- Major trade nations are more likely to get targetted my competition in trade centres.
- Combat now starts with fire phase.
- Battles now last 12 days minimum, with 2 fire and 2 shock phases.
- Units that end up inside the empire after peace, can now move through the empire to get back.
- Pirates will no longer spawn outside coasts of countries that do not have technology high enough to blockade.
- Battles are now slightly bloodier.
- Advisors now last a little bit shorter.
