- Update v1.3.21:
- This update fixes Abkhan rewards from player actions, remaining movement when buffs and penalties interact, Transubstantiation targeting, multiplayer join slots, and several other bugs.
- ## Bug Fixes
- * Fixed Abkhan not awarding loot when killed by player actions such as Something Wicked.
- * Fixed AI using combat abilities such as Enriched Alloys when only unprovoked Hammerheads were nearby.
- * Fixed remaining movement changing by the wrong amount when movement buffs and penalties were combined.
- * Fixed Unholy Haste and similar movement buffs removing too much remaining movement when they expired under movement penalties.
- * Fixed nearby allied units gaining morale when a unit killed itself, such as a city dying to System Overload.
- * Fixed Transubstantiation being usable on weaponless units such as Cavaedium Odai.
- * Fixed Twisted Mother ZEPHON Virus showing Binaric Choice flavor.
- * Fixed a crash on Linux when reading keyboard key names before a keymap was available.
- * Fixed multiplayer slot assignment to prefer compatible faction DLC and available spectator slots in ongoing games.
- Update v1.3.20:
- This update adds a searchable Notification Log, an archive of unlocked conversations from The Deep in Extra, helpful menu hints, and several bug fixes.
- ## New
- * Added a searchable Notification Log with category filters and location shortcuts.
- * Added an archive of unlocked conversations from The Deep to Extra.
- ## General
- * Added helpful hints throughout the main menu and Extra.
- * Unassigned hotkeys now display as Unbound.
- ## Bug Fixes
- * Fixed Found City being usable while carrying embarked units.
- * Fixed tile trait hints showing incorrect Resources From Outposts values.
- * Fixed queued orders executing when they were no longer valid.
- * Fixed Fullscreen Borderless starting on the wrong monitor or covering only part of the selected display on Wayland.
- Update v1.319:
- This update adds a stability warning for affected Intel 13th and 14th-generation desktop processors, improves crash reporting, and fixes excessive world darkening and Vorodai's Bargain tooltip targeting.
- ## New
- * Added a warning for Intel 13th and 14th-generation desktop processors that may cause unexplained crashes.
- ## General
- * Improved crash reporting.
- ## Bug Fixes
- * Fixed excessive world darkening after the anti-aliasing update.
- * Fixed Vorodai's Bargain tooltip saying it targeted allied units.
- Update v1.3.18:
- This update adds SMAA anti-aliasing, upgrades FXAA with less performance impact, adds a Modding Guide button on the Mods screen, and several display, AI, and launch fixes.
- ## New
- * Added an Anti-Aliasing video setting with Off, FXAA, and SMAA options, with FXAA as the default for new configurations.
- * Added a Modding Guide button to the Mods screen.
- ## General
- * Upgraded FXAA anti-aliasing, reducing its performance impact.
- ## Bug Fixes
- * Fixed AI factions sending their armies after quest invasion waves such as Perfection From Beyond the Stars.
- * Fixed Linux failing to launch without the Legacy Steam Runtime.
- * Fixed camera edge scrolling continuing after switching away from the game.
- * Fixed Fullscreen Borderless preventing other windows from appearing over the game.
- * Fixed a leftover selection circle appearing at the map origin.
- * Fixed Alt+Enter restoring the wrong Fullscreen or Windowed display mode.
- ## Modding
- * XML mod extensions and patches now apply in a single load-priority order across formats, with patches applying after .ext files.
- Update v1.3.17:
- This update adds experimental lobby options, configurable auto-saves, interface and display improvements, improved modding support, performance improvements, and several bug fixes.
- ## New
- * Added a Team Starts (Experimental) lobby option that places teammates approximately 8 tiles apart while leaving free-for-all starts unchanged.
- * Added a Symmetric Map (Experimental) lobby option that generates symmetric terrain and paired starting positions for fairer competitive games.
- * Added search to the Compendium and Research screens.
- * Added a Fullscreen Borderless display mode.
- * Added improved text box editing with keyboard navigation, word selection, and clipboard shortcuts.
- * Added a configurable Auto-Save interval in General settings, from every turn to every ten turns or none.
- * Added previews and Steam store links for unowned DLC factions, lobby options, and mutators.
- * Added DLC availability details to the main menu version label.
- * Added an SSAO Quality setting with Low, Medium, and High options.
- * Added XPath-based XML patching so mods can change XML resources without copying the full file.
- * Added gameplay XML schemas and validation tools for modders.
- * Added a modding guide and XML references to Documents/.
- ## General
- * Updated disband and dismantle confirmation messages to warn that costs are not refunded.
- * Disabled Multi-Threaded Rendering by default, as enabling it may cause crashes on some systems.
- * Lobby option checkboxes can now be selected by clicking anywhere on the row.
- * Improved rendering, simulation, and AI turn processing performance.
- ## Bug Fixes
- * Fixed AI units skipping turns when their preferred order was unaffordable.
- * Fixed windowed display modes minimizing unexpectedly.
- * Fixed a crash when persistent damage effects triggered after their source unit was gone.
- * Fixed wildlife packs becoming Unleashed from environmental damage such as Dust Storms.
- * Fixed Fixed Teams alliances during The Last Days of Earth.
- * Fixed AI units being unable to embark onto transports on water.
- * Fixed AI units remaining able to embark after cancelling or changing their embark order.
- * Fixed delayed unit orders not being restored after loading a saved game.
- * Fixed crashes caused by excessive city resource worker threads.
- * Fixed Holopatter not applying when attacking from Ruins.
- * Fixed Data Hack's copied resources accumulating incorrectly in resource income breakdown tooltips.
- ## Modding
- * Hidden buildings no longer appear in city and tile information.
- Update v1.3.16:
- This update fixes turns becoming stuck during AI processing, cinematic playback, and several crashes.
- ## Bug Fixes
- * Fixed cinematic playback.
- * Fixed a multiplayer crash when adding a spectator during an ongoing game.
- * Fixed a crash when viewing The Sure Thing flavor text in Portuguese.
- * Fixed turns occasionally becoming stuck during AI processing.
- * Fixed a rare crash when highlighting moving units.
- Update v1.3.15:
- This update reduces There Is Hope's influence cost, improves Voice and Practical Romantic AI research, and fixes several crashes and gameplay issues.
- ## General
- * Voice AI is now less likely to research Amoetia's Caress and Amoetia's Embrace.
- * Practical Romantic AI is now less likely to research Reallocate.
- * Shortened the Stormhearth Facility Deploy Storm flavor text.
- ## Balance
- * Reduced Practical Romantic There Is Hope influence cost from 10 to 5.
- ## Bug Fixes
- * Fixed Clear Tile occupying a building slot while still queued.
- * Fixed Circus Cambion High Voltage showing Black Site blackout flavor.
- * Fixed a typo in the Fire feature flavor text.
- * Fixed AI sometimes overlooking valid attack positions.
- * Fixed crashes caused by thread pool synchronization.
- * Fixed Ghost Walk extra movement not applying with Pathcutter.
- * Fixed a crash during the Storm of Storms quest in multiplayer.
- * Fixed Systemic Reset not removing removable traits.
- Update v1.3.14:
- This update makes AI Engineers less likely to Repair on Bleed and fixes lobby player names, quest issues, Small Scale Op loyalty, and several crashes.
- ## General
- * AI Engineers are now less likely to Repair on Bleed.
- ## Bug Fixes
- * Fixed player names appearing incorrectly in the game lobby.
- * Fixed a crash during the Becoming Unbound quest.
- * Fixed generic quest narration depicting stationary leaders as physically traveling.
- * Fixed Small Scale Op not granting its Headquarters loyalty bonus for the 5th population.
- * Fixed Jezina not leaving Jezina's Outrider behind when helping her escape in The Ties That Bind.
- * Fixed crashes caused by inconsistent trait relationships.
- Update v1.3.13:
- This update fixes Ion Discharge Scavenger rewards, incorrect trait previews, multiplayer limited-use action charging, and several crashes.
- ## Bug Fixes
- * Fixed We Can Rebuild Him showing as available for Syncretic Deva.
- * Fixed a crash when holding Alt to preview opponent damage for actor-only attacks.
- * Fixed limited-use actions being activated and charged multiple times under network lag.
- * Fixed faction-specific locked traits appearing for other leaders.
- * Fixed Practical Romantic Ion Discharge kills not granting Scavenger resource bonuses.
- * Fixed secondary weapon effects not correctly applying based on the attack that triggered them.
- * Fixed intermittent crashes during parallel trait evaluation.
- Update v1.3.12:
- This update adds stats export from the stats screen, improves HUD scrolling for player actions and unclaimed equipment, and fixes several crashes and display issues.
- ## General
- * Added horizontal scrolling to the unclaimed equipment and player actions panels.
- * Added exporting stats from the stats screen to a JSON file.
- ## Bug Fixes
- * Fixed a crash while refreshing player sight.
- * Fixed a crash that could occur in multiplayer when previewing damage as an enemy entered the fog of war.
- * Fixed ranged weapon firing effects sometimes being skipped.
- * Fixed stale entity references after unit removal.
- * Fixed the ZEPHON Defense Grid range display.
- * Fixed intermittent trait-modifier crashes during nested condition evaluation.
- * Fixed a crash when adding a City feature from the debug menu.
- Update v1.3.11:
- This update lets high production finish multiple queue items in one turn, tightens resource-cost handling, lets Safety Disjunction and Ichor of Uzhodai benefit Veins of the Fulcrum, and fixes missing audio on Linux.
- ## General
- * Production queues can now finish multiple items in one turn when production is high enough.
- * Sentries now gain Interpolated Production.
- * Unit-spawning actions now apply Economies of Scale and other unit cost modifiers.
- * Just Ship It no longer applies Excess Load to units with 0 Movement.
- * Safety Disjunction and Ichor of Uzhodai now also apply on Veins of the Fulcrum.
- ## Bug Fixes
- * Fixed resource cost discounts generating resources when their discount exceeded 100%.
- * Fixed outpost types changing between runs with the same map seed.
- * Fixed missing audio on Linux.
- Update v13.10:
- This update fixes several crashes, multiplayer disconnects after hole punching, Linux display scaling, and dialogue issues.
- ## Bug Fixes
- * Fixed multiplayer connections disconnecting immediately after hole punching.
- * Fixed a crash that could occur after leaving a game.
- * Fixed a crash when accepting or declining a call after the incoming call was already cleared.
- * Fixed the End Turn button remaining stuck on Accept after ending a call.
- * Fixed a typo in the Fit for Adoration quest text.
- * Fixed Platinum Scion language error when rejecting payment for a deal.
- * Fixed Hollow Warlord language error when praising Foundation of Blood.
- * Fixed recovery from lost Vulkan window surfaces.
- * Fixed display scaling and fullscreen placement on Linux.
- * Fixed a crash that could occur when quitting the game on NVIDIA systems.
- ## Modding
- * Invisible features no longer send discovery notifications.