Early Access version 15

Early Access
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MAIN CHANGES

This update is evenly split between bug fixes, enhancements to existing features, and new functionality altogether. Main areas of change include:

  • The “compare” option has been expanded. You can now also compare fleets and galactic exploration %.

  • Daily/weekly challenges now come with key rewards (just token rewards for now). Post here if you feel that the rewards are too little (or too much).

  • A new type of challenge has been added: “Space Race”. On this challenge you are ranked based solely on how quickly you can finish a mission. There’s a time penalty for using special weapons. New challenges are issued every 3 days – the first challenge is scheduled for the end of Monday (at midnight).

:rocket: In other news, congratulations to all CIU recuits for surpassing 100,000 missions flown in total! :tada:

COMPATIBILITY

This update is mostly backwards-compatible, but you will lose:

  • any in-mission progress
  • any menu options you have configured
  • messages for previous challenges have been cleared

CHANGELOG

  • “New contact request” message: Text paragraph is now spaced out correctly (line spacing was too tight).
  • (Server-side fix v14.2) Fixed client crashes and/or “Locate” button not working when adding new faraway contacts (faraway=not currently visible in galaxy map)
  • Fixed purple CI1 background.
  • Mothership boss now reaches edges of screen before turning back.
  • Added “galaxy exploration” stats on Profile screen.
  • Added “victory ratio” to compare screen.
  • Prevented Inbox ‘unread messages’ text from spilling outside red circle.
  • Compare screen: now also compares fleets.
  • Compare screen: now also compares galaxy exploration %.
  • Information Overlay screen: player asterisks can now be hidden.
  • Information Overlay preferences now persist (are saved).
  • Compare screen: Clicking on medals shows their description.
  • Henterprise main beam attack is now terminated when damaged/destroyed.
  • Fixed galaxy showing names for newly relevant players even though the relevant Information Overlay option was disabled.
  • Planetary Egg City boss: beam attack now has random angle offset applied correctly (long-standing CI4 bug).
  • Planetary Egg City boss: added mirrored variation.
  • “Overheat” and “Coolant applied” messages now correctly rise when screen is zoomed out.
  • Messages now support custom icon for better visual categorization.
  • Added “Space Race” challenges.
  • Added rewards for Daily/Weekly/Race challenges.
  • Expanded information in “Top-10” messages.
  • Added fullstop to “This trip can’t be interrupted right now” message.
  • Shoot the Core boss: added mirrored variation.
  • Each player can now only appear once in top-10 lists.

BACKUPS

You are reminded that during Early Access you are responsible for backing up your own progress. Make a copy of everything under C:\ProgramData\InterAction studios\CIU (including all sub-folders).

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Thx

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Seems like the Space Race will encourage Tourist skill level usage, as it’s the easiest skill and it has a damage bonus (unless that’ll be penalized?).

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Skill isn’t currently penalized. It’s going to be tough to find a balance between how much skill needs to be penalized to make it fair. We’ll collect data over the following week and see.

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Does the unoriginality penalty affect time? If not,that actually means that you can get all 10 spots on the leaderboards

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Oops, forgot this change:

  • Each player can now only appear once in top-10 lists.
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How many accounts have been created in total?

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where are Daily/Weekly/Race challenges?

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I understand that satellites aren’t counted towards a time penalty? …could’ve gotten atleast one…

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Someone gotta tell me what the heck this “Unoriginality” thing is…
So anyone? :slightly_smiling_face:

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When you play a mission again once you have already beaten it, you get less score.

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@InterAction_studios why were all messages deleted?

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So you will have to wait for Space Races! Muahahahaha!

Atleast you got a daily stipend!

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and by the way @InterAction_studios is there somethik that i’ve done wrong that you remove me the regular status :nerd_face:?

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just because your name is weird lmao

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Pm this to them.

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You can lose it if you don’t meet requirements.

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Aaand…this just dropped out.

I have installed the update, but I haven’t really seen most of it, but everything sounds rather interesting.

PS: How do I trigger a challenge? :stuck_out_tongue:

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Not sure if already known, but this is the upgrade price in the corresponding Heroware (where the legendary heat sink can be found),

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this is the upgrade price of the same heat sink in a Heroware where that heat sink has no rarities,
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and this is the upgrade price in the galactic store (note the much lower sell cost, but also lower upgrade cost)
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Also, how about making certain gear have a tier requirement for purchasing? For example, the best engine could have a tier 30 requirement, so this could make the cheaper gear a bit more usable.

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@GuestUniverse: A little over 3K.

@isp: Technical reasons. Their format changed, and it’s easier to delete them than upgrade them to the new format. They’re ephemeral anyway.

@gabytzu: We didn’t do anything, the forum software automatically adjusts levels based on participation over the last 100 days. If we understand it correctly, your account needs to give out 8 more likes to reach the ‘regular’ status.

@ChickenInvader45: You can’t trigger them – challenges will arrive in your inbox when it’s time.

@BoggY: Thanks! It’s a known issue, but fixing it is rather complex. It’s on our list.

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