Steam Community :: Demise of Nations

Update 1.44.286 - Save Games

9 Jul

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.

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Update 1.43.283 - New Avatar Generators

23 Apr

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.

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Update 1.42.281 - FAST Tournaments & Misc. Bugfixes

19 Feb

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.

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Update 1.41.279 - Improved Menu UI & Victory Table for Multiplayer

16 Feb

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.

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Update 1.40.267: Bugfix Crashes (Decrees)

1 Jan

Bugfix Crashes: some city decrees could produce crashes.

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Update 1.40.266 - Fertility Festivals, DUEL Rating & UI Improvements

27 Dec, 2023

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!

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Demise of Nations - Update 1.39.260 - Maintenance Release with Bugfixes

5 Nov, 2023

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'.

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Update 1.38.257: Bugfix Crashes

18 Jul, 2023

Switching audio output was broken.

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Update 1.38.256 - Clan Updates & Multiplayer

17 Jul, 2023

Grace Period: there is a 1 turn grace period for when someone joins a rated game when no rating points are assessed if the player is eliminated within that period.
Announcement Board: moved the announcement link data to a different table, so announcement will appear blank/different until everyone has the latest version.
Announcement for New Releases: the announcements for the latest update are now auto-generated for both the player and moderator walls.
Team Games: for fair-play, sending and requesting assets is not possible anymore across teams. You can only send assets to your team members (or receive from team members).
Clan Games: clan members are placed into the same team if they play a game with random join option.
Clan Games: clan members need to join the same team as their clan mates when going into a team game.
Clan Games: max. number of clan members for teams games needs to be equal or smaller to the average team size (fairplay).
Clan Owners: owners cannot expel or change privileges of other owners.
Clan Owners: owners can now leave the clans if there's another owner on the clan.
Clan Owners: owners cannot leave the clan if there are other players and there is no other owner. They need to designate another owner before leaving.
Clan Owners: owners leaving the clan and being the last members means the clan will get deleted after a confirmation.
Clan Member (or not): now also shown in friend's list.
Clan Member (or not): also showing for teams (e.g. moderators).
Clan Member (or not): also showing in search.
Teaming Flag: will be ignored & hidden if a player joins a clan. The regular clan rules will apply and the teaming flag will have no effect.
Fullscreen Mode: auto-fullscreen mode at startup when run via Steam (unless it's not the first time you run the game).
Sound FX: max. simultaneous sound FX increased to 64 (from 32) to make sure all relevant ones can be played.
Cutscene Music: the music volume for cutscenes can now be adjusted manually.
Audio Output: it's now possible to select the desired audio output channel in the game's settings, i.e. which speakers etc. (desktop only)!
Home Indicator: home indicator hidden be default on iOS.
Immersive Mode: immersive mode by default on Android.
Game Guide: ONLINE Policy section updated, explaining that you generally shouldn't buy accounts (you carry full responsibility and also should notify the moderators).
Settings: option to enable or disabled handicaps by default in newly created games (rather than manually adjusting them every time).
Settings: "Join Anytime" option in settings which determines the default for new games you create, i.e. if they are unlimited as to when other players can join.
Chat Bans: moderator accounts cannot be banned from the chat by regular players (e.g. that created a game).
Moderator Email: now available via the "Moderators" group profile!
Manual: In-Game FAQ updated to let everyone know that randomly banning players in the chat goes against the fair-play policy amongst other.
Manual: Clans playing team games should join the same team. Joining opposing teams on purpose will be appropriately handled by the moderators.
Language: latest translations added - Thanks :-D
UI: "Search Utility" popup now auto-focus the text cursor in the input field when the popup is opened.
UI: larger file selector.
Pending Translations (Moderators): original and translated messages can now be copied (via popup menu).
Moderation: password resets by moderators are now displayed in the moderator notifications (password is obviously not displayed).
Moderation: remark added to disabled accounts, i.e. the cannot login, but the login attempt will still show up in the logs.
Performance: speed update for misc. functions to reduce ANRs.
Maintenance: news DB & I/O removed as it isn't used anymore.
Maintenance: improved compression for main font file (about 35% smaller).
Maintenance: WebGL's gdx-teavm updated to 1.0.0-b5 (teavm 0.9.0-dev-4).
Maintenance: WebSockets updated to Draft 6455.
Maintenance: Jetty updated to 9.4.51.
Maintenance: Steam SDK updated to 1.57.
Maintenance: steamworks4j library update to 1.10.0-SNAPSHOT (latest 2023-06-04).
Maintenance: using getAuthTicketForWebApi() for login on Steam.
Maintenance: Droid login functionality upgraded from 20.4.0 to 20.5.0.
Maintenance: Droid AppCompat version updated to 1.6.1 (from 1.2.0).
Maintenance: Google Play Billing library upgraded to 6.0.0 (from 5.0.0).
Maintenance: disabling registration on server during automated lab-tests (e.g. Firebase).
Maintenance: compiling to Java 8 (on Desktop) using Java 17 (updated obfuscation).
Maintenance: i18n-parser updated to 3.0.0 (from 2.1-SNAPSHOT).
Maintenance: update for development and test mode functionality (code clarity & customization).
Maintenance: getdown deployment speed up by uplading a zipped file (instead of many single files).
Maintenance: GeoIP database updated (latest version).
Maintenance: improved logging when there is a library linkage problem (e.g. JARs missing or wrong).
Maintenance: libGDX backend updated to version 1.12.0 (from 1.11.0).
Maintenance: updated LWJGL library from 3.3.2 (from 3.3.1).
Maintenance: minimum iOS version now 11.0 (no support for older versions due to missing support by Apple).
Maintenance: iOS binaries now all 64bit (32bit support dropped by Apple).
Bugfix: fixing vulnerability for Google Play login. See https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2022061720
Bugfix: high-precision calculations in shader to prevent blurry font rendering.
Bugfix: improved handling when a music file is not found (we check for file beforehand).
Bugfix: selecting monospaced font keeps the text monospaced (e.g. admin terminal).
Bugfix: platforms without monospaced font would show monospaced text blank (instead of the default font).
Bugfix: when being in a game and opening another game, the previous "Nation Information" popup window stay on the screen.
Bugfix: threading update for screenshot taking (prevents ANRs).
Bugfix: cutting long country names in statistics (so they don't overflow to next line).
Bugfix: Permissions fix for latest Android SDK version 33 (should now be able to select images).
Bugfix: players already in a clan cannot create a new clan (they will need to leave their current clan first).
Bugfix: iOS Apps were not running on Mac OS X Silicon (M1, M2 etc.). Search path for libraries updated.
Bugfix: also keeping track if failed login attempts via provider, i.e. when no username/password but platform-based login was used (fail after 3 attempts).
Bugfix: earlier check making sure banned accounts don't enter matchmaker games (failed too late).
Bugfix: improved audio on desktop (should not stop anymore).
Bugfix: stereo audio on desktop can now be played on mono output devices.
Bugfix: Cron scheduler wasn't working properly during winter-summer time switches.
Bugfix Crashes: re-try starting the application with OpenGL ES 2.0 ANGLE ON or OFF (if the other method fails and the application crashes).
Bugfix Crashes: making sure the game doesn't crash if the game had an old icon-array but new code (array out of index exception).
Bugfix Crashes: game would crash on Droid when the achievements client couldn't be initialized at startup.
Bugfix Crashes: making sure we don't open the user popup if there is no logged-in user.
Bugfix Crashes: when tournament advancement status could not be determined, i.e. 'null'.
Bugfix Crashes: when the monospaced font could not be loaded (continuing without).
Bugfix Crashes: removed "installscript_osx.vdf" from the Steam binary because it has become obsolete and some stuff was causing problems on Mac OS M1/M2 (symlink)!
Bugfix Crashes: Universal Binaries for Mac OS should now work on both AMD64 and ARM64 (M1, M2) architectures.
Bugfix Crashes: when exiting the application and disposing observers which haven't been registered yet.

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Update 1.37.243 - Map Filter, Game Listing, Formatting

28 Feb, 2023

UI: map filter allowing to search locally installed map scenarios by number of players, teams and if balanced or not.
UI: minor update for rankings table coloring.
Hosted Troops: they show now the orientation of the host when selected and visible!
Game Listing: the spectators/watch panel has now a
- Steam Browser: now disabled and the game uses a regular browser to open link (some stuff just doesn't work right with the Steam browser).
- Modding: modding instructions moved from website directly into the game (so they can also be translated).
- Modding: option to supply a custom HUD offset via "HUD Offset Custom" (template setting). If that checkbox is disabled (by default), changing the HUD offsets in the module.config files would have no effect.
- Modding: template.zip updated (2023-02-25). It has all the HUD offsets reset to (0,0). Please use this latest version if you are planning custom modding with custom HUD offsets.
- Formatting: support for monospaced texts integrated (ASCII only). Code tags "{MONO}" which is new, and "{CODE}" which is now working.
- Formatting: support for color multiplication inside a text when using {TINT:...|M}.
- Disabling AI: rated games require the AI to be enabled in multiplayer games for balancing reasons. If the AI option is disabled, a game needs to be set to non-rated.
- Release History: now shown within the game via settings screen under "History".
- Release/Latest: the latest release information is now shown if you are running a new version and there is versioning information available.
- Language: font updated with additional glyphs for rendering.
- Language: re-formatted instructions for translations, API access, modding and such.
- Language: latest translations added - Thanks :-D
- Language: minor spelling fixes.
- Moderation: Executives can now also delete quick join games and games created via event system.
- Maintenance: betting setup option also removed from events setup (moderator function).
- Maintenance: build system updated to gradle 7.6 (from 6.9.2).
- Bugfix: approving (or rejecting) a large number of transactions could result in a network timeout because it took too long.
- Bugfix: bugfix for certain HTTP calls having GET/POST and Content-Type wrongly defined.
- Bugfix: improper screen context size when application exited fullscreen mode via outside call (not from within game).
- Bugfix Crashes: some potential crashes at boot of the game identified and fixed.

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