Editing Patch Notes 1.1

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{{PatchInfo|version=1.1|date=2024-11-14|type=Major Update}}

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== From the developers: ==
The Ara: history Untold team could not be more excited for today's release - our first major feature update. Below are comprehensive release notes detailing the new features as well as the balance changes and updates.

We've also addressed a large number of player reported bugs and issues with this update, and can't wait for you to give it a try!

== Highlights ==

=== National Economy Screen ===
* Manage your nation's crafting, supplies, and policies from a single screen, replacing the crafting panel for streamlined management.

=== New Amenities ===
* Over a dozen new craftable amenities added, offering additional strategic choices:
* Anvil: Provide a 150% buff to improvements that can be supplied with them.
* Biscuits: Grant players a +25 to food as an Amenity.
* Mining Pick: Add +50% harvest rate to improvements.
* Fuel Cell: Gives 150% craft rate at improvements, or 100% harvest rate to improvements, +3 City Health.
* Sewing Machines: Sewing Machines add 200% craft rate to improvements.
* Fresh Produce: Grant +200 food per turn, +5 health per turn as an Amenity.
* Scrolls: Grant +15 City Knowledge as an Amenity.
* Baked Goods: Give +50 Food/turn, -5 City Health as an Amenity.
...and more!

=== Unit Upgrades ===
* Upgrade units within your army directly by issuing the new Upgrade Order, but be mindful of the resource and turn cost to complete the upgrade.

=== Advisors ===
* Introduces a Sovereign Advisor.
* Each advisor provides suggestions to enhance your strategy.
* This feature will become more intelligent in future releases.

=== John A. MacDonald ===
* Canada joins the world stage, expanding your diplomatic and strategic options!

=== Earth Map ===
Added as a pre-made map focusing on gameplay over strict geographical accuracy:
* Britain and Ireland share an enlarged island.
* Features like the Canadian Shield and Gulf Stream are accounted for.
* Enhanced mountain ranges for natural barriers.

=== Redeployment ===
* Reform armies with units being sent back to your reserves for better strategic flexibility.

== Changelog ==

=== Performance Enhancements ===

=== Memory Optimization ===
* Improved game performance on lower-end hardware.

=== Rendering Optimizations ===
* Enhanced framerate stability for lower-end systems.

=== LOD Optimization ===
* Better visuals and object clarity while maintaining higher framerates.

=== General Performance Improvements ===
* Several performance enhancements have been made to improve overall game stability and experience.

== UI Updates ==

=== Region Yields ===
* Added region yields to the title bar in the city panel for better resource tracking.

=== Improvement Renaming ===
* Players can now rename their improvements for personalized management.

=== Supply Availability ===
* Improvements with available supplies now glow to indicate their availability.

=== Technology Display ===
* Items now display the required technology to unlock them.

=== Customization Slider ===
* Added a slider allowing users to customize when the nation overlay and the Living World Buildings fade in/out.

=== Notification System ===
* Players receive notifications when they run out of crafting resources.

== AI Updates ==

=== Improved Prioritization ===
* AI better prioritizes city improvements and optimal dwelling locations.

=== Data-Driven AI ===
* Supports data driving, allowing designers and modders to enhance AI prioritization.

=== War Declaration Intelligence ===
* AI becomes more strategic and intelligent in declaring wars.

== Map Generation ==

=== Human Priority ===
* Humans are prioritized for mild climate locations during map generation.

=== Biome Weighting ===
* Adjusted to make starting positions more interesting with fewer snowy starts.

== Gameplay Fixes ==

=== Late Game Stability ===
* Fixed a crash bug occurring in the late game.

=== La Grand Place ===
* Resolved the issue of La Grand Place not appearing in Act 1.

=== Road Spawning ===
* Prevented detail roads from spawning underneath improvements.

=== Duplicated Unlocks ===
* Removed duplicate unlock of animal resources.

== Event System ==

=== Triggers Added ===
* Added triggers for improvements when they have no items in the queue and when they begin crafting.

== Visual Improvements ==

=== Road Textures ===
* Enhanced road texture fidelity for a more polished look.

=== Barracks 3D Asset ===
* Improved the 3D asset of Barracks for better visual appeal.

== Modding Support ==

=== Advisor Data Driving ===
* Added data driving capabilities for advisors to support modders.

== New Feature Details ==

=== Earth Map ===

=== Geographical Features ===
* Canadian Shield and Gulf Stream are now accurately represented.

=== Gameplay Connections ===
* Britain and Ireland connected as a single enlarged island.
* Italy and Sicily connected for enhanced gameplay dynamics.

=== Natural Barriers ===
* Tweaked mountain ranges to provide more natural (and slightly exaggerated) barriers for improved gameplay.

=== Real-World Locations ===
* Added real-world locations for nations, ensuring a balance between accuracy and gameplay.

== National Economy Screen Feature Overview ==

=== Centralized Management ===
* Replaced the crafting panel with the National Economy Screen for unified management.

=== Automatic Supply Allocation ===
* Set the game to automatically add supplies to various improvements as they become available.

=== Supply Order Management ===
* Define the order in which supplies are allocated automatically.

=== Global Harvester Management ===
* Control resource harvesting globally across all regions.

=== Crafting Management ===
* Manage crafting from the National Economy Screen without needing to visit each city.

=== Global Improvement Upgrading ===
* Upgrade improvements on a global scale for efficiency.

== Balance Adjustments ==

=== Nation and Building Limits ===

=== Print Shop ===
* Nation limit increased to 3.

=== Inns ===
* Limited to 1 per city instead of 1 per nation.

== Building and Production Buffs ==

=== Barracks ===
* Security set to 15 for level 1 and 25 when an expert is added.

=== Blacksmith ===
* Can now be supplied with Tools and Anvil Goods.

=== Citadel ===
* Construction no longer requires Concrete.

=== Docks ===
* Production buff after adding an expert reduced from 20 to 15.

=== Drydock ===
* Default production buff increased from 10 to 20.
* Production buff after adding an expert increased from 20 to 30.

=== Naval Base ===
* Default production buff increased from 10 to 30.
* Production buff after adding an expert remains 30 with additional benefits.

=== Workshops, Factories, Crafting Guilds ===
* Can build Anvils and Mining Picks.

=== Residences & Skyscrapers ===
* Residents can now use Soap, improving living standards.

=== Foundry & Forge ===
* Can use Anvils and Fuel Cells to increase production.

=== Hwaseong Fortress ===
* Available for construction throughout Act 2 and 3.

=== Library of Celsus ===
* Available for construction until Act 3, extending its utility.

=== London Eye Buff ===
* Corrected; Security buff changed to Prosperity.

=== St. Basil's Cathedral ===
* Now only provides 1 Security per Engineer or Artist Paragon.

=== Forge ===
* Can now be unlocked by Precision Engineering.

== Metallurgy and Steel ==

=== Metallurgy ===
* No longer unlocks Steel. Steel crafting is postponed until later ages when Forges are available.

== Fuel Recipe Changes ==

=== Production Cost ===
* Reduced from 1000u to 500u.

=== Production Bonus for the Second Ingredient ===
* Reduced from 750u to 500u.

== Resource Adjustments ==

=== Marble ===
* Now more common.

=== Meteors ===
* Now provide Metal Ingots instead of precious metals, eliminating the need for smelting.

=== Obsidian ===
* Now more common.

=== Tobacco ===
* Yields less money than before.

== Unit and Population Adjustments ==

=== Dragoons & Zamburaks ===
* Can now be produced in Act 3.

=== Prestige Reward ===
* Capturing an enemy city now provides a prestige reward.

=== Horses ===
* Take slightly longer to tame to balance availability.

=== Population Tier Requirements ===
* Slightly increased.

=== Stat Penalties ===
* Reduced for low-level cities to gradually introduce urbanization effects.

=== Tax Revenue ===
* Cities generate slightly more tax revenue to make governments more impactful.

=== City Leveling ===
* Levels 7-13: Slower leveling for better pacing.
* Levels 11-23: Receive an additional amenity slot.

== Manufacturing and Production Changes ==

=== Factories ===
* Can now manufacture Toys, PDAs, and Sewing Machines.

=== Workshops & Crafting Guilds ===
* Hourglasses can be produced here.

=== Ceramic Shops ===
* Can produce Mosaic Tiles, now an ingredient for many Triumphs.

=== Clothing Production ===
* More involved to produce but provides significantly bigger buffs.

=== Rope Usage ===
* Added as an accelerator for Barrel and Carriage production, and Festival setups.

=== Plows ===
* Substantially more expensive to produce without appropriate resources (e.g., horses or oxen).
* Harvest Buff increased from 50% to 100%.

=== Furs ===
* Must be turned into Leather and can no longer substitute for leather directly.

=== Sneakers ===
* Can use Plastic instead of Leather.

== Technologies ==

* Hourglass unlocked by Engineering.
* Mosaic Tiles unlocked by Architecture.
* Boots unlocked by Horseshoes.
* Trousers & Sewing Machines unlocked by Industrialization.
* Mass Food Supply Amenity unlocked by Synthetic Fertilizers.
* Toys & Sneakers unlocked by Leisure.
* PDAs unlocked by Internet.
* Fuel Cells unlocked by Robotics.
* Embarkation Pass moved to Navigation for better island nation strategies.
* Ironworking unlocks the Anvil.
* Precision Engineering unlocks the Forge.
* Metallurgy no longer unlocks Steel; Steel crafting is delayed until Forges are available.

=== Additional Technology Adjustments ===
* Haberdashery reclassified from religious to industrial.

== Events and Quests ==

=== Forest Fort: ===
* Aesthetics debuff decreased from -3 to -2 for consistency.

=== Piercing Request: ===
* Option 2 now asks for Stone Tools and provides a small capital prosperity buff.

=== Honoring Their Memory: ===
* First option debuff updated to -1 force strength.
* Third option now imposes a -2 happiness debuff.

=== Political Piety: ===
* Removed happiness debuff from the first option.
* Wealth is now a required cost.

=== Workers of the World Quest: ===
* Removed duplicated reward buff.

=== Is It Hot In Here? Event: ===
* The +10 happiness benefit in all cities no longer appears twice.

== Armies and Combat Enhancements ==

* Dragoons and Zamburaks can now be produced in Act 3.
* Capturing an enemy city now provides a prestige reward.

== Miscellaneous Improvements ==

=== Customization Slider: ===
* Added a slider allowing users to customize when the nation overlay and the Living World Buildings fade in/out.
=== Localization: ===
* Continued updates to all language localizations for better accessibility and user experience

=== Other Improvements: ===
* Several performance enhancements have been made to improve overall game stability and experience.
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