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Prerelease 1.202K (Gravitational Turrets, Decloaker)
« on: September 09, 2009, 05:43:53 pm »
The latest prerelease is available at http://www.arcengames.com/share/AIWar1202K.zip

That version is an upgrade from version 1.201, so you have to already have 1.201 (or greater) installed. Just unzip it into your game folder (usually C:\Program Files\Arcen Games\AI War\ unless you specified something else). Please make sure that your unzip process keeps the folder structure from the zip file, rather than just unpacking all of the files into the base target directory.

What's new since 1.202J:
(Cumulative release notes since 1.201 are attached at the bottom)

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-A new ship, the Decloaker, has been added.  It is like a super Tachyon Drone, with an attack like a Mark II Short Range turret, fast movement, and a really massive coverage area for its tachyon beams.

-The scrolling nebula effect at the start of the game is now faster and smoother, and the background stars don't scroll at all.  This makes for a nicer look in general there.

-Three new Gravitational Turrets have been added.  They greatly slow the move rate of all ships in their radius.  This makes them particularly effective against melee ships, or other ships that are immune to tractor beams.
« Last Edit: September 10, 2009, 12:15:20 am by x4000 »
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Re: Prerelease 1.202K (Gravitational Turrets, Decloaker)
« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2009, 05:52:31 pm »
No splash screen for me on this release either just a white screen.

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Re: Prerelease 1.202K (Gravitational Turrets, Decloaker)
« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2009, 05:55:31 pm »
Both the Decloaker and Gravi turrets are awesome. Tho, I think the ship cap on gravi turrets might be a bit high (85 O.o?).

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Re: Prerelease 1.202K (Gravitational Turrets, Decloaker)
« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2009, 05:55:53 pm »
Basically, anyone on Vista Aero is going to have no splash screen, it seems.  It has to do with the Desktop Composition, somehow.
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Re: Prerelease 1.202K (Gravitational Turrets, Decloaker)
« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2009, 05:56:24 pm »
Both the Decloaker and Gravi turrets are awesome. Tho, I think the ship cap on gravi turrets might be a bit high (85 O.o?).

Glad you like them!  And yeah, that should definitely be lowered, thanks for the note. :)
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Re: Prerelease 1.202K (Gravitational Turrets, Decloaker)
« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2009, 06:16:49 pm »
Both the Decloaker and Gravi turrets are awesome. Tho, I think the ship cap on gravi turrets might be a bit high (85 O.o?).

Glad you like them!  And yeah, that should definitely be lowered, thanks for the note. :)
bahahaahahahaahah. I could see it now. Just this massive line of gravi turrets to your home station from the only wormhole with a warp gate. would take those bombers YEARS to reach it! XD

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Re: Prerelease 1.202K (Gravitational Turrets, Decloaker)
« Reply #6 on: September 10, 2009, 12:09:48 am »
Both the Decloaker and Gravi turrets are awesome. Tho, I think the ship cap on gravi turrets might be a bit high (85 O.o?).

Glad you like them!  And yeah, that should definitely be lowered, thanks for the note. :)
bahahaahahahaahah. I could see it now. Just this massive line of gravi turrets to your home station from the only wormhole with a warp gate. would take those bombers YEARS to reach it! XD
it would all depend on how much each turret slows stuff down...

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Re: Prerelease 1.202K (Gravitational Turrets, Decloaker)
« Reply #7 on: September 10, 2009, 12:11:10 am »
Both the Decloaker and Gravi turrets are awesome. Tho, I think the ship cap on gravi turrets might be a bit high (85 O.o?).

Glad you like them!  And yeah, that should definitely be lowered, thanks for the note. :)
bahahaahahahaahah. I could see it now. Just this massive line of gravi turrets to your home station from the only wormhole with a warp gate. would take those bombers YEARS to reach it! XD
it would all depend on how much each turret slows stuff down...
They reduce speed to 8, 5 and 2 speed for Mark I, II and III respectively.

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