r19983b
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Critical Fixes:
+ Fixed crashes from indy demands when they do not have a value to select.
+ Fixed a possible crash with pirate-related combat.
+ Fixed a Hiver pathing crash related to retreating.
+ Fixed a plague-related crash.
+ Fixed an emitter-related crash in combat.
+ Fixed all strategic turn-related multiplayer sync issues.

Other Fixes:
+ Fixed Scansats and Dronesats not appearing in defense manager widget.
+ Added Battlerider Sats to defense manager.
+ Fixed biome colonizers from hurting biosphere when terraforming.
+ Fixed independents with "RandomOrbital" as their homeworld names.
+ Indy factions now only get one faction type per star system per game.
+ Zuul are no longer able to initiate trade treaties with other factions.
+ Fixed a miscalculation with the tax rate slider.
+ Enabled Diplomacy Interactions on Independent Races you have
completed a study on.
+ Made Survey Button in Independent Study Complete Dialog more clear.
+ Tribute stations now unlock the trade view for Zuul.
+ Star systems now show an effect where recent combats have occurred.
+ Building a science station at an independent world now unlocks a
special research project.
+ Players may no longer repair using enemy systems.
+ Fixed an edge case for when stimulus rolls tried to use data about a
player's homeworld that did not exist.
+ Alien habitation modules now increase RDP.
+ Indy players who lose their colonies are now eliminated from the game.
+ Studied asteroid monitors are now moved into the defense fleet of
the star system/player and will properly function in combat.
+ Modules now yield repair point bonuses.
+ Fixed some defence platforms not being recognized or added to the
defense widget.
+ Fixed known combat zone reassignment issues.
+ Addressed fleet reassignment and naval support capacity issues.
+ Fixed localization names for interceptor missiles.
+ Fixed some overlap/string cutoff issues in UI.
+ Fixed various UI issues in the diplomacy screen.
+ Splinter factions now display the correct avatars.
+ Fixed an issue where splinter factions and easter eggs could show up
as diplomatic entities.
+ Fixed an issue preventing engagement of Hiver gates.
+ Players are now awarded bounties for destroying pirate ships.
+ Neutral indy factions no longer prevent colonization.
+ Friendly Asteroid Monitors now appear in the defense manager.
+ Fixed an issues where the news events were not displaying correctly
for the current turn.
+ Fixed the Line Abreast formation in the fleet manager.
+ Fixed some known turret arc issues.
+ Fixed known issue where heavy turrets on Zuul Armada section not
tracking or firing.

Known Issues:
- A network sync error may occur with combat rounds involving 3 or more players.