【4.4】The Rise of the Khan

H1]Updated to v4. 4 1. Reworked Great Khan Spawn Mechanics The Great Khan no longer emerges through a highly random trigger. Instead, the timing of the Khan's rise is now dynamically determined by several factors, including: The overall fleet strength of regular empires. The number of destroyed Void Dwellings / occupied star systems. The time relative to the Mid-Game Year. Game difficulty and other scaling factors. Before the Great Khan emerges, empires with Intel on the corresponding Marauder Empire will receive warning events. Empires with higher Intel will be alerted earlier. 2. Multiple Great Khans Up to three Great Khans may emerge between the Mid-Game Year and the start of the End-Game Crisis or the War in Heaven. Each successive Great Khan is stronger than the last. Marauder fleets now reinforce more quickly. Fleets personally commanded by the Great Khan can now replenish lost ships. 3. Marauder Empire Adjustments Except for the third Great Khan, the Khan will no longer automatically become hostile toward Fallen Empires. The Khanate will no longer attack Tiyanki or invade the Space Amoeba Home System. The Khan will periodically colonize uncolonized planets within the Khanate's borders. Remaining Marauder Empires will become satrapies of the ascendant Khanate. 4. Changes for the Heir of the Khan Origin The struggle for the throne now begins when the Mid-Game Year is reached. At the same time, an ambitious leader will emerge within the corresponding Marauder Empire and begin unifying the clans to claim the title of Great Khan. As with the new Khan mechanics, empires with sufficient Intel will receive advance warning. The vanilla "War Drums" event will no longer fire only 2–3 years before the Khan's rise, giving players much more time to compete for the throne. Once the player successfully becomes the Great Khan (provided no other bugs cause the Khanate to collapse), no further Great Khan uprising events will occur. If the player chooses to subjugate the Marauder