TO UPGRADE OR NOT TO UPGRADE?

[Marra Happy End]

There were some internal updates which we did not officially release. Since we were not getting our share of digital sales or sales in general from our former publisher we have stopped providing them with updates at some point in time. We don't know what is the last version they released digitally and which updates had to be taken from web for digital purchases. In best case it couldn’t be higher than v1.2. Also we didn’t inherit SFRU account on Steam so we had to open a new one.

If your Spaceforce is working in full HD and you don't have performance issues there is no need to upgrade to SFRU HD.

Following is the list of major fixes over our official release on DVD.


Spaceforce Rogue Universe Patch Notes

Patch 1.1
- fixed bug where resolution couldn't be changed
- fixed joystick bug where thruster is truned on by default for all joysticks
- fixed bug where the game freezes (all ships stay on one place)
- fixed bug where player's shield suddenly becomes undefined
- fixed bug with infinite motion blur
- fixed problem with missing piece of time and cloak device in Andromeda and Pyxis map
- fixed bug where an NPC always attacked the player if he was under attack by the player's wingman, now he always attacks his attacker
- fixed menu bug where right mouse button executed wrong actions
- fixed bug where return from hidden systems caused wrong data to be loaded for normal system maps (wrong system name, prices, ships etc.)
- fixed bug with inconsistency with upgrade prices (5-6 level) and now upgrade cost for every level can be edited from GlobalData.cfg
- fixed PageUp and PageUp key bug (where always mapped to single hit)
- BioFlux gun is now lowered in position not to obscure the view with particles
- fixed bug where building fighters didn't come out when we were busted in building hack
- fixed bug and exploit where turrets fired on player even if something is on fire line (building, other turret, ship, etc.)
- player can not anymore bribe building and station defense fighters
- fixed crash bug with com channel when target has been deselected and then executed action
- fixed exploit where shield has been restored while we are in inventory
- fixed exploit with sniper mode and fast fire rate after unequipping sniper tool
- fixed bug where various sound effects started to play while loading screen was active
- increased wingman tolerance on our fire
- wingman fire is not anymore reported as our fire
- sniper laser doesn't deflect any more from other objects
- the game will not crash any more if music engine fails to initialize because of unsupported codec or any other similar problem
- fixed bug with the crash when selecting a profile that contains a dot (".") in the profile name
- fixed bug with wrong map name displaying when entering Serpens system
- fixed bug with using thruster on Logitech Extreme 3D PRO joystick
- fixed crash bug when creating new profile after playing the game some time with another profile (game still running)
- added support for 1440x900 resolution
- added support for 1280x800 resolution
- added support for 8x Antialiasing mode (NVidia 8xxx series card)
- durability cost changed to 1500 c
- pirate first class is now more balanced (first mission also)
- EMP now takes 20 units of the shield
- illegal cargo for the current system we are in is now colored in red in inventory
- crafting screen is now available in inventory (only for crafting info)
- crafting screen is now available in repository (only for crafting info)
- easy mode is now much easier
- when the player hits other objects the bounce power is now lower
- accepted quest location is now visible on the mini map screen
- durability now depends on ship damage unlike so far where it depended on gameplay time
- sniping mode has now 2x lower fire rate but does same damage
- now there is a bigger chance that other NPC will attack our wingman
- with cloaking device on less is the chance of getting caught while hacking
- rebalanced experience rewards (buying upgrades gives now much less xp, mining now gives xp)
- NPC fire angle is reduced
- NPC can now go up to 30th rank, just like the player
- buildings are now also charted on the mini map and player minimap marker is much bigger
- now quest can be dismissed (new button) but with no refund
- now in mega speed mode player can see projected icons (stations, gates, cargo) as well
- a yes/no option for the 'Store Profile' option has been added
- quests now don't respawn in stations if you undock and dock, they only respawn when you enter a system
- solved or failed quests can now randomly be reactivated (can be enabled from config.cfg RespawnQuests: 1, disabled by default) and respawn chance can be also set from GlobalData.cfg (fChanceToRespawnQuest: 1.0)
- now on lock target screen it is also possible to see target rank
- time to recharge mega jump is reduced from 360 sec to 300 sec and this var can be now changed in GlobalData.cfg (fMegaJumpTime: 300.0)
- radio chat can now be disabled from cofig.cfg (EnableRadioComm: 1)
- experience messages can now be disabled from config.cfg (EnableExperienceMessage: 1)
- user can now set radio chat frequency from config.cfg (RadioMessageChance: 100)
- the amount of damage the planet atmosphere does to a player can be modified from .planet file
- now in config,cfg user can enable switching weapons in the middle of the battle (EnableInventoryInBattle: 0) disabled by default
- Joystick thruster can be enabled/disabled from Config.cfg (UseJoystickTruster: 1)
- amount of shield for EMP and durability cost can be changed from GlobalData.cfg (fEMPShieldAmount: 20.0)
- amount of shield for EMP and durability cost can be changed from GlobalData.cfg (fDurabilityCost: 1500.0)
- in config.cfg there is a new variable (InstantQuestText: 0) which can instantly show quest text in quest log if set to 1
- added possibility to change NPC and wingman fire tolerance from GlobalData.cfg (fNPCTolerance: 80.0 fWingmanTolerance: 140.0)
- teleport animation can now be disabled from config.cfg (EnableTeleportAnimation: 1)
- Joystick roll (twist) can be enabled/disabled from Config.cfg (UseJoystickRoll: 0)
- Joystick dead zone value can be now set from Config.cfg (JoystickDeadZone: 1000.0)
- status of our wingmen's shield and armor is now displayed on the wingmen list on the HUD
- .model files can now be located in any data subfolder, unlike so far (they could only be in the data root)
- now it's possible to set own engine texture in Shipstats sfd file (e.g. SolidEngineTexture: Data\HardEngineDraglon.dds SoftEngineTexture: Data\SoftEngineDraglon.dds) if texture is not set the civilization default one will be used
- now it is possible to add an effect (particle emitter) on a ship in Shipstats sfd file
- effects can be added on a map from Game Editor

Patch 1.2
- fixed bug with text, shield and armor overlapping on wingman list
- fixed wrong text displaying locked ship's distance (near lock rectangle)
- fixed crash when matching a speed with a building or a turret
- fixed bug where second tutorial stage was accidentally skipped
- fixed bug where materials were illegal goods on pirate stations
- fixed crash caused by mine destruction
- fixed bug with clearing the lower right corner of the mini map
- fixed some bugs with overlapping text in some localizations
- fixed bug with volumetric fog, shader 3.0, HDR and star effect where half

Patch 1.3
- fixed bug with time maschine and cloacking device
- fixed some resolution errors (more stable 1920x1080 resolution)
- faster world loading
- some fixes to the English translation
- added better support for shadows (more stable)
- slight tweaks and changes to enemies AI.
- memory usage optimizations
- various small optimizations and fixes
- added support for VSM shadow maps

[Dohi64]

thanks for the detailed info. is there a way to get the 1.3 patch for the retail version somehow? (apart from buying the whole game again, obviously.)

[Iggy_Dreamatrix]

Hi Dohi64,

Thanks for the question.

We still have some legal agreements with our former publisher regarding the rights for the original SFRU title.

The older version of SFRU is not supported - for now.

[Rabid]

will we see a fix for other resolutions?

My monitor is 1600x900 native, no option in the menu to set this, I have set it in the config, but videos are stretched.

Also support for newer cards gping to be added?
I notice it says "added support for 8x Antialiasing mode (NVidia 8xxx series card)" I have a GTX 970 and I only have up to 6x in the options.

[Iggy_Dreamatrix]

The other resolution options and support for newer graphics cards are being considered for the next patch.

In the meantime, you could try to fiddle with the "Config.cfg" file in Steam\steamapps\common\Spaceforce Rogue Universe HD\System folder in order to change the resolution.

Edit it with Notepad, or any other Notepad replacement tool you may be using.

Search for the

//ScreenWidth:
//ScreenHeight:

lines. Should be at the bottom.

[Rabid]

Thanks for the reply, yeah I have already edited the config as I mentioned, just having it in the options would be great, especially for casual gamers.

Is there any way to force 8x antialiasing via the games configs or should I look at forcing it on through my GPU's control panel?

Game is pretty good so far, support for newer hardware would be great and no doubt make people more inclined to purchase the game I think as well as help really make it 'HD' and more distinguishable from the original 2007 version.

Speaking of HD, any plans on increasing texture sizes?
I think quite a few would benefit from being at least doubled in size, especially planets.
They'd look nicer and I think most modern PC's could handle it.

And one final thing if you don't mind? Is there any way to disable the cockpit reflection, just distracting and looks weird having a planet reflecting on the inside of the glass, especially when the planet is outside the ship.

If it cannot be disabled I'd suggest a different environment map.

[Darklord]

I already own SFRU original. The latest version is 1.2.0.0. So, no reason to upgrade ?

[Marra Happy End]

Hi Darklord, this version is 1.3.0.0.

[yarow12]

Thanks for keeping us informed.

[Esteban Ernesto Tercic]

hola, yo tengo el original (no hd) jugado 217 horas. recien me entere que esta esta version.
Pregunta ¿esta en lenguaje Español? porque aparece solo el Ingles en la pagina de steam? desde ya muchas gracias

Hello, I have the original (non hd) played 217 hours. recently I found out that this is version.
Question Is the Spanish language? because the English appears only on the website of steam? From already thank you very much
(made with google translate)

[Dohi64]

Originally posted by General E.E.T.:

hola, yo tengo el original (no hd) jugado 217 horas. recien me entere que esta esta version.
Pregunta ¿esta en lenguaje Español? porque aparece solo el Ingles en la pagina de steam? desde ya muchas gracias

Hello, I have the original (non hd) played 217 hours. recently I found out that this is version.
Question Is the Spanish language? because the English appears only on the website of steam? From already thank you very much
(made with google translate)

as far as I know, the translations were done by the publishers in various regions, so the hd version doesn't have them. maybe you can replace the english text in the hd version by copying spanish files from the other version. in the original there are .txt files in the data folder and 2 .str files in data\stringtable.

hasta donde yo sé, las traducciones fueron hechas por los editores en varias regiones, por lo que la versión HD no tenerlos. tal vez usted puede reemplazar el texto Inglés en la versión HD copiando los archivos españoles de la otra versión. en el original hay archivos .txt en la carpeta de datos y 2 archivos .str en data\stringtable.
(google translate)

[Esteban Ernesto Tercic]

Originally posted by Dohi64:

Originally posted by General E.E.T.:

hola, yo tengo el original (no hd) jugado 217 horas. recien me entere que esta esta version.
Pregunta ¿esta en lenguaje Español? porque aparece solo el Ingles en la pagina de steam? desde ya muchas gracias

Hello, I have the original (non hd) played 217 hours. recently I found out that this is version.
Question Is the Spanish language? because the English appears only on the website of steam? From already thank you very much
(made with google translate)

as far as I know, the translations were done by the publishers in various regions, so the hd version doesn't have them. maybe you can replace the english text in the hd version by copying spanish files from the other version. in the original there are .txt files in the data folder and 2 .str files in data\stringtable.

hasta donde yo sé, las traducciones fueron hechas por los editores en varias regiones, por lo que la versión HD no tenerlos. tal vez usted puede reemplazar el texto Inglés en la versión HD copiando los archivos españoles de la otra versión. en el original hay archivos .txt en la carpeta de datos y 2 archivos .str en data\stringtable.
(google translate)

No pude esperar y me compre el juego, lo estoy descargando ahora y despues veré si esta en Español, si no probaré como usted dice. muchas gracias

I could not wait and bought the game, I'm downloading now and then see if it is in Spanish, if I do not try as you say. thank you very much
(made with google translate)

[Rabid]

Is there a language option in the original?

I just loaded the HD version of the game and I cannot see any options anywhere to change the language used, either on the launcher screen options or in game.
Mine defaults to English which is my native language.

¿Hay una opción de idioma en el original ?

Acabo cargué la versión HD del juego y no puedo ver ninguna opción en cualquier lugar para cambiar el idioma utilizado , ya sea en las opciones de la pantalla del lanzador o en el juego.
Incumplimientos de mina a Inglés , que es mi lengua materna .

[Esteban Ernesto Tercic]

Originally posted by Rabid:

Is there a language option in the original?

I just loaded the HD version of the game and I cannot see any options anywhere to change the language used, either on the launcher screen options or in game.
Mine defaults to English which is my native language.

¿Hay una opción de idioma en el original ?

Acabo cargué la versión HD del juego y no puedo ver ninguna opción en cualquier lugar para cambiar el idioma utilizado , ya sea en las opciones de la pantalla del lanzador o en el juego.
Incumplimientos de mina a Inglés , que es mi lengua materna .

en el original esta la opcion de cambiar el idioma en las propiedades dentro de la biblioteca de steam. Esta "ingles" "español" "frances" y "aleman"

the original is the option to change the language in the properties within the library of steam. This "English", "Spanish", "French" and "German"
(made with google translate)

[Rabid]

Okay, I have opened the game properties from the steam library and cannot see any language options there either.

So I am assuming the game may only have English as listed on the store page.

Hopefully the developer will reply and inform you if there is a way to enable Spanish.

Perhaps there is a way to use some of the original game files to do so if there is no option by default to.

Wish you the best of luck with finding a solution.

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Bueno, he abierto las propiedades del juego de la biblioteca de vapor y no veo ninguna opción de idioma allí tampoco.

Así que estoy asumiendo el juego sólo puede tener Inglés como aparece en la página de la tienda .

Esperemos que el desarrollador va a responder y le informará si hay una manera de permitir español .

Tal vez hay una manera de utilizar algunos de los archivos del juego original de hacerlo si no hay ninguna opción por defecto para .

Le deseamos la mejor de las suertes en la búsqueda de una solución.