Hey everyone, We're excited to share with you the launch of our Public Beta Branch on Steam! This initiative gives you early access to updates in smaller, more frequent chunks. Our goal ? To ensure all fixes and features are polished and working correctly with your invaluable input guiding us every step of the way. Keep in mind, engaging with the beta versions means embracing the adventure of an evolving game, which might include facing some instability as we refine the gameplay together. Participating in the Public Beta Branch is a unique opportunity to contribute directly to our development process. We're eager for your feedback, bug discoveries, and suggestions. Your experience is crucial in identifying issues we might overlook and ensuring each update enhances the game just as intended.

How to Join the Beta:

• [ADD] Eurozone adaptation: Only Eurozone members now use the Euro.
• [FIX] Major fixes to rapid increases in resource expenses and VAT tax.
• [FIX] Resolved issues with the "Add Resource" console commands.
• [FIX] Addressed loading issues where saves got stuck at 37% during loading trade deals.
• [FIX] Patched production and consumption errors for water and vehicles.
• [FIX] Solved employment discrepancies - no more ghost jobs!
• [FIX] Updated the resources panel to accurately reflect population & military consumption.
• [FIX] Ensured sectors stats update reliably.
• [FIX] Streamlined saving/loading for countries' religious data.
• [FIX] Fixed Steam ownership validation errors.
• [CHANGE] Rebalanced all resources consumption and production for realism.
• [CHANGE] Optimized manufacturing times for a day-to-day realistic approach.
• [OPTIMIZATION] Enhanced game loading (saved games) times by cutting down by 30%.

• In Beta -> An increase in new game load times by about 20%.
• Some inconsistencies in data between saved games and loaded games.

• Further economic balancing.
• More optimizations for game saves and startup.
• Enhanced warfare mechanics and bug resolutions.