Star Dynasties update is now available to download. According to the official Star Dynasties patch notes, the latest update added a list of major changes and bug fixes.
Previously, a update added various quality of life changes and gameplay improvements.
Unfortunately, players are still experiencing several issues since the last Patch note. Today’s Star Dynasties patch will address a major changes.
Star Dynasties Patch Notes – October 18, 2021
Intrigue
- Secret discovery, both passively and via Spy Network, has been reworked
- Secrets now have an associated location, such that they can be passively discovered by the house of that location, or by a Spy Network on that location
- Spy Network now reveals more of the petty secrets of the members of the ruling house of the target location
- Spy Network can now be carried out on your home system and provides a defensive bonus against enemy spy networks
- Spy Network now generates opportunities for disruption and sabotage on the target location
- Spy Network now gradually reveals the residents of the target location, starting from the most important members of the ruling house
- You can now extort non-ruler characters when you know one of their secrets (you can already blackmail rulers)
- Added a suggestion listing the characters you can extort or blackmail
- The list of secrets now highlights those that cannot be revealed by you
- Secrets now have an icon which when hovered shows the expected honor consequences of revealing the secret
- The action to reveal a secret now shows the honor consequence to you from doing so
Honor
- When asked to join a side in combat, it is no longer possible for all choices to be dishonorable
- Beneficiaries of a crime no longer get negative opinion towards the actor, and cannot be charged to avenge it
- The charged update now tells you whether ignoring the charge has a moral penalty
- The charged update now explains by what right the character charged you, and (where appropriate) why they in turn had an obligation to do so
- When you are charged, you now get the opportunity to deal with the charge immediately
- The justice panel now provides a mechanism by which you can see the direct options you have to deal with a charge or grievance
- The justice panel now separates the charges you are obliged to deal with from the ones you are not
- You can now offer to avenge a crime directly from the justice panel
- Added action to fine a ruler for a larger amount
- Added action to humiliate a noble on your system (1-sword crime/punishment). Nerve whipping is now a larger crime/punishment.
- Rulers and nobles now resolve charges more consistently
- It is now a smaller crime to fire someone from the council
General
- Beta German Localization! (you can change language in the top right of the main menu)
- You can now pet the dog
- Tweaked game generation so it is less likely for your initial vassal barons to immediately betray you
- You can now seduce characters that are part of your house
- The “House” prefix for a house name is now mandatory
- The star system summary now also shows unrest on system
- Reduced cost of Spread Dissent to 30
- Reduced per turn cost of Quell Unrest to 1
- Many minor tweaks to UI, tooltips, in-game text, story events
Fixes
- You can no longer seduce characters in a faction with whom you are at war
- Fixed bug where the player was not being told when a romantic partner broke up with them
- It is no longer possible for a colony to have less than zero unrest
- Fixed issue where a character would push a claim to rule an unknown system or faction
- Fixed two rare causes of the end of turn soft-lock
- Fixed soft-lock when switching to the Vassals tab while appointing a ruler to a rebuilt colony
- Fixed bug where per turn cost of Quell Unrest was not being deducted from house finances
- The “Cover Up” suggestion is no longer shown for secrets that are already being covered up, or which cannot be covered up
- Fixed issue where some secrets where not prompting the “Cover Up” suggestion
- Fixed issue where not all unmarried house members were showing up in the suggestion to marry off your house members
- Fixed bug where sometimes you would bring along your dead spouse to a feast
- Fixed issue where reputation and happiness bars in bottom toolbar where sometimes not drawn correctly
