I'm surprised there hasn't been more mention of it, but one of my favorite improvements post-patch is the increased movement rate of diplomats, spies and assassins. Didn't think much of it when I read it, but it really has a big impact on the pace of the game. It no longer takes 20 turns to get your diplomat into enemy territory to offer trade rights and such.This coupled with the improved AI diplomacy has me smiling really big.
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