V3.5 - Revision history

JYWLuca8269 at 11:39, 27 July 2020

2020-07-27T11:39:46Z

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	==V 3.5 Update==		<h1 style="background-color: #000000; color: #e3a726; padding: 2px 6px;"> V 3.5 Update </h1>

	===Retribution Expansion~~===~~		<h2 style="background-color: #000000; color: #e3a726; padding: 2px 6px;"> Retribution Expansion </h2>

	=~~===~~New features~~====~~		<h3 style="background-color: #000000; color: #e3a726; padding: 2px 6px;"> New features </h3>

	*New Artifact Powers. Artifacts are scattered across planets in the galaxy. You research them similar to how you'd build an improvement. Researching creates "charges" that can be used to do a variety of large scale effects.		*New Artifact Powers. Artifacts are scattered across planets in the galaxy. You research them similar to how you'd build an improvement. Researching creates "charges" that can be used to do a variety of large scale effects.
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	*New Retribution Campaign		*New Retribution Campaign

	=~~===~~Gameplay Changes~~====~~		<h3 style="background-color: #000000; color: #e3a726; padding: 2px 6px;"> Gameplay Changes </h3>

	*Nano-Fabricator provides adjacency bonuses.		*Nano-Fabricator provides adjacency bonuses.
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	*Generals now available with Militarization Tech		*Generals now available with Militarization Tech

	===Base game~~===~~		<h2 style="background-color: #000000; color: #e3a726; padding: 2px 6px;"> Base game </h2>

	=~~===~~Gameplay~~====~~		<h3 style="background-color: #000000; color: #e3a726; padding: 2px 6px;"> Gameplay </h3>

	*Recommended memory requirements for map sizes reduced based on memory savings.		*Recommended memory requirements for map sizes reduced based on memory savings.
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	**Removed Maintenance from all Starbase modules except rings.		**Removed Maintenance from all Starbase modules except rings.

	=~~===~~UI~~====~~		<h3 style="background-color: #000000; color: #e3a726; padding: 2px 6px;"> UI </h3>

	*Starbase resource mining display now has a 0.n precision.		*Starbase resource mining display now has a 0.n precision.
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	*Taxes changed to "Tax rate"		*Taxes changed to "Tax rate"

	=~~===~~Bugs~~====~~		<h3 style="background-color: #000000; color: #e3a726; padding: 2px 6px;"> Bugs </h3>

	*Carrier fighters are not accounted for in displaying ship battle stats outside of battle		*Carrier fighters are not accounted for in displaying ship battle stats outside of battle
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	*Added Divide by 0 check for production, preventing a crash		*Added Divide by 0 check for production, preventing a crash

	===Crusade Expansion~~===~~		<h2 style="background-color: #000000; color: #e3a726; padding: 2px 6px;"> Crusade Expansion </h2>

	*Changed the base repair rate for ships, starbases, and shipyards to 1/turn		*Changed the base repair rate for ships, starbases, and shipyards to 1/turn
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	*Generals now available with Militarization Tech		*Generals now available with Militarization Tech

	==Hot Patch==		<h1 style="background-color: #000000; color: #e3a726; padding: 2px 6px;"> Hot Patch </h1>

	*Mods now load properly.		*Mods now load properly.
	*Fixed an issue keeping players from researching the "Hyperfield Projection" tree		*Fixed an issue keeping players from researching the "Hyperfield Projection" tree
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	*Synthetic, and Silicon-based life forms no longer get the Disease event because machines don't get sick. They just get angry.		*Synthetic, and Silicon-based life forms no longer get the Disease event because machines don't get sick. They just get angry.

	==Other Resources==		<h1 style="background-color: #000000; color: #e3a726; padding: 2px 6px;"> Other Resources </h1>

	[https://forums.galciv3.com/493605/ V3.5 Forum Post]		[https://forums.galciv3.com/493605/ V3.5 Forum Post]

	[[Category:Updates]]		[[Category:Updates]]

JYWLuca8269: Updated.

2020-04-21T17:25:29Z

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 *Armor and Point defenses get similar buffs
 *Generals now available with Militarization Tech
 ==Other Resources==
 [https://forums.galciv3.com/493605/ V3.5 Forum Post]

JYWLuca8269: /* V 3.2 Update */

2020-04-21T13:01:39Z

V 3.2 Update

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	== V 3.2 Update ==		==V 3.5 Update==

	=== Retribution Expansion ===		===Retribution Expansion===

	==== New features ====		====New features====

	*New Artifact Powers. Artifacts are scattered across planets in the galaxy. You research them similar to how you'd build an improvement. Researching creates "charges" that can be used to do a variety of large scale effects.		*New Artifact Powers. Artifacts are scattered across planets in the galaxy. You research them similar to how you'd build an improvement. Researching creates "charges" that can be used to do a variety of large scale effects.
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	*New Retribution Campaign		*New Retribution Campaign

	==== Gameplay Changes ====		====Gameplay Changes====

	*Nano-Fabricator provides adjacency bonuses.		*Nano-Fabricator provides adjacency bonuses.
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	*Generals now available with Militarization Tech		*Generals now available with Militarization Tech

	=== Base game ===		===Base game===

	==== Gameplay ====		====Gameplay====

	*Recommended memory requirements for map sizes reduced based on memory savings.		*Recommended memory requirements for map sizes reduced based on memory savings.
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	**Removed Maintenance from all Starbase modules except rings.		**Removed Maintenance from all Starbase modules except rings.

	==== UI ====		====UI====

	*Starbase resource mining display now has a 0.n precision.		*Starbase resource mining display now has a 0.n precision.
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	*Taxes changed to "Tax rate"		*Taxes changed to "Tax rate"

	==== Bugs ====		====Bugs====

	*Carrier fighters are not accounted for in displaying ship battle stats outside of battle		*Carrier fighters are not accounted for in displaying ship battle stats outside of battle
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	*Added Divide by 0 check for production, preventing a crash		*Added Divide by 0 check for production, preventing a crash

	=== Crusade Expansion ===		===Crusade Expansion===

	*Changed the base repair rate for ships, starbases, and shipyards to 1/turn		*Changed the base repair rate for ships, starbases, and shipyards to 1/turn
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	*Generals now available with Militarization Tech		*Generals now available with Militarization Tech

	== Other Resources ==		==Other Resources==

	[https://forums.galciv3.com/493605/ V3.5 Forum Post]		[https://forums.galciv3.com/493605/ V3.5 Forum Post]

JYWLuca8269: Created page

2019-03-02T08:50:41Z

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== V 3.2 Update ==

=== Retribution Expansion ===

==== New features ====

*New Artifact Powers. Artifacts are scattered across planets in the galaxy. You research them similar to how you'd build an improvement. Researching creates "charges" that can be used to do a variety of large scale effects.
*Hypergates / Hyperlanes: Building Hypergates allow you to build Hypergates or superhighways through the stars. Ships move substantially faster while traveling on Hyperlanes.
*Supply Ships can send production between planets in your empire
*Technology tree has been overhauled to adds depth and sharpens your strategic choice.
*Two new factions (Drath and Korath)
*New Retribution Campaign

==== Gameplay Changes ====

*Nano-Fabricator provides adjacency bonuses.
*Most improvements are now destructible.
*Fusion Power plant removed (redundant)
*Technology Capital cost reduced from 500 to 200
*New Wonder: Dimensional Observatory (increases Hyperlane speed)
*Aid Economy cost reduced from 200 to 75, benefit reduced from 50 to 25. Now available at the start of the game.
*Supply Depot added. Improves early game morale.
*Added ability to repeat Durational projects in the planet window.
*Updated Improvement graphics
*Military Academy is a player wonder (only 1 world can train your legions, was being abused by AI).
*Big boosts to influence based improvements
*Civilization Capital raw production bonus reduced from 2 to 1
*Civilization Capital influence increased from 4 to 10
*Civilization Capital population cap increased from 5 to 8
*Civilization Capital sensor power increased from 12 to 16
*Civilization Capital no longer provides free tourism
*Space Elevators now requires Space Elevators tech
*New Improvement: Colonization Center. Early game player achievement.
*Xeno Medical Center and other related improvements now provide a % population growth increase rather than a flat one.
*Default population growth is 0.01 per turn instead of 0.1
*Supply Module given a manufacturing cost (100) and mass. Requires Space Elevators
*Advanced Resource Mining moved from Age of Ascension to Age of War
*Space Lab tech cost reduced from 200 to 120
*First level techs increased from 24 cost to 36 cost
*Removed Xeno Irrigation tech
*New Techs:
**Deep Field Inspection
**Subatomic Organization
**Beam Weapon Miniaturization
**Warhead Miniaturization
**Hyperfield Mass Launchers
**Energy Defense Miniaturization
**Counter-Targeting Computers
**Armor Materials Science
**Ministry of Alien Affairs
**Department of Colonization
**Spatial Manipulation
**Space Elevators
*Galactic Council influence per turn increased from 1 to 25
*Changed the base repair rate for ships, starbases, and shipyards to 1/turn
*Prolific trait reduced from +0.2 flat growth increased to +50% growth increase
*Added the Arnorian Relic Study starbase module
*Added the Precursor Observatory starbase module
*Fixed an error in the text string for the ancient Ability trait
*Drengin: now have Militant 1 and Brutal 1 instead of Influential 1 and Brutal 2
*Iridium: now have Handy 2 and Adventuresome 2 instead of Influential 1
*Onyx Hive: now have Adventuresome 2 instead of Influential 1
*Personality traits on some factions have been adjusted
*Fix for refreshing the stats of colonies when transferring a citizen to your home planet.
*Strategic Command improves military production on the planet by 50%
*General pass on ship design templates for AI and player to make for better designs.
*Carrier modules cost more.
*Show the planet class in the unit transfer screen
*Drengin given Influential trait
*Altarians lose Peaceful trait, given Aggressive trait
*Iridium Corporation loses Handy trait and Adventuresome trait, given Cultural and Influential traits
*Onyx loses Opportunistic trait and given Cultural trait
*Onyx loses Adventuresome trait, given Influential trait
*Arceans lose Trader and Diplomatic traits (because they're neither)
*Map Sizes increased:
*Thrusters cost increased from 7 to 30 while space used reduced from 8 to 1
*Ion Thruster cost increased from 12 to 40 wile space reduced from 9 to 1
*Field Thruster cost increased from 16 to 50 while space reduced from 10 to 1
*Inertial Accelerator cost increased from 48 to 60 while space reduced from 12 to 1
*Deflectors beam defense increased from 2 to 4
*Shield beam defense increased from 3 to 6
*Barrier beam defense increased from 5 to 8
*Force field defense increased from 6 to 10
*Invulnerability beam defense increased from 8 to 12
*Armor and Point defenses get similar buffs
*Generals now available with Militarization Tech

=== Base game ===

==== Gameplay ====

*Recommended memory requirements for map sizes reduced based on memory savings.
*AI manages tax rate with more focus on how it affects approval
*AI uses tiny hulled ships to build defenders to help dissuade easy conquest.
*Fixed bug that was preventing AI from stationing garrisons.
*Cruel AI personalities are more focused on weapon tech
*AI is more conscious of existing enemies before declaring war on more.
*Going to war with most favorit-ish civ penalty changed from a 25% penalty to a flat 0.1 to goods and services.
*Exterminators can now colonize toxic worlds
*Changed it so that the bonuses will show a decimal place if the decimal value is greater than zero. E.g., +2.5% shows up as +2.5% but 5% does NOT show up as 5.0%.
*"Defiant Civilizations" list in the UP details now scrolls correctly
*Lighting update for battle viewer.
*Added Commonwealth race trait that gives +5 diplomacy bonus to the Commonwealth
*Updated the description for Corrosive worlds.
*Fixed the icon of corrosive worlds in the base game.
*AI is more likely to build transports
*Shipyard size reduced slightly
*AI is more aggressive towards shipyards and starbases
*Added a defeat message when another player achieves an ascension victory.
*Carrier modules use a bit more space.
*Shipyards and Starbase base HP increased from 50 to 100.
*Hull Changes
**Tiny hull: Reduced manufacturing cost from 40 to 25
**Small hull: Reduced manufacturing cost from 60 to 40
**Medium hull: Reduced hp from 60 to 30, increased mass cap from 64 to 72
**Large hull: Reduced hp from 100 to 80, increased the mass cap from 128 to 144, decreased tactical speed from -10% to -20%, decreased acceleration from -10% to -40%
**Huge Hull: Increased manufacturing cost from 600 to 800, increased mass cap from 256 to 300, increased logistics cost from 18 to 24, decreased tactical speed from -20% to -50%, decreased acceleration from -20% to -80%
**Cargo hull: decreased manufacturing cost from 24 to 16, removed maintenance, reduced hp from 10 to 3, increased tactical speed from -90% to -50%, increased acceleration from -80% to -20%
**Starbase hull: increased hp from 50 to 250
*Starbase Module changes
**Starbase Defense Systems: Removed Durantium, Elerium, and Antimatter cost
**Advanced Starbase Defense Systems: Reduced Durantium cost from 2 to 1, removed Elerium cost, removed antimatter cost
**Omega Starbase Defense System: increased Durantium cost from 3 to 5, removed Elerium cost, removed antimatter cost
**Economic Ring starbase module: removed maintenance
**Starbase factory: tech prereq moved from Xeno Manufacturing to Orbital Manufacturing
**Cultural Forum starbase module: tech prereq moved from Translator tech to Cultural Exchange
**Information HUb starbase module: cost reduced from 200 to 100
**Interstellar Exchange starbase module: cost reduced from 300 to 100, Promethion cost reduced from 4 to 3
**Interstellar Embassy starbase module: cost reduced from 400 to 100, Promethion cost reduced from 8 to 4
**Interstellar Ministry starbase module: cost reduced from 500 to 100, Promethion cost reduced from 10 to 5
**Added the Indoctrination Center starbase module
**Added the Hive Mind Starbase module
**Added maintenance cost to all the mining starbase modules
**Removed Maintenance from all Starbase modules except rings.

==== UI ====

*Starbase resource mining display now has a 0.n precision.
*Removing"jitter" when basic UI controls unhide
*Changed setup label from Galaxy Type to Galaxy Setting
*You can now search for techs based on their searching for its flavor text name
*Increased size of offer text in the Conversation window
*Added Military stat to the Colony summary list screen.
*Asteroid context window now shows hotkey to build a mining base
*Taxes changed to "Tax rate"

==== Bugs ====

*Carrier fighters are not accounted for in displaying ship battle stats outside of battle
*Fixed starting event that gives you a scout when it's not supposed to
*Fixed a common MP desync on starting a new MP game during map generation.
*Fix for missing translation for Subspace Resonator B improvement.
*Fixed crash related by spawning a new planet.
*Fixing a couple of potential crashes from the AI getting awarded a starbase when it doesn't have a place to put it.
*Prevent two planets being generated on the same tile. Gets awkward real fast. Fix for random crash using a destroyed object
*Fixed a MP desync where diplomacy wasn't be calculated the same for all players.
*MP crash fix (peer was looking for non-existent colony)
*Fixed the bug that was allowing players to build multiple wonders. Hopefully, this bug is now dead forever.
*Fixed the Neutral option of the Precursor Artifact starting event
*Fixed error descriptions after game within a game (cannot build a starbase within %d bug)
*Fix for MP shipyard crash
*Deleting a starbase in scenario mode in the map editor no longer does bad things
*Update arrows on the Headers in the Ship Design window.
*Show the updated turns for the overflow from shipyard overflows
*Changed Specialty ships to default to being unfiltered, not just when there are no favored ships
*Improvement tool tip precision increased to show tiny population growth changes.
*Fixed a typo on the Relic starting frequency dropdown (Precusor >> Precursor)
*Added Divide by 0 check for production, preventing a crash

=== Crusade Expansion ===

*Changed the base repair rate for ships, starbases, and shipyards to 1/turn
*Prolific trait reduced from +0.2 flat growth increased to +50% growth increase
*Added the Arnorian Relic Study starbase module
*Added the Precursor Observatory starbase module
*Fixed an error in the text string for the ancient Ability trait
*Drengin: now have Militant 1 and Brutal 1 instead of Influential 1 and Brutal 2
*Iridium: now have Handy 2 and Adventuresome 2 instead of Influential 1
*Onyx Hive: now have Adventuresome 2 instead of Influential 1
*Personality traits on some factions have been adjusted
*Fix for refreshing the stats of colonies when transferring a citizen to your home planet.
*Strategic Command improves military production on the planet by 50%
*General pass on ship design templates for AI and player to make for better designs.
*Carrier modules cost more.
*Show the planet class in the unit transfer screen
*Drengin given Influential trait
*Altarians lose Peaceful trait, given Aggressive trait
*Iridium Corporation loses Handy trait and Adventuresome trait, given Cultural and Influential traits
*Onyx loses Opportunistic trait and given Cultural trait
*Onyx loses Adventuresome trait, given Influential trait
*Arceans lose Trader and Diplomatic traits (because they're neither)
*Map Sizes increased:
**Tiny: 28 to 32
**Small: 40 to 50
**Medium: 50 to 64
**Large: 70 to 72
*Thrusters cost increased from 7 to 30 while space used reduced from 8 to 1
*Ion Thruster cost increased from 12 to 40 wile space reduced from 9 to 1
*Field Thruster cost increased from 16 to 50 while space reduced from 10 to 1
*Inertial Accelerator cost increased from 48 to 60 while space reduced from 12 to 1
*Deflectors beam defense increased from 2 to 4
*Shield beam defense increased from 3 to 6
*Barrier beam defense increased from 5 to 8
*Force field defense increased from 6 to 10
*Invulnerability beam defense increased from 8 to 12
*Armor and Point defenses get similar buffs
*Generals now available with Militarization Tech

== Other Resources ==

[https://forums.galciv3.com/493605/ V3.5 Forum Post]