Open Realm of Stars 0.26.0

New features and updates

• New AI realm setup view.
• New player realm setup.
• Realms now have selectable/random starting scenario.
• Most of the game data is now stored in JSON files.
• Space races are now based on traits.
• Governments are now based on traits.
• Each space race should be more balanced.
• Each government should be more balanced.
• Planets have more features.
• Planets have temperature which tells how suitable planet is for certain space race.
• Planets have humidity which tells how much food planet can produce automatically
• Planets have gravity depending on planet size, larger planets have high gravity.
• There are four radiation levels: No radiation, Low, High and Very high radiation.
• Some of the space race features are now moved to government traits like armed freighters.
• Planets may have statuses which can be found during colonization or be even timed.
• There can be multiple statuses on planet.
• All speeches are now in JSON files.
• When viewing uncolonized planets, if it is not colonizable there is textual reason.
• Alonian space race is no longer. It's main feature is now as a starting scenario available for each space race.

Bugfixes

• Realm wide espionage is now called intelligence. Commander doing espionage on planets is called espionage.
• Fleet commander did not gains statistics for finding planets.
• Fleet commander did not get experience by finding planets.
• Ruler got too easily negotiator perk when doing diplomatic trades.
• Fleet commander did not gains statistics for trading.

Open Realm of Stars 0.25.0

New features and updates

• Starmap view is drawn only for tiles which are changing. This improves performance on starmap.
• When leader gains level and perks, it got explanation what perk and how it was gained.
• Improved background story generation for realms.
• Allow starmap zooming in and out.
• Redraw 64x64 map tiles, this also include Deep Space Anchor on all sizes.
• Technology progress is much slower when maximum turn amount is over 400 turns.
• Improved combat thrusters and added Combat thrusters Mk2 which generate energy.
• Planetary exploration with fleet commander.
• Trekker perk where commander gains more experience during planetary exploration.
• War hero perk which commander may gain via combat and is able to shoot more likely critical shots.
• Command gains experience when discovering new planets.
• Cartographer perk where commander gains double the experience when discovering new planets.
• Negotiator perk where ruler gains a bit of espionage after having enough diplomatic meetings.
• Possibility to stop governor making building project selections but still gain governor bonuses.
• Currently playing song display removed since it blocked user to click things behind it.
• Redraw blackhole tiles.
• Pacifist ruler cannot start war any more.

Bugfixes

• AI Attitude is now from SpaceRace or from ruler. No longer random one.
• Bombing with privateer ship is no long war declaration, since privateers are considered unknown ships.
• Governor is no longer required to build orbital.
• Fix bug where AI was calculating military alliance military powers wrongly.
• Fix negative star years in research view. Researching always now takes at least one turn.
• Obsoleting ship design now stops planets building that even planet view is not viewed.
• Fix NPE from Ambient lights control.

Open Realm of Stars 0.24.0Beta

Open Realm of Stars 0.24.0Beta

New features and updates

• Improved AI, Challenging AI selects best choice for next building project.
• Fixed issue where AI estimated wrongly defensive pacts.
• Hide current song when mouse cursor moves over the text.
• Adds icons if fleet has moved, or has moves left or is routed.
• Moving diagonally with no scanner now reveals that sector if sector is blocked.
• Turns are now called star years.
• Switched alternative names for Sporks and Centaurs. Centaurs are now alled Taurus. Sporks are called Sagittarian.
• There is option to make combat faster if wanted. This will affect on animation.
• Button for regular moves in starmap view.
• Tab and Shift+Tab change planet/fleet in starmap view.
• ESC key goes back from active view.
• Diplomacy and combat start sound effects were too loud.
• Different star types affect on what kind of radiation surround planets have.
• UI Scheme is selectable and new grey scheme.
• Realm background story generator and full story is shown when game ends.
• Planet view can now show uncolonized planets. Sorting order is show best planet at top.
• Possibility to hire leader from another realm if in trade alliance.
• Improved leader view.
• Two realms with same type of government get diplomacy bonus.
• News if planets are traded or conquered by another realm.
• Planetary events have now higher chance to happen.
• Precious gems planetary event.
• Added two new probe ship hulls.
• Destroyed planet as a new space anomaly.

Bugfixes

• Fixed type casting error when voting.
• Fixed possible race condition with SpotBugs.
• Banned nukes were banned one star year too early.
• Fixed issue where ship could be finished even space port was destroyed in espionage mission.
• Fixed AI war fatigue check when making a peace offer.
• Fixed check when war ends and checking the war fatigue.
• Upgrade ship sound effect is not played if there is not enough credit to upgrade the ship.
• Fixed issue where focus do not change when fleet encounters enemy fleet.
• Fixes issue where allied privateer attacked against ally.

Open Realm of Stars 0.23.0Beta

New features and updates

• Alonian Space Ship Bridge image.
• In diplomatic trade view it is possible to see relation detail in mouse tool tip.
• Tutorial has search option for free text search.
• Updated and added new tutorial texts.
• Ancient technology added, but no ascension victory yet.
• Ancient technology Gravity Ripper has animation and sound effect.
• Added abstain option in diplomatic victory voting.
• At least 50% of galaxy population needs to vote before diplomatic victory can be achieved.
• Galaxy secretary now choose what to vote in diplomatic voting, it is no longer random.
• Added Change log into main menu.
• Number of planets are shown in statistics view.
• Leaders are now recruited from Pool which makes that one can choose possible leaders and not get random one.
  • Pool size depends on planets which can supply new leader.
• Some of the images are loaded when actually needed and not stored for ever. This lowers memory requirements.
• Added 13 event pictures including planetary and random events.
• Starting planet could be something else than planet number 1.
• Food requirement is visible in Food production in planet view.

Bugfixes

• There should be no longer be news about terminated realms.
• There should be no news about leaders from terminated realms.
• Fixed a bug where Sol names caused conflict in AI missions.
• Fixes second realm Credit trade text when increasing the credit amount.
• When merging fleet which has no move left, merged fleet should lose the moves too.
• Fixed a bug when rushing building project button was enabled even it should not be.
• Fixed a but where broadcasting artifact could be found from regular artifact location.
• Fixes Molten lava and Arid planetary event activation.
• Fixes issue where ruler was left alive when realm was terminated.
• Adds Realm names in to random events where it wasn't mentioned earlier.

Open Realm of Stars 0.22.0Beta

New features and updates

• Adds three new star map music and one new combat music.
• Starmap can be scrolled by dragging it with mouse. This is configurable from options.
• In tactical combat weapon ranges can be show visually.
• First human space race starts from Planet Earth. Also all other planets resemble Sol.
• Ancient artifacts are discover-able.
• Galactic News Reader Station is discover-able in the Galaxy.
• Adds two new star images to game.
• Leaders with heirs are shown in family tree.
• Improved AI
  • AI Exploration has been improved
  • AI will change colonization target earlier if planet is being colonized other realm and planet is visible.
  • AI Handling of population now considers whole realm research production
• Added arrows keys to change realm in realm view.
• Space pirate can ask or pay protection credit not to attack against realm fleets.
• Corruption has been redesigned.
  • Leaders can be corrupted based on amount of planets, credits realm has. Also how long leader has been in same job affects for corruption.
• Random event: Aggressive wild life now place "building" on planet
• New space anomaly Leader in stasis.
  • Other leaders than mechions can be found from this space anomaly
  • Synthdroids leader can be found same space anomaly as Mechions.

Bugfixes

• Fixes issue where possible route was not shown before cursor was moved.
• Fixes issues where route was still shown until mouse was move when fleet was set to defend or fix.
• Fixes issue where focus was not correct when browsing next and previous messages.
• Changes wrong text on random event pop ups.
• New seed generations for PRNGs.
• Fixed typo in Galactic Info when clicking star.
• Fixes bug where diplomacy can be done with space monsters.
• Fixes NPE if destroy fleet mission do not have home planet.
• Fixes wrongly calculated heir chance.
• Fixes colony missions for space pirates.
• Fixes possible NPE from PlanetBombingView class.
• Stops autoexplore to search space anomalies for human player.
• Fixes AI always attack againts orbitals.
• Add missing description for Improved engineering rare tech.
• Fixes wrong size generated stars background.
• Fixes jammed gather mission fleet.
• Escaped defending fleet returns now to closest home port.
• Fixes rare NPE when drawing the star map.

Open Realm of Stars 0.21.0Beta

New Features and Updates

• Adds new Space races
  • Alonians, Space race which start without starting planet.
  • Synthdroids, Space race which are mechanical race but they still eat food compared to Mechions.
• Realm does not lose if last planet is lost but they have colony ship with colonist(s).
• Possibility to use AI designing ships for human player.
• Regular moves can be also made as routes. This is done simply left clicking at least two sectors away from fleet.
• New image for galactic news reader. Old one is used for Synthdroids.
• New base weapon type: Multicannon. Some space race get this instead of railguns.
  • Not accurate as railguns and shorter range but this requires no energy to use.
• Possibility to disable graphics level on starmap. Stars and nebulae can be on same layer.
  • Improves performance and should also increase battery life on laptops.
• Space monsters in space anomalies. There can be space krakens and space worms in space anomalies.
• Planet governor now automatically selects next building project based on selected guidance.
  • Building project can be changed if wanted.
  • If planet is full of buildings governor also suggest which building to destroy.
• Ancient realms are now called elder realms.
• Space pirates may get colony ships on medium or more difficult level.
• Galaxy can now contain over 12 realms. New maximum is 16 realms in single galaxy.
• Smaugirian ships have their own ship bridge image.

Bugfixes

• Textbox now scroll on downwards if text is too large to fit.
• Galaxy creation did not fully fit into screen with 768 pixels height.
• Fixes issue where resolution kept increase when game was launched in window mode.
• Fixes issue where AI could rebuild same orbital again and again.
• Remove already built orbital from the building list.
• Fixes issue where amount of mining was shown wrong for Lithorians.
  • Actual calculation was correct, but textual information was wrong.
• Tractor beam couldn't be used with auto shoot in combat
• Fixes bug where AI could give every technology they had to diplomatic trade.

Open Realm of Stars 0.20.0Beta

New Features and updates

• Adds two new space races:
  • Alteirians, Space race which only live in space orbitals not on planet surface.
  • Smaugirians, Space race that can put weapons to freighters and those are still counted as unarmed.
• Overloading scanner may reveal overloaded cloaked ship during combat.
• New Perks:
  • Cruel, Power hungry leader wanna be who has killed heirs
  • Engineering, Decreases component failure during overloads.
• Game lost view which is shown when human realm is lost.
• Adds tutorial texts about victory conditions during game play.
• New star background is being procedural generated when game starts.
• AI Difficulties:
  • Weak, Pretty much same AI that was on previous versions
  • Normal, Improved AI exploration.
  • Challenging, Even more improved AI exploration and other new tricks.
• Two Rings at game start up. Ancient realms start from inner rings and others from outer rings.
• Corrupted perk may give leader wealth perk.
• Default colors are added for each realm.
• Challenging AI cannot be blocked by moving any fleet on orbit. It will send another fleet to destroy it.
• Possibility to choose when game is created that not all news are shown to human player. Only those realms which human has met.
• Now each space race could have own tech tree. There are some tech that are not available for each space race.
• Clicking enemy ship at combat causes automatically shoot with best weapon.
• New random event images:
  • Terrorist attack
  • Catastrophic accident
  • Accident
  • Leader level up

Bug fixes

• Fixes issue where AI never checked border crossing if AI realm did not have any fleets in use.
• Fixes issue where AI never started war against human player no matter how many times borders were crossed.
• Fixes issue where auto exploring did not inform about newly discovered planets, space anchors and anomalies.
• Fixes issue where AI's diplomatic delegation knew realm planet location which had not met yet.
• Fixes issue where governor bonuses were calculated twice.
• Fixes issue where non full screen is no longer resize able during game play. Resizing is done only from Options menu.
• Fixes issue where news about governor death during planet conquest was not shown.
• Fixes that AI no longer uses small freighters as a scout ship. This prevented freighters to use as a freighters.
• Fixes Orbital weapon range.
• Fixes issue where privateer ships did not attack against orbitals.
• Fixes realm lost news showing if non-ancient realm has been lost.
• Fixes and improves building description texts.

Open Realm of Stars 0.19.0Beta

New features and Updates

• AI attacks against star bases, both against realms and space pirates.
• Certain governments do not allow another space race to be their ruler.
• Space ships can be steal with tractor beam. Target ships must not have working engines and no military weapons.
• Planet types have suitability for each space races. Planet suitability can be increased with technology.
• AI Mechion does not start building population too early.
• Game mode where every realm is controlled by AI
• Auto exploring for space ships. (Exploration algorithm is still bad)
• Planets can build orbitals.
• Ships enter into combat where military ships are at first row.
• There can be now 12 realms in one single game.
• Not all tech is trade able. Planet suitability technology is not trade able with another realms.
• Possible to enable auto combat in space combat.
• Space pirate difficulty level is now tuned down.
• Game supports full-screen mode.
• Adds number of colonist/troops on fleet to be shown when view the fleet.
• Forces deployed starbases to be automatically defending.
• Changes cost of material replicator and orbital shield.
• Parallax nebulae scrolling on planet views.
• Space Ship Bridge interior for Reborgians.

Bug fixes

• Number of admires were calculated wrong.
• Fixed parsing issue from JSON Parser.
• Fixed issue where governor perks where not counted for realm production.
• Fixed too wide galaxy creation view for 1024x768 resolution
• Fixed possible Null Pointer-Exception from bombing view.
• Fixes issue where AI did not attack against planet if planet had any defense
• Fixes scaling issue on popup panels..
• Fixes possible out of bounds exception while bombing the planet.

Open Realm of Stars 0.18.0Beta

New features and Updates

• Explain each ship component in description text. This should improve information what component is really for.
• Explain how random events selection setting works in game configuration.
• Leaders could be placed on jail. This can happen when doing espionage mission. Leaders can be still executed if doing espionage during war time.
• Added new race Reborgian. These are cyborg race which can synthesize other races to themselves when conquering planets.
• Added new race Lithorian. These are metal eating beings, since these will not eat no food is needed to produce.
• Rare techs are now shown in research view if those are available for realm.
• Leaders now contain information what they have done and this will be used for creating flavor text for them.
• Planet conquering has now limits how many times it can be bombed. This depends for each ship how fast combat movement they have.
• There is now warning if moving against fleet that was not visible while moving and it would cause a war. Accidental moves against privateers/pirates can still happen.
• AI now designs star bases with star base components if available.
• Improves AI planet handling(mining buildings should more in balance), combat movement and space anomaly exploration.
• New government types:
  • Collective, focuses on mining and military.
  • Technocracy, much like democracy but focuses on technology research.
  • Regime, Tyrant leader without heirs
  • Utopia, Peaceful government giving bonus to culture. Allows only small amount leaders.
• Alliance government name is now Union. This should stop mixing Alliance of two realms and government alliances.
• Each government type is now some unique. Only small changes to other governments.
• Star base hulls can contain two more components.
• Added new music when exploring space anomaly.

Bug fixes

• Fixes bug where Mechion population had no limit on planets.
• Fixes bug where enemy's broadcasting planets where under fog of war.
• Fixes bug where fleet's shield/armors were not reset after turn change.
• Fixes bug where ruler died but still functioning as ruler. This happened with accident random event.
• Fixes possible NPE when AI explores time warp anomaly.
• Fixes bug where tutorial was shown even it was disabled.
• Adds information when leader is assignable in leader view.
• Fixes long wait before diplomatic delegacy actually leaves when asked.
• Fixes issue where planet was missing on background when AI had crossed human player's borders.
• Adds button sounds to voting view.
• Fixes bug where rushing button is enabled even player does not have credits or population for rushing.
• Fixes bug where two random event would happen for same realm and thus preventing the second popup.
• Fixes bug where data loss and scientific breakthrough popup image wasn't always shown.
• Fixes good event to use correct counter. Previously both good and bad events used same counter.
• Fixes that space pirates ruler is no longer Main Process Noname.
• Fixes issue where AI's privateer does not destroy military ship.
• Fixes issue where not biggest fleet might not be the defender.
• Fixes issue where Massdrives and HE missiles did not calculate critical chance correctly.
• Fixes rare issue on some sound cards where sounds were not fully played.

Open Realm of Stars 0.17.0Beta

New features and Updates

• Adds direct support for Philips Hue Lights
  • Supports up to 3 RGB lights
  • Lights are based what is happening in the game, not directly what colors are visible on screen
• Adds new image for rare tech space anomaly
• Improves AI's design for ship ships
• Tutorial text for ship design
• Tutorial text about rogue planets
• Tutorial text about leaders
• AI improvements
  • Adds intercept mission for AI. AI attack enemy ships near AI's planets
  • AI does not focues planting starbase on around to left corner if map is revealed there
  • AI will start diplomacy even another fleet is being seen not just when two fleet try to encounter each others
  • AI will colonize planets more aggressively now
  • AI will send diplomatic fleets next to another realm
• History events try to mention which realm's space event happened if that is possible
• Worm holes have semi fixed heads. They are not still fully stable but fleets travel between the wormholes not random positions.
• Cultural victory now requires admires from another realms. Highest cultural and broadcasting is no longer enough.
• Ship design statistics are show at end of the game
• Human player can now see with whom trade is going to happen
• Game can be win now having certain amount of people of whole galaxy
• Statistics view has sub page showing current victory conditions
• Random event images for Massive data
• Random event image for corruption scandal
  • Leaders might also get corruption perk when this happens.
• New image rare tech space anomaly

Bug fixes

• Only bombing the planet did not cause historical event
• Better error logging
• Fixes rare bug where ship was destroyed by planetary turret and NullPointerException occurred
• Fixes NullPointerException from help view
• Fixes missing new ruler selected message
• Fixes diplomacy tutorials indexes when trying to show those
• Fixes issue where planetary turret damage was not immediately shown.
• Fixes issue where combat music is played when AI starts conquering another AI's planet.
• Fixes issue where AI designs scout or corvette to replace spy design
• Fixes issue where AI could design banned ship
• Enables fix fleet button after time warp space anomaly
• Fixes scroll bars which leave traces while scrolling
• AI can now win game with each winning possibility.
• Fixes typo when realm wins by technology win
• Fixes Deep Space Scanner not reveal full Gas Giants.