The GOG offline installer files have been updated to have all of the languages, including Russian, available from one installer.
ADDITIONS
Added GUI scaling option for use with very high display resolutions.
FIXES
Eliminated administrator mode dependency when installed into Program Files. Saved games, logs etc. are stored in the user’s AppData folder.
Restored Windows XP compatibility.
Fixed incorrect loading back of in-mission saves containing ship formations causing crash when the formation leader destroyed.
Fixed unwanted activation of absolute ship movement when switching to Steam panel with Shift+Tab.
MODDING ADDITIONS
Added the feature “optional mod”. These can be switched on/off individually and used along either the main campaign, multiplayer or any of the standalone mods overriding their models, textures, movies, sounds, missions etc.
A standalone mod can be an alternation of the main campaign itself.
Patch 1.02 (29 March 2016)
This update adds support for the following languages:
English (audio + text)
French (text only)
Italian (text only)
German (audio + text)
Hungarian (text only)
Russian (audio + text)
ADDITIONS
Added option to use the current desktop resolution. It’s the default.
Enabled using modern monitor resolutions including Full HD.
Added correct displaying of GUI elements, briefings and subtitles with
modern monitor aspect ratios: 16:9, 16:10, 21:9
Added separate field-of-view setups for different monitor aspect ratios.
Added VSync option. It’s on by default.
All available text languages are selectable from the launcher.
All available audio languages are selectable from the launcher.
Added multiplayer NAT resolver to help connecting to Internet servers.
FIXES
Removed obsolete DirectX 8 executable versions.
Fixed disappearing of the loading animation in fullscreen mode under
modern OSs. Also dimming is applied to the GUI during loading.
Fixed mouse cursor latency.
Fixed lagging of NPC mission dialogs with the unpacked data files.
Fixed the issue shortcuts stop working after switching tasks with Alt+Tab.
MODDING ADDITIONS
Editor window size is configurable from mod_tools launcher.
Configured window size is independent from the fullscreen game resolution.
Nexus can be started in windowed mode from mod_tools launcher.
Nexus can be started in windowed mode with the /win command line option.
Mission Editor enables returning to main menu and load another mission.
Mission and Solar System Editor enables editing main campaign’s missions.
Published former developer tool Briefing Editor to ease altering main
campaign’s mission briefing scenes.
Published former developer localization tool NexLoc to ease adding new
translations.
Options saved to the user’s AppData folder instead of the registry.
MODDING FIXES
Fixed Converter crash under under modern OSs.
Editor windows startup arrangement changed, Quit buttons added.
Editors warn about unsaved changes.
Solar System Editor uses the usual solar system navigation GUI.
