Patch 1.0
Patch 1.0 called Knights and Flowers released on 2018-04-01. It's most notable for introducing the second continent to the game, Griffonia. This was also originally intended to be the first version fully compatible with Steam Workshop, but unexpected issues with Paradox's April Fool's joke delayed that until version 1.0.3. Distribution through Google Drive and ModDB links continued; the former no longer work, and the latter was continuously overwritten until patch 1.1.2.1.
Instead of a traditional changelog, the Discord post contained an introduction in prose. The actual changelog can be found on Steam Workshop.
One of the nations introduced in this version was Nyumba ya Kaskazini, which would eventually be replaced by Kása Free State.
Introduction
1.0 ⚔ "Knights and Flowers" 🌸
At last, Equestria at War team is proud to present the biggest update of the mod so far!
Featuring an all new continent, Griffonia, players can now choose from 57 brand new nations to play and now over 40 unique focus trees for both new and old nations.
The lands of Griffonia lies to the east of Equestria and was once unified under the Griffon Empire, however, over the last 40 years the empire has fallen into decline with many nations declaring themselves independent. Can you lead one of these nations to greatness? Or will the Empire restore itself to its rightful power.
Griffons have also received their own race specific technology tree and have their own unique problems to tackle, such as the Development system, built to represent the large rural and pre-industrial populations of Griffonia. Nations of note are the Griffonian Empire, the Kingdom of Aquileia, the Kingdom of Wingbardy, the Skyfall Trade Federation, the Griffonian Republic, the County of Greifwald the Blackrock Bandits and the Griffon Liberation Army, all featuring their own focus trees and events.
The Equestrian continent has also received some significant updates:
A brand new Solar Empire storyline is now open for you to explore. Including various paths for Celestia's downfall and the rise of Daybreaker, complicated event chains and a whole new world conquest experience.
The Changelings are now able to adopt Thorax's Practical Theory of Friendship and become harmonic at last! The Penguins with their new focus tree are going to show to the world what they're made of.
The Buffalo are very limited in their development and expansion options, however, with the new focus tree you can now lead them to greatness, if things go according to plan.
Yakyakistan and the Jaki-Clan now also feature their own focus trees, letting you lead the Yaks to their rightful glory.
Changelog
Features:
✦The Griffon Continent is here!
❈ Countries with focus trees:
✢ Griffon Empire
✢ Wingbardy
✢ Aquilea
✢ Skyfall Trade Federation
✢ Griffon Republic
✢ Griffon Liberation Army
✢ Blackrock Bandits
✢ Dread League
✢ Rumare
✢ Greifwald
✢ Brodfeld
✢ Holy Order
✢ Nyumba ya Kaskazini
Various choices, not enough griffon portraits and more land to conquer
✦Equestria sweet home
❈ Countries with focus trees:
✢ Solar Empire
✢ Celestial State
✢ Democratic path for Equestria
✢ Harmonic Thorax's Changeling path
✢ Rearranged Changeling focuses
✢ Lunar Empire focus tree improved
✢ Penguins
✢ Yakyakistan reworked
✢ Buffalo Chiefdom
❈ Changes to Equestrian continent:
✢ Numerous changes to coastline to make it fatter and more realistic
✢ Adjustments to Equestrian weather, now there are no temperature jumps
✢ More provinces in Equestria
✢ Our Town is now smaller
✢ More towns and villages on the map
✢ Adjustments to the river that flows near Whinnyapolis and Bales, more realistic trail
✢ Adjustments to jungles
✦Additions and fixes:
❈ Development Idea Tab
ㅇScience Bases
❈ Various flavour and fun decisions:
ㅇResource Prospects
ㅇSpecial Constructions
ㅇWartime Draft for Equestria
ㅇMilitary Training and Doctrine Research
✢ Many various flavour events
✢ Further UI ponyfication
✢ Major AI improvements
✢ Lunar Civil War improvements and balancing
✢ New focus icons
✢ More event pictures
✢ Buffalo Generals and Advisors
✢ Better generic griffon generals
✢ You can now marry Sakira in Sombra route
✢ Better russian localisation
✢ Vanilla tags removed from the game
✢ Polishing and miscellaneous improvements