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Rebellion Beta 2c (0.90) Change Log

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Rebellion Beta 2c (0.90) Change Log

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Stardock and Ironclad are pleased to release the latest update for the Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion BETA. Available now for all pre-order customers, this new version (0.90) includes a large number of gameplay changes, bug fixes and AI improvements.

NOTE: THIS VERSION IS NOT SAVE GAME OR REPLAY COMPATIBLE!

Change Log:

[ Graphics ]

  • Splash loading screen added to provide player feedback while assets are being loaded.
  • Added large debris pieces for all capital ships and titans (per race).
  • Shield shader updated slightly to make shields more visible (work-in-progress).
  • Fixed shield meshes on various titans.

[ Gameplay ]

  • TEC
    • Starbase Self Destruct ability updated:
      • Blast will now affect strike craft.
      • Range increased to 9000/14000.
      • Damage changed to 4000/9000.
    • Corsev Battlecruiser Balance Adjustments:
      • Max HP increased from 2978 to 3127.
      • Max Shields increased from 1218 to 1279.
      • Max Antimatter increased from 210 to 270.
      • Antimatter per level increased from 20.25 to 35.
      • Laser damage increased from 75 to 82.5.
      • Updated Laser weapon timing (visuals).
      • Overhauled Salvage Operations ability system. Should now properly give bonuses for Boarded and non-Boarded ships.
    • TEC Loyalists
      • Ankylon Titan Balance Adjustments:
        • Laser damage decreased from 135 to 114.75.
        • Removed incorrect side Flak Cannons (per design).
        • Beam damage decreased from 175(fore)/160(aft) to 148.75/136.
        • Missile damage decreased from 150 to 127.5.
        • Updated Laser weapon timing (visuals).
        • Antimatter Funneling ability updated per latest Titan stats.
          • Ability Cooldown bonus increased to 10%/15%/20%/25%.
        • Fortified Superstructure ability updated per latest Titan stats.
        • Superior Gunnery ability bonus increased to 15%/25%/35%/45%.
        • Furious Defense ability autocast condition improved.
    • TEC Rebels
      • Ragnarov Titan Balance Adjustments:
        • Gauss damage reduced from 350(fore)/250(aft) to 297.5/212.5.
        • RailGun damage reduced from 1200 to 975.
        • AutoCannon damage reduced from 130 to 110.5.
        • Missile damage decreased from 150 to 127.5.
        • Updated Gauss cannon weapon timing (visuals).
        • Magnetic Containment ability updated per latest Titan stats.
          • Ability Cooldown bonus increased to 10%/15%/20%/25%.
        • High Stress Alloys ability updated per latest Titan stats.
        • Composite Mounts ability bonus increased to 15%/25%/35%/45%.
      • Increased maxFleet Points on Pirate Mercenaries from 100 to 125.
      • Reduced cost on Pirate Mercenaries to 5000 credits.
  • Advent
    • Discord Battleship Psionic Scream ability no longer needs to face its target.
    • Discord Battleship Balance Adjustments:
      • Max Antimatter increased from 215 to 270.
      • Antimatter per level increased from 20.25 to 35.
      • Beam damage decreased from 85 to 80.
      • Updated weapon timing slightly (visuals).
    • Iconus Guardian: Shield regeneration rate increased from 0.5 to 1.2.
    • Revelation Battlecruiser Guidance ability duration changed to 20/25/30/35; Ability Cooldown bonus increased to 25%/30%/35%/40%.
    • Radiance Battleship Detonate Antimatter ability will now affect Titans, but will not disable Titan abilities.
    • Fixed crash bug from using Resurrection ability on a Flagship.
    • Progenitor Mothership Resurrection ability range changed to 5000/20000.
    • Solanus Adjudicator damage increased from 60 to 70; Targets per Bank reduced from 5 to 4.
    • Advent Loyalists
      • Coronata Titan Balance Adjustments:
        • Beam damage increased from 175 to 200.
        • Plasma damage increased from 125 to 150.
        • PointDefense damage decreased from 30 to 24.
        • Targets per Bank changed from 3/3/2/2 to 4/4/3/3.
        • Laser damage weapon timing updated (visuals).
        • Psi-Containment ability updated per latest Titan stats.
          • Ability Cooldown bonus increased to 10%/15%/20%/25%.
        • Psi-Reactive Armor ability updated per latest Titan stats.
        • Adaptive Weapons ability bonus increased to 15%/25%/35%/45%.
      • Fixed bug with Repossession ability that prevented it from working correctly.
    • Advent Rebels
      • Eradica Titan Balance Adjustments:
        • Max HP decreased from 3960 to 3564.
        • Max Shields decreased from 3150 to 2835.
        • PointDefense damage decreased from 30 to 24.
        • Psionic Surge damage increased from 175 to 250.
        • Plasma damage increased from 95 to 135.
        • Aft Plasma bank removed (per design).
        • Targets per Bank changed from 4/3/2/2 to 4/4/3/3.
        • Reactive Containment ability updated per latest Titan stats.
          • Ability Cooldown bonus increased to 10%/15%/20%/25%.
        • Unity Armor ability updated per latest Titan stats.
        • Energy Manipulation ability bonus increased to 15%/25%/35%/45%.
      • Starbase constructors can no longer be restored via Return of the Fallen or Resurrection abilities.
  • Pirates
    • Pirate Reaper damage per bank decreased from 10 to 9.5.
    • Pirate Rogue damage decreased from 57 to 40.
    • Pirate Planet is now protected by Hangar Defense and Repair Bays.
    • Fixed crash caused by trying to give the Pirates a mission.
  • Fixed bug related to area of effect buffs.
  • Many string updates to make new techs easier to understand.
  • Fixed bug that would cause Occupation victories to fail.
  • Moons are now Dwarf Planets and have been made more unique (stat wise).


[ Interface ]

  • Splash loading screen added to provide player feedback while assets are being loaded.
  • Fixed bug related to group selecting a hangar and a titan factory.
  • Fixed duplicate unlock text on Titan research infocards.
  • Mesh ownership icons will now display for non-active player fleet leaders.
  • Fixed crash related in Pact buttons.
  • Fixed crash caused by trying to give the Pirates a mission.
  • Fixed crash bug from applying Mods.
  • Removed Delete buttons from some menus. Deleting files can be done via the Manage Files screen.
  • Increased placementRadius value for all Titan factories; should now be more representative of actual size.

[ AI ]

  • Each AI type has been rebalanced to better match Rebellion. All AI player types will now construct more ships as a general rule.
  • AI players will now consider titans as capital ships when considering what ships to build.
  • AI players should now respond better to Occupation and Research victory types.
  • AI generally made more difficult across Normal difficulty and higher.
  • AI generally made easier on Easy difficulty level.
  • AI players should now always build ships and mixed fleets when appropriate.
[ Sound ]
  • Reduced volume on Unity Mass ability.
  • Fixed some Flagship victory event sound errors.

[ Modding ]

  • Fixed crash bug from applying Mods.
  • Added new aiUseTime OnlyWhenHullDamageExceeds.

[ Misc. ]

  • Fixed null pointer crash in Buff system.
  • Fixed crash bug from using Resurrection ability on a Flagship.
  • Fixed crash bug from applying Mods.
  • Fixed null pointer crash in PlayerAttackAI system.
  • Fixed crash caused by trying to give the Pirates a mission.
  • Fixed crash related in Pact buttons.
  • Fixed bug that would cause Occupation victories to fail.
  • Various string updates related to Achievements.
  • Fixed some player Achievements that weren't working as intended.
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Reply #26 from Sins Forums Top

Gj Stardock! I really liked the new splash screen! =D

 

I guess nerfing Titans in their stats and making them more in need of their skills is a good idea... just because i know how to burn antimatter quickly >: P

 

Sorry for mi ignorance, but... whats is the RED button?

Reply #27 from Sins Forums Top

It causes your starbase to blow up and take the enemy with it. In theory anyway.

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Reply #28 from Sins Forums Top

Argonev Starbase's "Safety Override Protocol/Last Resort" ability. It self destructs the starbase to deal damage to everything around it,

It was dubbed "big red button" because that's exactly what the icon is.

Reply #29 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting bignick277, reply 19
My patience is really starting to wear thin.  I've played TEC and Advent to death.  Bring on the Vasari already.  At this rate they're not going to be properly tested by release.

 

Much as ive scolded whiners about this I have to agree. We have already done a ton of testing on TEC and Advent. If we don't get Vasari soon they are not going to be tested or balanced well enough before release. Especially given how many truly game changing new things the Vasari factions can do. If we are not getting them this week (as seems obvious at this point), then i'd say it really needs to be next week. 

Reply #30 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Vatticson, reply 26
Gj Stardock! I really liked the new splash screen! =D

 

I guess nerfing Titans in their stats and making them more in need of their skills is a good idea... just because i know how to burn antimatter quickly >: P

 

Sorry for mi ignorance, but... whats is the RED button?

its the TEC starbase self destruct that is capable of destroying entire endgame fleets with one blast.  Now it has no effecticte counter, from what I can tell(unless ogrovs, Vasari starbase and solanus with upgrades can outrange/outtank it).

Reply #31 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting XATHOS, reply 23

Quoting bignick277, reply 19My patience is really starting to wear thin.  I've played TEC and Advent to death.  Bring on the Vasari already.  At this rate they're not going to be properly tested by release.

You know how they're testing and how it's the most effective means.  Stop bitching about.  Besides, the game is still only .90.  Plenty of time before full release.

In reality, he is right. It's a bad strategy (merely thinking in logical and practical terms) to delay the introduction of the Vasari. People don't play as a job, but because it's fun.

Personally, I have stopped playing online 2 weeks ago.

Reply #32 from Sins Forums Top

New Ship Gibs!!!! YESS, can't wait to see these!

Reply #33 from Sins Forums Top

There is one thing I'd like to mention about the Advent's Discord battleship.
Its behavior with regard to Psionic Scream and Fracture is way off.  
It prioritizes PS over Frac at all times.  
That means unless one babysits all Discords in battle, players lose out on a big chunk of what PS does.
The AI behavior needs to be changed so that PS won't be used unless nearby enemies are still under the effect of Fracture.

As for the TEC starbase, it should be a tad unbalanced.  You're losing a whole starbase to get it done, so it'd damned well better have a huge payoff.  As it stands, I've never once used it.  I just focus on making my starbases that much harder to kill because Big Red just wasn't worth it at all.  Now, it might be...MIGHT be.

The Vasari will be available when the rest has been balanced enough.  Besides, we all know already that there will probably be a few patches throughout the year after release as well.  We'll probably get the Vasari long enough to work the big bugs out, and that's it.  The rest will be covered in post-release patches like always.  I certainly hope the Vasari are available soon, but I still have to say that people are just being whiny about it.

Reply #34 from Sins Forums Top

Two two things that bother me and I hope that get addressed are:

1. Savage thrill and pillaged war chest do not display when they are "active" so its really hard to tell if these passive abilities are working properly or not. At the very least I can't see any noticeable increase in income or firing rates. These abilities I really like too because they fit the rebel tec very well lore wise.

2. The advents loyalist titan's mind control ability does not have a proper icon to show that its active or turned off.

Reply #35 from Sins Forums Top

I really only use the big red button on starbases ive put in uncolonizable territories, since I cant support them with other defenses. Otherwise i concentrate on making them harder to killl and supporting them with defenses. but when those unclolnizable territories are invaded with enough force, its a really nice ability to have. BOOM! :-)

Reply #36 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting bignick277, reply 19
My patience is really starting to wear thin.  I've played TEC and Advent to death.  Bring on the Vasari already.  At this rate they're not going to be properly tested by release.
Dude you are such a bignick...

Good thing they improved the AI. Also really like the buffed Adjudicator and Guardian ships. Keep up the good work!

Do want to see the mine problem fixed ASAP though. It is extremely annoying.

Reply #37 from Sins Forums Top

Tested. 1 tec starbase with RB on lv2 can sucesfully  completly block 1 phase lane.

This is nuts!!!!

 

GL trying to dig out tec now.

What an retarded idea

Reply #38 from Sins Forums Top

I dont see any reason to nerf advent titans here, actuarally i was expecting a buff,    those who play MP basically gets their Titan out between 30 -45 mins mark（ on average). with current nerf advent  suffers greately,  a unite to withdtand medium fleet in mid-game.... donno how much does devs play mps on ico but advent was most difficult race to start up and now more nerf to it's core unite? how easy to counter titan rush with reasonable feed? some abilities should've been fixed long ago ( guardiance..ect) and it doesnt mean their fixed for game play wise. I'm surprised how advent got nerfed in this patch...... yeah late game high-tech advent kicks in， but who cares if u or ur team can't survive that long

Reply #39 from Sins Forums Top

So.. armistice spam is fixed?

Reply #40 from Sins Forums Top

70 corvetes kils titan really fast

Reply #41 from Sins Forums Top

So, I can name a dwarf planet Pluto now and not get the IAU angry....

 

Pluto will ALWAYS be a planet in my heart! *sobs*

seriously.  how else will I get nine pizzas from my mom?

Reply #42 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Qu4r, reply 37
Tested. 1 tec starbase with RB on lv2 can sucesfully  completly block 1 phase lane.

This is nuts!!!!

 

GL trying to dig out tec now.

What an retarded idea

I guess fleet will have to be trickled pass red button so its not worth using now. 

I am thinking if they had to do that because of what vasari can do? Phase jumping star bases..... 

 

But yes game can become turtle fest now. 

Tec with RB.

Advent with Vail. 

 

PS Quar..... I can still smell your smurfs  ;)

Reply #43 from Sins Forums Top

rebellion

difference AI (normal, hard...) more tax or more strategy?

 

rebellion

¿cual es la diferencia entre AI (normal, hard...) más ingresos o mejor estrategia...?

desde ya muchas gracias

Reply #44 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Greg30007, reply 42

Quoting Qu4r, reply 37Tested. 1 tec starbase with RB on lv2 can sucesfully  completly block 1 phase lane.

This is nuts!!!!

 

GL trying to dig out tec now.

What an retarded idea

I guess fleet will have to be trickled pass red button so its not worth using now. 

I am thinking if they had to do that because of what vasari can do? Phase jumping star bases..... 

 

But yes game can become turtle fest now. 

Tec with RB.

Advent with Vail. 

 

PS Quar..... I can still smell your smurfs 

 

Only when i stoped hiding.

Reply #45 from Sins Forums Top

Let me just say that I'm playing Vasari Loyalists right now and they are fantastic!  O:)

You guys will need to be patient a little while longer though. 

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Reply #46 from Sins Forums Top

He He He

Had to throw in a carrot. 

Quoting Qu4r, reply 44
Only when i stoped hiding.

 

Reply #47 from Sins Forums Top

Yes, taunt the villagers holding pitchforks, Yarlen!

 

 

Also, a mine is a terrible thing not to be able to waste.

*_*

Reply #48 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Yarlen, reply 45
Let me just say that I'm playing Vasari Loyalists right now and they are fantastic! 

You guys will need to be patient a little while longer though. 

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

get the pitchforks men!!!!!

:)

I didn't copycat the above poster, the forum didn't load his reply when I made mine...  Brilliant minds think alike!

Reply #49 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting noseforget, reply 43
rebellion

difference AI (normal, hard...) more tax or more strategy?

 

rebellion

¿cual es la diferencia entre AI (normal, hard...) más ingresos o mejor estrategia...?

desde ya muchas gracias

 

please answer...........

 

thanks

Reply #50 from Sins Forums Top

The AI cheats by getting extra resources at any higher then lvl 4 difficulty.