Undocumented Changes in Patch #3

[anweRU]

Alright, we have an extensive list of changes that came out with the patch. Not all items on that list are true, but there are two threads for that already.

This is for something else entirely. I noticed that the starting positions of several countries have changed, which are not documented. We obviously have to start new campaigns to notice these. So far I only took a brief look at GB & Spain. Here's what I have seen:

General:
The number of ships in the starting fleets have been reduced. GB has lost a total of three ships, Spain one. The Dutch & French fleets near England have also been nerfed.

GB Specific:
- One extra trade port at the start in England.
- Ireland has been revamped. One of the two villages is now available at the start - and is the 1st level iron smith. The order of the villages popping up has been changed as well.

I'm still on turn 1 on my GB campaign, so I'm not sure how this will affect my economic position. The "race to the trade ports" may not be a viable option with the existing fleets anymore - but GB can now spam 7 IM/turn. It can also get a total of 9 trade pacts at turn 1, which is significant. Has this made GB even more powerful vis-a-vis the rest?

What have you noticed such changes in other new campaigns?