Hexarchy News

Hexarchy 1.2.1055 - Fixes and Optimizations

[h3]Optimizations[/h3]

Reduced polygon count for some models
Various small optimizations
Graphics presets "High" and above now use deferred shading which should improve performance on modern GPUs

[h3]Fixes[/h3]

Fixed an issue with road rendering that could cause late game stutters when issuing orders
Hopefully fixed an issue where the game could detect a controller device that constantly scrolls the camera
Fixed an issue where unpayable gold maintenance could show on a city for a turn
Fixed an issue where the bottom and top right corner of the maps could sometimes not easily be targeted when panning the camera with the keyboard
Fixed an issue where latency from a previous order could cause a selected stack of resources to disappear
Changed a font for French and German that caused some characters to render incorrectly

[h3]Misc[/h3]

[h3]Fixes[/h3]

Embarked Settlers no longer block other Settlers on neighboring hexes from building cities
Fixed an issue where the game server could continue to run after exiting to the title menu, causing performance degradation

[h3]Fixes[/h3]

[h3]Misc[/h3]

[h3]Fixes[/h3]

Fixed an issue where the game server thread would not always shut down properly after exiting a single player game
Fixed an issue where the game could hang on quit
Fixed an error that could occur when viewing challenge leaderboards

[h3]Ladder Season 2 Begins[/h3]

Ladder rankings reset on July 16, 2024
Your best Season 1 ranking can still be showcased using the distinct Season 1 and Season 2 badges

[h3]Level Cap Raised to 100[/h3]

Various cosmetic rewards added for levels 50 to 100 (Badges, Avatars, Banners, Titles, Pets)

[h3]One More Turn...[/h3]

Players can now choose to continue playing after a single-player game ends
This will not affect your challenge scores, Hegemon scores, or your level progress
Game balance and performance may suffer as the game continues beyond its intended length

[h3]Retry Button[/h3]

Challenge players can rejoice in only having to click 1 Retry button to restart a challenge or any other Single Player game
Retrying a Daily Challenge will count as a challenge attempt
Using the Retry button will use the same map generation seed for skirmish games

[h3]Data Collection for Next-Gen AI[/h3]

We're collecting information on player behavior to experiment with creating a new AI
This data is automatically collected in multiplayer games but is by default not collected during single-player
If you wish to help us out, it can be enabled for single-player in the game menu. Be aware that this could result in a large amount of data being sent to our servers so is not recommended on a metered network connection
This is experimental and in the extremely early stages - it may not lead to a better AI

[h3]New Achievements[/h3]

Beloved - Get 25 We Love You points. Rewards: The Beloved title and Bald Eagle pet
Woodchuck - Control 10 lumbermills. Reward: Beaver pet
Polar Super Power - Control 5 tundra hexes. Reward: Penguin pet

[h3]Multiplayer Game Technical Log[/h3]

A technical log file is now available after a multiplayer game which can be used to discern what actions the other human players took during the game
On Windows the files are located at: C:\Users\\AppData\LocalLow\Main Tank Software\Hexarchy\player_stats_.json
This contains statistics about the game in JSON format - you may need a technical background to make use of it

[h3]Misc / Fixes[/h3]

Can now view previous challenge results without completing the current challenge
Warship now correctly gives a Victory Point like Catapult and Cannon
Fixed the Daily Challenge screen Discord button