Victoria 3 Hotfix 1.13.2 Patch Notes

One day after 1.13.1, Paradox is back with Hotfix 1.13.2 for Victoria 3, and the pace of these patches suggests the team knows the 1.13 launch left some loose ends. The checksum is 45ca if you need to verify your version.

The most practical fix here is military maintenance now being deducted before naval construction kicks off, which should stop ships from eating unexpected penalties when your capacity allocation is slightly off. On the AI side, the big one is straits: the AI will no longer casually hand away states that grant strait control, which was the kind of diplomatic self-sabotage that made late-game AI nations look embarrassing. Naval invasion blocking and marine unit merging also get fixes, which should make AI opponents at least feel like they have a coherent military strategy.

Paradox has also flagged that upcoming hotfixes will focus heavily on broader AI improvements, not just 1.13-specific issues, with a dev diary next week laying out post-release plans in full. I'll believe the AI overhaul when I see it, but the commitment is at least being stated clearly. Everything in the update is listed below.

Full Patch Notes

Victorians,

We just released a hotfix targeting some more key issues experienced by players, including some troop transportation improvements, some AI improvements, UX improvements, bugfixes and more.

Moving forward, for the upcoming hotfixes, we will have a particular focus on improving the AI ability to interact with systems, not just for ones introduced in this Update but also overall. We will go over those plans more, as well as our post-release plans in general, in the dev diary next week (rest assured that more hotfixes are definitely coming).

As always, please report any bugs on our bug reporting forums! We have also updated the Known Issues post for 1.13 with any fixed issues.

Moving on, you can check out the full patch notes below. 1.13.2’s checksum is `45ca`.

The following changes have been made to the game compared to 1.13.1:

Improvements

Military maintenance will now always be deducted before any other naval construction can happen, including supply ships. This avoids the issue of ships suffering maintenance penalties if you set the priority to allocate too little capacity for the category.

AI

The AI is no longer willing to just give away states that grant control over a strait
Fixed several more cases where the AI could get blocked from launching naval invasions
Fixed an issue where the AI was not merging small Marine units formations that were deployed in the same land location

Balance

Power bloc members now generate involvement the same way subjects do
Moved Reinforced Fortification Production Method unlock for Naval Fortifications to Breech-Loading Artillery. Previously was on Concrete Fortifications.

Interface

Restructured the layout of the action buttons for Formations and what goes in the context menu and what goes outside of it
Hid ship modifications tech unlocks without DLC enabled
Supply ships should no longer count as military ships of a fleet while engaged in a battle
You can no longer set strait access restrictions when you have the strait open to everybody. Previously this would reset when you changed settings.

Bugfixes

Fixed an issue where supply ships being raided would permanently join the raided fleet if the battle ended abnormally, inflating costs and power projection
Fixed an issue causing the game to not tell the player why they or another country can't join a diplomatic play as a result of insufficient interest in the region
Fixed an issue where exiling an agitator would not remove them as commander
Getting a toll exemption treaty now only affects the target country rather than all
Fixed a softlock in the Honourable Restoration Journal Entry caused by a non-Tokugawa shogun
The Emperor abdicating will no longer break the Honourable Restoration Journal Entry
Fixed an issue that prevented opium_wars.4 from ever firing
Kameoka (Kyoto mining hub) is now properly placed, connected and localized