# RISK: Global Domination RISK UPDATE v3.21 RELEASE NOTES

- Product: RISK: Global Domination (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/risk-global-domination)
- Vendor: SMG Studio
- Date: 2025-12-08
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1128810/view/537746474022207554
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/risk-global-domination/releases/2025-12-08-risk-update-v3.21-release-notes

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- **added** — Sandbox Mode allows players to modify, playtest, publish and share their own spin on existing maps
- **added** — MAPS+ Subscription unlocks 110+ RISK maps for monthly subscription on mobile
- **added** — Creator Codes system provides RISK content creators with weekly and monthly unique codes to share with players
- **added** — SFX and haptic feedback cues added when players join or leave lobbies and when lobbies are full
- **added** — SFX and haptic feedback cues added to the start of your turn and on inactivity warning
- **added** — Separate slider for emote SFX added to settings
- **added** — New Territory Card modifiers added to match Sandbox setup options
- **added** — New Strategic Emotes added: Isabel Sorry, Isabel Not Sorry, Napoleon Facepalm, Mika Yes, Mika No Way, Mika Hold Up, Ceasefire, General Please, General Back Off, General Hurry Up, Stop Turtling
- **changed** — Alliance requests can now time out and be cancelled
- **changed** — BP rewards taper gradually after reaching daily cap with 50% BP for first game, 25% for second, and 10% for all future games instead of earning 0 BP
- **changed** — Shop thumbnails for dice and troops now show up consistently
- **changed** — Poor ping warning now only shows up when ping is impacting play experience
- **changed** — Troops rotate in troop tray in-game like dice do
- **changed** — Anti-stalling messaging cleaned up to clarify when players can quit without penalty
- **changed** — 3D asset compression improved with slightly reduced app size
- **fixed** — Players replaced by neutral AI now stop drafting after their 2nd full turn
- **fixed** — Bot out icons now show to all players, not just the host
- **fixed** — Bot out timers no longer start before the first player's turn
- **fixed** — Players who go MIA during semi-auto and manual placement have their icon updated to MIA

##### Major Improvements

- **Sandbox Mode is here:** A new set of tools gives players the ability to modify, playtest, publish and share their own spin on existing maps.

- **MAPS+ Subscription**: **MAPS+ Subscription**: Unlock 110+ RISK maps for a monthly subscription and play existing and upcoming maps as soon as they become available*. (_* Mobile only, excludes a small number of restricted or IP-partnered maps. Full list available in-app.)_

- **Alliance Improvements**: Alliance requests can now time out and be cancelled.

- **Bot Out Improvements & Fixes: **Bot out work should be complete now. See the list of fixes below.

- **Creator Codes:** A brand new system for SMG to regularly provide RISK content creators with weekly/monthly unique codes. Players can redeem codes via the RISK site to unlock maps, frames, dice and more.

##### General Improvements

- **~~Players who bot out are now treated as surrendering:~~**~~ for the purposes of BP & RP generation. Players should no longer need to deal with bots before exiting the game to maximise rewards.~~ _Note: this has been disabled temporarily and will be re-enabled in the incoming hotfix._

- **From December 14: BP rewards will taper gradually after reaching your daily cap:** Instead of earning 0 BP after reaching your daily limit, rewards will be softened until your cap resets as follows:

- 50% BP for your first game

- 25% BP for your second game

- 10% BP for all future games

- **SFX & haptic feedback in the lobby: **cues added when players join or leave lobbies and when lobbies are full.

- **SFX & haptic feedback on turn start: **cues added to the start of your turn and on inactivity warning.** **

- **Shop thumbnails:** dice and troops should now show up consistently to make it easier to compare different cosmetics.

- **Poor ping warning: **should now only show up when your ping is impacting your play experience.

- **Separate slider for emote SFX: **added to settings.

- **Troops rotate in troop tray in-game:** just like dice do.

- **Players can no longer report themselves**: Players won’t end up on their own block lists.

- **Cleaned up anti-stalling messaging: **to make it clearer when players can quit a game without being penalised.

- **New Territory Card modifiers: **have been added to match Sandbox setup options.

- **Improved 3D asset compression: **app size slightly reduced.

##### Bot Out Improvements & Fixes

Bot out should now work correctly as designed. Bot now follows the flow described in our previous (https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1128810/view/521975626158048968) on the subject.

- Players replaced by neutral AI will now stop drafting after their 2nd full turn.

- Bot out icons should show to all players, not just the host.

- Bot out timers should not start before the first player’s turn.

- Players who go MIA during semi-auto & manual placement will have their icon updated to MIA.

- Battle log will no longer continue to update for botted out players.

- Players that are botted out by failing to ready up will have their icon updated.

- Bots should no longer fortify for 0 just after a bot out.

- Fixed a bug where UI could fall out of sync with player turns.

##### Other Bugfixes

- **Balanced blitz: **estimation should work better around the 20k mark. Our first bug hunted and found on the Risk Beta Group, thank you TheStaticMage, TheStaticBrock for the find!

- **Reward ads on Android:** should show more reliably now.

- **UI overlap issues: **fixed on the leaderboard.

- **Manual placement in scenarios:** Restarting a scenario no longer enables manual placement when it shouldn’t.

- **Achievemegeddon on leaderboard: **visiting the leaderboard should no longer trigger a cascade of unearned achievements on some devices.

- **Fixed a flickering vignette:** that appeared at turn end.

- **Select Map screen:** filters from the All Maps tab no longer carry over to Map Packs.

- **Selecting a territory before being prompted in Basic Trainin

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