[Dev Team] 1.8.1 opt-in beta patch released [checksum 8a3f]

[Shoobs]

Amazingly Long list of things I didn't even know we're a problem. Keep up the good work @Wiz.


Now hopefully the naysayers will be at least partially placated by this. ... right.. maybe not.

 

[jose2534]

Well, I'm gonna start a new game and see what has improve and what bugs can I catch to help improve the game.

 

[Flame Dragon]

Looks very good!

 

[Mitchz95]

I don't see the fix to repairing the various Dyson spheres and the like. Is that there?

- Fixed issues with not being able to repair Megastructures

 

[Jamor]

Should be compatible with 1.8 saves, but let us know if anything goes weird. Obviously there's a ton of variables here and I didn't want to sit on highly desired fixes for weeks. When we get confirmation it's good and doesn't introduce new, bad issues, we'll roll this out 100% live. Thanks guys.

 

[correctamundo]

I guess I will opt in.

 

[Risa]

How long will the beta last before it is formally released?

 

[OverthinkingThis]

- Buffed Devouring Swarm, Purifiers and Exterminators

Gonna +1 a "how exactly?" request. I'm not going to be able to jump onto this beta until later tonight but as a DS fan I would like to know. I assume it's just a small buff to all the civic's numbers but I could see it being something else.

 

[Asiak]

Now Machine worlds are worth the 15k thank you.

 

[Jamor]

How long will the beta last before it is formally released?

When we're convinced the fixes are good and didn't break anything else. Can't force a timeline on to that, but you can opt in/out at will in the meantime. Wanted to give people the choice.

 

[Less2]

- Successfully assimilating a Pop as a Driven Assimilator now generates one month's worth of Unity and Society Research

Uhh, does this mean conquering 100 pops in a war now means 100 months of unity and society? That seems... excessive. Like, Planetary Survey Corps 2: Electric Boogaloo excessive.

- 200 years must pass in-game before a Crisis can occur, up from 150

Boo. Just make the default 1x difficulty a bit weaker if you want to nerf it. Crises should appear during the game, not decades after you've conquered the galaxy.

 

[Alblaka]

- 200 years must pass in-game before a Crisis can occur, up from 150

I'm not sure I agree with that.
It's already a drag waiting for the endgame crisis' to trigger after achieving galactic domination as is. Now it's 33% longer?

 

[Glavius]

Will you be fixing the excess_food trigger in this patch?

 

[GAGA Extrem]

Where do we sign the NDA?

We aren't really using NDAs anymore.
The new streamlined process involves pledging your soul instead.

 

[RELee]

Will you be fixing the excess_food trigger in this patch?

In the patch notes.

 

[OverthinkingThis]

We aren't really using NDAs anymore.
The new streamlined process involves pledging your soul instead.

Damn I'm fresh out. Time to go shopping!

 

[Sandermatt]

I'm not sure I agree with that.
It's already a drag waiting for the endgame crisis' to trigger after achieving galactic domination as is. Now it's 33% longer?

As an inwards perfection player I like this change.

 

[serpentskirt]

We aren't really using NDAs anymore.
The new streamlined process involves pledging your soul instead.

Oh come on, people are crying for months to get that stuff.

 

[Arnovitz]

Excellent work, thanks for the quick release. These open betas are wonderful for us bug hunters. My only qualm with Synthetic Dawn now is that I hope we get some unique art for the new buildings instead of the old Paradise Dome, Auto-Curating Vault, etc.

Edit: Also, no shrimp portrait yet.

 

[Esven]

Almost immediately got an issue playing in the patch. Robotic Servitors can catch the plague which is odd but more importantly pops with the biotrophy living standard cannot work tiles which prevents them from being moved to the plague hospital for treatment. Additionally the plague can be caught in habitats or ringworlds that you yourself built which seems odd but not necessarily problematic.