Update: Current Version 1.03A.056 (April 30)

[MarkG]

Current Version: 1.02
Last Update April 4

(keep "hey new patch!" talk here. for specific issues, post in the help forum)

History

April 2, 2003: Cople of new tweaks, fixes
New Features:
+ Made AI better at negotiating in trade screen
+ Changed navigation bonus to be +moves rather than a percent
+ AI easier to trade techs back and forth with.
+ AI puts more emphasis on how far away an empire is before deciding to go to war
+ planet/ship lists refresh if open at beginning of turn
+ optimized Listbox painting a bit
+ option to disable just event music in prefs.ini
+ code to make ship leave orbit if moved from ship list

Bug Fixes
+ random buttons hide when race disabled
+ fixed dead ship maint bug
+ fixed trade routes not clearing when load/start new game bug
+ fixed up message coming late bug
+ Fixed tribute bug

April 1, 2003: Couple of crash fixes
Bug fixes:
+ Divide by Zero crash (Thanks bunboy)
+ Terror Star destroying stars could cause data corruption to starship object (Thanks bunboy)

March 31, 2003: Tweaks, fixes, and events...
1.01A.30
New Features:
+ GalCiv AI tweaked so that it bargains more intelligently at lower levels
+ General difficulty level affects which random events will be used (i.e. no more getting clobbered by an advanced story arc when you're just learning the game)
+ New Cut scene: When a player dies, you get a cut scene of ships conquering them.
+ New random event - population boom.
+ Social programs cost slightly less to maintain
+ Details screen now displays how much maint. completed projects use "(X)" by their names.

Bug Fixes:
+ Metaverse submissions should work for all players


March 30, 2003: Tweaks, fixes, and events...
Changes:
+ Some random events come later in the game.
+ Technology Trade United Planets issue nerfed
+ AI considers technology trade values more at lower intelligence levels
+ Crash bug in diplomacy screen hopefully fixed
+ Terraformer can be built
+ SDNet.lib updated for those who have had trouble submitting scores. Make sure you register with the metaverse.
+ Duplicate building of wonders / trade goods fixed
+ Added 2 new random events
+ Anti-Cheat methods beefed up
+ Metaverse submits difficulty level

[Nirvana_CN]

New Version this morning.

1.02 April 4, 2003
New Features:
-Auto-Launch Completed Ships button in Planet Screen
-Minimap Toggable in Planet screen using Zoom Buttons
-sort planet list by governor
-AI much more intelligent in trading with one another

Fixes
-Fixed Welfare UP Issue
-Fixed ship HP abilities crash
-"Leaving UP and still affected by laws" bug fixed
-fixed another endless dialog problem
-fixed bug where cultural victory countdown was not saved
-moved calc abilities for humans to make sure that ships will get bonuses calculated in
-fleet invasion casualties bug fixed
-fixed crash when viewing info on political parties
-fixed star density not saving in prefs file
-fixed bug that was overwriting DisableEventMusic
-fixed backward tribute bug. (!!!!)

[benzy54n]

I don't see the link to download on the website

[Nirvana_CN]

You download via Stardock.

I beleive its for piracy reasons. Works pretty good on the whole

[vmxa1]

You use a tool called SDC (StarDock Central). It links you to what looks like an FTP site and handles updates to any applications that you have registered such as GalCiv.
I am not so sure it is an anti theft device, but maybe. I say that as they say they will provide the normal all in one patch periodically for people that do not want the incremental stuf.

[Garth Vader]

Originally posted by Nirvana_CN
You download via Stardock.

I beleive its for piracy reasons. Works pretty good on the whole

Oh, that explains some things. I just got it this weekend and downloading the updates seemed weird.

I'll try Stardock, thanks

[Nirvana_CN]

New patch up again.

1.02 Update April 7, 2003
New Features:
+ AI bargains more intelligently
+ AI tweaks to be less war happy in certain circumstances
+ Cannot attack allies, must break alliance first
+ Misc tweaks to gameplay

Fixes:
- Divide by zero bug fixed

[unic]

And again, up to 1.02.040 now

1.02.40 April 7, 2003
New Features:
+ Trade screen will update on the fly when you're using the money slider on trade deals.

/unic

[Nirvana_CN]

Good God, this must be 8 or 9 small patches/fixes/updates now...i never thought i would see such support in any game..ever.

I have never been loyal to a game creator before , but i think I will buy from these guys again!

[Nirvana_CN]

Also note the Bonuspack has been updated too! And the multimedia to add a new soundtrack. {Edit this was false info, multimedia has not been updated..something to do with time saving in the US}

[Asmodean]

Again an update: 1.02.041

That's three updates in two days.

No details yet. I'll update this post when details are in.

Asmodean

[Fried-Psitalon]

Ehhh...this patch is nice, but they actually added a bug or two. I get "String not found" instead of "Leave/cancel" (whatever goes there) on the diplomacy screen right hand button.... and the slider has only updated "on the fly" for me once- the rest of the time it acts normal, and I can't drag the slider around anymore- just click the arrows. The slider itself has gone white, though that may have something to do with my alignment.

[Nirvana_CN]

Fried, the 1.02.41 patch released today fixes that.

Not bad really, it only took 8 hours to patch the mistake..i dont see anyone else doing things this fast.

I prefer lots of small patches like this, and risk the odd gfx bug or two, than larger patches every few months

[Fried-Psitalon]

There was *another* patch today, fixing yesterday's patch 8 hours later?!

WOW. Now THAT is service.

[vmxa1]

Anyone try to update the Multimedia? I Dl i before realizing it was 336MB. After I came back to see it said the update failed. I was gone about 40 minutes. looks like most of it got in:

Music\PlanetScreen_ClassE.mp_
Result: Failed (deleted file)
Installation aborted (failed)

Guess I need to report this!