Beta e1.5.7 introduces the Child Education system, significant AI diplomacy and army behavior overhauls, and numerous stability and performance fixes for both singleplayer and multiplayer.
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- Child EducationImplemented a child education system with six stages (ages 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 16) to improve children's skills and attributes.→6
- Combat AIHorse Archer AI:Horse archers now correctly switch to melee weapons when enemies are at close range.→Melee at close range
- DiplomacyLord Relations:Lords are now less likely to initiate hostile actions against settlements of players/heroes they have a good relationship with.Random/Aggressive→Relation-based
- TroopsWounded State:Reduced the chance of non-hero troops being wounded by 10% when knocked out.→-10% %
- LancesCouch Lance:Increased couch lance damage and shifted the scaling to depend more on weapon weight than mount speed.Speed-based→Weight-based
- SettlementsCastellan Office:The Castellan Office project now provides a 10-30% wage reduction for garrisoned troops.→10-30% %
- GeneralImplemented memory allocation optimizations on the campaign map and reduced memory usage during scene loading.
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✚Bug fixes2
◆Other changes4
- DiplomacyWar Declarations:Increased average war durations and reduced the aggression of weakened kingdoms.Short→Longer
- TroopsNPC Party Upgrades:NPC parties now prioritize upgrading to cavalry troops, especially if their cavalry ratio is low.Random→Cavalry-focused
- SettlementsNotables:Rebalanced Notable power; only 20% are now 'Powerful' (200+), while 60% are 'Influential' (100-200).Most 200+→20% 200+
- GeneralAdded Western North America server region and renamed North America to Eastern North America.North America→Western/Eastern NA
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- Patch Notes - WS v1.2.6 / BL v1.4.6Jun 11, 2026 · 2w−1→
- Patch Notes - WS v1.1.2 / BL v1.3.14Feb 3, 2026 · 4mo+2→
- Patch Notes - WS v1.0.7 / BL v1.3.11Dec 16, 2025 · 6mo+3→
- Beta Patch Notes - WS v1.1.0 / BL v1.3.12Dec 12, 2025 · 6mo+9−1→
- Patch Notes - WS v1.0.6 / BL v1.3.10Dec 8, 2025 · 6mo+2→
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- Patch Notes - WS v1.0.4 / BL v1.3.8Nov 29, 2025 · 7mo+3−3→
- Patch Notes - WS v1.0.3 / BL v1.3.7Nov 28, 2025 · 7mo+8−1→
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