1.4.0 'META' [25.01.2024]

Pushing previous beta update to all users.

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More optimizations, new galaxy sizes, and provisional removal of half-added features.

[h2]Added[/h2]

• Add: Map -> Map -> Duel map size - 50 stars galaxy.
  
• Add: Create Map -> Option to select duel stars galaxy map.
  
• Add: Create Map -> Recommended settings for duel stars galaxy map such as player count etc.
  

[h2]Optimized[/h2]

• Optimize: Resource Manager -> Reworked to use multithreading for most monthly resource calculations.
  
• Optimize: Pathfinding -> Reworked to use multithreading for calculating routes, to reduce lag spikes.
  
• Optimize: Fleet -> Eliminated large lag spikes when moving fleets (on modern CPUs).
  

[h2]Fixed[/h2]

• Fix: Start Game -> Does not open Ubiquity and spawns in the center of galaxy.
  
• Fix: Ubiquity -> Regular starbase labels appear huge.
  

[h2]Changed[/h2]

• Change: Resource Manager -> Space entity players no longer have resource calculations, reducing lag.
  
• Change: Map Generator -> Star counts for each map size are now `100`, `150`, `200`, `250`, `300` instead of `100`, `200`, `300`, `400`, `500` for new games.
  
  • 400-500 stars is impractically large.
    
  • Double the smallest map size is too large of an increment.
    
  • Galaxy visuals were generally poor on map sizes of >300 stars.
    
  • Loading saves from old map sizes has been tested to work as normal.
    

[h2]Removed[/h2]

• Remove: Celestial Squid -> No longer spawns in galaxy, because it is currently too broken.
  
  • The celestial squid may appear again when more bug fixes and polishes have been done.
    
• Remove: Blue galaxy smoke from gold galaxy.
  

View changes from previous updates: newstarsgame.com/changelog.