Horizon
Horizon Release version 1.0.0.77 – Update Notes
In its current default setting Game memory usage has been reduced significantly (~25%) and should help overall game load time and performance for all but especially low/Medium range PCs. Low and High quality options will be made available in the next update.
Changes:
* Building purchase costs when speed buying is now based on the level of the building. Level 1 is unchanged but for every level after that it will increase the multiplier by one
* Income from Tourism and Trade traffic at very high levels has been slightly reduced
Fixes:
* Fixed Starbases launching a large amount of fighters which was causing turns to slow down due to the very high number of ships in late games
* Fixed an issue where fighters would not land immediately upon being recalled to their carrier
* Fixed an issue where sharing intelligence (treaty) could cause a crash
* Colonizing a previously occupied colony will have previously selected builds/upgrades cleared until the player chooses to build/upgrade (existing buildings are left intact)
Hotfix - Loading games
Please ensure to exit Horizon and restart Steam to receive this Hotfix that should correct the problem.
Horizon Release version 1.0.0.75 & 1.0.0.76 – Update Patch Notes
12 Feb 2014
* The AI can now choose to destroy enemy outposts instead of always overtaking them with troops
* Carrier Ships/Starbases will no longer replenish new fighters above their capacity based on Fighter Bays
* Launch Fighters audio will now only play if the carrier ship is in player's view
* Planet view info will now properly display maintenance when choosing non-terran homeworlds
* Fixed a bug that could cause the game to crash after exterminating a colony with a hostile environment (to the player race)
* Fixed an issue where some text in dialogues (missions) would be truncated at certain resolutions
* Fixed an audio issue with Eremai Device that could cause the game to crash
* Small update to Error Reporting Tool
Version 1.0.0.75:
10 Feb 2014
* Improvements made to the Planet/Fleet/Colony lists memory usage, this should help low memory related issues some players have been experiencing
* Task force ships will now stay in close formation during combat
* Improved task force ships movement while travelling
* Launched Fighters will now stay in close proximity of their mothership
* Made several improvements to the camera view in tactical combat when ships are in movement
* Non-hostile AI ships passing through a player system will no longer be shown unless in camera view
* Player ships moving in their own territory will no longer display needlessly if out-of-view, sector is not engaged and there are no hostiles
* AI ships will no longer send ships to dig planets in hostile territory (exploration and colonization already did this check)
* The correct tooltip will now display on colonies when hovering over empty buildings
* Fixed a crash on game-start if special characters were used as Custom race template names
* Fixed a case where the game allowed duplicate race Template names
Horizon Release version 1.0.073 & 1.0.0.74– Update Patch Notes
* While the Tutorial is active the AI races will no longer pose a direct threat to the player until it’s completed or at least 75 turns have passed
* Ancient races expansion rate has been curtailed early in the game
Version 1.0.0.74
* Fixed a bug that was causing a quest message to appear without player interaction
* Fixed Barbeck race ships not receiving supplies
* Planetary missiles bases will now reload ammo to full
* The race special ability Eco-Adaptive will now display its bonus - Can build a colony on any type of planet
* Quasi-Immortal and Immaterial race ability bonuses have been adjusted accordingly
Horizon Release version 1.0.072 – Update Patch Notes
New:
* 23 New Achievements added
* Economy - Tourism and Trade income has been adjusted to provide a much greater benefit at lower traffic values and an overall boost to the treasury early to mid-game. Game difficulty setting (when starting) a new game further affects these values.
* In tactical view the camera will no longer snap back and forth to another sector if there is no combat
* In tactical view the camera will now center on planets correctly
* The launch fighters sound will no longer play for non-player ships
* On the Galaxy Map the Move order vector will now display when management lists are open
* Fixed an issue where players could not switch the game language through Steam menu
* Fixed an issue in Ship Design with the tooltips not displaying correctly when the help window is open
* Fixed an issue where some mission steps would be triggered without meeting the right conditions
* Fixed race customization aptitude points not displaying the correct values
* The final step in the Varaian mission line can now be completed
Horizon release version is here!
New:
* All galaxy sizes (Qty of stars) are now playable
* Kortahz and Varaian missions enabled
* Game difficulty levels added at start of game
* Camera zooming added and camera movement/panning improved in tactical combat
* You can now select your ships by clicking on them in tactical combat, as long as they haven't had their turn yet for that round
* Random events generator added with several basic events (population boom, wealthy merchant, hacker raid, ancient relic, etc.). More events to come later
* Task forces will keep formation when moving, all ships in a task force will follow the lead ship and the leader will wait for stragglers
* New game preference options added, including the option to use up colonizer ships during colonization
* Colony and Planet Overview lists have been expanded to show a lot more pertinent information
* Added a race legend map on galaxy view to make it easier to distinguish races and their territories
* Science lab video scientist now based on the race you are playing
* Added human theme music for diplomacy and race encounters (when playing as non-human)
* New victory conclusion video and text added when playing as non-human
* Added 1080p version homeworld animations
Localization:
* Localization to German
* Polish, French and Spanish coming shortly after launch
AI and AutoMode improvements:
* AI carrier ships will now use Fighter Bays to launch fighters
* Fighter squadrons automatically launch when carrier is in combat and return to carrier when out of combat
* AI exploration, survey and colonization capabilities improved, AI will build more based on galaxy size
* AI races will now dig for artifacts and compete with the player in discovering artifacts on planets
* AI races will now set tech and techfield focuses and add desired technologies to their ship designs when discovered
* Improved AI hostile target selection based on aggressive actions from other race ships
Balancing changes:
* Time required to Survey planets has been increased slowing down exploration of star systems
* Race Customization available attribute points reduced, cost of techs increased, more tooltips added
* Government type effects are now in effect
* Quantity of fighters (per Fighter Bays) reduced in ship design
* Torpedoes and Missiles space requirements reduced in ship design
* Reduced the space requirements for ground troop pods in ship design
* Mothership building now requires shipyards at colony
* Ship maintenance is now based on ship level of technology (increasing it as the game advances)
* Tourism traffic building bonuses are now solely based on receiver building level
* Tourism and Trade income reduced significantly
* Ship weapons are no longer as easily damaged or destroyed when hit and instead there is a chance that they will be hit (the base chance is modified by attacker weapon qty)
* Weapons effectiveness and ranges now factor in the type of weapon and it's weapon mount
* Population growth decrease factor relating to maxPlanetPopulation size reduced
Other changes and improvements:
* Com button - hovering over a task force in the list now now shows a preview of it's location
* Added range and arc to ship info, scans
* Gas giants are skipped from survey when system survey order is given
* Added tech description tooltips in Ship Design weapons/core/specials lists
* Colony civilian building is now based on planet size. All Homeworlds get a bonus.
* Colony ship construction queues now display maintenance cost of ship designs
* Added tech details view button on tech screen when hovering over a tech
* Added some more sfx for weapon types
* Taskforce upgrade turn msg reduced to low priority list
* Treasury header now displays the net income along with the treasury balance
Bug fixes:
* Fixed refills not working correctly for planetary missile bases
* Fixed a bug in Race Customization that would delete the Human default template causing the game to crash
Quests:
* For storyline purposes the Lezgoon missions are no longer available when playing as Tantik
Beta 2 Hotfix (version 4.60) and Minor Update (version 4.61)
The issue stemmed from a late minute optimization that did not play nice with some PCs (most specifically on Windows 8), we have temporarily disabled it until we test it further. Sorry for the inconvenience this caused you.
We hope you will be able to enjoy the game now and please let us know if you experience any further issues.
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Minor update since this morning to new version 4.61
Minor update:
* Re-enabled optimizations that were temporarily disabled this morning
* On main menu - 'Continue Game' will now be disabled if autosave is from versions 4.54-4.58 saved games (as they are incompatible and would crash otherwise)
* On new Planet List - resources will now check if they were surveyed otherwise it will show 'survey required'
Beta 2 Update now live
We are very excited to bring you our second major Beta update, live just in time for the Holiday season!
In this version, we have added full Race Customization and the ability to play as 7 other races, adding more options and choices for once you have mastered the Human race!
As always, we continue to listen to your feedback, suggestions and reports, the game would not be what it is without your support and participation. Thank you.
Happy Holidays from all of us!
Raf - L3O Horizon Team
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Beta 2 Changelog:
New major Features:
* Ability to fully customize your race with race templates
* Don't want to play as Humans? Select one of seven additional races for a different experience (includes 84 new ship models and other assets)
Additional features:
* You can now design your Starbase before building it
* Changed Terraforming mechanic to transform planets and make them more hospitable to your race
* Starting planet pollution levels now vary and will affect planet quality
* Toxic planets can now be cleaned up and highly polluted planets can turn toxic, faster with the appropriate Ecological Cleansing technology
* Improved race starting colony placements on galaxy generation and more distinct flag/territory colors
* New Help screens (F1) with markers that display information as tooltips
* New Race stats / mission related bonus screen
* New Options window with additional controls for Video and Audio settings, Game settings to come
Fixes:
* Fixed AI issue where it would not clear previous targets and continue attacking even after an alliance treaty
* Fixed lag when loading video files
* Fixed troop pods not displaying the correct amount of troops in ship design
* Fixed an issue where ambient music kept playing during a video animation with its own audio stream
* Fixed a bug where after an Invasion the losing race would not account for the loss of the colony resulting in unexpected AI behaviour
* Fixed - Picking a previously disabled race or disabling Humans will no longer crash the game
* Fixed - reading race templates could sometimes cause the game to crash when starting
* Fixed - planetary pollution level not displaying properly on survey info
* Fixed - crash related to com button in tactical mode
* Fixed - Anti-matter torpedoes type to enveloping
* Fixed - Population display bug in Invasion view
* Fixed - Immaterial, Quasi-Immortal, Eco-Adaptive abilities will now apply bonuses vs. pollution
* Fixed - At least one missile tech needs to remain in race customization
* Fixed - tooltips not always showing on Orbitals and Defense windows on planet view
Other changes and improvements:
* Planetary building benefits are now affected by the structure condition
* Artifact worlds with ancient cities will now have proper starting resource levels
* Monetary Aid / Supplies Aid pacts duration changed from 5 to 10 turns (unlimited if alliance)
* Intelligence sharing has been added (available when friendly, automatic with alliance). Shares info about other races
* Turn notification that all stars have been explored will only be displayed once per game session
* Mercury and Venus planetary resources changed from poor to abundant
* Planetary special bonuses changed for Gold/Gem Deposits, Vistas and Monuments, tooltips added to show bonuses
* Launch fighter button now checks if fighters are available and toggles to indicate if fighters have been launched
* Cargo Holds renamed to Supply Bays
* ETA of ships in movement now account for JumpDrives
* Supply range calculation improved on galaxy map
* Default display option changed from full-screen exclusive to Borderless Window mode
* Having reached civilian buildings cap will no longer display for orbitals/defense structures
* Planetary building benefits will now scale more appropriately. Also fixed an issue where farming without buildings did not function on terran planets
* Homeworld backgrounds updated, some videos updated
* Text alignment improved on certain screens and other updated visuals
* Added colony view buttons for survey info and colony List
* Added Stations to the design screen
* Adjusted shield effect when hit by weapons
* Eremai device no longer discoverable via research
* Each weapon now has a unique SFX
* Repulsive race diplomatic options have been limited until friendly relations are established
* Options has been added to the main menu, currently only Audio tab is accessible, mute and master volume controls have been added
* Galaxy map star name labels improved. Zoom scroll "steps" doubled for more control
* Terraforming base mechanic has been changed but not yet complete, more changes to come
* Changed - Mission related images will no longer show humans when playing other races
* Changed - Text scrolling speed increased on help screens
* Changed - Trait_costs and tech_stats no longer editable in base game (will be available with modding in the future instead, this is necessary for game stability as base files should not be modified)
* Changed - UI buttons graphics to be standard across screens
* Changed - Starting number of colonies for certain races in Scenario mode for balancing
* Changed - Government building maintenance is now affected by population size
* Changed - Population Tax income is no longer linear (at higher population it won’t increase income as much as it used to)
* Pollution increase/clean-up is now a factor of industry and technology and will affect production capacity
* Changed - Advanced waste disposal tech will now increase industrial production capacity by reducing waste
* Changed - Ecological Cleansing tech will now speed up pollution clean-up on planets
* Changed - Anti-Toxins tech will now decrease pollution penalties on population and workforce
* Changed - Reduced Industry cost for building scouts while Cruiser and Mothership classes doubled
Race customization and other playable races
We are excited to bring you a first view of what we have been working on since the initial Beta version 2 months ago.
We always planned to have full race customization in Horizon but we are also going a little further by providing you the option to play as one of seven other unique races in the game for a total of 8 playable races.
Much of it is already functional but we won't be patching it live yet, as we continue to work on it and test it thoroughly.
Instead we have once more created a test branch for those who want to try out this version and/or provide feedback.
You can simply opt-in to try this more advanced version of Horizon and you can always opt-out to revert back to the live stable version with a few clicks.
Here are the steps to opt-in (opt-out is similar):
- From your Steam app. games library list
- Right-click on Horizon and select properties
- Select the Beta tab and choose 'Beta - Test Branch' from the drop down
For the full changelog you can read it in the In-Testing section or on the Horizon official forums:
http://forum.l3o.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=938
Raf - L3O Horizon Dev. Team
Beta version 4.50 (another minor patch)
* Fixed an issue where the game could crash when attacking a planet
* Fixed move vectors being shown (and going out of map) on galaxyMap due to way points when task force had no move order
* Fixed galaxyMap task force panel icons disappearing when giving orders in succession via right-click