Release Notes for ICBM

Update 1.00.09 (4 March 2021)

• Supported the .webp image format
• Maps are re-generated into .webp format, significantly reducing the file size
• Supported building the maps from the Slippy Map format, used by OpenStreetMap and and numerous GIS providers
• Supporting restoring the segments from a packaged map
• Fixed the problem with Tournament Info definition
• Tournaments - you will not see "you can play with" until the Tournament is started
• Tournaments - you will not see in the "you can play with" list the players that are having a match
• Fixed the problem with Tournaments that led to automatic promotion of player into the next rounds before the Tournament even started
• Fixed the problem with Tournament window size
• If static mod name is not defined in the language files, the usual mod name is used
• Fixed some memory leaks caused by disabling/enabling the mods

Update 1.00.08 (25 February 2021)

• Specular highlight and Atmosphere glow are now configurable per map
• Added global messages
• Refresh button now appears even if no active games were found
• Fixed the problem with random region assignments
• Fixed the bug with incorrect team scores on the final standing screen
• Fixed the bug with airplanes stuck in the air when attacking a city and more than one missile available
• Fixed the bug with airplanes stuck over the city during No Nukes period
• Fixed the bug with ASATs sometimes not engaging satellites
• Fixed the watermap generation crash
• Added the support for Tournaments
• Some performance improvements for the long Peace Time games
• Added the Night Map mode
• Added support for 32:9 and 3:2 aspect ratio monitors

Update 1.00.07 (17 February 2021)

• Significantly improved the map loading time
• Added support for the high-resolution map textures (up to 128K resolution)
• Added support for the "regional maps", including camera restrictions
• Added the "Shore" AI placement type
• Fixed the visibility problems with AWACS aircraft
• Added the support for high-precision pathfinding maps
• CanAccessGlobalStorage property now functions, it is default for all Ground unit types
• Added ResupplyRange unit property, that allows units to give access to global supplies to other units
• Now the scrolling speed can be configured separately by mods for the main scrollers. Use AdditionalElements.txt, after the elements themselves, you can place the keyword "Scroller " followed by one of the following ID: TechTree, AvailableUnits, ConstructionUnits, ConstructionQueue, InfoPanel, General; then followed by the floating point multiplier to increase or reduce the default scrolling speed.
• Added "CanRetarget" property to missiles (No by default) - meaning the missile can select a new target when the original is destroyed
• Improved characteristics of SAMs and Mobile SAMs

Update 1.00.06 (25 January 2021)

• Fixed the bug with non-checking potential hits against missiles if only type-specific targeting is specified in the missile type
• Fixed some performance issues
• Fixed the problem with AI SSBNs submerging before firing

Update 1.00.05

• Fixed the 4 corners map - no crashes anymore
• Fixed the crash when AI is not able to find its target
• Added possibility to delete Icon and RoundIcon for UnitType
• Added possibility to set CanBeUsedAgainst "type" - for the specific defined Missile Type or Unit type, not general types.
• Fixed incorrect predicted elevation and position for ballistic missile
• Fixed incorrect drawing angle for missiles that target satellites or high flying missiles
• Added the Trajectory settings to the missiles
• Added "Requires" setting to the mod description section - meaning this mod is Dependent on another mod. This also automatically adds "After" directive.
• Now the position of destroyed/disappearing units are stored in journal events, so when you click on the event in Journal, the camera goes to the last known position
• Better vertical scaling for the Technology descriptions
• Fixed the bug with incorrect loading of modified AI Groups and AI Plans
• Fixed the bug with AI Cache generation for the maps like 4 corners, where some factions own very big water spaces
• Added the "Limits.txt" file that configures the limits of values used when changing the match settings
• Slave units are not the Strike Plan targets by default
• Strike Planner now tries to select the cities with bigger population even when all of them give close to 0 points
• Late-game performance significantly improved
• ICBMs are now more difficult to intercept
• Heavy Rockets are now dependent on Thermonuclear, not Boosted fission
• SSBNs are a little cheaper
• SLBMs are more difficult to intercept
• Excessive missiles in the unit's storage are now automatically returned to the global storage when possible
• Supported the "Elevation" property for aircraft
• Fixed the visibility bug for the missiles that are too high to be detected at some part of their trajectory
• Added the possibility to launch slave units from the patrolling units
• If the slave unit cannot be dropped at the selected point, the order will not be added
• Fixed the bug that was preventing from having only one warhead on MIRV
• Fixed the hit check for the fire-by-area anti-missiles (nuclear ABMs)
• Enabled independent targeting for MIRV heads (targets are selected automatically from those close to the principal target)
• Enabled control of the MIRV splitting algorithm - by percent of the path or be minimal distance to target or both
• Added possibility to have splitting heads for non-ballistic missiles
• Added "DecayTimer" property for units (in ticks)
• Added "CanBeBuilt" property for units and missiles
• Added "AvailableFrom" property for technologies, to give the possibility to disable certain technologies before some predefined in-game time
• Fixed the "AffectedBy InRange" parsing
• Added "TargetInPlanner" property for units. It is Yes by default for non-slave Ground, Naval and SubWater units and No for other units
• Strike Planner window now automatically adjusts its width to fit more than 18 targets and more than 8 attackers
• Bombers now carry only one nuclear bomb/ALBM
• Added "AutoRepair" property to the units, default to Yes
• Fixed a bug with the "Select Best Config" option for Missile Silos
• Added properties CanCarryUnit, HangarExit, HangarMaxLoad, HangarSpaceRequired
• Added the possibility to board and unboard units
• If HideLink used for some technology, the hidden link is not listed as the "Also Required"
• UID counters are auto-restored
• AutoRepair property is now of floating-point type
• Warheads now retain the target after splitting, if the target is movable
• Fixed the bug with the AI Submarines remaining surfaced
• Fixed the bug with Autodeployment timeout still flashing even if auto deployment is switched off

Update 1.00.04 (10 December 2020)

• Fixed the faction name in the alliance window
• Added the "ObsoleteIfTech" property to the AI groups, preventing AI from building and restocking this kind of group when some more advanced tech is available
• Fixed the faction-specific missiles
• Added the "AutoRotate" property to the movie index files
• Added the "Slave" property to the units - to indicate the units that can only be hosted by other units
• Added AutoReturn property that makes the unit check its remaining range and returning to the host if required
• Added the ranged units of non-airborne type
• Fixed the pathfinding for the hosted non-airborne type units
• Fixed the problem with point distribution
• Added the "DisablingTech" property for Missiles
• Do not automatically attack the AI units if their destruction can trigger nuclear response
• Fixed AI incorrectly assigning the group leader when a group contains several units of a leader type
• Added the possibility for the game to run in background when in fullscreen borderless mode (auto-detect resolution)
• Does not print the availability of the previous game version anymore
• Added the property "MaxNumberOnMap" to allow restricting the number of units of some type that can be active in the same time
• Fixed Alliance score drawing
• Fixed the "Kill the World" achievement
• ALBMs Range lowered
• ALBMs do not get increased effective range with Hypersonic
• Bombers range is not increased with Air Refuel only, not with Advanced Aircrafts
• Slightly reduced the range of Bombers
• Increased the range of Fighters and Attack Bombers
• Added the possibility for "Seasonal" mods
• Now printing the effective range in the info window for missiles instead of theoretical range
• Added LeadGuidance property to missiles (0 to 1)
• Pollution color and opacity is now moddable
• Satellites now take random position on their traverse path, to avoid instant intelligence gathering
• Filtering out web links from room names and chat messages
• Added the possibility to modify "VirtualCity" unit type, to change city properties
• Added FullEffectRange TechModifier to Missiles - to influence the explosion
• Added AffectedRange TechModifier to Missiles - to influence the explosion
• If some technology depend on another via some zero-cost tech, the dependency is now printed in the tech description
• Added the settings to control Tech Tree scaling and spacing
• Improved the precision of the missile trajectory prediction
• Added the SmokeSpeedMult and SmokeSizeMult properties to missiles to control the smoke of launch
• Changed the hit probability calculation algorithm for ballistic anti-missiles

Update 1.00.03 (1 December 2020)

• Now the game checks if the new patch is available
• Fixed the sporadic crash with removing players from lobby
• Added the in-game mod management
• Fixed the HealthBar overflowing the UI is set to more than 100%
• AWACS aircrafts now start returning home a little earlier for the safer return
• Increased the cost of MIRVs
• Reduced the cost of Heavy Missiles
• Increased the cost of SSBN
• Increased the cost of ALBM
• Increased the cost of Stealth
• Added the possibility to have more than 4 weapon types per unit type
• Low-tier SAMs now fire twice less missiles
• Supported several weapon configs for naval types and satellites
• Supported incomplete non-default weapon configs
• Added a property to weapon config that disables showing them when incomplete
• Showing the server version info in the lobby list if differs from the current version
• Statistics screen now shows also the combined alliance score
• Fixed the rare error that might lead to fatal exit with "Image not found" message
• Returned the "SAVE" button to the save menu
• Added the "REFRESH" button to the lobby search screen
• Added the helper that shows one needs to do LEFT click when he wants to attack/follow/launch
• Missiles can now be damaged and destroyed by the nuclear blast

Update 1.00.02 (24 November 2020)

• When a display cannot be created, the config file is saved
• Changed the resolution/monitor setting algorithm
• Fixed the exploit that allowed to cheat with the number of available units
• Fixed the problem with excessive memory usage by AI
• Added the technology "BLOCKER" that is always unavailable - to disable some technologies in mods
• Fixed the crash related to the unit follow chains
• Somewhat improved the end-game performance
• Added the possibility of having configurable game speed settings

Update 1.00.01 (19 November 2020)

• Now it is possible to inherit technologies from zero-cost techs as well
• Switchable weapon now appears on UI only when it is researched
• Now it is possible to define "parents" for the techs instead of "children"
• Cuban Missile Crisis scenario re-balanced
• Added the "AttackIfDestroyed" property to the unit types, forcing the AI to react as if the nuclear weapon was used to destroy such unit type
• Fixes in the Chinese translation
• Now changing the game language does not reset the mods
• Fixed the bug with saved game failing to load when satellite lasers were firing
• Changed the laser effect for better visibility
• Fixed some typos
• Fixed the problem with Destroyer losing one torpedo launcher with Advanced ABM upgrade
• Allowed to modify and delete specific properties of the units/missiles/radars/explosions in mods without the need to make a full copy of the unit/missile/radar/explosion
• Fixed the animation of laser rays when firing on a target that is already killed
• Added ImprovedBy Range tech modifier
• Added CanHangInTheAir property to the unit type
• Added the possibility to change the color and pulses of a laser ray
• Cuban Missile Crisis: if one faction is disabled, its units will not appear anymore
• Fixed the AI problems with more than 8 players map
• Fixed the units not visible for factions 9 and 10
• Ownership map generation now better supports blurred edges on the ownership png image
• Now you cannot join incompatible game as a spectator
• "@" symbol is now automatically added to the input line where e-mail should be entered
• Fatal. file is renamed to Fatal.txt for easier viewing
• In the fixed factions game with the possibility to build on allied territory the units can now repair and reload inside allied territory as well
• Fixed The problem with accidentally adding West Asia as an enabled faction in MP