Global Protocol: New World Order · published · build 24953010
Update v0.3.3 delivers an array of Quality of Life improvements, major rendering upgrades, simulation performance optimizations, and deep bug fixes across politics, AI, and multiplayer.
Real ETOPO Bathymetry: Ocean water shading now dynamically transitions from deep oceanic trenches to sunlit shallow continental shelves using real-world elevation data.
Tropical Turquoise Coastlines: Added vibrant nearshore turquoise water shading across shallow coastal waters in the Caribbean, Mediterranean, and South Pacific.
Celestial Lighting Overhaul: Enhanced the outer space environment with realistic NASA moon textures, accurate lunar phases, and smooth day/night atmospheric lighting synchronization.
Universal Virtual Keyboard: Integrated full on-screen virtual keyboard support with native Steam floating keyboard integration and gamepad controls for seamless text entry on Steam Deck and controllers.
3-Mode Tooltip Behavior: Added a new setting under Settings > Gameplay with 3 distinct tooltip interaction modes (Hover, Click, and Disabled), fully localized across all 13 supported languages.
Rebindable Developer Console: The developer console toggle key is now fully rebindable under Settings > Controls.
Globe View Command Isolation: Cleaned up 3D globe view controls so box selection is strictly restricted to orbital satellites, preventing accidental ground unit commands while zoomed out.
Cleaner Zoomed-Out Map: Ground building queue icons are now cleanly hidden when viewing the full globe to reduce visual clutter.
Faster Simulation Ticks: Optimized core simulation loop processing, reducing monthly tick calculation overhead for a smoother gameplay pace.
Fog of War & Terrain Caching: Cached unowned province lookups and optimized distance field regeneration so terrain shaders only update when exploration changes.
AI Guarantee Buffer Crash Fix: Fixed an AI memory crash where honoring diplomatic independence guarantees invalidated its own internal buffer.
Election Schedule Tracking: Resolved a bug where in-game election resolutions failed to update last election dates, ensuring accurate national election cycles.
Diplomatic Consent & Doctrines: Fixed diplomatic proposals to require genuine bilateral consent, and resolved a bug that stranded banked hidden research triggers.
Multiplayer Political Desyncs: Serialized political party vote shares across saves (Save Format v31), eliminating multiplayer desyncs during domestic elections.
Modding Unit Icons & GPU Mipmapping: Modded units now fully support custom unit icons, GPU marker texture arrays, and sprite mipmapping.