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