[p]Hello everyone, it's time for a patch! The main thing in this one is I've added an option to the Online Co-op Settings menu called "Network Protocol". This is a bit of an experiment. The game uses the Steamworks API for networking, but Valve has made some changes since I originally implemented it and the version I've been using is apparently old and maybe due to be deprecated some day. So this option allows you to switch to their newer system. It's just a test for now to see if there are any bugs, but perhaps in future it will become the default.[/p][p][/p][p]I'm not sure if it will actually make a difference to the user experience but Valve have built something called the Steam Datagram Relay which I'm theorizing that the new system might make better use of. Or maybe they both use it in the same way. The documentation doesn't seem entirely clear on that point so I'm not sure.[/p][p][/p][p]But if you're having problems connecting to someone, or a lot of lag, it might be worth switching this to "Newer System" to see if it makes a difference. Let me know if it does, or doesn't! Thanks! (Note - in order to join a network game, all players must have this set to the same setting - you won't be able to join them otherwise).[/p][p][/p][p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/34839262/6e42cae75ea8b114e043eb35c57cfc1f7bc2d868.jpg"][/p][p]Here is the rest of the change list for this patch:[/p]
[p]Experimental option to change network protocol in Online Co-op Settings menu[/p]
[p]Fix for Community screen closing after you set the limit on an item type[/p]
[p]Fix for a few props and bits of land in Story Mode being owned by the wrong community[/p]
[p]Stop compassionate members of neutral communities from rescuing people while the player is fighting, as they can get in the way[/p]
[p]A few small speech and text fixes[/p]
[p]Fix for crash when clicking Repair Armor on a workbench in Command Mode when you have a follower[/p]
[p]Fix for car sounds not being affected by gameplay volume slider[/p]
[p]Fix for crash when you hit the road with companions that was introduced in v266[/p]
[p]Updated Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, Japanese, Latin American Spanish, Lithuanian, Spanish and Traditional Chinese translations[/p]
[p]Because of the above-mentioned crash when you hit the road with companions being introduced in v266, I won't move v266 to the main branch or XBox. So this is just a publicbeta update today.[/p][p][/p]
What's this publicbeta thing?
[p]v267 will be in the "publicbeta" branch on Steam for a while, before pushing it to the main game and to XBox. If you want to try the latest features as they come out (and help test them!) it's a good idea to start using this branch. But keep in mind:[/p]
[p] Because it's the bleeding edge it could be less stable [/p]
[p] If you want to be able to play online co-op with someone you'll need to be on the same version as them [/p]
[p] If you go back from the "publicbeta" branch to the main branch you may not be able to load savegames created on "publicbeta".[/p]
[p]To use publicbeta, just right-click on Survivalist: Invisible Strain in your Steam library and go to Properties, then Betas and in the drop-down select "publicbeta".[/p]
Steam Awards & Trading Cards!
[p]Hey everyone, it's Steam Awards time so please consider voting for Survivalist: Invisible Strain! I figured I'd go for "Best Game You Suck At" in honor of all the feedback I got this year saying I made Story Mode too difficult (oops, sorry about that). You've got till 1st December to vote, so don't sleep on it! ːSleepingZzzː[/p][p][/p][p]Plus, the game now has Steam trading cards! (And badges, emoticons ːInfectedSignː and backgrounds).[/p][p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/34839262/25eed7eee9cb1c830911c6a43bb4b24f9b196823.png"][/p][p]These were created by artist and fan Ramiro Ra, who also did some of the Spanish translation, so many thanks for that! ːZombieThumbUpː It'll drop a trading card every 2 hours of play time which you can use to craft badges and unlock backgrounds and emoticons. Get cozy ːCozyː and start playing :)[/p][p][/p][p]End of Message ːStoppedː[/p]
Czech translation in main branch and some new fixes in publicbeta! (v266)
[p]Hello, got a patch for you today! The Czech translation, completed in v265, is now out of beta testing and into the main branch! Many thanks to Jiří Linhart for that.[/p][p][/p][p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/34839262/39482c5fa0a38764287d0d229b2ec89d19c5333c.jpg"][/p][p]Plus there's a new patch in publicbeta, v266, with some bug fixes:[/p]
[p]Possible out of sync fix[/p]
[p]Fix for crash when a character activates Invisible Strain when you are using mods with their own AI behaviours such as SIS Livestock Control[/p]
[p]Fix for world maps and geological maps not correctly displaying what area of the world they uncover when playing on a Huge (2km squared) game map[/p]
[p]Fix for NPCs sometimes getting stuck aiming their bows at enemies but not firing because they are too tired, but aiming is what makes them tired[/p]
[p]Fix for characters sometimes leaving the base to carry out roles such as lumberjack while enemies are outside and the gates are set to don't leave while under siege[/p]
[p]Fix for incompatibility with the SIS Extended Effects Framework mod[/p]
[p]Updated Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, Indonesian and Japanese translations[/p]
[p][/p]
What's this publicbeta thing?
[p]v266 will be in the "publicbeta" branch on Steam for a while, before pushing it to the main game and to XBox. If you want to try the latest features as they come out (and help test them!) it's a good idea to start using this branch. But keep in mind:[/p]
[p] Because it's the bleeding edge it could be less stable [/p]
[p] If you want to be able to play online co-op with someone you'll need to be on the same version as them [/p]
[p] If you go back from the "publicbeta" branch to the main branch you may not be able to load savegames created on "publicbeta".[/p]
[p]To use publicbeta, just right-click on Survivalist: Invisible Strain in your Steam library and go to Properties, then Betas and in the drop-down select "publicbeta".[/p]
German translation in main branch, and Czech completed in beta (v265)!
[p]Hey everyone, I've updated the main branch to v264, which has the completed German translation in it, and there's now a new patch in the publicbeta branch with the completed Czech translation![/p][p][/p][p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/34839262/a8ee3a8fa198ce744db3337a80080314b2c79db0.jpg"][/p][p]Here's the full change list for v265:[/p]
[p]Completed Czech translation![/p]
[p]Updated Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese and Latin American Spanish translations[/p]
[p]Stop people from tearing up their clothes to bandage friends in the middle of combat as it takes too long and makes them vulnerable[/p]
[p]Fix for trappers who are set to auto-deposit wood sometimes getting stuck in a loop taking it and depositing it[/p]
[p]Fix error saying You need to remove cooked food when trying to cook something with a pot or pan when there's a pan or pot already there[/p]
[p]Possible fix for guards who have other higher priority tasks sometimes not returning to them when they become needed[/p]
[p]v264 is also on XBox now.[/p][p][/p]
What's this publicbeta thing?
[p]v265 will be in the "publicbeta" branch on Steam for a while, before pushing it to the main game and to XBox. If you want to try the latest features as they come out (and help test them!) it's a good idea to start using this branch. But keep in mind:[/p]
[p] Because it's the bleeding edge it could be less stable [/p]
[p] If you want to be able to play online co-op with someone you'll need to be on the same version as them [/p]
[p] If you go back from the "publicbeta" branch to the main branch you may not be able to load savegames created on "publicbeta".[/p]
[p]To use publicbeta, just right-click on Survivalist: Invisible Strain in your Steam library and go to Properties, then Betas and in the drop-down select "publicbeta".[/p]
New patch in publicbeta with German translation finished! (v264)
[p]Hello everyone, there's a new patch in publicbeta which finally finishes the German translation! There has been a partial German translation of Sandbox Mode and the UI for a few years, but this fills in the gaps and adds Story Mode.[/p][p][/p][p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/34839262/6cee887ca5f08575cce5f60c5f7e93cee9e49c4b.jpg"][/p][p]Here's the full change list:[/p]
[p]Completed German translation![/p]
[p]Updated Brazilian Portuguese, Czech and Japanese translations[/p]
[p]Reduced volume of car crash sound slightly and fixed bug where engine noise keeps playing while pause menu is up[/p]
[p]Some fixes for bugs when ticking, subscribing and unsubscribing to mods in quick succession in the Select Mods screen[/p]
[p]Fix for enclosed areas not being recalculated after you build a gate[/p]
[p]Fix for props such as tents sometimes being spawned away from the area they were placed if there were old crop patches there[/p]
[p]The previous patch (v263) has been promoted to the main branch and XBox.[/p][p][/p]
What's this publicbeta thing?
[p]v264 will be in the "publicbeta" branch on Steam for a while, before pushing it to the main game and to XBox. If you want to try the latest features as they come out (and help test them!) it's a good idea to start using this branch. But keep in mind:[/p]
[p] Because it's the bleeding edge it could be less stable [/p]
[p] If you want to be able to play online co-op with someone you'll need to be on the same version as them [/p]
[p] If you go back from the "publicbeta" branch to the main branch you may not be able to load savegames created on "publicbeta".[/p]
[p]To use publicbeta, just right-click on Survivalist: Invisible Strain in your Steam library and go to Properties, then Betas and in the drop-down select "publicbeta".[/p]
New patch in publicbeta (v263), previous patch moved to main branch (v262)
[p]Hello everyone, there's a new patch in the publicbeta branch! One small new feature in this one, for people using gamepads, who previously never had a convenient way to quicksave: now you can do it by opening the pause menu and pressing the alt action button (e.g. X on the XBox controller). So it's a fairly quick two button presses instead of having to go into the Save Game menu. If you're playing with save tokens enabled, it'll show how many of them you have left too, so it's convenient in that way.[/p][p][/p][p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/34839262/30079456ddb912be1966510696564ba436110b7c.jpg"][/p][p]Here's the full change list:[/p]
[p]Added quicksave prompt mapped to alt action (e.g. X button on XBox controller) to pause menu for people playing on gamepads[/p]
[p]Fix for multiple chickens brooding the same egg if there are fewer eggs in a coop than broody chickens[/p]
[p]Fix for game not loading properly on XBox if you get an XBox error message about not having enough space for savegames[/p]
[p]Fix for error message when starting the game on XBox if you are offline and don't have GamePass[/p]
[p]Fix for situation where people could sometimes disapprove of themselves giving negative eulogies for people they mildly disliked[/p]
[p]Fix for being able to skip past Kelly at the start of Story Mode by getting into a taxi[/p]
[p]Fix for characters with invisible strain occasionally making up lies about the chickens in your community in order to foment unrest[/p]
[p]Fix for SIS Torches mod[/p]
[p]Updated Brazilian Portuguese, Czech and Japanese translations[/p]
[p]I've also applied the recent Unity Security Update to this patch.[/p][p]Meanwhile the previous patch, v262, has been promoted to the main branch and to XBox.[/p][p][/p][p]Another cool announcement - Jean-Charles Rocher, who did most of the French translation for Survivalist: Invisible Strain, has been working on a sort of Alien-inspired board game for a while and he's just launched a Kickstarter for it. I helped with English translation and it looked like it would be a fun concept to play! Check it out:[/p][p][/p]
What's this publicbeta thing?
[p]v263 will be in the "publicbeta" branch on Steam for a while, before pushing it to the main game and to XBox. If you want to try the latest features as they come out (and help test them!) it's a good idea to start using this branch. But keep in mind:[/p]
[p] Because it's the bleeding edge it could be less stable [/p]
[p] If you want to be able to play online co-op with someone you'll need to be on the same version as them [/p]
[p] If you go back from the "publicbeta" branch to the main branch you may not be able to load savegames created on "publicbeta".[/p]
[p]To use publicbeta, just right-click on Survivalist: Invisible Strain in your Steam library and go to Properties, then Betas and in the drop-down select "publicbeta".[/p][p][/p]
New small patch in publicbeta (v262), previous patch moved to main (v261)
[p]Hey everyone, I've released a new small patch today, mainly because someone had a bug in Story Mode that stopped them progressing with some of the plot. There's also a slight improvement to vaulting - if you're vaulting a long line of fences (such as the ones around the gas station in Story Mode), you can turn right or left to get off instead of having to watch your character do this goofy vaulting animation all the way to the end of it with no way to stop it.[/p][p]Here's the change list:[/p]
[p]If you are vaulting a long line of fences you can turn sideways to cancel it, as long as there's nothing blocking you[/p]
[p]Fix for surrender to FEMA quest triggering late in the story when it's no longer relevant[/p]
[p]Fix for Kelly/Liam's plan not triggering if you get to that point after the doom raiders start coming[/p]
[p]Fix for customizable reload speed not working when character is AI-controlled[/p]
[p]The previous patch, v261, is now in the main branch and should be on XBox soon (maybe tomorrow).[/p][p][/p]
What's this publicbeta thing?
[p]v262 will be in the "publicbeta" branch on Steam for a while, before pushing it to the main game and to XBox. If you want to try the latest features as they come out (and help test them!) it's a good idea to start using this branch. But keep in mind:[/p]
[p] Because it's the bleeding edge it could be less stable [/p]
[p] If you want to be able to play online co-op with someone you'll need to be on the same version as them [/p]
[p] If you go back from the "publicbeta" branch to the main branch you may not be able to load savegames created on "publicbeta".[/p]
[p]To use publicbeta, just right-click on Survivalist: Invisible Strain in your Steam library and go to Properties, then Betas and in the drop-down select "publicbeta".[/p]
New patch in publicbeta (v261), previous patch in main (v260)
[p]Hello, I've got a patch with a few more bug fixes for you today:[/p]
[p]Added ability for modders to vary reload speed of weapons according skill[/p]
[p]Fix for being able to unbind critical menu navigation buttons[/p]
[p]Fix for crash in SIS Clean Trash mod[/p]
[p]Fix for error on XBox when saving very large savegames[/p]
[p]Fix for pressing Back button on gamepad backing out of menus when you have a drop-down open instead of closing the drop-down[/p]
[p]Fix for Charlie Gant not correctly triggering something as part of his quest if he isn't in your community at the time[/p]
[p]Fix for rare bug where Liam Franks attacks you at a weird time if he happened to notice some property damage you caused earlier[/p]
[p]Fix for approval and respect for giving people supplies or ripping them off in the winter food quest being way out of proportion[/p]
[p]Fix for windows cursor becoming visible and never going away if you open the NVidia recording overlay, then alt+tab out of game and back[/p]
[p]Fix for zombies getting into a loop of repeatedly starting the biting animation and failing when trying to bite you when you are assassinating someone[/p]
[p]Fix for characters referring to themselves in the third person in a few speeches[/p]
[p]Updated Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, Lithuanian, Japanese and Simplified Chinese translations[/p]
[p]The top one - ability for modders to vary reload speed for guns and bows - doesn't affect the base game but has been quite often requested by modders and should enable a bit more variety for guns in mods.[/p][p][/p][p]The previous patch, v260, is now in the main branch and live on XBox :)[/p][p][/p][p]Lastly I wanted to give a shout out to youtuber Brian Menard, who discovered the game recently and has been recording a great looking series on it, check it out![/p][p][/p]
What's this publicbeta thing?
[p]v261 will be in the "publicbeta" branch on Steam for a while, before pushing it to the main game and to XBox. If you want to try the latest features as they come out (and help test them!) it's a good idea to start using this branch. But keep in mind:[/p]
[p] Because it's the bleeding edge it could be less stable [/p]
[p] If you want to be able to play online co-op with someone you'll need to be on the same version as them [/p]
[p] If you go back from the "publicbeta" branch to the main branch you may not be able to load savegames created on "publicbeta".[/p]
[p]To use publicbeta, just right-click on Survivalist: Invisible Strain in your Steam library and go to Properties, then Betas and in the drop-down select "publicbeta".[/p]
New patch in publicbeta (v260), previous patch in main (v259)
[p]Hello, I've released a new patch today, it's a fairly small one with some bug fixes and a little quality of life improvement (I hope) - the overhead player name of the character you're controlling in multiplayer fades out a few seconds after you switch to that character, so it doesn't get in the way so much. This was something a few people requested.[/p][p]Also I added a sort of faded old paper texture to the menus, it doesn't change anything I just think it looks a bit better. Just a small thing I wanted to do earlier but I was too busy making the game :)[/p][p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/34839262/bb64da39df240f9f9fb839c29847e2dbce61639a.jpg"][/p][p]Here's the full change list:[/p]
[p]Fade out overhead player name of controlled character in multiplayer, if you don't switch for a while, so it gets in the way a bit less[/p]
[p]Reduced price of cooked suspicious meat piece (from 5 to 3) so it's less exploitable[/p]
[p]Dirty paper texture on menus[/p]
[p]Fix for actions like Attack being disabled in fly mode if the controlled character is unconscious, but you have other characters selected who are conscious[/p]
[p]Fix for reprisal raiders not being triggered by the Loyalty quest if let them take your friend but then kill the tracker squad to rescue them[/p]
[p]Fix for player doing a parry if using the gamepad to place a tent or campfire on top of themselves[/p]
[p]Fix for gate policy dialog being hard to use with gamepad due to incorrect navigation order of selectable elements[/p]
[p]Out of Sync Fix[/p]
[p]Editor crash fixes[/p]
[p]Updated Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, Italian, Japanese, Spanish and Latin American Spanish translations[/p]
[p]The previous patch (v257-259) has made it to the main branch, and XBox.[/p][p][/p]
What's this publicbeta thing?
[p]v260 will be in the "publicbeta" branch on Steam for a while, before pushing it to the main game and to XBox. If you want to try the latest features as they come out (and help test them!) it's a good idea to start using this branch. But keep in mind:[/p]
[p] Because it's the bleeding edge it could be less stable [/p]
[p] If you want to be able to play online co-op with someone you'll need to be on the same version as them [/p]
[p] If you go back from the "publicbeta" branch to the main branch you may not be able to load savegames created on "publicbeta".[/p]
[p]To use publicbeta, just right-click on Survivalist: Invisible Strain in your Steam library and go to Properties, then Betas and in the drop-down select "publicbeta".[/p]
New mini patch in publicbeta (v259)
[p]Hello, just a quick publicbeta patch today because the last one caused a mod to crash. This also has a fix for a longstanding bug in multiplayer where characters would occasionally stop animating for a few seconds. Always struggled to track that one down due to its intermittent nature but I'm pretty sure it's fixed now. Here's the changelist:[/p]
[p]Fix for crash in SIS Extended: Effects Framework mod[/p]
[p]Possible crash fix[/p]
[p]Possible fix for character animations occasionally freezing for a few seconds in multiplayer[/p]
[p]Updated Brazilian Portuguese, Czech and Japanese translations[/p]
[p][/p]
What's this publicbeta thing?
[p]v259 will be in the "publicbeta" branch on Steam for a while, before pushing it to the main game and to XBox. If you want to try the latest features as they come out (and help test them!) it's a good idea to start using this branch. But keep in mind:[/p]
[p] Because it's the bleeding edge it could be less stable [/p]
[p] If you want to be able to play online co-op with someone you'll need to be on the same version as them [/p]
[p] If you go back from the "publicbeta" branch to the main branch you may not be able to load savegames created on "publicbeta".[/p]
[p]To use publicbeta, just right-click on Survivalist: Invisible Strain in your Steam library and go to Properties, then Betas and in the drop-down select "publicbeta".[/p]
