Summer time doesn't move as fast, but work is continuing for the Supreme Ruler series. Our apologies that there has been a longer than usual gap between public updates. The last few fasttrack updates we released had some elements we were concerned could have negative effects on gameplay, we needed more time to evaluate those changes before pushing it out to all users.
There are lots of changes across various areas. The weather system wasn't working properly and has been fixed. The visual effects of unit shot, hit and kill have been updated. We found a cause of multiplayer sync errors and have solved it, hopefully that's the last remaining such issue. Some changes also relate to the existing WW1 scenario or the upcoming DLCs for 1936 Remastered and Global Outbreak.
For anyone who missed the annoucement of those other two DLCs, you can watch the video here;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYYjQABgW3A&t=27s
See a full list of changes below, we're already working on more features and fixes for future updates.
Update v.1303 Full Changelog
Engine Changes
- Engine work to support future DLC features
- Game Speed fixed to auto start for tutorials
- Weather system is fixed. Let it snow!
- AI Responses updated for 'mobile unit' requests, a non-mobile (speed <20) will respond now if there are no mobile units available (WW1 tank issues)
- Colony independence now factors in world volatility, game difficulty, military strength of parent (Note: will never happen if volatility set to none, dip diff less than Normal, or independence desire of region is 0.0)
- Resolved MP Sync issue with Cancel all Espionage
- Fixed camera movement that would sometimes "jump" when zooming in/out
- Fixed crash when selecting techs from unit designs
- Fixed the application of tech buffs to happen after the sqr of attack/def values
- Fixes to the option of squareunitvalue, was incorrectly squaring ranges, should just be attack values.
- People will start to migrate to abandoned towns
- Guerrillas now spawn on kill like partisans do. So do Zombies (SR Global Outbreak only)
- Fixed "kill creates half strength unit" code to use build strength / 2
- Added support for otherplayer=zero as 'all' on a number of events (ie war)
- Spy "Idle" order is handled properly (used to prevent new missions)
- Adjusted importing of govtypes to do up to 32
Content Fixes
- Various map fixes and updates
- Petroleum deposits added in Mediterranean sea south of Cyprus
- Greece-Cyprus relations updated
- Events for 2023 sandbox updated based on Mexican election results
- Fixed California population
- Fixes to Brazil known units, removed 2 units given in error
- Various tutorial fixes
- TurretRot value set for all boats (not subs). Boats fire in all directions
- Tech tree buff effect values corrected based on proper equation (0.4 is +40%, not x40%)
- Updates to equipment file
- Updates to the tech tree
- Updates to known techs/known designs for some regions
- Updates to some government types for ECOWAS nations
- WMData file updates to support progression through eras
- Fixes to Arena 6 map including minimap fix
Graphics and UI fixes
- New visual effects for shot/damage/kill actions in combat
- Updates/fixes to some 3D models
- UI updates in Region Popup
- Fixes to UI for unit combat stats and attack range value reporting
- Fixes to minimap pulldown list positions
- Adjustments to how tech effect values are described in the UI
- Fixed region code names for region of origin of capitalized letters
- Adjusted size of "Capital" and "Colony" map indicators seen at high zoom.
- Fixed "Capital" map indicator to work again with the game's Sphere system
- Fixed incorrect message "spy pending" when "spy not available"
- Improved use of "repeat" icon in spy missions
- Fixed a potential UI crash
Other Stuff
- Tech tree text updates
- Fixes to some news items and alert messages
- Translation updates
- NG North Atlantic Convoy message 1828 "zero" lost bug fixed
- Fixed .scenario file game difficulty settings was being ignored, was always on default
- Fixed some historical leader pictures