• A massive map extension to the east spanning 13 new regions, including new nations, religions and mission trees
  
• Treasure fleet and high temple systems
  
• Rahen overhaul: Raj cohesion and vizier, caste system, disasters
  
• New Racial and Magic system UIs
  
  Mission tree highlights:
  
• One Xia mission tree
  
• Azkare mission tree
  
• Feiten mission tree
  
• Beikdungang mission tree
  
• Nuugdan Tsarai mission tree
  
• Dhenijanraj mission tree
  
• Seghdihr mission tree
  
  
  
  Content Changelog
  
  
  New Missions
  
  
  Haless
  
  Rahen
  Dhenijanraj (Handle the ministries’ corruption and use the Harimraj mechanics to see the Lotus Throne rise once again)
  Ghavaanaj tribes + Dhugajir (A new Black King will unite the Elephant-Lords and use custom herd-raising mechanics to trample any in their path)
  ~~Command~~, delayed until it's finished and will be added in a smaller update then
  
  Yanshen
  
• Azjakuma (Build the Oni into a Demon-Empire,
• Balris the Gold)
  
• Beikdugang (Take your mercantile heritage from the Triunic Treasure Fleet across all of Halann's seas)
  
• Feiten (Is that a bird? A plane? No,
• and remake Haless with your power)
  
• Bianfang + Dahui (Show the eunuchs what it means to be King: Benevolence? Pragmatism? Or ruthlessness?)
  
• Balrijin (Spread multi-species equality throughout Yanshen as you search for the Great Dragon Sage,
• and teach all Haless to fear you)
  
• Anjiang (Unite the Yanszin as its foremost oracles)
  
• Yanzhong (Unite the Yanszin with trade and coin)
  
• Guhe (Unite the Yanszin with martial might)
  
• Yangcheng (Unite the Yanszin with silver tongue)
  
• Jiantsiang (Choose your path as Harimar Reborn: A gentle paw? Or FIRE?)
  
• Jiangdu (Sun Tzu? Is that you?),
• drain the High Temples for their Chi,
• it’s ‘jellyfish’ skyships -- with unique artificery inventions and a sky-port system along with them)
  
• Yingzhen (Unite the Yanszin as shadowy assassins
  
  South Haless
  
• Bim Lau (If you rule the Necropolis well, all Bomdan shall follow)
  
• Xiaken + One Xia (Wuxia in Anbennar? It’s more likely than you think!)
  
• Azkare + Sunrise Empire (In a young elf’s eyes, a new age for Haless dawns: of equality, of unmatched flavour, of a complex-yet-powerful parliament system)
  
• Lot Dekkhang (Stack absurd mercenary modifiers and pioneer rule-by-tournament)
  
• Hon Sai + Baihon Xinh (THE GHOST-EMPEROR WILLS IT!)
  
• Arawkelin (1: Monopolise Cannorian trade 2: Clear-cut the Lupulan 3: Kill pirates 4: PROFIT)
  
  North Haless
  
• Nuugdan Tsarai, Guwaamud, and Daxugo (As the Faceless Queen, lead your terrorbird-riding hordes into Yanshen… and then surely ruling them will be easy)
  
  Forbidden Plains
  
• Skurkokli (Unite the Wild Ogre clans to devour the world as the Gorger Lord)
  
  
  Bulwar
• New branches for The Jadd Empire and Phoenix Empire take them into Haless!
  
  
  Cannor
• Rogieria (The Young Owl will take up three crowns, forge the Shadowmoon Conspiracy, and reclaim Dameria’s legacy)
  
• Great Ording (Show the Lencori what it means to be a (Unicorn-) Knight)
  
  
  
  Dwarovar
• Seghdihr (Rebuild the Segbandal and use unique cartel mechanics to dominate the Serpentspine trade… just watch out for pesky goblins!)
  
• Ovdal Lodhum (What do you need to bring love back to the Dwarovar? A legendary blade, friends, and tourists.)
  
• Khugdihr (Only thing better than a hold with a bank? A hold that is a bank!)
  
• Shattered Crown (Free Dookan, once and for all. But be careful what you wish for…)
  
  
  
  Aelantir
• Tehanek (So you come seeking answers? Well knowledge does not always come with understanding…)
  
• Mykx (Only thing better than piracy and drugs? Demon piracy, and demon drugs.)
  
  
  
  Ideas
  
  
  Haless
• Yanshen, South and North Haless: Almost all new nations have unique ideas, except for Yanglamese tribes, some Xiaken, and a few others!
  
• Senaptia: Endhuvi, Parusad Bhola, Pordhatti, Rabaghekhur, Babhagama, Tiltaghar, Rabhidaraj
  
• Prabhia: Tujgal, Amtujsaat, Keyattordha, Rayavhatimana, Saddathar, Ghundagar, Khiraspid, Pasiragha, Sarnavan, Sardiphadin, Tudhina, Sharaajaghal
  
  
  
  Aelantir
• Spawnables: Thílvis, Ebenmas, Isobelin, Calasanni Trading Company, Beggaston, Plumstead, Núr Dhánaenn, Corinsfield, Zanlib
  
• Ruinborn: Kwineh, Benter, Parura tribes, Vul Tenvach, Dragon Dominion
  
  
  Cannor
• Empire of Anbennar: Terr, Silvelar, Aramari Temple
  
• Escann: Count's League
  
  
  Dwarovar
• Empire of Anbennar: Terr, Silvelar, Aramari Temple
  
• Escann: Count's League
  
  
  Sarhal
• Akan: Viakkoc
  
  
  
  Events
  
  
  Haless
  The War for the Mantle of Baihon Xinh: a scripted civil war between the Ghost-Emperor of Hon Sai and his son in Ma Hoang, that draws in their neighbours from Chien Binhrung to Kudet Kai
  The Oracular Order of Tughayasa now has a custom heir-selection event
  New racial tolerance events for harimari, ogres, goblins, hobgoblins, trolls, and orcs
  
  
  Dwarovar
  Hoardcurse build-up events
  
  
  Sarhal
  Nahab’s Defiance, an event-driven war between Kheterata and Nirat for the future of the Sorrow.
  
  
  
  
  Formables and New Tags
  
  
  Haless
  All of Haless is new, but let’s highlight some formables:
  
  
  South Haless
  One Xia, Baihon Xinh, Thàngoya, Thidinkai, Bim Lau, Damoh Yangla, Sunrise Empire
  
  
  Yanshen
  Dahui, Yanshen, Yanszin, Lianzhou, Daxugo
  
  
  North Haless
  Guwaamud
  
  
  Sarhal
  Kheterata Releasables: Koroshesh, Shasoura, and Irsmahap
  
  
  North Aelantir
  New Ynnic OPMs: Selocshana, Arvezl, Adbraseloc, Lisicalrevo
  
  
  Dwarovar
  Kar-Ankash
  
  
  
  Religions
  
  
  Haless
  Righteous Path (Protestant mechanics with region-specific aspects)
  Lefthand Path (Protestant mechanics with access to Temple Corruption)
  Mystic Accord (Heavily-customised Jewish mechanics)
  Saanorgegh (Personal deities, new ones unlocked by the Nuugdan Tsarai MT)
  Without Mechanics: Bangujonsi, Umun Omi, Levaajan
  High Philosophy got rebalanced and gained school origins (These provinces allow you to invite scholars from that school if you own them)
  Godlost now has teachings (personal deities)
  
  
  Aelantir
  Major overhaul of Ynn River Worship, adding religious reforms
  
• Gathering Iosahar vassals will provide authority
  
• Authority is spent initiating debates as to the future of the Ynn
  
• Navigate those debates’ events and intricacies to define the faith’s future
  Dobondotist (Jewish mechanics… eldritch-style)
  Without Mechanics: Rune Scribes, Vechnogejzn, Etchings of the Deep, Senanset, Askaeorg, Mazhthramazh
  
  
  Elsewhere
  Elven Forebears (Protestant mechanics, unlock aspects by focusing on an ancestor)
  Bulgu-Orazan (Personal deities, new ones unlocked by learning of new orcs)
  Begga Goodfingers added to the Regent Court (-WE, -devastation)
  
  
  
  Art
  
  
  New Loading Screens
• The Necropolis of Bim Lau by Biegeltoren
  
• The Bloodgroves by Mike
  
• A Hobgoblin Household by Biegeltoren
  
• New base screen + Logo by Kekie and Valorique
  
• The Faceless Queen by Mike
  
• The Great City of Tianlou by Biegeltoren
  
  
  Music
• Dusk of an Empire by Runite Drill
  
  
  Advisors
• Dwarves by Mike
  
• Fathide Ogres by Helgi Ynnreaver
  
• Exodus Goblins by Ziggy
  
• Harimari by Mike
  
• Hobgoblins by Mike
  
• Kobolds by Mike
  
• Oni by Helgi Ynnreaver
  
• Sun Elves by Koilinger
  
• Peitar ruinborn by Helgi Ynnreaver
  
• Trolls by Ziggy
  
  
  Models
• Karashar Orcs by Harengus
  
• Kobolds by Sovereign
  
  
  Events
• Racial Menu Art by Biegeltoren, Mike, The Stephling, and Ziggy
  
• Magic Menu Art by Guivarch, Koilinger, Helgi Ynnreaver and Mike
  
• Halessi event art by Ziggy
  
• Various subterranean event pictures by Ziggy
  
  
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• A plethora of new religious icons and aspects by Koilinger, Mike, Helgi Ynnreaver, Oxtroo, Valorique, Ziggy, and Biegeltoren
  
• Adventurer Buildings by Guivarch
  
• Maskbreaker Rebellion icon by Mike
  
• Khelorvalshi Azjakuma Estate by Mike
  
• Rahen Castes by Mike
  
• Government reform icon tweaks by Tators
  
• Technology Group icons by Koilinger
  
• Temple System icons by Oxtroo
  
• Balrijin Great Project Icon by Habil
  
• Feiten Airships by Biegeltoren
  
• Immortal/Long lived ruler trait by Guivarch
  
• Seghdihr MT SGC icon by Mike
  
• Serpentsbloom by Biegeltoren
  
• Shadowswamp terrain art by Biegeltoren
  
• Treasure Fleet icon by Mike
  
  Flags
  
• Flags for all new nations in Haless by CreekJ, Mangulwort, Biegeltoren, and the Chinese Anbennar Community
  
• Four new Ynnic OPMs by Nopani and Oxtroo
  
• Landhugger and Mountainshark flags by UlfDerDritte
  
• Syzirzex (Darkscale formable)
  
  
  Government Reforms, Estates, and Decisions
  Government Reforms:
  
• Kai Township
  
• Kai Republic
  
• Eunuch Overseers
  
• Eunuch Dynasty
  
• Liangzhu reform for East Harimari
  
• Xiaken and Independent Xiaken
  
• Wulin
  
• A bunch of nation-specific reforms (Ghost-Emperor, Jiangdu Stratocracy, Tagharoghi)
  
  Estates:
  
• Eunuchs (available to most Yanshen, effects to advisor costs and legitimacy)
  
• Oni estates: Khelorvalshi, Kabiurgarko, Ajgriiarul, Chumijemoya, Shinukhorchi (unique privileges and buffs, and each has its own magic spells)
  
• Daulophs (Lot Dekkhang’s mercenary nobles, provide a number of merc buffs)
  
• Clergy: High Philosophy Religious Unity, allowing HP nations to tolerate the Righteous Path
  
  Decisions:
  
• Rebuild the Golden Highway in Xianjie, Upper Yanshen, and Lower Yanhe
  
• Recruit Elven Advisor for Azkare
  
  
  
  
  World and Naming
• Serpentsbloom Trade Good added to the Serpentspine
  
• Additional centers of trade and estuaries in South Aelantir
  
• South Effelai trade node now also flows into Amadia
  
• Bloodgroves can now spawn exotic wood and dyes as trade good
  
• Rahen gained a few extra provinces
  
• Kharunyana turned into an impassable lake
  
• Winter changes in North Haless, Forbidden Plains, Cannor, Devand, and Alecand.
  
• Sarhal prep (Fahvanosy islands redraw, terrain/climate edits, Shadowswamp)
  
• Addition of Marsh terrain in North Aelantir to represent arctic tundra, as well as plenty of smaller-scale terrain tweaks across the map.
  
• New government names and ruler titles for nations across the game's world, from Elfrealms and Free cities to Harpy matriarchs and Ogre clans.
  
• The Pearlsedger colonial nation in Soruin has now been named Trisferiande.
  
• New namelist for Sun, Dawn, Sunrise and Desert elves.
  
• Updated Mossmouth Ogres' dynasty list.
  
• Unique names for temples and cathedrals for Faithless and Raheni religions
  
  
  
  
  Balance and Quality of Life
  Game Setup
• Salla Cenag & Salla Ayeth, and Salla Elyn & Salla Myna start with royal marriages.
  
• Raja Indrayanar, staring ruler of Dhenijanraj, has gained 1 dip and is now kind-hearted
  
• Pharusad Bhola starts with a 2/4/5 female Senapti
  
• Tughayasa and Khiraspid now both start with Powerful Mages
  
• Terr now starts in a regency for its two-year-old monarch.
  
• A few tweaks to High Philosophy nations’ choice of school
  
• Kheionism is now in the Faithless religious group
  
• 3 new bookmarks for North Haless, Xia, and South Haless, as well as small changes to the lineup of nations in other bookmarks.
  
• Added human minorities in the harpy provinces of the Far Salahad.
  
• Bulwari human provinces owned by monstrous nations now start with Feudalism.
  
• Harpy nations in Bulwar now start with Harpy Matriarchy government reform, and choose their heir via harem mechanics.
  
• Far Akani (now renamed to Ekhani), Khasani and Deshaki cultures have been split from the Kheteratan culture group into their own Akani culture group.
  
• Added Shasoura, Irsmahapan, and Delta Gnome cultures to Kheterata.
  
• Added more Common Goblin and Forest Goblin provinces in Escann.
  
• Reworked the culture distribution in Shamakhad, reducing the spread of brown orcs and adding harimari-majority provinces.
  
  
  System Tweaks
• Made it easier for Esthil to get a lich ruler if Varina dies and prevented Esthil rulers from failing lichdom.
  
• Malacnar's Battleking dying in battle while at peace causes a double stability malus
  
• Jaddari and the Jadd Empire can no longer purge or expel
  
• Sun Elves in Bulwar can no longer purge humans
  
• External countries attacking the Harimraj will now also gain truces with Prabhi, not just the Raja
  
• Senapti can now declare external wars
  
• When Damestear or Precursor Relics run dry, they will now be replaced with the province’s prior trade good
  
• Escanni federations are smaller and adventurers can have fewer allies.
  
  
  Content
• Wesdam's mission-tree has been restructured to use the branching mission-tree design introduced in Origins.
  
• Disabled Incense in Serpent's Vale region.
  
• Mithril and Fungus will no longer be generated as trade goods in the overground provinces of Northern Pass and Serpent's Vale.
  
• Witch-Kings now have a custom option when their advisor is accused of dark magic
  
• Adshaw migration events after their final mission are no longer hidden
  
• Cheshoshi tribal growth from autonomous vassals has been disabled
  
• Updated localisation for Divine ideas to remove real-world references
  
• Cave Goblin and Allclan missions/events no longer all use the same icons/pictures
  
• Elite mercenary companies now truly never cost Army Professionalism to recruit.
  
• Some cultures have a slightly higher chance to spawn certain trade goods (Lencori for wine, elven and Yan for tea, halfling for tobacco, Bulwari for coffee)
  
• New mercenary companies have been added for Eordand.
  
• Peace Treaty for Destroying Monstrous Tribes
  
  
  
  Value Changes
• Seghdihr national ideas were rebalanced. Merc modifier has been replaced. HCC removed.
  
• Ghankedhen ideas adjusted (infantry_power changed to drill buffs, global_trade_goods_sized buffed from 15% to 20%)
  
• Removed tribal dev growth from Benter and Soru NIs, halved it for Haraf
  
• Drozma Tur dip rep bonus changed to Tolerance of the True Faith
  
• Halfling admin gained +5% adventurer loyalty (countering penalty from dip rep malus)
  
• Dwarf military nerf (-fire_damage_received removed)
  
• Half-orc military nerf (shock_damage_received cut from -10% to -5%)
  
• Orc military nerf (fire_damage_received cut from -10% to -5%)
  
• Troll military nerf (shock_damage_received cut from -33% to -20%, shock_damage cut from +33% to +20%)
  
• Ogre military nerf (shock_damage_received cut from -30% to -15%, shock_damage cut from +30% to +20%)
  
• Ogre and troll militaries now also have manpower_recovery -15%
  
• Changed ESTATE_CROWNLAND_INFLUENCE define to 80 to account for extra Anbennar estates
  
  
  AI
• For AI, Jaherian Exemplars spawn is not conditional on Elizna being Sun Elf
  
  
  Bugfix
• Plenty of spelling fixes across the game's localisation.
  
• Adjusted provinces' native art graphics to more closely align with the province culture across the map, and added native graphics to a few provinces in Aelantir that didn't have one.
  
• Tweaked the units used by some of the natives, so they use units appropriate to their race's tech group.
  
• El Dorado Exploration events featuring natives no longer fire for exploring empty provinces.
  
  And so many more…
  

Hotfix for countries with rulers as leaders not having their name (e.g. Jaddar)

A bunch of fixes, including a critical one relating to dwarven hold digging