Democracy 3

Update 07 September 2018

• OSX and Linux versions are now up to date with the Windows version

Internal Update (19 March 2018)

GOG fixes

• Removed stray 'ReplaceVistaIcon.exe' file that could trigger false positives in some AV programs

Patch 1.34 (12 March 2018)

GOG fixes

• Added cloud saves and overlay support for the Windows version of Democracy 3

Developer fixes:

• fixed a bunch of translation, text, and stability issues.

Patch 1.33 (08 January 2018)

• (Windows only) This fixes some bugs in non-English versions and on very low spec laptops.

Patch 1.32 (12 December 2017)

• This update addresses some issues with fonts on some PCs.

Patch 1.3 (03 October 2017)

• Democracy 3 has received its Unicode update.
• This update adds the following languages to the main game:
• French
• German
• English
• Italian
• Spanish
• Polish
• Portuguese
• Russian
• Chinese.
• Mac & Linux & DLC builds will come soon.

Patch 1.286 (08 September 2016)

• Fixed a minor issues with the English Windows version of Democracy 3.

Patch 1.285 (13 July 2016)

• Fixed a compatibility issue on Windows with the Electioneering DLC.

Patch 1.284 (11 July 2016)

• Fixed an issue with DLC compatibility.

Patch 1.283 (Windows + Mac) (08 July 2016)

• Fix for electioneering spin events bug.
• Increased chance of Telecoms Meltdown event.
• Increased chance of School Shooting event.
• Increased chance of Church Attacked event.
• Increased chance of Disastrous Crop event.
• Increased inputs to Aerospace Contract Won event.
• Increased inputs to Tech Firm Closure event.
• Increased chance of Overseas Famine event.
• Added input to Celebrity Kidnapped event.
• Adjusted inputs to Market Meltdown event.
• Reduced inputs to Superhero event.

Patch 1.28 (15 June 2016)

• This update is for the English Windows version of Democracy 3.
• Added impacts from Black Market situation on tax revenue.
• Strengthened effects of Corporate Exodus situation.
• Reduced impact of University Grants and Technology Colleges on education.
• Poverty now boosts Drug Addiction, and Drug Addiction is harder to beat once triggered.
• Fixed bug regarding labor survey event.
• Adjusted triggering of Nobel Prize event.
• Fixed display issue for some income effects on policies.
• Consolidated duplicate entries for effects of tobacco consumption on cost of state health service.

Patch 1.26 (23 May 2016)

• This update is for the English Windows version of Democracy 3.
• Unemployment now contributes towards obesity
• Increased impact of car usage on traffic congestion
• Increased base likelihood of a teacher shortage.
• Unemployment now reduces the chance of a teacher shortage.
• University Grants now increase the chance of a teacher shortage.
• Reduced impact of CCTV on Armed Robbery.
• Added impact of low inequality on Armed Robbery.
• Changed equation for GDP impact on Alcohol Consumption to be non-linear.
• Added impact on doctors and teachers strikes from trade union membership
• Adjusted impact of state school funding on teachers strikes.
• Added effect of wages on Teachers & Doctors Strikes.
• Added effects of science funding and the environment to contagious disease.
• Arts subsidies, Bus subsidies and community policing now reduce unemployment.
• Adjustments to triggers for various events.
• Increased impact of refugee crisis event.
• Effects of corporate exodus event worsened.
• Increased impact of Unemployment on CrimeRate.
• Impact of religion on antisocial behaviour now linked to membership, not frequency.
• Unemployment now linked to antisocial behaviour
• Trade union and Socialist group memberships now contribute towards general strike.
• Increased inertia of effect of science funding on technology.
• Increased inertia of effects from tech grants and tech colleges on technology.
• Reduced effect and increased inertia of intel services on crime rate.
• Reduced effect and increased inertia of phone tapping on crime rate.
• Added inertia to effect from prisoner tagging to crime rate.
• Reduced impact of youth club subsidies on crime rate.
• Increased impact of poverty on crime rate.
• Increased chance of armed robbery when handgun laws are low.
• Increased chance of armed robbery when equality is low.
• Pollution now slightly reduces tourism.
• Increased cost of telecommuting initiative.
• Reduced the impact of technology colleges on education.
• Clean fuel subsidies now take longer to improve the environment.
• Hyrbid car policy now takes longer to improve the environment.
• Slowed down impact of hybrid car policy on car usage.
• Hybrid car policy now boosts the income of the wealthy.
• Lowered the triggering threshold for gridlock situation.

Update (03 February 2016)

• the Mac and Linux versions of Democracy 3 have been updated to version 1.20.
• French and German support added to the Mac and Linux versions.

Patch 1.21 (21 October 2015)

• after installing this update you must start a new game!
• fixes an alt-tab bug

• this is an update for the Windows version only

Patch 1.2 (01 October 2015)

• This is a Windows-only update.
• 'Please wait' Update bar now shows more information
• Added click button sound to selecting a mod
• Country selector windows are now square and have tooltips.
• Stats on the choose game screen now align correctly with the image
  on the left.
• Security status screen now shows all the influences to intelligence
  value from policies, colored to show status and value.
• 12 completely new achievements!
• Voting intentions dialog resized so no scrollbar is needed.
• Achievements now visible from a link on the games main menu as well
  as in-game.
• Added 4 new events to the game.
• Added click sounds to drop down lists.
• The in-game political compass now colors the current turn indicator as red.
• Adjusted trigger criteria for the debt agency dilemma.
• Voter details screen now shows what pressure/extremist group gets
  support from each group in a window at the bottom.
• Changed the way the polls show policy popularity (and estimated
  popularity) so it correctly only counts people who have a view on the
  policy.
• Improved rendering system for main screen to reduce slowdown on
  very low spec PCs.
• The finance charts now summarize the efficiency with which
  government funds are being raised and spent.
• Private health care now reduces the severity of drug addiction,
  just as state health care does.
• Added screenshot sound.
• Entire LHS of mod browser dialog now scrolls with the mouse.
• Ministers screen now shows the cost of a reshuffle.
• Please wait message updated to suggest hitting escape key.