This release offers Steam Workshop integration for The Great War along with functionality upgrades to the editor, performance and AI improvements, new scenario content, bugs fixes and much more.
Here's the full list:
April 20th, 2015 Release
Launcher Version: 1.0.58835.104
Game Version: 1.0.58827.123
System
- Added Steam Workshop support for The Great War
- Optimized Turn processing - should be faster on most turns
- Leaving Alliance now automatically cancels all Military Access agreements
- Changed move arrows for several attack-style orders to red
- Changed move arrow for retreat to yellow
- Fixed issue that allowed the player to try to retreat naval units to land regions
- Repaired some shader issues
- Fixed bug where in-use capacities was being calculated incorrectly, leaving you with potential negative available capacity
- Fixed bug where having a trade rejected could leave you unable to trade with a nation for the rest of that turn
- Fix bug where members of an empire could target each other's regions for artillery attacks
- Added notification for nations changing their interdiction policy
- Added custom war declaration strings based on the war declared event justification
AI
- Added AI to use Sub Torpedo Attacks against enemy shipping
- AI smarter about sending ships back to port for supplies and repairs
- Improved naval coastal defense AI
- AI will now attempt to flee naval engagements when they are outmatched
- New Anti-Submarine initiative AI
- AI will now use gas attacks if shells are available
- AI will now consider gas shells when choosing production
- Improved AI interdiction policy decision making
Scenario Content
- Adjusted starting Diplomatic Influence levels
- Revised Berlin to Baghdad Event
- Revised Austro-Hungarian flag set
- Added new alternative history Events for Austria-Hungary
- Army and Navy unit balance for The July Crisis
- Added Colonial Troops for Portuguese and German African Colonies in The July Crisis
- New German-Portugal Events that can lead to Portugal joining war on either side
- Added Destroyers to UK fleets to counter German U-Boats in The July Crisis
- Gave Serbia Trade Access with Greece in The July Crisis
- Reduced Arms Output per-factory cycle
- Altered Research speeds - faster
- Changed pre-req of Gas Shells so nations get access sooner
UI
- Fixed inconsistent Military Morale displays
- Added scrolling to Alliance and Declare War treaty panels
- Fixed Population Growth Tooltip to show more accurate data
- Revised Start Screen
- Moved Call Allies button to sit next to Go it Alone on Declare War panel
- New Ahti-Sub Icon
- Fixed a few inconsistent labels in the UI
- Added missing Torpedo Attack icon
- Revised Summary Panel Information Display
- Fixed combat notifications that did not report full unit type
- Added Gas Attack & Mining Attack Icons
Editor
- Added Controller Selector in the Unit Group Editor
- Added explicit scrolling to the Choice UI in the editor.
- Clicking off the Choice UI in the editor will now automatically close the Choice UI
- Changing a Unit's nationality in the editor will allow the apply/revert buttons to become active.
- List of nationalities for a unit in the editor now a fixed size and scrolled.
- Duplicating a unit in the editor now sets their nationality to be the same of the recently duplicated unit.