Round 14:Changes

Key Changes from Round 13

New features:

• Hard coded exception system – players will be able to apply for an exception from the preferences page rather than having to send an email request. The system will limit interaction to allowed levels.
• It is now possible to hide the coordinates in scans using a simple toggle
• Capture The Flag mode added to allow for events

Bug fixes

• Alliance nickname, planet name and ruler name are all now correctly unique
• New planets can now not start with more research than a free planet can get
• Various fixes for going from a main round into havoc
• Various fixes for going from a beta to a main round
• Various bug fixes in round 13 shuffler to prevent early round exile issues
• When someone leaves an alliance time in vacation or time closed will not count towards the 72 hour period that planets must be allianceless for
• When mailing defenders recall mails it now messages the most logical people, e.g. when you mail eta 6 defenders it mails the eta 6 and the eta 5+1 defenders
• Missions page now more clearly displays the ETA for various missions
• Ticker speedups and optimisations
• ETA bug fixed. All ships should now return from battles with the correct ETA

Minor Improvements:

• Enhancements to multi-hunting tools
• Enhancements to abuse policing tools
• Enhancements to galaxy banner policing tools
• Enhancements to exile tracking
• Enhancements to fleet admin tools
• Fleet scans are now 100% accurate
• Alliances are informed if they have new mail
• HCs are now informed more clearly if they have new applicants
• MoC can now mail the whole galaxy and all MoCs in the cluster
• After the shuffle people will be able to see the coordinates of those in their buddy pack on the preferences screen
• Research restrictions for free planets is now much easier to configure, including the ability to disable the limitations entirely
• Universe rankings screen will show only top 50 galaxies and top 30 alliances; this more accurately reflects the current game and saves some db space
• Covert ops on closed planets are no longer possible
• html output changed on several pages to improve the look of the Opera text*only skin
• Galaxy system changes:
• All minister must now agree for a galaxy to exile a planet
• Only upgraded accounts can be GC or ministers
• Score limits for resource donations from galaxy fund will be biased so that free accounts do not bring down the limit to much.
• The resources from self exile will go into the galaxy fund of the galaxy that the planet is exiling from
• Buddy packs can now have either 2 or 3 members
• Galaxy exile cost formula: value/10 of each resource
• Self exile cost formula: (value/10) * (number of planets in biggest galaxy - number of planets in current galaxy+1) * (number_of_self_exiles_so_far+1) of each resource