Summary

It's been a long time since a stable branch release, but there have been many developments in the development branch in that time. The game has an extra 70 build in designs for the campaign, loads of new physics tweaks, new missile components, a qualification mode for empirically testing your designs and the multiplayer client side experience has been much improved and bandwidth requirements reduced significantly. Thanks for your patience and I hope you enjoy the new release :)

Change logs

[bug fix] Sails and sailing AI were supposed to be locked by DWG mission 2, not mission 1

Tractor beam bug fixed (problems with new drag mechanic)

Rudders made more powerful

Launch pad ejector component added for missiles to speed up launch

Floating point precision issues fixed so jitter is gone

AP increases for cannons start at AP 3, as intended

Option to load vehicles out of play (campaign) to avoid any loading crashes

[bug fix] Missile winch timed release bug fixed

Local weapon controller setting synced between host and clients

Same for Aerial AI card
Same for Naval AI card
Same for air pump
Same for Automatic Control Block
Same for Local Weapon Controller
Same for laser warner and smoke deployer
More physics calculations done on the client as well as the host
Propulsion and steering systems done on the client as well as the host
Consumables (ammo,fuel,spares) distributed amoung all containers and synced to clients
Electric charge, cannon ammo box ammo and engine own fuel levels are synced to clients
Projectiles more efficiently syncronised
AI mainframe direct connection to smoke/warners/and some others is now fixed

Fixed bug when returning to lobby from AI fight mode

Ammo & oil processor, scrap producer and generator on off state is syncronised

Bug fix with inventory and repair tentacle fixed

Repair bots no longer use much bandwidth in multiplayer

Repair tentacles show repairing on client

Missiles only syncronised for a period of time after launch (depends on volume of missile spam)

Target Prioritisation Card synced between client and host
So is sign post
So is hydrofoil
So are misisle winch and missile staggered firing unit and missile blocks and missile component parameters

Build modes (simple and complex) improved somewhat

Issues with strategic patrol GUI cleared up


Link to complex controller manual page from inventory

Angular drag depends on distance of the surface area from the centre of mass

Angular drag information displayed in ConstructableInfoGUI(press V to access this)

Qualification mode added for testing the combat performance of vehicles

Many new vehicles added to the game

Blueprint spawners can spawn 'built-in' designs via a toggle button

Added a new autoloader for cannons which is completely controllable in placement orientation

Increased the weight of engine components

Wing lift calculated and applied far more efficiently

Seeking missiles won't loose target once they overshoot the 'origin' of the vehicle

Fixed the electric engine bugs from the last minor patches

Supply pumps now work at long range

Resource gathering changed so that you don't simply depleat the resource zone

In play AI Fleet movement mode updated to use the waypoint & pathfinding system

Engineer attribute added

Missile warners and LAMS work in qual mode

Hole in qualification mode sea bed fixed

Test units missiles only aim at their designated targets

Spawner auto spawning options saved correctly and used correctly

Spawning in the qualification mode now works correctly with the spawned unit being targeted by the test units

Fixed issues with lines (GUI,harpoon etc) stopping being drawn on screen

Helicopters shown in spawn GUI in vehicle designer

Camera issues fixed

Real time update when engineering skill added

Bugs fixed and more vehicles added updated

Turret and spinner weight is applied at the position of the turret and spinner (bug fix)

Turrets and spinners contribute to centre of mass of vehicle, and have buoyancy calculated

Issues with fortress power consuption fixed

Physics made more stable during damage