r18002b
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Critical fixes:
- fix crash when current formation is removed.
- Fixed a crash when you killed the system killer.
- Fixed random, occasional crash in the encyclopedia code.
- Removed nonsensical option to roll stations, which caused a crash.
- Fixed a crash with proteans.
- Fixed a potential crash issue in the battle manager.
- Added text box filtering for ", ', and ; to prevent known crash issues (e.g. when giving ships a name).
- Fixed circumstances under which canceling a mission might crash game.
- Fixed bug where fleets were getting forced to center of the sun.
- Fixed bug where fleets could be placed inside planets.
- Post combat dialog now shows information on destroyed ships and other useful things.
- Blastmissile technology now researchable.
- Fixed the issue where armor damage patterns were being swapped to different ship sections between combat rounds.

- Fixed drones firing while docked on carrier parent.
- Fixed spacing issue when adding a drone carrier to fleet.
- Adjusted base volley and weapon range deviation (note: shotgun deviation may be a little high).
- Fixed drones attachment points on some carrier sections.
- Fixed so non-tracking torpedos no longer able to damage own ship.
- Combat data will now be sent after determining victory status.
- Added power bonus to modules.
- Added default weapons to module banks.
- Fixed an issue with some music not looping.
- Updated the strat modifier cost when you acquire rapid prototyping.
- Fixed an issue that allowed humans to see and use zuul node lines.
- Fixed an issue that allowed players to do missions outside their sensor range.
- Changed the stations to use 'under construction' assets when being built.
- Made the first arrival of colonization missions apply the support factors from its fleet.
- Added fix to ensure that randoms and grand menaces don't spawn if all of them were disabled.
- Fixed missing suulka cannon beams.
- Fixed auto-picked targets by ship/fleet stance (function did not always pick a valid target to pursue, stand off, or retreat from).
- Ships without crew are now removed after Combat, counted as destroyed.
- Fixed inaccurate locations for applied damage patterns.
- Fixed a localized text thing in the empire management screen to accurately represent trade income.
- Added a fix to stop the Von Neumanns from continuously building stuff.
- Fixed beamers not doing damage.
- Added fading to various interface elements.
- Fixed bug where battleriders would show up in battle manager.
- Fixed bug where stations could be built around enemy colonies.
- Fleets without admirals no longer display "Defacto" as their admiral.
- Combat events now show names properly.

Other changes:
- Post-combat popup has been added.
- Added trade view slider display.
- Added in-game game and audio options.
- Added categories for the option screen for all effects.

Key known issues:
- The design screen must be re-entered before new Drone designs can be applied to ships.
- Biomissiles and boarding pods may not appear with ship designs.
- The post-combat dialog does not completely fit information for combats involving more than two players.
- Certain Battle Cruisers and Destroyers can carry riders, but these are not showing up in combat.

Version - 1.4.24706
Patch Notes

- 3 difficulty levels have been added. Easy, Normal and Hard. Some of the changes affect food consumption rates, along with troop numbers depending on the campaign you are playing.
- New multiplayer mode King of the Hill added.
- Several Exit game crashes fixed. This may still occur very occasionally.
- Animals will no longer count as enemies and therefore no longer block building placement.
- Added the ability to make buildings rotate by 45 degrees. Hold down CTRL when a building is selected and scroll the mouse wheel.
- Sound system cache uses far less memory, which therefore means Stronghold 3 uses less overall.
- Pathfinding on top of repaired walls should now function correctly.
- Damaged walls repair correctly after loading a save.
- Scroll wheel should now reveal all screen resolutions in the graphics options rather than having to pull slider down.
- Several Crashes resolved.
- Various small bug fixes.

Please be aware save games made before patch1.3.24532 that contain fire will crash when loaded. Also we are aware there are still syncing issues in multiplayer which we are looking to fix for the next patch.

Updates to Left 4 Dead 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

- Mutation: Headshot!
- Fixed a few missing or invalid entries in campaign menus.
- Fixed a long standing bug that could cause occasional memory corruption or crashes on level transitions.

Trine 2 Beta 4th update 18 November 2011:

Major improvements:

- added the Beta for Mac
- added support for NVIDIA 3D Vision

Technical:

- fixed several issues with controllers
- fixed minor things in the Launcher (resolutions, refresh rate choices update, background image disappear)

Multiplayer:

- fixed the Knight's shield "leaking" with high latency
- fixed Wizard animation not always being restored in the Tutorial in a multiplayer game
- fixed "Hosting Online Game" and "Connecting" message screens issues
- fixed toggling Multiple Mice & Keyboards option causing a controller disconnection
- fixed controller hintmessages not being shown for the local player properly
- changed text chat to not break words

Usability:

- added ability to change controller type in the Game Settings/Host Game menu
- added Network Settings menu
- added Microphone menu
- added version number to Main Menu
- added support for ESC to close loading screen window

Added Sabotage rewards (plant and diffuse bomb)
Added end of round reward for best player and best player in team
Don't show red\blue crosshair if weapon is blocked (by wall in the corner for example)
Show crosshair for sniper rifle when not aiming
Updated level up bonuses

Bug fixes:
Fixed bug that crosshair on non 16:9 resolutions was off
Removed stamina when sprinting
Adjusted UI for weapon stats (was showing incorrect values)
Fixed jumping issues: getting glued or sliding over geometry
Fixed ally player identification
Fixed bug when server was forcing armor and head gear (you were not able to remove them)
Footstep sound tweaks

Updates to Dota 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. Fixes include:

HEROES

• Added Alchemist!
  
• Ancient Apparition: Fixed the location from which Ice Blast fires.
  
• Ancient Apparition: Fixed Level 3 Cold Feet doing 1 too much damage.
  
• Bloodseeker: Fixed Rupture damaging invulnerable/cycloned units.
  
• Dragon Knight: Fixed Elder Dragon Form attack properties getting lost when he is purged/repelled.
  
• Huskar: Fixed Burning Spears working against wards.
  
• Jakiro: Fixed Liquid Fire not working correctly against siege units.
  
• Kunkka: Fixed Tidebringer working against wards.
  
• Huskar: Fixed Inner Vitality being cast-able on yourself when Magic Immune.
  
• Necrolyte: Fixed Heartstopper aura being blocked by magic immunity.
  
• Nature's Prophet: Fixed the spawn location of the Treants in Nature's Call.
  
• Omniknight: Fixed the following ability interactions with Repel/Purge: Inner Vitality, Weave, Moonlight Shadow, Overload, Holy Persuasion, Warcry, Shadow Word, Focus Fire, Sukuchi, Berserker's Call, Chilling Touch.
  
• Pudge: Fixed Dismember lasting too long on Roshan.
  
• Pudge: Fixed Meat Hook interrupting allied channel abilities.
  
• Riki: Fixed Backstab on wards
  
• Sand King: Fixed Repel stopping Sandstorm.
  
• Sand King: Fixed a bug with Epicenter doing its Ultimate Scepter number of pulses regardless of level.
  
• Shadow Shaman: Fixed Ether Shock hitting invisible units.
  
• Warlock: Fixed Rain of Chaos AoE stun not lasting longer with Scepter.
  
• Warlock: Fixed Rain of Chaos not destroying trees
  
• Warlock: Fixed Fatal Bonds disabling Blink Dagger/Regen.
  
• Warlock: Fixed Fatal Bonds damage being reduced by resistance.
  
• Warlock: Fixed Rain of Chaos not doing any impact damage.
  
• Warlock: Fixed Golem's Immolation working against Ancients.
  
• Weaver: Fixed Swarm not latching onto magic immune enemies.
  
• Weaver: Fixed Swarm losing their attack ability ability once an enemy becomes magic immune.
  
• Witch Doctor: Fixed Paralyzing Casks stun lasting 5 seconds on Roshan.
  

GAMEPLAY

• Fixed Maelstrom/Mjolnir procing on denies/wards/sieges.
  
• Fixed Helm of the Dominator life-stealing off ward type units
  
• Fixed Ring of Basilius aura not working on siege units.
  
• Fixed Janggo aura not working on siege units.
  
• Fixed item critical strikes working against wards.
  
• Fixed item selling exploit where heroes could transfer sharable items and sell them back within the sell-back time.
  
• Cleaned up juke lanes in dire top lane.
  

UI

• Fixed a bug with courier purchasing, where trying to complete an item would not take into account items held by the courier.
  
• Fixed a quick-buy bug. With Mekansm displayed, buying a branch, then headdress would result in a branch missing from the list.
  
• Added a setting to disable screen shaking.
  
• Fixed double clicking Force Staff not working if you are Repelled.
  
• Fixed Smoke of Deceit and Dust of Appearance purchase announcement not appearing when an ally buys them.
  
• Fixed Omniknight and Dragon Knight legacy keys.
  
• Enabled Warlock for Captain's Mode
  
• Error messages will no longer appear if some unit in your multi-unit selection cannot perform the requested order.
  
• Practice Lobbies now appear on dota tv (can be selected to private in game setup).
  
• Fixed not being able to access the home shop after a respawn.
  
• Creeps under the control of a player now draw using that player’s color on the minimap.
  
• Fixed towers that are denied in the FoW still drawing for the other team on the minimap.
  
• Made overhead gold values not fade out as quickly when your controlled hero is high level.
  
• Added a new function (defaulted to Space Bar) that moves the camera to the last pinged location (if you press it again afterwards it goes back to your hero).
  

VISUALS

• Added impact effect to Leshrac's Lightning Storm.
  
• Added burned ground to Warlock's Rain of Chaos.
  
• Tweaked Dire tree shapes.
  

AUDIO

• Added more movement lines for Dazzle, Dark Seer, Dragon Knight, Furion, Huskar, Riki, Skeleton King, Slardar, Spectre, and Jakiro.
  
• Updated Jariko's voice-overs.
  

BOTS

• Fixed bug where bots would stand under the tower in the lane they were pushing when it had backdoor protection activated. Now they should move back to their lane front.
  
• Bots no longer assume that humans will fully help out when they're deciding whether to do Roshan.
  
• Revised Windrunner's Shackle Shot and Windrun usage -
• they won't trigger as much when doing a casual retreat.
  
• In late-game, bots are more likely to go to side shops to get what they need (especially TP scrolls).
  
• Bots are no longer controllable by spectators.
  
• Improved the logic for deciding when to give up on an attack target that they haven't touched in a while.
  
• Fixed issue where bots would attack creeps rather than defend their tower from enemy heroes.
  
• Reworked how bots push lanes, they should be less likely to tank towers and should be in appropriate positions more often now.
  
• Fixed bug where heroes would leave their tower too easily when not fully recharged.
  
• Bots will now use a bottled regen rune rather than retreating all the way back to base to heal.
  
• Fixed bug in Zeus's Thundergod's Wrath usage that caused with him to killsteal with it too much.
  
• Bots should be better about harassing heroes during the laning phase -
• melee heroes should no longer be able to last-hit with impunity.
  
• Revised sniper bot skill build to be less push-oriented and more gank/dps oriented.
  
• Reduced spamminess of bots announcing the defense of a lane.
  
• Made bots better about retreating to retrieve their items.