GalCiv II: v1.11 Change log

Maint release.

from JoeUser Forums

Here is what is new in Galactic Civilizations v1.11 over 1.1:

+ New AI option - allow AI to use more CPU. Not used yet but will be in future builds.

+ Civ homeworlds are set when loading a saved game.

+ AI (some of them) less reactionary to influence concerns (i.e. won't likely build as many embassies)

+ AI pickier about trading weapons techs

+ AI sensitive to player going for tech victory

+ AI designs ships more often (this will be further refined in the future)

+ Some text string changes

+ Double clicking on a a ship in the stacked ships list will now open the planet screen

+ Can no longer steal techs that belong to a different ethical alignment

+ Re-designed the save and load game systems to be much faster and use a lot less memory (only works on NEW games)

+ Strategic view updates better on loading a saved game

+ Players can now sort by social production on Civ manager

+ Confirmation dialog added on retire option

+ Fixed bug where movement points in a fleet get miscalculated after the battle

+ Tweaks to CalcMilitaryMight to be a better judge of what a strong military really is

+ Civ Abilities recalculated quicker so that various trades and such have a more immediate effect.

+ Research screen remembers what sort list you chose

+ Victory Status tells player how many civs they've conquered

+ Lots of small tweaks and performance enhancements.

+ Neutrality Learning Centers will automatically take over (upgrade from) Research Academies

+ Some research oriented techs are more expensive

 

The main goal of this build is to resolve the memory issues that some people had with 1.1.  The main cause of the memory issue was due to our heavy use of caching which could result in a LOT of memory being used. For people who had enough memory, life was good. But for people who ran out, it was bad. This build should have the performance advantages of 1.1 but use far less memory.

While you can use previously saved games, we recommend starting with new games so that you get the most out of it.  I also made some tweaks to the computer AI.

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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Nice.


Can a new suggested features sticky be thrown up so we could start chiming in.....


Oh yea... welcome back.
Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Welcome back, even if it is only for a day. Good luck with Vista. Hopefully microsoft will evolve to the point that they create an os that is stable and handles memory better. Seems like from the days of dos 3.3 they've always have had some type of memory cleanup problem.

I realize there are only 168 hours in a week and you undoubtedly are inundated with information overload. I left a comment in your going on vacation journal. I don't know if you've had a chance to look at it or no. It is resonse #53. Curious to see if any of my ideas have merit.

Keep up the stellar work. Hopefully you guys are making money faster than you can spend it. Nerd_dog.
Sins of a Solar Empire II
Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
+ Double clicking on a a ship in the stacked ships list will now open the planet screen


umm...what for?
Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
+ AI (some of them) less reactionary to influence concerns (i.e. won't likely build as many embassies)

Sounds good, just like the other changes.

By the way, are you sure that the planetary culture improvements work as they should? I found the increase in influence output to be almost marginal when building such improvements on my own.
And in most cases it's better to build a (defensive) cultural starbase anyway, I think.
Reply #5 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Thank you for the update !

Just one minor thing : could you make the "goto" button (in the window that appears when you finish building ships)so that it leads to the planet where the ship has been built?
As of now it only leads to the shipyard, which is useless... When i click "goto" i want to see where my new ship is available on the strategic view...
Reply #6 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Frogboy did you guys manage to fix the 'Set as Homeworld' button so it actually does set the desired planet as the new civ homeworld. This can be really helpful if you find a really nice planet and want to add your civ capital bonus to it. At present you have to click the button then destroy Earth(etc) as your homeworld for the bonuses to move

If you guys are not going to use this button do you think you could remove it please
Reply #7 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
All the changes sound good, but I echo #3's comment. So will this patch be out soon? Cuz' I can't find it on SDC..
Reply #8 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
+ Double clicking on a a ship in the stacked ships list will now open the planet screen


ROFL
Reply #9 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Must be a really, really big ship. I thought Terror Stars weren't going to be implemented, at least not yet
Reply #10 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Well, from what I understand from that statement is that double clicking on stacked ships in the shipyard box in the planet minidisplay (I don't knnow how else to put it!) will open the planet display?
Reply #11 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
btw, where is this 1.11 patch anyhow?
Reply #12 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Can you make a button or a option where I can switching off the AI design your ships.The reason, if I integrate a model, (for example babylon 5) into the game, I do not wish it the ai changed the model.
Reply #13 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Yeah! where is it? Searched all over your house and cant find a patch anywhere.
Reply #14 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Any word on the reloading-and-losing-a-turn-of-production bug?

Good luck with Vista. Hopefully microsoft will evolve to the point that they create an os that is stable and handles memory better. Seems like from the days of dos 3.3 they've always have had some type of memory cleanup problem.


Let's not point fingers where they don't belong.

The memory problems aren't the fault of Windows. The game is (or, rather, should be) capable of running in the 2GB address space that Windows allots to processes. It is because the code is doing something wrong; whether just fragmenting the virtual address space, or it is actually leaking memory somewhere, or a combination of the two.

You could say that Windows should allow 32-bit processes the full 4 GB of addressable memory that 32-bit pointers allow. But it's not like the developers were somehow unaware of the 2 GB address space restriction; it's not like this restriction hasn't been there since the earliest days of Win32 well over ten years ago. And even if Windows did permit the full 4GB of memory, that doesn't guarentee that the bug wouldn't have simply eaten that up too.

No, Windows is not at fault here. A fact of which the developers are well aware.
Reply #15 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
@Alfonse: I think he was just referring to Windows in general as opposed to other operating systems. There is no doubt in most geek's minds that Windows does not handle memory clean up as well as the competition.
Reply #16 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Any chance of the new combat system beining in 1.11? Can't wait to try that out.
Reply #17 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Well, from what I understand from that statement is that double clicking on stacked ships in the shipyard box in the planet minidisplay (I don't knnow how else to put it!) will open the planet display?

That would mean I have to click the "launch" button for every ship, which would really suck?!

Anyway, can't wait to try the AI improvements ....
Reply #18 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Be interested to see how it reacts to me going for a tech victory...
Reply #19 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Since you are making AI changes, how about making the AI value sensors. Even with the planned re-balanced combat in v1.2 (both sides will fire at the same time instead of the attacker firing first, YES!), sensors are valuable and "Eyes of the Universe" is the most valuable Galactic Achievement!
Reply #20 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
<3 that neutrality auto-upgrade.
Reply #21 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Be interested to see how it reacts to me going for a tech victory...


Perhaps the AI's will send a message saying ' whats this tech victory thing your going after? And why can't i acheive it you cheating human $%^#!!!'

or perhaps not...
Reply #22 from Stardock Forums Top
> Neutrality Learning Centers will automatically take over (upgrade from) Research Academies

This alone makes the upgrade worth it by saving 15 minutes of my time per game.
Reply #23 from Stardock Forums Top
[quote+ Double clicking on a a ship in the stacked ships list will now open the planet screen]

That should read:
+ Double clicking on a a ship in the stacked ships list will now open the ship details screen



Also, double clicking a fleet in the stacked list will open the fleet manager screen.
Reply #24 from Stardock Forums Top
Be interested to see how it reacts to me going for a tech victory...


I think it should declare a trade embargo on you.
Reply #25 from Stardock Forums Top
AI pickier about trading weapons techs
?

Ooh boy, it must be a real major Pita to trade war technology from the computers.