Gameplay and Balancing
* New features
+ trade routes can wait for load and unload
+ support for international trade routes: player<->player trade
+ new in-game pause menu, replaces pause popup and in-game menu
+ hotkey "T" toggles translucency of trees and mountains
+ player score widget, accessed through F2
+ player settlement overview, accessed through F3
+ player ship list, accessed through F4
+ allow/deny inhabitant upgrades
+ show hint when user tries to build something without a settlement
+ option to build uninterrupted (was: need to hold SHIFT)
* Modifications and changes
# unload all resources in ship inventory when a new settlement gets founded
# allow lower resolutions until 800x600
# rename market place to main square
# modified ALL resource values, refer to development/print_db_data.py res
for the new values. Drastically lowered the price of most resources.
# settler consumption formula now properly considers number of inhabitants
# settler tax and happiness formula
# increase base taxes paid by one settler level. Now 3/6/10 (was: 2/3/6)
# game speed array now is [0.5x 1x 2x 3x 4x 6x 8x 11x]
# 'raw' resources now have reasonable names (sugar cane, tobacco plants).
Also renamed raw iron and raw clay to iron and clay deposit, respectively.
# better distribution of resource deposits
# player starts with 12 cannons
# fisher boats cannot be built as of now
# boat builder allows construction of huker and frigate
# open ship inventory tab after trade became impossible (ship left BO range)
# free trader and fisher boats are invincible
# boat builder and branch office build restrictions: need deep sea water now
* Fixed bugs and problems
~ mutable default arguments caused resource deposits to be empty
~ check full area of branch office for other settlements before building
~ loading caused decommissioned buildings to have active production costs
Media Content
* New files and features
+ building: gravel path
+ building: wooden storage hut
+ icon: diplomacy in minimap panel
+ icon: trade route slot modes (load ship, unload ship)
+ icon: trade route access buttons
+ icon: combat stances aggressive, hold ground, none, flee
+ icon: allow/deny inhabitant upgrade
+ icon: several build menu and resource icons
+ voice: french map_creation by seblabel
+ colors: purple, orange, teal, lemon, bordeaux, gray
* Brush-ups and modifications
# icon: all minimap panel icons
# icon: all player emblems (also added new ones)
# font: update Linux Libertine to version 5
# image: more saturation for main menu background
User Interface
* Additions and new features
+ random map parameters: island size (max, mean, sd), map size, water ratio
+ map parameters in UI: AI players, resource density, free trader and pirate
+ save random map parameters to settings file
+ display error message when yaml can't be found
+ build menu now updates when inhabitants upgrade
+ buoys now also displayed for user interactions like trade routes
+ show hint when user tries to build something without a settlement
+ recommended players per map displayed in map selection widget
+ notification messages about why trade actions were invalid
* Repositioning and modifications
# use unicode strings for all ship names
# use templates for different boxes in singleplayer menu
# removed need for adjust_black_background
# slim minimap images, icon positioning in minimap panel
# remove the main square overview tab
# reposition city_info on low resolutions to not overlap HUD
# = key now also increases game speed (was: + only)
# pausing the game disables all game interactions
# city_info now displays player emblem
* Fixed bugs and usability problems
~ boxes in settings expanded for some languages, buttons were unreachable
~ in-game ui appeared around the main menu under certain conditions
~ trying to save in multiplayer no longer causes a crash
~ recognise the system default language on windows
~ display warning if pyenet is not found and disable multiplayer (was: crash)
~ cancelling a build action issued through 'Build related' opened build menu
~ removed problems with highlight cache (TearingTool cleanup)
~ display needed resources if hovering 'Found settlement' in ship overview
~ disable game speed buttons when min / max is reached or the game is paused
~ disable speed buttons in MP session
~ clearly indicate that increment 3 is the current maximum
~ remove building-specific Destroy Building button. Use Destroy tool (X key)
~ instantly redraw building range (was: delayed for at least 0.1 seconds)
~ immediately update cam after click
~ frigate overview tab fixed
Codebase
* New functionalities
+ support explicit paths to files for --start-map --load-map --start-scenario
and --start-campaign
+ save and load the rng state
+ scenario action for spawning ships
+ dev script to generate a gfx overview website
+ unified statistics widget
+ 'noi18n' name for widgets that are not planned to be translated
+ speech implementation
+ gzip logfile compression
+ dev cmdline option --no-preload to never start preloading
+ tool to generate statistic for MP server using rrdtool
* Modified structures
# deselect instances before removal
# use %APPDATA%\unknown-horizons as user dir on windows
# Settlement now is a StorageHolder for consistency and simplicity
# huge improvements to pathfinding speed
# use plain text sql statements instead of binary sqlite databases
# removed some outdated sql tables
# obsolete and misleading FarmerCollector replaced by BuildingCollector
# modified size of rect created by Rect.init_from_topleft_and_size
# max player value also limits amount of AI players
# captain's log now also uses StatsWidget
# rename build menu icons to use building ID (was: ambiguous building name)
# temporarily remove settler.sql
# game data on windows now stored in My Games
# multiplayer code refactoring. Includes command whitelisting for safety
# DistUtilsExtra no longer is dependency for building i18n files
# removed adjust_widget_black_background
* Fixed crashes and inconsistencies
~ most tests crashed on windows (open file handle)
~ scheduler removes callbacks of current tick as well now
~ catch exceptions that happened during 'reset settings to default'
this lead to a crash right at start for players with older settings.xml
~ missing import which caused a crash when starting multiplayer
~ several crashes related to removing units and buildings
~ upgrading python to a version not supporting bsddb anymore caused crash
~ loading games could fail on mac due to .DS_Store files in content/
~ two segfaults related to quitting the game
~ collectors now teleport home if they cannot find a way home
~ crashes related to ship removal and AttackCommand
~ animal pathfinding crashes: blocked path while being built on
~ problem with utf-8 in filenames on the windows console
~ no yaml cache if utf8 characters in windows username (bsddb bug in python)
~ crash related to FIFE console evaluations overwriting gettext _
~ crash on compaign startup
~ UnitProduction endless loop fixed
~ Ships sailing on land
~ StorageCollector endless loop fixed
~ resource deposits stay selected after being removed
~ selection not removed after tearing
~ unit health bar is rendered correctly
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User-Contributed Content
* Translations
+ new translations: sv
+ new terminology translations: sv
+ new tutorial translations: cs, es, pl, pt_BR, sv
# updates to translations: bg, ca, cs, de, es, et, fi, fr, hu, it, lt, nb,
nl, pl, pt, pt_BR, ru, sl
# updates to tutorial translations: de, fi, fr, it, nl, pt, ru
* Campaigns and scenarios
+ new scenario 'war_tutorial' by mihaibivol
* Media Content
* New team members with this release, Annotations
+ Push access was granted to:
wentam
+ We accepted pull requests or patches by:
hoffi, abeaumont, orakeldel, mtfk
+ Translators that joined our teams and contributed several strings:
Please refer to the credits!