(Opt-In) v1.41.9 April Hotfix Change Log

[Yarlen]

To coincide with our Steam franchise promotion currently underway, we’ve prepared a new addition to try out: Multiplayer scenario - Last Stand, for Paths to Power DLC owners.

To switch to test_edition:

1. Select ‘Sins of a Solar Empire II’ in your Steam Library.
   
2. Click the gear icon in the upper right.
   
3. Select Properties → Betas
   
4. Select 'test_edition' from the Beta Participation dropdown.
   
5. Steam will update you to the latest files.
   
6. To switch back to latest repeat step 4 and select ‘None’

Changelog

• Added ‘Last Stand’ multiplayer scenario (Paths to Power DLC)
  • For those who own the Paths to Power DLC, you can now play a special multiplayer version of this scenario with up to 2 friends!
    • Each player starts with bonus resources and a number of colonized planets, plus 2 fleets, defenses, etc.
      
    • Players can choose whichever faction they’d like to defend as.
      
    • How long will you and your allies last?
  • Note: Only the host needs to own Paths to Power to play this scenario!
• Fixed achievement unlock bugs (general issue from 1.41.6).
  
• Added Shield Burst restore point text (in tooltips) to be green instead of red.
  
• Added description to Vasari Mad Titan tooltip.
  
• Adjusted Vasari Mad Titan vfx.
  
• Shield Burst Adjustments:
  • Corvette Shield Burst Delay changed from 15s to 20s.
    
  • Cruiser Shield Burst Delay changed from 45s to 40s.
    
  • Capital Ship level 1 Shield Burst Delay changed from 65s to 50s.
    
  • Capital Ship level 1 Shield Burst Percentage changed from 33% to 25%.
    
  • Capital Ship level 10 Shield Burst Delay changed from 45s to 30s.
    
  • Capital Ship level 10 Shield Burst Percentage changed from 66% to 50%.
    
  • Titan level 1 Shield Burst Delay changed from 90s to 70s.
    
  • Titan level 10 Shield Burst Delay changed from 60s to 50s.
• Fixed Artifact placement on City, Magnetic and Hive Asteroid planets.
  
• Fixed Asteroid Mercantile Mandate not applying to Hive Asteroids.
  
• Fixed Development Mandate not applying to City planets.
  
• Reduced Harcka Heavy Autocannon damage per shot from 25 to 20.
  
• Reduced Kortovas Heavy Wave Cannon damage per shot from 40 to 33.
  
• Reduced Exoria Heavy Beam damage per shot from 90 to 80.
  
• Reduced Exoria Medium Beam damage per shot from 30 to 25.

[Planeswalker]

How do you host a scenario? The option doesn't exist under multiplayer.

[Nongenti]

Originally posted by Planeswalker:

How do you host a scenario? The option doesn't exist under multiplayer.

You can't.

The multiplayer scenario should be listed amongst the normal multiplayer maps.

[Planeswalker]

Originally posted by Nongenti:

Originally posted by Planeswalker:

How do you host a scenario? The option doesn't exist under multiplayer.

You can't.

The multiplayer scenario should be listed amongst the normal multiplayer maps.

What is the map called?

[Nongenti]

Originally posted by Planeswalker:

Originally posted by Nongenti:

You can't.

The multiplayer scenario should be listed amongst the normal multiplayer maps.

What is the map called?

Multiplayer / Host New / "Last Stand"
Max players: "3"
(between "Triad" and "Random 4 Player")

[Planeswalker]

I had to revert back to live and then back to test to see it, but it only shows up under "host lan". This was seen across a few friends too, so its not just me.

[Yarlen]

We'll check it out, thanks.

[mitchb6]

newest patch made it so mod.io wont authenticate for me anymore. tried all the fixes and no luck.

[Planeswalker]

With live I can see the scenario under normal multiplayer games. I hope in the future, these arent buried in the map lists.

[CommAce]

Very excited to try this out! Going to give this a try with 2 of my friends this evening!! Keep up the work on this game!

[WarSpite]

I have the path to power DLC, and had access to a seem to be the "Last stand" scenario called "Defend the home world" in / single player / scenarios /, but I could not find the map "Last stand" in the multiplayer mode, how can I resolve this issue?

[Nongenti]

Originally posted by WarSpite:

I have the path to power DLC, and had access to a seem to be the "Last stand" scenario called "Defend the home world" in / single player / scenarios /, but I could not find the map "Last stand" in the multiplayer mode, how can I resolve this issue?

Try to restart PC, steam, the game and possibly verify your game files.
Other that reported similar issues seem to have had some succes doing so.

[Tsunamisan]

Are you still working on diplomacy? the AI vs player bias is starting to turn my favorable review downward! If they can ally Why do they never ask the player? Why do they instantly ally regardless of faction? Why can you only ally with factions the same as yours? Why can't you see their standing to you and you to them? I would need to get these questions answered in a future update.

[Nongenti]

Originally posted by Tsunamisan:

Are you still working on diplomacy? the AI vs player bias is starting to turn my favorable review downward! If they can ally Why do they never ask the player? Why do they instantly ally regardless of faction? Why can you only ally with factions the same as yours? Why can't you see their standing to you and you to them? I would need to get these questions answered in a future update.

Rumor has it, work on diplomacy is planned for later this year, but supposedly it is still a bit out, so possibly closer to the end of tge year than now.

[WarSpite]

Originally posted by Nongenti:

Originally posted by Tsunamisan:

Are you still working on diplomacy? the AI vs player bias is starting to turn my favorable review downward! If they can ally Why do they never ask the player? Why do they instantly ally regardless of faction? Why can you only ally with factions the same as yours? Why can't you see their standing to you and you to them? I would need to get these questions answered in a future update.

Rumor has it, work on diplomacy is planned for later this year, but supposedly it is still a bit out, so possibly closer to the end of tge year than now.

Yeah I re-installed the DLC and disabled other DLCs, then it appeared in multiplayer maps.

[CommAce]

Originally posted by CommAce:

Very excited to try this out! Going to give this a try with 2 of my friends this evening!! Keep up the work on this game!

We tried this, but basically this: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1575940/discussions/1/596274028959787521/