Star Dynasties Update Patch Notes – October 18, 2021

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