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* "Aggressive Policy" shipment now sets gather-rate aura to 5% (down from 6%)
 
* "Aggressive Policy" shipment now sets gather-rate aura to 5% (down from 6%)
 
* "Mustangs" shipment reverted to -10% cavalry cost (down from 15%)
 
* "Mustangs" shipment reverted to -10% cavalry cost (down from 15%)
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===Map changes===
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* ESOC Colorado player spawn locations and terrain adjusted.
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* ESOC Bonnie Springs now always spawns the version with small neutral town in its center. Revised number of hunts and trees on the map.
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* Fixed ESOC Gran Chaco minimap thumbnail image.
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* Converted all ESOC maps to UIx.
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* All ESOC maps cured of runtime errors caught using the RMS debugger; this should cause smoother map loading and prevent some random bugs in how the maps spawn.
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* The ESOC Maps mapset is now safe to play in Observer Mode.
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* Added fallbacks for maps with special features incompatible with non-ESOC environment (ESOC Iowa trees, ESOC Malaysia trees, ESOC Wadmalaw trees & treasureset & water).
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* ESOC Bonnie Springs is now functional on RE if both players have EP installed.
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* ESOC Bonnie Springs is now functional in any common non-ESOC environment if both players have the ESOC Map Pack installed for their game version.
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* All ESOC maps extensively rebalanced for KotH game mode, details described in an extra section below.
  
 
===Patch changes===
 
===Patch changes===
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====Map pack installer===
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* Implemented new map pack installer from scratch.
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* Automatically generated with EP release, therefore contains latest map versions.
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* Includes automatically generated UI and non-UI versions of all UIx maps for use in non-ESOC environment.
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* Includes all special maps of ESOC Treaty Patch.
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* Customizable installation destinations for maximum compatibility with other game patches (defaults to RE TAD).
 
====General====
 
====General====
 
* Added UHC Plugin support (see explanation above).
 
* Added UHC Plugin support (see explanation above).

Revision as of 11:22, 6 November 2018

5.0.0.0

Balance changes

General

"Schooners" shipment: Fishing Boat train-time reduction increased to 40% (up from 20%)

British

  • Manor cost increased to 140w (up from 135w); bounties recalculated accordingly

Chinese

"Old Han Reforms" shipment improved to 50% Old Han banner-army attack & hitpoints and a 20% unit cost-increase (down from 25% cost-increase)

Dutch

  • Bank cost reverted to 350f-350w (up from 300f-350w)

Germans

  • "Lipizzaner Cavalry" shipment increased to +25% Uhlan attack & hitpoints (up from 15%)

Indians

  • House cost increased to 60w (up from 50w); Bounties recalculated accordingly
  • Sowar cost reverted to 80f-80c (up from 75f-75c); Bounties recalculated accordingly

Iroquois

  • "Crates of 100 Food, 100 Wood, and 100 Coin" INFINITE shipment increased to 200f, 100w, 100c
  • "Crates of 200 Food, 200 Wood, and 200 Coin" shipment increased to 400f, 200w, 200c

Japanese

  • Shogun Tokugawa hitpoints-aura decreased to +10% (down from 20%)
  • "Way of the Bow" shipment reverted to +2 Yumi range and +15% hitpoints (up from +2 Yumi range)

Sioux

  • War Chief "heavy cavalry" unit-tag added
  • Teepee gather-rate aura reduced to 3% (down from 4%)
  • Teepee hitpoints decreased to 600 (down from 800)
  • Teepee attack and hitpoints auras range reduced to 18 (down from 24)
  • Teepee minimum placement-range reverted (removed)
  • "Aggressive Policy" shipment now sets gather-rate aura to 5% (down from 6%)
  • "Mustangs" shipment reverted to -10% cavalry cost (down from 15%)

Map changes

  • ESOC Colorado player spawn locations and terrain adjusted.
  • ESOC Bonnie Springs now always spawns the version with small neutral town in its center. Revised number of hunts and trees on the map.
  • Fixed ESOC Gran Chaco minimap thumbnail image.
  • Converted all ESOC maps to UIx.
  • All ESOC maps cured of runtime errors caught using the RMS debugger; this should cause smoother map loading and prevent some random bugs in how the maps spawn.
  • The ESOC Maps mapset is now safe to play in Observer Mode.
  • Added fallbacks for maps with special features incompatible with non-ESOC environment (ESOC Iowa trees, ESOC Malaysia trees, ESOC Wadmalaw trees & treasureset & water).
  • ESOC Bonnie Springs is now functional on RE if both players have EP installed.
  • ESOC Bonnie Springs is now functional in any common non-ESOC environment if both players have the ESOC Map Pack installed for their game version.
  • All ESOC maps extensively rebalanced for KotH game mode, details described in an extra section below.

Patch changes

=Map pack installer

  • Implemented new map pack installer from scratch.
  • Automatically generated with EP release, therefore contains latest map versions.
  • Includes automatically generated UI and non-UI versions of all UIx maps for use in non-ESOC environment.
  • Includes all special maps of ESOC Treaty Patch.
  • Customizable installation destinations for maximum compatibility with other game patches (defaults to RE TAD).

General

  • Added UHC Plugin support (see explanation above).
  • The "Sandbox" difficulty setting has been renamed to "Observer Mode / Sandbox".
  • Changed default diplomacy stance to Enemy in diplomacy mode.
  • Polished Diplomacy UI (both window and button).
  • KotH timer set to 10 minutes, regardless of player count (was problematic with spectators).

Bug fixes

  • Increased minimum orchard distance from TC by 2 (now same as on RE).
  • Fixed Tomahawk ability to build after sending Battlefield Construction.
  • Fixed Iroquois War Hut BB Lacrosse to increase the range of Tomahawks.
  • Monitor XP bounties reduced from 100 to 80.
  • Fixed the rescued native eagle warrior to have proper attack tactics.
  • Added +4 LOS to Travois builder in order to allow dock placement.

Installer

  • Now automatically installs generated UI and non-UI versions of all UIx maps for use on RE TAD.

Launcher

  • All custom maps on RE which were generated from UIx are now validated upon launch and replaced with latest version in case they are found to be corrupted/outdated.
  • As custom UI maps generated from UIx are always prepended with "UI 2.2 ", all outdated special versions of those UI maps such as 2.2c/2.2a are automatically erased from custom maps.
  • Implemented new launcher icon.

Network hook

  • Fixed an issue causing excessive CPU usage.

Anti-cheat

  • Added detection of a hack involving market trade.
  • Protect UHC plugin files from external modifications and disallow external plugins for now.

5.0.0.1

  • Fixed missing placement rules for Sioux teepees, notably causing them to ignore minimum distance from enemy starting TC

5.0.0.2

  • Fixed missing coastal/icy area around the bay on UIx ESOC Hudson Bay
  • Adjusted KotH spawn locations and constraints on UIx ESOC Adirondacks and UIx ESOC High Plains to prevent King's Hill fort spawn failure