Patch 1.0.3 Info !Update 18/03!

Jonez · 17-03-2008, 13:45

small update
The patch installing is giving quite a lot of trouble, aint going home before it works. The English retail patch looks like it work so it will come quite shortly..
Kenney
-----------
Hi,
We will be releasing patch 1.0.3 BETA this wednesday (19/03).

We have decided to release the patch as an open beta so that we can get it thoroughly tested as fast as possible.
The final version will be released sometime next week when we are confident that it is working as indented.

Below is a list of improvements we have done so far, we will continue to update it until release:

- Added version number to front menu.
- Fixed small issue with government description in empire window
- Fixed an issue with the Plasma Blasters shots rotating when they should not.
- Save Games got corrupted if ordering a new ship and then deleting the design before the ship was complete. (This is no longer possible)
- If no ships were build of a design but one or more had already started construction, you could still change design at no cost.
- Leader education was not working as intended. Education will now be slower and it is now a viable option to assign a leader to a position immediately. He will slowly increase his primary and secondary stats. However he will not increase his other stats, so his versatility is limited.
- Living ships triton race special was now working correctly. In addition the science was unclear as to the amount repaired. It is now 3% + 1% per level
- Minor Races will no longer actively intercept players they have not made contact with. Neither will they intercept players who's standing towards them is Alliance.
- Minor Races should no longer demand resources, give gifts, attack systems all within 2-3 turns. Rather they should be spread out more evenly.
- Reduced font size of story heading int the story window. Some of the German text was too long.
- Fixed German translation error (Inhabitable: Unbewohnbar -> Bewohnbar)
- Improved Video player resource usage.
- Added an option to disable in game videos, for those with performance or compatibility problems. (We will improve the player itself too, but it might not make it into this patch so we added this option temporarily)
- Resized a lot of videos to a smaller and more graphics card friendly sizes. (No noticeable loss of quality)
- In the system overview window: Planetary Defense Strength has been removed. Corruption percentage has been added.
- It is now possible to see a list of non-colonized systems in the system overview window.
- Performance when viewing the starmap improved.
- Performance during turn calculations greatly improved.
- Corruption for mineral income was applied twice for the info shown in the System Panel, though the bug was cosmetic an the correct amount was used during turn calculations.
- Corruption for the 2nd. capital was not applying government bonuses correctly.
- When loading a game with a ground battle, the game could crash.
- On some system configurations the game would slow down a lot whenever a battle had been fought.
- The diplomatic and spy action windows are now modal and can no longer crash the game under certain circumstances.
- Sometimes troops were lost in space battles even though no ships were lost.

- When a fleet is on intercept, it could sometimes invade your own systems
- When toggling Health bars, damage etc. in the battleview, the choice is now remembered for future battles.

(Updated 16:48 17/03)

d0mbo · 17-03-2008, 14:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonez

Hi,
We will be releasing patch 1.0.3 BETA this wednesday (19/03).

We have decided to release the patch as an open beta so that we can get it thoroughly tested as fast as possible.
The final version will be released sometime next week when we are confident that it is working as indented.

Below is a list of improvements we have done so far, we will continue to update it until release:

- In the system overview window: Planetary Defense Strength has been removed. Corruption percentage has been added.
- It is now possible to see a list of non-colonized systems in the system overview window.
- Performance when viewing the starmap improved.
- Performance during turn calculations greatly improved.
- Corruption for mineral income was applied twice for the info shown in the System Panel, though the bug was cosmetic an the correct amount was used during turn calculations.
- Corruption for the 2nd. capital was not applying government bonuses correctly.
- When loading a game with a ground battle, the game could crash.
- On some system configurations the game would slow down a lot whenever a battle had been fought.
- The diplomatic and spy action windows are now modal and can no longer crash the game under certain circumstances.
- Sometimes troops were lost in space battles even though no ships were lost.

- When a fleet is on intercept, it could sometimes invade your own systems
- When toggling Health bars, damage etc. in the battleview, the choice is now remembered for future battles.

Sounds promising, and nice to see it's fast around too. Will it be available via Gamer's gate?

Wan · 17-03-2008, 14:06

I have problem loading a saved game even just a few turns into a new game, so not ground battle related.

Jonez · 17-03-2008, 14:10

please send the save game and an error description to: support@polluxgamelabs.com and we will take a look at it.

bman654 · 17-03-2008, 14:45

thanks for the info! Sounds great

Anguille · 17-03-2008, 15:01

Thanks for the update

I thought that the first patch would include some modding tools?

Any work being done on the AI?

A big thanks

Look forward to play this Easter...

HBernstein · 17-03-2008, 16:53

Sounds good - will it work with existing saves?

Carlsen · 17-03-2008, 16:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by HBernstein

Sounds good - will it work with existing saves?

Yes, updating from 1.0.2 to the new patch 1.0.3 will not break your save games.

REVKhA · 17-03-2008, 17:00

Thanks for the improvements, keep it up!!

cannot wait till wednesday, i got a 5k system 6 player story game going on, it got pretty slow , pretty quick, i really hope this is resolved. Thanks for the feature for unconquered systems (kinda helpfull hehe). I like this engine/UI a lot and hope that you add content and more features, i think this game has lots of potential.

This game is very open for a turn based game, i like it a lot, hopefully it gets supported and improved as i have found a new nest, i have played sins of a solar empire recently, altough very different, it's a bit too dumbed down for my taste in the end. I often think of turn base as game with grid/hex where units can also support attacks of adjacent sectors, this is something i'm affraid i'll have to replace with a 'blitzkrieg' type attack where i multi-task the universe events.

Is there gonna be a ladder with the mp lobby and a clan system ?

Alex Moldovia · 17-03-2008, 17:20

This all sounds very good, but some windows XP users, myself included, can't even get the game to run, there's a crash on start up, the moment we click the launch icon.

I myself am using Windows XP SP 2

Pentium 4 3.20 Ghz
2 gig RAM
Nivida GeForce 7800 GS
with the latest DirectX

DABhand · 17-03-2008, 17:56

I noticed my thread has sunk to page 2, try DirectX 9 november 2007 redist file from Microsoft, it has updated DirectX dll's etc. It worked for me.

.Spartan · 17-03-2008, 18:08

Nice. I look forward to it. I hope it goes for GG as well as retail.

Darlor · 17-03-2008, 19:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex Moldovia

This all sounds very good, but some windows XP users, myself included, can't even get the game to run, there's a crash on start up, the moment we click the launch icon.

I myself am using Windows XP SP 2

Pentium 4 3.20 Ghz
2 gig RAM
Nivida GeForce 7800 GS
with the latest DirectX

I had the same problem with the Demo and have gotten no real help, I guess we are a small minority that they have bigger fish to fry. Kind of disappointed as I was looking forward to this game. Guess I will keep my money for now and let them work things out. Looking forward to a review at Gamespot on this one.

Alex Moldovia · 17-03-2008, 22:01

double checked direct x and it seemed to fix, though opening movie won't play.

ollobrains · 18-03-2008, 01:18

ah good to hear seems to fix both problems ive been having and those of a few other peeps. As soon as the download link is up ill get a testing

Empirelost · 18-03-2008, 15:15

Does 1.03 include 1.02? Or have I to install both of them?

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Jonez · 18-03-2008, 15:20

1.0.3 can be patched from both 1.0.0 and 1.0.2, in other words yes!

dstar · 18-03-2008, 16:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonez

- It is now possible to see a list of non-colonized systems in the system overview window.
(Updated 16:48 17/03)

Will we be able to see the numeric values of the system resources, or, at a minimum, will the length of the bars be consistent? Right now, when looking at uncolonized systems, it's not possible to just look at the bars -- because a bar that's half as long on System A as the bar on System B might actually represent a value that's _larger_. IE, System A might have Minerals of 544 and a bar that's half the size of the bar for System B, which has a Minerals value of 250...

DABhand · 18-03-2008, 19:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex Moldovia

double checked direct x and it seemed to fix, though opening movie won't play.

Do you have ffdshow installed on your machine, if so uninstall it.

I think this is a problem why the movies causes crashes. Worth a try

ollobrains · 18-03-2008, 23:07

actually installing those ddl solved the video problem, 1.0.2 just has the ground troop crash and the explosions slow down - as well as the lockup exiting frm the battle video

17-03-2008, 13:45	#1
Jonez Corporal Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 45	Patch 1.0.3 Info !Update 19/03! small update The patch installing is giving quite a lot of trouble, aint going home before it works. The English retail patch looks like it work so it will come quite shortly.. Kenney ----------- Hi, We will be releasing patch 1.0.3 BETA this wednesday (19/03). We have decided to release the patch as an open beta so that we can get it thoroughly tested as fast as possible. The final version will be released sometime next week when we are confident that it is working as indented. Below is a list of improvements we have done so far, we will continue to update it until release: - Added version number to front menu. - Fixed small issue with government description in empire window - Fixed an issue with the Plasma Blasters shots rotating when they should not. - Save Games got corrupted if ordering a new ship and then deleting the design before the ship was complete. (This is no longer possible) - If no ships were build of a design but one or more had already started construction, you could still change design at no cost. - Leader education was not working as intended. Education will now be slower and it is now a viable option to assign a leader to a position immediately. He will slowly increase his primary and secondary stats. However he will not increase his other stats, so his versatility is limited. - Living ships triton race special was now working correctly. In addition the science was unclear as to the amount repaired. It is now 3% + 1% per level - Minor Races will no longer actively intercept players they have not made contact with. Neither will they intercept players who's standing towards them is Alliance. - Minor Races should no longer demand resources, give gifts, attack systems all within 2-3 turns. Rather they should be spread out more evenly. - Reduced font size of story heading int the story window. Some of the German text was too long. - Fixed German translation error (Inhabitable: Unbewohnbar -> Bewohnbar) - Improved Video player resource usage. - Added an option to disable in game videos, for those with performance or compatibility problems. (We will improve the player itself too, but it might not make it into this patch so we added this option temporarily) - Resized a lot of videos to a smaller and more graphics card friendly sizes. (No noticeable loss of quality) - In the system overview window: Planetary Defense Strength has been removed. Corruption percentage has been added. - It is now possible to see a list of non-colonized systems in the system overview window. - Performance when viewing the starmap improved. - Performance during turn calculations greatly improved. - Corruption for mineral income was applied twice for the info shown in the System Panel, though the bug was cosmetic an the correct amount was used during turn calculations. - Corruption for the 2nd. capital was not applying government bonuses correctly. - When loading a game with a ground battle, the game could crash. - On some system configurations the game would slow down a lot whenever a battle had been fought. - The diplomatic and spy action windows are now modal and can no longer crash the game under certain circumstances. - Sometimes troops were lost in space battles even though no ships were lost. - When a fleet is on intercept, it could sometimes invade your own systems - When toggling Health bars, damage etc. in the battleview, the choice is now remembered for future battles. (Updated 16:48 17/03) Last edited by kenand; 19-03-2008 at 23:28.

17-03-2008, 14:45	#5
bman654 Major Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 603	thanks for the info! Sounds great __________________ Current developer of Lost Empire: Immortals patches

17-03-2008, 15:01	#6
Anguille Knight of Honor Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 659	Thanks for the update I thought that the first patch would include some modding tools? Any work being done on the AI? A big thanks Look forward to play this Easter... __________________ A Knights of Honor story: The Merchant of Alexandria: a Fatimids AAR Grand Ages: Rome...Build the city of Rome! The Hera Empire: a Master of Orion III AAR

17-03-2008, 17:00	#9
REVKhA Banned Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Montreal Posts: 14	Thanks for the improvements, keep it up!! cannot wait till wednesday, i got a 5k system 6 player story game going on, it got pretty slow , pretty quick, i really hope this is resolved. Thanks for the feature for unconquered systems (kinda helpfull hehe). I like this engine/UI a lot and hope that you add content and more features, i think this game has lots of potential. This game is very open for a turn based game, i like it a lot, hopefully it gets supported and improved as i have found a new nest, i have played sins of a solar empire recently, altough very different, it's a bit too dumbed down for my taste in the end. I often think of turn base as game with grid/hex where units can also support attacks of adjacent sectors, this is something i'm affraid i'll have to replace with a 'blitzkrieg' type attack where i multi-task the universe events. Is there gonna be a ladder with the mp lobby and a clan system ? Last edited by REVKhA; 17-03-2008 at 17:19.

17-03-2008, 18:08	#12
.Spartan Captain Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 395	Nice. I look forward to it. I hope it goes for GG as well as retail. __________________ Do you make mods and are you looking for a free full service community as a home for your project? If so then check out ModCraft.net No headache, heartache, hassle or nonsense. Simply gamers helping gamers. . Gamers do have a voice: The Entertainment Consumers Association (ECA) . *The most difficult pain a man can suffer is to have knowledge of much and power over little - Herodotus*

17-03-2008, 14:06	#3
Wan Second Lieutenant Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Malmö Posts: 183	I have problem loading a saved game even just a few turns into a new game, so not ground battle related.

17-03-2008, 14:10	#4
Jonez Corporal Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 45	please send the save game and an error description to: support@polluxgamelabs.com and we will take a look at it.

17-03-2008, 16:53	#7
HBernstein Second Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 128	Sounds good - will it work with existing saves?

17-03-2008, 17:20	#10
Alex Moldovia Recruit Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 5	This all sounds very good, but some windows XP users, myself included, can't even get the game to run, there's a crash on start up, the moment we click the launch icon. I myself am using Windows XP SP 2 Pentium 4 3.20 Ghz 2 gig RAM Nivida GeForce 7800 GS with the latest DirectX

17-03-2008, 17:56	#11
DABhand Private Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 15	I noticed my thread has sunk to page 2, try DirectX 9 november 2007 redist file from Microsoft, it has updated DirectX dll's etc. It worked for me.

17-03-2008, 22:01	#14
Alex Moldovia Recruit Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 5	double checked direct x and it seemed to fix, though opening movie won't play.

18-03-2008, 01:18	#15
ollobrains Lt. General Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,275	ah good to hear seems to fix both problems ive been having and those of a few other peeps. As soon as the download link is up ill get a testing

18-03-2008, 15:15	#16
Empirelost Private Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 22	Does 1.03 include 1.02? Or have I to install both of them? --------------------------

18-03-2008, 15:20	#17
Jonez Corporal Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 45	1.0.3 can be patched from both 1.0.0 and 1.0.2, in other words yes!

18-03-2008, 23:07	#20
ollobrains Lt. General Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,275	actually installing those ddl solved the video problem, 1.0.2 just has the ground troop crash and the explosions slow down - as well as the lockup exiting frm the battle video