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Release Notes / Version 1.3.9 Release Notes

« on: December 22, 2014, 06:15:30 am »

CONTENT
Christmas items

Workshop Items-
-Ava's Demon, created by Neareida
-Henrick's Maske, created by Constiii
-Clockwork Ouroboros, created by Ushabti
-Duck of the Wind, created by Tanya Phenole
-Jolly Rodger, created by SassyKat
-Raven Skull, created by SassyKat
-Sacrilege, created by Mr. Lambert
-Wings of Icarus, created by MacBernick


FEATURES
- Map grid lines now show at fixed 1km intervals
- Ship names now included in destruction log
- Skill descriptions now draw directly from configuration (so they can't get out of sync with the actual effects).
- Restored exclusive fullscreen mode as windowed fullscreen caused performance problems on many setups. If you still want windowed fullscreen, you can use the "-popupwindow" launch option.
- Added a small delay before transitioning to the match end sequence to allow viewing the final kill, capture, etc.
- Added different pitch for engine sounds at different speed levels

BUGFIXES
- Fixed broken highlighting in voice selector UI
- Chat box can no longer be opened underneath social dropdown
- Debug overlay no longer shows wildly incorrect framerate when first enabled
- Removed questionable parsing of special whitespace characters ("/t" for a tab) in chat
- Dyes can no longer be applied to hairstyles (formerly consumed the item but had no effect)
- Khovansky male hair can’t be dyed anymore
- Label is now shorter on moderator button
- Fixed a bug that caused ship customization to not function after “Unlock Loadout” was pressed
- Options menu: resolution now reverts if you decline to apply the changes
- Fallen Hero Cap description now refers to "Flight of the Icarus" instead of "GoI Classic"
- Character feet don’t clip through the deck during victory poses
- Animation for switching tools no longer delayed in 3rd person
- Fixed a bug that caused the wrong tool usage to be shown right after switching tools in 3rd person
- Fixed some cases where characters could get stuck on ship geometry
- Global chat no longer visible while transitioning from victory screen to lobby
- Spyglass and Range-finder now reset to default zoom level at the start of matches
- The title on the Sky League badge is now showing up
- Fixed "bounty rules" info box issue
- Made gatling gun impact sounds more noticeable
- Engines have the correct sound effect when returning from AFK (used to always play the “idle” effect)
- Fixed a rare bug that could cause multiple copies of a ship to spawn when respawning
- Changed “tophat” to "top hat" in item names for consistency
- Texture quality settings now has no effect on matchmaking UI
- Fixed a bug that caused players to be facing the wrong direction after using the Spyglass or Rangefinder
- Fixed ships spawning on top of each other on Duel at Dawn and Water Hazard
- Achievement checklist: default text added when there's nothing to display
- Lusse's Travels: added Anglean Raiders page
- Fixed player context menu not closing immediately after leaving in-game ESC menu (now closes on all UI transitions)
- Workshop Tool: using mouse wheel in file browser doesn’t change the zoom anymore
- Ship customizer decoration tooltips now show up when player has no decoration items
- Fixed a bug that caused the Artemis’s rocket to remain after being fired
- Reworked the effects of wind on ships for more consistency (no more extreme forces from certain angles on the Mobula, for example)

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Release Notes / Version 1.3.8 Hotfix 2 Release Notes

« on: November 07, 2014, 04:49:45 am »

Charity Tournament Update!

The battles are done and the dust is starting to settle. So far we’ve raised $15,848 for four great causes.  If you’ve like to see the battles, check out the teams, and check out their charities: click here!
We’ll keep you up to date on how much we’ve raised for charity!

Changes:
- Novice levels have been changed to level 1-7.
- Non-novice players will no longer be sent to novice matches, regardless of wait time. This means novice matches will no longer be turned into normal matches.
- When novice players wait in queue for more than 2 minutes, they will have the option to join normal matches. If they do, they may get into any normal match. If they don't, they may need to wait, but will not face non-novice players.
- Matchmaker will now value balanced matches more, as well as some additional balance enforcements. Players will be less likely to be sent to unbalanced matches, unless we deem that they have waited too long.
- System made matches (including custom matches that recruit from queue) will have an upper limit of 3 rematches, which will down by per rematch. If there are no more rematches, the end match vote will be replaced by an alert message, and everyone will return to lobby as crew forms. This will give the queue more people to draw from while still allowing players to rematch against great opponents.
- Player level in chat message will be the max level (of 3 classes), rather than current class level.

Fixes:
- Some base system changes, which would allow the bounty event to show up again.
- Bug fix that caused captain in queue to be sent to crew slot or to a full lobby.
- Teaching achievement 8 was bugged, players should now be able to to track and earn "play X minutes with level 1-12 players" now.
- Ship theme objects stuck in the air randomly are now gone.
- Wrong language in Andrew Howell (Fyraxis) voice pack has been fixed
- Image for Desert Scrap has been fixed
- Custom match list scroll bar now scales proportionally to number of listed matches.
- Spotting visibility check reverted to less restrictive 1.3.7 behavior (yes it’s still occasionally weird)

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Release Notes / Version 1.3.8 Hotfix Release Notes

« on: October 27, 2014, 06:09:47 am »

Our Charity Webpage is live and you can keep up to date on the casters records and winnings for some great causes.

With the introduction of Matchmaking we fundamentally changed how the game is played. We appreciate all the feedback we received and will continue doing our best to improve the system in every way we can. If you’d like to share your thoughts and experiences the best way to contact us is by email at feedback@musegames.com.

Changes:
-Your current level is now linked to your name in chat so you can show off your level in global, clan, and match chat.
-Match levels are no longer shown except for the ship you are currently on. Since player level doesn’t often show a good snapshot of player skill nor balance; to reduce confusion we’ve stopped showing player levels on other ships as the system bases balance on your hidden glicko rating.
-Rematch will now always scramble from matchmade matches.  We’ve added back in the ability to swap ships between sides so each team has to agree to refight the same battle.

Fixes:
-Velcro is gone!
-Changes pilot, gunner, and engineer to crew and captain to reflect ship roles better in matchmaker.
-Low quality textures on allied ships on match end screen.
-Invisible wall on Canyon.
-Misplaced wind on low altitude in 3v3 Firnfeld.
-Unable to see allies on respawn map.
-Ghost ship on map
-Ship unable to spawn
-Ships spawning in the same location inside of one another
-Match start timer disappearing
-Win/Lose streak display bug
-Can now click on player names in crew form.
-Arbitrary insta-gib rams removed
-Smoke particles have returned
-Achievements linked to Water Hazard and Fight on Firnfeld now work on 2v2 and 3v3
-text no longer overlaps if too many friends are in the same match
-Gunning AI crew no longer disappearing on Squid

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Release Notes / Version 1.3.8 Release Notes

« on: October 20, 2014, 06:43:12 am »

Update 1.3.8 Release Notes
With our second anniversary just around the corner, this update will also be one of our biggest. With this update, we’re improving and expanding on the way you get into matches, revamping the progression system, making spectating matches a lot more fun, and finally integrating with Steam Workshop so people can create hats, goggles, and ship decals.

Release Vlog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8ufAEp59x8&list=UUjD0WfBZjVd3_0tWooThdGA

Upcoming Events: 
1.  2nd Anniversary Youtuber Charity Tourney
With our 2nd anniversary, we want to celebrate by giving back. Born in the eye of Hurricane Sandy, we’re extremely fortunate and grateful to have the support of our community and to have persisted for two years. Starting on Oct. 27th, we’ll have a 2 week celebration where everyone in game will unlock the anniversary ship theme as well as birthday hat 2 - arguably our funniest hat ever. 

The game will be on sale on Steam, and 16 casters will take part a huge charity tournament to fight for charities of their choices.  We will donate 20% of the all net proceeds to from sale of the game during our anniversary celebration to charities of the casters’ choices, with the winningest teams bringing more to their charities.  To be the first to see the battles and keep track of each team’s winnings check out our page dedicated to the event!

2.  Rob & Dan Invitational - Our first MLG event
Guns of Icarus’s first official MLG event featuring some of the best team to ever grace our skies. Starting November 8th watch it live at 1-3pm EST (6-8PM UTC) for the European bracket and  5-7PM EST (10-12PM UTC) for the American bracket at http://twitch.tv/gunsoficarus
Click here to check out the rules and the brackets

3. Sunday Community Skirmish
Info:  The 25th week of Sunday Community Skirmish happens this week and getting in is as simple as signing up on the forum page. This event has had some amazing battles and brought a bunch of competitive teams into the forefront of the competitive scene. Keep an eye out for the weekly sign up thread!

Features: 
1.  New Match System
The long awaited new match system is finally here! After months of testing, iterating, collecting and implementing your feedback, it’s finally ready for release. In the new match system, it now takes a more active role in placing players into matches quickly and in a more balanced fashion. Captains can recommend loadouts to crew. Crew form is readily available to help crews and teams of friends enter a match much quicker. Players who refer to play entire matches with people they know can still create and join custom games. The match list is now centers around friends, and lists all the matches (both yet to start and in progress) that your friends are in. The new system retains the best of the old match system while addressing some of major issues. 

2.  New Progression System and new level cap
Leveling is now freed from achievements. From now on, you’ll level based on experiences in match and not by grinding and farming achievements. Stats are better organized and displayed to give you more interesting, fun, and relevant information. Rewards are also better organized and unlocked in “sets.”  The level cap will also be expanded to level 45, for all existing players their levels and achievements are transferred to the new system putting them roughly three times their current level.  Despite the new focus on experience, achievements are of course still there, and will still unlock items as well. All the rewards have been reset and you can redeem them again! 

3.  New tutorial flow for first time players
With the updated Basic Tutorial covering the keys of communications, component repair/rebuild, and hull armor/perma-hull, we finally feel comfortable enough to direct first time player flow through basic tutorial.  In this update, first time players will not only see the welcome screen but will also be taken to the basic tutorial (skippable) for a few minutes to practice a few basic keys of the game.

4.  Moderation tool improvements
Previously, moderation was lacking in gradation, limiting the ability of moderators to perform more nuanced moderation tasks and thereby hindering player experience.  Now, the moderators will have expanded tools and functionality to offer moderation to more situations.

5. Upgraded Spectator System
Now you can have the camera follow playings on a ship by selecting the ship and using [ and ] to cycle through them.  We’re also really excited to present the ram cam!  Simply select a ship and left click to get a great view of the front of the ship, great for ramming and close up brawls!

6.  [Coming in a few days] Steam Workshop for hats, goggles, and decals
Steam Workshop will be set to go live in this coming week. With it, you can now design your own ship decals, hats, and goggles!  The details and instructions will be on our Steam Workshop page.  If we decide to put what you design into the game, the item will be free for all!


Contents:
- New Maps: 
2v2 Water Hazard (sub-section of original with additional obstacles)
2v2 Fight over Firnfeld (sub-section of original)
- New set of voice commands
- [Unlockable on 10.29] Anniversary theme and hats
- Soundtrack now comes in mp3

Balance:
- Decrease of longitudinal drag as balloon takes damage.  Longitudinal drag decrease will increase top speed of ships.
- Banshee: Direct Hit dmg increased to 25 (from 15), AoE Hit damage type changed to Fire (from Explosive) and damage decreased to 25 (from 30)
- Heavy Flak: Increased ShellLife to 7s (from 6s), increasing effective range to 1680m (from 1440m).  Does not affect arc or muzzle speed.
- Mine Balloon health reduced to 200 (from 300)

Achievements:
- Gunner Support 5: Rebuild 100 Parts (from Rebuild 100 parts with Spanner)
- Pilot Flyin' 14: On helm, destroy 25 ships at a distance of greater than 1000m (from 1300m)
- Pilot Maps 12: Play 3 matches in Firnfeld (2v2 or 3v3) against enemy captains all level 4+ with 2 more kills than deaths. (from Win 3 perfect victories in Firnfeld against enemy captains all level 4+)
- Pilot Objectives 15: Capture 180 points in CP (from 250)
- Reduced time requirements in all Teaching achievements to 30 min (from 240 min)

95 Fixes:
- Social list now updates by refresh button
- Film Grain Effect added to Options
- Keybindings for more helm skills
- Voice commands now feature voice actors’ names
- Holding down mouse to rebuild/buff now definitively as fast as rapid clicking
- Fixed the long standing issue with Alt-Tab from fullscreen
- Steam Mac client instability resolved
- Fixed issue of autodeploy not working when in the menu
- Fixed issue of deploy not working when captain leaves
- Fixed issues with AI behavior when extinguishing fire, mounting guns, and onboard mobula
- Fixed issue of blue and white and upside down character in windowed mode
- Fixed issue of missing crew members in victory end match screen
- Fixed issue of player being stuck in the air if removed by script while being on gun
- Fixed issue of minor damages not shown by UI on components with high HP
- Fixed freefall sound effect played when mounting a gun while falling
- Fixed Mercury’s barrel not resetting after being fired
- Fixed UI of clan commendation when commendation is made
- Improved image res of commendation icon
- Improved ambient lighting scheme.
- Fixed issue of ‘Pinging' is shown instead of actual pings on LINUX
- Fixed issue with clan application display
- Fixed issue with clan search display
- Updated twitter and facebook links in registration confirmation emails
- Fixed issues with Wilson’s Notes related achievements
- Fixed button formatting on mouseover
- Fixed issue of putting the game on tray while a match is going gets the sound effects stacked and resulting in a loud noise when returning
- Fixed issue of networking thread stop getting time
- Fixed bug with White Whaler achievement
- Fixed issue of current map not updating after map vote
- Fixed naming inconsistency with Dustrider
- Fixed issue with mobula thrown to ground by dust storm
- Fixed issue of ship customization editor does not save position for decals
- Fixed issue of camera shakes at victory screen if your ship was affected by the "wrong way gust" at the moment of match end
- Fixed LOD issue with balloon pistons
- Fixed issue with no animation for the Hades chamber if firing with button mashing
- Fixed issue with Hades playing reload sound at ship respawn in Duel at Dawn
- Fixed issue with dye and male Khovansky costume
- Fixed Create Event text formatting bug
- Background added to ship name input field for improved legibility
- Fixed bug with character with empty hands in 3rd person view
- Added confirmation to dye application
- Added confirmation for ship renaming
- When player doesn’t belong to a clan, on clan page replaced Create Clan with Find Clan functionality for ease of finding existing clans
- Fixed issue of light not fading in/out on ship theme objects
- Flamethrowers removed from Novice builds [Note: Flamethrowers in novice hinder new players from learning the basics of the game. They appear to be balanced in veteran games based on reports and usage numbers, but they are prevalent in novice matches with novice players having a harder time countering them and us having a harder time to communicating the effectiveness of chem spray as a counter.]
- Fixed password field formatting bug
- Fixed issue of floating helm with the use of tar
- Fixed override invalid settings in Video Settings in Options
- Tutorial help text disabled for when viewing minimap or scoreboard
- Fixed issue of blanket intersecting piston on Squid when using the Valentine’s Day theme
- Fixed octopus figurehead clipping issue
- Fixed display of rope flag rings for Valentine’s Day theme on Junker
- Fixed invisible character while on ladder in 3rd person view
- Fixed flickering display on carronade
- Fixed display issue of coins hovering on gaps of gratings for Valentine’s Day theme
- Fixed issue of flickering in Fjords map
- Fixed faulty UV mapping of bucket on Junker
- Fixed issue of piston clipping with pot on Squid with Traveller theme
- Fixed issue of decoration is 'hanging in the way” of the propeller on Pyramidion with Traveler theme
- Fixed issue of light having no effect on certain theme objects
- Fixed Mechanist cap hair bug
- Fixed texture bug on Spire
- Fixed wheel placement and clipping on Lumberjack
- Fixed texture bug on Pyramidion
- Fixed misplaced steam leak on Mobula with Industrial theme
- Fixed missing hitmarkers if hitting a ship hidden by dust clouds
- Fixed display and flickering issues with water in Fjords map
- Fixed bug with effects remaining after respawn
- Fixed issue of map vote choice not being shown if going to other menus and returning
- Fixed display issue with lighting in ship customization and store
- Fixed issues with video setting save state displays
- Fixed issue of falling through a plank on Junker
- Fixed texture issue on Battle on the Dunes
- Fixed issue of gun handles not having fireproof coating if not in 'idle' position
- Fixed wonky display of “Connection Attempt Failed” when loading into a match
- Added button instructions on profile page
- Fixed issue of display of incorrect achievements when pressing Q in practice or tutorial
- Fixed pipe display error on Junker for the Industrial theme
- Fixed lobby naming consistency issue
- Fixed issue of name color display in chat
- Fixed issue with active ship loadout preset switches when restarting the game client
- Fixed display issue with War Room costume [Details available upon request]
- Fixed issue with voice command notifications overlapping onscreen tutorial text
- Fixed issue with Basic Tutorial ending without target dummy destroyed
- Unified dye UI between character and ship customization
- Fixed gun object display and ship customization issues in Linux
- Fixed display error of Khovansky Special Hair portrait
- Fixed issue with flickering coins on Spire with Valentine’s Day theme
- Fixed hair issue with male Newsboy Cap
- Fixed issue with respawning with different customization options
- Added more tools for better map and ship creation [Internal]
- Fixed issue of ladder pushing character in wrong direction
- Fixed issue of chat text clipping and overlapping with player popup
- Fixed clan commendation display bug

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Release Notes / Version 1.3.7 Release Notes

« on: July 30, 2014, 05:29:19 am »

Features & Contents:  19
Bug Fixes:  70

FEATURES & CONTENT
- Clan list improvements: added search functionality, additional ranking schemes, and clan member titles
- Added new ship themes: Valentine’s Day and The Fortress
- Added new figureheads: Totec, Sylph, and Chrysomallus
- Added 2 new Japanese voices for voice commands
- Basic Tutorial Improvements - added goals, mini-missions, and focused on critical gameplay knowledge
- Added additional antialiasing option, FXAA. Faster on most hardware and fixes a number of glitchy cases
- Added 3rd-person animation for looking through the spyglass
- Added distinctive costume for AI crewmembers
- Chat command improvements: 
- Commands now listed by typing “/help”
- Can now send PMs to players with spaces in their name by doing /w "player name"
- /pm now functions the same as /w
- /team now lets you switch to team channel
- Chat channel commands (/r /w /c) no longer case sensitive.
- Added confirmation for reporters and reported players.
- Added confirmation to all “Exit Game” buttons
- Automatically retry login from the “Login Failed” screen
- Added indicator to main-screen Progression button for unclaimed prizes
- Added descriptions to badges
- Changed labeling of customization buttons for clarity
- Manual added to Steam store page
- Use on screen tutorial tips to inform players what they should be shooting at.
- Added more direct support link in “Need Help?” section in game footer
- Clicking on version number in footer now opens Release Notes (in a browser window)
- Flight of the Icarus code update and fixes

BUGFIXES - GAMEPLAY
- Fixed: no achievement progress for fully repairing a buffed hull
- Fixed 'Yesterday, tomorrow' achievement not confirming kills by crew members
- Fixed: first fire stack deals more damage than intended
- Fixed: raycast weapons might not apply skill modifiers on their last shot in a clip
- Fixed: Holding down the mouse button buffs/rebuilds slower than clicking rapidly
- Fixed: Tar Barrel clouds not affected by wind
- Fixed: Crew members do not show up victory screen when their ship is distant or in a cloud
- Fixed: Signal volume slider not working
- Mine balloon hitbox matches visuals now
- Extended ship walkable volumes a bit to prevent cases of fading out while still on the ship
- Fixed: a case where you could be “respawned” while using a gun
- Fixed: Effects leaks from match to match
- Fixed:  Fire fighting tools' fail sound effect is inaudible in third person
- Fixed:  Hitting reload on a weapon with non-standard ammo and no shots fired reloads regular ammo with modified clip size.
- Adjusted gun hitboxes
- Fixed:  AI ignores 'captain target' command
- Fixed:  Rare PhysX crash on ship death
- Fixed: Destruction logs in tutorials mention the wrong ship
- Fixed: Heavy flak reload animation issue
- Fixed: tools twitch if you switched while the previous one's 'use' animation is still playing
- Fixed: Next and previous crew spectating was not able to switch to the 4th crew member of a ship.
-Fixed: Certain weapons gunfire sounds missing for spectators
- Fixed: achievements bugged with 100% hull health required (Not a Scratch, Untouchable, Unscathed)

BUGFIXES - UI
- Fixed: some UI sounds not affected by SFX volume slider
- Fixed: choosing a dye in the ship customizer reset team color
- Fixed: text could overflow container in clan quotes and messages
- Fixed: erroneous “connection failed” message when moving into a game
- Fixed: Swapping slots from captain to crew leaves a Ready button on the screen
- Fixed: Captain’s Priority marker doesn’t disappear when the target is destroyed
- Fixed: Ship cosmetics not showing up in prematch preview
- Fixed: Chat doesn’t minimize when entering clan page from a player’s profile
- Fixed:  If chat is disabled in spectator getting to the menu and back will show up the chat help
- Fixed:  UI breaks when trying to respond to a PM on a screen where chat is disabled
- Swapped positions of “Cancel” and “Submit” buttons on the Report page for consistency
- Updated facebook link
- Fixed: decal vs logo naming inconsistency
- Fixed: Match end reports stuck on screen
- Fixed:  Sandbox vs Practice naming inconsistencies
- Support/website link on login fail screen now clickable
- Fixed:  Button labeling and clicking consistencies
- Fixed:  When receiving a notification at loading screen only the close button 'X' is visible
- Tooltips updated
- Swapped positions of ‘Cancel’ and ‘Accept’ buttons on resolution change confirmation screen.
- Fixed:  Using slot swap to switch from a captain to crew leaves the ready button on screen.
- Fixed:  Redeemable prizes list doesn't update after redeeming
- Fixed:  Typo in achievement 'Stalling for Time' description
- Fixed:  Issue with badge display in Profile
- Fixed:  Flickering at the bottom of skills icons in skills selection screen
- Fixed:  Compass signs overlapping captain commands
- Fixed: player quote not refreshing when not saving the changes
- Button label changed to ‘Cancel’ and ‘Save Changes’ in customization menus
- Fixed: no sound effect when clicking on certain menu items
- Fixed: Global chat visible while transitioning from victory screen to lobby
- Fixed: UI breaks when trying to connect to a private lobby while at the community menu
- Fixed: Wrong display mode shown if you cancel the change at confirmation

BUGFIXES - VISUAL
- Fixed: Silhouette created by flares disappears when zoomed in with spyglass/scope
- Fixed: Fog artifacts on the edges of distant objects
- Fixed: Clouds “pulsating” on some maps (when postprocess effects enabled)
- Fixed: Effects left behind on the seats of heavy guns
- Fixed: Map edge effects triggering in certain spots in the middle of Battle on the Dunes
- Fixed: Flickering artifacts on certain meshes in Battle on the Dunes
- Fixed: Rope clipping inconsistencies
- Fixed:  Ship dyes do not take ship LODs into account
- Fixed:  LOD only baking half of the textures
- Fixed:  Fadeout spots around the edges of ships
- Fixed:  Camera shakes in menu while spectating and locked on a ship being attacked.
- Fixed: Rope clipping through gun on Spire
- Fixed: Hole under left stairs on Galleon
- Fixed: Ship decoration flags disappearing when looking at them from a certain angle
- Fixed: adding themes to Mobula removes flags on the ropes

BALANCE
- Updated novice loadouts based on community feedback
- Tar Barrel is now click-to-activate on a 3-second cooldown

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Release Notes / 1.3.6 Hotfix 2 Patch Notes

« on: June 12, 2014, 08:07:17 am »

Patched on 2014/6/12, your game client version should be 1.3.6 (427)


Client
- Fixed fires creating too many light sources (should be a major performance improvement on low-end machines in particular)
- Fires emit fewer particles when Light Quality is set to Low
- Fixed some text issues/typos in tutorials
- Fixed a bug that could cause the game client to crash in certain terrain collision situations on Linux
- Fixed a bug that caused broken UI when accepting a match invitation while already in a pregame lobby
- Fixed a bug that could cause balloon decals to appear “deflated” on respawn
- Fixed a shader bug that caused decals to sometimes be visible through clouds
- Fixed a shader bug that caused the Royal theme to sometimes be visible through clouds
- Fixed a shader bug that could cause nearby clouds to fade away when viewed through the Spyglass (or high-zoom guns)
- Shadow options are no longer reset by entering the ship preview screen in any of its forms (customizer, store, lobby preview)
- Fixed a bug that could cause the Sandbox command UI to appear instead of the game type’s UI


Lobby
- Fixed: crew formation considering almost all matches ineligible (and either not showing them or creating a new one, depending on if you pressed Match List or Quick Join)
- Fixed: crew formations showing up in the match list
- Fixed a bug that allowed non-novice loadouts to be used in novice matches
- Fixed some bugs with clans and persistence that could cause lost data

Server Stability
- Practice and Tutorial matches now start in a selected server region, defaulting to the one with lowest ping (formerly they always started on US servers)
- Fixes to several cases where servers might not create or clean up matches correctly (contributing to general load issues)

Networking
- Fixed a networking prioritization issue that could cause certain messages (notably hit events and "snap character to position" events) to be lost or delayed for long periods of time.
- Fixed a networking bug that could cause all position updates to be lost for several seconds at a time under loaded network conditions
- A number of small improvements to networking stability and bandwidth usage
- Fixed a networking bug that could cause significant traffic spikes for a period of time after respawning


The networking fixes in particular should cover a number of strange bugs: "lag spikes", "missing hit markers", "falling through ship/map", "ships freezing and then catching up", etc. While we can't guarantee perfect results in the face of the vagaries of the Internet, it should be greatly improved over the original 1.3.6.

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News and Announcements / Scheduled downtime 5/6 4:30am EDT

« on: May 06, 2014, 02:01:35 am »

Server will shut down today at 4:30 EDT for an upgrade. Changes include:

- An alternative authentication method that can still work when Steam's server is down.
- Fixing bugs where combat logs or hit markers are sometimes missing.

Server should be back in an hour. You will also need to update your game client from Steam. Sorry for inconvenience!

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Release Notes / 04.30.14 Hotfix release notes

« on: April 30, 2014, 07:18:33 am »

- Adjustments to figurehead positioning
- Fixed female Khovansky’s deploy issue
- Increased character limit of clan messages
- Improved ship previewing in Store and fixed minor UI display issues
- Improved scaling for a few UI icons
- Adjustments for Royal theme on Spire
- Adjustments for Industrial theme on Spire
- Adjustments for Industrial theme on Squid
- Adjustments for Industrial theme on Junker
- Fixed object blocking the view while being on helm in 3rd person on Galleon with Industrial theme
- Fixed Hwacha sound effect
- Fixed ‘last online’ not being updated
- Fixed color consistency of pie charts
- Fixed display issue showing clan officer functionality for non-officers
- Fixed UI issue when clicking Options at player’s badge selection screen
- Fixed/changed store and community 'new' label to resolve UI bug
- Fixed overlapping text in game manual
- Fixed Tutorial text blocking ship respawn points during match
- Fixed Community Ambassadors’ list being covered by community panel
- Fixed 'ESC' key closing wrong window and causing UI to break
- Fixed animation when cart is full
- Fixed issue with clicking on the character icon not letting player to customize his/her character
- Fixed profile statistics inconsistencies
- Fixed duplication of Industrial theme in Prizes
- Various tutorial adjustments to clean up text, improve pacing, and fix a couple of issues.
- Fixed/renamed a pilot achievement not fitting its window
- Fixed using line-feeds in ‘Clan quotes’ breaking the UI
- Fixed Pilot tutorial text showing the actual key instead of default
- Fixed ‘clear all’ on notifications disabling the expand chat box when nothing is in the way
- Fixed resolution options’ inconsistency under Linux
- Added buy limitation for figureheads, decals and themes as they are not consumables and can be used on all ships simultaneously
- The ‘remove from clan’ option is now hidden from non-officers
- Smoother landing animations when Range-Finder or Chemical Spray is in the player’s hand

Balance
- Flamethrower (lol): 1.2 Fire Damage (from 1.6), Ignition Chance for 1 Stack 18% (from 27.4%), AoE 4m Radius (from 6), Clip Size 250 (from 300)
- Heatsink: Now extinguishes 3 stacks of fire upon reload

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Release Notes / Version 1.3.6 Release Notes

« on: April 28, 2014, 07:00:54 am »

In memory of TimmyB

Contents: 
- Decorations for your ship: 
   - 4 figureheads*
   - 3 deck themes*
   - 5 balloon decals
   - 6 ship paint colors
*Each figurehead or deck theme can be used for all ships.
- Female Khovansky costume
- New Ship Collision FX
- New First person locomotion animations
- Practice Mode renamed to Blumer’s Blastyard
- All items in Store 50% off til 5/23

Features
- Community System: 
There is now a Community section in game accessible from the header.  This section has quite a few new shiny things in it.  The most prominent is the Clan system.  From now on, you’ll be able to create your clan as well a permanent clan name and clan page.  You will be able to manage your clan by promoting officers and accept new clan members.  You’ll also have demote and kick functions for your clan, so use wisely.  Your clan can be given commendations by other players, and this will determine your clan’s visibility in the clan list.  Your clan will now also have it’s own chat channel and members list alongside Friends and Party.  The leaderboard for the competitive season in game is now also available, and you can see your new shiny profile page, with a character viewer to boot.  All upcoming community events will be displayed in Community, and you can favorite any of them for your clan page.  As events become available, you can join them (if permissions allow) directly from event list. 

Community Section
Clan System:  Clan registration, member management, clan list, clan chat
Events
Competitive leaderboard
New Profile page

- Ship Customization:
The ability to decorate your ships is finally here!  There is a new section in the Store called Ship, where you can get deck themes, figureheads, balloon decals, and paint colors for your ships.  Some of the decoration items will also be unlockable through your Progression.  After you get the items, you can go to the new Ship screen to decorate with them.  The new Ship screen is also more streamlined, with bigger ship previews, where you can simply drag to rotate and zoom in and out.  Gun slot customization is also cleaner with less clutter. 

New deck themes, figureheads, balloon decals, and paint colors for ships
New Store section for ship decorations
New and streamlined Ship customization page with enhanced ship preview (drag to zoom and rotate ship)

- Updated Tutorials:
The tutorials have been updated to cover more of the essential elements of the game.  A basic tutorial allows you to explore the different components on the ship - helm, guns, and repair points - and trigger tutorials for each component.  The basic tutorial also instructions and reminds about all the communication tools, such as voice chat, text chat, and voice commands.  It shows how guns are used in tandem or complements.  The class specific tutorials then dive into more specifics about the individual components, skills, and mechanics of each player class. 

- Notification alerts
- Stopping animations
- Additional hooks for balance data analysis

Balance
- Portable Flak: Arming Distance of 150m (no AoE under 150m, from 225m), 2.5x Zoom (from 2x), 1000m Max Range (from 875m), Pitch Speed 50 degrees/s (from 120), Yaw Speed 50 degrees/s (from 120), Rate of Fire 2.857 bullets/s (from 2.5), Reload Time 4s (from 5), Damage 50 Direct Explosive/30 AoE Explosive (from 45/30)
- Harpoon: Maximum Harpoon Duration 5s (from 120s), Max Rope Length 800m (from 600m), Max Range 800m (from 600m), Reload Speed 16s (from 4s), Force 270000N (from 20000)
- Flamethrower: Fixed major hit detection bug so flames actually hit reliably now, AoE Radius 6m (from 10), 1.6 Direct Fire Damage with 27.4% of igniting 1 fire stack (remember that flamethrower always has 6m AoE Radius even without AoE damage)
- Tar Barrel: Fixed exploitation bug where damage would not be dealt until the end of the tick.  Reduced engine damage to 20 damage (from 25), Increased Cloud Duration to 35s (from 30), and Increase Cloud Damage to 15 Shatter/s (from 12)

Bugs:
- Fixed bug with notification UI overlaying on top of other UI elements
- Fixed graphical glitch with multiple slot swap requests
- No more 2 rubber goggles in store
- Fixed incorrect texts in achievements
- Removed duplicate tracks in soundtrack DLC
- Fixed extension/file type inconsistencies in soundtrack DLC
- Fixed incongruous terrain/obstacle on Northern Fjords
- Removed invisible collider/wall in Anglean Raiders
- Fix for mic usage preventing turning
- Fixed disappearance of friend and block lists
- Fixed player loadout screen issue with quick esc press
- Fixed issue with 3rd person view and mounting mine launcher
- Fixed display inconsistencies of the player class usage piechart in player profile
- Fixed shader of gratings so they receive shadows properly
- Fixed scrollbar positioning for Friends, Blocked, and Recent lists in Social
- Fixed issue of player popup being overlapped by lobby name
- Fixed issue of captain target selecting allied ships
- Fixed gun class mislabeling in ship customization screen
- Fixed functioning of exit game button on loading screen
- Fixed formatting issue with skill tooltips
- Fixed choppy movement speed when player falling
- Fixed issue with pilot’s FOV not resetting when ship destroyed
- Fixed issue with buffing changing rebuild time
- Fixed issue with not being able to repair component when inside them
- Fixed issue with Home/End keys scroll the chat too while typing
- Fixed issue with blue teams' ship type going off-screen in spectator if ship's name is long
- Fixed issue with player leave/join status reporting in global chat
- Fixed positioning of yes/no confirmations
- Fixed positioning of character models in character preview
- Changed wording of practice loading
- Fixed misplaced button when choosing practice/form crew at main menu
- Fixed invisible collider in Canyon Ambush
- Fixed issue of missing buttons when clicking too fast
- Fixed issue of buttons not being properly blocked by profile popup
- Fixed issue with clouds being invisible under Shader Model 2
- Gun notes now have arming time info
- Notification added when failing to join a friend
- Female Skyrider goggle now matches its equipped position
- Fixed issue with spawning off ship
- Fixed issue with player titles not matching their class
- Fixed issue with Artemis missile display

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Release Notes / 12.16.13 Hotfix Release Notes

« on: December 16, 2013, 06:14:31 am »

We had a hotfix deployed (build 403) at 6AM EST! Changes include:

- "Black screen" bug on returning from matches should be fixed
- Spawn adjustments. Initial-spawn and single-use spawn points work as intended now. There are also corresponding data changes in pursuit of awkm's master plan.
- Fixed a memory leak (which contributed to out-of-memory crash reports)
- Fixed an exception during equipment load that could leave you unable to use any tool or get on helm/gun
- Fixed some exceptions during match end screen (may have caused stability problems there)
- Fixed a bug with reconnection that would cause the message "login failed: no valid session"
- Fixed some leaking explosion/audio effects
- Fixed a bug that could cause an AI crewmember to never replace a missing human, if they left during loading
- Fixed bugged reticle after getting off the Lumberjack
- Fixed a networking bug that would cause severe "lag spikes" in the face of minor packet loss
- Fixed a bug that could cause friend list to disappear

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News and Announcements / Scheduled downtime at 11/4 4AM EST

« on: November 04, 2013, 01:49:04 am »

Hi everyone, we plan to shut down server at 11/4 4AM EST (8AM UTC) for a server hotfix. Should be back in about an hour!

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News and Announcements / Scheduled downtime at 10/28 3AM EST

« on: October 27, 2013, 10:48:40 pm »

Hi everyone, we plan to shut down server at 10/28 3AM EST (7AM UTC) for release 1.3.3 upgrade. Server should be up in 2-3 hours.

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News and Announcements / Re: 8/12 Scheduled Maintenance

« on: August 12, 2013, 03:55:49 am »

We're up! If you find anything weird please let us know at feedback@musegames.com, thanks!

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Release Notes / Version 1.3.1 Release Notes

« on: August 12, 2013, 03:55:15 am »

Content
- Added ladders to the Mobula, granting direct access between the top deck and the turning engines
- Updated gunsoficarus.com site with info and media material

Features
- Improved layout and readability of the ship customization screen
- Added countdown sound to match lobby
- Expanded and improved Engineering and Piloting tutorials
- Improved minimap and match loading screen
- Added difficulty levels to ships and maps
- New notification system and UI (top left of screen, in the header)

Gameplay
- Additional cloud cover on Battle on the Dunes and Canyon Ambush (both 2v2 and 3v3 version in all maps) to allow ground to be covered against hyper long range weapons.
- Smaller enemy detection spawn points for Duel at Dawn, should solve spawn freeze issues.
- Field Gun: Pitch Degrees -15 to 5 (from -20 to 20), Yaw Degrees -15 to 15 (from -20 to 20), Projectile Speed 750m/s (from 1200m/s).
- Lesmok Round: +80% increase Projectile Speed (from +60%), -30% Clip Size (from -20%), -20% Rotation Speed (from -40%)

Fixes and Optimization
- Projectiles ignore collision with the ship that fired them while in flight (fixes several “misfire” cases with certain gun/ship combinations)
- Fixed a bug that could cause the lobby to hang if many users tried to log in while Steam’s authentication service was down
- Your selected tools reset when your ship dies
- Fixed a collision issue that could cause ships to get stuck against apparently flat surfaces
- Major improvements to server physics performance
- Fixed a major client memory leak
- No more camera shake in spectator mode
- Added missing repair FX on the mine launcher
- Fixed a bug that could cause unintended ship renames
- Spyglass zoom in/out exposed in input bindings (under Helm keys)
- Prevent players from leaving/unreadying in the last moments before a match starts
- Fixed component disappearance when entering tar or sandstorm
- Fixed shader sparkly specular artifact on pixels
- Fixed: Pilot skill now shut off on respawn
- Fixed rain artifacts for specific graphics cards
- Fixed cloud shader affecting framerate in scope mode

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News and Announcements / 8/12 Scheduled Maintenance

« on: August 11, 2013, 11:36:12 pm »

Servers will go down from 1 AM eastern til 5 AM eastern (Monday 8/12)
This is scheduled maintenance and new build update.
We will release build notes Monday morning.

Destroy as many ships as possible before then!