Core 

• Added more candidates 

• Added Mac support 

• Added balance changes for existing candidates and enthusiasm 

• Added ability for custom candidates to have titles and descriptions 

• Bug fixes and Quality of Life improvements 

Additional Candidates 

• NEW - Added additional historical candidates modeled after their individual campaigns and platforms from when they competed for the presidency 

  • Republicans 

    • Ronald Reagan 

    • Mitt Romney 

    • George W. Bush 

    • George H.W. Bush 

    • Dwight D. Eisenhower 

    • Richard Nixon 

  • Democrats 

    • Bill Clinton 

    • Barack Obama 

    • John Kerry 

    • Jimmy Carter 

    • Al Gore 

    • Martin O’Malley 

  • Independents 

    • Ross Perot 

    • Ralph Nader 

    • Jill Stein 

Mac Support 

• NEW – Added Mac support in the game 

Balance Changes – Existing Candidates 

• Candidates stats have been updated to improve the player experience. Candidates have been improved and updated to play more effectively, have more personality and uniqueness, and in some cases updated to reflect changing views. 

  • Joe Biden –  

    • Increased Stamina from 10 to 11 

  • Bernie Sanders 

    • Increased Charisma from 1 to 2 

    • Updated Issue Stances to improve balance and more accurately reflect the candidate. 

  • Andrew Yang –  

    • Increased Intelligence from 7 to 8 

    • Updated Issue Stances to improve balance and more accurately reflect the candidate. 

  • Pete Buttigieg –  

    • Increased Stamina from 13 to 14 

    • Decreased Intelligence from 6 to 5 

    • Updated Issue Stances to improve balance and more accurately reflect the candidate. 

  • Dean Phillips –  

    • Updated Issue Stances to utilize actual Issues. 

  • Kamala Harris –  

    • Increased Intelligence from 6 to 7 

  • Michael Bloomberg –  

    • Updated Issue Stances to improve balance and more accurately reflect the candidate. 

  • Marianne Williamson –  

    • Increased Stamina from 12 to 14 

    • Decreased Media Bias from 2 to 1 

    • Updated Issue Stances to improve balance and more accurately reflect the candidate. 

  • Dan Crenshaw –  

    • Increased Stamina from 13 to 14 

    • Decreased Intelligence from 6 to 5 

    • Increased Media Bias from 1 to 3 

    • Decreased Experience from 6 to 5 

  • Nikki Haley –  

    • Increased Stamina from 12 to 15 

    • Decreased Intelligence from 6 to 5 

    • Decreased Experience from 6 to 5 

  • Chris Christie –  

    • Increased Starting Money from 3 to 4  

    • Updated Issue Stances to improve balance and more accurately reflect the candidate. 

  • Ron DeSantis – 

    •  Increased Stamina from 13 to 14 

  • Vivek Ramaswamy –  

    • Increased Stamina to from 14 to 15 

    • Increased Intelligence to from 7 to 8 

    • Decreased Media Bias from 0 to -2 

    • Decreased Experience from 5 to 4 

    • Increased Starting Money from 1 to 3 

  • Doug Burgum –  

    • Increased Media Bias from 1 to 2 

  • Mike Pence –  

    • Increased Intelligence from 6 to 7 

    • Increased Media Bias from -1 to 0 

    • Increased Starting Money from 3 to 4 

  • RFK Jr. – 

    • Updated Issue Stances to improve balance and more accurately reflect the candidate. 

Balance Changes - Enthusiasm 

• Enthusiasm rebalanced to make changes in Enthusiasm easier to track during gameplay and refocus Enthusiasm gameplay to be more engaging. 

• Action cards –  

  • Significantly reduced Enthusiasm effects of cards 

  • Endorsement cards no longer have an Enthusiasm bonus 

• Headquarters -  

  • All headquarters rebalanced so tier 1 Headquarters provide 1% Enthusiasm in State, tier 2 Headquarters provide 2% Enthusiasm in State, tier 3 Headquarters provide 3% Enthusiasm in state.  

  • Voter Registration Center updated to provide 2% Enthusiasm in state, no bonus to adjacent states. 

  • Mobilization Hub updated to provide 3% Enthusiasm in state, no bonus to adjacent states. 

  • Get Out The Vote Nexus updated to provide 4% Enthusiasm in state, 1% bonus to adjacent states. 

• Debates   

  • Decreased the Enthusiasm impact from Debate results. 

• Primaries Caucuses   

  • All pre-Super Tuesday Caucuses now give 2% Enthusiasm to winner of the caucus. 

  • All Super Tuesday Caucuses now give 1% Enthusiasm to winner of the caucus. 

• Enthusiasm Fade  

  • Candidates cannot have less than 5% Enthusiasm in a state  

  • Reduced Enthusiasm decay from 1% per turn to 1% every 2 turns. 

Custom Candidates 

• Added ability to edit descriptions and titles for custom candidates. 

• Uploaded candidates will now also have titles and descriptions written into the description automatically. 

Gameplay adjustments and Quality of Life improvements 

• General 

  • Optimized the candidate select screen for better loading time. 

  • Fixed VPs getting stuck in a single state. 

  • Removed the Rough Landing event. 

  • Fixed AI vs AI mode to prevent player actions. 

  • Lessened difficulty levels on Easy, Beginner, and Normal