Overview
- War Sails is live on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, introducing fully simulated naval combat and new sea-focused content.
- A massive free update arrived alongside the DLC, adding alliances and trade agreements and reworking war, peace and tribute scoring for more coherent outcomes.
- New systems let players parley with enemies, steer caravan routes, recruit nobles, control other troops after being knocked out, use slings and fire while crouched.
- Army and party AI saw broad behavior improvements across melee, ranged and cavalry, and the game now features a refreshed main menu.
- PC Gamer measured the patch notes at over 17,000 words, and launch discounts run until December 10 with the base game 50% off and War Sails 10% off.