v27.3 UPDATE
An emergency client-only update has been released to correct the “looping sounds keep playing even after they should stop” bug. This is an optional update and you will not lose any progress. IF THE LOOPING BUG HAPPENS TO YOU AND YOU’RE USING v27.3 LET US KNOW IMMEDIATELY.
v27.2 UPDATE
An emergency client-only update has been released to correct the “sounds play at the wrong frequency/pitch” bug. This is an optional update and you will not lose any progress. You can download it from the usual place.
MAIN CHANGES
A lot of small bug fixes and improvements in this update (refer to the changelog for details). This update is released slightly ahead of schedule because development will be suspended over the coming week (holidays). Hopefully it has enough improvements to keep you going until the v.28 update.
Clucker Bomb: A new special weapon has been added – it dishes out damage in an entirely different way from any previous special weapons. Test it out and let us know if it’s over/underpowered, over/underpriced etc.
Mission randomizer: The wave selection algorithm behind the mission randomizer has been changed. A significant number of waves now do not appear in lower difficulties (0%-30%). Due to this, all easy/moderate (+some hard) missions have been affected.
Some changes have been made to the sound library (again) to fix the “looping sounds don’t stop playing” bug. If you notice the same problem again in this version, please let us know immediately.
Medals for ideas/bugs will be awarded later today. Note: If you’re using a different in-game callsign than your forum name, then you cannot receive your medal unless you let us know what your callsign is.
COMPATIBILITY
You will lose:
- any in-mission progress
- any menu options you have configured
CHANGELOG
- Deleted users that haven’t logged in in the past 4 weeks and have less than an hour of playtime.
- Fixed centering of “UNIVERSE” on CIU logo. Also, added feint outline. (@isp
Idea) - Mission outcome screen: Corrected text overflow in mission codename (@Stardrone Bug)
- Bomber series default paintjob color is now red (@isp Idea)
- Trip button: Fixed disabled color (@ChickenInvader45 Bug)
- Massive damage (e.g., missiles) is now applied at each enemy’s location (as opposed to center of screen) – affects “Damage Indicator” display.
- Added “Clucker Bomb” special weapon.
- Changed super weapon prices: “Dimensional Phase-out” is now more expensive, “Shockwave Capacitor” is now cheaper.
- In-game pause menu: Mouse pointer is now warped away from any UI elements upon appearance of menu (@VerMishelb Idea)
- BASS: Added BASS_DEVICE_DSOUND (for real this time) in an attempt to fix “looped sounds don’t stop playing” bug. Still uses BASS 2.4.14.17.
- Server-side v26.2: Fixed crash (unhandled exceptions) when receiving corrupted/cheated network traffic.
- UCO boss (‘C’ variation): Non-firing laser arm is now completely removed at lower difficulties (@kokokokos Idea)
- Mouse is now only captured during mission (and released when game is paused) (@Sammarald Idea)
- Fleet screen: Fixed color of spacecraft blueprints when using dark UI.
- Server-side: Added capability to moderate squadron names remotely and issue violations.
- Mission outcome screen: Values <0.1% no longer rounded down to zero (@BoggY Bug)
- “Satellite auto-fire” is now ON by default
- “Capture mouse” is now ON by default
- Gifts/powerups are now drawn on top of explosions
- Options->Gameplay: Added “Smaller explosions and screen shakes” option (@Sinci1 @Karizaki @Moth Idea)
- Mission list item: The difficulty bar (orange squares) now shows both starting and ending difficulty (@Neutral Idea)
- Every UI element now makes a sound when clicked (@kokokokos Bug)
- Shop: Music & backgrounds are new previewable (@harakat Idea).
- Added “Appetite Attractor” perishable.
- Moved “reset tutorial data” from Options -> Gameplay to Galaxy ‘hamburger’ menu.
- Fixed “no extra lives” and “non-mounted extra lives” tutorial ‘shown’ state not being saved.
- Trips: Fixed cases where a highway itinerary would be allowed to go through an unexplored star system (@Traveller Bug)
- “Droid Highway” wave is now not penalized after being chosen by the randomizer (to match rest of droid waves).
- Asteroid/bonus waves are now penalized to 1/5 after being chosen by the randomizer.
- Bonus waves are now rarer (3x, used to be 4x)
- Tweaked appearance probabilities for all waves depending on difficulty. (@Stardrone Idea)
- Mission randomizer: Backwards compatibility broken; all Invasion missions have potentially changed.
- v27.2: Removed BASS_DEVICE_DSOUND to fix “all sounds play at their default frequency/pitch” bug.
- v27.3: Added BASS_DEVICE_DSOUND. Uses BASS 2.4.13.19
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).
