Update 2 Available

[George Geczy]

Update 2 (Version 7.2.1) is Available.

Highlights:

- New Scenario : Shadow of the Bear
- More than 80 new Cold War events
- 65 actual leader pictures
- Many new units, unit meshes, technology updates
- Significant game speed and AI improvements
- New game features, interface improvements, and general fixes.


Scenario Description: Shadow of the Bear
As the Cold War heated up in the late 1950's, what would have been the fallout if a nuclear exchange had occurred between the United States and the USSR? Perhaps it would have given China a chance to emerge from the Shadow of the Bear. Start the game as China just before a nuclear exchange between the US and USSR. Use the opportunity of the Super Powers weakening each other to move against one of them and claim China’s place as a new Supreme Ruler.


Detailed Change Log:

- Links to helpful resources added to main menu
- Audio cue added for completion of research
- Map updated (Goa, Palestine, Guam, etc.)
- More than 60 new "leader" images added.
- More than 80 new events and many events updated.
- More than 30 new units added
- Region Capture now offers Colonize/Annex/Liberate
- Script for "Change Region Flag" event implemented
- Rule of Engagement system added, similar to SR2020
- Ability to set messages to receive based on priority level added.
- Colonies will support Parent regions in localized conflicts
- Parent regions will attack in defense of their colonies
- Proxy Wars Improved
- Overall Game Speed improvements
- Pathing and Destack code improved
- AI regions will pick sides when allies go to war. No penalties for break.
- Aircraft inherit proxy from their last airbase
- Artillery will fire into proxy territory in most cases
- Fixed proxy bug affecting Mutual Defense without Alliance
- Multiplayer Sync improved
- Sync errors on building facilities fixed
- On Map Notices code now more robust
- Graphic effect added to newly arrived On Map Notices
- Notices in wrong categories fixed
- 3D models for cities optimized for "top down" view
- Tech Tree fixes and GUI cleaned up.
- Space Race progression fixed
- Numerous Map fixes
- Colonies clear treaties at independence
- Spotting type fixes
- Breaking treaties function fixed
- Sphere related values capped to not go out of range
- Various fixes on translated files
- Building button from hex inspection fixed
- Better GUI feedback for regions with no spies
- Unit Upgrade chain fixed
- Fixes related to building military facilities in a colony
- Corrections made to expense report data and total value formula
- Taxation and Social Spending interfaced minor clean up
- Region Orbats updated
- Various equipment data fixes
- Various relationship adjustments
- Unit Design trade rules fixed
- Research completion fixes
- Message functions to "no longer receive" and "pause on event" fixed
- Missing Composite Ore GUI pic fixed
- "No Units" option issues corrected
- Colonies can no longer win unification votes
- Air incursion effects rebalanced
- Changed Surrender factors, especially after government change
- Units without sufficient missile capacity will no longer go into strategic pool
- Fewer responses by allies to support wars in colonies
- Support for Military Buildup event
- Election dates reset when governments change to democracy
- AI will scrap and replace units when appropriate; Minister priorities (arms race/dec) also
- Unused units now more likely to go to reserve after inactivity
- Subs more likely to patrol
- Funding insurgency high fixed, values reported according to daily/annually setting
- Domestic Markup cap fixed
- Command units only spawned to units 'inscenario' when 'limit in scenario' set
- Human minister will now always reciprocate an AI region alliance break
- Fixed rubber-band select issue with On-Map-Notice hexes

Approximate Download Size 92 MB

Direct Download Location: http://www.battlegoat.com/downloads/SRC ... -7-2-1.exe

[warhead]

FIRST! - Great work BG. Just tested out the colonize feature and made canada a colony to the US

also - for anyone else that bought the game on steam - make sure you turn steam off or the automatic update off. while installing the patch it kept downloading the old files

[Fistalis]

I win the bet...

are we there yet?


YES!!! we're there so stfu.

[swarfega]

I was pleased when I saw some work on performance had been done. But its still slow on my aging E8400 cpu with 5850 graphics card.

[Fistalis]

I was pleased when I saw some work on performance had been done. But its still slow on my aging E8400 cpu with 5850 graphics card.

Dual core.. your 2 cores short of running it fast

[ue3japan]

Nice work BG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[warhead]

I was pleased when I saw some work on performance had been done. But its still slow on my aging E8400 cpu with 5850 graphics card.

this game is all about the processor, not so much the graphics. it's all calculations. have to upgrade the processor if you want to have it run faster. not much BG can really do any more about that. they fixed the massive ai unit spam

[vahadar]

youpppiiii (yeeehaaaa^^^)

Thanks BG, you deserved some rest now ^^ till the next one ! (not too early i hope )

[George Geczy]

Performance during active war situations with lots of units is still a target for future improvements, though Update 2 makes some very good gains in this area.

Regarding Steam purchases, the update being pushed from the steam servers directly should be online very shortly. Running the stand-alone updater with a Steam version sortof works but causes steam to get confused and randomly revert the change, until the steam-pushed version gets sent.

One note - there is a small difference in the Steam version of the update where the "build facility" sound feedback (the hammering sound) is not present any longer.

[vahadar]

Is there a reason why Burma still have very bad Casus belli with all nations? I mean historically? It has been reported previously and noted by Balthagor i was hoping it was fixed since i like to play them I'll pick Vietnam for a change (in fact not really hehe)

[goulash]

Thanks BG

A well deserved rest is called for I believe.

I am sure you have further updates plnned for the future but I am also sure that unless there is a major break found, the community will understand that you will be busy working in Secret for a while.

Just gonna download now and pack kids and wife off to relatives for a few weeks. They call it a holiday and I call it FREEEEEEEEDOM

[SoB]

Why why o why today. I am duty I can only down load it tomorrow.



ETA on update 3

[Jean]

not save game compatible I guess, right?

[Fistalis]

not save game compatible I guess, right?

Save game will probably load fine. But you won't have all the new stuff.. maybe the .exe bits but not the database stuff.(units, nations etc)
So if you really want to finish your game you can. But to see all the stuff added in update 2 you'll need to start a new one.

[goulash]

Just a quick one but it seems I am just downloading a unidentified file and not an exe file ???

Is it a zip, winrar or something?

Edit: I have just used the link posted by someone earlier and it is a exe so at least I have it now installed.