Galactic Civilizations III - Beta Patch 0.41 Patch Notes

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The Galactic Civilizations III beta patch 0.41 is now available. Log into your Steam client to automatically update your game.

 

Features

Added the ability to Shutdown a Shipyard if you don't want it to be producing anything

Bloom is now enabled by default

Faction power entries now use the player's Steam name in multiplayer

Added stat breakdown tooltip for influence per turn in the planet context wnd

 

Fixes

Fixed an issue that could cause people with embedded video cards to not display fonts correctly

Fixed an issue when ships are stacked, and one of them has a move you can not pass it unless you sort though the stack and move it manually out of the tile

Fixed an issue where stars in visited fog don't turn back into strategic icons after a reload

Fixed an issue where shipyards created free ships if it existed in another player's ZOC

Made a fix that significantly reduces late game turn times

Fixed a crash when selecting a docking ship

Tooltips in shipyard now correctly tint resource requirements red if some are tied up already

Fixed a gap in ship design tooltip if a colony ship hadn't been moused over yet

Fixed MP crash if a custom ship design was deleted, and asserts in SP for trying to use images that had been destroyed

Fixed an issue where if there are 4 players in the lobby and another human was added, the AI wouldn't get kicked out (so too many players)

Fixed being able to select disabled entries in a combobox using the mouse wheel

Fixed an issue where Incorrect manufacturing values from sponsors in shipyard wnd in game-within-game, caused by bad preview stats

Fixed an issue where stats and stationed fleets didn't update when switching starbases in starbase details screen

Fixed blinking tooltips in the planet screen yield areas

Made spacing for stat breakdown tooltips with no sources better, no more clipping

Fixed an issue where the planet tooltip didn't show influence per turn in correct spot, instead showed a different stat

Fixed an issue where you could enter the Upgrade screen for enemy ships through the fleet context screen

Fixed an issue where single multiplayer save game didn't show up in load screen until the second time the screen was pulled up

Fixed an issue where you could press Enter to leave the ideology screen without purchasing a trait

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Reply #1 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

I will miss all the free ships I've been getting in the game. keep up the good work.

Reply #2 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

OOOH betas within betas! :)

Bloom is now enabled by default
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I think you need 'levels' of bloom. Something from "HDR Bloom" all the way up to "Star Trek Blinding Lens Flare"

 

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Reply #3 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Quoting satoru1, reply 2

OOOH betas within betas! :)


Bloom is now enabled by default



I think you need 'levels' of bloom. Something from "HDR Bloom" all the way up to "Star Trek Blinding Lens Flare"

 

End of satoru1's quote

I really hated the "lens flare" they did in Star Trek. It really made the move hard for some of us to watch. Some of it was ok (added some realism to it) but they really went way overboard, I'd hate to see that happen in GC3, even as an option.

 

Edit: -- Hey, the quote function is working again.

Reply #4 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

See, this is why we must find bugs, exploit them ruthlessly, take snapshots, and post them on the web before they all get fixed :bebi:

The highest badge of honor for any Alpha / Beta tester is to say: They fixed this bug because of me --


ima gonna teleport some civs before I upgrade to 0.41

 

 

Reply #5 from GalCiv3 Forums Top


Fixed an issue where Incorrect manufacturing values from sponsors in shipyard wnd in game-within-game, caused by bad preview stats
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It still isn't quite correct. Here are two pictures:

From main map with the shipyard selected.

From the shipyard view.

The shipyard view does not add up correctly. It is .1 unit short (perhaps this is a rounding problem).

The shipyard veiw shows 4.7 units and the main map selected item view shows 4.6 units.

Reply #6 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Quoting Gilmoy, reply 4

See, this is why we must find bugs, exploit them ruthlessly, take snapshots, and post them on the web before they all get fixed :bebi:

The highest badge of honor for any Alpha / Beta tester is to say: They fixed this bug because of me --

ima gonna teleport some civs before I upgrade to 0.41
 
End of Gilmoy's quote

 

So true.  We need a "I broke the game!" badge.

Reply #7 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Quoting Derek, reply 6



So true.  We need a "I broke the game!" badge.
End of Derek's quote

 

Dungeons of Dredmor did that. When the game crashed, when you loaded the game up again you got the achievement "Suddenly The Dungeon Collapses"

http://steamcommunity.com/stats/DungeonsOfDredmor/achievements

Of course I'm not sure if its a good or bad thing that 38% of users have this achievement :P

Reply #8 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

I tried the opt-in, but my game slowed down a lot when hitting the turn button. I will opt-out to see if it returns to the way it was before.

Reply #9 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Quoting Derek, reply 6


So true.  We need a "I broke the game!" badge.
End of Derek's quote

 

I have done a "sideline business" in my technical career in breaking things or hacking them both as part of my job and as part of my personality.  A lot of times I got asked to.    A lot of times, I don't really mean to.  The worst is when I am breaking some people/process/procedure thing in mundane life.  I learned from others with this "talent" that the true reward was in the accomplishment, "What do you mean, I can't do that? I already did."  It was a sort of hacker Zen, and I found it worked for me.

But yes, oh yes, a badge for those who submit valid crash reports would tickle my heart, maybe a red circle around the founders badge, something that labels us as dangerous.  }:)

 

Reply #10 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

If finished games passed out that badge, then I'd say go for it... during the alpha and beta process... I think anyone can get that badge ;) I know I can crash the game any time I want right now. It's a ship designer bug :)

Reply #11 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

I'm assuming that applying this patch will break any current ongoing games? Practice the general rule of thumb of starting a new game whenever you patch?

Reply #12 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

I will volunteer. How big is the dl and how long will it be available? I just got watch dogs and infamous second son so I'm a bit busy though... :)

 

DARCA ;)

Reply #13 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Well, I did the opt-out and my speed returned to normal, which made me happy. It's not fun sitting here looking at a screen able to do nothing.

Reply #14 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Hello,

 

I have a problem with UI menus not showing text, so i was asked by support (on the 22th of august) to try the opt in beta patch opt-in - v0.41.2 Update Opt-In via the Betas menu in the game properties.

 

But in betas i can select to opt into i have just : NONE - Opt out of all beta programs

 

Any advice?

 

Thanks !

 

edit : i forgot to addthat the game auto updated today (maybe that's why i dont see the opt in at all? older version?)

Reply #15 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

The beta update switched from opt-in to the official update.

Reply #16 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

I'm afraid i'm still seeing no text, and it's still telling me that my integrated graphics card is out of date (rather than using my switchable graphics)

Reply #17 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Same here. No text for menus with my Geforce card on my laptop, and if i switch to the Intel integrated card, i see text obviously but the game is ultra slow (the Intel card cant compete with the geforce one, so its obviously slow)

 

Updated my ticket

Reply #18 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Since its an official update will it re download?

Reply #19 from Stardock Forums Top

If you already have the opt-in beta, it shouldn't.  It's the same patch.

Reply #20 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

The UI text issue still persists with patch 0.41 final. See here and here.

Reply #21 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Graphics performance still crap, but otherwise good I guess.

Reply #22 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Trails and tribulation.

Reply #24 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Quoting veritechfan, reply 23

most buttons are blank for me. lame.
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Here's something from a support email:

If you're missing fonts or not seeing them show properly, please try the following instructions below after exiting GalCiv3.

-Navigate to this directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Galactic Civilizations III\Fonts
-Run this EXE: gc3_font_setup.exe
-Start up GalCiv3 and see if the fonts show up properly.

If you are still not seeing the fonts, try deleting a few files listed below in this directory: C:\ProgramData\Stardock\Galactic Civilizations III

K2FontData_Small.fontdata
K2FontTexture_Small.dds

Afterwards try verifying the game's cache files. Open up Steam and right click on the game and select properties, then choose the option 'Verify Integrity of Game Cache' like so: http://screencast.com/t/QwZ9xVyT

After the game files are read/repaired attempt to run the game again in Steam and see if that fixes the issue.

If this did not work for you, please try downloading and installing the font at this website:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17879