Dear Terraformers,
We're glad to announce that a new beta is now available!
To join our beta and check out the various bug fixes and improvements made to the game, you just have to be logged into your Asmodee account, then head to https://account.asmodee.net/en/betatests. You’ll then be able to enter the beta by clicking “Join” and once this is done, you’ll be given a link where you can provide us with your feedback and suggestions, which are very valuable to us.
We look forward to seeing you in the beta!
Here is the detailed patch notes:
Bugs fixes
Rules/cards:
- The Power Infrastructure (194) action is now functional in all cases
- When the AI plays the Flooding card (188), the condition for removing 4MC from other players is fixed.
- The passive effect of Protected Habitats (173) no longer protects the player's resources from the effects of his own cards.
- Carbonate Processing card (43)
Fixed: some players reported that the cost of the card is removed but none of the effects are applied.
- Search For Life card (5)
Fixed: A crash may occured (rare) if there are no cards left in the draw pile and someone performs this action.
Online:
- During an online game, two users could have the same Corporation
- The Server disconnection when switching to another app or when putting the app into background no longer occurs (mobiles)
- The user is notified when kicked out of a game due to a timeout when outside of that game
- When adding an offline player to your friend list, the player detail UI is now updated
Ingame UI:
-The VP icon no longer overlaps the descriptive text of the card when it is displayed in large format.
Tutorial:
- "Next" button visual corruption fixed
- Multiple issues (misplacement) with arrow indicator are fixed
- Wrong text displayed during the 4th part
Latest improvements
Online:
- The online services code (Asmodee.net v5.1 SDK) has been rewritten to improve stability.
- Player Clock default value is set to 2 hours for both Private and Public online games. (functional only if there is no existing save already recorded before running this update)
- A message is displayed when a player is replaced by an AI after his clock ended
Ingame UI:
- Reduction of the flashing effect on the top information during a game
Tutorial:
- Card button and tutorial popup transparency are adjusted
- Some buttons of the 4th part were not disabled properly
- Allow the user to skip automatically some steps of the tutorial
Known issues:
- Unable to see the result of an online game, if the player is not online when the game ends
- In some cases, it is possible to target a player even if he has Protected Habitat (173) active
If you wish to leave the beta and continue playing Terraforming Mars:
1- Go into Terraforming Mars’ properties
2- Select the “Beta” tab
3- Select the “NONE – Opt out of all beta programs” option
4- Delete the content of this folder:
C:UsersAppDataLocalLowLuckyHammersTerraforming Mars
Make sure that you check all files have been deleted, some of them are set as “hidden” and will need to be revealed to be deleted.
This beta test is limited in its duration. If no serious offenders are reported, the content of the beta will be pushed to the live branch.
Happy terraforming!