Desynced News

[h3]Experimental_UE5 0.1.13829[/h3]

Fixes:

• GetLocation instruction defaults to self if empty
  
• Added Scout Range instruction which will move in a random direction a specified distance
  

[h3]Experimental_UE5 0.1.13824[/h3]

Fixes:

• Fix for dot being applied twice on the same tick
  
• Fix for foundations not completing
  
• Fix for bugs already undocked trying to undock
  

[h3]Experimental_UE5 0.1.13821[/h3]

Fixes:

• Reduce aggressive mode spawns
  
• Fix for unit upgrader overwriting buildings
  
• Don’t allow placing foundations under buildings when dragging out a selection of them to avoid bots getting stuck
  
• Fix for Drop Off instruction to work with components on construction
  
• Fix for nomad challenge, give 5 data cubes from the start
  

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1450900/view/6333838789055363597
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1450900/view/4566175115329710930
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1450900/view/4566175115325928428

Experimental_UE5 0.1.13813

Additions:

• Added new challenge scenarios
  
• Allow hotkeys 1-4 in Tower Defense scenario for placement of towers
  
• Allow showing build cursor in Tower Defense scenario even if you don’t have enough to build a tower
  
• New Gate graphics
  
• Added new foundations
  
• Improved leading on targets for delayed attack weapons
  
• Improved weapon component tooltips (show more stats of the various weapon components)
  
• Added proper handling of pulse style weapons
  
• In the behavior program editor, color behavior nodes by category
  
• Support entity references in faction blueprints and building upgrade window (but not in “My Blueprints”)
  
• Blueprints not support units with integrated components (used by library blueprints, unit copy/paste and building upgrading)
  
• Remember behavior stopped state in blueprint, add toggling of stopped/started behavior to blueprint editor
  

Fixes:

• Fix for “Is Moving” instruction
  
• Adjustments to bug behavior and aggressive mode
  
• Fixes for unit upgrader
  
• Don’t allow upgrading damaged units
  
• Don’t allow upgrading units you don’t know the recipe for potentially losing it
  
• Fixed QuickAction (default bound to E key) for multiple selected units
  
• Fixed ctrl- shift- hotkeys for disconnect and power
  
• Fix for build menu not showing some blueprints
  
• Fixes for Tower Defense
  
• Removed “Order was aborted and carrier still holds the items” notification
  
• Increased notification durations
  
• Fixes inconsistencies with Internal and Integrated components
  
• Show integrated components that have been unlocked via tech under a "Integrated Component" category in the register selection
  
• Hide integrated components from the "Request Item" list
  
• Fixed Laser Mining Tool showing as regular Miner component in the blueprint editors 3D preview
  
• Make FPS limit slider snap to steps of 5 and auto apply when changed, improve numerical input to apply when unfocused after clicking the number
  
• Show blueprint icon on blueprints in register selection
  
• Lock lobby faction in Versus scenario when game starts
  
• Fix for repairers to require charging
  
• Fix upgrading construction sites to drop any already delivered ingredients onto the floor
  
• When upgrading a building, keep the construction site selected so the frameview UI stays open all the way through the upgrade process
  
• Don’t reserve entities for transfer when using STORE register
  

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1450900/view/4566175115329710930
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1450900/view/4566175115325928428

Experimental_UE5 0.1.13742

Fixes:

• Clearer apply button in options menu
  
• Make Attack-Move not target dropped items (target a blocking entity on the same tile or use just the coordinate instead if nothing else is there)
  
• Reset timer on green turret extra effects
  
• Fix anomaly mining into a process so it shows in the item graphs
  
• Fixed scaling on transport drone b
  
• Add minimum range to tooltip
  
• Fix for missing anomaly slots on ai research center
  
• Fix for damage number display when units are destroyed
  
• Fix a miner delivering resources to shared storage when it is full even if it has "Deliver Items" disabled.
  
• Don’t allow using deployer on anything that isnt your own faction
  
• Make aggressive bugs attack-move
  
• Various changes and tweaks to damage types/health/damage
  

Additions:

• Show where items are being produced in the faction item view
  
• Always prefer an order source with 'High Priority' set inside the same logistics network, even if it is far away or the provided amount is lower than required
  
• Versus Scenario
  
• Tower Defense Scenario
  
• Make ctrl+left-click and double left-click select all entities of the same frame type (holding shift will add to selection)
  
• Unit upgrader WIP (Ctrl-V on a unit to reconfigure to the currently copied unit blueprint)
  

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1450900/view/4566175115325928428?l=english

The first part of the next big update for Desynced is now live on the experimental_ue5 branch. This one’s huge!

• Added flying, ground values
  
• Added Defense block Building
  
• Pulse laser increased range/damage
  
• Added shoot while moving parameter
  
• Added Attack-Move by putting coordinate into turret register (default bound to Q)
  

- Units with turrets will stop to attack before continuing to move to destination
- Units without turrets will follow turret units to the destination so they stop when combat starts
- Show message 'No combat unit selected to perform attack-move' if no selected unit has a weapon

• Added damage numbers
  
• Added various turrets
  
  
  
  
• Added custom icon to blueprints (shown in build menu)
  
• Show enemies as red on minimap (by popular demand)
  
  
  
  
• Added features like boost on some later buildings
  
• Add turret damage types
  
• Added dot and slow effects weapon effects
  
• Added beam weapon type (railgun…)
  
• Added Alliances to faction window (Shared Visibility)
  
• Added an internal item to the explorer to better show it has extra capabilities
  
• Quick set (default E), to open up first component with action (works on hovered or selected unit)
  
  
  
  
• Added two extra tier trilobites and wasps
  
• Ask to set from and storage location when turning on transport route
  
• Turret "minimum_range" added for some turrets
  
  
  
  
• Added Defense Block to basic structures
  
• Add damage type to tooltip
  

• Adding black background to visual registers
  
• Simplified library view
  
• Show map state download progress bar on loading screen
  
• Moved factory representation in explorables to the title bar, added progress circle for production
  
• Changed tutorial message on first start to be clearer
  
• Better support of loading UI mods on dedicated server by changing the behavior of some UI module functions when running on dedicated server:
  

- Make UI.GetRegisteredLayoutClass always return an empty table
- Make UI.GetRegisteredLayoutString always return an empty string
- Make UI.SetRegisteredLayoutClass and UI.SetRegisteredLayoutString do nothing

• Modified some used input strings to not localize in the UI
  
• Forward logging to an attached debugger even if debugging is deactivated (i.e. in a multiplayer game)
  
• Avoid crash when Lua debugger is connected while running a multiplayer game and text or an error is logged
  

• Remove 60 kb limit for actions by sending them over a custom data transfer channel instead of using actor RPCs
  
• Fix for blueprint sorting where order was a floating point
  
• Don’t reset work when requesting movement in a component with the force movement flag set
  
• Use entity power efficiency when terraforming
  
• Moved cable down the tree to smooth out production at end of basic tree
  

• Pulse laser increased range/damage
  
  
  
  
• Copy parameter values on behavior controllers from the Command Center bot to the deployed building
  
• Pause running behavior controllers on the Command Center bot and restart them on the deployed Command Center building
  
• Show extra effect name in tooltip
  

• Mothership repairs now require items to be put inside the satellite
  
  
  
  
• Ask to set from and storage location when turning on transport route
  
• Get the parameter names from the faction library when hovering over a component register
  
• Added Defense Block to basic structures
  

• Skip turrets auto attacking walls first if there is an enemy nearby if controlled by a player
  
• Changed wall build time and health to 100 virus/blight (300/500)
  
• All bugs hives in the vicinity will be triggered when a large bug hive is triggered
  
• Moved cable down the tree to smooth out production at end of basic tree
  
• Changed how virus works
  
• Fix downloading mods when joining a server
  
• Remove right click move/attack context menu
  
• Mothership repairs now require items to be put inside the satellite
  
• Don't try to read the signal of dropped items
  
• Fixed manual targeting of immortal objects
  
• Don’t remove resources from the resource bar if they are 0
  
• Don’t allow teleporting to another teleporter unless they consider you an ally
  
• Aggressive mode fix, prevent enemy waves spawning when a Faction has activated "Passive Bugs" cheat
  
• Use entity power efficiency when terraforming
  
• Get the parameter names from the faction library when hovering over a component register
  
• Fix import of library item (either from local library or clipboard) not restarting behaviors until save game reload
  
• Don't show all pings on the host, share pings across factions with shared visibility (alliance)
  
• Allow Notify command to use world coordinates
  
• Tutorial tweaks
  
• Blight Magnifier tweaks
  
• Fixed incorrect save-game version check
  
• Instructions, Fix for GetInventoryItemIndex, correctly recognise reserved space and locked slots to return the item with zero
  
• Fix LUA error when editing a behavior that had a call to a now deleted sub-behavior
  
• Fix resource bar throwing errors when switching faction
  
• Modified some used input strings to not localize in the UI
  
• Fix a components on_update being called twice when it had its activation set to "Always" while there exists another component on the same entity that has activation set to "OnAnyItemSlotChange"
  
• Allow the instruction order_transfer to work with docked units
  
• Don’t reset work when requesting movement in a component with the force movement flag set
  
• Fix for blueprint sorting where order was a floating point
  
• Fix for incorrect building boost
  
• Fix for function def causing error
  
• Reset effect counter when getting with an extra_effect
  
• Show extra effect name in tooltip
  
• Allow overriding damage table (but it’s gonna change…)
  
• Fix for editing registers in blueprint editor
  
• Fix for pasting over read only registers
  

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The main aim of the experimental branch is for the bravest and most inquisitive among you to get a first-hand experience of the latest game changes and share your impressions with us.

Additionally, you can share your experiences within the community.

How to activate the experimental branch:

Right-click on Desynced in your Steam library
Properties => Betas => Beta Participation => Experimental Branch

Please note that if you want to return to the regular version of the game, you'll need to switch back to 'None' in this menu.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1450900/Desynced_Autonomous_Colony_Simulator/

Experimental_UE5 0.1.13491

Fixes:

• Fix unused parameters to a subrouting incorrected reading/writing
  
• Don't show incorrect values in behavior editor when viewing in a sub-routine
  
• Fixed Items incorrectly dropped on the ground when upgrading
  
• Fix for blight magnifier running when not placed on the map
  
• Fix for melee turret effect causing lua errors
  
• Fix stepping inside subroutines while editing the main behavior
  

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1450900/view/6780818423215874402?l=english
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1450900/Desynced_Autonomous_Colony_Simulator/