Now updated to the stable branch:

• Possible fix for random situations where characters dont move
  
• Toned down the strength and number of the dog packs
  
• Fixed recruitment (and other dialog) "sorry i cant afford it" bug
  
• More fixing for player characters not loading if you load a game and they are far away
  
• There was a bug where excessive numbers of squads were being saved, causing bloated savegames
  
• Fixed a potential load crash

Now updated to the stable branch:

• Possible fix for random situations where characters dont move
  
• Toned down the strength and number of the dog packs
  
• Fixed recruitment (and other dialog) "sorry i cant afford it" bug
  
• More fixing for player characters not loading if you load a game and they are far away
  
• There was a bug where excessive numbers of squads were being saved, causing bloated savegames
  
• Fixed a potential load crash

New update out now! For the time being, this is available via Experimental only, please see how to opt-in here if you'd like to try it out.

• Fixed some certain savegames crashing on load
• Fixed some certain savegames/imports getting stuck on the loading screen
• Fixed player buildings being un-built on import
• Fixed the missing Alt-key item labels
• Did a little internal rewrite that should stop the occasional various bugs arising from NPC or building handle IDs changing. Might also cause unforseen bugs as it's a new untested system.

 

• Totally new movement system:
  
  • Eliminates the frame rate spikes
  • Improves performance
  • Stops NPCs always getting stuck and flickering back and forth (probably still get some bugs though, it's a new system)
• Totally new AI sensory system:
  
  • All NPCs now use field of view and line of sight
  • You can avoid detection, fight a guard without raising the alarm etc
  • Its totally awesome and cleverly made so it doesn't hurt the frame rate with tons of characters all LOS checking eachother
  • Probably will cause a lot of new bugs because it's a fundamental system with far-reaching gameplay consequences
• Slave escapes:
  
  • You can free slaves and they'll react and escape and thank you and try to escape with you and sometimes join you once you get away.

NOTES:

• A change to the time system means you may end up with problems like getting stuck tagged as a slave for 99999 hours or a wandering trader that never leaves your town- import game to fix it.

New update out now! For the time being, this is available via Experimental only, please see how to opt-in here if you'd like to try it out.

• Fixed some certain savegames crashing on load
• Fixed some certain savegames/imports getting stuck on the loading screen
• Fixed player buildings being un-built on import
• Fixed the missing Alt-key item labels
• Did a little internal rewrite that should stop the occasional various bugs arising from NPC or building handle IDs changing. Might also cause unforseen bugs as it's a new untested system.

 

• Totally new movement system:
  
  • Eliminates the frame rate spikes
  • Improves performance
  • Stops NPCs always getting stuck and flickering back and forth (probably still get some bugs though, it's a new system)
• Totally new AI sensory system:
  
  • All NPCs now use field of view and line of sight
  • You can avoid detection, fight a guard without raising the alarm etc
  • Its totally awesome and cleverly made so it doesn't hurt the frame rate with tons of characters all LOS checking eachother
  • Probably will cause a lot of new bugs because it's a fundamental system with far-reaching gameplay consequences
• Slave escapes:
  
  • You can free slaves and they'll react and escape and thank you and try to escape with you and sometimes join you once you get away.

NOTES:

• A change to the time system means you may end up with problems like getting stuck tagged as a slave for 99999 hours or a wandering trader that never leaves your town- import game to fix it.

Another stability release:
-Fixed some of the flophouses not working
-Stopped (I think) towns errupting into civil war
-Fixed another crash. Keep sending those crashdumps.
-Fixed turrets only doing 1% of their damage
-Fixed NPCs tagging their allies as neutrals
-Escaped slave recognition is now based on an alertness-based timer, same as seeing through disguises
-Slavery status improved, you now have 4 states- free, slave, escaping slave, ex-slave. Escaped slaves eventually lose their slavery status, and also don't get attacked on sight all the time.
-Fixed a crash when automatically hauling weapons or armour to a full container
-Fixed the random broken shopkeepers

0.74.12
-Hotfix for the character editor bug

Another stability release:
-Fixed some of the flophouses not working
-Stopped (I think) towns errupting into civil war
-Fixed another crash. Keep sending those crashdumps.
-Fixed turrets only doing 1% of their damage
-Fixed NPCs tagging their allies as neutrals
-Escaped slave recognition is now based on an alertness-based timer, same as seeing through disguises
-Slavery status improved, you now have 4 states- free, slave, escaping slave, ex-slave. Escaped slaves eventually lose their slavery status, and also don't get attacked on sight all the time.
-Fixed a crash when automatically hauling weapons or armour to a full container
-Fixed the random broken shopkeepers

0.74.12
-Hotfix for the character editor bug

0.74.9 is now available as the main Steam version. Here's the latest Experimental release notes:

• Fixed the stray outpost showing on the map
• Fixed characters going back to open the gate when they go outside the base
• Fixed the bounty/slave panel position in the GUI
• Fixed an AI bug with crafting machines

Instructions on how to opt-in to Experimental can be found here: http://steamcommunity.com/app/233860/discussions/5/540737262411186819/

0.74.9 is now available as the main Steam version. Here's the latest Experimental release notes:

• Fixed the stray outpost showing on the map
• Fixed characters going back to open the gate when they go outside the base
• Fixed the bounty/slave panel position in the GUI
• Fixed an AI bug with crafting machines

Instructions on how to opt-in to Experimental can be found here: http://steamcommunity.com/app/233860/discussions/5/540737262411186819/

Update 0.74.9 is now out, just a couple of small but important fixes:

• Fixed a frequent crash loading certain buildings and savegames that was introduced in the last patch
• Fixed the instant building bug

You'll need to opt-in to experimental to download it, more details here: http://steamcommunity.com/app/233860/discussions/5/540737262411186819/
 
As you may have already learned from our recent few patches, most of the Lo-Fi team have been focusing on bug-fixing these last few weeks. Nothing particularly exciting, sorry... But! We do have some juicy shots of Oli's new ruins. A little something different to stumble upon during travels around the New Lands world map.

Here are the variations we have so far but we will also work on more futuristic, otherworldly kind of lost cities too...







Let us know what you think so far...

As for the less flashy stuff, Otto's been finishing off the GUI, mainly it's cosmetic bugs and readability. We do also have a few more animal designs that we can hopefully show off next week though. We should have our path-finding update ready within the week - in case you've missed any of our previous announcements, we've been re-writing part of the current Havok path-finding system. This will be much more reliable and easier for us to fix now, however expect some initial bugs when we first release it.

Update 0.74.9 is now out, just a couple of small but important fixes:

• Fixed a frequent crash loading certain buildings and savegames that was introduced in the last patch
• Fixed the instant building bug

You'll need to opt-in to experimental to download it, more details here: http://steamcommunity.com/app/233860/discussions/5/540737262411186819/
 
As you may have already learned from our recent few patches, most of the Lo-Fi team have been focusing on bug-fixing these last few weeks. Nothing particularly exciting, sorry... But! We do have some juicy shots of Oli's new ruins. A little something different to stumble upon during travels around the New Lands world map.

Here are the variations we have so far but we will also work on more futuristic, otherworldly kind of lost cities too...







Let us know what you think so far...

As for the less flashy stuff, Otto's been finishing off the GUI, mainly it's cosmetic bugs and readability. We do also have a few more animal designs that we can hopefully show off next week though. We should have our path-finding update ready within the week - in case you've missed any of our previous announcements, we've been re-writing part of the current Havok path-finding system. This will be much more reliable and easier for us to fix now, however expect some initial bugs when we first release it.