2/8/24:
- Added new 1066 bookmark 'Sons of Yaroslav' with five interesting characters in the Rus
- New traits, nicknames, and relationships for several 1066 characters
- New poisoning event for Rostislav of Tmutarakan in 1066
- Added 'Ladder Elective' Title Law. Based off of historical lestvitsa or rota system, it prioritizes brothers over sons and discourages inheriting too many titles at once
- Familial Principalities tradition now enables Ladder Elective title law

1/25:
Russian culture rework:
- 'Rus' culture is a hybrid of Ilmenian/Norse formed in 850
- Rus starts with unique historical traditions 'Land of Towns' and 'Flexible Subjects'
- Rus starts with unique historical tradition 'Familial Principalities' in 1066
- Ilmenian, Severian, and Volhynian culture is now present in 867, with Rus culture clustered only around the north and central rivers
- 'Adopt Rus Ways' decision for neighboring non-Rus East Slavs
- Honor Slavic Deity now costs less but requires an applicable cultural tradition, which all of the East Slavs (except Ilmenian) start with
- All East Slavs start with the historical innovation 'Veche' which mirrors the Norse 'All-Things'

- Many new flavor events, especially geared toward Christian, reformed religion, or 1066 start date Rus rulers
- Event that may prompt a Greek trade deal when raiding the Byzantine Empire
- New decision in 1066: End the Lestvitsa, which requires controlling the whole Rus and unlocks House Seniority
- Buffs to non-Orthodox conversion events
- Performance improvements and bugfixes

12/31:
- Six new Slavic yearly flavor events
- Trade dispute event chain
- AI now has more dynamic Rus conversion options
- Player now has Shia, Christian heresy, and nearest non-Abrahamic faith options in Rus conversion event chain