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September 2026

v1.9.0Sep 19, 2026·8 min readLatest

1.9: Worldsim gate cleared

TODO: two or three sentences, written for a player.

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v1.8.3Sep 10, 2026·6 min read

Start a new world in 2027 across five playable nations, or rule a local singleplayer nation with permanent head-of-state authority. This release also strengthens historical seeds, background countries, elections, legislation, corporate investment and startup reliability.

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v1.8.0Sep 7, 2026·1 min read

1.8: Singleplayer controls and faster turns

Play local worlds at your own pace, browse a clearer corporation screen and get smoother, safer turns across the game.

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v1.7.2Sep 6, 2026·1 min read

1.7.2: Windows Singleplayer runtime packaging

The official desktop Singleplayer game runtime now packages correctly for Windows, alongside the other supported desktop platforms.

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v1.7.1Sep 6, 2026·1 min read

1.7.1: Singleplayer access and runtime packaging

Official desktop Singleplayer now gives moderators access automatically, and its game-runtime bundles are available across every supported desktop platform.

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v1.7.0Sep 6, 2026·3 min read

1.7: Windows worlds, primaries and faster turns

Local worlds now start on Windows in seconds and keep every turn when you quit. The presidential primary has one screen and new ways to fight a rival in a state, turns read far less data, and every country's starting army is written by hand in every era.

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v1.6.0Sep 6, 2026·1 min read

1.6: Play offline

The full game now runs on your own machine. The launcher packages the engine, the world and the client together, and turns advance when you press End turn instead of on the clock. Government approval now reaches the party holding office, and corporate numbers agree with each other.

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v1.5.0Sep 5, 2026·4 min read

1.5: Banking and the bond market

Bonds are bought and sold by a market with its own money, quoted at a bid and an ask, and new issues have to find buyers. Twelve bond funds join the fund list. Behind it, every bank charter now lends under one rulebook with a full audit trail.

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v1.4.0Sep 2, 2026·3 min read

1.4: Wars you can declare, fight and end

Declare a war, fight it across fronts that need supply, and settle it at a table that can ask for territory, money or a change of government. Presidential races get primaries, conventions, endorsements and running mates. Countries with no player now run their own foreign policy and their own intelligence service.

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August 2026

v1.3.0Aug 25, 2026·1 min read

1.3: The balance of terror

A global Cold War Tension reading sits over the Conflicts page, driven by real events and carrying real consequences. Defence chiefs of the nuclear powers can climb a weapons tree, run tests the whole world sees, and build a stockpile out of the defence budget.

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v1.2.0Aug 23, 2026·9 min readBeta 2

1.2.0: Vietnam, defence procurement, and corporation specializations

Vietnam now runs through decisions, funding, escalation, and a live conflict. Defence contracts commit budget when signed and cost suppliers money to fulfil. Corporation research gains exclusive specializations, while banking, logistics, inventory, and country navigation receive substantial updates.

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v1.1.0Aug 18, 2026·47 min readBeta 2

1.1: Money, and Who Answers For It

Charter a bank, take deposits, lend, and fail. Run an index fund or direct the votes of one. Bargain with a named employer and win a pension. Central banks now have credibility they can lose, and big mergers get reviewed.

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July 2026

v1.0.0Jul 20, 2026·33 min readBeta 2

1.0: History Starts Moving

The 1953 era opens. A world with the map, money, armies and voters of that year, a Cold War you play, wars fought at real places on the map, a founding election that gives every nation a mandate its voters chose, and an electorate assembled from real census data. Since launch: a Supreme Court that can move the electorate, war powers and peace deals, three new playable nations, and a rate-setting committee for every central bank. Plus a first look at the next corporation model: sectors you build.

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v0.4.2Jul 17, 2026·3 min readBeta 2

New Player Wave: an interactive tutorial and a clearer corporation

A guided, interactive tutorial for new players, plus a wave of clarity fixes driven by a full read of what new players actually ask: where your money goes, why growth can dip your market cap, what Market Strength and R&D really do, and where the turn number is. Two live bugs fixed too.

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v0.4.1Jul 6, 2026·11 min readBeta 2

Reputation, Quality & Handshake Deals

Corporations now earn brand loyalty, build product quality from four pillars, and can sign private supply contracts. Brand loyalty, quality, and supply agreements are now live. Plus a major election rebalance that makes campaigning matter, new right-lane metrics with real teeth, resource prospecting, and a stability wave.

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v0.4.0Jul 4, 2026·3 min readBeta 2

Wages, Maps & the Living Electorate

Layer-1 demographics, corporate tech trees, US House gerrymandering, and wages go live; unions, commodity/corp market depth, and smarter NPPs roll out in phases.

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Looking for older player-facing notes? Browse the legacy changelog (pre-v0.4.0).

What’s New

1.9: Worldsim gate cleared

1.8.3: The 2027 world

1.8: Singleplayer controls and faster turns

1.7.2: Windows Singleplayer runtime packaging

1.7.1: Singleplayer access and runtime packaging

1.7: Windows worlds, primaries and faster turns

1.6: Play offline

1.5: Banking and the bond market

1.4: Wars you can declare, fight and end

1.3: The balance of terror

1.2.0: Vietnam, defence procurement, and corporation specializations

1.1: Money, and Who Answers For It

1.0: History Starts Moving

New Player Wave: an interactive tutorial and a clearer corporation

Reputation, Quality & Handshake Deals

Wages, Maps & the Living Electorate

What’s New

1.9: Worldsim gate cleared

1.8.3: The 2027 world

1.8: Singleplayer controls and faster turns

1.7.2: Windows Singleplayer runtime packaging

1.7.1: Singleplayer access and runtime packaging

1.7: Windows worlds, primaries and faster turns

1.6: Play offline

1.5: Banking and the bond market

1.4: Wars you can declare, fight and end

1.3: The balance of terror

1.2.0: Vietnam, defence procurement, and corporation specializations

1.1: Money, and Who Answers For It

1.0: History Starts Moving

New Player Wave: an interactive tutorial and a clearer corporation

Reputation, Quality & Handshake Deals

Wages, Maps & the Living Electorate