We just released Update 1.4, with the Locust Plague quick game added, much requested features & balance improvements!
Read the full changelog below:
Changes:
- The Locust Plague disaster is now playable in Quick Game mode!
- AIs players now have unique names. We’d love to hear your suggestions for more creative AI names!
- AI players now have an AI-icon indicating they’re not a human player
- Added new context-aware, Project Planet-style cursor icon to make it easier to see which buttons and links are clickable
- Added an option to hide the lobby code on startup to the menu, as requested by streamers
- You can now enable video subtitles in the menu
- Added a Chinese voiceover to the tutorial video
- Added Chinese voiceovers to the news items
Balance changes:
- Singleplayer games as Earth vs 5 AIs will now be more challenging in the Locust Plague, Influenza Virus and Asteroid Impact disasters, while the Quick Game version of Influenza Virus will be less difficult.
- Changed Force cost of Horrify (All stage results x1.50) to 6 down from 8, bringing it in line with Update 1.3’s changes to Amplify and Nullify options.
- Certain Earth decisions that only affected one Humanity role, now also affect Population, Ecosystems or Pollution to make them more interesting
- Slightly nerfed Earth in the Locust Plague, Virus and Asteroid disasters, slightly buffed Earth in the Hurricane and Virus quick game disasters.
- Slightly buffed World Leaders in the Virus disaster.
- Slightly nerfed Industry in the Solar Flare disaster.
- Slightly buffed Scientists in the Solar Flare and Solar Flare quick game disasters.
- Slightly nerfed Media in the Hurricane disaster.
- Nerfed Public in the Solar Flare and Solar Flare quick game disasters.
Bug fixes:
- Fixed an issue where Scientists would receive no funding for their research in Solar Flare Stage 2.
- Fixed a visual error where Scientists’ funding received indicator displayed received funding for a self-funded research track.