1.18.1|Apr 29, 2026
View on Steam↗Peace For Our Time | Patch 1.18.1
2/5 Minor
Czechoslovakia receives three new focuses and Poland gains a new branch for Czech MIOs in this post-DLC stability update.
Key Changes
- 1Three new focuses added to the Czech tree: 'Wielding the Hammer', 'Emergency Measures', and 'Demand the Czech Corridor'
- 2New Polish branch added to grant access to Czech MIOs and Concerns
- 3German AI adjusted to prioritize the production of transport planes
- 4Fixed incorrect state requirement for the 'End the Oppression of the Hungarian workers' focus
- 5Rebalanced the Slovakia Army Idea and added new AI strategies for the Eastern front
- 6Fixed Protektorat Bohmen-Mahren gaining excessive research slots in the 1939 bookmark
- 7Corrected various localization issues including the 'Tatíček Masaryk' focus and Czech terminology
- 8Fixed Skoda tank MIO auto-assignment bug for Armored Cars
All Changes
🏳️Factions(9)
- newCzechoslovakia: Added new focus 'Wielding the Hammer' which provides a new idea
- newCzechoslovakia: Added new focus 'Emergency Measures' which provides a new idea
- newCzechoslovakia: Added new focus 'Demand the Czech Corridor' allowing the nation to demand land from Austria
- newPoland: Added a small branch giving access to Czech MIOs and Concerns
- changeBohemia: The Bohemia formable now uses a golden color
- fixCzechoslovakia: Swapped several focus icons in the political communist branches to fix mismatching art from the Soviet 2D art pack
- buffCzechoslovakia: Completing 'Contact the Czech and Slovak Legion' now grants a number of aces
- changeSlovakia: Rebalanced the Slovakia Army Idea
- changePoland: The 'Realize the Polish Czechoslovak Confederation' focus now requires Poland to be at war with the same nations as Czechoslovakia
🤖AI Behavior(4)
- changeGermany: Adjusted AI to ensure it produces a sufficient number of transport planes
- changeSlovakia: Added a new strategy for Slovakia to assist Germany on the Eastern front
- fixHungary: Fixed inverted ai_chance blocks when puppeting Hungary
- changeCzechoslovakia: Added granular AI chance modifiers to several Czech events
🐞Bug Fixes(10)
- fixHungary: Fixed 'End the Oppression of the Hungarian workers' requiring León, Spain instead of South Transdanubia, Hungary
- fixSkoda: Fixed Skoda tank MIO incorrectly auto-assigning to Armored Cars during variant creation
- fixProtektorat Bohmen-Mahren: Fixed Protektorat Bohmen-Mahren reaching 7 research slots in the 1939 bookmark
- fixAchievements: Fixed 'I Didn't Hear No Bell' achievement not unlocking after a cosmetic tag change
- fixSlovakia: Fixed Slovakia's cosmetic tag not updating when changing overlord from Czechoslovakia to Germany
- fixGameplay Systems: Fixed 'Divided Nation' spirit persisting if the final decision was interrupted
- fixSlovakia: Fixed two Slovak Navy Chiefs having identical traits and portraits but different costs
- fixCzechoslovakia: Replaced non-functional modifiers for Czech special projects
- fixCzechoslovakia: Corrected the year in 'Revert the 1926 Anti-Military Laws' focus to 1927
- fixUI: Fixed the Skoda inlay window overlapping with certain political focuses
✨Quality of Life(4)
- fixCzechoslovakia: Corrected the Czech word for 'Daddy' used for Tatíček Masaryk
- fixUI: Fixed tooltip for the 'Demand a Corridor to the Soviets' focus
- fixJapan: Corrected localization for Japanese MIO special text characters
- fixLocalization: Fixed typos in 'Smaller Air Plants' focus and 'Ceské Slezsko' state name
Summary
Following the release of the 'Peace for our Time' expansion, patch 1.18.1 focuses on refining the new content. Czechoslovakia sees the most significant updates with three brand-new focuses and several bug fixes related to its political branches. Poland also receives a small integration branch to access Czech MIOs. The update further addresses AI behavior for Germany and Slovakia, alongside numerous localization and technical fixes.