Peace for Our Time | Patch Notes
Patch 1.18 'Peace for Our Time' introduces new Train and Helicopter MIOs for major powers, overhauls submarine detection, and significantly improves AI behavior for Germany, Italy, and the UK.
Key Changes
- 1New Train and Helicopter MIOs added for major nations including GER, SOV, USA, and UK
- 2Complete overhaul of the submarine detection formula
- 3Major AI competence improvements for Italy, Germany, and the United Kingdom
- 4Spy capture mechanics reworked with a new 28-day hiding period
- 5Warscore contribution from sunk ship IC halved to balance naval vs land combat
- 6Strike forces can no longer be set to 'no engagement'
- 7Fixed Soviet Union focus tree lockout involving Rykov and Bukharin
- 8Shift + Click added for instant raid preparation
- 9Multiple multiplayer Out-of-Sync (OOS) and crash fixes
- 10Japanese naval Order of Battle corrections for 1936 and 1939
All Changes
⚖️Balance(2)
- nerfWar Score: Changed faction contribution from war score from 0.125 to 0.1
- nerfShips: Halved the warscore contribution from sunk ship IC to align with land combat gain
🎮Gameplay(13)
- changeRoyal Indian revolt: Taking Royal Indian revolt now requires >50% communist support
- buffThreaten the princes: Threaten the princes now provides 10% communist support
- newRaids: Added 'shift + click' functionality on raid map icons to instantly prepare raids
- changeInternational Market: Selling equipment on the international market now defaults to the maximum amount available
- buffSpies: Reduced the capture chance of spies
- changeSpies: Spies now go into hiding for 28 days instead of being immediately captured or killed in certain scenarios
- changeSubmarine Detection: Implemented a new submarine detection formula ported from the open beta
- nerfStrike Forces: Strike forces are no longer allowed to be set to 'no engagement'
- newMilitary Industrial Organizations: Added Train MIOs to ENG, FRA, BEL, USA, SOV, ITA, JAP, and GER
- newMilitary Industrial Organizations: Added helicopter MIOs to BEL, USA, JAP, and GER
- fixJapan: Fixed wrongly applied and missing ship classes for 1936 and 1939 Japan naval OOB including Hatsuharu, Minekaze, Takao, and IJN Yugao
- fixGermany: Improved medium tank for Germany now correctly shows as the best match in the designer over the advanced tank
- changeDivision Designer: Override models from equipment are now prioritized higher in the division designer
🤖AI Behavior(21)
- buffItaly: Italy is more competent in defending North Africa and home lands, and builds more screens
- buffGermany: Germany dedicates more troops to Operation Barbarossa and acts less recklessly
- buffUSA: Improved USA's ability to provide lend-lease to the UK and Soviet Union
- fixAI: AI will now cancel bad naval blockade actions
- buffAI: AI now optimizes factory building by considering local construction speed in states
- buffGermany: Improved Germany's ability to handle MEFO bills
- buffAI: USA and Japan now prioritize selecting a Chief of Navy
- changeLend-Lease: AI will no longer offer lend-leases consisting of a single unit of equipment
- fixNavy AI: Fixed inconsistent fleet homebase calculations to correspond with automated settings
- fixGermany: Fixed issue where German submarines would target the entire world's regions
- fixUnited Kingdom: Fixed UK inefficiency with convoy escort missions assigning too many regions
- changeAI: Tweaked AI weights for moving airforces
- buffAI: Improved AI decision making regarding template updates
- fixAI: AI now verifies lack of access to special research facilities before building new ones
- buffUnited Kingdom: United Kingdom is more competent at defending Egypt and attacking Tripoli and Iraq
- buffItaly: Italy uses airforce more effectively in Africa and avoids mindless reinforcement in sub-saharan regions
- changeAxis: Axis powers reduce air focus in the Middle East while preparing for Barbarossa
- changeItaly: Italian infantry template updated to be closer to historical division setups
- changeGermany: Germany aims to enact 'Service By Requirement' Conscription Law before starting Barbarossa
- changeAI: Tweaked AI research weights to alter priorities
- changeGermany: Germany considers the Berlin-Moscow Axis path if completely surrounded
🐞Bug Fixes(15)
- fixDiplomacy: Removed erroneous Pledge for allies
- fixTechnical: Fixed crash occurring after resyncing from OOS in observer mode
- fixTechnical: Fixed OOS caused by character names
- fixTechnical: Fixed OOS occurring if a client lacked the La Resistance DLC
- fixNaval Combat: Fixed bug where players could receive the long range sea operations bonus twice
- fixUI: Fixed various division names with incorrect numbering
- fixTechnical: Fixed rare CTD caused by a factions race condition
- fixSoviet Union: Fixed bug where players were locked out of the Soviet subtree if Aleksey Rykov and Nikolay Bukharin were both dead
- fixLatvia: Fixed Latvia being unable to instigate a civil war in Poland despite tooltip indication
- fixTechnical: Fixed OOS occurring during peace conference resolution
- fixTechnical: Fixed frequent OOS when hot-joining
- fixTechnical: Fixed rare crash related to volunteers transferring when a civil war ended
- fixGameplay: Fixed bug where volunteers from landlocked countries could not be resupplied
- fixVisuals: Fixed issue where Railway Gun models would sometimes not appear
- fixCo-op: Fixed co-op issue where simultaneous division modifications would not update templates properly
🛠️Modding(2)
- newModding: Added support for pp_spend_priority to target advisors
- changeModding: Updated error checking for stability checks to verify normalized range based on defines
Summary
Gameplay & Balance Overhaul
This update introduces several systemic changes to naval and land warfare. Submarine detection has been completely reworked with a new formula ported from the open beta, and strike forces are now restricted from using the 'no engagement' setting. Warscore calculations have been adjusted, specifically halving the contribution from sunk ship IC to better align naval and land combat impact. Additionally, major powers including the UK, France, USA, Soviet Union, Italy, Japan, and Germany have received new Train MIOs, with several also receiving Helicopter MIOs.
AI Logic Improvements
The AI has received extensive updates to improve historical performance and competence. Italy is now more effective at defending North Africa and its home territory, while Germany will better manage MEFO bills and prioritize conscription laws before launching Operation Barbarossa. The UK AI has also been tuned to be more efficient with convoy escorts and the defense of Egypt.
Quality of Life & Bug Fixes
Players can now use 'Shift + Click' to instantly prepare raids and the international market now defaults to maximum equipment selection. Technical improvements include fixes for several Out-of-Sync (OOS) errors in multiplayer, a fix for the Soviet focus tree lockout involving Rykov and Bukharin, and corrections to the 1936/1939 Japanese naval Order of Battle.