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    1. Field of Glory: Kingdoms v1.02.02 Update
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    4. July 15th, 2024
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    6. Corresponds to 1.02 Beta, with these modifications:
    7. - Improved PBEM stability
    8. - Smoother liaison with FOG2M
    9. - Barracks can be built
    10. - Pop-up message about your vassals providing troops properly formatted
    11. - More rats (only in the Load/Save panel though)
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    13. UI & QOL
    14. - Fixed refresh issue in MP Lobby.
    15. - Adjusted some faction colors.
    16. - Retinue units indicated as such in the unit tooltip.
    17. - You can now send a bug report to the team by hitting Shift-Escape while on the main map or with a new button in the load/save interface.
    18. - In the ledger, Unknown loyalty characters will be sorted as if they have loyalty 101 because they are your most trusted friends.
    19. - Extra visual option for borders (colored, thin, black, colored from treaties).
    20. - New faction names coloring option.
    21. - Structures text coloring improved, with more emphasis in case of events.
    22. - Some info on the map filtered out depending on zoom level.
    23. - Fixed a message when an HRE nation decides to become a vassal of the Emperor.
    24. - Some Coats of Arms fixed.
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    26. SETUP & FACTION PERKS
    27. - Some culture adjustments on the map for the campaign.
    28. - Extra Rus' principalities can be formed (as vassals, e.g.) from the game start.
    29. - Less chance for a CW as BYZ on Easy difficulty.
    30. - When evolved enough, Normans will switch to the English Kingdoms branch of governments and not French.
    31. - Improved Georgia and Armenia (units roster).
    32. - England can now have Huskarls at start.
    33. - New Kingdom of Sicily banner.
    34. - Fixed Apulia duchy capital moving on turn 1.
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    36. DYNASTY & CHARACTERS
    37. - Reworked coup chances so that a loyal army at the capital is more efficient.
    38. - Less rebellion chances for generals with 26-50 loyalty, but more if 25 or lower. Do not risk naming as general a character with loyalty 25!
    39. - Increased extra characters for bigger nations (even more if Tier III Realm).
    40. - The Max Demesne penalty is limited to -4 in Balanced difficulty (no change), but is now limited to -6 in Experienced and so on.
    41. - Don't pay an Authority cost if you declare war on a vassal of a nation you declare war on due to being allied.
    42. - Ceding a Domain to a Peer to form a vassal will relinquish your claims in the donated lands.
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    44. DIPLOMACY
    45. - Relinquishing a claim will be worth more if you are human and less if you are AI (favoring the human in both cases).
    46. - Relative combat power will be much more important when evaluating peace chances. Should help AI cede to conditions when severely beaten.
    47. - If the AI agrees to propose peace after a '3rd party request,' then chances will be +100% (was +25%).
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    49. MAP
    50. - Some region links fixed.
    51. - More vibrant map colors to help distinguish some colors.
    52. - Lowland food usage is now 2 per pop (was 1).
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    54. WARFARE
    55. - Fixed a military reform (Archer tier II). Other pending verifications.
    56. - Peasants and light militia have minor ranged capability.
    57. - Fixed Disband providing too many resources.
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    59. AI
    60. - AI will be more reluctant to declare war if already at war.
    61. - Added AI Search Depth Option (SP only).
    62. - AI less willing to propose peace early.
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    64. REGIONAL DECISIONS
    65. - Call to Arms Decision buffed: Does not cost Authority anymore, provides 200 (from 100) equipment points.
    66. - You'll always get a Form Vassal decision if you have none while having 75+ Authority.
    67. - Fixed then improved Decision Fund Holy Order.
    68. - You get a penalty on the amount of RGDs you have if you have 15 or more, otherwise no change at all (prevent micro-managing & selling every turn).
    69. - Very High Priority RGD will appear more often in your pool through a priority pick procedure, which has more chance to trigger the higher your Realm Tier is.
    70. - When you tweak RGDs odds, a status message will immediately tell you how much money it will cost.
    71. - Fixed convert population (could convert a heretic, not another population).
    72. - Fixed 3 RGDs not having a message in some cases.
    73. - Draft Levies RGD from Peasants roundup provided more often.
    74. - Form vassal RGD overhauled.
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    76. BUILDINGS
    77. - Agriculture: Bee Keeper is now tier I.2 (was I.1), Stug is now I.1 (was 1.2).
    78. - Commerce: Candles Shop is now tier I.2 (was I.1), Weaver Shop is now I.1 (was 1.2).
    79. - Barrack building was not constructible, fixed.
    80. - Baronial Vassal / Minor Fiefdom costs less in resources and now provide +1 extra SAU.
    81. - Pilgrim Refuge (Tier I Piety buffed up).
    82. - Furrier more productive (1>2 Leather, more money).
    83. - Town Crier produces more stewardship, its event triggers more often (loyalty boost when loyalty is low).
    84. - Brickwork has no prerequisite anymore (bug), so not dependent on Clay Pit.
    85. - New area 'viticulture' for vineyards.
    86. - Fixed Equipment rebate from structures not working.
    87. - Fixed prerequisite structures not properly checked under some conditions.
    88. - The structure generating a sound in the region panel has a minor visual cue.
    89. - Marble vein and associated quarry fixed and provided less often.
    90. - Walled cemetery produces the same health bonus as Commoner cemetery.
    91. - Cathedrals and Mosques don't have a cost in metal.
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    93. VARIOUS
    94. - Fixed Auld Alliance achievement only working if playing Scotland, not France.
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