and other misc issues resolved