Release Notes

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1.0.8

CHANGES AND ADDITIONS

• The duration of random events is now displayed in the game event panel.
• Removed the "% of colonized systems" constraint from the expansion victory requirements.
• Each effect of "Retreat" and "Offensive retreat" battle actions now lasts +1 round.
• Improved AI reaction with Difficulty.
• The Endless Hero (Corporate/Adventurer)is now more balanced fleet/system-wise.
• Memory optimization.
• Added a new portrait for the Sheredyn (Emperor Edition).

FIXES
IMPORTANT FIXES

• Fixed an issue where the cancel button in the Faction Editor saved the changes, allowing custom faction exploits.
• Fixed an issue where the Endless Hero never appeared in the Academy (Emperor Edition). The Endless Hero cannot be hired by an AI.
• Fixed an issue where two simultaneous attacks on a third player in the same system crashed the turn ending.
• Fixed an issue where simultaneous game joining crashed the turn ending.

OTHER FIXES

• Fixed an issue where the upkeep for Inorganic Cultivation (Sower) & Intensive Cultivation Logistics (Craver) was positive instead of negative.
• Fixed an issue where the number of players in a session did not take into account locked slots.
• Fixed an issue where all battle cards were played even if the battle ended before the final phase.
• Fixed an issue where battle cards were not effective in a specific case.
• Fixed an issue where a player could only request a value of dust, from another empire, equal or less than his current dust.
• Fixed an issue where hovering over a reduced anomaly displayed the reduce anomaly effect tool tip.
• Fixed an issue where a player could rejoin his own defeated session after receiving the defeat screen.
• Fixed several text issues.
• Fixed several localized text issues.

[Lt_Miles]

1.0.9

CHANGES AND ADDITIONS

• Added the G2G vote results concerning the "Anti-Expansionist" Horatio faction trait.

FIXES

• Fixed an issue where the ship design information will only display the first module of each class.
• Fixed an issue where the random event duration doesn't depend on the game speed.

[LoiCus-]

1.0.14

CHANGES AND ADDITIONS

• Added a new information panel in Battle Mode displaying individual ships with a health bar and their statistics.
• The AI can now retrofit its fleets (no more fleet spamming).
• Added the 'Auto-Explore' fleet action.
• Ships can now retreat through wormholes.
• Added the current effects of cooperation agreements in their tooltip, in the diplomatic screen.
  
  INVASION
• Added a visual effect on the invasion circle to show how much a player invading a system will gain at the next turn.
• Added an invasion status tooltip in offense & defense, as well as an invasion icon next to the system’s name with the number of turns.
• Changed the condition for starting an invasion (MP>=2.5*Defense -> MP>=Defense).
• Changed the invasion formula (Loss=MP / Defense -> Loss = minLoss+MP /Defense).
  
  MODDING
• Added a modding screen to load a custom mod.
• Added the loaded mod’s name under the game’s version number on the title screen.
• All XML files now read from directory <my documents>\Endless Space\modding\yourmod (you can directly launch one with "+mod yourmod" in the Steam command line).
• Created a Modding Tutorial available in the Modding forum: http://forums.amplitude-studios.com/...for-Modding-ES
• Created two example mods that can be downloaded in the Modding forum: http://forums.amplitude-studios.com/...mp-Example-mod
  
  BALANCING & TRAITS
• Changed antimissile and missile evasion values to match other weapons' values when it comes to percent bonuses (hero, ship level…).
• Missiles will now gain evasion % against anti-missiles through Hero offense and Ship leveling.
• Increased the defense effects of the hero abilities and faction traits.
• Decreased both laser and shield efficiencies. Lasers have more chances to hit than other weapons but deal less damage, and shields are more efficient against Lasers than other Defense types against their own Weapon type.
• Added an Economy faction trait which changes initial dust for 1 or 2 points, called “Dust Archeology” (negative effect is “Dust Starved”).
• Changed some faction trait costs.
• Changed the values of the 'Sloppy Sawbones' faction trait (+25% / +50% => +50% / +100%).
• Removed the ‘Isolationists’ faction trait.
• Improved the customization point number for the Pilgrims affinity (60 => 65).
• Reduced the effects of the 'Civil Engineer' hero ability (+25 ind => +15 ind).
• Increased the defense effects of the hero abilities and faction traits.
• Increased default defense per population (Possessed/allied territory: 20 => 40, neutral territory: 15 => 30, enemy territory: 12 => 24)
  
  OTHER
• Shift+Click in the Tech tree allows you to deselect a tech (and the ones that depend on it).
• Right clicking in the lobby, while being the host, prompts a warning message to avoid inadvertently quitting the session and losing all parameters.
• Added several hero portraits.
• Added the Sheredyn loading screen and the hologram in the Diplomacy view (Emperor Edition).
• The science gained per turn is now displayed in the Empire View.
• Added a “diplomatic” status for dead factions.

FIXES
IMPORTANT FIXES

• Fixed an issue where an empire was not eliminated after losing all its systems.
• Fixed an issue where game event duration was not modified by game speed.
• Fixed an issue where the user could create Amoeba and Sowers affiliated factions worth 65 points.
• Fixed an issue where the defeat announcement, when continuing a game after a defeat, would pop up several times.

OTHER FIXES

• Fixed an issue where an assert message was received when ending the turn, caused by the auto explore feature.
• Fixed an issue where the “Camouflage” battle card’s sound could be heard several times per round.
• Fixed an issue where the alliance indicator didn’t disappear after the empire’s death.
• Fixed an issue where the resource tooltips continued to inform the player that he possessed a certain resource, even if he no longer had access to it.
• Fixed an issue where the resource terms showed the opposing empires’ tooltip on mouse-over.
• Fixed an issue where removing a negative trait to create a Sophon custom faction removed points from the total.
• Fixed an issue where intercept no longer worked after applying a change to a fleet (like a merge).
• Fixed an issue where the resource tooltips did not acknowledge the reception of a new resource through trade, therefore displaying that this resource had to be researched in order to use a certain tech.
• Fixed an issue where a player could not request more resources than the value requested on the first trade.
• Fixed an issue where the Adaptive Industrial Systems improvement could cause negative food values.
• Fixed an issue where it was still possible to combine Black Thumbs and the Sowers Affinity via a specific manipulation.
• Fixed an issue where custom factions with 'Eternal War' see the Alliance tech unlock.
• Fixed an issue where custom factions with 'Cravers Affinity' but without 'Eternal War' are not able to make alliances.
• Fixed an issue where the Revenge trait could be cumulated after consistenly losing a system to an invader.
• Fixed an issue where an assert message was received while blockading a majority of an empire’s systems.
• Fixed sound issues.
• Fixed several localization issues.
• Fixed several text issues.

COMMENTS

• The feature allowing all building queues to auto-upgrade a ship design to the latest available will be in the next patch.

[LoiCus-]

1.0.16

For Mac users: to run Endless Space, you will have to install Mono 2.11.3 for Mac OS X which is downloadable at the following address:
http://www.go-mono.com/mono-downloads/download.html (use the Mono MRE installer)

We are currently working hard on a solution to skip this step.


CHANGES AND ADDITIONS

• Added the possibility to add custom textures for modding (for custom faction portraits, custom hero portraits, custom tech icons…).
• Changed the way a planet is chosen when increasing pop, it is now based on the best FIDS and the best growth.
• Added a tooltip for the research income in the empire view.
• Added a resources info panel in the negotiation screen.
• Endless Space release on MAC (see above).

FIXES

• Fixed an issue where trading caused an assert forcing an exit to desktop.
• Fixed an issue where read only mod files loading failed for readonly.
• Fixed an issue where the “worst status” rule, when creating an Alliance or when inviting a faction, was not enforced. Each faction kept its old status towards factions outside of the Alliance.
• Fixed an issue where the encounter report stayed visible at the end of a manual battle and was impossible to remove.
• Fixed an issue where cease fire was still active after a faction had died, allowing to trade resources with it.

[Lt_Miles]

1.0.17

CHANGES AND ADDITIONS

• Removed all references to System.Drawing.dll. Mac users no longer have to install Mono 2.11.3.

FIXES

• Fixed an issue where the path of the auto save files was incorrect on the Mac version.

[Lt_Miles]

1.0.18

FIXES

• Fixed an issue where the galaxy generation for a new game was significantly slower.

[Lt_Miles]

1.0.19

FIXES

• Fixed an issue where random events were missing.

[LoiCus-]

The pre 1.0.25 game saves are not compatible with the new version, as we have added lots of modifications, especially in the Alliance System.

RISE OF THE AUTOMATONS (1.0.25)

CHANGES AND ADDITIONS

• Separated the visual affinity from the gameplay affinity. [G2G vote]
  For instance, you can now customize your own faction with the gameplay of the Cravers and the art of the Amoeba.
• Added the "System Population Balancing" in the Galaxy's advanced options. Ranges from "Random" to "Perfect". For "Perfect", constellations with homeworlds now possess the same number of systems (with a maximum difference of 1 system).
• Added a panel for the Empire wide factors in the Empire view.
• Added a disclaimer when entering the Mods section for the first time.
• Changed the faction colors to differentiate the shades of green.
• Added Polish language.
• Added the possibility to load custom 3D models and textures for planet and ship modding.
• Changed the compatibility system of the save files.
• Added the soundtrack directory for Mac users in ~/Library/Application Support/Steam/SteamApps/common/Endless Space/

AUTOMATONS [G2G vote]

• Added the Automatons faction with a specific gameplay affinity and properties for specific buildings, according to Panzer, the winner of the faction contest.
  Automatons Affinity:
  1. At the end of the turn, if there is an overproduction, it's stacked instead of being reported.
  2. At the beginning of a turn, an interest is applied to the stacked industry, allowing it to increase a bit.
  3. The stacked industry is capped at 5 * system's industry.
  4. If the overproduction cannot be stacked, it's conserved for the next turn like the current mechanism.
  5. When the automatons build improvements & ships, the industry is used in the following order:
  a. system's industry
  b. overproduction
  c. stacked industry
  6. When a system from the Automatons is invaded, the stacked industry is destroyed, reset to 0 even if the invader is an Automaton.
• Added Automatons unique tech icons.
• Added a gauge bar for the stacked industry of each system in the Empire view.
• Added the stacked industry value on tooltip of each system in the Galaxy view.
• Placed the Automatons' overproduction stack in the Development bar (in System view).
• Added the Automatons' portrait, diplomacy hologram and loading screen. Automatons will use Cravers' ships 3D models.

TRADE ROUTES [G2G vote]

• Added a trade routes summary panel in the Empire view.
• Added the possibility to directly click on a trade route's origin system in the trade routes panel, to enter this system's view.
• Added a trade routes panel link on the System view.
• Added several tooltips for the trade routes panel.

AI

• Added several AIPrerequisites from the community mod (by Ail, Grubsnik and Davea), globally improving AI when building star system improvements.
• Improved the tax rate management for the AI.
• Improved the formula that computes the response given by an AI to an alliance request.
• Changed the formula for trading a technology with the AI. Before, the price was related to the most wanted technology, now, it is related to the most expensive technology available.

HEROES & ACADEMY

• Added arrows to switch from a hero to another in the Inspection view.
• Added arrows to switch from a hero to another in the Academy.
• When recruiting a hero, he is now automatically selected in the active tab.
• Added an "Accept" button when assigning new abilities to a hero and the possibility to click on a selected ability to remove it before validating the final choice.
• Added empty slots to show how many heroes can still be recruited in the Academy.
• Added a tooltip to heroes' attributes to show what effect they have.
• Added a visual hero identifier in the Academy, to determine if a hero is in a system, a fleet or unassigned.

ALLIANCE & DIPLOMACY [G2G vote]

• Updated the alliance management system.
  When offering a treaty with someone outside of an alliance, a request is sent to allies. They can now either:
  1. Accept the treaty
  2. Decide to leave the alliance.
• Added a tendency panel for diplomatic negotiations. Shows how an ally AI will likely respond to a treaty you offer to someone outside the alliance. Human players will always respond "Undecided".

BALANCING

• Changed the upkeep formula (cost 1 per CP --> cost 0.4*CP max per CP).
• Reduced the deflectors' evolution in stats, they were too efficient in late game: (3,5,8,11,14,20,25,30,36,45 => 2,4,7,10,13,17,22,27,33,39)
• Increased the hulls' HP to increase the probability to reach the melee phase: (small:300, medium:600,large:1200 => small:450, medium:1200, large:3000)
• Increased the cost of tonnage and repair modules' industry cost as well as modules related to strategic resources (to reward abundance).
• Reduced the Hissho's Bushido (20% on FIDS => 15% on FID).
• Increased the length of the Bushido but without the reset after an invasion (15 turns WITH reset => 45 turns WITHOUT reset after an invasion).
• Changed the Revenge trait's condition of activation (activated whenever a lost system was re-invaded by the player => will only activate during invasion if the lost system was previously owned at 100%).
• Changed the length of the different Cooperation Agreement steps (0/15/30 => 0/10/15).
• Reduced the AI bonus on weapons, defense and buyout to balance the difficulty. AI has been heavily improved and therefore needs less powerful bonuses.
• Balanced armor and repair module regarding the new HP's of the ships:

Armor flat value:
Armor 1: 25 => 50
Armor 2: 32 => 64
Armor 3 & Armor3 Terran: 42 => 84
Armor 4: 64 => 128
Armor 5: 54 => 108
Armor 6: 125 => 250
Armor 7: 110 => 220
Armor 8: 240 => 480
Armor 9: 220 => 440

Armor industry cost:
Armor 1: 3 => 6
Armor 2: 12 => 50
Armor 3 & Armor 3 Terran:10 => 20
Armor 4: 15 => 30
Armor 5: 21 => 42
Armor 6: 28 => 56
Armor 7: 36 => 72
Armor 8: 46 => 92
Armor 9: 116 => 450

Repair flat value:
Repair 1: 5 => 10
Repair 1: 20 => 40

Repair 3: 60 => 120
Repair 3: 20 => 40

FIXES
IMPORTANT FIXES

• Fixed an issue where trying to display the “end of auto explore” alert message after destroying the corresponding fleet provoked a NullReferenceException.
• Fixed an issue where displaying the trade routes panel without trade routes provoked a NullReferenceException.
• Fixed an issue where global random events were not synchronized for all players.
• Fixed an issue where the AI was using obsolete ship template designs.
• Fixed an issue where the AI didn't use tonnage modules, resulting in partially empty ships.
• Fixed an issue where the number of turns, before a peace treaty was made available, was not saved. The peace treaty was then automatically available after loading a game.
• Fixed an issue where the interception module still intercepted attacks even when the defense module had 0 in interception.
• Fixed an issue where the game would hang when loading a game without available ship designs.

OTHER FIXES

• Fixed an issue where Pilgrims' fleet errant wasn't concerned by faction traits that improve ships HP.
• Fixed an issue where the scroll bar would overlap with the resources in the diplomatic negotiations screen.
• Fixed application of approval bonus on improvement using percent.
• Fixed an issue where loading a saved game could remove contracts for many empires.
• Fixed an issue where creating an alliance did not spread the cease fire status across the allied factions.
• Fixed an issue where the beginning of a cease fire wasn't synchronized for all allies.
• Fixed an issue where infinite improvements in the queue could prevent using over production stacking.
• Fixed an issue where after invading a system with infinite improvement buildings, the modifier stayed active until the end of the game.
• Fixed an issue where diplomatic status resolution wasn't correctly done in an alliance vs alliance situation.
• Fixed an issue where the worst diplomatic status wasn't correctly spread when one of the 2 allies didn't know the third empire.
• Fixed an issue where the AI lost use of some of its fleets, leaving them unattended in a system.
• Fixed an issue with the AI parameters (for instance, the result of 3/2 was counted as 1,500 instead of 1.5).
• Fixed an issue related to the Sower's personnality.
• Fixed an issue which caused the AI building nothing in a system.
• Fixed an issue which forbade the AI to build food improvement when its food surplus was negative.
• Fixed several GUI issues.
• Fixed several localization issues.
• Fixed several text issues.

[Lt_Miles]

1.0.26

FIXES

• Fixed an issue where some save files created after 1.0.25 could not be loaded (the user being sent back to the menu).

[Lt_Miles]

1.0.27

CHANGES AND ADDITIONS

• Added a backward compatibility system for the pre 1.0.25 save files.

[Lt_Miles]

1.0.29

CHANGES AND ADDITIONS

• Changed the balancing of the AI difficulty:
  • -50% damage & -40% defense in newbie for the AI
  • -25% damage & -20% defense in easy for the AI
• Added Optimistic 1 to Sowers
• Allowed a deficit from the beginning to have a more flexible tax rate management for the AI players.
  
• Added a waiting period for a change of diplomatic status:
  • Game speed: Normal
    - Cold War: you will have to wait 10 turns to change this diplomatic status
    - War: 15 turns
    - Peace: 10 turns
    - Alliance: 15 turns
  • Game speed: Slow
    => these durations x2
  • Game speed: Fast
    => these durations x0.5
• Added Italian and Russian languages.
• Repacked the data for the PC version.

FIXES

• Fixed an issue where the game would hang when loading a game where the AI has no more ships and needs to balance its defense.
• Fixed an issue where a desync could appear when unlocking technologies by a random event.
• Fixed an issue where the game could crash after scraping a population improvement (via the bankruptcy process).
• Fixed an issue where the Wonder Building is never built by the AI.
• Fixed an issue with the Dust icon of the control banner.
• Fixed an issue where the effects of “Intensive Cultivation Logistics” and “Careful Sweeping” were inaccurate.
• Fixed several GUI issues.
• Fixed several localization issues.

[Lt_Miles]

HALLOWEEN UPDATE (1.0.30)

ADDITIONS

• New gloomy Automaton hero: M'gual Tan-Erbo
• New planet anomaly: Hellgourds

[Lt_Miles]

ECHOES OF THE ENDLESS (1.0.38)

CHANGES AND ADDITIONS

• The galaxy generation seed is displayed with the pause menu.
• Added a sentry mode to the available fleet actions.
• Added an auto-cycle button to enable the review of all fleets without orders.
• The battle timer (when choosing a participating mode: auto/manual) is now a game option. By default, the battle timer is disabled for a single player session, and it is enabled for a multiplayer session. [G2G vote]
• Added a new state for the "end turn button" that notifies the player he has pending encounters.
• Refactored the heroes' ability trees (see details here)
• If a system improvement will never be relevant for a system, hide it from the improvement picklist (credits: by grubnik)
• Added a victory/defeat picture and extra information to the 'Continue' panel.
• Added a ‘Game Introduction’ option in game options (to introduce the new content of an add-on).
• Updated the tutorial with the new features.
• Added 5 new musics.

INTERACTIVE RANDOM EVENTS [G2G vote]

• Refactored the game events system:
  - The pre 1.0.30 events are compatible
  - Added new event effects
  - Added interactive random events
  - Added a new panel to the Empire Factors panel, which summarizes all the effects of the current random events
  - Added an advanced game option to activate/deactivate the random events generation
• Added descriptions and pictures to the new random events.

EXPLORATION EVENTS [G2G vote]

• Added exploration rewards: small random bonuses for the first player to explore a system.
• Some exploration events are now interactive.
• Added a GUI feedback in the galaxy view to identify systems with an exploration reward. The Amoeba players have a slightly different feedback.
• The effects of the exploration events are now displayed in the Empire Factors panel.

WONDERS [G2G vote]

• Added natural and endless wonders. The endless wonders can be restored.
• Lowered number of wonders depending on the different size.
• Added GFX for natural and endless wonders.
• Added a GUI feedback in the galaxy view to identify explored systems with a wonder.

AMBIENCE - GALAXY MAP [G2G vote]

• Added more life to the galaxy with the random addition of comets, black holes, pulsars, ...

DIPLOMACY

• Removed the waiting period for the cold war status.
• Added diplomatic answers when the player trades with an AI and when an AI is offering a proposal.
• With the previous diplomatic behavior we could have deadlock involving a permanent cold war state between all the factions.

HEROES

• Added a new Pilgrim hero.
• Added 4 heroes of new factions (Sheredyn and minor factions).

MULTIPLAYER

• Set the Steam regional parameter to ‘Worldwide’ for the multiplayer sessions.
• The game disconnections related to the Steam servers should be less frequent.
• All the multiplayer sessions of a given version are now displayed. You can join a game only if you have the same files/mod as the session's host.

AI

• Removed growth and fleet upkeep bonus for the AI.
• AI for newbie is less aggressive and less militarized.
• Lowered normal Pirates difficulty.
• During a deal, the AI values a resource depending on the number he already owns.

BALANCING

• Reduced the science trade route multiplier from 2 to 0.5.

FIXES

• Fixed the way AI manages its ship's production so it doesn't fall into bankruptcy anymore.
• Fixed a potential desync in MP when unlocking a technology by a random event.
• Fixed an issue where the random events frequency is not tied to the game speed.
• Fixed an issue where entering planet view after scraping a population improvement causes an assert.
• Fixed an issue where desert planet does not display all life simulation effects.
• Fixed an issue where life simulation effects are not properly displayed on high population planets.
• Fixed an issue where the ships created by events don't have the good amount of HP.
• Fixed an issue where an assert occurred for a same random event for two empires.
• Fixed an issue with the anomaly reduction of the hell gourds.
• Fixed an issue where an exploration event causes a desync in a multiplayer session.
• Fixed an issue where the constructibles were overridden by the modding.
• Fixed an issue where the warning events "no current technology" & "bankrupt next turn" made the battle notifications disappear.
• Fixed an issue where the wrong ship design was queued after an advanced defender exploration event was encountered.
• Fixed an issue where the advanced defender exploration event used the designs based on affinity.
• Fixed some issues of GUI and localization.

[Pikou]

LIGHTS OF POLARIS (1.0.45)


CHANGES AND ADDITIONS

• New balance of Factions traits (first pass).
• Blockade breaker doesn't work with empire at war
• Added abilities tree pictures for each hero class in "inspect" panel.
• Added Steam cloud management system for saves.
• New game introduction panel.
• Added a new hero from minor faction.
• Added a new natural Wonder with associated FX on planet.
• Some additional texts translated in RUS/POL/ITA/GER.

STEAM ACHIEVEMENTS

• Added new Steam achievements including [G2G] Votes:
  - Marco Polo with Tentacles / Have a Trade Route with every other system in the galaxy [Nosferatiel]
  - Alien and Eve / Colonize a Garden of Eden [groovytadpole]
  - Cake² / Clone Galdos AI [Adder]
  - There's no Place like Home / Terraform a planet to your home planet type [EvilTactician]
  - There can only be One / Be the only remaining empire in a game with 8 starting empires [Monthar]
  - Cultural Assimilation / Envelop another empire's system in your Influence Area [FreeMarket]
  

EVENTS

• Added exploration events flag option to remove the visual feedback in the galaxy view.
• Removed exploration and random events making spawn pirates when the "no pirates" options is enabled.

BATTLES

• New pre-battle cards selection system with adapted GUI and report panel [G2G vote]
• AI can use retreat cards now (not allowed to pirates however).
• New weight-balance of battle cards for AI use.
• Added a new option in game options to enable or not the manual battles.

MULTIPLAYER

• Players (including host) now forward orders to themselves instead of treating these locally.
• Fixed wrong construction gets canceled/bought out leading to desync.
• Fixed construction UID mismatch leading to desync.
• Fixed fleet's orbit assert.
• Fixed an issue where AI tries to buy out infinite improvements.
• Fixed loading issue to MP session when pressing cancel after "Connecting to server" message appeared.
• Fixed an issue when a client quits a session in progress then he will not be able to rejoin from the server list, since the session will no longer be displayed.

FIXES

• Fixed an issue where Dust miser and co-opetition corporate hero abbilities effects were mixed-up.
• Fixed an issue where debug could be noticed on the battle notification.
• Fixed an issue where the selfish dust bonus of the dust rain event was not displayed in the dust income summary tooltip.
• Fixed an issue where the effects from exploration and random events were not properly applied after reloading a save.
• Fixed some issues of GUI and localization.

[Pikou]

1.0.46


CHANGES AND ADDITIONS

• Added some italian localization texts.
• Changed the effect of the Temple of the First Principle to be "+10 def per pop on system".
• Small balance of AI in construction of some buildings.

FIXES

• Fixed an issue when using the Emergency Shelter battle card in auto-resolution of combat.
• Fixed an issue with Unique Horatio achievement (Galactic Sardines) which was not unlocking itself properly.
• Fixed an issue with 1000 industry achievement (Massively Mass Production) which was not unlocking itself properly.
• Fixed an issue during 2 successive battles when the first encounter destroyed one ship of the fleet but this destruction wasn't properly performed before the begining of the second battle and caused an assert.
• Fixed some text issues.