CRASH FIXES



• Reduced chance of thread abort exceptions occurring
  
• Fixed rare crash with freighters
  
• Fixed crash when lock computer (Ctrl-Alt-Del) while playing DW (graphics device lost)
  

BUG FIXES



• Fixed bug where some failed intercepted intelligence missions were not counting towards victory conditions
  
• Fixed bug where characters were not being properly transferred to troop transports from Troops tab of Colonies screen
  
• Fixed bug where pirate facilities would sometimes not be removed from colonies when pirate faction wiped out
  
• Fixed bug where hyperdeny components not being used on bases defending against attack
  
• Fixed bug where captured and gifted ships would sometimes be attacked when not an enemy
  
• Fixed bug where invading troops disappear when planet bombarded to extinction
  
• Fixed bug where defending troops dropped at rebelling colonies would sometimes join invaders if they were victorious (i.e. rebels or invaders conquered colony)
  
• Fixed bug where troop generals participating in successful clearance attacks against pirate facilities at your colonies would get event history message indicating that the battle was lost, when it was actually won
  
• Fixed bug where displayed cashflow was not including facility maintenance
  
• Fixed bug where freighters would sometimes attempt to dock at mining stations that did not yet have docking bays
  

RESOURCES AND FREIGHTERS



• Improved freighter resource transport network, especially for construction resource shortages
  
• Added option to disable construction resource shortage messages
  
• The random allotment of startup luxury resources at your colonies now exclude super-luxury resources (Loros Fruit, Zentabia Fluid, Korabbian Spice) (alleviates cashflow swings when these run out)
  

TROOPS AND INVASIONS



• Fixed problems where troops were sometimes being recruited incorrectly (e.g. clone troops)
  
• Improved garrison levels of troops at colonies, especially when empire is in low- or negative-cashflow situations
  
• Colony populations now defend better against invasions - their defend strength has been doubled
  

FLEETS AND SHIPS



• Improved fleet response to enemy threats in other systems (i.e. non-automated fleets follow their posture settings to engage enemies in other systems)
  
• Fleets in battle now tolerate lower fuel levels (i.e will wait longer before refuelling)
  
• Ensure that automated fleets load troops when space available
  
• Changed ship behavior so that if already hyperjumping away (for whatever reason) then they will not reassign an Escape mission (i.e. they are already 'escaping')
  
• Further improved boarding and capture so that ships and fighters no longer fire at a target once you already have overwhelming boarding parties onboard the target
  
• Exploration ships now check for uninvestigated ruins or galaxy locations once they have explored the entire galaxy
  

DIFFICULTY LEVELS



• Game difficulty has been increased on higher levels in the following ways:
  
• More defending troops at colonies, especially larger colonies
  
• Buying tech from other empires is more expensive for the player
  
• Selling tech to other empires is less lucrative for the player
  
• Relationship thresholds for buying tech from other empires is higher for player (i.e. other empire has to like you more)
  
• Non-player empires build more exploration and construction ships when they are able
  
• Overall difficulty factors have been increased (i.e. each difficulty setting above normal is now harder)
  

RESEARCH AND SHIP DESIGN



• Ship Design editor now warns when Resort Base designs are missing passenger components or are too big to build
  
• AI-designed spaceports and defensive bases now properly use area weapons when specified in design templates
  
• Lessened chance of critical research success or failure for larger/longer research projects
  

GAME PERFORMANCE AND DISPLAY



• Improved game performance, especially in late-game with large galaxies
  
• Improved rendering performance, especially when zoomed out to sector- or galaxy-level
  
• Improved appearance of stars in mainview
  

OTHER



• Pirates now more careful about honoring protection arrangements
  
• Improved willingness of passenger ships to perform tourism missions
  
• Retrofit button in Ships and Bases screen now enabled for bases not at colonies
  

quote:

ORIGINAL: solops

Nice fixes, but my AV (Zone Alarm Extreme Security) program says the patch has a virus in it.

HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic

It claims it was high risk (?) and that it was treated. That has never happened before with a patch.

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ORIGINAL: Erik Rutins

That's a false positive, the update is virus free.

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ORIGINAL: sventhebold

Now what. The PC says it cannot access the file

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ORIGINAL: Algon

There should be a way to tell your antivirus program to ignore that file. I'm not familiar with Kaspersky, so I can't tell you where to find it, but it shouldn't be too hard to find if you open up the antivirus main console. If all else fails, or you're not feeling adventurous, read whatever instructions you have for it! [:D]

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ORIGINAL: Elrohir525

I've noticed in my current game with the beta patch that hyperdeny components onboard my ships never activate. I haven't seen whether hyperdeny on a base works or not.

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ORIGINAL: Elrohir525

I've noticed in my current game with the beta patch that hyperdeny components onboard my ships never activate.

Edit: Hyperdeny on bases seems to work very well.

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ORIGINAL: ASHBERY76

Are you sure you have enough power.

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ORIGINAL: Elrohir525

I've noticed in my current game with the beta patch that hyperdeny components onboard my ships never activate.

Edit: Hyperdeny on bases seems to work very well.

quote:

ORIGINAL: solops
Nice fixes, but my AV (Zone Alarm Extreme Security) program says the patch has a virus in it.
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
It claims it was high risk (?) and that it was treated. That has never happened before with a patch.

quote:

ORIGINAL: Andrew Loveridge
DIFFICULTY LEVELS

• Buying tech from other empires is more expensive for the player
  
• Selling tech to other empires is less lucrative for the player
  

quote:

ORIGINAL: Icemania

quote:

ORIGINAL: Andrew Loveridge
DIFFICULTY LEVELS

• Buying tech from other empires is more expensive for the player
  
• Selling tech to other empires is less lucrative for the player
  

Some feedback 15 years into my first game with the 1.9.0.12 Beta to test the change above on Extreme. I have $2.5M of spare credits despite having 0% tax on all my worlds while funding large fleets (only limited by how fast I can build), new colonies and crash research. All of this has been funded by selling technology. It remains the case that the only choice for experienced players is to avoid technology selling as it's completely gamechanging.

Just how significant were these changes? As I've mentioned technologies are overpriced by something like a factor of 10 on Extreme.