Evochron Mercenary 1.828 available...

Post by **Vice** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 2:41 am

Version 1.828 is available for download and includes the following improvements:

- Fuel converters can now be directly installed on ships from station hangars.
- Locations of linked/friendly players in multiplayer are now displayed on the quadrant map (both large map and regular map).
- Support for roll, pitch, and yaw key and button controls now available simultaneously with enabled or disabled joystick/gamepad axis controls across different flight control modes.
- Distress call messages would sometimes display in certain menus/modes even when disabled, fixed.
- Alt key will now suspend dedicated weapon firing buttons in mouse flight control modes.
- Cockpit design revised to eliminate flickering on lower resolution displays.
- Error 502 occurring on some systems in carrier shipyards fixed.
- New window mode options added to swscreen.txt file system.
- Support for domain name multiplayer hosting added (DNS).
- 1280X720 added as a default resolution option.
- Several minor bug fixes.

The server program has also been updated for this build and includes the following improvements:

- Player built station logging fixed (2D version).
- Clan territory control stats now update much faster.
- Added option to save the entire chatlog history across multiple sessions to one file.
- Server performance status added to chatlog history option above for each save event.
- Support for using domain names for hosting addresses added (DNS).
- Chatlog save time interval now adjustable.

The installer also works as an updating program for older versions of the game. It can be downloaded at: http://www.starwraith.com/evochronmerce ... nloads.htm

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 6:41 am

Awsome Vice!, thanks......

Viper · Post by **Viper** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 9:44 am

You da man.

MCotts1976 · Post by **MCotts1976** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 11:10 am

cheers vice all updated on steam awesome game going start mp soon so see everyone soon treat me nice people im a newbee

Malix · Post by **Malix** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 4:59 pm

yay. mouse-pilot malix is happy with the alt-key change \\o/

edit: btw, any info on pre-steam users getting steam-activation keys?

[Edited on 2-10-2012 by Malix]

Busch · Post by **Busch** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 5:35 pm

Thanks Vice. Build 1.828 is working well on my lash-up. As ever, will report problems when encountered.

mikeuk · Post by **mikeuk** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 7:49 pm

Thanks Vice;)

SeeJay · Post by **SeeJay** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 9:40 pm

Error Report:

I went on the USA server and entered Oasis station in Pearl.
Switched to my starmaster and was going for some trading.

When leaving the hangar, energy didn't rise at all.
Died as soon as I left the dock?
Reloaded several times but ended up with the same results.

Are flying another profile back to known space now to try trading again.

Post by **Vice** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 10:10 pm

Sounds like a profile/equipment issue that could occur on any build. So I'd be interested in testing with that profile, saved right before the frame swap. My guess is some equipment item was in a higher slot than the SM had capacity for.

SeeJay · Post by **SeeJay** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 10:29 pm

I switched from Avenger to Starmaster and had already stored all items not needed for trading.
Fully loaded with FT:s

I don't have a save before the incident, sorry. Not to worry. I have backup profiles
in other locations.

I can send you the "broken" one if you want to look at it?

Post by **Vice** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 10:58 pm

Sure, that'd be great, thanks.

Shidoshi · Post by **Shidoshi** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 11:28 pm

Hi all. First time post.

Obviously anything I say about how awesome the game is is just repetition...so...

I was happy to see the automatic update worked! yay!

SeeJay · Post by **SeeJay** » Fri Feb 10, 2012 11:41 pm

Profile send Vice.

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 3:01 am

From post: 130036, Topic: tid=8875, author=Shidoshi wrote:Hi all. First time post.

Obviously anything I say about how awesome the game is is just repetition...so...

I was happy to see the automatic update worked! yay!

Hi Shidoshi, welcome to the game and forum!.....Hope to see you out there some time!.....

Post by **Vice** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 4:11 am

Profile send Vice.

Thanks, I've updated it and returned it to you.

Nigel_Strange · Post by **Nigel_Strange** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 7:00 am

I have the latest version running without problems.

Question about fuel converters: were they not always possible to install from station hangars? Where else would one install them?

Anyway, so far no issues. Purrs like a kitten.

Post by **Vice** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 7:10 am

Previously, you had to transfer the converter to a cargo slot, then install it on the ship. Now you can transfer it directly from the hangar to the ship.

ezra-s · Post by **ezra-s** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 12:38 pm

Thumbs up! And you know why I say it

BraveHart · Post by **BraveHart** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 4:02 pm

"Awesome! downloading now...Thanks Vice!!"

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 8:54 pm

I got a copy of the Game for my son, and was trying to trade some cash between the 2 of us but was unable to transfer any funds!
Cargo was no problem!. Is there a certain time limit in seconds for cash transfers or did the transfer of cash been disallowed in the new ver. 1.828?

If so then the transfer of funds for the second person to Land on Earth contest prize of 5 billion credits will not be able to be transfered?

Post by **Vice** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 9:00 pm

You can transfer up to 99-million per transfer.

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 9:08 pm

I tried different amounts even 9 million I think.....but will try again to make sure, thanks Vice!....

Post by **Vice** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 9:35 pm

Also just to be sure, make sure both players have each other targeted before they each open the trade console and not a nearby AI ship.

Dagonet · Post by **Dagonet** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 7:09 am

Uhm.. What are the changes for swscreen.txt?

Post by **Vice** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 7:45 am

For the new swscreen.txt window options, simply add two more lines to the file with the X and Y screen position you want the game to render the window at. When the game detects these values in the files, it does the following:

1 - Sets the resolution to the value specified in the Options menu.
2 - Activates the reduced window mode taking it from being stretched to fill the screen down to the size selected in the Options menu.
3 - Positions the window at the X and Y values specified in the swscreen.txt file on lines 3 and 4.

So an example swscreen.txt file might look like this:

0
0
512
0

And this would display the game in a window scaled to the size of the selected resolution and placed on the screen at 512 X and 0 Y.