Greetings explorers, To coincide with the release of Master of Orion, we've published an update to the game. In addition to delivering the remaining content for Collector's Edition owners -- the digital art book, orchestral sound track and musical scores for three tracks -- we've also made further improvements to AI, the user interface, pirates and managed to get a highly requested feature implemented for release: custom races in multiplayer! Read on for the full patch notes, and please be sure to post your feedback in the Feedback & Suggestions section. As we said earlier this month, today is just the beginning -- there's plenty more to come, and your feedback will heavily influence what we do next.

Master of Orion - v48.3.1 Patch Notes

General

• [Optimization] Several Turn Processing time optimizations
• [Camera] Increased zoom distance before abstract view in strategy mode
• [Score] New score system: details available in Path to Victory scorecard

AI

• The AI can now engage neutral fleets inside its empire
• Improved how the AI prepares its defenses
• Improved AI voting when faced with targets for improved relationships
• General improvements in AI performance
• Improved pathfinding
• Improved population management
• Improved threat analysis
• Improved Production manager
• Added alternative retreat locations for civilians and military fleets
• If high priority targets are unreachable, fleets will fallback to retreat order to avoid idle in offensive mode
• [Pirates] Improved pirate AI
• AIs now don't pursuit Diplomatic & Economic Victories before their initial conditions are met
• [Espionage] Improved defensive spy allocation for aggressive races
• Improved Victory Condition Analysis
• Now AI considers spy missions when deciding when to build things
• [Galactic Council] AIs can now speculate about the election's result and vote accordingly
• AI now takes into account more factor for colonization
• AI is now smarter when rush buying if under threat or in a war
• AI now takes into account Gravity Generators when building
• AIs will now defend outside of their empire, and will fight for systems that they find interesting, for colonization or for strategic purposes
• Reduced scouts preponderance

Balance

• [AI] Rebalanced Long term payment considerations
• [Pirates] Improved pirate ships spawning
• [Strategy] Repair feature tweaks & rebalance
• [Pirates] Updated modifiers to take into account the match's Research speed, Production speed, and Difficulty settings
• [Tactical] Special opening now requires a minimum of 8 ships to avoid unwanted results

Cinematics

• Added game intro video
• Updated tactical intros: added planetary defenses

Espionage

• Added feedback report for successful espionage missions against the player
• Security roll now guarantees different results for every mission, even on the same colony and turn

Multiplayer

• Added Custom Race option to multiplayer matches

SFX

• [Tactical] Added engine sounds to the intros for both sides
• [Tactical] Increased volume to pre-combat music
• [Tactical] Updated Cam Missile effects
• [Music] Added situational music. War music added during war
• Plasma sound added

UX

• [Tactical] Added tooltip to Enable AI checkbox
• Improved Victory Conditions scorecards information in Path to Victory screen
• Small tweak to ShipButton in FLEET CONTROLS, changing gradient to a solid background for better readability and consistency
• Added blackhole icons
• Added traits to match setup screen
• Added RESET TO DEFAULT in Options
• Added custom race icon
• Added Accept/Decline titles in Diplomatic exchanges

Bugfixes

• Fix for The AI opens an empty negotiation box as an offer
• Fix for The game keeps processing after finishing the turn
• Fix for user names containing invalid symbols breaking custom race matches and GUI elements
• [Achievements] Fix for achievements dependant on race being unlocked with custom races
• [AI] Fixed Open Borders evaluation
• [AI] Fix for 1 turn lag in actions after war declaration
• [Controls] Fix for when the user changes gamepad configs and restarts the game. Clicking in-game objects with the mouse afterwards stopped working
• [Gamepad] Spy orders, fleet scrap now respond to confirm button. Added confirm button on keyboard as enter
• [Localization] Several localization updates (LA)
• [Localization] Fix for Accept Embassy (LA)
• [Localization] Fix for Mauler Device: Spanish translation (LA)
• [Localization] Fix for Tank and Armor Barracks text confusion
• [Localization] Fix for Inconsistencies in tutorial hints (LA)
• [Localization] Removed star as possible destination in Exploration Advice
• [Localization] Fix for Gravity Generators description update
• [Localization] Fix for Subtitles selection not being saved
• [OSX] Fixed resolution problems in OSX
• [SFX] Audio manager fix for sources auto-stopping unexpectedly
• [Tactical] Fix for the tactical ship visual target highlight
• [Tactical] Fix for the pop-up for the first battle sometimes showing when it should not
• [Tactical] Combat simulations between AI now run at slower to avoid incongruent results
• [Tactical] Fix for health bar glitches during the first camera transition
• [Tactical] Achilles Targeting System now only works for missiles (as intended)
• [Tobii] Handle error when eye tracking is not connected
• [Tutorial] Fix for Disabled options button in GuidedTutorial (Path to victory step)
• [Tutorial] Fix for Stuck tooltip on Tactical tutorial
• [Tutorial]Fix for Disabled hotkeys in tactical during guided tutorial
• [Tutorial] Fix for Disabled camera zoom in guided tutorial
• [Victory Condition] Fixed Tech Building value in Scientific Victory Condition Score
• [UX] Fix for auto-turn label appearing untranslated for a few seconds in new matches
• [UX] Placeholder icon added for Advanced Damage Control achievement
• [UX] Deleted lines with % in the votes counting bar
• [WG.net] Forced visible Cursor when the Login Screen shows loading state or the EULA
• [Pirates] Improved Pirates initial spawn to avoid pirates wipping out races before they reach warp
• Fix for Star Names not being colorized when colonizing
• Fix for Options translation missing (SP)
• Revised intro subtitles timing
• [UX] Fix for Tooltip doesn't show for Big Bang Seed
• Fix for Integrate infantry and armor upgrade unit icons
• [WG.net] Fix for If trying to change region during registration, a player will be switched to Log in screen
• Fix for Fix for planet tags not dissapearing
• [Gamepad] Fix for Joystick events assigned for camera block settings does not work on Tech Tree window
• [UX] Fix for Double Click not always working
• [Espionage] Fix for Maintain espionage widgets updated when spy status changes
• Fix for Switching from a Colony Manage Structure screen to a Navigation tool screen works wrong.
• [WG.Net] Fix for CapsLock on/off detection
• [Localization] Fix for Accept Embassy text
• Fix for If the user discover a tech in the same turn that finds one in an anomaly, in the discovery screen will only appear the ones from the anomaly
• Fix for If player disables his own race filter in Timeline Graph, in the next Graph visiting there will be no graph though race filter is visually enabled
• Fix for Buyout button will disappear from Empire screen if there will be a project that cannot be bought out last in the production queue.
• Fix for Sum of all GGP is less than 100%
• Fix for Terran Emperor scenario
• [Localization] Fix for Colonia de Humano in Latin American Spanish (SPA)
• [UX] Fixed alpha for several items in diplomatic audience
• Fix for Economic Data info disappears from Empire Management screen if Player clicks any Planet and then returns to Empire Management screen
• Fix for zoom showing very small colony widgets on Small Galaxy
• Fix for Empire Rings showing in StarSystem view for the new zoom distance
• Fix for There are 2 terraforming project in production selection screen
• [UX] Fix for Stellar Converter is not available for use on Battle Screen after Planet bombardment. It is available after Battle Screen reopening
• [UX] Fix for Sabotage notification does not fit
• [Cinematics] Mrrshan economic victory fix
• Fix for Close icon is overlapped by build button in Production queue
• Fix for Economic Data info disappears from Empire Management screen if Player clicks any Planet and then returns to Empire Management screen
• [WG.Net Login] Fix position in Error message helpers
• [WG.net] Fix for Certain texts become barely visible on smaller resolutions
• [AI] Fixed move and hold, declare war and attack in the same turn
• Fix for Ship Model doesn't change
• Fix for The total space used value doesn't refresh when the user clicks on the Battle Pods
• [AI] Stop sending "Do not make deals with my enemies" warning if the player is trying to improve the relationship with this race
• [AI] The AI's autobuild now considers lithovores when building food buildings
• Fix for Missing key in a pollution notification
• VerifyPath was returning passable paths that were actually blocked.
• Fix for Formation in Tactical Battle not working correctly
• [AI] Fix for colonization considering pirates in a galaxy without pirates
• [UI] Fix for Mousing over some custom race perks does not trigger tooltip appearance
• Fix for New icon added for Asteroid Mine
• Fix for "Abstain" term breaks grammar rules in some languages
• Fix for Accept Embassy could use the RACE NAME to avoid confusion
• Fix for Incorrect label for Disengage functionality in fleet commands (EN)
• Fix for key added "DEAL_ITEM_ACCEPT_RACE_EMBASSY
• Fix for Ship list will go up if player scrolls the list which contain lots of units in Tactical
• Fix for Missing keys in the Missions Pop-up
• [Localization] Fix for Confusing tooltip for targeting (firing) range slider
• [Localization] Fix for Illogical message in tech node popup (EN)
• [Tactical] Fix for cloaking visual fx (hover, abstract view, etc)
• [UX] Fix for Missing localization keys for ship weapons icons tooltip when mousing over frigate x5 and destroyer x5 weapon on Build screen
• [Tooltips] Add treaty name in treaty tooltips
• Fix for Upon clicking Show only flagged the list won't show flagged enemy planets
• [WG.net] Fix for Text in some buttons is misalgned
• [UX] Fix for Missing icon for Armor Barracks on the 'Colony assault at' screen. Also, small UI tweaks
• [Galaxy Generation] Fix for Force orion's two moons
• [UX] Fix for Races icons do not fit the hexagon in currently selected fleet window
• [UX] Fix for Reuse of risk level keys in Spy Missions window causes grammar mistake
• Fix for High-Energy Focus doesn't increase combat stats
• [Tactical] Fix phasing cloak
• Fix for Total Hull points are calculating wrong if a player uses Reinforced Hull
• [Crashfix] Fix for When loading specific savegame
• Fix for Steam cloud save cannot be loaded if there is no a local savegame
• Fix for GNN for detected space monsters appears only for the very first one
• Fix for Auto-Explore button becomes inactive between 7th and 8th turns
• Fix for Tech tooltip should be shown when exchanging techs
• [UX] Fix for Some modules stat icons are missing in Ship Design
• Fix for Capitol tooltip image goes beyond the screen upon selecting it on Manage Structure interface on Colony Management screen.
• [Tactical] Fix for pause overlay during intro
• Fix for Multi-Phased Shields description is wrong
• Fix for Total Hull points are calculating wrong if a player uses Reinforced Hull
• Fix for There will be no weapon mini-images in blueprint information on Build screen when the blueprint is equipped only with weapon with modifiers
• Fix for Visual displaying of monster weapon area of effect doesn't match to its facing settings
• Fix for When Doom Star equipped with Stellar Converter and Troop Transport and min.24 Marines on board, textures overlap each other
• [UX] Fix for Battle ships tags on galaxy map and in the Fleet window are slightly different
• [UX] Fix for There is overflowing text on 'Don't colonize close to us' audience screen
• Fix for Unpausing the game via increasing speed button does not remove 'Game Paused' insription
• Fix for Inconsistency in the Pollution Icon and its tooltip
• [UX] Fix for 'Upgrate All' button goes beyond 'Upgrade Multiple Blueprints' window for certain languages
• Fix for Player is able to continue multiplayer game after technological victory achieving, if the last_multiplayer.save is loaded
• [UX] Fix for There is incorrect text tip in Space Factory Build screen
• [UX] Fix for Space cannot be pressed after the word in multiplayer game name
• Fix for Disable autobuild when a colony changes owner
• Fix for Space monster detected without being displayed.
• [UX] Fix for The third digit in amount of ships is cut off on the top panel in Tactical Battle.
• Fix for Display "-" sign when assimilation won't progress
• [AI] Fix for defend sort that would not consider primary target at equal Defense quota
• [UX] Fix for Fleets Management screen information is not updated in realtime
• [UX] Fix for Empire Management screen overlaps Galactic Stock Market screen
• [UX] Fix for The ship's name can overstep its boundaries
• [Tooltips] Fix for Remove + sign in total security value if security rating goes negative
• [UX] Fix for Cannot deploy more than 15 marine battalions
• Fix for Players are able to construct buildings for Technological victory even if it is not present in default settings though it displays in Path to Victory. Victory cannot be achived though players can gather its points.
• Fix for If a player loads a save that was made on 300+ turns it will become impossible to start a new game
• Fix for an % appearing in the wrong place in some deals description at the trade table
• [Controls] Fix for Multiplayer Chat doesn't lock input anymore, new approach implemented
• [Cutscenes] Optimized intro video for faster playback
• [Cutscenes] Fix for Escape key spamming causing issues during intro video
• [Localization] Fix for localized keybinds not being shown
• [Localization] Fix for "On" and "Off" appearing instead of "Prendido" and "Apagado" in some options
• [Localization] Fix for Mrrshan Welcome Advisor typo
• Fix for Scrap tooltip not appearing in the system view
• [Tactical][Art] Fix for ships highlight
• [Tactical] Fix for the pause overlay appearing during intros
• [Tactical] Fix for the pause overlay appearing during intro
• [Tactical] Fix for Combat chances against Space Dragon now correctly calculated
• [UX] Fix for Audience screen becomes blurred