Current status is far from optimal it seems, but Claude seems eager to help

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World 2026 v1.1 Patch Notes (Proposed)

Critical Hotfixes

🔴 Conflict Resolution Module

• Reverted US_FOREIGN_POLICY.military_action_threshold to require actual diplomatic cooldown period
• Fixed bug where NEGOTIATE_FIRST flag was being ignored
• Patched Venezuela and Iran event handlers to route through UN_SECURITY_COUNCIL before MILITARY_STRIKE

🔴 Civil Unrest Handler

• Increased PROTEST_RESPONSE.proportionality value from 0.2 to 0.8
• Deprecated INTERNET_BLACKOUT as valid response to protests - causes memory leaks in public trust
• Added null check before ICE_AGENT.use_lethal_force() - should not fire on civilians

Balance Changes

💰 Economy.cfg

• Buffed WEALTH_DISTRIBUTION algorithm - currently too weighted toward top 0.1%
• Reduced INFLATION.persistence modifier
• Fixed rounding error where WORKER_WAGES hasn't scaled with PRODUCTIVITY since ~1980

🌡️ Climate.sys

• This module has been flagged as critical since v2015. Still awaiting stakeholder approval for fixes
• Recommend: Actually implement PARIS_AGREEMENT.commitments[] instead of just logging them

AI & Tech Governance

• Added CONSENT_REQUIRED flag to image generation models (looking at you, Grok)
• Proposed: Global AI_ETHICS_STANDARDS interface - currently each region running incompatible implementations

Known Issues (Won't Fix This Patch)

• HUMAN.ego still overriding HUMAN.empathy in most leader instances
• Memory leak in HISTORICAL_LESSONS_LEARNED - keeps getting garbage collected

Rollback Request (will probably be denied, but anyways)

• Can we just restore from the backup before someone enabled CHAOS_MODE?

Note: Patch deployment blocked pending consensus from 195 sysadmins who can't agree on anything.

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