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# v1.5.0: T4N 2025: Return of the Avatar

## What's Changed
* Legend of Old Zuko turned into Myth by @GeneralVonGelre in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/643
* Surprise Validator Fixes by @talendus omaxs in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/644
* Misc Fixes by @gelre lre in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/645
* enforce windows 1252 encoding for .csv files by @unique-usernames-are-annoying in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/647
* mostly removed empty spaces at the end of lines by @unique-usernames-are-annoying in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/648
* mostly replaced 4 empty spaces with tabs by @unique-usernames-are-annoying in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/649
* Custom Korra Portraits by @Stripedscumbag in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/650
* just formatting changes by @unique-usernames-are-annoying in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/651
* mostly removed empty spaces at the end of lines by @unique-usernames-are-annoying in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/652
* Fix positions by @Stripedscumbag in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/655
* Finished Avatar System by @legate_elizabeth in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/656
* Mandate Update and Avatar Validator Patch by @legate_elizabeth in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/657
* rip_seclusion_events reversion by @legate_elizabeth in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/658
* Old Avatar System Removal by @legate_elizabeth in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/659
* ATLA Bugfixing by @legate_elizabeth in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/660
* Avatar Frames, Avatar Bugfixes/Revisions, and general fixes by @legate_elizabeth in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/661
* Adjusted generic avatar spawning system/Fixed EK tributary problem by @legate_elizabeth in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/662
* Update ATLA_avatar_system.txt by @legate_elizabeth in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/663
* Update portraits_fire_nation.gfx by @kaijuposter in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/664
* New Year's Tidying by @legate_elizabeth in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/665
* Small fixes by @Othar0 in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/666
* Gay Marriage allowed
* Misc cleanup by various

## New Contributors
* @unique-usernames-are-annoying made their first contribution in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/647
* @Stripedscumbag made their first contribution in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/650
* @kaijuposter made their first contribution in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/664
* @Othar0 made their first contribution in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/666

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/compare/v1.4.6...v1.5.0

## Bending Changes

- Metalbending Bloodline no longer requires your character already being famous for another reason in order to be spawned, inventing metalbending is prestigious enough in it's own right.
- Limited every instance where the Avatar was able to get the Legendary Bender trait since this caused Raavaa to get upset and break her bond with them.
- Lavabending can now be taught by an earthbender that knows lavabending, rather than having to look for a mythical firebender that defied the laws of the universe to be a lavabender.
- Made Spiritual Journey a once in a lifetime decision to help Kyoshi cure her cactus juice addiction

## Barbarism Overhaul

- Now able to be reformed with base game reformation mechanics
- Additional events added
- Bugfixing for events & decisions
- Two unique, mutually exclusive reformation options
- Proper sacrifice icon added to waterbender sacrificing, which is now a targeted decision
- Very minor CB adjustments + fixes

## Sand Sailer Racers

- Fixed failing certain quests not clearing character flags/traveling trait. (Sand Sailer Racer society)
- Balancing to society currency acquisition. (Sand Sailer Racer society)
- Members now stay in the society until they are over 50 (for now). (Sand Sailer Racer society)
- Quests now appear less frequently. (Sand Sailer Racer society)
- Changes to SSR specific traits.

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/compare/v1.4.6...v1.4.6

## What's Changed
* ATLA Fixes by @Andrewhunt42 in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/629
* Misc Update by @Andrewhunt42 in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/630
* Some Bug Fixes by @Domaxs in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/631
* Various by @FauxNight in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/634
* Finished master healer trait
* Removed incomplete Earth Kingdom Campaign decision
* History fixes
* Added Missing Bloodline Loc
* Firenation Princes and Princess will now be called such
* Added decision to see Legendary and Master Benders
* Tweaked AI weights for Spiritual Journey and Teach Airbending decisions
* Tweaked modifiers for children learning and improving their bending abilities
* Added ability to become a Legendary through the White Lotus society
* Fixed a bug where the Agni Kai society would assign a mission before reaching the relevant rank
* Tweaked traits and relationships for canon characters
* Tweaked health values for canon characters
* Fixed Fire Imperialism decisions having missing localization and GFX
* Fixed special units having wrong bending element GFX
* Foggy Swamp Female Hair Fix
* Female Religious Clothes Fix
* Fixed a number of typos
* Water Government flavor fix
* Other various bug fixes

## New Contributors
* @Andrewhunt42 made their first contribution in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/629
* @FauxNight made their first contribution in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/634

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/compare/1.4.4.1...v1.4.5

localization for tea society fixed

## What's Changed
* Disease Icon Fix ( Comments ) by @iithundersnake in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/625
* Stockytest by @iithundersnake in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/626
* metalbending bloodline fix, loc tweak by @iithundersnake in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/627
* metalbending fixes/bumi bloodline by @iithundersnake in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/628
* Unused Event clearing @Rystic
* Various fixes @Rystic @tannerflick4
* Logging updates @Rystic @tannerflick4

## New Contributors
* @iithundersnake made their first contribution in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/625

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/compare/v1.4.3...v1.4.4

## What's Changed
* Increased odds of getting bending. by @Rystic in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/623
* Fixed Ruler Designer issue with being able to add bending. by @Rystic
* Fixes with religions reformed. by @tannerflick4
* Recreated water coa. by @Rigentem
* Update laws & conversion decisions. by @tannerflick4

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/compare/v1.4.2...v1.4.3

1.4.2 The Great Debugging, Part 1

## What's Changed
* Laws validator fixes by @Domaxs in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/616
* Bug Fixes+Conflict Cleanup by @Domaxs in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/618
* EK decision fixes by @Shadedevour in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/619
* added missing trigger to sand society quest by @Domaxs in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/622
* Fixed Pet localization issue @jttheghost
* Fixed several major CTD's related to GFX by removing custom banners @Rystic
* Event validation @Rystic
* Religious reformations should work @Rystic

## New Contributors
* @Shadedevour made their first contribution in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/619

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/compare/v1.4.1...v1.4.2

v1.4.1 The Earth King has invited the bugs to Lake Laogai

## What's Changed
* Bugfixes by @Tali8 in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/572
* EK trait fix by @Tali8 in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/573
* Changed sandbender culture tag name from "sandbender" to "sandbender culture" by @Domaxs in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/574
* fix to models so they work and added water tribe ice buildings by @Rystic in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/575
* fix file names by @unLomTrois in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/577
* fix sandsailer fervor decision by @unLomTrois in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/581
* fix ek mandate.1 "add_character_modifier" bug by @unLomTrois in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/582
* potential fix for effectimplementation.cpp:23645 by @Domaxs in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/579
* Waterbending training overhaul by @unLomTrois in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/580
* Various things by @Domaxs in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/583
* Fix mandate pictures by @unLomTrois in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/584
* Fix bloodline events by @unLomTrois in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/585
* Fix Beifong Bloodline by @unLomTrois in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/588
* Add pictures to sandbender events + localization by @Domaxs in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/587
* Fix empty ifs by @unLomTrois in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/589
* Fix artifact pictures by @unLomTrois in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/590
* add missed cultures to 00_dynasties by @unLomTrois in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/591
* Fix 00 customizable localisation by @unLomTrois in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/586
* Various things by @unLomTrois in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/593
* fix wrong scopes by @unLomTrois in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/592
* Fix events by @unLomTrois in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/599
* Fix on_actions by @unLomTrois in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/600
* Add README with info about Special Comments by @unLomTrois in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/601
* Fix wrong event borders by @unLomTrois in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/602
* Fix vanilla world regions by @unLomTrois in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/603
* Fix invalid nodes by @unLomTrois in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/604
* Fix for Sozin dying immediately upon game start by @Domaxs in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/606
* Various fixes by @unLomTrois in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/605
* Pets now can die by @unLomTrois in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/607
* Agni kai and graphics by @unLomTrois in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/612

## New Contributors
* @Tali8 made their first contribution in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/572

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/compare/v1.4...v1.4.1

Includes a dev diary from @unLomTrois: https://t4n.notion.site/Avatar-Tui-and-La-036ed364f01949799dd897d2fa1260fa

## What's Changed
* Fix rebirths after Aang and Korra by @unLomTrois in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/566
* Quickfix move avatar decision by @unLomTrois in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/568
* Return of the Mack by @Domaxs in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/570
* Quick fix for earth king crown by @Domaxs in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/571
* Typo Fixes by @klorpa in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/569
* Imperialism event spam fix by @jttheghost
* Changed Pirate succession to Open by @Rystic
* Fixed Warlord of Chin trait by @Rystic
* Fixed an Earth kingdom province having some bits inside another province by @tannerflick4
* Can no longer summon avatar if you are the avatar by @tannerflick4
* Prosperity barony progress for Air Nation by @tannerflick4
* Fixes for some earth kingdom events and for healing hut events by @tannerflick4
* Hotfix for earthking_ra_annex_tributary decision by @TypicalCrusader


## New Contributors
* @klorpa made their first contribution in https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/pull/569

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/Rystic/ATLA-restored/compare/v1.3...v1.4

V1.3 Earth Kingdom & The Avatar

## Avatar overhaul
* A new Avatar engine system, i.e. about 30-50 new avatar journey events (the plan is to have about a hundred of them), replacing old broken events
* Completely rewritten arc about journey to airnomads (about 15 new events for learning airbending)
* A new "mystical" arc about a visit of the Avatar on Whaletail Island
* New events about revelation of a new Avatar
* New events about the Avatar's departure on a journey
* Fixed dynamic portraits of Roku
* Fixed everlasting avatar journey of Roku, now he can complete his training

## Earth Kingdom Fixes
* Chin Empire Decision is fixed
* Reconquest CB is now free if you have choosen war path in EK story
* Empire EK should no longer lose Earth King traits
* Events earthking.9 , 46, 47 got their trigger fixed
* Events earthking.46, 48, 49, 50 got their effect fixed
* earthking_ra_annex_tributary Decision should now work
* Decision earthking_ra_demand_conversion got his trigger and effect fixed

## Misc Fixes
* lowered tech levels for Air Nation provinces during the time between Sozin's genocide & Aang's restoration of the nation
* prosperity baronies for Northern Air kingdom
* fixed holy site for Kyoshi Island being bugged
* renamed airnomad cbs from "Seize duchy/province" to "Airnomad Expansion: Seize duchy/province"
* added loc for eastern air temple barony
* various additional fixes
* Hospital & castle fixes