Crusader Kings 3’s latest “Realm Maintenance” update, all about improving and adding to the base game’s established systems, is out now in beta form. It includes a big ledger full of spreadsheets you can use to keep track of the world, a rework of accolades, and makes the lives of older rulers even more miserable.

“We had originally planned to release this beta on Monday, March 30th, but decided to open it earlier to gather more feedback over the weekend,” Paradox wrote in their announcement of update 1.19’s beta rollout. “As a result, localization for non-English languages is still incomplete in some areas. Updated localization files will be released on Monday as originally planned.”

So, what’s in it? Well, for one, the ledger. Developed as part of a collaboration between modder Agami and Paradox, it’s a big book of spreadsheets designed to save you having to click all over the world if you want to see the particulars of what’s going on in the wider world of medieval rulers. For example, it’ll tell you in easily accessible fashion which wars have been running the longest, or which of your fellow rulers is the best at not pissing their cash away on endless feasts.

That addition comes alongside some wider interface tweaks, and the addition of “personal character-bound Stories” to the situations tab. The goal of the latter is to make chains related to special events that can happen to your ruler – such as them adopting a pet or realising they have a doppelganger – more visible amid the litany of happenings always clamouring for your attention.

Speaking of things clamouring for your character’s attention, if they’re getting on in years, this update adds some new “age-related ailments” they might get depending on the likes of their lifestyle and genetics. Faltering hearts, fragile bones, clouded eyes, and a withering mind – all are lurking to jump out at the elderly ruler, in addition to a reworked version of the usual infirm status.

Also reworked with this update is CK3’s accolade system. It’s been “streamlined” via the ditching of the “old primary and secondary accolade attribute structure”. Instead, you’ll start with a single attribute and unlock additional ones from there, with these now opening up based on what your ruler’s achieved, not just the specific knight.

Beyond those, here are some of the funnier patch notes:

• The Pope will no longer refer to himself in the third person while granting himself a claim
• Characters can no longer become their own Tax Collector
• Fixed portraits in duels sticking out of the window
• Made Chinese legwear trigger correctly on characters
• Removed straw cloak from being used by dead characters
• Fixed naked characters incorrectly wearing helmets or other headgear
• Immortals are now immune to aging traits

Instructions on opting into update 1.19’s Steam beta can be found near the beginning of Paradox’s announcement post.