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ChangeLog/1.8

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'''Note: ''' Items in italics denote additions that were not mentioned in the official changelog.
 
== Vendetta 1.8.196.1 ==
* Reverted 15km visibility limit because it was hiding players in stations.
 
== Vendetta 1.8.196 ==
* Arklan Guardians now have a one-in-ten chance of dropping an Avalon Torpedo launcher. They will eventually be for sale near Deneb as well, or potentially dropped by certain convoys; this is a first step.
* In non-fogged sectors, other vessels are no longer visible on the sector list beyond 15km. There is no longer "universal knowledge" of all other ships in the sector, regardless of distance. This may continue to be tweaked and adjusted, moving forward.
* All platforms now default to autodock mode. This can be changed in Options -> Game Settings.
* Single-player Android tutorial now does autodock.
* Miscellaneous UI tweaks for Android version.
* Marshall only gives a list of bounties that have logged in within the past year.
* Bounties are sorted by number of bounties and then the total bounty price.
* Collector bot behaviour in Training sector have been changed to not attack unless being attacked and to not fly away as easily.
* Empty bounty news posts now say there were no bounties collected instead of being blank.
 
== Vendetta 1.8.195.1 ==
* Docking bays are no longer targetable.
* Rendering fixes to support Android Ice Cream Sandwich.
 
== Vendetta 1.8.195 ==
* Drastically reduced requirements for manufacturing the Trident Type M user-playable capship. Various plating, panels and other parts are now needed in smaller numbers. A few additional rare minerals and ores are required, but overall a big reduction in the time and effort needed for construction.
* Additional cores added to server cluster, further expanding capacity.
* Added Updater timeout handling to Windows and Mac platforms.
* Auto Dock mode. Enabled by default for Android and disabled for all other platforms. It autodocks you when you fly into the docking bay without you having to 'Activate' it.
* Separate error messages for Android Updater for connection timeout vs. connection failures.
 
== Vendetta 1.8.194 ==
* Updated universe map background.
* Updated textures for Leviathan, Hornet, Centaur, Wraith, Atlas, Ragnarok, Revenant, and some station components.
* Updater times out on Linux and Android platforms if the connection stalls for more than 40 seconds.
* Added different default settings for various Android devices.
* Consolidated Bounty Hunter news reports to once a week.
 
== Vendetta 1.8.193.1 ==
* Fixed crash when launching the game on Xperia PLAY devices.
 
== Vendetta 1.8.193 ==
* Updated textures for Valkyrie, Prometheus, and Marauder.
* Expanded hardware server-cluster capacity (number of cores).
* Improved software server architecture, should eradicate "stray NPC" issues. Please let us know if you see any remaining stray convoy bots.
* User Keys can no longer be chosen as the main Access Key for capships and conquerable stations.
* Access Keys should more accurately reflect their active status in the Keychain UI.
* Added Audio Limiter setting to allow it to be disabled. The setting is located in Options -> Audio.
* Changed default in-flight action for Android device 'Menu' button from toggling Flight-Assist to opening the Mission Log.
* When using the Condensed UI mode on Android devices, a reminder about using the 'Menu' button to change game menus is displayed when the station or PDA menus are displayed.
* Fixed a bug that allowed the capship Tactical menu to become visible on ships without turrets.
* Improved race track graphics.
 
== Vendetta 1.8.192.1 ==
* Fixed Navigation interface issue on Android devices.
 
== Vendetta 1.8.192==
* Xang Xi Self-Propelled Concussion Mine now has double the ammo (8), double the proximity radius (60m) and costs 1/10th to reload (10k per ammo).
* Turbo sound effect modified to remove slight repeating pop noise on long duration usage.
* Improved graphics for system backgrounds in Navigation interface.
* Better visual quality for compressed textures on Snapdragon devices.
* Made improvements to server stability and robustness, relating to sector startup and shutdown.
 
== Vendetta 1.8.191.1 ==
* Fixed sound related issue.
 
== Vendetta 1.8.191 ==
* New and improved textures for the Centurion.
* Centurion mesh now looks correct on Android.
* Higher resolution textures for the Behemoth.
* Texture efficiency improvements to the Trident, Teradon, Constellation, Vulture and Warthog (not a visual change).
* Higher resolution nebulae for space backgrounds.
* More memory-efficient startup logos and other images.
* Some flare, sun, and effect textures mildly improved.
* Game logo is now shown in loading screen between sectors.
* Floating crates will now persist for 15 minutes, regardless of sector shutdown.
* Player-owned capships no longer have any factional docking restrictions.
* Audio limiting effect is now performed on all platforms instead of only Windows.
* Music volume setting is now applied at startup.
 
== Vendetta 1.8.190 ==
* Fixed internal Android platform-reporting issue.
* Added more debugging for Deneb stats.
* Android client Java crash fixes.
* The game now warns you if it cannot find OpenSL ES audio drivers on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and above. This affects Galaxy Tab 10.1 devices, as some have that file missing and therefore no audio is heard in-game.
 
== Vendetta 1.8.189.1 ==
* Fixed Windows Updater to ask for Administrator Privilege so it can update itself. If Vendetta does not run properly, right-click on the Updater icon and select 'Run as administrator'.
 
== Vendetta 1.8.189 ==
* Increased max resolution of the game icon for Windows. You may need to force the desktop to refresh for it to take effect.
* Fixed an issue relating to certain types of NPCs becoming lost or stuck under certain circumstances.
* Added further debugging to help detect and detail any other issues relating to persistent and convoy NPCs on the server.
* Improved game-launcher resiliency and error handling on Xperia PLAY.
* Fixed Voice Chat.
== Vendetta 1.8.188 ==
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