[2024] PC Update 1.12.3 Changelog

Hello everyone! Today we're releasing Update 1.12.3 to address some issues reported to us by the community as well as deploy a couple of balance tweaks. Notably for our MacOS and Linux users, this update merges in the previously experimental fix for crashes related to tooltips and mousing over portraits. A huge thank you goes out to the community for providing their crash reports and insights on this issue!

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PC Update 1.12.3 Changelog

Balance​

• Rebalanced the AI logic for asking characters to promote their legend.
• If you have taken gold in exchange to promote someone's legend and stop, then you're asked to give the gold back.

User Modding​

• User Modding: Added on_legend_start_promote to legend types.
• User Modding: Added on_legend_stop_promote to legend types.

Bugfix​

• Clearing the Grounds for a Legendary Hunting Lodge now correctly states the additional requirements.
• Reworded the description of the "Upward Mobility" achievement.
• Advanced Research icon has been updated to be more historically accurate.
• Clarified the description for Extol Domestic Legend.
• Changed the title of 4 similar legends.
• Added Cremation funerary tradition to Zunbil.
• Added happy reaction for when disliked spouse dies in death_management.1200
• Added 25% cultural fascination bonus for fifth level of learning trait.
• Fixed Horse Hastiluder XP not disbursing upon winning the horse racing event at tournaments.
• Fixed Sar-i Sang mine not scaling modifiers correctly into fourth level.
• Fixed Palace of Aachen not correctly displaying feast cost reduction.
• Ensured Your Highness event (host_dinner_events.1009) targets the correct characters.
• Ensured you can’t save yourself in travel_events.2105
• Fixed multiple localisation typos.
• The Sons of Scota legend now lets you diverge your culture to Ancient Egyptian at Mythical level.
• The Sons of David legend now lets you diverge your culture to Hebrew at Mythical level.
• Fixed a bug where regional portrait accessories, for example cultural swords, would not properly display.
• Fixed rare crash to desktop when a character has an invalid instance of their character modifier.
• Fixed wrong header for cost breakdown when you are a legend promoter, rather than the legend owner.
• Reduced crashes related to tooltips and portrait clicking on Mac and Linux. Note: We might not have found all instances of this issue. Special thanks to all assistance from the Paradox Forums for helping us with this issue.
  • If you're using the experimental beta branch with this fix, then you will need to opt out of it to receive today's update.

Game Content​

• Added explicit game concepts for owned legends and promoted legends.