1.02Z BETA

I haven't put up a Beta using the new system before but if you would like to try out 1.02Z here's how you do it:

In SDCentral go to settings and have it show pre-release versions. Note that this is a beta in many ways. It worked here fine on my home machine for what it's worth. ;)

+ Efficiency Production Bonuses get penalized if they are > 3X the planet quality.
+ Sector Influence is now weighted between the distance of the nearest starbase and the distance of the nearest star.
+ Colonies on planets
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Reply #2 Top
Good on ya Frogboy! Way to go...

~SDC~
Reply #3 Top
Let me know if you can see it and download it. LIke I said, I haven't used the beta system backend and we're all on holiday technically so I'm kind of winging it here. ;)

Thanks!

~SDC~
Reply #4 Top
Woot! Great thing on the Military Resource/HP issue! Now military resources are only four times as good as other resources rather than eight times as good :)

Has the starport ship bonuses getting lost after save/reload issue been looked at? (Just hoping since you apparently were playing with those values :))

What does "Colonies on planets + Colonies on planets + AI will disband poor quality colonies" mean? I get the third part, but the first two are a little confusing.

And maybe ISS will be going away now, *sniff* i'll miss my sectors with 20 maxed out starbases. (Won't miss having to manage all those constructors though!) Will you be leaving the 1.01 and 1.02 patches up as well so we can go back to starbase heaven later if we want?

Thanks for all the hard work! :)
Reply #5 Top
Latest I see if 1.02.049, and yeah, I have pre-release turned on. Interestingly, SDC claims that it was updated 4/21, but that's not true--I downloaded 1.02.049 sometime back.

~SDC~
Reply #6 Top
Doing this on holidays, Brad? I really admire you! YOU ROCK, MATE!!!

~SDC~
Reply #7 Top
Wow. With this kind of post release development I'm expecting to have to mow somebodies lawn. ;)
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YOu'll have to do a refresh data probably if you don't see it.

~SDC~
Reply #9 Top
I just did a refresh data and it doesn't show up, although 4/21 is listed as when it was last updated.

~SDC~
Reply #10 Top
Doesn't work for me either...

~SDC~
Reply #11 Top
Refreshed everything, check the settings, a 1.02 dated 4/21 shows up but Upgrade button doesn't appear ! :(
Should be same problem than Norrin ...
Reply #12 Top

I get the same thing. SDC shows that my installed ver. is 1.02.049, and that it is updated 4/21/03. The time date stamp on my GalCiv.exe is 4/15 (I just did a complete uninstall/reinstall).

Asmodean

~SDC~
Reply #13 Top
yeah....i don't see it either....
Reply #14 Top
OK, Brad, works for me. (I bought Drengin). Patches installed well, loaded a saved game and it works well.
Reply #15 Top
Does it only work if you subscribed to Drengin.net????

~SDC~
Reply #16 Top
hmmm....i hope not....don't have that kind of money....just got galciv
Reply #17 Top
bump

~SDC~
Reply #18 Top
Showed up fine here. Think Drengin may be required in order to get beta versions.

~SDC~
Reply #19 Top
I can't see it, but I can see the new bous pack. I only have the core file installed, still waiting for my CD to arrive in Australia (without the manual and poster I believe (:( )

~SDC~
Reply #20 Top
What poster?

~SDC~
Reply #21 Top
I just mentioned the Drengin part if it indeed could make a difference in either showing or not showing the update (since you guys apparently were not able to see the update in SDC, and I can). It makes no difference if you "only" bought Galciv, the updates are available to everybody.
Reply #22 Top
Brad, the new political parties, are they implemented in full? I mean, I see two new parties: Industrialists and Universialists. They both get Trade +20, but the details show completely different race bonusses.
Reply #24 Top
Could we get some clarification, why some people don't see the beta?

~SDC~
Reply #25 Top
yeah...cause i don't see it....

I was able to see all the betas before...but not this one...

also, what is this i hear of Universalists and Industrialists showing up? (I hope so ;) )