Ostriv News

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• False positive "Can't build on water" for fields
  
• Couldn't reassign fields in latest update
  

This updates introduces some changes to resource/money balance so all feedback is welcome. There was a change in how trading works. Some players might consider it too easy, but the current solution is not final. More like it lays some foundation for future additions.

[h3]Added/changed:[/h3]

• Not showing "soil is exhausted" icon if nothing can be done about it at the moment
  
• New fullscreen mode - borderless window (can help with issues on some systems)
  
• Some products costed nothing to citizens but created treasury money from nowhere
  
• Changed the way demand and proposal work in outer trade
  
• Improved "Make a deal" dialog to include more useful information
  
  
  
  
• Added "Apply to all" button for supply options
  
• Slightly decreased tree planting priority over wood/firewood production at forestry
  
• Edited some of the help entries
  
• Minor UI changes
  

[h3]Fixed:[/h3]

• "Apply to all" now works for seasonal settings too
  
• Fields could still be built partially on water
  
• Lime kiln had confusing supply options
  
• Crash when firing a farm manager
  
• Some animated models had ghost-like appearance in some cases
  
• No one wanted to pick the remaining charcoal from the pile
  
• Crash when trying to relocate chickens to farm or cowshed
  
• Crash in huge towns with 70+ farm fields
  
• Wagons didn't supply to trading posts
  
• Crash involving demolishing on pause and "Next building" button
  
• Potentially fixed a crash with boats on RX 5700 XT (need confirmation)
  
• Cows disappeared when returning from pasture in some cases
  

[h3]Added/changed:[/h3]

• Added a check to "Allow chopping trees" in reforestation area (will be protected otherwise)
  
• Added new UI scale option: 250%
  
• Added buttons in building panel to quickly search similar buildings
  
  
  
  
  
• Can now specify builders wage in town hall
  
• Can now hire counselors in town hall to manage seasonal hiring
  
• Added new options to hire depending on season
  
  
  
  
  
• Added notification when field nutrients are low
  
• Can now disable snapping while creating fences
  
• Added a help text for cart parking
  

[h3]Fixed:[/h3]

• Couldn't assign mouse side buttons for anything
  
• Could build on map entry point, leading to unexpected results
  
• Crash when emptying a farm during harvest
  
• Traders could buy more than we wanted to sell
  
• Hay in a barrack became invisible in some cases
  
• Could build fences outside map bounds
  
• Some bridges didn't make the other side accessible
  
• Bridge preview showed wrong calculation of resources
  

[h3]Added/changed:[/h3]

• Added a description for Empty function
  
• Added some more on-screen reminders on how to start your town (Clay pit, Thatchery, Charcoal pile, Forestry workers)
  
• Construction menu now divides to pages if doesn't fit on screen
  
  
  
• Wagons will now need horseshoes and tack replacements after some time
  
  
  
• Salaries and rents are now payed daily rather than every frame, thus making the economy consistent in all game speeds
  
• Not allowing to demolish field with harvest anymore
  
• Added tooltips on resource icons in tannery
  
  
  

[h3]Fixed:[/h3]

• Tannery stuck in gathering (rare)
  
• Crash when relocating pigs
  
• A carpenter could choose a horse that's being relocated, leading to later crash
  
• Could build coastal buildings in inaccessible areas
  
• Construction workers had their path needlessly recalculated
  
• Stone mining could stop if limestone deposits are inaccessible (yeah, vice versa)
  
• Wagons could deliver the same construction resource twice (left in a building afterwards)
  
• Church and chapel requirement didn't care if its construction is not finished
  
• Cows could be stuck relocation
  
• Crash on loading some saves
  
• Jerky movements of wagon wheels in later game
  
• When demolishing a forestry, a leftover log could be never picked up
  
• People and animals aged less if played on lower game speeds
  
• Wagons never wear out
  
• Wagon shed workers could neglect supplying for horses
  
• Laborers in fact received the same wage as workers despite coefficient
  
• A pig marked for slaughter manually could be slaughtered twice
  
• Some weirdness during windmill demolishing
  
• Horse tack trade was broken
  

A little more fixes. Thanks again everyone for reports!

[h3]Added:[/h3]

• Esc key now hides the construction menu and help window
  
• Post processing is now disabled for Intel GPUs by default
  

[h3]Fixed:[/h3]

• Crash when a builder has arrived on a finished construction
  
• All the workers stuck on the field are now free to go!
  
• Crash when everyone in town wants the same ox
  
• Some coastal areas had passable buildings/fences (will be fixed only for new games)
  
• Crash when putting down some buildings near water
  
• No ploughs being built if there's a wagon order in queue
  
• Crash after cancelling construction (in some cases)