New Distant Worlds: Legends v1.7.01 Public Beta Now Available!

[Erik Rutins]

Hi All,

There is a new 1.0.7.1 Public Beta in the Members Club. It includes a few quick fixes for reported issues and a few improvements.

Please give it a try if you are interested and give us your feed back on these changes.


v1.0.7.1 Beta - November 24, 2011

[b]BUG FIXES[/b] fixed bug where firing Ion Weapons at SilverMist creature did not do any damage fixed rare crash when firing Giant Ion Cannon

[b]MODDING[/b] extended limits to DesignsPictureFamilyIndex value in race files (new maximum is 50, not 22) extended limits to DesignNamesIndex value in race files (new maximum is 50, not 13)

[b]OTHER[/b] altered how troop disbandment works when Troop Recruitment is automated - large cash on hand is now considered if cashflow is negative altered colony influence radii for empire territory: new colonies have larger radii, radii scale with galaxy star density (star count and physical dimensions) added armor to some default designs (Exploration ships, Colony Ships, Passenger ships and Mining stations) added default reproduction rate to race descriptions in Start New Game screen and Galactopedia fixed victory threshold percentage to be 80% for Quick Start games (instead of 75%)

[ASHBERY76]

Nice and quick.

[Gelatinous Cube]

Game companies that publish quick and reliable beta patches are good game companies.

[Raap]

Thanks, looks great. Appears to be save-game compatible, though I did get strange virus outbreaks all over as soon as I loaded the game, even though it was paused.
*edit*

Maybe I spoke too soon. Just got a "DW has stopped working" message from Windows. Oddly enough it seems I can just ignore it and continue playing.

[tjhkkr]

Thank you!

[WoodMan]

Excellent will give it a whirl.  Good job with the quick update  [:)]

[Haree78]

ORIGINAL: Erik Rutins

[b]MODDING[/b] extended limits to DesignsPictureFamilyIndex value in race files (new maximum is 50, not 22) extended limits to DesignNamesIndex value in race files (new maximum is 50, not 13)

Oh wow!

[Nedrear]

ORIGINAL: Haree78

ORIGINAL: Erik Rutins

[b]MODDING[/b] extended limits to DesignsPictureFamilyIndex value in race files (new maximum is 50, not 22) extended limits to DesignNamesIndex value in race files (new maximum is 50, not 13)

Oh wow!

Agreed... now I only need a way to set the "default" pictures for leader characters. Since I can not add all characters for my AAR concerning the next decades and want to avoid using the race picture for everyone.
I would like to add one picture for every family off characters. E.g. a scientist picture for all, a leader picture for all...

[the1sean]

ORIGINAL: Nedrear

I would like to add one picture for every family off characters. E.g. a scientist picture for all, a leader picture for all...

I second this motion, it would help with my currently in production mod.

[J HG T]

Well, that was quick. Good thing I haven't run into silvermist yet; Ion cannons are almost always part of my empires standard arsenal.

[Haree78]

ORIGINAL: Nedrear

Agreed... now I only need a way to set the "default" pictures for leader characters. Since I can not add all characters for my AAR concerning the next decades and want to avoid using the race picture for everyone.
I would like to add one picture for every family off characters. E.g. a scientist picture for all, a leader picture for all...

Yes, would be a massive plus for modding.

[Nalim27]

I do not agree with this. I think more correct is "Game companies that publish quick and reliable beta patches are GREAT game companies. "

[Igard]

Version registry 1701? Why does that sound familiar?...[;)]

Good job, chaps. [:)]

[Caesar_Augustus]

Indeed, Igard, version registry 1701... what a happy "coincidence!"

Goodness, does the advent of DW Legends necessarily mean that all the wonderful mods made for DW RoTS are essentially unplayable?? Is there no way at all to "quickly" adapt them to Legends? I do have some limited modding abilities (ships mainly), but I am no modder. But I do enjoy mods!!

I gather all you fine modding fellows will no doubt get to work for full Legends adaptation, but that's a lot or work! [&o] Any way we less-experienced folk can have a try at it? [8|] Even if for the time being we must forgo the new Character system, I'm particularly interested in the (apparently) new ship sizes, reading elsewhere about them being preferably 300x300... What's the issue with this? As always, thanks for any help! [;)]

[Gelatinous Cube]

I have never seen a more furiously productive mod community than the one we have here. I expect era-specific Star Trek mods complete with randomly appearing James Tiberius Kirk characters shortly.

[Haree78]

BSG mod is VERY nearly there, I just have to clear some issues I'm having with the current beta version.

[HectorOfTroy]

Great news Haree77 .

Igard, don't mean to be pushy, any info on the new comprehensive Star Trek mod? Are you thinking of re-doing ships and adding character pictures?

[Data]

Let the man play the game a bit [:)]

[ehsumrell1]

ORIGINAL: HectorOfTroy

Great news Haree77 .

Igard, don't mean to be pushy, any info on the new comprehensive Star Trek mod? Are you thinking of re-doing ships and adding character pictures?

Hello Hector;
Being assigned by my home government on Ba'ku in Sector 441 in the Briar Patch Nebula to
assist in the development of future modifications of the Star Trek universe, I can say this;
I've just received the final technical specs of our plan from Commodore Elliot Gibbs of Matrix.
{ version registry 1701 }
I'm currently awaiting detailed final reports from Admiral Elizabeth Shelby at the Utopia
Planetia Shipyards and Admiral Kurt Hansen from Starfleet Command. Once these are received,
I will be forwarding them to Proconsul Igard of Romulus after receiving his clearance to
enter the Neutral Zone (i.e. We are real close)!

Admiral Ruafo

[Cauldyth]

fixed bug where firing Ion Weapons at SilverMist creature did not do any damage

Well now, that explains it. Imagine my shock when my newly minted cruisers loaded with ion cannons were promptly eaten without doing a single point of damage. [:D]

I can just imagine the screams of my captains as the mist consumed them: "The Ion Cannons! They do nothing!"

P.S. Loving the expansion.