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Victoria 3 - Dev Diary #147 - Everything Companies

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Hello Victorians,

Happy Thursday! It’s Lino, Game Design Lead on Victoria 3 and I welcome you back to another Dev Diary!
Today we’re looking at (almost) everything to do with Companies. Most of what I will talk about today is part of Charters of Commerce, which...

Tinto Talks #63 - 14th of May 2025

Hello, and welcome to another Tinto Talks, the happy Wednesdays where we talk about Europa Universalis V!

Today, we will be taking a look at three of the religions born in India: Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism, which in the game are part of the Dharmic religion group:
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Tinto Flavour #17 - 13th of May 2025 - Vijayanagar & Indian regional content

Hello, and welcome one more week to Tinto Flavour, the happy Fridays Tuesdays & Fridays in which we take a look at the content of Europa Universalis V!

Today we will talk about three topics: the generic content available for most of the countries in India; the unique content of...

Tinto Maps #6 Great Britain & Ireland Feedback

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What an exciting week we have had, and best of all I finally get to say the name Europa Universalis V. It still feels weird in my mouth after carefully saying Caesar for what feels like a lifetime.

But lo, the day is finally come for the British Isles...

Hotfix #2 is now Live!

Hello everyone!

Hotfix #2 is now live!

Read all about what is included here:
  • Fix for not properly displaying item action hotkeys in localized languages
  • Fixed a desync that could occur when connecting to a server that had power strained fluid consuming buildings
  • Fixed error that...

Tinto Flavour #16 - 9th of May 2025 - Brandenburg & Prussia

Hello and welcome one more week to Tinto Flavour, the happy Fridays in which we take a look at the content of the super secret Project Caesar Europa Universalis V!

Today we will be talking about Brandenburg, and the main tag that it can form, Prussia. Therefore, today is...

Stellaris Dev Diary #383 - 4.0 has Released, What’s Next?

Hello everyone!

We’re one day early with the dev diary this week, but I wanted to get this out to all of you as soon as possible.

The State of the Release​

The Stellaris 4.0 “Phoenix” update and BioGenesis have been released.

BioGenesis is a fantastic expansion and I’m incredibly proud of...

Tinto Talks #62 - 7th of May 2025

Hello everyone and welcome to another Happy Wednesday! Today we will show off some more things related to our very super secret game Project Caesar.

Lets do a quick start as the Teutonic Order, as they currently start at war, and I want to go through a bit how a battle works in detail...

New Hotfix is Live!

Hello everyone!

We have released a hotfix since the release of Upade 2: Galactic Commerce that was released yesterday, May 6th.

Read the full list of fixes below:
  • Updated russian voice lines
  • Fixed an error that could cause foundry to get stuck on a black screen on launch(if you still...

Update 2: Galactic Commerce is LIVE!

Hello Founders!

Update 2: Galactic Commerce is now live!
This update brings robot production and trading to the forefront of FOUNDRY and challenges you to build bigger and better than ever before, all while mastering the complexities of interstellar trade.

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Stellaris 4.0 "Phoenix Update" Free Features

Hello everyone!

We’re less than a week away from the release of BioGenesis and the free Stellaris 4.0 “Phoenix” update, and we’d like to take some time to talk about the things coming in the free 4.0 patch coming to Stellaris on May 5th. We’ve also released a list of preliminary patch notes on...

Tinto Talks #61 - 30th of April 2025

Hello, and welcome to another Tinto Talks, the happy Wednesdays where we talk about our entirely super-top-secret game with the codename Project Caesar.

This week, we will examine the mechanics of Protestant religions and the final situation involving all Western Christian confessions...

Stellaris Dev Diary #382 - The Next Step in Evolution

Hi everyone!
Cosmogone here with the final Dev Diary before May 5th and the release of BioGenesis and 4.0. Today, we’ll be taking a look at the various civics and at the latest innovation in galaxy-threatening technology: Behemoths.

Civics​

We have a lot to cover, so I’ll be brief here and...

Victoria 3 - Dev Diary #146 - Diplomatic Treaties

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Hello Victorians,

My name is Alex, I’m a multiclass programmer and designer on Victoria 3 and today it’s finally time for another Dev Diary on this very Happy Thursday!
Today we will be taking a look at Diplomatic Treaties, one of the features arriving with the free 1.9 update on...

Now Available: Khans of the Steppe & Free 1.16.0 "Chamfron" Update

Hello everyone! Today we're releasing our second Core Expansion and first piece of major content in Chapter IV: Khans of the Steppe. We're also releasing Update 1.16.0 "Chamfron" alongside this core expansion. Khans of the Steppe is available now on Steam and Microsoft...

Tinto Flavour #15 - 25th of April 2025 - Military Orders

Hello and welcome one more week to Tinto Flavour, the happy Fridays in which we take a look at the content of the super secret Project Caesar!

Today, we will be talking about the Christian Military Orders, and specifically, the Teutonic Order and the Knights Hospitallers! Let’s...

Stellaris Dev Diary #381 - Time to Get Wild

Hello there everyone, PDS_Iggy here! We’ve had a busy week, now let's see what Eladrin wanted me to talk about… The Hive Fallen Empire and the Wilderness origin? In the same diary?


Okay… Buckle up for a Wild ride!

Hive Fallen Empire​

For the first time since Synthetic Dawn, a new ancient...

Tinto Talks #60 - 23rd of April 2025

Hello, and welcome to another Tinto Talks, the happy Sant Jordi San Jorge Saint George’s Day Castile and León Day Wednesday where we talk about our entirely super-top-secret game with the codename Project Caesar.

This week, we will be talking about a trending topic: What...

Dev Diary #170 - Changelog & Achievements

Hello everyone! Everyone at Studio Black is busy putting the finishing touches on Khans of the Steppe ahead of its release next week, so this week’s dev diary is going to be a relatively short one. Without any further chatter, here are the achievements coming with Khans of the Steppe, and the...

New Challenge and An-124-100!

Hello everyone,
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PRESENTING CHOCOLATE DISTRIBUTION CHALLENGE

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CHALLENGE : Chocolate Distribution!

Event dates: from April 21 00:00 UTC+0 to May 04 23:59 UTC+0

Swiss chocolatiers need your help to distribute...

Tinto Flavour #14 - 17th of April 2025 - The Papal States

Hello, and welcome to another session of our Tinto Flavour. This week we are continuing with the Christian Easter feel by taking a look at the Papal States.

Since its creation by the hand of Saint Peter himself, the Catholic Church has been guiding all of humanity to salvation through...

Stellaris Dev Diary #380 - Defenders in the Stars

Hi, it’s Alfray once again and I’d like to introduce you to our latest megastructure, the Deep Space Citadel. This three stage mid-game megastructure is a powerful defensive bastion and converts into a starbase upon completion, much like an orbital ring.

Multi-stage defenses

The three stages of...

Tinto Talks #59 - 16th of April 2025

Hello and welcome once again to our super secret Project Caesar Tinto Talks. I will be your host this time, where we will be talking about the mechanics of Catholicism and its associated Catholic Church International Organization.

Here’s an overview of the religion itself:
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One...

Victoria 3 - Dev Diary #145 - Military Improvements

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Hello Victorians,

I’m Lino, Game Design Lead on Victoria 3 and I welcome you all to another Dev Diary and wish you a happy Thursday!
Today we’re looking at some Military changes that are arriving with the free 1.9 Update, coming to you on June 17, the same day our Mechanics Pack...

Stellaris: Console Edition Development Diary #76 - Quality of Life update and the future of Stellaris on Console

Hello Console Edition Community!

We have just released the 3.9.3 Quality of Life (9.04 PS4/9.4.0.0 XBOne) update for Stellaris: Console Edition! This update contains many improvements and fixes for Community complaints, as well as adding missing prescripted empires, and more.

General...