Pandora: First Contact
Eclipse of Nashira Version 1.5.2 Released
* Riot now affects power of units in the city.
* Tweaked visual effects of Ningen attack and Vulcan Mine deployment.
Changed:
* Agents no longer prevent territories from being harvested by a city.
* Changed steal / sabotage modifier from 50% - 100% to 25% - 100%.
* Changed Itala Palomino's title in the German version.
Fixed:
* Fixed dialogue panel crashes for certain diplomacy options in multiplayer.
* Fixed Amphibious Former pathfinding.
* Fixed Amphibious Formers not being able to properly grow and clear fungus in water.
* Fixed Watercraft not becoming buildable after a city gained access to the sea via terraforming.
* Fixed players not receiving pact termination messages when other factions terminate trading or research pacts with them due to sanction demands.
* Fixed agents being able to steal negative credits.
* Language and translation fixes.
We are now able to publish directly to Steam, so the Beta branch will be in sync with the standalone updater's Beta. We will be publishing patches to the Beta branch for testing before making them live in the default branch for everyone. If you like to be on the cutting edge or give us additional feedback, you may want to consider switching.
Change log history.
Pandora: Eclipse of Nashira is now available!
The world of Pandora, mankind’s new hope, was already a dangerous place for the human colonists. A hostile environment where vile alien creatures roamed the land and these did not welcome the human visitor. As if all these hazards were not enough, Pandora has now become an even more dangerous place. As the sun grows dark, a new enemy species reaches the surface of this hostile world, rising up from the depths of Pandora and a new human faction joins the competition for the planet’s dominance.
In order to cope with these new enemies, you will need to use new features to their advantage. The new diplomacy and intelligence options allow you to better cooperate in times of need, or harass a potential enemy before hostilities break out officially. You will also be given new defensive mechanisms, such as the ability to drop mines from orbit in order to disrupt enemy formations. For the first time in Pandora, you will also be able expand beyond their land into the sea, in order to look for those precious resources that will give youan edge over your foes.
With these new features and enhancements, Eclipse of Nashira further improves upon the fan favourite series developed by Proxy Studios. Giving players more options, more challenges and more variety in an already addictive 4X game.
Celebrating the release of this expansion, we are offering a 33% discount on both the Pandora: First Contact base game as well as on the Eclipse of Nashira expansion! We are also offering a combined package, giving those who wish to buy all the content in one go extra savings.
Pandora: Eclipse of Nashira will be available from our own stores and on Steam. We will be offering a free Steam key to anyone who buys the game from our stores.
Get more information on Pandora: Eclipse of Nashira from the official product page.
Expansion Pandora: Eclipse of Nashira Released
As the World of Pandora is about to plummet into chaos by warfare, espionage and hostile alien species, it is up to you to lead your people and become the ruler of this promised world.
New Features
- Unleash full covert warfare with new Agent units: gather information, steal research, incite riots, and more.
- Live through the Eclipse of Nashira; a time when new species rise from the depths and espionage is stronger than ever
- Joining the competition for planetary dominance are The Ambassadors; a brand new faction specialized in diplomacy, intrigue and sabotage.
- Expand your empire beyond the coastlines: Amphibious Formers can build water improvements, harvest new aquatic flora and even raise landmasses.
- Deploy minefields from orbit to protect key positions and disrupt enemy supply lines.
- Enjoy new diplomacy options and a variety of other tweaks and improvements to existing mechanics.
Pandora: Eclipse of Nashira is available on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/312380
and the Slitherine Store: http://www.slitherine.com/games/pandora_eclipse_of_nashira.
See below for a full list of changes.
NOTE: Games saved without the expansion are not compatible with the expansion.
Version 1.5.0
Added:
* Added new faction focused on diplomacy, intrigue and sabotage: The Ambassadors.
* Added new Agent units that can perform city infiltration orders; Agents can be attacked by any player regardless of diplomatic status.
* Added new Eclipse of Nashira event commencing around turn 100 (standard pace) that introduces new alien life and increases Agent infiltration power.
* Added new infiltration advancements: Conversion Virus, Custodes.
* Added new infiltration device: Illusive Eluder.
* Added new anti-infiltration building: Panopticon Cities.
* Added new water territory features: Oil Field, Panspermia Reeds, Water Fungus, Aquatic Mexallon.
* Added new Amphibious Former unit that can build water improvements, terraform between water and land, and harvest bonus water resources.
* Added new Vulcan Mines operation that slows and damages any unit entering the deployed territory.
* Added new diplomacy options also utilized by the AI: demand peace offer to third party, demand sanctions against third party, demand war declaration on third party and privately denounce third party.
* Added missing voice overs for invasion reports.
* Added new menu screen cinematic.
* Added new menu/title music track.
* Added 4 new world music tracks.
Changed:
* The maximum gain from trading and research pacts was increased from 10% to 25%.
* Fungus now also exists in ocean and coast territories for more tactical depth in naval movement.
* Rivalries between certain factions now have a more pronounced diplomatic impact.
* Tweaked research tree for better distribution and more connections to increase flexibility.
* Various minor tweaks.
Version 1.5.1
Changed:
* Changed amount of players based on world size from 2, 4, 6, 6, 6 to 3, 5, 7, 7, 7.
* Changed Agent faction icons to not reveal who is the owner of the Agent.
* Halved city takeover migration.
* Language tweaks.
Fixed:
* Fixed Amphibious Former crash when using medium or low quality textures.
* Fixed diplomacy crash.
* Fixed incorrect diplomacy dialogue lines.
* Fixed sharing maps not establishing new contacts.
* Fixed automated Formers not building water improvements.
* Fixed eclipse infiltration attack bonus not being taken into account.
* Fixed auto unit cycle swapping to next idle unit before an infiltration order finishes.
* Fixed invasion cinematic playing even when cutscenes are disabled.
The release of the expansion also comes together with a patch to the base game, adding a Dutch translation and fixing outstanding issues.
Version 1.4.2
Added:
* Added Dutch translation thanks to dmantione.
* Added translators to credits.
Changed:
* Server now waits on clients for turn processing before executing unit and operation orders to reduce movement lag in late game.
* Increased (and made modifiable) the score impact of a technology's tier, which results in the AI producing units with better components.
* Minor score tweaks for certain technologies.
* Improved game browser with incompatible version warnings.
Fixed:
* Fixed no panel showing in the menu screen after loading a game from inside the world screen.
* Fixed allied victories not declaring all allies as winners.
* Fixed new game panel not using translated "Faction" string.
Version 1.4.2 Released
Make sure you also stay tuned for the Eclipse of Nashira expansion!
Version 1.4.2
Added:
* Added Dutch translation thanks to dmantione.
* Added ability to change game content through the updater screen.
* Added translators to credits.
Changed:
* Server now waits on clients for turn processing before executing unit and operation orders to reduce movement lag in late game.
* Increased (and made modifiable) the score impact of a technology's tier, which results in the AI producing units with better components.
* Minor score tweaks for certain technologies.
* Improved game browser with incompatible version warnings.
Fixed:
* Fixed no panel showing in the menu screen after loading a game from inside the world screen.
* Fixed allied victories not declaring all allies as winners.
* Fixed new game panel not using translated "Faction" string.
Pandora: Eclipse of Nashira gets release date
Even though diplomacy has been improved by the patches, it was still not a decisive feature in the game. But the time for blind and demonstrative war will come to an end on September 19th, the official release date of Eclipse of Nashira, the ultimate expansion for Pandora: First Contact.
Indeed this new add-on is really focused on shadow warfare and underground moves. Espionage, sabotage, riots, and technology theft are only few examples of the new sneaky possibilities that await the players. At the same time the different factions start to expand beyond the planet's landmass to generate more resources, opening up a new frontier. Once more the balance of power should be reconsidered on this inhospitable planet, and both ruse and low blow will now play a major role on the surface of Pandora.
We are also pleased to announce that the game will be available both on our stores and on Steam!
Get more information on Pandora: Eclipse of Nashira from its official product page.
Pandora: Eclipse of Nashira Announced!
With Eclipse of Nashira, new dangers and opportunities enter the world of Pandora. A new faction shows its face, talking of peace and friendship while their spies operate behind enemy lines. Nothing is what it seems anymore, as agents conduct covert warfare of espionage and sabotage, inciting revolts and stealing technologies. At the same time, another alien species native to the planet has appeared, lurking in the shadows. In order to overcome this new alien menace, the different factions start to expand beyond the planet's landmass to generate more resources, opening up a new frontier.
As the World of Pandora is about to plummet into chaos by warfare, espionage and hostile alien species, it is up to you to lead your people and become the ruler of this promised world.
Enjoy the sun while it shines, because this long eclipse is scheduled for later this year!
The Steam page is coming up later, until then you can get more information on Pandora: Eclipse of Nashira from its official product page on Slitherine.
Version 1.4.1 Released
* Added bombardment effect.
* Added hints about victory achievements only being unlockable in single-player through the New Game panel.
Changed:
* Tweaked city and street graphics.
* Field training now deals constant damage again (20%) and does not promote above rank 10.
* Reduced operation cooldowns from 3, 5, 10, 20 to 2, 4, 8, 16.
* Reduced Imperium unit upkeep from +50% to +25%.
* Growth modifiers from faction, projects, buildings etc. are now evaluated before migration.
* Migration due to takeover is now displayed separately in the growth hint.
* Tweaked growth penalty from starvation.
* Improved Mac Retina display support.
Fixed:
* Fixed operation buildings not charging correctly when an operation is deployed and a turn ending is forced.
* Fixed Infestation and Wasteland causing a city to receive no credits.
* Fixed spitters dying after getting converted.
* Fixed Mini-Me achievement: now achieved by producing Replicant Factory building as Yun Xi.
* Fixed The Choke's On You achievement unlocking when building any improvement on a choke point.
* Fixed Another Glorious Day In The Corps achievement unlocking even after native aliens turn aggressive.
* Fixed Linux Steam Cloud path case-sensitivity issues.
* Fixed scrollbar buttons working in opposite directions.
* Fixed incorrectly stated combat boni for portals.
* Added several missing entries in the German localization.