Desynced News

[h2]📡 System Log: End of Year Report[/h2][p][/p][p]Status: Stable. Spirits: Surprisingly High.[/p][p][/p][p]Hello, Operator.[/p][p][/p][p]Year-end diagnostics complete. Conclusion: this system would not be functional without you.[/p][p]Throughout the year, you’ve deployed drones, rewritten behaviors, optimized logistics, broken things in creative ways, fixed them again, and then shared the results with everyone else. You left reviews, filled Discord threads, uploaded blueprints, exchanged Behavior scripts, and generally pushed Desynced far beyond what we originally planned.[/p][p]
ELAIN calls this “unexpected player ingenuity.” We call it the reason the game keeps getting better.[/p][h2]⚙️ Annual Summary[/h2][p]Over the past year, Desynced received 4 major updates and a steady stream of smaller improvements. Many of these changes came directly from your feedback, experiments, and very detailed explanations of why something “technically works, but feels wrong.”[/p][p]Some of you went very deep. Edge cases. Hyper-optimized layouts. Automation chains that feel one step away from sentience.[/p][p]Your impact on the game is hard to overstate, and we are incredibly thankful for the time and energy you’ve put into it.[/p][h2]🛣️ Next Objective: Version 1.0[/h2][p]Current progress indicates that we’re approaching the final phase of Early Access. The roadmap makes it clear: we’re on the home stretch.[/p][p]Version 1.0 is no longer a distant concept. It’s something we’re actively building toward, and we’re excited to reach it together with this community.[/p][p]This doesn’t mean we’re slowing down. We’re fully committed to continuing to improve Desynced beyond version 1.0, supported by an exceptional amount of valuable community feedback. Your feedback has already helped shape the game into a much smoother experience and will continue to guide its future.[/p][p][/p][h2]📬 Maintain Connection[/h2][p]To continue receiving system updates:[/p]

• [p]Add Desynced to your wishlist[/p]
• [p]Join the Discord to share builds, scripts, ideas, and questions[/p]
• [p]Stay tuned as we move closer to 1.0[/p]

[h2]❄️ Scheduled Downtime[/h2][p]Notice: the development team will enter low-power mode for two weeks. This is a planned pause to recharge, recalibrate, and prevent developer overheating. Normal operations will resume the week of January 5th.[/p][p]Until then, please enjoy the holidays, take care of yourselves, and remember: There is no such thing as “just one more small optimization.”[/p][p]Happy Holidays, Operator.
[/p][p] — The Desynced Team[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]P.S. And a reminder that we have an official Christmas mod available ;)[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][hr][/hr][p]Looking for more?[/p][p]Check out the Forklift Interactive publisher page and follow it to see new games and updates as they arrive.[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]
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[h2]Experimental_UE5 0.1.16838[/h2][h3]Additions[/h3]

• [p]Added the final set of robot technologies to the tech tree (WIP)[/p]

[h3]Changes[/h3]

• [p]Make Codex search also search through mission texts[/p]
• [p]Improve Codex search to search in style formatted text[/p]
• [p]Allow loop producer items instruction to work with mining recipes and extractors[/p]

[h3]Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Fix being unable to add a "Call" node to a behavior[/p]
• [p]Fix loading and saving screen to not show the names of save games as localized text[/p]

[h3]Modding[/h3]

• [p]Change loading of mods with conflicting IDs to prefer the path with the newest modification date[/p]
• [p]Change error on ID conflict during mod loading to be clear about which one is loaded and why[/p]
• [p]Add Lua API function Tool.MatchLocalizedRichText to match strings in text potentially containing rich-text tags[/p]
• [p]When running the game in mod development mode, log an error if a localized string has a hash collision with another one[/p]

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[h2]Experimental_UE5 0.1.16820[/h2][h3]Additions[/h3]

• [p]Add blueprint parameterization feature[/p]
• [p]Add visual feedback to node changes in behavior editor[/p]
• [p]Add support for storing recurring orders in blueprints and copy/paste between units[/p]
• [p]Add wall radar filter (includes gates)[/p]
• [p]Add tooltips to faction trust buttons (Ally, Neutral, Enemy)[/p]
• [p]Make upgrading units/buildings while holding Ctrl and Shift just apply changed settings when possible instead of always doing the full upgrade[/p]
• [p]Allow upgrading multiple units in one go by holding both Ctrl and Shift[/p]
• [p]Added Loop Producer Items behavior instruction[/p]
• [p]Added Loop Unlocked Components behavior instruction[/p]

[h3]Changes[/h3]

• [p]Codex, tutorial and text updates[/p]
• [p]Terminology renaming for consistency (unit for moving things, building for non-moving things)[/p]
• [p]Rename "Blight Extraction" to "Blight Gas"[/p]
• [p]Rename behavior instruction "Is Locked" to "Is Item Slot Locked"[/p]
• [p]Renamed Item Slot "Fixing" to "Locking"[/p]
• [p]Updated Categories on some Foundations, Sentinel Tower and Drill Spike[/p]
• [p]Make pressing Escape abort a build cursor (placing a new construction site) first before opening the in-game menu[/p]
• [p]Unstealth objects healed by repair components[/p]
• [p]Force undock when repair components are docked and try to repair[/p]
• [p]Increased melee pulse damage[/p]
• [p]Added mothership repaired milestone[/p]
• [p]Show hint to select node for help in behavior editor and default to open[/p]
• [p]Show confirmation "Are you sure you want to load this save game?" when loading a save while playing the game[/p]
• [p]Enable recurring orders to have multiple deliveries active simultaneously[/p]
• [p]Don't have a virus infection cause a unit to randomly cancel its ongoing operation[/p]

[h3]Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Properly display tutorial steps in codex[/p]
• [p]Fix power tooltip and Control Center wrongfully showing power use without overclock during the first and last tick of a components work timer[/p]
• [p]Fix components that temporarily generate power (i.e. Blight Power Generator) to not have their progress timer be reduced by overclocking[/p]
• [p]Fix trigger channels on hybrid worker and alien worker units so they can be targeted by enemies[/p]
• [p]Turrets will properly move into visibility range towards known targets when turret range is larger than visibility range[/p]
• [p]Fix set logistics instruction correctly settings unchecked values[/p]
• [p]Fixed time egg component power[/p]
• [p]Center time egg component mesh[/p]
• [p]Fix customizing a blueprint with dependencies selected via "Last Copied" section[/p]
• [p]Fix Lua error getting logged when trying to paste a construction site in the Tower Defense scenario[/p]
• [p]Fix managing recurring requests in the blueprint editor not working when there is an integrated component/behavior[/p]
• [p]Fix Link Editor not showing links when running a behavior that uses a 'Parameter Event' node[/p]
• [p]Keep behavior parameter selected on 'Parameter Event' node when re-ordering parameters[/p]
• [p]Fix behavior events not interrupting while the behavior is waiting (i.e. due to 'Wait Ticks')[/p]

[h3]Modding[/h3]

• [p]Support passing a style argument to a rich-text tag to prepend the displayed image with text of the name of the definition in the given style[/p]
• [p]Add support for variable arguments on behavior instructions[/p]

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[h2]Experimental_UE5 0.1.16723[/h2][h3]Additions[/h3]

• [p]Faction register feature managed via Faction tab in the Control Center (usable as global parameters in behaviors)[/p]
• [p]Added an event system for behaviors, currently with 2 events "Parameter Event" and "Radio Event" (usable with faction registers) to to jump code when a value changes[/p]
• [p]Welcome screen for the behavior editor, with interface explanation and updated templates. Shown the first time when opening a behavior and also accessible with the help button in the top right[/p]
• [p]Added Sequence behavior instruction for code grouping[/p]
• [p]Added more examples to the help box of various instructions[/p]
• [p]Added Path Blocked connection pins to Move Unit, Pick Up Items and Drop Off Items instructions[/p]
• [p]Added button to remove old submissions from the feedback list[/p]
• [p]Added clickable links in codex (to other codex entries)[/p]
• [p]Added new alien reforming tech[/p]
• [p]Added Get Offset and Move Offset instructions (and deprecated directional move instructions)[/p]
• [p]Add deployment site user interface with "Pause" and "Cancel" options[/p]
• [p]Center the new game map preview around the start location of the first player faction and also display its starter units[/p]
• [p]Large amounts of Codex and Tutorial updates, added collapsible sections to some Codex pages[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Changes[/h3]

• [p]Automatically prompt for a name when opening up a new unnamed behavior[/p]
• [p]Create new button for Scenarios on main menu which combines the old Challenges button and the scenario selection from the New Game screen[/p]
• [p]Updated Behavior Templates[/p]
• [p]Updated Load Game interface to show secondary buttons smaller and updated Save Game interface to remove some buttons[/p]
• [p]When deconstructing the Human Command HQ, drop a one-time-use Deployer component like when deconstructing the robot Command Center[/p]
• [p]Upon destruction of a Deployer based deployment site drop a one-time-use Deployer component[/p]
• [p]Remove the powerdown state for virus so people can actually finish research[/p]
• [p]In the behavior editor, swap the row with name/description and the row with registers/parameters so the name is at the top of the screen[/p]
• [p]Changed Cancel Orders button to not clear recurring orders[/p]
• [p]Changed Datakey items to Research category[/p]
• [p]Rename "Building 1x1 (L)" to "Building 1x1 (1L)" to match naming of other buildings[/p]
• [p]Change description of Robot Factory from "A fixed component" to "An integrated component"[/p]
• [p]In the tech tree, show a warning if an ingredient of one tech has yet to be unlocked via another tech[/p]
• [p]In the tech tree, prevent queueing up a tech that won't be available even if everything else in the queue finishes research[/p]
• [p]In tooltip, show always 2 stat lines and offer holding of shift to show everything only when really applicable[/p]
• [p]In tooltip, don't include own faction boost in stats when looking at units of other factions[/p]
• [p]Improve behavior editor to show custom node UIs while inserting/pasting/ctrl-dragging new nodes[/p]
• [p]Reduced bug silica drops[/p]
• [p]Adjusted construction recipes and foundation speeds[/p]
• [p]Blight power now requires blight gas[/p]
• [p]Show items per minute in the production selection when amount is set to infinite[/p]
• [p]Production times in tooltips viewed via the production selection popup now include component overclocking[/p]
• [p]For tooltips not coming from a production component, still include the global overclocking boost in the production/build/uplink time if available[/p]
• [p]For tooltips of buildings, show the build time with global overclocking boost if available[/p]
• [p]For tooltips of bots, show production time in seconds instead of items per minute[/p]
• [p]Set the 'Path Blocked' state icon on a unit that tried to move to a position where that and every surrounding tile was blocked[/p]
• [p]Also show a yellow outline on read-only registers indicating the value is a reference to a unit[/p]
• [p]Enable Enter and Esc keys to confirm/cancel dialog popups on the frontend[/p]
• [p]Enable pressing enter while typing the name for a new save to confirm saving[/p]
• [p]Enable pressing enter while typing the password to connect to server IP to initiate connection[/p]
• [p]Remove second icon in "Last Copied" section of build menu because Ctrl+Click should be used to customize construction sites[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Avoid behavior editor moving nodes around unexpectedly or creating new connections at program end points when deleting or disconnecting nodes in a complex behavior[/p]
• [p]Fix behavior editor incorrectly failing with "Cannot create connection which leaves the loop" when connecting "Done" to a previous node[/p]
• [p]Fix copy/pasting of call behavior nodes not copying its argument values[/p]
• [p]Refresh behavior call node when the name of the sub-behavior or the name of a parameter changes[/p]
• [p]Fix drag selection in behavior editor not working when ending the selection on top of a drop-down combobox UI element[/p]
• [p]Fix for line artifacts shown in blight areas on the minimap[/p]
• [p]Fix hovering the mouse over a deployment site to automatically show the progress bar once the deployment process starts[/p]
• [p]Fix destruction of Command Center deployment site to place the Command Center bot on the map again[/p]
• [p]Fix Deployer component to disallow setting the deployment target to a cliff tile were deployment then doesn't work in the end[/p]
• [p]Fix editing a unit running a recursive behavior wrongfully showing a "Add Blueprint to Library" popup[/p]
• [p]Fix copy/pasting a building with recursion asking to import items which already exist in the library[/p]
• [p]Fix upgrading a unit with an integrated behavior controller equipped to a different frame making an upgrade construction site that never finishes (waiting for an integrated behavior controller to be delivered)[/p]
• [p]Fix unit upgrade/blueprint editor to not warn about losing an integrated behavior controller when changing frame[/p]
• [p]Fix Lua error when hovering over map settings on challenge scenarios[/p]
• [p]Fix Lua error getting logged when opening an explorable which requires scanning[/p]
• [p]Fix "Solve Explorable" instruction leaving an explorable in a broken state if at the very last moment an order or another behavior takes out the required item[/p]
• [p]Fix customizing unit before construction (with Ctrl+click placement) or production (with Unit Editor button) losing references to library items (behaviors and blueprints)[/p]
• [p]Fix multi-blueprint name not showing on 'Place Construction' behavior instruction node[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Modding[/h3]

• [p]Allow mods to overwrite/extend Action, Delay and Chat listener functions by calling [c]org = Listener:Unbind("Name")[/c] to unbind and receive the original function then binding it again with [c]function Listener.Name(...)[/c][/p]
• [p]Disallow array style initializers for noise params (elevation_params, etc.) as done in some package:setup_scenario functions because it breaks code that accesses fields by name (frequency, scale, etc.)[/p]
• [p]Make Lua API function component:RequestStateMove return if movement is needed but the entity is in path-blocked state after having tried the exact same movement request[/p]
• [p]Fix a rare crash on Lua code hot reloading[/p]
• [p]Add support for specifying a color attribute in rich text tags[/p]

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[h3]Additions[/h3]

• [p]Show right-click menu with "Relocate" option when having only walls/gates selected[/p]
• [p]Add "Copy" option to right-click menu with when having multiple buildings/walls selected[/p]
• [p]Show "Location is in the logistics network" (similar to "Location is in the blight") for those tiles while the grid cursor is active[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Changes[/h3]

• [p]Only apply overclocked power on components that are actively working and thus benefit from the overclocking with reduced work duration (i.e. Fabricator but not Health Module)[/p]
• [p]Make clear search text button look less like a close window button[/p]
• [p]Make pressing "Clear Search" on a search text box give the input focus back to the text box[/p]
• [p]Virus component recipe changes (adding infected obsidian and removing virus code)[/p]
• [p]Don't have player controlled bugs self destruct when getting stuck[/p]
• [p]Disallow deconstruction of possessed units[/p]
• [p]Increased bug possession time to 1 minute[/p]
• [p]Renamed Robots tech tree to Hybrid[/p]
• [p]Limit how long you can extend a Warp Gate[/p]
• [p]Made drop pods from world instability events self destruct after a while[/p]
• [p]Added socket size boost to boost calculation in tooltip[/p]
• [p]Added boosted power value in tooltip[/p]
• [p]Added repair rate to tooltip[/p]
• [p]Modified repair effect to be per unit being repaired[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Fix custom user interface panel for Blight Extractor component not appearing anymore since previous update[/p]
• [p]When opening the System Index list directly, don't show a "Close" button floating beyond the right side of the window[/p]
• [p]Fix production for a bot saying "No inventory space to produce bot" instead of "Missing production ingredient" while waiting for ingredients[/p]
• [p]Fix confirmation "The new frame is unable to hold all components" not showing anymore when using the "Change Frame" button in the unit/blueprint editor[/p]
• [p]Don't show skipped components in hover ingredient list on construction sites[/p]
• [p]On units without storage slots also show components that fit into available socket sizes in the unit request item list[/p]
• [p]Fixed tooltip on Loop Producers' Done pin[/p]
• [p]Fix Can Produce to only check the component if specified[/p]
• [p]Fix for "Loop Repair Ingredients" behavior instruction for units that don't need repairs[/p]
• [p]Fix order state temporarily becoming invalid when the target of a recurring order has items arriving via other means (i.e. transport route) after a carrier has aborted bringing a small amount[/p]
• [p]Don't reduce a components working time if it is a component that generates power[/p]

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