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Steam News29 July 202620d ago

opentest update 30th july 2026 + note

changes to opentest branch only. for about a week or so i'll be away so while i hope to keep working updates may be slower until i get back. added new character action for hostage to try and escape.

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addedadded new character action for hostage to try and escape. changed scripting real type finder in a way that is theoretically more efficient. added own_faction_hostage_character target type. added faction action to request player frees hostage, with new event and new promise to match. added effect when refusing to allow death penalty after trial giving a blackmail hook on the character who was spared. added new scripting effect add_modifier_all_factions. updated trial effects to add opinion modifiers caused by rejecting the court's decision, including adding various modifiers related. made eff_arrest use target instead of user. added negative faction opinion modifier when faction agrees to release hostage and positive modifiers for hostage and hostage's faction when freed. added action to try to secretly free hostage. fixed issue with success chance in player action on characters where they would never succeed when success chance was under 100%. now success chance matches prng chance. fixed certain player actions having different success chances from what should happen.

Planetary Governor changes

addedadded new character action for hostage to try and escape. changed scripting real type finder in a way that is theoretically more efficient. added own_faction_hostage_character target type. added faction action to request player frees hostage, with new event and new promise to match. added effect when refusing to allow death penalty after trial giving a blackmail hook on the character who was spared. added new scripting effect add_modifier_all_factions. updated trial effects to add opinion modifiers caused by rejecting the court's decision, including adding various modifiers related. made eff_arrest use target instead of user. added negative faction opinion modifier when faction agrees to release hostage and positive modifiers for hostage and hostage's faction when freed. added action to try to secretly free hostage. fixed issue with success chance in player action on characters where they would never succeed when success chance was under 100%. now success chance matches prng chance. fixed certain player actions having different success chances from what should happen.

changes to opentest branch only. for about a week or so i'll be away so while i hope to keep working updates may be slower until i get back.

added new character action for hostage to try and escape. changed scripting real type finder in a way that is theoretically more efficient. added own_faction_hostage_character target type. added faction action to request player frees hostage, with new event and new promise to match. added effect when refusing to allow death penalty after trial giving a blackmail hook on the character who was spared. added new scripting effect add_modifier_all_factions. updated trial effects to add opinion modifiers caused by rejecting the court's decision, including adding various modifiers related. made eff_arrest use target instead of user. added negative faction opinion modifier when faction agrees to release hostage and positive modifiers for hostage and hostage's faction when freed. added action to try to secretly free hostage. fixed issue with success chance in player action on characters where they would never succeed when success chance was under 100%. now success chance matches prng chance. fixed certain player actions having different success chances from what should happen.

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Steam News / 29 July 2026

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