Release Notes for Sigma Theory: Global Cold War

Shiny New UI Improvements! Even more fluid than before.
New keyboard shortcuts! Overrule your opponent with your lightning speed!!
New sound effects. So smooth, so clean.
New buildings for exfiltration. It’s like a whole new world opening before your eyes!
Even more bug fixes because bugs SUCK!!

Opponents now research the ultimate technology just like the player
Balanced some contracts that were too difficult to complete
Hacking is now working as intended in relation to the position of the hacker
Traits bonus have been increased
Contract requiring a drone are now completed after the drone has reached its target
Honest and Suggestible traits don't prevent agents to bribe or convince targets anymore but decrease chances of success
Rework of counter-espionage mechanics: the number of spy in your country is now related to the number of scientists in your Sigma lab
Drones now need 2 days to travel to an other country
Scientists exfiltrated from an eliminated country are not affected by the prisoner trait anymore
Diplomacy: compromising files don't decrease relationship anymore and make the negociation easier
Ranking is now based on the Sigma tokens collected and final tech progress rather than the total progress on each branches

Various UI improvements
Modified hacker detection mechanics
Prisonners' will is now reset each day
Clicks during dialogues now display instantly the speech bubbles
Various balancing tweaks
Scientists' identity is no longer hidden when displaced to an other country by an opponent
Ranking is now based on the avancement on the final project (or on sigma points if no one is searching the final project)

Fixed bug when conflict starts as an agent discovers the first scientist
Fixed bug where wrong diplomat could talk when a war starts
Fixed bug when agent quits at the same time that they are supposed to arrive to a country

Improved Hacking UI
Revamped spouse mechanics
2 new achievements related to the spouse mechanics
New agent : Domingo
New character : Combat Drone Operator
Various balancing tweaks
Various feedback improvement
It is now easier to see if a country has left the Sigma race
Drones now take only 1 turn to fly between countries that are very close to each other

Fixed bug where some counter-terrorist missions couldn't be completed
Fixed occasional freeze in exfiltration phases
Fixed various minor visual bugs
Fixed bug where starting a war with a country could bring prisoner agents back to player's country
Fixed bug where recruitment button in recruitment scene was offscreen in large resolutions
Fixed bug where UI was blocked after clicking "Return to title screen" and then "Cancel"
Fixed bug where scientists could be exfiltrated by two agents at once in countries which lost sigma race

Event unlocking Wolf will now only happen once.
Removed empty recruitment punchline for Wolf
Missions asking to plant a ransomware on a country now succeed next turn if a ransomware is already there
Fixed bug where notifications of sigma progress of a country could sometimes be showed twice
Cancelled actions on a scientist if a scientist is obtained by diplomacy in the meantime
Fixed bug where tutorial could show up about a prisoner that player already freed in a diplomatic meeting
Fixed bug where sometimes some dirt on a diplomat couldn't be used
Fixed bug where businessman agent could glitch out if trying to travel at the same time than an other agent
Fixed bug where it was possible to start two wars with the same country at once

Offering your gratitude during diplomatic meetings now decreases the trust gauge as originally intended
Decreased chances of success when asking for a scientist during diplomatic meetings
Fixed various gameplay issues when a country is eliminated: war with those countries is now instantly ended, missions from organisations are cancelled, arrest warrants are removed ...
Russia now has some typically Russian buildings in exfiltration missions
Different camera filters are now applied in exfiltration mission according to which country it takes place in
Added various UI improvements and feedbacks
Improved exfiltration loading time
Added a visual effect when a branch of the final project is completed, allowing player to see if there are a few missing percents on a slot
Added an option to speed up dialogues

Fixed bug where the first captured agent could be killed by an event during the same turn, preventing the player from completing the counterespionage tutorial
Fixed bug where it was possible to drag the drone on an inactive (and invisible) conflict zone, resulting in unpredictable behaviors
Fixed bug where drones weren't given back to the player when they should
Authorization by hierarchy to use drones or not is only checked once a turn, preventing various bugs
Fixed bug where menus and tooltips weren't properly hidden in some resolutions, leading to a game blocked in the case of menus
Fixed occasional freeze when using Mentalis technology for yourself
Fixed bug where the game tries to open a conflict zone when all active countries already have an active conflict zone, creating a wide range of problems down the road, like agents not being able to finish their action