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<b>Round 14 Sneak Preview</b> (Posted: 30th May 2005 19:57, By: Kal)
==Key Changes from Round 13==


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'''New features:
Round 14 will be a round not of major visible changes, but of consolidation and minor improvement in the current game, at least to you the players. Behind the scenes though there have been significant improvements in our admin tools, and specifically in the tools we have to fight against cheating. Rather that telling you what I’d like to see in the Round 14 code, I thought it would be better to tell you what is actually currently coded and ready for beta testing.
 
==New features:==
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*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.
*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
*It is now possible to hide the coordinates in scans using a simple toggle
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*Capture The Flag mode added to allow for events


==Bug fixes:==
'''Bug fixes
*Alliance nickname, planet name and ruler name are all now correctly unique
*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
*New planets can now not start with more research than a free planet can get
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*Various bug fixes in round 13 shuffler to prevent early round exile issues
*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 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 doesn’t mail the defenders who only have prelaunched ships sent – this is to prevent problems with multi-wave attacks
*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
*Missions page now more clearly displays the ETA for various missions
*Ticker speedups and optimisations
*Ticker speedups and optimisations
*ETA bug fixed * all ships should now return from battles with the correct ETA


==Minor Improvements:==
'''Minor Improvements:
*Enhancements to multi-hunting tools
*Enhancements to multi*hunting tools
*Enhancements to abuse policing tools
*Enhancements to abuse policing tools
*Enhancements to galaxy banner policing tools
*Enhancements to galaxy banner policing tools
*Enhancements to exile tracking
*Enhancements to exile tracking
*Enhancements to fleet admin tools
*Fleet scans are now 100% accurate
*Fleet scans are now 100% accurate
*Alliances are informed if they have new mail
*Alliances are informed if they have new mail
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*Research restrictions for free planets is now much easier to configure, including the ability to disable the limitations entirely
*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
*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


We really hope that Round 14 will be a great round and our 3 coders will be working hard to make sure everything that can be done is done. Things that we hope to improve include combat, the infamous eta bug and the general look and feel of Planetarion.
==Round demographics ==


And remember, there is still more to come including new ship stats .
Round XIV - An Empty Throne begins Wednesday the 20th July at 20:00 GMT.
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Revision as of 17:45, 11 July 2005

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

Round demographics

Round XIV - An Empty Throne begins Wednesday the 20th July at 20:00 GMT.

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