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Oi folks,​
Updated 26/06/2020 for Beta 1.4.2, see below for 1.4.3+ (Post Code Refactoring)
I wanted to make this thread to try to funnel the feedback over the Alpha - Beta - Main Branch. I propose trying the make a list of the most striking features introduced to the game by the Alpha - Beta process and keep updated which features are ready to be pushed to the next branch and which should stay in their branch for fine tuning according to the feedback I see on the forums.
This thread is not about bugs or missing features, this belongs in Technical Support or in Suggestions. This thread is for feedback on features (and problems) that started in the Beta or the Alpha, to prevent the bad ones from climbing the ladder up to the Main Branch
I don't play Multiplayer, but if an update part of the Alpha - Beta process includes a bug to multiplayer, let me know and I'll add it.

Legend
Blue means 'this feature received support from what I can gather from the forums, it is ready to push to the next branch',
Green means 'great in theory but not working or not finished',
Yellow means 'this feature received mixed or bad support, should probably stay in a lower branch for fine tuning / testing / fixing',
Red means 'bug / broken mecanic / unintended consequence introduced in or after the start of the Beta 1.1.0 that should be removed'
Grey and ?❔ means unassigned yet, if you are able to test it, please comment your results.

? and Bold means that this feature was introduced in this patch, this will be more usefull when/if the Alpha branch start.
? and striked means that this feature was removed in this patch.
? means that this feature was received from a lower branch.
❕means that the issue was pushed from a lower branch with tweaking. (Don't apply if it was a Blue feature in lower branches)
❗means that the issue was pushed from a lower branch without tweaking. (Don't apply if it was a Blue feature in lower branches)

? means that the issue is featured in Known Issues or it has been acknowledged by a developer. I'll include a link [dev] to the comment if possible.
⚙ means that there is a mod that has been tested by someone in the comments to fix this issue. the link is [mod]

Important : This thread is not about issues there from the start, if you want to contribute, simply comment about an issue new to a Beta Patch (really important that it wasn't present from the start) and ideally, link a thread discussing this. Because of the number of comments, I will not be answering comments about issues from before Beta 1.1.0. Every comments discussing an issue in the table, the colour of them, linking a mod to fix them, adding one issue or feature (specifying which Beta Patch it needs to be put in) are welcomed!

You can click on the titles in the tables for a link to the thread. Of course, let me know if I forgot something important. I'll link threads discussing the matter, but due to a lack of space I won't name them, they will simply be listed as [link].
In order to keep my bias at bay, comment if you don't agree with the rating of a feature.

ALPHA 1.1.0 →
Does not exist
From Patch e1.0.10
?Everything

New from Beta 1.1.0 + Hotfix

+?Bug fixes and performance improvements
+?Trade Perk fix
+?Fixed the simulated battle exploit
+?Wanderer adjustments
+?Executions cause rep. loss with Faction and Family
+?Executions cause rep. loss with Minor Factions
+?Adjusted Skill experience gain (retroactive)
+?AI blocking is broken [link][link][link][link][link]
+?Units are fat [link]
+?UI lightning is too dark [link]
+? Huge Charm boost at the end of tutorial [link]
From Beta 1.1.0 + Hotfix :
?Bug fixes and performance improvements
?Trade Perk fix
?Fixed the simulated battle exploit
?Wanderer adjustments
?Executions cause rep. loss with Faction and Family
?Executions cause rep. loss with Minor Factions
?Adjusted Skill experience gain❕
?AI blocking is still broken
?Units are fat❕
?UI lightning is too dark
?Huge Charm boost at the end of tutorial

New from Main 1.1.0 + 1.1.1 +1.1.2
+?Caravan Nerf [link][link]
+?AI Combat is improved
+?Caravans can now sell prisoners
+?Shieldwalls allow friendly attacks
+?Shield units block more
ALPHA 1.2.0 →
MAIN 1.2.0
Does not exist
From Main 1.1.0 + 1.1.1
?
Everything good (10), plus
?Executions cause rep. loss with Minor Factions
?AI blocking is still broken ❕
?UI lightning is too dark ?[dev][mod]
?Huge Charm boost at the end of tutorial ?[dev]
?Caravan Nerf❕[mod]

New from Beta 1.2.0 + Hotfix + 2nd Hotfix
+?Bug fixes and performance improvements
+?Punitive Auto-Resolve against Looters [link][mod]
+?Item modifiers
+?Cheaper companions
+?AI Siege pathing
+?Higher Tier Armours produced in Towns [link] ?[dev]
+?Quest adjustments
+??Towns running out of money [link]
From Beta 1.2.0
?
Everything good (13), plus
?Executions cause rep. loss with Minor Factions
?
AI blocking is still broken
?UI lightning is too dark
?Huge Charm boost at the end of tutorial
?Caravan Nerf
?Punitive Auto-Resolve against Looters
?Item modifiers
?AI Siege pathing
?Higher Tier Armours produced in Towns

This version seems to be a duplicate
of the Beta 1.2.0.
ALPHA 1.3.0 →
MAIN 1.3.0
Does not exist
From Beta 1.2.0
?
Everything good (13), plus
?Executions cause rep. loss with Minor Factions
?AI blocking is still broken ?[dev][mod]
?UI lightning is too dark
?Huge Charm boost at the end of tutorial
?Caravan Nerf
?Punitive Auto-Resolve against Looters
?Item modifiers

?AI Siege pathing
?Higher Tier Armours produced in Towns


New from Beta 1.3.0
+?Bug fixes and performance improvements
+?Quest adjustments
+?Influence and prosperity adjustments
+?Fixed floating Banner on Empire loading screen
+?Character Creation Adjustments
+?Implemented Cultural Bonuses
+?Player decides when to go to war if an Independant Kingdom
+?Truces after Peace declarations
+?Diplomacy adjustments
+?Better elite troop distribution in AI armies
+??Frequent FPS drop [link][link][mod]
+?Broke custom Banners [link][link][mod]
+?Too minor prisoner escape chance reduction
+?AI armies spawn elite troops after defeat instead of taking them from garrisons
+?Troops stats rebalance
+?Better Cavalry AI
+?Inventory preview bug [link]
+??Sally out bug [link]
+??Can't recruit defeated party's prisoners
+??Snowballing is back [link]
+??Some villagers are stucked in villages, causing major economy problems [link]
+??Caravans getting stucked in towns[link]
+??Corrupted saves [link]
+?Some Lords go bankrupt from recruiting[link] ?
+?Fix for Lords going bankrupt
+?Fixed Encyclopaedia missmatches
+?Bug fixes
+?NPC finances improvements
+?Spawn delay for defeated Lords
+?Lord spawn troops reduction
+?Lords defensive behaviour improvements
+?Losing relationship for losing a settlement adjustments
+?Better Mercenary Groups in taverns
+?Auto-resolve adjustments for Cavalry
+?Council of Commons adjustments
From Beta 1.3.0
?
Everything good (34), plus
?Executions cause rep. loss with Minor Factions
?AI blocking is still broken ?
?Punitive Auto-Resolve against Looters
?Item modifiers
?AI Siege pathing
?Higher Tier Armours produced in Towns

?Broke custom Banners
?Too minor prisoner escape chance reduction
?AI armies spawn elite troops after defeat instead of taking them from garrisons
?Troops stats rebalance
?Inventory preview bug
?Some Lords go bankrupt from recruiting
?Fix for Lords going bankrupt

This version seems to be a duplicate
of the Beta 1.2.0.

ALPHA 1.4.0 →
BETA 1.4.0 + HOTFIX
MAIN 1.4.0
Does not exist
From Beta 1.3.0
?Everything good (34), plus
?Executions cause rep. loss with Minor Factions
?AI blocking is still broken ?
?Punitive Auto-Resolve against Looters
?Item modifiers
?AI Siege pathing
?Higher Tier Armours produced in Towns
?
Broke custom Banners
?Too minor prisoner escape chance reduction
?AI armies spawn elite troops after defeat instead of taking them from garrisons
?Troops stats rebalance
?Inventory preview bug
?Fix for Lords going bankrupt

New from Beta 1.4.0
+?Implemented 15 Perks for the One Handed Skill
+?Bug fixes and performance improvements
+?New Map Event visuals
+?Trade experience fix
+?New Quests
+?Many Quests adjustments
+?Settlements adjustments
+?Better Lord Campaign AI
+??Game crash from launch
+??Throwing Damage Misscalculation
+??Garrison Growth bug
?
Some Lords go bankrupt from recruiting

From Beta 1.4.0
?
Everything good (42), plus
?Executions cause rep. loss with Minor Factions
?AI blocking is still broken?
?Punitive Auto-Resolve against Looters
?Item modifiers
?AI Siege pathing
?Higher Tier Armours produced in Towns
?Broke custom Banners
?Too minor prisoner escape chance reduction
?AI armies spawn elite troops after defeat instead of taking them from garrisons
?Troops stats rebalance
?Inventory preview bug

New from Main 1.4.0
+?Bug fixes and performance improvements

ALPHA 1.4.1 →
BETA 1.4.1
MAIN 1.4.1
Does not exist
From Main 1.4.0
?
Everything good (43), plus
?Everything else (3+5+3)

New from Beta 1.4.1
+?Bug fixed and performance improvements
+?Many art improvements
+?Two new Sturgian armours
+?Five new Battanian shields
+?New music
+?UI changes and fixes
+?Auto-resolve improvement
+?Perk fixes and implementations
+?160+ new characters
+?Improved Kingdom Diplomacy Screen
+?Sandbox Kingdom Creation
+?New quests
+?Armours and perks rebalance for troops
+?Improvement to Combat AI in formation
+?Fief distribution problem [link]
+??Food and prosperity issues
From Beta 1.4.1
?Everything good (55), plus
?Everything else (3+5+4)

ALPHA 1.4.2 →
BETA 1.4.2
MAIN 1.4.2
Does not existFrom Beta 1.4.1
?Everything good (55), plus
?Everything else (3+5+4)

New from Beta 1.4.2

+?Bug fixed and performance improvements
+?Many improvements to the Clan Screen
+?Implemented/Fixed all Polearm skills
+?Improved other Perks
+?Fixed gold inflation
+?Many quests fixed and improvements
+?Conversation improvements
+?New noble weapons
From Beta 1.4.2
?Everything good (63), plus
?Everything else (3+5+4)

New from Main 1.4.2

+?Bug fixed and performance improvements

PRE CODE REFACTORING (See below)
 
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POST CODE REFACTORING
From now on, I will not put Alpha in the tables

BETA 1.4.3 + HOTFIX
MAIN 1.4.3
From Main 1.4.2
?Everything good (64), plus
?Everything else (3+5+4)

New from Beta 1.4.3

Good : TBA meanwhile look at the Patch thread linked above
+?Bug fixed and performance improvements
+?Removal of Legendary Smithing Perk
+?Recruiting outlaws from dialogue crashes the game
+?Can't join ongoing sieges
+??Victory can end up with the player being captured
+??Lords/Ladies don't always return on the map after being released from prison
+??Khuzait Noble Tree missing from villages in some games
+??Entering player owned fiefs crashes the game
From Beta 1.4.3
?Everything good (65+X), plus
?Everything else (3+5+7)

BETA 1.5.0
→ MAIN 1.5.0 →
From Main 1.4.3
?Everything good (65+X), plus
?Everything else (3+5+7)

New from Beta 1.5.0

+?Bug fixed and performance improvements
+?Added a Captain system, assign formation to companions
+?13 new Athletics perks
+?10 new Archery Perks
+?8 new Crossbow Perks
+?New quest : "Inn & Out"
+?New armours (Light Sturgian, Chainmail Battanian)
+?UI updates
+?Art updates
+?Campaign Map improvements
+?Change to Cavalry AI
+?Villages can stop producing quests
+More TBA
Does not exist yet

→ BETA 1.5.1 →
MAIN 1.5.1
Will be added later, I'm in field research (Meanwhile, the comments at the end can provide updates)Will be added later, I'm in field research (Meanwhile, the comments at the end can provide updates)

BETA 1.5.2
→ MAIN 1.5.2 →
Will be added later, I'm in field research (Meanwhile, the comments at the end can provide updates)Doesn't exist yet

So far, from the start of the Beta 1.1.0, according to my categories, we are now at :
+ 75 + X Blue features,
+ 3 Green features,
+ 6 Yellow features,
+ 8 Red features.

Cheers from Québec
 
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Siege pathing is still abhorrent on 1.2.0
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A small number of troops invaded up the siege tower,
but the rest just kept running at the wall,
then every so often a small trickle of men would double back to use the siege tower.
This lets the defenders mow them down easily on the walls.

The 1.2.0 patchnotes also discussed a specific fix to Battering rams - that your invaders wanted to stand on the other side of the door so they'd run over the ladders and scale the walls to get to the other side of the door, rather than hacking through it. This has not fully been fixed.

The AI prioritises getting to the other side of the Gatehouse doors too much. It doesn't fight other enemies until a critical % of allies have reached the far side of the door
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Greens hanging around (waiting for reinforcements) on the far side of the gatehouse door, when they could be hunting down the pinks and helping their people still scaling the ladders.
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Just hanging around by the door when they could be helping their green allies take that wall.
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Still hanging around waiting for reinforcements, despite dozens of troops being in a good position to go kill the pink defenders.
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In the last shot you see that the vast majority of the army had reached the far side (or rather, all the other green AIs that were not near the doors had died, so it amounts to the same thing) of the door so they now switch to an "extermination" sub-routine and hunt down the defenders
 
Apparently the caravan nerf has nothing to do with towns bankrupting:
I noticed that, Towns had 1 to 6k at the very moment I launched the game after the Beta 1.2.0 update, that's why I didn't list 'Towns running out of money' yet. I'll add it in yellow in the Beta 1.2.0 table, thank you!
Would be great if somebody in Main 1.1.0 can confirm if towns are poor or if it's limited to Beta 1.2.0?
 
Good thread, nice and tidy.
I don't see broken crafting issue here. You can basically craft some of the finest 2h swords and javelins from dirt cheap iron/wood and sell them for tens of thousands. Also caravans restocking cash every time you trade we them. And quest companions (Family Feud, Daughter) being un-dressable. Every bug/exploit is present in 1.1 (99% sure this is valid for 1.2).
And the most glaring thing right now - where is "towns have zero cash and the world economy is broken"?
 
Good thread, nice and tidy.
Well laid out thread. Nice constructive approach. I hope your effort is acknowledged and appreciated.
Thank you!
I don't see broken crafting issue here. You can basically craft some of the finest 2h swords and javelins from dirt cheap iron/wood and sell them for tens of thousands. Also caravans restocking cash every time you trade we them. And quest companions (Family Feud, Daughter) being un-dressable. Every bug/exploit is present in 1.1 (99% sure this is valid for 1.2).
The goal of the thread is to list features and content introduced to the game through the Alpha - Beta - Main process, the things you mentionned are mostly exploits there from the start of the game, they have never been subjected to the Alpha-Beta-Main path, and therefore belong in 'technical support'
And the most glaring thing right now - where is "towns have zero cash and the world economy is broken"?
Did not see the World economy crash in my game, but since Towns seem to have way less money in Beta 1.2.0 I added it in yellow, because I'm sure they are going somewhere with this, it's just really not fine tuned yet, it belongs in Beta.
 
This thread is great but I kind of wish the devs would set up a trello board (or similar) to track reports in a (imo) more useful manner. Forum threads are kind of a mess after a while, and tend to duplicate - see the ****fest in the bug report part of the forum.

If they want us to properly report stuff, give us the tools to do so.

Case in point: Minecraft JIRA
 
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