.8.3 Update Complete! Release Notes Here!

[h2]NEW FEATURES: This build adds/updates the following features:[/h2]
[h3]Military System Core[/h3]

Added core functionality – Military Manager, Units, unit data reader
Added basic UI – Planet/System Military Value, Military Power is now factored into House
Power & your Power
Added military academies and warship factories to planet UI
Added military Pops to planet UI
NOTE! This milestone only adds the underlying core functionality and data objects. As a player, you won’t ‘see’ anything amazing yet – next milestone will focus almost entirely on the military system.

[h3]Updated UI System[/h3]

Further update of main UI system
Added new event pics
Added new nebula effects
Added economic/overview planet panels
Updated UIManager to update panels much quicker (you won’t have to leave a planet, then come to another planet, then go back to the same planet to see updates to planet/systems when something happens)
Updated all system boxes except for military
Updated all galaxy labels except for military
Updated Story/Event UI, specifically with Prime effects on choices
Updated all Comm UIs
Start integration of new tooltip system that gives much more information about the ‘how’ for a number, also adding flavor quotes to most tooltips to expand universe immersion

[h3]Updated portraits/Unique Portrait System[/h3]

110 unique portraits in game, wrote system to prevent duplicates – now each character has a unique portrait in-game
Working on layers with artist – currently only small layers such as facial ornaments work, looking to expand to clothes/hair

[h3]New Global Events[/h3]

[h3]Emperor System Updates[/h3]

Personal Development System has been added, including the UI. This is a node system where you generate personal development points by interacting with characters through conversation, Events, Stories, and Projects. These let you select traits that slowly shape your emperor and give them bonus/malus to certain things, as well as determine the amount of guilt they feel when ordering negative Actions/Projects
Tweaked other portions of UI
NOTE: Still need to implement tooltips so that players can see the effects of the trait. Will add ASAP.

[h3]Celestial Council System[/h3]

Added ability to ‘lobby’ characters to change their vote – hover over their vote and you will see how much Power it will take to change their vote by 50% - the more they dislike you, the more Power it will cost to change their vote
Added concept of ‘negative’ bills – certain bills are harmful to the power of the Emperor (such as limiting power) and the Council will vote on these bills depending on their relationship with you and to a lesser extent the relationship their House has with your House
Added alerts for when a bill is proposed
Improved and cleaned up UI somewhat, including returning to the overview screen

[h3]New Actions[/h3]

Heal Character – you can spend from your treasury to heal a character who is not at least Fine health. This will cost more if they are older, if you have done it before, and how unhealthy they are. It will result in a significant bonus for your relationship and a small bonus for the Emperor Reputation

[h3]Balance/Gameplay[/h3]

Reduced significantly (by around 2/3) the number of characters generated at the start of the game and wrote new civilization setup process to only generate characters ‘on the fly’ as needed. This greatly focuses gameplay and allows players to focus on more specific character relationships as opposed to a cast of thousands
Changed year from 9 turns to 4 and reset for seasons. This fits more in line with the timescale/theme of the game.
Added a base build capability for planets that don’t have any staffed factories so they can at least build something
Added ‘critical stop’ on turns where you can reset your science so players won’t forget to do so, similar to budget
Revised Power calculations so that they are generally lower – House Leaders will now have a power around 250, Province/Sys Govs around 150, Viceroys around 100, and Courtiers around 50, plus a bonus for being on the Celestial Council. You will generally start off with a power around 250-300 depending on the size of the game

[h3]Numerous bug fixes and stability improvements[/h3]

all reported bugs on Discord have been addressed in this build. Game is now stable through 10 year sessions, and save games are stable (fixed several issues with save games in preparation for an extensive LP series)