Patch v1.2.1 HRE Bugfixes

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A holiday hotfix focusing on HRE-specific bug fixes, campaign economy adjustments, and balance tweaks to cavalry equipment and doctrines.

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Holy Roman Empire
- Saxon recruits are now more common than Imperial recruits in Acts 1 and 2.→Increased
- Unit Professionalism:The Unit Professionalism doctrine now correctly grants the HRE a free recruit.→Compatible
Campaign Economy
- Settlements now store 33% more ammunition.→+33% %
- Buy Ammo:Increased ammo purchase value from 3 to 4 supply per thaler.150→200 units
- Buy Food:Increased food purchase value from 1.66 to 2 food per thaler.50→60 units
- Prisoner Exchange:Slightly increased the amount of food gained from prisoner exchanges.→Increased
Cavalry PistolsReduced the purchase price of cavalry pistols.50→45 thaler
Frontline Focus DoctrineChanged from receiving extra flanking damage to a slight reduction in flanking damage dealt.+20%→-5% %
Unit Upgrades
- Swiss Veteran Fusilier/Grenadier:Reduced the cost to achieve veterancy for Swiss veteran units.→-1
- Netherlander Artillery:Reduced the upgrade cost for Netherlander artillery.→-1
- French Hussar:Reduced the upgrade cost for French Hussars.→-1
- Freikorps Hussar:Reduced the upgrade cost for Freikorps Hussars.→-1
Solid ShotIncreased damage of solid shot against cavalry by approximately 15%.→+15% %

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Campaign EconomyPrisoner Ransom:Slightly decreased the amount of ammunition gained from prisoner ransoms.→Decreased
Cavalry PistolsReduced accuracy bonuses provided per quality level.4/6/8→2/4/6

✚Bug fixes6

Holy Roman Empire
- German Arms Production:Fixed a bug where German Arms Production could cause gun counts to drop into negative values.Negative→Clamped
- Fixed a bug causing neon green elements to appear on HRE uniforms during upgrades.Neon Green→Fixed
General Bugfixes
- Sieges:Fixed a bug where capturing a fort during a siege could softlock the game.Softlock→Fixed
- Camp UI:Fixed the 'sort by type' and 'sort by value' buttons in the camp menu.Broken→Fixed
- Artillery Upgrade:Fixed a scrolling issue that prevented players (mainly Britain/Prussia) from confirming battalion artillery upgrades.Blocked→Fixed
- Mustering Drumbeat:Fixed a bug where the mustering drumbeat would continue playing into battles and camp.Bugged→Fixed

◆Other changes5

Holy Roman Empire
- Extended Training:HRE can no longer receive the Extended Training doctrine as it conflicts with drilling.Available→Removed
- Updated the HRE general's name for historical accuracy.Friedrich Michael→Friedrich Michael von Zweibrücken
Campaign EconomyShop Trading:Added a clamp to prevent sell prices from exceeding buy prices, stopping infinite money exploits.Variable→Clamped
LancesLances now debuff melee instead of accuracy, favoring charging over prolonged melee combat.Accuracy→Melee
Frontline Focus DoctrineReworked to maintain fire damage reduction while removing the devastating flanking fire penalty.-10%→-10% %

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Holy Roman Empire6 Campaign Economy6 Lances1 Cavalry Pistols2 Frontline Focus Doctrine2 Unit Upgrades4 Solid Shot1 General Bugfixes4

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Master of Command · Dec 19, 2025

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