The main contents of this update are as follows: (December 12, 09:15)
1. New Automatic Combat Function
1) A new formation system has been added. You need to set up the formation before the battle. Different formations have different effects;
2) A pre-war Spy Reconnaissance has been added, through which you can preview the formation of your enemy troops;
3) Automatic battle adopts the grid sand table now. The troops are represented with cards. The two sides rush to each other just like on a chessboard. The combat process cannot be manually interfered;
2. New Editor Features
1) Remove the former scenario editor;
2) The function of self-edited officers is optimized;
3) When you open a new game and select the scenario, you can create a new force and attach self-edited officers to it;
3. Now you can see the details of officers’ battle deeds, troops’ casualty statistics and city damage after a battle;
4. Optimized computer AI: Adjusted the algorithm of computer Employ, Cajole and voluntary-surrender;
5. Optimized the "Contact Us" function. Now it is available in the main interface;
6. Optimized the Debate. Now there are tips in the card gameplay;
7. Optimized the Banquet. "Compatibility" and "Intimate" will influence the happening of random events;
8. Optimized the battlefield
1) Added icon prompts when the troops are in the state of “climbing the city” or “infeasible climbing the city”; when releasing the “Fire”, you can see its range;
2) When climbing the city wall, if the land grid where the climbing troop locates at that time is on fire, the climb action will be interrupted. If a land grid is on fire, no climb action can be done there.
9. Optimized the small map: Click the icons next to the two above buttons “Visit” and “Event”, the areas where corresponding events happen will be displayed in highlighted state;
10. Optimized Diplomacy. Temporarily blocked the “Persuade” function;
11. Optimized Marriage. Now, when the female military commander remarries, she will no longer marry a close relative;
12. Optimized the function of Search. When the officer who is exploring outside is in the state of “dying”, he will automatically return to the capital;
13. Optimized the setting of random decreased loyalty. Officers who are in relationship of Sworn Siblings, husband and wife, father and son, mother and child with the ruler will be excluded;
14. Fixed known bugs and some interface issues.
EA Version patch No.80（V0.8.3.985）
Source: Steam Community (opens in a new tab)