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Greetings Terraformers,

After last week's beta, we're glad to announce the public release of a new patch for Terraforming Mars!
Due to some fixing in the rules, please note that all the ongoing online games will be cancelled!

You'll find below all the improvements and bugfixes:




Improvements

• A new animation speed setting has been added: Very Fast x2.5.
  
• The flow for the Sell Patents standard project has been improved.
  
• The hitbox of Ganymede Colony (081) has been enlarged.

Bugfixes

• During the AI’s turn, the players are now able to display the AI’s corporation card or their own corporation card
  
• The AI now always selects other players as targets for its project cards which steal or destroy resources
  
• The AI now selects other players if possible as targets for its project cards which steal or destroy resource productions
  
• The AI now pays the MC cost of the actions of Inventor's Guild (006) or Business Network (110)
  
• Sabotage (121) and Flooding (188) can now be used to target anybody including the active player
  
• The passive effect of Viral Enhancers (074) has been fixed
  
• CEO's Favorite Project (149) can now only add a science resource to Search for Life (005) if there's already one such resource of more.
  
• Mars University (073) now works as designed
  
• Underground City (032) now checks for the energy production instead of the energy resources as a building requirement
  
• In Solo Challenge, placing the ocean gained with Flooding (188) next to a tile owned by the human player will no longer softlock the game.
  
• The standard project City is no longer available for purchase when no valid placements exist.

Known issues

• Viral Enhancers (074) doesn't lower by 1 the plant cost of Moss (122) or Nitrophilic Moss (146). The plant is gained immediately after the card is played.
  
• Tharsis Republic corporation doesn't allow playing Immigrant City (200) when the player's MC production is at -4.
  
• During the tutorial 3, leaving the tutorial before the starting hand has been obtained will softlock the game (to be fixed in the next patch).
  
• During the tutorial 3, the button to navigate through the hand of cards is grayed out and disabled (to be fixed in the next patch).
  
• Protected Habitats (173) doesn't work as designed (to be fixed in the next patch).

We're working on more content, stay tuned and happy terraforming!

Improvements:

• A new animation speed setting has been added: Very Fast x2.5.
  
• The flow for the Sell Patents standard project has been improved.
  
• The hitbox of Ganymede Colony (081) has been enlarged.

Bugfixes

• During the AI’s turn, the players are now able to display the AI’s corporation card or their own corporation card
  
• The AI now always selects other players as targets for its project cards which steal or destroy resources
  
• The AI now selects other players if possible as targets for its project cards which steal or destroy resource productions
  
• The AI now pays the MC cost of the actions of Inventor's Guild (006) or Business Network (110)
  
• Sabotage (121) and Flooding (188) can now be used to target anybody including the active player
  
• The passive effect of Viral Enhancers (074) has been fixed
  
• CEO's Favorite Project (149) can now only add a science resource to Search for Life (005) if there's already one such resource of more.
  
• Mars University (073) now works as designed
  
• Underground City (032) now checks for the energy production instead of the energy resources as a building requirement
  
• In Solo Challenge, placing the ocean gained with Flooding (188) next to a tile owned by the human player will no longer softlock the game.
  
• The standard project City is no longer available for purchase when no valid placements exist.

Known issues

• Viral Enhancers (074) doesn't lower by 1 the plant cost of Moss (122) or Nitrophilic Moss (146). The plant is gained immediately after the card is played.
  
• Tharsis Republic corporation doesn't allow playing Immigrant City (200) when the player's MC production is at -4.
  
• During the tutorial 3, leaving the tutorial before the starting hand has been obtained will softlock the game.
  
• During the tutorial 3, the button to navigate through the hand of cards is grayed out and disabled.

How to join the Beta

In the Library tab of your Steam client, browse the left-side list and right-click on Terraforming Mars. Select Properties.



In the new window, visit the Betas tab. In the drop-down menu, select beta - access to build 1.904 and close the window. Steam will download the update.

Note that this beta is limited in its duration. We hope that you enjoy the new features and bugfixes and we're very interested in your feedback. Please share it in this forum thread: https://steamcommunity.com/app/800270/discussions/0/1694969361086324840/

If you wish to opt-out of the beta and continue playing Terraforming Mars with the live version, follow the below steps:
1- Go into Terraforming Mars’ properties
2- Select the “Beta” tab
3- Select the “NONE – Opt out of all beta programs” option
4- Delete the content of this folder:
C:Users<username>AppDataLocalLowLuckyHammersTerraforming Mars
Make sure that you check all files have been deleted, some of them are set as “hidden” and will need to be revealed to be deleted.

If you experience any bugs, please send a description, your save and/or screenshots with the Contact Us button on this page: https://asmodee.helpshift.com/a/terraforming-mars

See you on the red planet!

Dear Terraformers,

The update 1.611 has been released, adding the following improvements and bugfixes:

- Addition of an automatic zoom on the target moon when playing Phobos Space Haven (021) or Ganymede Colony (081), in order to help the user with the tile placement
- Addition of two new values to the maximum time duration limits of online games: 30 and 45 days
- References of "his" and “he” replaced with gender-neutral “their” and “they”
- Addition of SFX for numerous buttons in the Online Menus

- Fix for View Game State button missing during tile placement
- Fix for performance drop when accumulating a very large quantity of cards in hand
- Fix for effects and actions of a few cards resolved in an order that is not optimal to the player, such as Large Convoy (143), Convoy From Europa (161), and the combination of Mars University (073) followed by Research (090)
- Fix for View Game State button unavailable when using Mars University's (073) effect
- Fix for the word "oxygen" missing in the requirements of the zoomed-view of the Small Animals (054) and Birds (072) cards

As for the news of Lucky Hammers’ closure, we were of course deeply saddened and hope their employees will bounce back soon. While this did come up as an unexpected issue, development never halted and we have now made arrangements to ensure full continuity on current and future titles, including Terraforming Mars and Mansions of Madness.

Happy terraforming!

Dear Terraformers,

The update 1.515 has been released, adding nine bugfixes and two other changes.

- Helion could fall into negative MegaCredits when attempting to buy Standard Projects using Heat with no MegaCredits.
- User playing as Helion was unable to use Heat to buy cards with certain actions.
- The player tray remained on an opponent if they gained resources during the user's turn.
- In very rare cases, two winners were wrongly declared at the end of a game despite different final scores.
- "Ranking" was wrongly mentioned twice in the player's profile.
- Power Infrastructure’s (194) action could be greyed out despite the necessary resources being available.
- Mining Rights (067) and Mining Area (064) were missing production icons when using Robotic Workforce (086).
- Terraform rating continued to increase when performing actions which would increase an already maxed-out global parameter with Regolith Eaters (033).
- The action of Search for Life (005) revealed the card only to the player using it.

- The amount of game seeds involved in the creation of game sessions has been increased from 999 to 2,147,483,647.
- The in-game credits now list the names of the users who actively participated in the previous beta tests.

We'll continue improving the player experience over the next weeks and months. If you experience any issue, please inform us in the Bug reports thread.

In other news, Terraforming Mars has been picked as the "Best Digital Board Game" by the editorial team and readers of BoardGameQuest: https://www.boardgamequest.com/2018-board-game-award-winners

If you enjoy the game, feel free to leave a review and tell your friends. Thank you for your support and happy terraforming!

Dear Terraformers,

The beta branch has been updated with the build 1.512, adding nine bugfixes and two other changes.

- Power Infrastructure’s (194) action could be greyed out despite the necessary resources being available.
- Mining Rights (067) and Mining Area (064) were missing production icons when using Robotic Workforce (086).
- Helion could fall into negative MegaCredits when attempting to buy Standard Projects using Heat with no MegaCredits.
- User playing as Helion was unable to use Heat to buy cards with certain actions.
- In very rare cases, two winners were wrongly declared at the end of a game despite different final scores.
- The player tray remained on an opponent if they gained resources during the user's turn.
- Terraform rating continued to increase when performing actions which would increase an already maxed-out global parameter with Regolith Eaters (033).
- The action of Search for Life (005) revealed the card only to the player using it.
- "Ranking" was wrongly mentioned twice in the player's profile.

- The amount of game seeds involved in the creation of game sessions increased from 999 to 2,147,483,647.
- The in-game credits now contain the names of users who actively participated in the previous beta tests.

Please let us know in the pinned thread Beta branch feedback - build 1.512 and following if you experience any issue.

In the Library tab of your Steam client, browse the left-side list and right-click on Terraforming Mars. Select Properties.

In the new window, visit the Betas tab. In the drop-down menu, select betatest - Patch beta test and close the window. Steam will download the update.


If you wish to leave the beta and continue playing Terraforming Mars:
1- Go into Terraforming Mars’ properties
2- Select the “Beta” tab
3- Select the “NONE – Opt out of all beta programs” option
4- Delete the content of this folder:
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\LocalLow\LuckyHammers\Terraforming Mars
Make sure that you check all files have been deleted, some of them are set as “hidden” and will need to be revealed to be deleted.

This beta test is limited in its duration. If no serious offenders are reported, the content of the beta will be pushed to the live branch.

Happy terraforming!

Dear Terraformers,

The first major update for Terraforming Mars is now officially available! Read below to discover the new content and the bugfixes.


After the Solo Challenge and the Corporate Era, the third official variant is now implemented and available as an option for local and online games. It allows players to affect which cards other players get access to, and increases your ability to pursue a certain strategy, or predict which parameter will rise first.
During the Research phase each player drafts four cards to buy from instead of just drawing four to buy from. Each player first gets four cards and chooses one to draft and put aside. Each player then passes the three other cards to the following player. You now set aside one of them and pass the rest to the left. You repeat this until all cards drawn have been drafted.
You now examine the four cards you’ve set aside (drafted) and choose which to buy (3 M€ each) and which to discard.
Drafting is not used during the first generation since the first Research phase is skipped. The Draft Variant adds some extra game time and isn't recommended for players new to Terraforming Mars.

This new feature, available at any step of the game, allows you to pause your current action and check the information you need before making your decision.
For instance, you're at the end of the Research phase and need to select which cards to buy. Simply press the button View game state to switch to the main screen, view the surface of Mars and open any window you need (your Tags for instance).

A mouseover on any Award or Milestone will display the compared performance of all players.


The Tutorials are now available in the Main Menu instead of the Options menu.

All blocker bugs and a large number of rule-breaking issues have been addressed. We will continue ironing out the game and monitoring the forum for your reports in the next months. We'd like to thank our beta-testers who have provided valuable feedback over the winter. They'll be listed in the game's Credits in the next patches.
The fixes included in this build include: AI freezes, online desynch, awards calculation, blue cards exploits, negative productions, corporation-specific issues, and card-specific issue such as Search For Life (005), Capital City (008), Noctis City (017), Phobos Space Haven (021), Arctic Algae (023), Predators (024), Optimal Aerobraking (031), Nitrogen-Rich Asteroid (037), Virus (050), Land Claim (066), Advanced Alloys (071), Mars University (073), Viral Enhancers (074), Ganymede Colony (081), Robotic Workforce (086), Research (090), Extreme-Cold Fungus (134), Herbivores (147), Pets (172), Livestock (184), Rad-Suits (186).

Some issues are still present. We're going to fix the following issues in the next patches:
- The action of Search for Life (005) reveals the card only to the player using it.
- User playing as Helion is unable to use Heat to buy cards with certain actions.
- Helion can fall into negative megacredits when attempting to buy Standard Projects using Heat with no MC.
- The player tray can remain focused on the opponent if they gain resources during the user's turn.
- In very rare cases, two winners are wrongly declared at the end of a game despite different final scores.

Keep sharing your suggestions to improve the game on the forum. If you experience any bugs, please report it here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/800270/discussions/0/3247565033769707889/

Happy drafting and terraforming!

Dear Terraformers,

The beta branch has been updated with the build 1.482, fixing an issue with a missing plant resource (one instead of two) on the 5th tile of the 4th row of the board.

Please let us know in the Draft Update beta build 1.473 / 1.482 feedback thread if you experience any game-breaking or rule-breaking issues.

Please refer to the previous announcement for information about the contents of the beta, as well as instructions to join or leave the beta test:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/800270/announcements/detail/1690437137185609743
If no other serious offenders are reported, the content of the beta (bugfixes, Draft Mode, Game State, Awards & Milestones Competitors) will be pushed to the live branch.

Dear Terraformers,

The beta branch has been updated with the build 1.473, fixing a major offender and three rule-breaking issues.

• Users in an online draft mode game were likely to encounter desynchronizations as their game session progressed.
  
• Advanced Alloys’ (071) effect was not counted toward the cost of Aquifer Pumping’s (187) action if the player was unable to pay for it without Advanced Alloys’ effect. Also applied to Water Import From Europa (012).
  
• Rad-Suits (186) did not count the Capital tile as a city tile.
  
• Pets' (172) resources were not always registered by every player in online games when 2 cities were put in the same turn, affecting the result of the game.

Please let us know in the Draft Update beta build 1.473 feedback thread if you experience any game-breaking or rule-breaking issues.

Please refer to the previous announcement for information about the contents of the beta, as well as instructions to join or leave the beta test:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/800270/announcements/detail/1690437137185609743

Dear Terraformers,

The beta branch has been updated with the build 1.460, fixing a large number of known issues and providing a new beta environment which should improve the stability of your online games. We strongly recommend updating to this version to make sure you can play with the other beta testers.

• Awards for second place were not always given to the right player in matches with 3 or more participants.
  
• Titanium and Heat couldn't always be fully reduced when the necessary Megacredits is unavailable to play a card.
  
• An exploit allowed the use of the same action twice in a generation by one player.
  
• The flow of the game could break when confirming an action after passing turn with the Enter hotkey.
  
• A user in an online game could be desynchronized by leaving and re-entering the match at roughly the same time it became that player's turn.
  
• When leaving and resuming a game, there was a chance that a card played previously would show again in a player's hand which would result in a progression blocker if played.
  
• The flow of an online draft game could block when a bot replaced a user following a forfeit or a time-out.
  
• Phobos Space Haven (021) and Ganymede Colony (081) could be placed on top of each other.
  
• Optimal Aerobraking (031) granted Megacredits and Heat for each space or event tag played instead of only the combination of both.
  
• Virus (050) could not be used to take away a single animal resource from a card.
  
• Robotic Workforce (086) did not copy the negative production of Biomass Combustors (183) and Heat Trappers (178).
  
• Cards discarded using the Mars University (073) effect did not go to the discard pile.
  
• The effect of Herbivores (147) was not triggered correctly during the plant conversion phase.

Please let us know in the Draft Update beta build 1.460 feedback thread if you experience any game-breaking or rule-breaking issues. Please be sure that when you report an issue that you communicate it in as clear and concise a manner as possible to ensure that our developers have the best chances of finding and resolving it.

If no other serious offenders are reported, the content of the beta (bugfixes, Draft Mode, Game State, Awards & Milestones Competitors) will be pushed to the live branch.

Please refer to the previous announcement for information about the contents of the beta, as well as instructions to join or leave the beta test:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/800270/announcements/detail/1690437137185609743