Meh. Should have named it hype diary.
* Updates have been made to some Authorities and Ethics:
* * The Democratic Authority now increases the Automatic Resettlement Chance by 50%. (To a base of 15%)
* * The Oligarchic Authority now increases Influence from factions by 15%.
* * The Dictatorial Authority now reduces Empire Sprawl penalties by 10%.
* * The Imperial Authority retains its current +1 Edict Cap bonus.
* * The Machine Intelligence Authority now grants +1 monthly Pop Assembly
* * The Gestalt Consciousness Ethic now also grants +2 Encryption, applying to both Machine Intelligences and Hive Minds.
So, hives get shafted again? Typical.
* * Starbase Nebula Refineries now produce a base of 10 minerals, and 1 exotic gas if Exotic Gas Extraction has been researched.
* * Starbase Solar Power Networks now produce a base of 6 energy.
* * Starbase Black Hole Observatories now produce a base of 15 physics research, and 1 volatile mote if Mote Stabilization has been researched.
Crystals follow the hives, I see.
* * A country has researched jump drives or psi jump drives (only the Unbidden can happen in the first 50 years in this case)
* Nuked old script to randomize which crisis shows up. Now it is simply purely a random choice that is random (with the chance of any crisis happening increasing the more years pass in the endgame).
But Unbidden are still more likely?
* Self-modified Pops can no longer be resettled on other planets.
How is this even a bug? Resettling pops that suddenly became suited for new environments is kind of their entire point. No, enabling migration rights is not a sane option.
* Empires destroyed from Doomsday origin no longer trigger the default empire destroyed notification event.
How about you stop that from happening, instead?
* Purchased Caravaneer Pops can no longer be pre-sapient.
Was quite in-character, though
* Fixed an issue where it was possible for one country in a federation to establish communications with other countries (esp non-standard ones like Tiyanki) but not pass this knowledge on to its federation allies.
So, now only the first empire in federation to research those gets the project? Or was the whole thing re-made and never mentioned?
* Rivaling someone now incurs a truce for breaking non aggression pacts and defensive pacts. Research agreements will now also be broken.
So, now when you rival someone you are forced to open borders to them? Great job.
* One-way truces no longer allow you to traverse a nation's space that has closed its borders to you.
Only "you" or both parties? When truces are considered one-way, btw? Never seen any.
* You will no longer hear about Marauders being destroyed if you have never met said Marauders.
What about regular empires?