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v2.0.19 — Debt Ledger, Coalitions, Defense Buildup & Trade Fixes

ECONOMY & FISCAL • Your debt finally adds up. The Sovereign Debt report and the Economy > Debt readout can no longer disagree — they're reconciled to the exact same figure every month.

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addedECONOMY & FISCAL • Your debt finally adds up. The Sovereign Debt report and the Economy > Debt readout can no longer disagree — they're reconciled to the exact same figure every month. • Standing commitments — foreign aid, embassies, overseas/home bases, military upkeep — now show as an explicit "Operating obligations" line in the debt breakdown, so you can see why a primary surplus can still grow your debt. • Debt buyback now tells you exactly where the cash came from (sovereign wealth fund vs. FX reserves) instead of a vague "from reserves."
addedGOVERNMENT & MILITARY • Coalition partners now have teeth. Junior partners hold you to their ideology — fund welfare for socialists, keep taxes and the deficit down for conservatives, protect press freedom for liberals. Neglect them and they walk, which can topple your majority and force an early election. When a partner bolts, the headline says why. • Defense budgets build real military strength. Sustained spending above your upkeep needs funds procurement and grows your fielded force over the years — not just readiness. Starve the budget and the force hollows out.
addedTRADE & TERRITORY • Targeted tariffs work now. The per-good screen lists every good your trade partner exports, so you can levy duties on individual goods — not just a blanket rate. Goods you import hit hardest; you can also set protective duties on goods you don't import yet. • Buying territory shows its price. Purchasing land always cost the treasury and handed you the region's economy, but the deal screen gave no confirmation — now it reports the exact debt hit and your new debt total the moment you sign.
addedQUALITY OF LIFE • Every slider now has − / + buttons on each end for precise, one-step adjustments. • International organization votes won't slip past you — when another nation tables a resolution in an org you belong to, you'll get an alert prompting you to vote.

World Order: Global Power changes

addedECONOMY & FISCAL • Your debt finally adds up. The Sovereign Debt report and the Economy > Debt readout can no longer disagree — they're reconciled to the exact same figure every month. • Standing commitments — foreign aid, embassies, overseas/home bases, military upkeep — now show as an explicit "Operating obligations" line in the debt breakdown, so you can see why a primary surplus can still grow your debt. • Debt buyback now tells you exactly where the cash came from (sovereign wealth fund vs. FX reserves) instead of a vague "from reserves."
addedGOVERNMENT & MILITARY • Coalition partners now have teeth. Junior partners hold you to their ideology — fund welfare for socialists, keep taxes and the deficit down for conservatives, protect press freedom for liberals. Neglect them and they walk, which can topple your majority and force an early election. When a partner bolts, the headline says why. • Defense budgets build real military strength. Sustained spending above your upkeep needs funds procurement and grows your fielded force over the years — not just readiness. Starve the budget and the force hollows out.
addedTRADE & TERRITORY • Targeted tariffs work now. The per-good screen lists every good your trade partner exports, so you can levy duties on individual goods — not just a blanket rate. Goods you import hit hardest; you can also set protective duties on goods you don't import yet. • Buying territory shows its price. Purchasing land always cost the treasury and handed you the region's economy, but the deal screen gave no confirmation — now it reports the exact debt hit and your new debt total the moment you sign.
addedQUALITY OF LIFE • Every slider now has − / + buttons on each end for precise, one-step adjustments. • International organization votes won't slip past you — when another nation tables a resolution in an org you belong to, you'll get an alert prompting you to vote.

ECONOMY & FISCAL • Your debt finally adds up. The Sovereign Debt report and the Economy > Debt readout can no longer disagree — they're reconciled to the exact same figure every month. • Standing commitments — foreign aid, embassies, overseas/home bases, military upkeep — now show as an explicit "Operating obligations" line in the debt breakdown, so you can see why a primary surplus can still grow your debt. • Debt buyback now tells you exactly where the cash came from (sovereign wealth fund vs. FX reserves) instead of a vague "from reserves."

GOVERNMENT & MILITARY • Coalition partners now have teeth. Junior partners hold you to their ideology — fund welfare for socialists, keep taxes and the deficit down for conservatives, protect press freedom for liberals. Neglect them and they walk, which can topple your majority and force an early election. When a partner bolts, the headline says why. • Defense budgets build real military strength. Sustained spending above your upkeep needs funds procurement and grows your fielded force over the years — not just readiness. Starve the budget and the force hollows out.

TRADE & TERRITORY • Targeted tariffs work now. The per-good screen lists every good your trade partner exports, so you can levy duties on individual goods — not just a blanket rate. Goods you import hit hardest; you can also set protective duties on goods you don't import yet. • Buying territory shows its price. Purchasing land always cost the treasury and handed you the region's economy, but the deal screen gave no confirmation — now it reports the exact debt hit and your new debt total the moment you sign.

QUALITY OF LIFE • Every slider now has − / + buttons on each end for precise, one-step adjustments. • International organization votes won't slip past you — when another nation tables a resolution in an org you belong to, you'll get an alert prompting you to vote.

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Steam News / 29 June 2026

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