Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter Update Released

[Dirty]

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r18757b

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Critical Fixes:

+ Fixed a crash that could occur within the strategic AI could not determine which ships to construct for a fleet.

+ Fixed another crash related to selecting shield options in the design screen.

+ Mission estimates are back.

+ Fixed a crash related to fleet selection in the Battle Manager.

+ Fixed an issue where the star mapo camera could become locked after selecting a system for a diplomatic event.

+ Fixed a feasibility study crash.

+ Fixed mine frame rate issues.

+ Fixed mine audio issues.

+ Fixed frame rate issues when selecting large numbers of ships in combat.

+ Fixed an issue where fleet entry positions were not taking advantage of closer control zones.

+ Fixed the issue where game setup parameters were being lost when reloading a saved game.

+ Players rejoining hosted saved games will now be moved to their respective slots when possible.

 

Other Fixes:

+ Strike missions against stations now require the targets to be in sensor range.

+ Added missing Ionic and Shield Breaker weapon attributes.

+ Fixed an issue where Siege Drivers were not causing damage.

+ Added missing psionic abilities to modules.

+ Added missing tactical sensor range to colonies.

+ Fixed an issue that stopped cancelled fleets from being able to be issued new missions right away

+ Fixed an issue that caused the autosave to save the wrong turn number

+ Fixed a trigger constraint with the von neumanns

+ Fixed issues with calculating fleet ranges.

+ Fixed an issue where the endurance rating for fleets was falling below one turn.

+ Boarding pods are no longer factored into fleet endurance calculations.

+ Armor display on the design screen now updates correctly when changing techs.

+ Fixed an issue where colonization missions would not resume after clearing enemies out.

+ Fixed the bug where non Zuul factions where getting node line collapse events.

+ Fixed issues with station module assignment.

+ Fixed a number of small resizing issues in fleet lists.

+ Added missing combat fleet placements for neutral encounters.

+ Fixed an issue where damaged ships entered combat destroyed sections not properly connected.

+ Fixed various boarding pod issues.

+ Fixed issues with weapon target leading.

+ Added missing economic and research efficiency connections.

+ Von Neumann homeworld starts hidden once again.

+ Fixed Fire Control and AI Fire Control section effects.

+ Fixed an issue where all weapons would fire immediately when coming out of overthrust.

 

Other Changes:

+ Sensor memory and is now working.

+ Improved interfaces for all mission types except Station Construction and Upgrade.

+ Added features to the combat UI.

+ Introduced a Surveyed Systems view mode for the star map.

+ Reduced size of tactical star system.

+ Introduced surrounding behavior to combat AI.

+ Reduced structure of all ship sections.

+ Various weapon tweaks.

+ Made improvements to the research screen interface.

+ Added tooltips to all tech selections on the design screen.

 

Key Known Issues:

*** This update breaks old save games. ***

- Deployed gates are not showing up in combat.

- Some moon orbits are still incorrect.

 

 

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