Dear Citizens of the Suzerainverse,

It’s been a while since our last patch for the 3.1 update! While we’ve been hard at work on several new projects behind the scenes, we also wanted to continue improving the live game experience.

With the help of our internal QA team, community testers, and all of your feedback, we’ve resolved an incredible 150+ bug tickets and made a wide range of fixes, improvements, and polish updates across Suzerain and Kingdom of Rizia. We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who helped us track down issues and improve the experience for all players.

If you want to support the team and help improve the playing experience, please report all bugs, feedback, and ideas through the Suzerain Discord server, which you can find here and in the bug report channel.

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Patch 3.1.0 Build 175

(09/06/2026)

This update applies to new games only and has been deployed to the default branch.

Common

Technical

• Fixed an issue preventing certain story fragments from saving correctly.
• Updated backend game flow systems to improve turn management and fix issues where some decisions could fail to appear after reloading a save.
• Updated the project to Unity version 6000.3.9f1.
• Optimized animation and transition systems to improve performance and transition cleanup.
• Improved offline handling and internet connectivity checks.
• Fixed a race condition issue by improving data caching and loading behavior.
• Updated new game progression flow to disable loading from FinalSave files.
• Fixed an issue with Torpor newsletter unsubscribe requests.

Content

• Added new Codex entries expanding the history and arc of the Dome conflict, including wars, treaties, battles, and postwar economic developments.
• Added new Codex entries for major industrial and dynastic actors connected to Dome, including Rumburg Emerald Energy and the Halsecroft-Denwald family.
• Expanded regional lore with new Codex entries covering Heljiland, the War of the Ridges, and Central Merkopa.
• Added new Codex entries for Soradis, Markanissa, Erdmarg.
• Added new Codex entries of Geopolitico, the Konstantium Defender, and Tuomas Sacker.
• Updated several existing Codex entries, including the Alliance of Nations, Valgslandian Socialism, Agnolia, GRACE, and Arcasia.

Art

• Updated Tuomas Sacker’s Codex portrait.
• Added Geopolitico Codex entry image.

UI/UX improvements

• Improved UI state handling to prevent non-interactable map tokens and lingering warning messages during Pales war gameplay.
• Improved menu focus behavior after confirming a new game.
• Improved Profile HUD show/hide behavior across New Game, Collections, Options, Summary, and Credits screens.
• Improved UI layering and sorting behavior across several menus.
• Improved clarity on the archetype selection screen with new explanatory text replacing the previous confirmation prompt.

Gamepad Improvements

• Improved controller navigation across multiple UI panels, including the Codex, Journal, Connections, Overview, and Royal Decrees screens.
• Added additional controller shortcuts and shoulder button navigation for filters, categories, and carousel-based menus.
• Improved gamepad usability in Collections, Economic Stability graphs, Skip Prologue choices, and other carousel components.
• Updated controller focus navigation behavior in panels to provide smoother and more consistent menu interaction.
• Fixed an issue where rapid gamepad inputs during menu transitions could unintentionally trigger the Continue button and reload the current save.
• Improved Codex menu navigation and fixed initial selection issues.
• Improved gamepad navigation for the campaign deletion menu.
• Fixed an issue preventing players from navigating the Term Budget Panel with a gamepad during the Turn 3 Government of Sordland budget allocation dialogue due to a missing selection cursor.
• Resolved token overlap issues on the Rizia national map for gamepad users, including Fort Ales and Invasion of Pales.

Bug Fixes and Polish

• Fixed collectibles not appearing correctly in the main menu.
• Fixed dialogue quote behavior when skipping or hiding text.
• Corrected inconsistencies in Alvarez’s Codex entry.
• Fixed missing Arcasian Capitalism Codex links within the CSP entry.
• Improved overall text quality by fixing 30+ typos, grammatical issues, and text inconsistencies across story events, journals, reports, in-game articles, and Codex entries.

Kingdom of Rizia DLC

Design & Balancing

• Increased the influence of living standards and worker conditions on reform movement strength.
• Corrected the Future of RRG outcome incorrectly stating that Rusty was arrested instead of fleeing Rizia.
• Rico Toras now properly reacts to residence permit discussions during council meetings.
• Added penalty warning and penalty decision for west trade reduction.
• Added positive and negative leaning integers to some late-game content.

Art

• Updated the Wruhec’s Guardians Codex entry image.

Bug Fixes and Polish

• Improved UI state handling to prevent non-interactable map tokens and lingering warning messages during Pales war gameplay.
• Fixed an issue during manual control war sequences where the objective to rescue Vina could fail to appear or become non-interactable.
• Fixed the Merkopa University of Theology curriculum decision triggering multiple times.
• Fixed an issue where Vina’s surname change logic could behave incorrectly during Turn 7.
• Fixed Pales being annexed after outcomes where only a partial victory was achieved.
• Fixed dialogue inconsistencies related to drinking options for dry Romus playthroughs.
• Fixed incorrect revolution conditions during the Rizia Civil War epilogue.
• Fixed Zille negotiations not correctly accounting for BFF outcomes in non-Pales war paths.
• Fixed the Valgsland commercial pier buyout event not triggering correctly.
• Fixed Daria remaining as a speaker in House of Delegates scene in a branch.
• Fixed the Valero investigation results not triggering correctly when investigating Lucita Azaro.
• Fixed Rizia incorrectly retaining GRACE affiliation after being expelled from GRACE.
• Fixed an issue preventing the Elite Flight School decree from being selected after restarting a turn.
• Fixed broken instruction triggers for certain decrees, portraits, codex entries.
• Fixed players incorrectly retaining decree powers after the Adarfo House strike.
• Fixed an incorrect phantom budget cost related to Rizia boat restoration.
• Fixed Daria de Rava incorrectly appearing during the Turn 10 revolutionary house sequence.
• Fixed Titus Gordion not appearing correctly in the bomber facility decree.
• Fixed Lucita Azaro being treated as alive after her death in certain outcomes.
• Fixed cases where Lucita Azaro could incorrectly disappear from story events.
• Fixed duplicate and incorrect surname options during marriage to Axel Reinhart.
• Fixed Sal Ignacius appearing with incorrect facial expressions in certain scenes.
• Fixed duplicate quotation marks from the player Archetype title in the Archetype panel.
• Fixed an issue that caused player tokens to lose selection functionality when the War Tutorial was restarted.

Republic of Sordland

Bug Fixes and Polish

• Fixed Petr Vectern’s Codex entry not updating after his death.
• Fixed Evelyn Vectern’s Codex entry not updating after separating from Petr.
• Fixed lore inconsistencies related to the founding of the NFP.
• Fixed lore inconsistencies related to the founding of the PFJP.
• Fixed missing Sordish Grid Corporation Codex links within the Morna entry.
• Fixed Mansoun Leke legislative change as WPB leader not appearing.
• Fixed several wrong instruction triggers not firing.

Console

Bug Fixes and Polish

• Added multiple stability, performance, and compatibility improvements for console platforms.
• Fixed Rizia collectibles appearing under “All Story Packs” for players who do not own the DLC.
• Fixed an Xbox Play Anywhere (XPA) issue affecting save functionality.
• Reduced unnecessary error messages appearing while Nintendo Switch is in Airplane Mode.
• Updated Nintendo Switch platform naming in the Main Menu version display for improved consistency.
• Fixed an issue where Nintendo Switch Pro Controllers were not correctly identified on PC.
• Fixed a Nintendo Switch-specific issue where certain Joy-Con special characters could display incorrectly.

Mobile

Bug Fixes and Polish

• Fixed several issues that could cause freezes or unresponsive behavior on all mobile devices.
• Improved mobile Profile UI stability to prevent brief flashing issues.
• Limited the maximum number of mobile save files to 100.

We offer our sincerest thanks for your loyal role in the ever-unfolding Suzerain journey!

Geopolitico

MALENYEV URGES UNITY AS CSP EXPANDS DESPITE REGIONAL TENSIONS

Port Zaer, 1947 — Chairman Leon Malenyev of United Contana, leader of the Contanan Security Pact, today called upon member nations to set aside their differences as preparations begin for Zaerland’s accession to the bloc.

Sparks of unrest have emerged amid growing tensions across eastern Merkopa and northern Rika, prompting Chairman Malenyev to speak out. Relations between Galmland and Valgsland have continued to deteriorate following the latter's expansion of its fishing grounds near the disputed coastal ridges, despite Galmland's accession to the CSP last year.

Questions of alliance unity have gained added significance as Zaerland prepares to join the Pact. Observers cite the country's long-standing tensions with neighboring Imaland, already a CSP member, as a potential source of friction. A renewal of speculation that Imaland may seek to delay Zaerland‘s application has emerged in recent weeks, though officials in both nations have declined to comment.

Addressing delegates in Port Zaer, Chairman Malenyev stressed the importance of cooperation among Pact members as the alliance enters a period of expansion.

“The future of the Pact depends upon the solidarity of its members,” Chairman Malenyev declared. “Even the highest ridges between our peoples must not be permitted to hinder our common purpose.”

PACT UNITY UNDER STRAIN: MALENYEV SPEAKS OUT

Dear Citizens of the Suzerainverse,

After receiving an overwhelming amount of love for our recent lore piece featuring the recipe for Sordish Lorscha, we decided to take things one step further. Your enthusiasm has inspired us to turn this tasty bit of worldbuilding into something even bigger: a culinary competition!

Step into the kitchen and create your own version of Sordish Lorscha. Whether you recreate it faithfully or add your own twist, this is your chance to showcase your creativity, win a €100 Steam gift card, and gain access to test early builds of upcoming Suzerain projects.

The Rules

1. You’ll need to make the dish from scratch.
2. Follow the recipe for Sordish Lorscha. View it here on Reddit.
3. Adapt the recipe as necessary to meet your dietary requirements, but retain the essence of Lorscha by keeping sea-inspired elements, tomato, and garlic at its core.
4. If ingredients are difficult or expensive to obtain, reasonable substitutes are welcome.
5. Include high-quality photos of your finished dish.
6. Add a short write-up explaining your approach, inspiration, or modifications.

How to Submit

1. Join the Suzerain Universe Discord server.
2. Post your entry in #ministry-of-competitions.
3. Only one submission per member is allowed.

How Winners Will Be Selected

1. The Torpor Games team will create a shortlist of their favorite entries.
2. Since we can't taste the dishes, entries will be judged on presentation, creativity, and the story behind them.
3. The community will vote on the shortlisted entries.
4. The entry with the most votes wins.

Voting will open shortly after submissions close.

Rewards

• €100 Steam gift card.
• The Artist of Suzerainverse role on the Suzerain Discord server.
• Closed testing access to all upcoming projects (NDA will be required).

The competition is now officially open and will run until June 17th, 5:30 PM CEST / 11:30 AM EDT / 8:30 AM PDT. We can't wait to see what you bring to the table.