update · April 20, 2026
Endless Legend 2 Update #21 'Voice of the People' Overhauls Diplomacy and Kin of Sheredyn
Endless Legend 2 Update #21 introduces a cumulative public opinion badge system, a massive Kin of Sheredyn faction rework, anomaly districts, an army management panel, and official gamepad support.
Endless Legend 2 receives its major Update #21, titled 'Voice of the People.' This update brings profound systemic changes to diplomacy, complete reworks for the Kin of Sheredyn faction, new district types, and comprehensive UI updates.
Diplomacy and Public Opinion Rework
Diplomacy now tracks a history of player actions through cumulative public opinion counters and permanent badges. Aggressive or cooperative actions build toward thresholds such as Attacked I through III, which eventually trigger permanent behavioral badges like Bully, Occupier, or Butcher, influencing how other empires perceive and interact with you over the course of a campaign.
Kin of Sheredyn Faction Rework
The Kin of Sheredyn faction has been redesigned as a premier city-building archetype focused on district optimization. They are now the sole faction capable of constructing level 3 districts. Keep districts act as foundations and count double for district leveling. The faction also features reworked divine population mechanics, hero-centric technology rewards, and a dedicated Divine Monument building while losing the ability to build Forum districts.
Anomaly Districts and Economy
Anomaly districts (Alters) can now be unlocked via the Era 3 Geology technology, doubling FIDSI yields from exploited anomalies. Administrative centers and extractors can now be leveled up, and minor faction population scaling has been adjusted to prevent excessive multipliers.
Army Management and Gamepad Support
A new army panel provides an overview of army strength, upkeep, hero presence, and location. Furthermore, official controller support has been added, complete with automated input detection and settings toggles.
Custom Factions and AI Adjustments
Custom faction creation now includes population effects alongside a new 'Back to Basics' trait. AI behavior has been tuned to reduce unnecessary aggression during peace, limit closed borders spam, and better evaluate regional threats.
Why this patch matters
Voice of the People deeply enriches Endless Legend 2 by replacing transactional diplomacy with historical memory, giving the Kin of Sheredyn a distinct mechanical identity, and modernizing interface accessibility.