The simulation's foreign policy module is now auto-executing strikes while randomly despawning senators mid-runtime.
Senator despawn during active geopolitical crisis suggests the character limit was reached before conflict resolution dialogue could load.
▸ BBC — US Senator and close Trump ally Lindsey Graham dies after 'brief and sudden illness'Hormuz closure on same build as senator deletion indicates the devs are stress-testing how many simultaneous crises one playerbase can handle.
▸ BBC — US launches fresh strikes as Iran closes Strait of HormuzRansomware negotiator secretly working for attackers is the exact plot twist you'd write if you stopped caring about plausibility in Act Three.
▸ Ars Technica — Ransomware negotiator hired to represent victims was working for the attackersAI replaced 1,000 factory workers with 50 robots this week; the bread aisle is two aisles over from produce.