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Installation
Download, unzip using 7zip and run. Make sure you uninstall last beta iteration prior to installing Beta 0.9.8.5786.
What's new
The usual shebang including a number of new models, 3 fresh missions and a brand new cutscene.
Unlocking new missions
You do not have to replay the entire campaign if you do not want to. Simply open the mission overview screen and press
CTRL - SHIFT - S
This will unlock mission selection screen.
(Incomplete) Changelog
Aside from the usual bugfixes we have reduced game's memory footprint by approx. 50%. With the Torgo environment, we've hit the 2GB memory limit, which is deeply embedded in the versions of Windows for 32-bit CPUs. The 2 GB memory limit per process also applies when running in a 64 bit environment. Windows assumes that the game is expecting the same environment that it would have on a 32-bit OS which means that of the 4GB of address space, 2GB is dedicated for the application causing it to crash as soon as it runs out of memory. You might notice a slight decrease in visual quality on some models. Overall, the performance should be better now and the game should run much more stable.
- 0000399: [Missions/Gameplay] Mission 24 (KeldorKatarn) - resolved.
- 0000413: [Missions/Gameplay] Add Battleaxe to the BG in Caliban and Torgo (KeldorKatarn) - resolved.
- 0000414: [Missions/Gameplay] Avatarr "praises" the destruction of the Challenger (KeldorKatarn) - resolved.
- 0000416: [Missions/Gameplay] Change iff of Confed cruiser (KeldorKatarn) - resolved.
- 0000415: [Missions/Gameplay] nebula storm active at the Hermes nav in M20 (KeldorKatarn) - resolved.
- 0000417: [Missions/Gameplay] Kinney death message (KeldorKatarn) - resolved.
- 0000347: [Engine] Support for more than 10 Intercom Sounds for the main hall (KeldorKatarn) - resolved.
- 0000407: [Missions/Gameplay] During Auto-Pilot sequence it is possible to release countermeasures and activate glide mode (KeldorKatarn) - resolved.
- 0000293: [Tables] medals.tbl needs checking (Tolwyn) - resolved.
- 0000398: [Missions/Gameplay] Mission 23 (KeldorKatarn) - resolved.
- 0000397: [Missions/Gameplay] Mission 22 (KeldorKatarn) - resolved.
- 0000410: [FRED] Fix logging bug in FRED (KeldorKatarn) - resolved.
- 0000408: [Models] Thunderbolt - small opening in the hull (Scooby_Doo) - resolved.
- 0000406: [Sound] Nebula storm (Tolwyn) - resolved.
- 0000094: [Graphics] Sun/star glare (Tolwyn) - resolved.
- 0000403: [Voice-over] M22 pickup (Tolwyn) - resolved.
- 0000396: [Models] kif_ekapshi_1-shine - resolution is too high (Scooby_Doo) - resolved.
- 0000405: [Graphics] Possible Glitch in Nebula (KeldorKatarn) - resolved.Reduction in quality is not final btw. We're working on finding ways to get the old quality back with better compression and other things. So expect an increase in quality in Beta 9 again.
Didn't notice any stability issues so far, but, hey, I'm running a 64 bit OS with 4 GB RAM. 😉
TParis wrote:Didn't notice any stability issues so far, but, hey, I'm running a 64 bit OS with 4 GB RAM. 😉
That wouldn't make any difference. Almost every 32-bit application is limited to 2GB RAM. 😊
Normal map hotfix is available for download.
Is there a reason why you didn't open up threads for the new missions (torgo) in the space combat forum ?
Yeah, I am a failure...