Slashing government or military wages now carries harsher penalties, reducing prestige and training rates respectively.
Military AI was improved to focus more on taking land-adjacent states and creating contiguous territories. Important Note on Downloads
"Movements to Preserve" were made more powerful, making it harder to pass laws that powerful groups oppose. :
AI nations became more likely to get involved in diplomatic plays and less likely to back down easily.
: A bonus DLC featuring unique neoclassical building models for the U.S., exclusive to the Expansion Pass/Grand Edition.