ChangeLog/1.8/2025

As of 2024, due to the sheer number of updates that have been made to Vendetta Online 1.8.xxx, this version has been broken up by year into multiple pages to reduce page load times. This particular page includes every update in 1.8.xxx that has occurred in 2025.

Note: Items in italics denote additions that were not mentioned in the official changelog.

Vendetta 1.8.727

• Translated 50 early missions into 19 additional languages.
• Fixed issue with ActivateTurrets and triggered turrets not working after ReloadInterface() is called.
• Fixed crash on Android when the game is backgrounded and the system decides to terminate it.
• Updated German and Ukrainian translations.
• Input mode is automatically changed when switching between touch and gamepad on Android.
• Added resolution options for MacOS version when Retina support is not enabled.
• Added more font options for Cyrillic languages.
• The list of font options now only includes fonts that support the selected language.
• Fixed issues with certain characters not rendering properly in some languages.
• Improved Persistent Events to support localization of private messages from NPCs.
• PCC missions now choose a sector that is already in use, if no empty sector can be found.

Vendetta 1.8.726

• Improvements to Persistent Event Missions and management of bots in non-running sectors.
• Reduced possibility of ANR stalls on Android during initialization of shaders.
• Added a message when disabling plugins that recommends to restart for the change to take full effect.
• Added debugging code to track down mismatched ship health numbers in different menus.
• Updates to some SDKs in mobile versions, coming in next App Store versions.
• Added debugging code to track down certain Android crashes.

Vendetta 1.8.725

• Added '/beacon drop' command to allow players piloting capships to drop navbeacons.
• Updated Spanish translations.
• Fixed crash on exit after viewing Buddies list.
• Fixed issue with chat sometimes going to channel 0 while moving between sectors
• Fixed issue with NPCs attacking other friendly NPCs that are on the same mission.
• Added more analytics to help track down client issues.

Vendetta 1.8.724

• Fixed crash on Android when exiting.
• Added more analytics to help track down client issues.

Vendetta 1.8.723

Released 2025-1-24

• Dropping an 11th navbeacon now replaces the oldest beacon instead of preventing it from being created.
• Added a "/beacon clear" command to remove all of the beacons you created.
• Fixed issue with HUD chat text color not being applied when chosen from the color picker swatch.
• Added more analytics to help track down client issues.

Vendetta 1.8.722

Released 2025-1-18

• Added an Overscan option for Android devices, defaulting to 1% for most devices, and expanding to 3% if cutouts or rounded corners are detected. The setting can be changed in Options -> Advanced -> Video options.
• The next iOS App Store Update will include Overscan detection for curved-corner iOS devices, to attempt to resize the input area to better fit the physical space instead of the actual rendered display.
• The Training mission arrow indicator is now hidden when a mission is active and the Mission Log menu is visible, and points to the Mission Log when the Missions list is visible and a mission is active.
• Added several analytics to try and help us track down multiple new user problems that have recently emerged.

Vendetta 1.8.721/.1

Released 2025-1-11

• Touch devices now default to Third-Person Improved mode for new installs.
• Small tweaks for some translations for Russian, German, Spanish, and Ukrainian.
• Increased the size of the Login menu on TV Consoles.
• Added an arrow to the station interface in the Training sector to direct players to the Missions menu.
• Streamlined the initial game controller menu on TVs with only a remote.
• Increased the default dead-zone range of Nintendo Switch Pro controllers to reduce drift.
• Fixed issue with missing background image when cancelling from the offline tutorials.
• Fixed wrong camera angle for Third-Person Improved mode.
• Added support for more fonts for most European languages.

Vendetta 1.8.720

Released 2024-1-2

• Fixed issue with 'Docking...' incorrectly appearing.
• Fixed issue with cargo tractor beam incorrectly activating if the ship is over-full.
• If assets files are missing or become unreadable during game runtime, the user is notified of the issue and re-install is suggested.
• Fixed various Lua errors and NULL pointer references.
• Added instrumentation to track down certain rare client crashes.