Changelog v1.10 B4201 2023-06-08

Gameplay

• Added the ‘Drone Bay’: You can now craft and place the Drone Bay and equip it with Defense Drones. A Drone Bay Spawner is required for starting the drones.
  
  
  
  1. Pay attention to the direction you set the drone spawner block & also place it on the outside of the vessel so the drones have easy access to it to spawn & despawn from.
     
  2. To “retrieve” spawned drones toggle the power off for the drone bay & wait for them to return & despawn. When they are close to your vessel keep it still so they can find the spawner & despawn.
     
  3. First iteration for testing.
     https://empyriononline.com/threads/v1-10-exp-drone-bay-feedback.101630
     
  
  
• Replaced player bike with a player hover bike: first addition of model and basic movement controller. Note that the Hoverbike cannot go over water and it has not yet an updated icon in the containers and toolbars.
  https://empyriononline.com/threads/v1-10-exp-hoverbike-feedback.101631/
  
  

Building

Blueprint Parts Collection Tool:

• Added possibility to create snap points to combine blueprint parts together. With that POIs can be created very fast and easy, especially out of construction sets.
  
• Teaser video: https://streamable.com/iz9oyn
  
• A detailed documentation + video how to setup Snap Points up will be coming shortly
  
• Improved preview speed of blueprint parts
  
• Added buttons to reload the blueprint part preview
  https://empyriononline.com/threads/v1-10-exp-blueprint-parts-collection-tool-feedback.101632/
  
• Added 17 new blockshapes (17); First addition/icons missing. You can find the new blockshapes by checking for missing slots and white blanks on the Cubes-, Round- and Connector- tabs OR hover over the seemingly empty slots on the 2nd page of the "basic shapes" tab
  https://empyriononline.com/threads/v1-10-exp-new-block-shapes-feedback.101629/
  
  

Factions

• Updated the UCH faction NPCs: the faction now uses a dedicated set of NPC types for military and civilians.
  
• For builders, use the male and female military and non-military variants for NPC spawns that start with ‘UCH’ (eg. UCHSoldierFemale2AssaultRifle, UCHPilotMaleRed, UCHCivilianMale1 and so on.
  https://empyriononline.com/threads/v1-10-exp-faction-changes-feedback.101633/
  

Sound & SFX

• Added a space-battle track for space combat (to separate it from ground combat)
  
• Added new sounds for power generators, shield generator & the warp drive
  https://empyriononline.com/threads/v1-10-exp-sound-sfx-feedback.101628/
  

Other changes

• Updated main loca (EN) for new additions of devices and entities
  
• Added Difficulty setting to disable new BP Factory behavior to check if all blocks are unlocked in TechTree (default: check active)
  

Fixes:

• 00890: Collision for large thrusters in not correct and doesn’t apply blastdamage
  
• 00910: Large thrusters is flickering in 1PV after resume the game
  
• Solved non-stop BattleSondtrack when tweak music volume.
  
• Fixed Blueprint spawn crash
  
• Fixed: New UCH entities (soldiers + civ) had no SfX (Alert, Death, Hurt)
  
• Fixed: BA_PolarisDroneBase offset missing
  
• Fixed: BA_UCHSettlement was missing FillerBlocks at the corners
  
• fix: 00926: ScifiTableV2 glitches player in table when standing up from it.
  
• 00944: Forcefield sun reflections
  
• 00940: Flickering at the edges of blocks devices with SSAO enabled
  

EAH:

• https://eah.empyrion-homeworld.net/download/patch-notes-emp-admin-helper-full
  

Changelog: v1.10 B4201 2023-05-31

Default Scenario Update (WiP):

• Added/updated about 300 space & ground stations, wreckages, dungeons, small and large, weak and strong combat and civilian vessels - created, reworked and updated by various authors and community contributors (check details at: https://empyriononline.com/forums/showroom-submissions.108/).
  

Missions

1. Akua: Clear Skies
   
2. Ningues: Andromeda Strain
   
3. Masperon: Bad Wolf
   
4. Skillon: Deserted Powers
   
5. Ashon: To Good Business
   

• Adjusted main storyline contents, mission structure and dialogues (eg. shortened amount of text and/or added more SKIP routes)
  
• Changed start location and context of main storyline (Prelude now starts when arriving on Omicron Sector!)
  
• Fixed several reported bugs and issues with the main storyline (please retest!). Most important changes:
  
• Updated: Story Mission 'Totally Overpowered' updated to new settings and faction references. Dialogues updated to reflect context changes.
  
• Updated: Story Mission 'Glacial Grave': Reduced Log content (amount of text) found on the system consoles down to 1-page logs and made several other refinements on procedures.
  
• Updated: Story Mission 'Ancient Revelations': fixed issues with opening doors too early, changed creatures to variants that better fit some room sizes. Staircase now cleared when using shortcut from main access to upper level; added some additional markers in some places.
  
• Updated: Story Mission 'Uncertain Outcomes': fixed several issues in mission progression; Set stations to civil + admin cores; removed Tier3 ores from mission asteroids.
  
• Updated: Story Mission Interlude 'Meet the GLaD': added some skip areas to Dialogues and streamlined text info for summaries
  
• Updated: Story Mission 'Sigma Fulcrum': Reduced clickcount on station console (each message now only shown once as long as player stays in the dialogue); Fixed a few inconsistencies with mission progress; Note the station is still set to Colonists faction you won't damage your reputation with. So first ask, then shoot.
  
• Updated: Story Mission 'Unexpected Allies': Fixed faction settings to not break mission progress. Updated some dialogues; updated info + added more SKIP routes in dialogues.
  
• Updated: Story Mission 'Wins and losses': Adjusted some text elements; Fixed progression issues. (Note, this is currently the LAST mission. Final mission might be added for 1.11 or 1.12)
  
• Deactivated 'Murky Christmas' mission (as this is seasonal content).
  
• General change on story mission factions & enemies: When there is no chance to proceed in a story mission other than to fight against a dynamic-RP faction, the opponents will be set to "Alien" to not forcefully ruin player reputation. If there is a choice, e.g. to trade, talk or fight, a dynamic faction might be used & the decision to ruin the Reputation towards them is up to the players themselves.
  

Factions & Reputation & NPCs

• Set UCH to dynamic faction reputation
  
• Added a static player-friendly 'technical' faction 'PlayerAssistDefaultHostile' (PDH) to help with mission setups that require combat against default-hostile factions and RP is not spoiled by friendly-fire or the faction is already used in another context. The faction is not intended to have POI or territories but is a "technical" static faction only.
  
• Reworked faction reputation matrix: eg. added more crossover effects (pos and negative), removed too strong level-drop effects and added specific RP-loss amounts to some blocks (f.ex. Cores)
  
• Changed NPC groups (EclassConfig) and updated terrain-spawned patrol groups (Egroup)
  
• Telluropod now available from NPC Spawners
  

Gameworld

• Updated home systems and home planets for all major and minor factions (1st iteration)
  
• Added home systems for community-submitted factions
  
• Sorted/changed blueprint groups of lots of POIs for the factions
  
• Sorted blueprint groups for all faction OPVs (space and planet) into tiers.
  

Note: if your scenario uses default BP groups, their contents might have changed!

• Changed: Several story-mission-relevant POI did not have an admin core
  
• Changed: Enemy attack in story mission context is now mostly set to "alien" faction to avoid spoiling reputation unintentionally.
  
• Added a few battered, free-roaming cannon drones to Ningues, Skillon and Masperon (Alien faction; will attack player, but not other NPCs)
  
• Changed: Activated Base Attacks on Akua (Talon) and Masperon (Zirax/Abyssal)
  
• Changed: Akua SupplyDepot swapped Raptor02 with RaptorNight and interior AlienBug01v2 with Spider01
  
• Updated Ocean planet (decoration, atmosphere, textures & biomes)
  
  
  
  

Gameworld - Stars

• Space: Tweaked looks for star types O,B,F,A,G,K,M, LegacyNexusHub
  
• Space: Adjusted playfield lighting colours and brightness. (O: Much brighter; B: Bright)
  
• Galaxy map: Star types easier to tell apart in distance
  
• Increased size class for G, A type stars and SmBH
  

Config Changes

• Important change: Mass/Volume/CPU/Blocklimit = default on (Can be changed in settings at gamestart!); Full changelog & feedback & known issues thread: < >
  
• Important change: Blueprints cannot be put into the Factory if the player hasn't unlocked the needed items in the techtree yet!
  
• New optional parameter "ignoreOtherTarget" is available for Pf-Ops SpawnDrone, SpawnOPV and SpawnTroopTransport
  
• Updated info in galaxyconfig.ecf about hiding a solar system
  
• Added information about AuxPoi setup to example playfield yaml
  
• Added new parameter 'DisableProximityLog' (true/false) for gameoptions.yaml to allow disabling the proximity log button in registry
  

Dialogue System

• Added possibility to omit the cone for NPC with dialogues (class NPCDialogue) by adding the property OmitCone: true in BlocksConfig.ecf
  
• Added function string GetFaction(int entityId) that returns the faction name from the FactionConfig.ecf
  
• Added a property "DialogueState" to BlocksConfig.ecf to be used in blocks of class "NPCDialogue" to allow specifying a hard coded target dialog. If this is present, this block can be placed by users on player bases and be also triggered using "F".
  
• Added new function GetStructure(entityId)
  

Multiplayer / Coop

• Added PlayerFaction Role dropdown UI to Control Panel's Devices page. To make use of this add a lock code for the device then check the “Private” box & select one of the roles from the drop down GUI
  
  

Creative Mode / Scenario

• WIP: Added a new tool to manage blueprint part collections “Blueprint Parts Collection Tool”. To try this tool out in creative mode use 'di wdw' in the console to test it. See this video for tips on how to use it
  
  
• Creative mode improvement: if SHIFT (run key) is pressed the focus box now focuses inside the target block (pressing RMB will remove it and LMB will replace it). The removal was working before, but now the focus is also placed correctly.
  
• BuildSettingsMenu: Green pasted area can now also be mirrored "in place"
  
• BuildSettingsMenu: Green pasted area will now collide with its surrounding structure if pressing LEFT-SHIFT while moving (using the move handles)
  
• Default Creative scenario: Updated Temperate and Arid playfields to new decoration. Updated selection pictures.
  

Visual Refinements & Controller upgrades

• Added Global Illumination, Dynamic Shadows & Terrain Tessellation & video options to toggle these on & off
  
  
  
  
• New force field VFX added to all blocks that have a forcefield visible
  
  
• New swimming animations added
  

Sound / SFX:

• Added dynamic combat soundtrack change
  
• WIP: Adjusted device volume levels to be lower overall
  

Guided Tutorial:

• EndSpace: Fix for broken dialog of Fleet Command
  

Fixes:

• Explorer Token for faction homeworlds should now work/be given again (also for the new dynamic factions!)
  
• Explorer Token for first-pickup for ores did not work anymore or were given randomly
  
• Falling animation is playing when you fly a vessel.
  
• pf data not found if trying to respawn to it
  
• 00858: Collision model for deco block - Antena 05 is missed
  
• 00912: Collision model for block Deco SVDecoAeroblister01 is missed
  
• 00910: Large thrusters are flickering in 1PV after resume the game
  
• 00897: Retractable turrets can be invisible when they are turned off
  

EAH:

• https://eah.empyrion-homeworld.net/download/patch-notes-emp-admin-helper-full
  

2023-11-05 v1.9.14 B4139

Fixes:

• Multiple MP log exceptions fixed from logs that were sent in to us
  
• Pf data not found if trying to respawn to it
  
• New line in Token Description not considered in NPC Trader Window
  
• Exception triggered when trying to load in to saves first started in MP (DOES NOT FIX existing savegames)
  
• Exception after activating the player drone inside POI (tutorial)
  

EAH:

• https://eah.empyrion-homeworld.net/download/patch-notes-emp-admin-helper-full
  

• Working on the mission chapters to conclude the pre-final iteration of the main story arc
  
• 300+ new POI: The missing dynamic and static factions prepared will be finally integrated with their own homeworlds, fleets and POI.
  
• New creatures: To bring more diversity to the game we will add new NPCs.
  
• The game world changes and additional content will be added to our galaxy.
  

• New Game starts: To make the start of the game on three of the four starter moons more varied, the normal Escape Pod drop is planned to be replaced by more exciting starting conditions for Masperon, Ningues and Skillon.
  
• All game starter moons in the Ellyon system, as well as the game start in the Ashon system, are planned to get additional, optional mini-story missions limited to the game start sector.
  

• In a continued effort, planets with old deco will be updated and adjusted.
  
• The stars of our galaxy will be updated in order to improve galaxy immersion.
  

• A new block that generates drones to defend your base and vessels
  
• Adjustments and improvements of the AI VS AI
  

• New deco Block shapes implementation
  
• Water/Lava Blocks logic
  

• A system that allows creators to edit permissions depending on the faction
  

• We will work through the reports we have been sent & work with what can be reproduced in debugging.
  

• Motorbike update -> The current bike leads to many bad experiences and we will solve it by having a new vehicle that also better fits the game, the Hoverbike.
  

• Allow the customisation of visuals and others so you can improve performance by lowering the graphics.
  
• Memory usage analysis to improve servers performance
  

• Finish the integration of the sound system fixing the most important issues.
  
• Improvement of the dynamic sound system: Combat sound system.
  

Refinements:

• For more creative ways to set up playfields, we will add a way to Deny the player opening the BP Factory (F2)
  
• In addition, we will add the requirement to have all devices actually unlocked from the tech tree before allowing to produce a blueprint in the BP Factory (currently only the player level is required)
  
• PDA: several actions will be enhanced to also check for their relation to a particular faction​
  

• Tesselation, dynamic shadows, lightning: An improved immersive experience with more visual values to tweak for our players.
  
• New devices: Visual redesign of our oldest device models.
  

1.11 NEW SCENARIO

Changes:

• Added a new hotkey for Building Helper menu (N): CTRL + A. It will grow the selection box for a structure until it encompasses all blocks that have no space in-between. (perfect use case for construction sets)
  • if you press CTRL + A again, the whole structure will get a selection
  • expanding the selection over multiple separated structures and then pressing CTRL + A will select them.
  
• Addition of clone-mirroring selection to easily clone blueprint parts (first iteration)
  
• Improved Blueprint Parts handling: added buttons for DeleteAll, AutoDetect, MoveUp/Down.
  
• Creative mode improvement: if SHIFT (run key) is pressed the focus box now focuses inside the target block (pressing RMB will remove it and LMB will replace it). The removal was working before, but now the focus is also placed correctly.
  
• Changed Damage Wheel Indicator opacity and size.
  
• DialogueSystem: added a property "DialogueState" to BlocksConfig.ecf to be used in blocks of class "NPCDialogue" to allow specifying a hard coded target dialog. If this is present, this block can be placed by users on player bases and be also triggered using "F".
  
• Turrets and Weapons performance improvements. What this means is a higher framerate should be seen when a lot of vessel turrets/weapons are being drawn in a scene.
  
• Changed the damage wheel opacity & size
  
• Lowered the jetpack flame light
  
• Added new parameter “DisableProximityLog: true/false” to the GameOptions.yaml
  Setting it to True will disable the Proximity Log button. The Default is False so Server Owners who don't want any changes do not have to do anything
  

Fixes:

• 00883: Sentry turrets & LCD's can sometimes be invisible when arriving at a structure
  
• 00864: Lag when modifying blocks
  
• 00863: Some blocks take invisible faces near other blocks
  
• 00866: CoQ is appearing after Teleporting while taking damage
  
• Falling animation is playing when you fly a vessel.
  
• Invisible Spot Light Blocks when the player is at certain angles to them
  
• Fixed CoQ from UMA.UMAMeshData found triggering in MP
  

EAH:

• https://eah.empyrion-homeworld.net/download/patch-notes-emp-admin-helper-full
  

Changes:

• Committed an optimization for structure spawn / render time
  

Fixes:

• A fix for a use case of an invisible LCD screen
  
• Vessel mining "Target out of range" message trigger improved
  
• NPC's at POI's can be invisible when arriving at a POI
  
• Exceptions from the damage wheel in some use cases where the player was getting damaged
  

EAH:

• https://eah.empyrion-homeworld.net/download/patch-notes-emp-admin-helper-full
  

2023-04-14 v1.9.11 B4131

Fixes:

• Fixed "Berta" ghost entries in ScoreBoard
  

• Added a dedicated standalone tutorial for new players
  
• FPS optimization (Object Culling)
  
• Radial damage hit indicator (player/vessel combat)
  
• Improved Animations
  
• Improved damage indication visuals (player)
  
• Device/Signal group hotkeys (Control Panel)
  

Changes:

Convenience

• Added hotkeys for control panel signals & device groups:
  
  
  
  1. Device Groups are toggled with CTRL + SHIFT + 1 to 8
     
  2. Signals Column are toggled with CTRL + ALT + 1 to 8​
     
  
  

Optimizations:

• Adding Occlusion Culling to structure decoration blocks & NPC's in rooms the player cannot see when in a POI & optimisations to AI multithreading have been worked on
  With both of the above optimisations available as of this build you should see an FPS boost in POI’s.
  Note: Activating godmode disables the culling so the FPS will go down to how it used to be until godmode is disabled when at a POI.
  

Visuals & Effects

• Added radial damage indicator to Vessel HUD. Now players damage will appear in red & vessel damage will appear in blue
  
• Added new animations for Jumping, running & sprinting, falling & crouch walking with a weapon equipped (improved)
  
• Added new screen vfx for:
  
  
  
  1. Radiation: Activates when Body Radiations reaches 4)
     
  2. Poison: Activates for both stages of Poison Bite
     
  3. Heat: Activates when Body Temperatures reaches 38
     
  4. Frost: When body temp lowers to 9
     
  
  
• Improved new Load/Start menu:
  
  
  
  1. left-aligned buttons and window title with title menu
     
  2. exchanged Load and Start to have most used Load at top (and no mouse move needed for loading a single player game)​
     
  
  

Creativity

• Added a "clear pivot point" checkbox on the BP menu window to be used before using Save As / Overwrite
  
• Added two new config files (see content/configuration); Read the info in the head of the files carefully
  
  
  
  1. +BlocksGroupsConfig.ecf: Define custom Block Group String for better balancing Block Groups MaxCount.
     
  2. +GlobalDefsConfig.ecf: Combine properties and reference them in the ItemsConfig.ecf and
     
  
  
• BlocksConfig.ecf with a global parameter. This way you can easily use the same values on multiple entries.
  
• Added GalaxyConfig properties to hide star system from search (HideFromSearch) or map display (HideFromMap), adapted respective properties for Sectors.yam
  
• Added new PDA Checks: Player adding/removing armor booster (ArmorBoostEquipped / ArmorBoostUnequipped)
  
• Added 'Comment' field in all PDA data structures
  
• Added PDA Check: Player un-/equips armor type (ArmorEquipped, ArmorUnequipped)
  

POI

• POI update: please retest story missions if all replaced pois still work. Thx!
  
• Added several new Warlord vessels and POI (thx to teakeycee)
  
• Added/updated Warlord POI (thx to sulusdacor)
  
• Updated/Added Kriel POI and OPV (thx to Stellar Titan & Escarli)
  
• Added/Updated UCH POI (thx to Don2k7 & Stellar Titan)
  
• Added/Updated Pirates BAO (thx to Stellar Titan)
  
• Added new SV wreckages for orbital junkyards (thx to sulusdacor)
  
• Added Karana and Tresari POIs and OPV (thx to Escarli, Ramachandra, MatCZ and others)
  
• Fixed/updatede several story POI (GLaDOutpost, PirateBaseStory, GhystPrison; thx to sulusdacor)
  
• Added 'collector' random POI placeables (thx to sulusdacor)
  
• Updated OPVs that had an extreme amount of Pentaxid (thx to Escarli)
  

Technical & Other

• Added a “Guided Tutorial” scenario which is aimed at helping new players to learn the basics before playing survival:
  Multiple new structures are set up to be used in this scenario thanks to all these builders!!
  CrazyZ, Frank the Witch, HeckenDiver, Hootsman, Jenniphurr, Kithid, LycanThrope, LyfeForse, Jrandall, Sulusdacor & Yunaleska_Kurryku.
  
• Now validating playfield names in Sectors.yaml (as they are used as folder names)
  
• Pointer: NPC weapons ZiraxAssaultRiflePlayer & ZiraxShotgunPlayer damage revert
  
• Default Multiplayer: Removed Story related POIs
  
• Main localization updated
  
• Added Help buttons to Repair Bay, Repair Station and Armor Locker windows
  
• When publishing / updating a Workshop scenario all .yaml.bin files are deleted before upload (to avoid possible problems for subscribers)
  
• Add console command to switch loca texts with source KEYs in-session ("dt locakeys")
  

Fixes:

• 00493: Possible fix for Players can get stuck in the loading screen when teleporting to another structure
  
• 00171: Solar power & battery calculation issue when returning to a playfield
  
• 00631: Killing one core in a multiple-core POI will deactivate NPC Spawners
  
• 00560: Auto-leveling the player by gravity in 1PV.
  
• 00691: copy block type works in Survival
  
• Fixed spawners in Zirax Trading Outpost
  
• 00536: Several PDA Checks don't work with 'Token:xyz' syntax in Types parameter list
  
• Connected toolbar items disappear after using the game backup option
  
• 00783: Vanishing deco after a POI block has been destroyed
  
• 00780: Console map holo makes blocks behind invincible
  
• 00798: Teleporters not in the network are also blocked by Friendly-only usage limitation
  
• 00835: HeartBeat sound played multiple times after stamina depletes.
  
• 00675: Personal Container has no working drop/trash boxes when opening the 2nd time
  
• PDA signals not removed when exiting savegame -> still visible when loading another savegame
  
• Signal logic circuit "SR Latch" didn't save its state
  
• 00673: The airtight variant of Ramps 1x3x1 is not airtight
  
• 00824: Laser SMG holo sight is off in relation to the point of impact
  
• Fixed Merdar not loading in the Invader vs Defender Scenario
  
• Invader vs Defender: Fixed PlanetType in SpaceWarpTarget: Resulted in Explorer Tokens not being given
  
• Invader vs Defender: Fixed starting planets not loading in some cases
  

EAH:

• https://eah.empyrion-homeworld.net/download/patch-notes-emp-admin-helper-full