IntelEngine v3.0.0 Changelog

v3.0.0 — 2026-03-22

9 configurable factions — Imperial Legion, Stormcloaks, Thalmor, Companions, Thieves Guild, College of Winterhold, Dark Brotherhood, Silver-Blood Family, Black-Briar Family
Political DM — AI-driven faction events every 6 game hours: trade deals, espionage, sabotage, assassinations, border skirmishes, war declarations, surrenders
Gradual escalation — relations progress naturally from neutral to tense to hostile to war
War system — formal declarations, army strength, morale tracking, off-screen battles, surrender conditions
Player standing — per-faction reputation based on actions, crime, and battle participation
Political awareness — NPCs know about recent political events and react in conversation
Configurable — edit factions.yaml to add custom factions, change thresholds, set conflict styles
Per-save SQLite database — political state persists independently per save file

Player-present battles with 5 waves of spawned soldiers (up to 22 per side)
Pending battles — spawn at real world locations, player must travel within 3 game hours or battle resolves off-screen
Mid-battle join — arrive late to find a battle already in progress with casualties
Morale system — battle ends when one side's morale drops below 20%
Standing rewards — fight for your faction to gain reputation, spectate and lose it
Battle witness memories — nearby NPCs remember the battle and who fought
Bounty immunity — no bounty during faction quests, friendly fire forgiven via battle faction membership
Deferred cleanup — dead soldiers cleaned up behind the player as they walk away

Politics tab — faction relations grid, active wars, player standings, recent events
Director: NPC Social — manually trigger interactions and gossip between two NPCs
Per-action confirmation toggles — disabled / followers only / everyone
Whitelist/blocklist settings — faction, location, and NPC filters visible and editable
Action categories — drill-down nested actions (Travel, Communication, Scheduling)
Open with Shift+7 (customizable hotkey)

Player familiarity — stranger / aware / acquainted tiers based on dialogue and memory history
Gossip location context — NPCs only relay gossip from their own hold
Quest subtype tracking — different quest types don't block each other
Anti-duplication — won't recreate vanilla quests (Amren's sword, etc.)
World silence detection — actively dispatches after 2+ days of quiet