Thunder at the Gates | Patch Notes (1.19.0)

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Patch Notes (1.19.0)

Introduced expansive new Focus trees for Australia, Siam, and the Dutch East-Indies.
Implemented a revamped Democratic Election system.
Updated state geography across South-East Asia.
Added localized voice-overs for Australia, Siam, and the Dutch East-Indies.
Introduced 6 new musical scores.
Overhauled military assets: 50 new/revamped airplane models, 21 tank models, 4 ground vehicle models, 3 infantry models, and 14 Army HQ commander models (including 3 cultural variants).
Army HQs: You can now deploy generals to the front lines to provide direct support. These HQs can be assigned specific objectives to provide tailored tactical bonuses to your units.
Added 11 unique HQ support companies and 5 new commander abilities to allow for deep strategic customization.
Added the Dispersed Operations doctrine, designed to bolster logistics and mitigate the threat of enemy air superiority.
Naval Leaders: Ships now feature Captains who can earn medals and be promoted to Admirals. Includes 8 historical Ship Captains for all major nations and Australia.

New Regimental Support slot added to the Division Designer.
12 new Regimental support companies unlockable via technology, synergizing with the doctrine system.
New Doctrine progression system specifically for Special Forces.
Visual upgrades for Commonwealth infantry, artillery, tanks, and ground vehicles.

Refined the Pearl Harbor raid: Base success chance is lower, but boosted significantly by the ‘Form the Kido Butai’ focus.
Command power daily costs now scale based on the number of battalions influenced.
The Japanese Home Islands airzone has been divided into Northern, Central, and Southern sectors for better tactical control.
Strategic tweaks to the UK, Mexico, and Manchukuo to ensure more historical and logical AI behavior.
Supervised States can now decline war participation, reflecting their nuanced autonomy.
Rebalanced various doctrines and support companies, including Continuous Offensives, Shoot and Scoot, and Integrated Support Batteries, to ensure combat feels fair and rewarding.

Added critical ship failures: Keep an eye out for leaking hulls, jammed torpedo tubes, and broken engines.
Renamed “Inflexible strategist” to “Stubborn Defender.”
Unified India: Nepal, Bhutan, and British Raj releasable nations can now form a unified Indian subcontinent.
Volunteer armies are now preserved individually rather than merged into a single force.
Improved progression in the Plane Designer for Torpedo Mountings and Anti-Ship Guided Missiles.

Optimized save file sizes and improved trade system multicore utilization.
Refined Naval HQ calculations and pathfinding.
UI enhancements: Updated Ship Details window, added advanced filters to the Country Selection screen, and improved map arrow visibility for shorter distances.
Province control information now displays clearly upon hovering.

Prevented AI from attempting “cheating” interactions in border wars.
The UK is now more proficient at defending North Africa, while Germany and Italy show improved combat decision-making and template management.
AI nations are now better at managing carrier aircraft and updating their unit templates.

Extended support for modders, including new script scopes, unit modifiers, and improved trigger checks for leaders and raid success.
Resolved numerous legacy bugs, including over 700+ typos, achievement logic issues, and OOS (Out of Sync) triggers in multiplayer.
Fixed crashes related to peace conferences, naval HQ assignments, and specific MacOS interactions.

Coming soon:
We know many of you are eager to form the nation of Australasia. We are currently targeting Patch 1.19.2 for that addition.