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Update: Nov 11, 2023 @ 9:36pm

Version 1.11.0 "Melek taus"

“O my Lord, you are angel-ruler of the world,
O my Lord, you are the generous angel-ruler,
You are the angel of the heavenly firmament,
O my Lord, you are forever primordial.”
– Excerpt from the Yazidi hymn to Melek Taus, the Peacock Angel

Please note some changes only take effect with new games. A new game is highly recommended.

Added Yazidi Flavor Pack: People of the Peacock Angel
Added 3 Middle Eastern soundtracks
Many miscellaneous tweaks to existing Iranian content to adapt to Legacy of Persia
Added Sorbian language for Sorbians
Added a fictitious ruler to represent the “pagan” Tirahaye Kurds in 1066
Added Zunism, Dezawism, Manichaeism, Mandaeism, Yazidism, Yarsanism, Mehrism, Harranianism, Shamsism, and Rabbinism as involved faiths in the Iranian Intermezzo struggle
Added Pamiri, Turco-Hephthalite, Hephthalite, Khuzi, Parsim, and Bavlim as involved cultures in the Iranian Intermezzo struggle
Renamed vanilla’s East Bantu culture to Zanj
Renamed vanilla’s Afridunism faith to Faridunism (since Afridun is the Arabized version of Faridun/Fareydun)
Placed all formerly East Bantu and South Bantu heritage cultures into vanilla's Bantu heritage (the two heritages remain in the code, though, just in case)
Turco-Hephthalites have the Frontier Warriors tradition if you own Legacy of Persia
Pamiris have Frequent Festivities replaced with Jirga tradition if you own Legacy of Persia
Harran and Upper Khabur are now Syriac
Thabit ibn Qurra and most other historical Harranian characters are now Syriac
Some of the other historical Harranian characters now know the Greek and/or Arabic language at game start
Brahuis now use RICE’s old custom namelist (instead of the Gond namelist)
Disabled all RICE memories for now as memories (both modded and vanilla) may have been causing performance issues in both modded and vanilla games, and RICE adds a lot for activities; this is experimental and may be reverted at a later time
Fixed encoding for compatibility triggers file in scripted triggers
Fixed possible bug where non-Theravada faiths were inheriting Theravada doctrines
Fixed the game concept for Mud Masons missing text
Miscellaneous bugfixes

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Update: Oct 23, 2023 @ 1:12am

Version 1.10.2 "Arkona"

“For the Slavs show such reverence for their holy things that they do not allow the neighborhood of a fane to be defiled by blood even in time of war.”
– Helmold of Bosau, 12th century Saxon historian and priest, in the Chronicle of the Slavs

Please note some changes only take effect with new games.

Added Polabian Flavor Pack
Added 7 medieval/renaissance European soundtracks
Renamed Peristani culture to Darada
Put Darada (Peristani) culture on the map (thanks to Soraya for the research)
Turco-Hephthalites are now on the map in 1066 and are slightly more widespread, to represent Turkic tribes with possible Hephthalite admixture like the Khallukh and Khalaj (thanks to Soraya for the research)
White Hun tradition now only allows raiding over land, not sea
Added Marib as a holy site for South Arabian and Aksumite pagans
Rollo will now always receive the dream event if the player or AI controlling him chooses to go through the legendary event chain
Al-Kashgari now has tier 4 learning education instead of tier 3
Gilgit is now Vajrayana
Nerfed the option to try to get extra gold when encountering merchants from the Silk Road/Trans-Saharan merchants travel option
Maastricht bridge collapse event can no longer happen immediately, and will only trigger after 1100 CE
Fixed several religious activities continuing even if a character converted to another faith
Fixed the Normandy Adventurer CB not properly displaying the requirement that you need to be in the Adventure Phase of the Normandy struggle (if it still exists)
Fixed Silk Road and Maritime Trade dynasty perks not properly indicating which one is needed to do the SIlk Road decision more than once in a lifetime
Fixed Successful Chinir Festival county modifier not applying if you have the Community Intent for the Chinir Festival
Miscellaneous bugfixes

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Update: Sep 24, 2023 @ 12:49am

Version 1.10.1 "Sri Pada"

“The mountain of Sarandib [Sri Pada] is one of the highest in the World. We saw it from the sea when we were nine days' journey away, and when we climbed it we saw the clouds below us, shutting out our view of its base.”
– Ibn Battuta (1304-1369 CE), Moroccan explorer, pilgrim, and scholar

Please note some changes only take effect with new games.

Updated RICE+EPE compatch to the newest version of EPE
Added full unique namelists for the Vedda, Tsonga, and Sotho-Tswana cultures
Added unique dynasty names for the Mijikenda and Pokomo cultures
Added code to disable a few changes when run with the Paganism Plus mod (mod was previously compatible, just needed to remove a few of RICE’s conflicting changes per mod author’s request)
Added text for the East African and Southeast Asian Silk Road communities options explaining they are only available in certain regions
Added East African god names
Fixed some CBs being unavailable to rulers involved in the Sri Lanka struggle (using a similar workaround to what was done previously for the Greenland and Normandy struggles)
Fixed book burning option when Purifying/Persecuting Sri Lanka’s Sangha not calculating the correct monastery Prominence loss
Fixed Nadun festival giving stress instead of losing stress
Fixed Oracle of Amun activity not working for rulers who are not in the same realm as Siwa but still own counties in Egypt
Fixed Sri Pada pilgrimage activity canceling if you are of certain faiths
Miscellaneous bugfixes

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Update: Aug 31, 2023 @ 6:55pm

Version 1.10.0.a Hotfix for "Pali"

Added a decision to get your culture and/or faith automatically involved in the Sri Lanka struggle if you are Buddhist
Changed Abhayagiri trait to have an additive rather than multiplicative bonus to development
Lowered the percentage of counties needed for a culture or faith to be involved in the Sri Lankan struggle from 40% to 15%
Increased how much trait experience is gained or lost for Sri Lanka’s monastery patron traits in various places
Nerfed development bonus for the Zimbabwes tradition
Made it easier for AI to take the decisions to discover Greenland or the Americas
Slightly reduced the unlikeliness that non-Germanic rulers would not take the decisions to discover Greenland or the Americans
Ari and Srikula Shaktism are now involved in the Sri Lanka struggle from the get-go
Changed Buddhist canon doctrine of Ari back to Tantric Canon
Changed most of Central Asia from Theravada to Mahayana
Socotra Kingdom decision now requires the Cosmopolitan Ports rather than The Spice Must Flow dynasty perk in the Maritime Trade legacy(i.e. 2nd rather than 3rd perk)
Reduced prestige level requirement for the Socotra Kingdom decision
Reduced costs of the Socotra and Tuyuhun Kingdom decisions to be more in line with other decisions
County modifiers from the Socotra and Tuyuhun Kingdom decisions now last for 100 years
Disabled camera pan feature from the event to change Sri Lanka’s capital to Polonnaruwa, since it may have been causing issues in certain situations
Fixed Vijayabahu’s daughter being a different dynasty if playing with ROA
Fixed Budal not being Vijayabahu’s vassal if playing with ROA
Fixed missing English placeholder text for Sri Lankan loc in the Spanish version
Miscellaneous bugfixes

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Update: Aug 28, 2023 @ 11:02pm

Version 1.10.0 "Pali"

"Better than a thousand hollow words
Is one word that brings peace."
– Dhammapada, part of the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism

Please note some changes only take effect with new games.

Added the Sri Lanka Flavor Pack: Abode of Lions
Added 3 Indian themed soundtracks
Revamped the old Silk Road communities mechanic:
- Added 2 new Silk Road communities, East African and Southeast Asia, with corresponding decisions and flavor
- Expanded te area the mechanic is available to
- Himalayan, Steppe, and East Asian communities are no longer available in certain regions far away
- Added a few new events for Silk Road community gifts
- Tweaked culture and faith variety for some Silk Road courtier spawn
Added many new East African and Southeast Asian cultures and faiths; most of the Asian ones were adapted from Rajas of Asia
New and improved bookmark visuals, courtesy of Nezaros from the Rajas of Asia mod
Adjusted some bookmark characters’ poses and positions
There is now a small chance of gaining the Silk Road/Trans-Saharan merchant traits once you complete a number of successful deals with the Silk Road/Trans-Saharan trade options
Interaction to grant or receive Normandy can be taken even when the holder of Rouen only has one county, as long as they’re AI; additionally, this is made clearer in the requirements for this interaction
Going to war (whether as an attacker or defender) is now a catalyst for the Normandy struggle
Udmurts now have the Sacred Grove tradition
Xenophilic tradition removed from Swahili
Tweaked Red Sea region for relevant events/content
Theravadins in Eastern India are now mostly Vajrayana instead
Removed hill farm bonus from the Reach of the Eagles tradition
Increased chances AI will take the decision to grant Normandy to the Norse in later dates
Silk Road/Trans-Saharan Merchant traits are now tiered
Reduced the chances of getting deals while taking the Silk Road/Trans-Saharan merchant caravan travel options
Network with Trans-Saharan Merchants decision now available if you have any county in Africa, not just your capital
Made AI more likely to take the decision to Commission the Historia Normannorum
Made AI more likely to take the decisions to discover Greenland and Vinland
Made AI who is not North Germanic less likely to take the decisions to discover Greenland and Vinland
Fixed decision to Revive Gomati Monastery missing illustration
Fixed Greenland/Vinland game rules not accounting for the Gamerule Gadget mod
Fixed AI possibly not taking the decision to grant Normandy to the Norse if no one has done it within a certain timeframe
Fixed intro travel event not triggering for the Crescent Lake at Dunhuang activity
Miscellaneous bugfixes

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Update: Jun 28, 2023 @ 11:17pm

Version 1.9.2 "Rouen"

The city of Rouen, which lies along the Seine river that also flows through Paris, has been a major urban center in Normandy for centuries. It served as the capital of the Dukes of Normandy for many years.

Norman adventurer CB can now be taken even when you’re a vassal/not independent
Added an alternative requirement to end the Normandy struggle where instead of being in a specific phase, you need to have gone through the Adventure and Acculturation phases at least once (New requirement might not work properly on old games; for 1066, this requirement is considered to have already “happened”)
Added new catalyst for the Normandy struggle to go to Adventure phase: Travel for a Hunt
Added compatibility for Extended Marriage Doctrines
Greatly reduced the impact of the Normandy struggle catalyst effect for traveling for an activity
Northern Sorcerers tradition is now given to all cultures of Balto-Finnic heritage at game start
Any culture descended from Saka, Tocharian, or Sogdian is given the Silk Road tradition at game start
Fixed accolades not being affected by victory in RICE’s CBs
Fixed Acculturation phase of Normandy struggle not accounting for catalysts to constructing Christian religious buildings
Fixed Norman/Norse mercenaries tooltip being inaccurate (by having it not show a number)
Fixed catalysts for the Mont-Saint-Michel activities not showing up in the message feed
Miscellaneous bugfixes

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Update: Jun 20, 2023 @ 11:07pm

Version 1.9.1 "Agadez"

Added missing Goat Sacrifice activity
Many of RICE’s special buildings now act as Points of Interest
Various buildings will now reduce the cost of Munya vacations if they are held in that location
There is now a 5 year cooldown for starting Munya vacations that applies to both private and group vacation simultaneously
Reduced cooldown for the Bodhi tree bathing activity to 10 years
Sacred Ceremony option for the Ancestor Worship activity is now available to everyone
Added new catalysts for the Normandy struggle, to make it easier to go into Acculturation phase:
- Travel for an Activity
- Go on a Pilgrimage to Mont-Saint-Michel
- Observe the Procession of Saint Aubert
Tweaked Breton buildings’ MAA bonuses to be in line with vanilla’s MAA bonus changes
Tweaked a few bookmarked characters’ portraits in the RICE+EPE compatch
Fixed Greenlandic courtiers not spawning during the North Atlantic struggle
Fixed courtiers not getting any stress loss when visiting Rajgir hot springs themselves
Fixed Horse Sacrifice activity potentially ending early
Fixed Tarim Basin’s old animal fight and crescent lake decisions still existing when they shouldn’t since they’ve been adapted to activities
Fixed Gamerule Gadget not working with RICE
Fixed Coptic culture not getting Children of the Nile in CE
Miscellaneous bugfixes

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Update: Jun 12, 2023 @ 6:23pm

Version 1.9.0 "Tagelmust"

The tagelmust is a turban and veil, typically indigo in color, worn by Tuareg men. As such, the Tuareg sometimes call themselves Kel Tagelmust, or People of the Veil. Traditionally, Tuareg men rarely take their veil off in public once they become adults.

Added Tuareg Flavor Pack: People of the Veil
Added 2 Mideast/North African themed soundtracks
Reworked many decisions into activities for a total of 44 activities
Added memories for many older decisions and activities
Added new unique hot springs locations: Tafadek (Air), Iceland (the whole duchy, yes)
Added many new travel options
Added new traditions: Munya Estates
Adapted several Siberian faiths from Rajas of India
RICE now supports the Gamerule Gadget mod
Many RICE traditions now give bonuses to travel speed and/or safety
Several Americas-related decisions are now available to Native American heritages
It is now possible to seek advice from the Oracle of Amun more than once in a lifetime
When taking the Goat Sacrifice decision (for Zunists and Dezawists), you now get a notification for what the result was
Network with Trans-Saharan Merchants is no longer a major decision
Some content that requires or effects Hellenic or Semitic paganism now effects Amazigh and Egyptian paganism or has these as an alternative requirements
Qanat innovation now has a regional requirement, rather than culture/heritage
Normal Nile floods now give a slight tax and development boost
Renamed Laurentian culture to Kwedech (it is still Laurentian in the code, however)
Persian Jewish is now Parsim in the code, to be consistent with Rajas of Asia
Reduced the piety level required to expand Nasir Khusraw’s shrine
Nerfed renown gain from several Normandy struggle modifiers
Revised how Odinala faith is assigned at game start to be more compatibility friendly
Integrated a few revamped versions of artwork in RICE, courtesy of DrStein(Dupont)
Expedition failure event now has more appropriate animations
Bumped up the date for the Brahui emergence event
Interaction to gift Tiraz now has a cooldown
Nerfed the build speed/cost bonus of the Mud Mason modifiers
Fixed Stamford Bull Run not being possible since the event that enables it never triggers (somehow this escaped my notice for 1.5 years)
Fixed Bust of Charlemagne inspiring pilgrims even before it exists
Miscellaneous Bugfixes

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Update: Apr 18, 2023 @ 11:00pm

Version 1.8.6 "Jenne"

“The city of Jenne has a prominent market place among the commerce markets of the Muslims. In its market there converge the masters of the salt mines of Taghaza and the masters of the gold mines of Bitu. The like of these blessed mines cannot be found in the entire world.”

- Abd al-Sa’id, 17th century West African scholar, in his Tarikh al-Sudan (History of the Sudan)

Added Bozo Flavor Pack: Masters of the River
Added 3 West African themed soundtracks
Added new Trans-Saharan trade geographical region
RICE intro message will no longer contain a list flavor packs added, as it was getting too long, and instead give a brief summary of what the newest flavor pack focuses on
Tweaked area where the Trans-Saharan trade mechanics apply
Decision to Network with Trans-Saharan merchants is now visible even if you already took it but can’t take it again
Normandy ending decisions only require going to the early medieval era if you play from a pre-1066 start date like 867
The Norman Conquest upgrade for the Adventurers and Aristocrats tradition now also gives a bonus to building cost/speed for Norman castle holdings (i.e. not just buildings)
RICE’s gift interactions make you gain or lose stress if you have the greedy or generous traits respectively
Increased chances the discoverer of Greenland is randomly selected as a candidate to lead the grand expedition to Vinland
Fixed the writer of the Historia Normannorum from potentially being pruned from the game
Miscellaneous bugfixes

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Update: Apr 11, 2023 @ 11:12pm

Version 1.8.5.b Hotfix for "William the Conqueror"

Hrolfr is now titled “Hrolfr (Rollo)” in the relevant 867 bookmark to avoid confusion for players who didn’t know Hrolfr is meant to represent Rollo
Buffed Norman Cavalry/Marc’hegion MAAs
Several decisions are now available even if you’re sick with smallpox or Bubonic plague (other requirements still apply)
Made the AI less likely to go on Norman invasions
Reduced the likelihood AI will pick the rulers option when taking the decision to invite Norse/Norman settlers
The Icelandic Althing decision will no longer change the culture of rulers who have territory in Iceland, but don’t have a capital there
Tweaked Mehremist setup when running RICE with BAP
The cooldown for the Breton horse interaction is now 3 years rather than 1
Adventurers and Aristocrats and Peurajou Libr traditions now mention that the Norman Cavalry and Marc’hegion MAAs increase in stats with each era
Fixed possible cause of CTDs with TIP Vol. 2 due to conflicts with TIP’s Breton war over Avranches (for real this time)
Fixed bug where RICE potentially conflicted with vanilla’s 10th and 16th birthday on_actions
Fixed being able to pick two Adventurer and Aristocrat traditions at the same time

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