June 9, 2015
New Content!
- Added the long-lost Raider Retreat mission! This mission can be accessed in the new “Extra Missions” menu. Click here for more info.
- Added Achievement for completing the Raider Retreat mission.
Added Global Chat to the server browser and lobby chatFixes and Updates
- Don't display the RU's for a resource if the starting RU's are 0
- Objective pointer lines should now be better aligned
- Misc. audio updates from Paul Ruskay
- The diplomacy panel is now properly updated to remove the player after disconnections
- "Unknown level" text is now properly displayed for clients if the host uses a custom map
- Fixed issue where certain letters in foreign languages would not properly display
- The distance filter is now available on the main server selection screen
- Fixed an issue where list boxes would sometimes wrap incorrectly
- Dust clouds are now selectable “move to object” destinations
- Added chat commands: /whisper <name> <message>
/ignore <name>
/unignore <name>
Modder Updates and Additions
- Created TabControl Interface Element to streamline menus such as the options menu
- customFormationID was not initialized properly which would possibly be garbage when spawning ships in a map
- UI - Screen anchors now refresh on screen activate
- UI - Created new "mirror" anchor type that copies rect and visibility of another element
- Added concept of "Extra Missions" that should allow modders to create custom campaign missions without having to edit the UI or jump through unnecessary hoops
- Added support for mission entries in a campaign file to define either a flag saying the persist file from the persist directory should be loaded, or a path indicating what persist file from a save game in the saved campaign data directory should be loaded
- Added the ability to define a "StartingPlayerFleet.lua" file in a mission directory and have it be loaded if it is there and a persistent fleet is not loaded via the command line prompt of the override that loads a previous saved missions persistent fleet
Added command line option "-noMouseCap" so that the game doesn't steal mouse input on the first frame