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Mar 29

Update 1.46.291 - Game Auto-Deletion & Maintenance

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Game Auto-Deletion: multiplayer games without activity are auto-deleted (as always). There is now a notification which will be given to the player that his/her game has been auto-deleted for clarity.
Map Zoom: pressing the SHIFT-button will allow an extra 2x Zoom-In/Out of the map via mouse wheel (or keyboard).
Language: latest translations added - Thanks :-D
Maintenance: created new Windows, Mac OS and Linux binaries with latest compatibility updates. Especially, the list of Mac OS Binaries improved.
Maintenance: Updated libGDX to 1.13.1. Misc. bugfixes across multiple platforms. E.g. Droid keyboard now works correctly.
Maintenance: Updated TeaVM to 0.11.0. Misc. fixes especially to code generation.
Maintenance: functionality to test the catalog purchasing system (for development).
Maintenance: updated Droid Sign-In functionality to the new CredentialManager (old way retired in 2025).
Maintenance: Jetty updated to 9.4.56.v20240826 (fixes thread starvation).
Internal: dev.-environment automatically puts the 1 internal game server as LIVE.
Bugfix: login would not work if a space ' ' was added to the username or password. Trimming the entry before logging in players.
Bugfix: credentials were missing for in-app purchases (public RSA key).
Bugfix: Droid notification now opens the app again when clicked (broken previously).
Bugfix Crashes: for when we don't properly parse R2L characters.
Bugfix Crashes: when the display mode could not be loaded.
Bugfix Crashes: attempt to fix crashes due to Audio (iOS).
Bugfix Crashes: when "Wait" panel was still 'null' but called to be shown.
Bugfix Crashes: when comparing two objects and one was null (note panel).

Nov 6, 2024

Update 1.45.288 - Skull Avatar & Maintenance

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New Avatar "Skull": Skull avatar generator is now available for profile images.
End Game Statistics: animated icon indicating victory & loss.
Language: latest translations added - Thanks :-D
Maintenance: latest libGDX 1.13.0 release.
Maintenance: latest Epic SDK DLLs.
Maintenance: New Droid Billing Version 7.0.0.
Maintenance: better detection of slavic languages (for translation verifications).
Maintenance: limiting to TLSv1.2 (e.g. for Steam).
Maintenance: firewall updated to allow sending purchase confirmation and password recovery emails (Sept. 27, 2024).
Maintenance: improved log output describing which provider is registered (if any).
Maintenance: Droid permission for MEDIA removed (currently not supported anymore).
Bugfix: Declare War option in the message dialog did allow sending messages even if a nation's happiness was too low (works now ditto the declare war dialog).
Bugfix: making sure ELO calculations don't end at '1' just after the 1. game (math updated).
Bugfix: preventing timeouts when making purchases (e.g. via Stripe).
Bugfix: log file parser on server was wrong.
Bugfix Crashes: rendering town estates (missing graphic).
Bugfix Crashes: if there is no scenario defined for a map in a randomly generated game setup.
Bugfix Crashes: if user is not properly logged in!
Bugfix Crashes: for invalid L2R/R2L texts.

Jul 9, 2024

Update 1.44.286 - Save Games

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Save-Games: in addition to the already existing auto-save functionality, it's now possible to save custom restore points when a game is paused (single player).
Graphics: render performance update via improved shader switching (less).
In-Game Manual: large texts including the in-game manual now come with a jump-list to quickly go to specific topics (usability).
Language: latest translations added - Thanks :-D
Maintenance: "PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy" privacy info file added (iOS).
Maintenance: logging system improved.
Maintenance: Alipay disabled (backend library was deprecated - pending impl. of new system).
Bugfix: multiplayer setup option "Last Joinable" & "Game Start" (e.g. auto) were not available.
Bugfix: for very large maps (greater 200 * 135 tiles), the AI will be disabled after a few turns for multiplayer games. Please have human players join instead!
Bugfix: last update time for save-game was not properly updated (minor).
Bugfix: fixed the game's REST API, so the game listing did return actual games (rather than an exception).
Bugfix Crashes: for modded structure without armament.

Apr 23, 2024

Update 1.43.283 - New Avatar Generators

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Avatar Generator: updated with additional components such as Viking Helmet, Pirate Hat, Rabbit Ears, Cat Ears, Maid Hat and such.
Avatar Gen. "Pig", "Dog" and "Frog": new avatar generators added representing a pig, dog and frog heads with corresponding customizations.
Avatar Gen. "Chimp", "Bunny", "Rhino", "Cat", "Elephant", "Crocodile" and "Bear": new avatar generators.
Multiplayer: active games indicator now shows the count, e.g. "1/3" (instead of start '*').
Level of Detail: minimum level of detail is now "few" (not "none" for all platforms).
Menu UI: Announcement button icon updated (clip) for clarity it doesn't represent the chat.
Language: latest translations added - Thanks :-D
Language: make sure too long texts don't overlap (cut via "...").
Language: misc. fixes for texts (e.g. male and female switched in translation guide).
Maintenance: update for permission system (server).
Bugfix: Victory table only counts each AI category once (otherwise problems adding to DB due to constraint issues).
Bugfix: improved link-handling, i.e. when already handled, we don't pass it on further (e.g. user://).
Bugfix: some animated images were not properly garbage collected and could still stay retained (causing out of memory errors).
Bugfix: proper safe area insets for mobile (Droid & iOS).
Bugfix: calculating cropped image (for mirrored frames).
Bugfix Crashes: when user account was not 'null' when loading a multiplayer game.
Bugfix Crashes: badly formatted strings could produce a stack overflow.

Feb 19, 2024

Update 1.42.281 - FAST Tournaments & Misc. Bugfixes

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Tournaments: there is now the option to create tournaments for FAST games. An indicator by the chat has been added to show if one has to be aware that the tournament can have multiple rounds. Please advice on other hints required (as needed)?
Login Problems: updated the error popup with a suggestion to reboot and a link to the actual server status (for verification).
Language: latest translations added - Thanks :-D
Maintenance: remotes.conf without port number (auto-determined).
Maintenance: improved handling of URLs, HTTP(s), WS(S), hosts and ports (clarity).
Maintenance: improved common code in play and map management (reduced duplications across games).
Bugfix: buttons for rankings don't overlap anymore for narrow displays.
Bugfix: the active games indicator, e.g. "1/3", will not be displayed above the [Multiplayer] button anymore (location has changed).
Bugfix: game filter for joining games was applied even though it was not visible.

Feb 16, 2024

Update 1.41.279 - Improved Menu UI & Victory Table for Multiplayer

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UI: multiplayer section directly lists joinable games with option to create new games. The announcements and existing games are now available above the chat.
UI: improved the multiplayer account settings to make them more compact (clarity).
UI: improved layout, fonts, etc. of misc. other UI components to make them more streamlined (clarity). Generally, things were moved, not removed.
Passwords: indicator if a password was set when logging in via e.g. Steam (to show if one needs to be set for cross-platform login). Only works for new accounts!
Victories: there is now a list of last victories available for regular games as well as official minor & major events (accessible via multiplayer screen).
Fair-Play: Duels cannot be started early (a second player needs to join).
Scenario UI: coloring of buttons updated (more harmonic).
Input: long-touch delay decreased from 1100ms to 500ms (e.g. for showing tooltips & popup menus).
Manual: info added that clans are currently limited to 64 members max.
Steam DLC: should now also be added to an account and work cross-platform (trial implementation).
Moderation: admin terminal moved into admin controller.
Moderation: minor streamlining for Admin Terminal.
Translations: option to not show the translation by the original English if the translation is e.g. not 95% complete. See "Language Requirement" option in settings.
Language: latest translations added - Thanks :-D
Credits: listing eos4j & discord-game-sdk4j.
Maintenance: improved logging for the game updater service.
Maintenance: limiting the AI calculations for very large maps with lots of factions to 3 minutes on the server.
Bugfix: calculation of max. clan players for team games was wrong.
Bugfix: rating adjustment panel was not tall enough (moderator action).
Bugfix: AI updater could crash internally when a capture target became invalid.
Bugfix Server: reducing broker service disk space from 20GB to 8GB.
Bugfix Crashes: if the decree array is shorter than anticipated (array out of bounds).
Bugfix Crashes: increased max. memory to 1536MB (from 768MB).
Bugfix Crashes: in editor, when 'main' graphic was missing, the game could crash.

Jan 1, 2024

Update 1.40.267: Bugfix Crashes (Decrees)

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Bugfix Crashes: some city decrees could produce crashes.

Dec 27, 2023

Update 1.40.266 - Fertility Festivals, DUEL Rating & UI Improvements

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Balancing: Fertility Festivals do not reset when the owner of a town changes. That means abandoning and re-capturing the town will not allow doing a Fertility Festival right away anymore (unless the timer has previously elapsed).
Team Games: for private games, there is no restriction for clan members as to which team they play in.
Ratings: new DUEL & DUEL/SLOW rating added. Will get rated if you play a duel.
UI: Condensed the AI setup options to be more compact (UI clarity). Just expand to get the full options (they have not been removed!).
UI: Optimized the dual-column layout (more for the main component).
UI: Scenario listing update without a popup (directly listed when a map gets selected).
UI: scenario filter also filters the actual scenarios.
UI/Scenario Icons: increased the size to better show how the scenario looks like (scenario selection).
Modding: please update your maps to have the larger scenario icon format.
Statistics: user statistics, i.e. how many players are ONLINE over a day/weak/year are now available (recording just started, so older statistics are currently not available).
Statistics: showing how many newly registered accounts per the past 24h hours also (in addition of daily unique users).
Menu UI: slightly improved title headers.
Account Management: additional final warning popup added when one wants to erase an account. Accounts cannot be restored!!!
Moderation: the "Admin Guide" now contains a section about featuring maps with points of consideration.
Moderation: "TOP" games are not considered as unfair games given they are mandatory for top players (relationship table).
Moderation: deletion of active/ongoing games are now shown as notification in the moderator area.
Language: word censor updated with a few more words.
Language: latest translations added - Thanks :-D
OpenBSD/etc.: general support for OpenBSD, FreeBSD and NetBSD (needs the generic version from the website to run). Also needs proper natives supplied by the player in addition (currently not out of the box).
Maintenance: Google Play next generation "Player IDs" enabled.
Maintenance: TeaVM backend for webapp updated to 1.0.0-b8 (from b6).
Maintenance: simplified server startup config (DB, DB-DAEMON, HTTP on/off)
Maintenance: unused imports removed (code cleanup).
Maintenance: for multiplayer, removed the option to set the weekdays and hours per day where a game can be played. Removes the potential of early game removal (inactive timer).
Bugfix: text files can now also be opened on Mac OS X.
Bugfix: sound FX & music converted to mono (from stereo) as needed.
Bugfix: System tray notifications disabled on Steam as they can cause problems during updates or uninstalls.
Bugfix: update for render pool updater, i.e. making sure only actively run once (not multiple times).
Bugfix Crashes: making some variables for 'Ground' final to prevent null pointer exceptions.
Bugfix: making sure the tutorial completion is successfully recorded!

Nov 5, 2023

Demise of Nations - Update 1.39.260 - Maintenance Release with Bugfixes

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Team Games: more clan players allowed if a game is password protected.
Screenshot Button: long-touch (or long-press) also activates the camera button that takes screenshots even if a popup is above the button.
Language: latest translations added - Thanks :-D
Maintenance: auto-submitting latest release notes to Reddit.
Maintenance: auto-uploading latest translation text after update.
Maintenance: improved logging of WARN or ERROR (reduced normal errors to INFO).
Maintenance: setting server max. memory now automatically based on device memory available.
Maintenance: disabled the option on the server to stop showing full stacktraces for null pointers if duplicates.
Maintenance: auto-restart of server services in case they get killed (e.g. low memory).
Maintenance: update to run servers on ARM64.
Maintenance: update to run servers on Debian 12.
Maintenance: updated hardware info utility (OSHI 6.4.5).
Maintenance: libGDX library updated to 1.12.1 (maintenance release).
Maintenance: gdx-pay library updated to 1.3.6.
Development: editor button on menu "Home" screen (during development for easy access).
Bugfix: Clipboard was broken and didn't work anymore (missing jmod for datatransfer added).
Bugfix: missing jmod modules added.
Bugfix Crashes: when switching audio output device!
Bugfix Crashes: when no logged-in account could be detected.
Bugfix Crashes: when allocating direct ByteBuffer and receiving an out of memory error (now replaced with error image and logging).
Bugfix Crashes: when initializing a game and the account was 'null'.
Bugfix Crashes: sorting the active games list could crash due to violating general contract for sort.
Bugfix Crashes: trying to send wall message when the user account is 'null'.

Jul 18, 2023

Update 1.38.257: Bugfix Crashes

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Switching audio output was broken.

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