Europa Universalis V

Increased manpower and levy size, and added monthly army tradition to the Thémata bureaucracy.

Added a small monthly legitimacy bonus to the Books of the Basiliká bureaucracy.

Improved integration speed, added monthly legitimacy and cultural influence, and removed antagonism penalties.

Latin and Greek cultures now start with kindred opinion of each other.

Reduced annexation speed and cultural influence in the positive modifier for Ritualistic Court bureaucracy.

Increased estate enrichment and non-rural prosperity penalties in the negative modifier for Kephalai bureaucracy.

Reduced parliament duration and base support for the Imperial Senate bureaucracy.

Fixed an issue where Varangian units did not show up at the start of the game, though they remained unlockable in proper ages.

Adjusted the 'A Powerful Despot' event chain so Strumica is immediately annexed if Serbia wins it.

The Enforce Landfriede diplomatic action now has proper AI weighting and can be declined, potentially leading to war with the Emperor.

The 'Exiles' event no longer fires if the origin country has under 18k population and locations have less than 12k population.

Fixed a significant FPS drop that occurred when opening location screens, particularly for locations not owned by the player.

Fixed a Crash-to-Desktop (CTD) issue related to AI specializing towns.

Fixed a bug preventing players from joining or hosting games if there was a mismatch in ownership of the Sacred Sites DLC.

Implemented various Out-of-Sync (OOS) fixes to improve multiplayer stability.

Reworked unlock and allowance gates to ensure players don't lose access to these units simultaneously with Cataphracts based on Societal Value directions.

Reworked unlock and allowance gates to prevent blind spots where both Cataphracts and Legionaries were unavailable.

Professional units no longer receive an additional 100% combat bonus on top of levy bonuses, reducing their overall power to align with intended design.

Fixed a bug where levies remained attached to population groups after becoming invalid, preventing infinite troop generation.

Fixed an issue where level 0 buildings persisted, which previously caused infinite loops during national bankruptcy.

Fixed incorrect labeling of war declarations as independence wars when the objective was unrelated to overlords.

Fixed a crash occurring when hovering over estates without disenfranchisement data.

Reworked river connections in Asia, Africa, Oceania, and America to improve the clarity and spread of Proximity.

Fixed a bug where AI ignored culture war speed modifiers when calculating assimilation effects, ensuring more realistic cultural integration.

Randomly created male characters (excluding clergy) now spawn with a wife and daughter, preventing a shortage of male characters as the game progresses.

Fixed multiple crash-to-desktop (CTD) issues related to levy constructions, military constructions, and unit movements.

Fixed an issue where non-settled countries would incorrectly trigger a game over screen when another player hotjoined.

Naval forces are now significantly more effective at combating piracy.

Nobles now provide late-game levy units including late cavaliers, provincial cavalry, and gendarmerie.

Levy strength has been rebalanced to ensure a more natural progression of power as the game advances.

Adjusted population demands to create a more balanced economic environment for estates.