AI & UI Improvement, Jumping Bug Fixes

Human NPC's "searching enemy" behavior had been pretty bland. I made some improvements for this behavior:

• Each NPC will have a "courage" value determined by his squad's condition, his health condition, and weapon

• When this NPC decides to search for an enemy that vanished from his sight, depending on the courage value, he might:
-- Rush to the last know position of the enemy
-- Wait there and aim at the last know position of enemy for some time
-- While aiming, walk towards a random position to search
-- While aiming, crouch-walk towards a random position to search
• Overall, making NPCs less "dumb aggressive".

• When NPC is crouch-walking while out of your sight, you won't see the noise circle until he's very close.

• Added more "SHIFT+Click / RightTrigger + A" usage in the inventory:
-- To move item from backpack to planting UI's seed/fertilizer slots
-- To move an item back to the trader
-- To move an item into motorcycle's fuel/scrapmetal slot
-- To move an item into an interactive object's slot
• And now when you quick-move items into a slot, it'll move 1 count of it each time you shift+click. For example, with the grain mill, which needs 4 seeds, you just shift+click 4 times to move 4 seeds.

• You can now quick-move a tool item in the backpack into the TOOL slot and replace whatever is already there.

• Fixed some bugs with the jumping/rolling animation. It used to cause player to hop into the sky whenever the frame rate is low. After some coding overhaul, jump and falling feel a lot more natural now and is no longer affected by frame rate.

• Fixed a bug with applying bandages while crouching which caused player to be visible to enemies.

• Added better error prompt when player tries to use G to quick-throw a non-grenade item such as the stink gourd. G for Quick Grenade is only used for grenades, to prevent player from panic-smashing G and wasting an item when they don't have a grenade equipped.

• Forced an achievement check for "Pulitzer" achievement whenever the game loads, in case the Steam API somehow missed it.

• The Blessed rock and rock of rejuvenation in Ravenwood will no longer make item disappear if you put an invalid item in it

1.16 Alien Signals

Dear colony managers, we have continued to improve the global management system, but have also found and ironed out a few bugs.

① Radio Noises
When characters speak, the voice output is sometimes missing because we have added new content to the game since the dubbing. The replacement sounds no longer sound like talking backwards, which irritated many people. Instead, they sound like real radio interference.

② Holographic Projection
We've also added a fancy holographic projection effect. When characters radio in and out.

③ Building Debris
Damaged and destroyed buildings now emit a rain of components that have been loosened by the explosion. I don't know if anyone noticed, but they were rocks ;D

④ Cancel actions for items
You can now only cancel item processes with a quick right-click, so that you don't accidentally deactivate them when moving the camera.

⑤ Bookmark Panel
Descriptions of buildings are now displayed in the bookmark panel. A planet icon is now displayed outside the construction area.

⑥ More Improvements
• Warehouse Auto-Harvest remains off when you move a building or build new ones.
• Visualizing pause play time more clearly
• A guide to user interface, controls and handling. Big thanks to MB for writing a detailed explanation of the interface and all its elements!

⑦ Bug Fixes
• Merchant pays more for landing permit than he takes
• Satellite Hub: Positioning of the satellite
• Upgrades are shown in tool ring of foreign cities
• Multi-talent achievement does not work
• Generated planets have slums
• Fish trawlers "being flooded"
• Wrong text for explanation of "Indoctrination"
• Typo: "Idea bomb" instead of "Ideon bomb"
• Tuto landing cutscene broken
• Bangka Island cannot be taken over
• Explosions from last game no longer stay on the planet after loading a savegame
• Mission briefing in pause screen when message is locked
• Game rarely hangs in the challenge menu
• Error in temperature calculation

Update 1.16.1
• Fixed Nootila faction not having audio voices in the faction selection for a new game
• Fixed trade panel speakers moving their mouth without actually speaking

- Fixed a movement error with tall grass in winter.
- Fixed a bug that made it possible to place objects on top of a door.
- Made some changes to ensure floor stains get cleaned by magic brooms or staff.
- Fixed a bug that made the housekeeper get stuck if they didn’t find a path to the chimney.
- Removed old item Raw Fish as a possible ingredient in orders.
- Fixed a bug that caused visual cues for comfort, cold, heat and dirtiness not to display correctly in split-screen mode.

- CPU use improvements.
- Memory use improvements.
- Fixed a visual error with fruit juices being drunk by customers.
- Fixed a bug that caused the cat’s visual indicators to appear under other objects.
- Fixed a visual bug that caused crops to sometimes appear dry when it is raining.
- Fixed a UI bug in the employees information tab that caused some text not to display correctly in some languages.

- Fixed a visual bug that caused some spring vegetation to appear in autumn.
- A bug has been fixed that prevented objects from being rotated or having their styles changed.

Hotfix 3.0.2
(26/03/2024)

Dear Suzerain Universe fans,

We are updating the game with a hotfix to address some issues. We will keep working on stabilizing and improving the experience. If you want to support the endeavor please report your issues in our Discord forum here. We read all your feedback.

The hotfix is deployed to the default branch. The database changes only apply to new games, and code fixes apply to on-going games.

Kingdom of Rizia DLC

① Feature Updates
• Enhanced story pack selection functionality on the story selection screen by adding click on logo.

② Content Updates
• Expanded codex entry updates, added 6 new city codex entries, and added missing content.
• Improved enabling of codex entries in different parts of the DLC.

③ Design and Balancing
• Integrated two military action points into separate decrees.
• Reduced authority cost for specific trade decrees.
• Added authority modifiers for Power Projection, Golden Guard, Su Omina, Wruhecs Guardians, Centralized Security, Intelligence Services.
• Enhanced authority and budget rewards in certain story segments.
• Adjusted weakening tradition threshold and maulus ranges.
• Reduced storage and curtailment modifier values.
• Slightly increased thresholds for coup relation checks.
• Delayed unlocks for certain religious decrees to later turns.
• Addressed military resource-related construction issues.

④ Bug Fixes and Polish
• Zille token appearance flow fixed for turn 9 speech.
• Fixed Vina Toras duplicate codex entry issue.
• Correct GRACE token added to Sordland, addressing the broken token issue.
• Implemented various flow-related improvements and fixes.
• Fixed delay in character details panel update.
• Resolved war save data file persistence issues.
• Corrected early win/lose unit persistence for deployed units.
• Integrated action points into the database outside of Unity.
• Attempted fix for store unlocks.
• Fixed values for one variant of the RNC and RPP government change
• Removed technical tagging of RiziaDLCText in epilogues.
• Corrected inaccurately appearing news and reports.
• Fixed several typos, including the Titus Gordion title error in Angelica Duchess of Brenas codex entry.
• Ensured Lucita pregnancy scene triggers appropriately and only when relevant.
• Prevented accidental activation of Lucita romance.
• Fixed fallback summary title for Romus
• Adjusted coup checks for added nuance.
• Fixed Manus feedback inconsistency regarding Vina's marriage scenario.
• Stopped Sal from unexpectedly suggesting theocracy.
• Added follow-up to Golden Guard friendship day investigation by Titus.
• Fixed Turn 10 Lucita arrest triggering wrong news.
• Corrected RPP and RNC numbers being wrong.
• Made Anti Narcotics Operations and Legalize Illegal Substances mutually exclusive.

Suzerain Base

① Missing Content List
• Some codex entry updates
• Achievements beyond prologue and chapters
• Some epilogue images, sounds, and dates are missing
• Transition images for turns

Patch notes for 26/03/2024

v3.4.20.37201

• Added log for 4v2 lobby
• Dragon - Fixed Dragonkin captured with negative life in conquest mission
• Fixed camera zoom after cinematics in campaign
• Fixed leave pop up premade spawning after leaving a premade
• Fixed skins in coop conquest

Known Issues

• Crash in coop conquest (P2P/Server) if players use pause
• Some localization missing

Quick Bug Fixes 1.80-5

• Fixed a bug with player standing up from crouching every time he opens inventory

• Fixed a bug with turn-slash strike not moving forward sometimes

• Fixed a bug with player's collider enlarging after falling while crouching

• Fixed a bug with motorcycle in Station 11 spawning inside the train model (if it's still there, you can crouch, switch to "Hybrid" control scheme and interact with it. Once you come back there again, it'll be in a better place)

• Fixed a bug with player flying up when running into the wall of a porch room

Big Improvements to To Be A King - Volume 1

A very large update for Volume 1 is here. You can read the details in the changelog below. Myself and my beta testing team have put a lot of hours into checking for problems, but no software is ever bug free. If you have any trouble or think you've found a bug or dreaded typo, please come over to my Discord and post a message.

A few of the biggest changes are finally getting consistent unlock of achievements on Macs, a big UI overhaul to make things easier to find and read through, notification banners to let you know about key events or results from your choices, a complete reworking of the music and sound effects to be better balanced, consistent, and unique to each of our lovely ladies, and you can adjust the font size for dialogue now in settings.

Changelog:

① Fixes
• Adjust points system (automatically converts old saves when you load them)
• Points balancing adjustments
• Various UI fixes and improvements
• SFX and music volume normalization
• Achievements now unlock properly on Mac and Steam Deck
• Corrected character romance display options in codex for Alessia, Tullia, and Juliana

② Improvements
• Added optional introduction tutorial
• Added optional tutorials for areas of the codex
• Revamped codex with improved sections and consistency
• Notification system implemented for key events
• Alliance and diplomacy features added
• Adjustable dialogue font size added to settings
• Updated music
• New sound effects
• Sound effects customized for each character
• Adjusted Aelinia & Kaylan bedroom scene to be optional
• Adjusted Aelinia & Lydia pool scene to be optional
• Added loading screen
• Added code to support future releases
• Updated replay gallery

Old saves should still work fine, by the way, so no need to start over with a fresh playthrough.

Hotfix 3.0.3 Released!
(27/03/2024)

Dear Suzerain Universe fans,

We are updating the game with a second hotfix. Work continues on stabilizing and improving the experience. If you want to support the endeavor please report your issues in our Discord forum here. We read all your feedback.

The hotfix is deployed to the default branch. The database changes only apply to new games, and code fixes apply to on-going games.

Kingdom of Rizia DLC

① Gameplay and Story
• Updated coup ending checks to reduce the likelihood of coups
• Did a pass on ending outcomes
• Cleaned up potential succession confusion

② Content Updates
• Added more trade decrees
• Enacted decrees show cost text
• Added narrative support for low energy scenarios
• Included "Voice of Rizia" article for low budget situations
• Added look-at resets in the intro scenes
• Improved Summary Succeeded By checks and characters
• Added country adjectives as keywords to codex entries
• Updated the writing on the Plavo codex entry
• Taddeus and Angelica codex entries added
• Added codex entry updates for Vina, Rusty, Lucita, Rico, Hugo
• Made naval resource names consistent between decrees and armed forces panel
• Added Vina's possible spouses to some epilogue variants.

③ Technical
• Royal decrees now feature a save checkpoint
• Implemented story pack checks for turn and final save
• Resolved other store deployments

④ Design and Balancing
• Rebalanced Sordland relations
• A slight negative impact of pulling out of reforms
• Some impact of crossing Sal
• Reduced admin cost starting points

⑤ Bug Fixes and Polish
• Fixed retirement epilogue triggers
• Fixed a few summary lines and pushed default states to latter ones
• Fixed a few issues with some coup checks
• Load checkpoint state fixed for royal decrees
• Resolved issue with remove income tax decree reappearing.
• Fixed remove income tax decree showing up again when increasing then removing tax
• Fixed missing Terador codex entry
• Improved several misc text
• Fixed wrong state of treatment of foreigners
• Fixed bug that jumped from coup ending to revolution
• Fixed remove blasphemy law not disappearing from decrees panel after Derdia scene
• Numerous spelling and grammar corrections
• Added arrested checks in decree approvals panel for missing characters
• Fixed MITZ vote condition error
• Added correct removal of GRACE and Rumburg modifiers, resources, and policies
• Corrected wrong Morella gas export modifier
• Resolved problem with executions newspaper not showing who gets executed
• Fix for Manus appearing when he is gone
• Made sure other zombies don't plague us in Palas Rezna
• Numerous spelling and grammar corrections

Suzerain Base

① Changes
• Re-added turn images to Sordland story
• Fixed missing Pales text on the Sordland world map

② Missing Content List
• Achievements beyond prologue and chapters
• Some epilogue images, sounds, and dates are missing
• Transition images for turns

• Enemy respawn timer looping infinitely during wave-based side missions

Controller
• Significantly improved controller support, aim assist, melee lockon
• New controller settings for deadzone, aim acceleration curve
• Analogue controller directional movement (was locked to WASD axis before)
• Fixed controller not being able to interact with mission menu after completing campaign

Options
• Toggle sprint option for keyboard and controller
• Fixed UI text being too small on steam deck

Combat Simulator
• Fixed missing music, weapon benches in combat simulator maps
• Fixed missing floor collisions in "The Shard" combat simulator map
• Fixed wall with missing collisions in Reactor combat simulator map
• Fixed soft lock on killing waves with only 1 enemy too quickly

Weapons
• Shotgun infinite reload bug squashed and thrown out
• Fixed grenade launcher homing projectile particle spam on hitting the floor
• Fixed dual wield weapon customizations not appearing after loading a game or returning to safehouse

Campaign/Side Missions
• Fixed crash on spawnkilling enemies with proximity mines or incendiary shotgun (most noticeable in oil rig)
• Fixed wall missing collision in Jorvik Castle library
• Fixed firebombs not being picked up in Jorvik Castle
• Fixed Pandora Institute floating TV screen
• Fixed Pandora Institute missing wall collision after entering the tower
• Fixed Site32/Unidentified Structure enemies getting stuck in outside of map

TMOD
• Fixed tmod "FlashlightOn" and "SpawnWithRifleShield" buttons getting stuck
• Fixed tmod spawned HVTs counting towards HVT kills
• Fixed tmod buddha mode remaining on after tmod disabled

Misc
• Numerous localization fixes (thank you Lionbridge Games) ♥
• Fixed slide being queued if pressed while stamina is empty
• Bunch of soft locks are soft locked outta the game shoo
• All achievements now trigger properly (Average Weapon Enjoyer, 50 Shades of Burnt, & more)
• Various music fixes
• "Lowest Difficulty This Level" now being saved correctly, affected by cheats
• Fixed UI slider values turning to 0 (this only occurred with European languages)
• Fixed Hazardous camo's misaligned textures
• Fixed supply box not being affected by "Music" volume setting
• Safehouse Infiltrator HVT now has a small chance of spawning even after he's been killed once
• Tons of little bugs are now fumigated and sent off to Pandora Institute.