0.7.2.0 Beta is now live

#1 · 7 March 2018, 12 h 37 min

Quote from Amphy on 7 March 2018, 12 h 37 min

MIGRATION NOTES

No known issues should exist when updating from 7.1.X to 7.2.

GENERAL

Tweaked worldgen to have more "terraced" feel to it

Tweaked worldlayer gen to have larger regions of biomes

New players now start with the basic tools (previously given through the tutorial) placed in their backpack. The tutorial is updated to direct players there, then to popup tool-specific tutorials when they select them.

World objects automatically switch to the "status" tab when they're disabled

Added a discord button to the title screen

Building is much smoother now and shows an in-world cursor where you are targeting blocks / objects. (can be disabled in advanced settings)

Re-enabled stats, with significant performance improvements. Stats can now be disabled manually from the server panel if they continue to be a performance problem.

Updated Road and road ramp meshes and textures to function more smoothly with vehicles and buildings.

GAMEPLAY

Plastic is no longer a block. If you have any plastic inside stockpiles, it will remain in them, but it should be removed and placed into chests as soon as possible.

Objects that affect housing now display it in their tooltips.

Exiting vehicles now uses the standard interact keybinding

Currencies can now be backed with different items (not just gold)

Fixed a bug where picking up mints would cause other mints to have the wrong associated currency

Changes the recipe cost of a couple late game research and recipes.

Solar Generator cost changed from (1 steel) to (15 steel, 5 servos, 5 circuits)

Wind Turbine cost changed from (10 iron) to (20 steel, 10 gearboxes, 10 circuits)

Moved the stove recipe from the Factory to the Machine Shop

Dead plants now disappear after 24 hours.

Plants that die young no longer continue aging to maturity.

Player planted plants are now significantly more resistant to natural forces.

Tailings in carts will now pollute

Fixed the stack sizes for Mortared Stone, Hewn Logs, Bricks, and other block materials

Added 8 slots of storage to the shelf, cabinets, icebox, and refrigerator

Added acorns (oak seeds) and fir seeds

Beans gathering improvements moved from Grassland Gatherer to Forest Forager

Added a seed recipe for tomato seeds

Birch growth time reduced from 5 to 4

Cedar growth time reduced from 5 to 4

Tomato growth time reduced from 1 to 0.8

Amanita Mushroom growth time reduced from 1 to 0.7

Crimini Mushroom growth time reduced from 1 to 0.7

Rice growth time reduced from 1 to 0.8

Oak growth time increased from 1 to 6

Fir growth time increased from 1 to 4

Saguaro Cactus growth time increased from 1 to 3

Camas growth time increased from 0.2 to 0.8

Wheat growth time increased from 0.15 to 0.7

Fern growth time increased from 0.2 to 0.6

Huckleberry growth time increased from 0.25 to 0.8

Beet growth time increased from 0.2 to 0.8

Corn growth time increased from 0.15 to 0.8

Fireweed growth time increased from 0.2 to 0.6

Creosote Bush growth time increased from 0.25 to 0.6

Sagebrush growth time increased from 0.25 to 0.6

PricklyPear growth time increased from 0.2 to 0.7

Beans growth time increased from 0.2 to 0.8

Fishing skill max level reduced from 5 to 4

Fishing skill cost reduced from (2, 4, 6, 8, 10) to (1, 2, 2, 3)

Fish cleaning moved from butchery to fishing, including two new skills under fishing

Clams can now be harvested for clams

Urchins can now be harvested for urchins

Kelp can now be harvested for kelp

Fishery has three new recipes: shuck clams, clean urchins, and shred kelp

Charred Fish recipe was moved from Campfire Creations to Campfire Cooking

Freshly generated worlds have a little special something hidden somewhere probably maybe

MODKIT

Simplified client mod building so you just need to select a save location for the built bundle.

Added a server option to continuously scan for unity bundle changes for faster client-side mod iteration times. (just save & reconnect to test in game)

WorldObjects now automatically set animation controller parameters, see ModKit wiki for details.

Added scripts to modkit

MaterialEvents - use in conjunction with unityevents to animate material properties

iTween Visual Editor - flexible tweening for animating movment / properties

EcoLight - make lights that play well with Global illumination.

SyncPhysics - keeps physics in sync (makes custom rubble & vehicles possible)

Cleaned up the wiki a bit and added an in-depth getting started tutorial covering the complete process of creating a client-object mod

PERFORMANCE

A large amount of performance changes were done that will allow the server to handle considerably more players concurrently than before. Our stress test had close to 70 players on a 16km² server at once!

Optimized object relevancy check by finally adding that spatial partition we've put off forever.

Optimized the connect-to-server process of the client

Claiming property no longer causes stalls for all clients

Minimap updates are now much more efficient (helps increase players per server limit). On larger worlds, the minimap may take some time to load in fully.

Optimized some of the animal simulation code, removed some concurrency issues that caused animals to sometimes just stand in place

BUG FIXES

Fixed a bug that prevented users from seeing changes made in a store until they logged out and back in.

Fixed ‘Items In Container’ contracts not saving list of items.

Fixed inserting items via right-click not counting for contracts.

Fixed display of items left to place in world markers for contracts.

Fixed Contracts to properly handle temporary, limited authorization on objects (you can put bricks into a container you don’t own if you have a contract allowing it, but you can’t remove them).

Fixed currency exchanges working despite bad room requirements.

Fixed currency exchanges failing if you try to use default currencies.

Fixed currency exchanges letting non-authed users mess with the lists.

Fixed issue where server search got out of sync with the displayed search string

Blast furnaces can now be placed outside

Fixed a web API exploit, allowing anyone to set server config remotely.

Sadly, "/unstuck" while driving will no longer do awesome things

Fixed silly avatars when destroying a cart someone else is driving

Replace stockpile exception with a warning if the world<->inventory sync fails, instead of crashing the server

Fix float parsing which has issues in other cultures and caused misc weird issues, including some "connection failed"

Fixed occupancy for solar generator, stove, repair station, stove, washboard, couch, padded chair, and washing machine
*Fixed missing art for washboard and washing machine objects

Blocks that don't stick to walls will now fall immediately (fixes phantom blocks when falling across chunk borders)

Object spawning is now synchronized to prevent weird physics collisions that often sent objects flying

Fixed cut trees occasionally floating w/o gravity

Players no longer get stuck when stockpiles change or blocks are placed where they are standing

Vehicles, rubble and trees should fall through the world much less frequently

Vehicle acceleration has been clamped so launching vehicles should be much more difficult

Dev Tool can now target more things

Display full stack traces in the disconnection dialog when disconnected due to an exception. This will make reported bugs much easier to fix.

Fixed a typo in a chat command name ('exeptional' -> 'exceptional')

Fixed some more moderately rare chunk build exceptions

Fixed a bug where the fish caught would sometimes not seem to be added to your inventory

Fixed being unable to move after exiting a text box using 'Escape'

Fixed a server crash related to leveling up skills (A concurrency problem)

Show better error messages when there is a problem with our auth servers

Fixes preventing the 'Play' action with a law - Instead of crashing the server, it will now kick the player with an explanatory message.

Fixed issue that prevented Linux server from running as a background process

Can no longer propose new districts with unnamed districts or districts with the same name. Servers stuck with districts with the same name should be able to redefine them to have unique names now.

Fixed redefining districts being incorrectly prevented due to editing a district that is referenced by another law

Fixed existing law text not getting updated when districts are renamed

Fixed a server crash from air pollution emitting objects, which was due to threading problems

Fixed a server crash that happened when double clicking 'x' on a store listing

Fixed a login problem that may have caused users to log in as someone else

On object windows, the 'Status' tab is now hidden if there is nothing on it

On object windows, the 'Storage' tab shows an 'empty' message if there is no linked storage on it, rather than just being empty

Each time you open an object window, the first tab is shown, regardless of what tab you had open when you last closed it - Unless the object is disabled, in which case the 'Status' tab is shown.

MIGRATION NOTES

No known issues should exist when updating from 7.1.X to 7.2.

GENERAL

Tweaked worldgen to have more "terraced" feel to it
Tweaked worldlayer gen to have larger regions of biomes
New players now start with the basic tools (previously given through the tutorial) placed in their backpack. The tutorial is updated to direct players there, then to popup tool-specific tutorials when they select them.
World objects automatically switch to the "status" tab when they're disabled
Added a discord button to the title screen
Building is much smoother now and shows an in-world cursor where you are targeting blocks / objects. (can be disabled in advanced settings)
Re-enabled stats, with significant performance improvements. Stats can now be disabled manually from the server panel if they continue to be a performance problem.
Updated Road and road ramp meshes and textures to function more smoothly with vehicles and buildings.

GAMEPLAY

Plastic is no longer a block. If you have any plastic inside stockpiles, it will remain in them, but it should be removed and placed into chests as soon as possible.
Objects that affect housing now display it in their tooltips.
Exiting vehicles now uses the standard interact keybinding
Currencies can now be backed with different items (not just gold)
Fixed a bug where picking up mints would cause other mints to have the wrong associated currency
Changes the recipe cost of a couple late game research and recipes.
Solar Generator cost changed from (1 steel) to (15 steel, 5 servos, 5 circuits)
Wind Turbine cost changed from (10 iron) to (20 steel, 10 gearboxes, 10 circuits)
Moved the stove recipe from the Factory to the Machine Shop
Dead plants now disappear after 24 hours.
Plants that die young no longer continue aging to maturity.
Player planted plants are now significantly more resistant to natural forces.
Tailings in carts will now pollute
Fixed the stack sizes for Mortared Stone, Hewn Logs, Bricks, and other block materials
Added 8 slots of storage to the shelf, cabinets, icebox, and refrigerator
Added acorns (oak seeds) and fir seeds
Beans gathering improvements moved from Grassland Gatherer to Forest Forager
Added a seed recipe for tomato seeds
Birch growth time reduced from 5 to 4
Cedar growth time reduced from 5 to 4
Tomato growth time reduced from 1 to 0.8
Amanita Mushroom growth time reduced from 1 to 0.7
Crimini Mushroom growth time reduced from 1 to 0.7
Rice growth time reduced from 1 to 0.8
Oak growth time increased from 1 to 6
Fir growth time increased from 1 to 4
Saguaro Cactus growth time increased from 1 to 3
Camas growth time increased from 0.2 to 0.8
Wheat growth time increased from 0.15 to 0.7
Fern growth time increased from 0.2 to 0.6
Huckleberry growth time increased from 0.25 to 0.8
Beet growth time increased from 0.2 to 0.8
Corn growth time increased from 0.15 to 0.8
Fireweed growth time increased from 0.2 to 0.6
Creosote Bush growth time increased from 0.25 to 0.6
Sagebrush growth time increased from 0.25 to 0.6
PricklyPear growth time increased from 0.2 to 0.7
Beans growth time increased from 0.2 to 0.8
Fishing skill max level reduced from 5 to 4
Fishing skill cost reduced from (2, 4, 6, 8, 10) to (1, 2, 2, 3)
Fish cleaning moved from butchery to fishing, including two new skills under fishing
Clams can now be harvested for clams
Urchins can now be harvested for urchins
Kelp can now be harvested for kelp
Fishery has three new recipes: shuck clams, clean urchins, and shred kelp
Charred Fish recipe was moved from Campfire Creations to Campfire Cooking
Freshly generated worlds have a little special something hidden somewhere probably maybe

MODKIT

Simplified client mod building so you just need to select a save location for the built bundle.
Added a server option to continuously scan for unity bundle changes for faster client-side mod iteration times. (just save & reconnect to test in game)
WorldObjects now automatically set animation controller parameters, see ModKit wiki for details.
Added scripts to modkit
- MaterialEvents - use in conjunction with unityevents to animate material properties
- iTween Visual Editor - flexible tweening for animating movment / properties
- EcoLight - make lights that play well with Global illumination.
- SyncPhysics - keeps physics in sync (makes custom rubble & vehicles possible)
Cleaned up the wiki a bit and added an in-depth getting started tutorial covering the complete process of creating a client-object mod

PERFORMANCE

A large amount of performance changes were done that will allow the server to handle considerably more players concurrently than before. Our stress test had close to 70 players on a 16km² server at once!
Optimized object relevancy check by finally adding that spatial partition we've put off forever.
Optimized the connect-to-server process of the client
Claiming property no longer causes stalls for all clients
Minimap updates are now much more efficient (helps increase players per server limit). On larger worlds, the minimap may take some time to load in fully.
Optimized some of the animal simulation code, removed some concurrency issues that caused animals to sometimes just stand in place

BUG FIXES

Fixed a bug that prevented users from seeing changes made in a store until they logged out and back in.
Fixed ‘Items In Container’ contracts not saving list of items.
Fixed inserting items via right-click not counting for contracts.
Fixed display of items left to place in world markers for contracts.
Fixed Contracts to properly handle temporary, limited authorization on objects (you can put bricks into a container you don’t own if you have a contract allowing it, but you can’t remove them).
Fixed currency exchanges working despite bad room requirements.
Fixed currency exchanges failing if you try to use default currencies.
Fixed currency exchanges letting non-authed users mess with the lists.
Fixed issue where server search got out of sync with the displayed search string
Blast furnaces can now be placed outside
Fixed a web API exploit, allowing anyone to set server config remotely.
Sadly, "/unstuck" while driving will no longer do awesome things
Fixed silly avatars when destroying a cart someone else is driving
Replace stockpile exception with a warning if the world<->inventory sync fails, instead of crashing the server
Fix float parsing which has issues in other cultures and caused misc weird issues, including some "connection failed"
Fixed occupancy for solar generator, stove, repair station, stove, washboard, couch, padded chair, and washing machine
*Fixed missing art for washboard and washing machine objects
Blocks that don't stick to walls will now fall immediately (fixes phantom blocks when falling across chunk borders)
Object spawning is now synchronized to prevent weird physics collisions that often sent objects flying
Fixed cut trees occasionally floating w/o gravity
Players no longer get stuck when stockpiles change or blocks are placed where they are standing
Vehicles, rubble and trees should fall through the world much less frequently
Vehicle acceleration has been clamped so launching vehicles should be much more difficult
Dev Tool can now target more things
Display full stack traces in the disconnection dialog when disconnected due to an exception. This will make reported bugs much easier to fix.
Fixed a typo in a chat command name ('exeptional' -> 'exceptional')
Fixed some more moderately rare chunk build exceptions
Fixed a bug where the fish caught would sometimes not seem to be added to your inventory
Fixed being unable to move after exiting a text box using 'Escape'
Fixed a server crash related to leveling up skills (A concurrency problem)
Show better error messages when there is a problem with our auth servers
Fixes preventing the 'Play' action with a law - Instead of crashing the server, it will now kick the player with an explanatory message.
Fixed issue that prevented Linux server from running as a background process
Can no longer propose new districts with unnamed districts or districts with the same name. Servers stuck with districts with the same name should be able to redefine them to have unique names now.
Fixed redefining districts being incorrectly prevented due to editing a district that is referenced by another law
Fixed existing law text not getting updated when districts are renamed
Fixed a server crash from air pollution emitting objects, which was due to threading problems
Fixed a server crash that happened when double clicking 'x' on a store listing
Fixed a login problem that may have caused users to log in as someone else
On object windows, the 'Status' tab is now hidden if there is nothing on it
On object windows, the 'Storage' tab shows an 'empty' message if there is no linked storage on it, rather than just being empty
Each time you open an object window, the first tab is shown, regardless of what tab you had open when you last closed it - Unless the object is disabled, in which case the 'Status' tab is shown.