Empyrion - Galactic Survival News

📢Empyrion Galactic Survival v1.11.8 will be released soon! 💥

Use the weekend to play the EXPERIMENTAL version and test the fully revamped Dark Faction story campaign (coop and solo!), the new “Freeze & Board” gameplay and more! 👽🛸👾All info 👉https://www.empyriononline.com/



Taelyn
Community Manager
Eleon Game Studios

Today we start the 2nd phase of the current 1.11.8 Experimental Version.

Please see the changelog below.

[h2]As always[/h2]

• Please post bugs and errors to this forum:
  https://empyriononline.com/forums/bugs.34/
  
  
• Feedback on specific points, please post here in the pinned or new threads:
  https://empyriononline.com/forums/experimental-features-discussion.35/

[h2]Changes[/h2]
Game Icons

• Assigned new icons for Destroyed Blocks (Signal/Touch; Wood, Xeno), Epic Upgrade Kits, AlienSting & more
  
• Partial preview icon update ( ~470; eg. Building Blocks, Wings, Windows, Railings, Farming, Plants, Ingots, Components, Medical, Food, Cooking, Trading & more)
  

[h2]Changes:[/h2]

• Added Dark Faction Disruptor & Translocator turrets:
  
• The Disruptor turret will aim at CV, SV, HV vessels.

When a vessel gets hit by the beam:

1. The targeted vessel will be less and less mobile in a gradual way.
   
2. The UI immobilization bar will grow indicating the level of mobility. When full the targeted vehicle will be totally immobile.
   
3. When hit by the Freeze beam the UI Freeze Icon will blink indicating that the targeted vehicle is actually hit by the Freeze beam.
   
4. When the targeted vehicle escape the beam or the beam stops then the UI immobilization bar will diminish with time => recovery of mobility
   
5. When UI immobilization bar is full then the ship is totally frozen and the next frozen phase will start
   

• When ship is totally frozen:
  

1. The ship will not be able to move anymore.
   
2. The ship will rotate to the horizontal plane (only for CV).
   
3. The UI Freeze icon will turn to red color (not blinking anymore).
   
4. A timer countdown will start with a duration of FreezeDuration second.
   
5. The UI Immobilization bar will change its color to red and become hence now the UI Freeze countdown bar. The UI Freeze countdown bar will start full and will decrease with time.
   
6. When the UI Freeze countdown bar is empty the targeted vehicle will be able to move fully at once (no progressive mobility recovery).
   
7. The translator Turret will fire at the stopped vessel as long as it has a line of sight to the player vessel & teleport some NPC's over. They will despawn after all of them get killed or their boarding timer runs down.
   

• When the target vehicle is unfrozen after being totally frozen then a cooldown timer will be applied. It will prevent the target vehicle from being hit again during this time period.
  
• A potential target will not be considered as a target and will not be fired on if by any other Freeze turrets if:

1. It is already frozen or it is in its cool down phase.
   
2. It is currently on a boarding or a boarding cool down process.
   

All other considerations of target selection and firing rules are the same as regular turrets.

[h2]RotDF scenario[/h2]

• Main campaign changes are completed. A variety of fixes/Changes have been done:
  
• Fix for delay Fight Simulation Doors
  
• Fix Fight Arena had wrong signal sign door sequencing
  
• Fix Pillar Core name was not up to date
  
• Reduced Reinforcement Cooldown on the three Factions at the end
  
• Fixed Reinforcement sequencing at the end
  
• Rename some Dialogue waypoints
  
• Fix Radesk was killable
  

[h2]Fixes[/h2]

• 01502: COQ appear near DF story pillar on DF Simulator playfield
  
• 01514: DF Story - Bosses from Zirax sim waves can be killed before countdown timer finishes
  

Note: it is advised to start a new RotDF save game from now to rule out issues.

V1.11.8 EXP 1
Hello Galactic Survivalists!

We have an update to share with you with some fixes that are ready for the game & and for DLC owners an update for the RotDF scenario.

For Experimental branch bugs:
https://empyriononline.com/forums/bugs.34/

We have a MP server ready for v1.11.8 for anyone to join & use:
"Eleon Game Studios - Official EXPERIMENTAL Server"




[h2]Changes:[/h2]

• New Pentaxid tank model
  
  
  
• Hitpoint changes acc to a more unified ruleset around the following HP ranges:
  Regular soldiers and troops 500
  Elites & special 700-800
  Civilians: 300
  Damaged / infected: 400
  Special HP ranges for larger entities (Golem, Hishkal), Talon, Kriel
  
• Changed: Game client now checks server version and shows the version in red if not matching client's version, also disables Connect button in this case
  

[h2]Fixes:[/h2]

• 01195: Dialogue Input Disables AI Permanently Until Reload MP
  
• 01030: Infinite loading screen after teleporting to a destination that was destroyed
  
• 00906: Players can take damage when in a cockpit & being fired on
  
• Fix: On server update of SharedDataURL no longer the player produced Blueprints and PDA log are deleted
  
• Fixed Pivot Point Polaris Scout Stock Prefab
  
• Fixed an issue with street lights despawning in Survival mode when placed.
  

[h2]EAH:[/h2]

https://eah.empyrion-homeworld.net/download/patch-notes-emp-admin-helper-full
• Increased Player Version
  
• Added SharedDataURL property
  

[h2]Changes:[/h2]
RotDF scenario update:
For DLC owners: A rework of the Dark Faction scenario has been done with the changes below into a full campaign with a proper mid and end game.
Your progression is reflected in the story to defeat the Dark Faction, which spreads throughout the universe at a slower pace now.
You prepare with different Simulations how to fight against the Dark Faction, gather enough Symelite resources and research the proper tech to beat it.
There are two different endings you can choose from that impact the whole universe.

• Updated Story with a full campaign: When you reach Aratos more missions are available from NPC’s at the UCH HQ.
  
• Updated Research HQ POI & dialogues
  
• Added Campaign Token reward for the HQ factions
  
• Updated Aratos playfield with new decorations
  
• Adjusted faction spreading speed to be slower by default in the Config
  

[h2]Fixes:[/h2]

• Fix random trigger PDA mission when entering area set to other players to spawn if they missed the start of the scenario
  
• Fix broken Auto Pillar Chapter trigger
  
• Fix NPC Research NPC Dialogue logic
  
• Fix Oxygen Leak in Research HQ
  
• Fix Rapier fixed location
  
• Fix model rotation on dialogue entity
  

Hello Galactic Survivalists!
First of all, we would like to apologize for the fact that some of the contents of the update described earlier this year are still pending. We are working hard on the final adjustments.

However, in order not to delay some necessary bug fixes and technical upgrades any longer, we have packed these and all previously completed content together and put together a small server scenario creativity package for you with version 1.11.7, which is now available.

It includes numerous new game objects for Survival and Creative mode (consoles, tables, large trees and various types of lamps for outdoor and indoor areas) as well as an improvement to the gravity generators, which makes it easier for you to create a walkable gravity ring, for example.

On the big topic of multiplayer, improvements have been made to how 'SharedData', i.e. the content of custom scenarios that are not included in the game installation by default, are handled. In particular, the aim here is to conserve the bandwidth of the servers offering multiplayer and, in the best case scenario, to enable you to obtain the additional content required to enter the game more quickly when you connect to the server for the first time.

Last but not least - and apart from the bug fixes - we have put a lot of work into the Blueprint Collection Tool, some of the playing fields in the Default Scenario and the Guided Tutorial (playable via the main menu)!

You can find all the details in the changelog below.

As always:
- Please post bugs and errors in this forum: https://empyriononline.com/forums/bugs.24/

- Please post feedback here in the feedback forum: https://empyriononline.com/forums/faq-feedback.25/

We hope you enjoy v1.11.7 and look forward to your feedback!

Yours,
Eleon Game Studios Team.

Note:
For any users who happen to use steamCMD with Empyrion & launch the game from root with EmpyrionLauncher.exe you will need to add a new line to the Empyrion.props file:
- In the Empyrion root directory create a copy of the “Empyrion_Example.props” & rename it to just “Empyrion.props”
- Open it in notepad & add this on a new line & save the file

[DebugOverrides]
ForceGamePlatform = 2

This is only needed for the client, not for the Dedicated Server!




[h2]Dark Faction DLC:[/h2]
[h3]Fixes:[/h3]

• 01375: Repeated corruption of the playfield generates a new indestructible DF pillar
  

[h2]Main game & Dark Faction DLC:[/h2]
[h3]General Additions & Changes[/h3]

• Added new tables & consoles to the Console & Tables deco groups
  
• Added new light blocks to the “Lights” group & a new “Street lights” & “Work Lights & Lamps” group
  
  
  
• Added Outdoor trees for builders to decorate structures with. Search for “Outdoor Tree” in the item menu to filter for them.
  
• Added back the Lon Lat UI, you can now enable / disable it in Options/Misc. Off by default.
  
• Switched default of block range preview to ctrl + f
  
• Various Optimizations have been done to make changing from planet to orbit or orbit to planet smoother & loading in to saves should be faster, although this can depend on how many objects are in the playfield scene.
  
• Added a reworked version of Ashon II start to Default Multiplayer
  
• Removed password option for local co-op servers.
  
• Updated Unity to LTS v2022.3.22f1
  

• Overlapping gravity generator fields no longer stack their gravitational effects: The gravitational effect is only applied once per default, but you can set it to stack in the device setting.
  
• The direction of artificial gravity fields is now interpolated, making circular walkable gravity fields easier to set up!
  

• NEW: Added a new way to download the SharedData folder: SharedData download can now be done via cloud storage service which is much faster and saves dedi bandwidth on login.
  See the stock dedicated.yaml that comes with the "Standalone dedicated server" (Steam > tools > Empyrion Dedicated server) for full details at the bottom.
  
• SharedData cloud download now shows progress in % and with total download size
  

[h2]How to use[/h2]
[h3]For the Standalone dedicated server/MP[/h3]

• Right click on the SharedData folder in the custom scenario folder & select to zip/compress the SharedData and upload the zip file to a cloud service such as “Google drive”, “Dropbox” or “OneDrive (Personal)”.
  
• Once the compressed copy is uploaded to your file host of choice enable sharing for the uploaded file & create a share link for it & set that link in the SharedDataURL parameter in the Dedicated.yaml & then save the file & start the server.
  

[h3]For Co-op mode[/h3]

• Right click on the SharedData folder in the custom scenario folder you wish to use & select to zip/compress the SharedData and upload the zip file to a cloud service such as “Google drive”, “Dropbox” or “OneDrive (Personal)”.
  
• Once the compressed copy is uploaded to your file host of choice enable sharing for the uploaded file & create a share link for it & copy the link.
  
• Next in the Co-op setup menu where you will see a GUI element for “SharedDataURL” click on it & add the link you copied & paste it here then when ready start the co-op server & the link will get added to the dedicated.yaml that is automatically generated in the save game folder for the co-op game you have started.
  

[h2]!ATTENTION![/h2] Any time a custom scenarios SharedData folder is updated you should also upload a new version of it to your file host of choice & create a new share link which needs to be added to the dedicated.yaml replacing the previous link setup there.


[h2]BP Collection tool[/h2]

• Fixed bug that if resizing a blueprint part, the snap points got repositioned
  
• Fixed bug that rotating a blueprint part with the snap point tool did result in resetting to the first snap point
  
• BlueprintPartsUI: reloading the scenario folder if "reload blueprint list" is pressed so you can switch the scenarios without restarting the game
  
• BlueprintPartsUI: some improvements and bug fixes (f.e. now "small blocks" are supported)
  
• BlueprintPartsUI: another try for fixing "blueprint part not getting loaded if from workshop"
  
• BlueprintPartsCollection: improved font size of part names for 2m and 0.5m block BPs
  
• SnapPoints: reverted change with overlap flag. Now snap points overlap only if both have the overlapping flag NOT set.
  
• BlueprintPartsTool: added possibility to move the BPP when pressing LMB long after choosing a part
  
• BlueprintPartTool: fix for black preview images if a group was selected
  

[h2]Vanilla Playfield changes[/h2]

• Fix for terrain stamp “CraterBattle_Geo1a” lines on map. (Note: If you use this stamp, keep the playfield at TerrainHeightMapMax of 490 to prevent stamp edges.)
  
• Adjusted StampDatabase for yOffset of this stamp.
  
• Playfield tweaks: Alien, HomeworldLegacy, MoonForest
  
• Adjusted decoration colors & terrain textures for each
  
• Alien: Darker days (‘Blacklight’ world)
  
• HomeworldLegacy: Less radiation in biomes FlowersEdge and Remnant; Space atmosphere slightly dimmed. New map description text
  
• MoonForest: Weather ‘Fog’ removed (too similar to RainMedium & moon is already foggy). Tweaked POI spawn order.
  

[h2]Guided Tutorial (Available from the Main menu)[/h2]
[h3]Guided tutorial: Several fixes, clarity & flow improvements: Bug Fixes[/h3]

• Fixed several rare softlocks (e.g. Galleon NPC missing)
  
• Reduced intensity of unscripted BA attack
  

[h3]Smoothing[/h3]

• Added more variant paths to react to faster players (Hoverbike crafting, steel salvage, Farm generator and fuel tank...)
  
• Improved clarity of some task descriptions, added some more help markers, better message flow (At Farm entry, Artillery, Nest POI, Dronebase...)
  
• Added some extra info messages (O2 generator, large block handling…)
  
• Added chapter timeouts if struggling at Promethium ambush and with scripted BA attack
  
• More help offers when dying a lot at Dronebase raid
  
• Prevent players to respawn in destroyed starting vessel
  
• Filled in missing FAQ sections
  

[h2]Fixes[/h2]

• Multiple devices animations not working when they are powered on
  
• Loading into an existing save: Deco & resources near player will disappear if hit by ray or bullet
  
• Hand weapons max range info is missed
  
• Assigning the ALT keybinding to some action broke the features connected to ALT and other modifier keys.
  
• Fix: Key mapping localization for gameplay keys did not show in menu tooltips
  
• Weapons in the Vanilla Game or from Custom Scenarios without the DLC Items show DLC Information on the ToolTip
  
• Fixed regression that Ctrl-A did not fully select the whole part of a blueprint any more (and potential other regressions)
  
• Fixed Human NPCs getting removed in Space
  

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