
: The plague mechanic was reworked to tie directly to a province's sanitation level, reflecting the historical "Plague of Cyprian" that devastated the empire.
The DLC introduced several features designed to simulate the instability of the 3rd century:
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The expansion features categorized into five cultural groups. Five of these are designated as Heroic Factions , which have unique victory conditions and custom event chains following their leaders' lives: