Geo-Political Simulator 5 news & patch notes

List of corrections and improvements: - Fixed “-nan” issue during nationalizations and massive subsidies - New capital of Burundi - Fixed display issue of negative seat numbers in the parliaments of certain countries - Repositioned submarines at the beginning of the game (outside the Caspian Sea) - Fixed the display of fusion power plant production when none were owned - It is no longer possible to construct all types of energy buildings without having discovered the necessary technologies - Nuclear power plant construction technologies are no longer granted to countries with plants built by other nations - Fixed several cases where units could remain on the field after the end of a war - Fixed a revenue discrepancy between two tables in corporate mode - Relaxed coalition formation rules after German elections - Fixed selection of a personality group in the appointment panel after selecting Consortium CEOs - Adjusted fuel product prices when modifying the petroleum product tax - Fixed the calculation of notoriety impact from an advertising campaign - Added rare earth deposits in Ukraine - Improved display of electricity and fossil fuel production data during the bi-monthly economic calculations - Fixed unjustified revenue drops in certain corporate mode cases - Fixed duplicate display of a region in Russia during construction - Updated foreign communities for numerous countries - Fixed display and default selection issues in corporate mode action panels - Modified the conditions for authorizing the use of chemical weapons by the army chief - It is now always possible to construct a production or sales building for a newly acquired subsidiary in its home country in corporate mode - Fixed a targeting issue for naval units stationed in a base when aiming at an in-range unit - Automatic membership to the World Bank upon joining the UN - Fixed targeting arrow display for military units when targeting an out-of-range unit - Troops no longer enter buildings that do not allow troop storage upon capture, such as factories - Improved AI country economic contract proposal algorithm - Fixed political party compositions for Israel, Austria, South Korea, and Tunisia - The interface now updates correctly when dismantling all buildings of a type in the Energy panel - Improved clarity of the “Adjust total workforce” action display - Fixed a graphical bug in cities when a player triggers an attack as an illegal opponent - Added the display of car dealership building prices when playing as a car manufacturing company - Added the ability to rebuild a completely destroyed captured city - Fixed overly long scenario descriptions in the “Score” panel - Differentiated names for production buildings - Fixed life expectancy evolution in some countries for scenarios starting after 01/01/2024 - Clarified the cargo plane information panel when transporting military equipment to another country - Applied production tax exemptions to companies based on sector exemptions set by the head of state - Fixed loan display issues for covering a takeover bid when requesting the maximum loan amount - Fixed a text error in the hostage-taking panel - Adjusted the maximum subsidy amount for a sector - Fixed temperature data in the city information panels - Added the ability to change the gender of CEOs and billionaires in the customization kit - Fixed a French text appearing in arms contracts and contract negotiations - Added names for roads - Fixed issues when encouraging unrest (excluding one-day protests) as an opposing player - Improved user experience when creating a subsidiary through the "New establishment" action in a country where the player has no subsidiaries in corporate mode - Fixed certain cases where creating a subsidiary triggered messages intended for heads of state regarding war refugees in corporate mode - Adjusted the TV journalist voice volume in some countries - Fixed request text when refusing the construction of a Hyperloop abroad - Enlarged the EU symbol on a law harmonized with the EU - Fixed a display bug in the capital change panel - Fixed transparency of the illustration image in the "New establishment" panel - Fixed an endgame message where the author was the player’s character instead of an advisor in corporate mode - Reduced production capacity of military equipment factories (fighter jets, tanks, missile launchers, etc.) to better reflect reality - Fixed unit volume in nuclear power plant sales contracts - Fixed erroneous values during contract negotiations in corporate mode - Added feedback to clarify reasons for contract refusals in corporate mode - Buildings of an acquired subsidiary and its own subsidiaries now appear in blue on the map - It is no longer possible to assign troops to a highway - Fixed a graphical bug in the scientific cooperation table - Unlocked the "God’n Spy" button in the product creation panel - Added free trade agreements to the alignment points calculation under the Embargo/Tariff label - Fixed the application of the "God’n Spy" law rejection function - Fixed issues in the accelerated product design feature - Fixed display bugs in European Union action panels - Fixed a crash when multiple countries are annexed, and some regions become independent - Corrected display of all companies when the "All" option is checked in the playable company selection panel - Fixed an issue with GDP growth decline in democratic opposition mode - Fixed multiple-choice selection inconsistencies in some laws - Fixed zero-value issues for certain laws in multiple countries - Fixed incorrect capitals and occurrences of "-nan" in modded games where a new country was created - Removed independentist terrorist group bases from the entirety of a country’s territory - Terrorist groups are now assigned to the correct countries after multiple groups are created in different countries - Changing a capital’s population no longer sets its status to "ruins" - Fixed incorrect initialization of parliamentary seat counts when the player created the maximum number of parties - Fixed the names of new religious parties created by the player, which could disappear after saving a mod - Repositioned military buildings in the game to match their placement in the mod - Refugee camps now reappear when launching the mod - Fixed incoherent actions when clicking in the mod creation interface while applying a major modification - Fixed total parliamentary seat distribution per party in certain countries in the "End of Europe" mod - Fixed several cases where custom flags were not displaying - Corrections of incorrect company data in the mod creation menu - The download interface no longer suggests downloading mods already owned Various interface improvements and fixes Many thanks to betatesters and the players community for their tests, bug reporting and improvement suggestions.

-compatibility for reloading of customization kits from previous versions -updated camouflage texture files for military units in the Modding Tool -corrected a crash when selecting certain countries in the Modding Tool editor -corrected language display of country names when selecting a Mod to play -adjustment of gdp in 2024 -correction of the amount of the last instalment of a bank loan to a company

List of corrections and improvments: -Fixed crashes occurring after annexation or independence events -Added new scenarios: Independence Movement and Revolution! -Modified WTO reactions to tariff impositions -Enhanced AI response when a country is subjected to tariffs, displaying current tariff values and notifying the player -Adjusted the consequences of large-scale cyberattacks on affected countries -Assigned the city of Zugdidi to Georgia -Fixed AI Danish head of state popularity drop issue -Adjusted the algorithm for news articles and major topic requests at the beginning of the game (e.g., national insecurity, road safety...) -Fixed 3D display of coastal country capitals -Fixed nuclear power plant contract issues -Reclassified the EU economic status of Polish regions -Facilitated the election of the German Chancellor without requiring a coalition -Improved the calculation of electoral results for the upper house in regional elections -Politically repositioned a French far-right party in the European Parliament -Renamed regions in Poland, Serbia, and Bosnia -Adjusted financial transaction tax revenue calculations -Fixed an issue with notifications announcing the death of a public figure -Factored in social and employer contributions when calculating informal labor growth -Fixed God’n Spy functionality for certain European Union laws -Fixed the order of countries in the EU tariff panel -Unlocked production of 3G power plants -Accelerated conscription in countries where national service previously didn’t exist -Displayed the French President in the "French Cohabitation" scenario -Fixed privatization cost calculation for previously nationalized gas sector -Privatized certain Russian industries -Fixed an issue with the negotiation of distribution agreements -Added the ability to adjust wages and workforce levels in some nationalized sectors (e.g., postal service) -Added playable companies in the French tourism sector -Fixed sponsorship contract amounts after signing -Adjusted the impact of exceptional salary reductions, considering the company's financial situation -Fixed voting date issues for certain reforms -Added the ability to open a party profile from its stance on a law in Beginner Mode -Fixed real-time popularity percentage display in the flag section for played countries -Updated government types in South Africa, Timor-Leste, Guyana, Iceland, and Suriname -Enabled nuclear power plants built through foreign contracts to start producing electricity -Improved map rendering smoothness when zooming from 2D to 3D -Enhanced economic stability after regional independence -Improved economic stability after annexation -Added shortcuts for the tariff panel in EU member state interfaces -Improved missile interception trajectories for silos and anti-aircraft batteries -Enhanced electricity production management based on shortages and import/export balances -Set a maximum for war reparations in peace treaties -Graphical improvements for cyclones -Fixed workforce allocation in newly built energy plants (no longer stuck at zero despite production requests and hiring) -Improved energy production statistics display after facility dismantlement -Accepting automatic minister recruitment via the Chief of Staff no longer replaces all existing ministers -Highway bridges now disappear when the corresponding highway is dismantled -Players can no longer submit online scores if game parameter sliders have been altered -Fixed vertical scrollbar interaction issues in some Energy menu tabs -Corrected graphical collision between Hudson Bay label and Canada label on the map -Fixed freight train wagon movements in curves and added specific sound effects -Added notifications when a country imposes tariffs against the player's nation in the tariff interface -Fixed organizational chart display updates after clicking on a company subsidiary -Corrected several UI issues in European Union panels -Fixed a minimap and time control bug after winning a city battle as an illegal opposition -Fixed a highlighting issue obscuring text in the Professor’s Tips interface -Fixed empty tooltips when hovering over flags and logos while playing multiple countries/companies -Adjusting music volume no longer triggers a second music track -Added "Billion $" (Mds) scale for UN Green Fund contributions -Fixed law panel display issues when a sector is fully privatized, which previously caused display bugs -Fixed missing Portuguese texts in the Space Research interface -Various minor UI fixes Many thanks to the players community for their tests, bug reporting and improvement suggestions.

List of corrections and improvments: -Addition of regions and redrawing of regional borders on the world map: Nagorno-Karabakh, Poland, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Irkutsk, Georgia, Turkish borders, Donbass, etc. Note: These regional structure changes make save files from earlier versions incompatible. -Accelerated calculations for the economic engine and military unit actions -Addition of a new scenario, ‘The new American President,’ allowing you to play as the new president in January 2025 with their full team. -Added the Portuguese-Brazilian version -Improved stabilization of GDP and growth calculations -Enhancement of the energy algorithm engine -Correction of income tax revenue calculations at the start of the game -Fixed freezes (negative transportation costs, satellite loan returns) -Added mobile troop detection for satellites -Corrections of ‘-nan’ errors -Adjustment of advertising campaign cost calculations -Unlocked closed sectors after state subsidies -Corrections to city decay rates and initialization of populations leaving and staying -Updated the date of the next German legislative elections -Fixed the impact calculation of distribution networks on product value (business analysis) -Added military bases in Brazil -Fixed the ‘Call for Help’ panel for combating terrorist organizations -Relaxation of WTO sanctions -Ability to assign aircraft to aircraft carriers -Cyberattacks on companies now affect only the company’s buildings (no longer all companies in the city of the attacked building). Indicators of ongoing cyberattacks are now displayed in production building data sheets and the production unit table. -Fixed the elected president after victory in the ‘US Elections 2024’ scenario -Updated financial transaction tax for a group of countries -Updated rebel fighter numbers in Syria -Fixed the modification of the ‘Volume’ cell when renegotiating a contract -Fixed the restriction on foreign community bans Added the producing country to product names to distinguish between different production subsidiaries -Adjusted weapon production outputs -Enabled clicking on unit cells in city battle panels to change their values -Correction of influence calculations on voting countries during EU summits -Fixed production and consumption volumes in pharmaceutical contracts -Enabled the display of disturbance panels for foreign events -Fixed non-delivery of contracts -Space management when entering save file names -Enabled graphs for the three upper-bar values in Head of State mode -Fixed contracts proposed during international exhibitions -Displayed real pipeline names and enabled their use in contracts (oil and gas pipelines) -Fixed some law reforms that would not complete -Corrected overlaying legend frames in comparison maps when selecting multiple legends -Adapted monument types in ‘Culture’ based on the country’s regime -Fixed default country selection in free trade agreements -Updated financial transaction tax for certain countries -Fixed the welcome message for player CEO meetings -Added the faces of the female presidents of the IMF and the World Bank -Considered large numerical values for displaying banking loan units -Changed the regional capital in Crimea -Updated membership numbers for centrist parties in France -Removed Russian troops from Azerbaijan -Fixed reversed smileys for public opinion during highway dismantling -Added information on consumption/production of countries in trade contracts -Standardized trade contracts accessed via the meeting interface with those accessed through other methods -Fixed several road assignment issues during regional conquests -It is no longer possible to establish a contract with a paramilitary group as an election promise during a campaign or TV debate -Renaming a city by renaming a sales building or headquarters in CEO mode is no longer possible -Automatic preselection of the country when opening a trade contract by right-clicking on its territory -Added an icon indicating when a company is nationalized in the company list within Agriculture, Industry, Energy, and Services panels -Fixed logos and flags behind character portraits in the meeting interface -Fixed flag display bugs in cities controlled by groups -Hydrogen production building icons now display correctly -Corrected erroneous economic values for non-playable sectors, such as insurance -The Pope no longer dies at the start of scenarios with a start date after 01/01/2024 -Fixed display of company building data sheets when opened in military map mode -Increased resistance to damage for company buildings -Fixed multiple misaligned icons in EU law interfaces -Production buildings now have ‘Stop’, ‘Restart’, and ‘Dismantle’ buttons in Head of State mode -Displayed production capacity and national consumption in all purchase and sales contracts between nations -Improved water cannon actions during city riots -Missile purchase costs no longer impact the budget twice -Various corrections and improvements in the interface for creating international organizations - Added the option for expedited delivery in contracts Many thanks to the players community for their tests, bug reporting and improvement suggestions.

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List of corrections and improvments: -Corrections on unemployment calculation -Unlocking troop deployment in city battles and allied cities -Corrections on regional terrorist groups (localization, names, generic actions, treaty) -Correction on automation level after acquiring technological equipment -Adjustment of the workforce calculation algorithm (construction sector) -Correction of workforce adjustments in nationalized sectors and cost display -Modification of the calculation for the cost of nationalizing economic sectors -Update of populations in Ukraine and Russia -Update of the number of Ukrainian soldiers as of 01/01/2024 -Correction of acquisition cost calculations for territories and prohibition of selling the capital region -Various corrections on economic contracts, including limiting contracts to energy construction capabilities -Improvement in GDP stability calculation over time -Adjustment of the algorithm impacting thematic budgets from the Ministry of Labor -Correction on satellite grouping and display of their range -Considering strategic alignment in the decision to allow a foreign company’s establishment by the -Minister of Commerce, with this decision reflected in establishment and subsidiary creation actions -Correction of discovery initialization for certain countries -Correction of the time required for researchers to achieve discoveries -Addition of an intercontinental missile silo near Moscow -Correction of the impacts of public subsidies on economic sectors -Unlocking shale gas and oil well constructions after legalization -Modification of the health initialization algorithm for AI characters -Correction on modifying the cryptography budget in secret services -Consideration of election promises for energy construction projects -Correction of congratulatory requests to an AI head of state who won elections -Limiting Hyperloop construction to countries possessing the technology -Correction of cost display in the Army/Budget panel, particularly when increasing the number of commandos -Unlocking the creation of cultural national days and international festivals -Correction on production capacity of a newly acquired sector through industrial espionage -Adjustment of AI war declaration logic -Update of the minimum wage and pensions in Turkey -Correction on sponsorship contracts -Correction of congratulation requests for the first economic contract completed -Expanding the list of active laws in the Parliament menu -Correction of map recentering when switching played countries -Modifications to the status of certain cities in Ukraine and Russia -Correction of construction requests for a transport line -Displaying space discoveries only in the space research menu -Correction of a marketing director’s request announcing the Olympic Games -Inclusion of election TV debates in the agenda -Correction of specific sector union logos (aerospace construction, road transport, etc.) -Corrections to the acquisition panel for technological equipment and resulting automation rates -Resumption of company production activity after a cyberattack -Repositioning comparative maps related to the European Union -Assignment of discoveries and production of suicide drones and cannons to Ukraine -Display of borders in close zoom mode, including areas of lakes or rivers -Improved fire effects on military units destroyed in combat -Preventing accidental map context menu display during right-click scrolling -Various corrections on pipelines -Repositioning the city of Berlin -Integration and inclusion of additional real maps of deposits: metals, bauxite, coal, diamonds, natural hydrogen -Correction of space rocket launch animations -Correction of hydrogen sector initialization -Correction to prevent road construction over large sea areas -Fix for a crash occurring during port placement for construction -Fix for a bug preventing the delivery of purchased missiles via contract -Correction of a bug in military equipment delivery on the wrong date -Fix for a crash when clicking the “choose” button to close a sales point -Fix for a bug preventing maximum possible tax value -Fix for paramilitary group number of soldiers -Corrections to multiple production and workforce bugs after energy-building constructions -Sales Contracts cannot be validated without selecting a client -Corrections of several economic bugs after annexing territories -The head of state no longer automatically joins a newly created political party by the CEO player -Highways can no longer be dismantled when playing as a CEO -Addition of a missing scrollbar in the list of ongoing troubles in democratic opponent mode -Secret agents can now be assigned to an espionage network via right-click on the targeted country -Private detectives now find information on the target after several weeks -When a city is controlled by a group, the group’s flag is displayed on cursor hover -Correction of bugs in the brand list interface for closing a sales point -Correct country ownership assignment for several pipelines in the Middle East and Asia -Corrections of minimap bugs in riot or city battle mode -Correction of the Election panel interface when the assembly has been dissolved -Corrections to specific display bugs in democratic opponent mode -Other interface corrections and improvements Many thanks to the players community for their tests, bug reporting and improvement suggestions.

List of corrections and improvments: -Correction of discord server access failure for some players -Fixed an abnormal reduction in workforce when playing as a company -Fixed a crash in the partnerships interface when playing as a company -Modified the impact of thematic labor budgets on recruitment rate and unemployment -Adjustment of growth trend calculations -Adjusted the level of aggression between Turkey and Cyprus -Fixed a crash when opening the sector info panel for the food industry -Updated minimum wages for the United States, Germany, France, Spain, the United Kingdom, Turkey, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia -Fixed the Production Capacity column in Energy/Construction -Updated the Current column in Energy/Construction -Fixed startup and production issues in SMR power plants -Improved negotiations for military equipment sales contracts -Stopped mouse inertial scrolling when re-clicking the mouse -Displayed the building sprite during military equipment factory construction -Added details on absenteeism issues (burnout, work accident, sick leave) in relevant requests -Switched to real-time speed for fossil fuel power plant construction -Fixed country-to-country contract interface -Displayed background for legends on strategic and economic maps -Systematic “world map” recentering for strategic, economic, comparison, and political trend maps -Fixed budget deficit for the United Arab Emirates -Adapted TweeX space based on its length -Fixed unit of measurement used for direct country-to-country medication contracts -Added the possibility to fund a political party through consortium CEOs during meetings -Updated annual electricity consumption in electricity contracts -Displayed production units of companies in the defense sector on the map -Filter in the Key figures – Trade minister now functions -Fixed position of the refugees 3D model on the map -Range of shooting units is now visible when selecting a target for a long-range attack -Fixed rounding issues in interfaces displaying workforce counts below 1,000 -Fixed several panels that did not consider interface size options in Opposition mode -Various other interface improvements and fixes Many thanks to the players community for their tests, bug reporting and improvement suggestions.

List of corrections and improvments: -Fixed the calculation of the undernourished global population (World Hunger threat panel) -Redisplay of smileys in the threat summary panel -Adjustments and balancing of GDP growth calculations for all countries worldwide -Reconnected display of score details in the player’s Mission Points panel -Changed the legal voting age in Japan -Fixed the display of the Weather map -Fixed arrow display in the Gross National Happiness panel -Fixed input for product price modifications -Adjusted the startup of production for newly created products -Fixed display of certain sale prices for military equipment purchases on the black market -Fixed volume issues in hydrogen contracts -Adapted text in articles prompted on the tablet -Fixed display of the sports disciplines panel -Added the ability to buy/sell military equipment beyond annual production -Fixed issues with head of state actions to modify salary and adjust workforce in nationalized sectors -Fixed interface for various action lists in European Union panels -Mouse wheel scrolling now works in the popularity change history panel -Improved navigation in the espionage network list -A proposed referendum in a single-party country is now considered a vote and not a decree -Various interface improvements specific to Opponent mode -Fixed the button for signing an economic contract via advanced mode -Fixed an incorrect position of the flag of the last selected country when loading a game in Opponent mode -Contracts between two companies can no longer be modified or deleted in Opponent mode -Added terrain analysis when placing an energy production building -Fixed personnel hiring in a new building for certain activity sub-sectors (energy, fruit, fish,...) -Modified the cursor when placing a building on the map -Fixed a bug preventing city targeting with ground military units -Added range circle for cannons -Fixed a crash after revoking satellite control from a foreign country -Fixed correction of anti-aircraft missile launch triggering -Fixed of missile silo launch animations -Fixed of figther aircrafts destruction animations -Fixed a bug preventing a player from executing a bombing order when the nation is in missile economy mode -Fixed incorrect display of peace treaty type in the accepted peace treaty interface -Fixed an erroneous "Former Minister" title for a character in the ruling party in the "French Cohabitation" scenario -Fixed a white image displaying instead of the aquaculture company production building visual -Fixed a slowdown in advanced military map mode -Fixed the tablet displaying under the minimap -Fixed an unintended TweeX interface appearing during NGO funding actions -Various other interface improvements and fixes Many thanks to the players community for their tests, bug reporting and improvement suggestions.