BA 8.06 Released!

[Silentwings]

Changelog for 8.01 -> 8.06

> Fixed mapmark names after substitution
> Added "Alternate Chat Keys" widget, with old style keys, default off
> Added "o" "," and "." keys to rotate buildings (hopefully this covers all keyboards)
> Hotfixes for f6 and backspace keys
> Removed lightning sound
> Hotfix that should prevent most of getting stuck in draw mode
> Comblast/Dgun range always shows for selected coms and enemy coms
> Fixed Ignore List
> Fixed Set Target errors and having ally unit targets, fixed cancel target command
> Removed no longer used DGun Limit modes
> Fixed UW Gantry not being buildable in deep water
> Fixed Sokolov and Lun missing sonar
> Cleaned up modoptions
> Improved performance of Passive Builders gadget
> Passive builders don't show as resource pull unless they are using resources
> Added numpad keys for camera control
> Added q key for drawing
> Spies have sonar stealth

Changelog for 8.00 -> 8.01

> Updates for Spring 98.0
> Players who drop before the game starts can be substituted by specs (provided the TS difference is small enough)
> Added Open Hosts widget to display a list of currently active hosts to specs
> Added (unsynced) commands /ignoreplayer <name>, /unignoreplayer <name>, /ignorelist
> Ignored player list is remembered between games
> Added a meteor shower to Armageddon
> Added a new Limit DGun mode "charge"; if set, firing DGun uses/needs 10% charge, charge replenishes by 1%/s, is set to 0% on unload
> Added a startpoint guessing routine for continuous metal maps
> Added FFA startpoints for Throne, Dworld, Mearth and Blindside (see http://springrts.com/phpbb/viewtopic.ph ... 49#p562008)
> Added special smoke to Commander explosion for top ranked players
> Comblast/Dgun range only shows when an enemy unit is nearby
> Passive Builders behave more intelligently
> Set Target can be queued
> Improved scoring for efficiency award: (dmg dealt)/(cost of units)
> Default line command is always move
> Fixed Lock Camera interaction with SpecFullView
> Fixed commandos sometimes sliding across the map on unload
> Fixed minelayers attacking things that weren't mines
> Engineers don't build Viper/Pitbull
> Slightly increased Rocko/Storm costs and buildtime
> T2 Sea & Seaplanes Revamp (see below)

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[Silentwings]

Changelog for T2 Sea/Seaplane Revamp:

-Seaplane Platform is slightly cheaper
-Seaplane Con is more expensive, has more health and workertime, doesn't build U/W Fusion or Moho Metal Maker
-Seaplane Torpedo Bombers are now Torpedo Gunships
-Seaplane Bombers/Gunships are more like (normal air) T2 Bombers/Gunships
-Core Seaplane Bomber drops "dambuster" bouncing bombs, Arm drops "normal" firebombs
-Arm Seaplane Gunship fires lightning, Core fires plasma
-T2 Torp Launchers removed -> converted to Anti-Air Torpedos, buildable only by T1 Sea Cons
-T2 Sea Labs are slighty cheaper, T2 Sub Cons are more expensive
-T2 Missile Ships are very long range/very slow reload (Core paralyses, Arm damages)
-T2 Sea Fusion and Metal Makers are more expensive
-T2 Sea Metal Makers float, have same conversion ratio as land T2 MMs
-Added a T3 hovercraft, "Sokolov" for Core, "Lun" for Arm
-Added T2/3 amphibious gantry, buildable by Sub Con, builds T2/3 amphibious units
-Fixed Depthcharges and Torpedo (from Bombers/Gunships) not making a splash
-Fixed UW fusions displaying health to enemies

[RageQ]

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[muckl]

thank you devs :)
im looking forward to test the T3 hovers :D

[dansan]

Thank you a lot for the great work and for releasing on time with engine update!

(I have updated http://balancedannihilation.org/)

[Silentwings]

Updated to 8.06 with some minor fixes/changes

[REVENGE]

Any insight into the reasoning behind the sea unit/gameplay changes? They seem to be pretty random.

EDIT: Actually, most of the gameplay changes seem somewhat random. In terms of the big picture, what's the direction being taken?

[jamerlan]

I love "release often"! Good job with fixes!

[Silentwings]

Any insight into the reasoning behind the sea unit/gameplay changes?

In general the changes to ships/seaplanes (in 8.00->8.01) were aimed to increase the variety of interaction between T2/3 land and T2/3 sea, and to give seaplanes a bit more character.

I love "release often"! Good job with fixes!

Thank you And yes, I think the model we've settled into of waiting a while, then making a release with much new stuff, followed closely by a succession of bugfix releases, works well for us. And I am always very grateful to the players who help us test stuff in the run up to a release.

I am interested to know if anyone is still able to get stuck in draw mode with 8.06 (which contains a hotfix for the engine bug). If anyone is still able too, please make a separate forum post and I'll ask you for some info, there are many different keyboards...

[Ares]

Step aside Krogoth, experimental hovers are in town.