This hotfix corrects several progression and save-state issues discovered after the August 3 update.

• Fixed cases where saves that had already completed a valid succession could remain locked out of the Founder’s Charter and governance progression.
• Strengthened succession and dynasty-state recovery for older saves while preventing invalid saves from receiving unintended governance access.
• Fixed the regression affecting month-to-month renewal controls.
• Added additional save/load safeguards around succession, governance, and related continuity records.

Existing saves are supported, and no restart is required.

Players whose founder is still alive and who have not yet completed a valid succession will remain subject to the normal heir-readiness requirements.