Steam Rules & Server Update

Hey everyone! The new Steam rules and server update is officially out; once again, this new update will do the following:

• Online games will be wiped
• Existing offline games won’t load
• The update through Steam will be required to play online

Here are the patch notes for this new update:

• Fixed tutorial/prompt window sorting
• Updated front end background
• Additional art tutorial support
• Updated UI for Jihadist Prestige Victory condition
• Reworked Token help popup
• Fixed various Ops Tray layout issues (both Jihadist and US Ops Trays)
• Added ambient audio slider to game pause
• Reworked resolution of half-height cards
• Added non playable event warning on player hand cards
• Various art optimizations
• Reworked map to improve various gameplay visibility issues
• Reworked Hold/Discard Last Card mechanic
• Moved game Chat popup to allow player to interact with map while visible
• Added icon for First Plot in HUD for Jihadist player
• Game Waiting icon in game shifted to match front end position
• Added Event Tokens (in play) to map country locations
• Fixed end game result display issues
• Updated end game results screen.
• Updated the Covert Action popup.
• Added a special indicator to the Plot Resolution overlay when Backlash is in effect.
• Condensed Prestige roll results into Plot Resolution for US Plots.
• Added a Funding change field to the Major Jihad results overlay.
• Faction symbols no longer appear on game slots with "Random Sides" selected.
• Updated the Token Help system.
• Added adjacency indicators for Patriot Act & Biometrics.
• Changed the First Plot display.
• Added coloring change for resources under a green Regime Change marker.
• Added new buttons for deploying to the Troop Track.
• Changed how the final card in the US's hand is handled.
• Victory conditions on the Resources tracking popup now reflect the current game type.
• Updated how the log handles clicks on card & country names.
• Cards that behave differently during automata games now only display the pertinent text while in game.
• Added icons for insufficient funding results while recruiting.
• Added indicators on cards for when their event is unplayable.
• Updated event box to sort icons based on faction.
• When selecting a target for War of Ideas, clicking on an invalid target will display why the target is invalid.
• Added country-specific markers to affected countries.
• Updated country glows.
• New music & sound effects.
• Added ambient sound system.
• Disabled Jihadist AI (for now).
• Added special animation for cells animating between the US and the Philippines.
• Fixed a bug where offline games could be seen under the tutorial selection.
• Fixed a display bug in the Regime Change overlay when Prestige is rolled.
• Fixed a bug when committing actions from "Schengen Visas".
• Fixed a display bug when playing "Iran".
• Fixed a display bug in the Disrupt overlay.
• Fixed a display bug in the Alert overlay.
• Fixed a bug when attempting to add a user to your friend list by name.
• Fixed a display bug when targeting a country for Regime Change.
• Fixed a bug where the map was interactable while dragging a card.
• Fixed a bug where the Rematch button wouldn't respond correctly.
• Fixed a display bug with the US AI thinking indicator.
• Fixed a bug where the map would scroll when using the mouse wheel while the cursor wasn't over the map.
• Fixed a bug where the in-game waiting icon wasn't displaying when it should.
• Fixed a bug where the tutorial could crash on ending.
• Fixed a display bug when resolving Jihadist Videos.
• Multiple bug fixes regarding the End Turn popup.
• Various text/typo issues fixes.

As always, we are grateful for the continuous support of Labyrinth and we hope you enjoy. Thanks!