v0.6.18 — Colony performance (experimental)
v0.6.18 is now on Steam’s experimental branch, Build 25744958. To opt in: Library → right-click Dead Reckoning → Properties → Game Versions & Betas → experimental. The default branch is unchanged.
New features
No new features. This update focuses on colony performance.
Bug fixes
- Reduced slowdown while Colony Status is open, including colonies with a long Chronicle.
- Reduced the work needed to register large birth cohorts.
- Reduced repeated file reads during colony saves.
- Kept long Council choices readable when gamepad prompts are shown.
Still in flight
- Council checkpoints are tied to their game build. Start a new Council voyage after updating to this version.
- Council remains a two-to-four-player experimental beta. Everyone needs the same build; the captain hosts and invites officers through Steam.
- Older records without translation data keep their original wording. Some existing Russian story text still uses English fallback.
- Host migration, separate officer jobs and mods remain outside the beta. Broader long-voyage and cross-platform community testing continues.