AI War 2:Zenith Onslaught Patch Notes

This is for alpha testing for the Zenith Onslaught. I'm using this to keep patch notes.

Version 2.033

• Zenith Architrave
  • Give them a few new defensive structures
  • Remove some mentions of the militant dyson from notification tooltips. Thanks to Starkelp for reporting
  • Fix a bug where Golems weren't going to spawn

• Dark Zenith
  • Dark Zenith now actually spawn new planets
  • Major progress on the DZ sim code. Still totally unplayable, but getting there

Version 2.031

• Nomad Changes
  • Fix a null reference exception in the nomad planet notifier, and minor text tweaks there.
  • Don't let an AI homeworld be placed on a Nomad planet
  • Faction-specific stuff can't seed at game start time on a Nomad planet. This prevents the Dyson or ZA from being on a Nomad
  • Nomad Planets that are also player homeworlds can't be crashed into the AI
  • Nomad Planets now spawn exos in a reasonable fashion once the Nomad Planets are en route to crash. Balance levers in XML

• Zenith Architrave
  • Give the ZA some actual units (stolen from the Dyson for now).
  • Give the ZA some golems that spawn only during the Civil War.
  • Some buffs to the ZA

• Dark Zenith
  • New planets should now spawn when the Invasion Starts. Planet locations need work, and debugging code is still enabled for it
  • Planets can now have varying initial amounts of science. Used to make Dark Zenith planets worth extra science.
  • Start the XML for dark zenith economy.

Version 2.029

Factions open for testing: Zenith Architrave, Zenith Miners, Nomad Planets

• Add a debug setting (in the game lobby) to make Nomad Planets move more often
• Fix a null reference from clicking on the nomad planet notification
• Don't let the AI homeworld be placed on a Nomad planet

Things that need testing right now

• Check if the ZA will spawn golems during the civil war

• Give a vague sense of whether the response to the nomad planets crashing A. works and B. is balanced.
  • Note that setting the nomads on 'fast move' will decrease the AI response significantly

• Check that you can no longer crash your homeworld if it's on a nomad planet

Known Issues/Bug reports

• Nomad Planets can get links to themselves (reproduction scenario needed). This hasnt been seen for a while

• Nasty Crashes when a planet is destroyed (either by Zenith Miner or Nomad). Someone needs to test this again now.

• Units loaded inside of a Architrave structure do not have their strength counted.
  • While a Architrave is in the game, all waves will be directed at the Architrave, and none towards the player.

• Architrave can spawn close to each other (in one case, on adjacent planets). While not necessarily a bug, its not very interesting when they fight.
  • Should add a minimum hop distance between multiple.

Bug Reports

This section is to give an easy place for people to mention problems they are having