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AVWW - Post-Launch Series 1 Release Notes

X4000 — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:46:15 GMT

Beta 1.022:

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	== Beta 1.022 ==		== Beta 1.022 ==
	(Not yet released; we're still working on it!)		(Not yet released; we're still working on it!)
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		+	* Fixed an issue in previous versions where some of the logs, like most notably ArcenDebugLog.txt, could have unrestricted file growth. That was bound to be problematic in a variety of ways.
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		+	* Fixed an issue with some recent versions where some log data were mistakenly being written to the Unity Debug Log again, causing unity to then leak that memory if you played over a really long session.
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		+	* Made it so that a lot of the logging that does occur is now more brief; some information-only messages simply don't need to include stack traces but were doing so, causing the files to grow faster than they needed to.
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		+	* Fixed a rare bug where the overlord keep was not seeding.
		+	** Thanks to Garde for reporting.

	== Beta 1.021 [http://arcengames.blogspot.com/2012/05/avww-post-release-1021-combat-journeys.html Combat Journeys] ==		== Beta 1.021 [http://arcengames.blogspot.com/2012/05/avww-post-release-1021-combat-journeys.html Combat Journeys] ==
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	* Thanks to a great many players for commenting on these mission types and how they could be improved.		* Thanks to a great many players for commenting on these mission types and how they could be improved.
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		+	* The frequency of enchant containers in interior JTP missions was also toned down to a reasonable level.
		+	** Thanks to Ipkins for reporting.

	== Beta 1.020 ==		== Beta 1.020 ==

Ship Abilities

Diazo — Thu, 17 May 2012 03:57:34 GMT

DONE!

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AVWW - Post-Launch Series 1 Release Notes

X4000 — Thu, 17 May 2012 00:42:50 GMT

Beta 1.021 Combat Journeys:

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-	== Beta 1.~~021~~ ==	+	== Beta 1.022 ==
	(Not yet released; we're still working on it!)		(Not yet released; we're still working on it!)
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		+	== Beta 1.021 [http://arcengames.blogspot.com/2012/05/avww-post-release-1021-combat-journeys.html Combat Journeys] ==
		+	(Released May 16th, 2012)

	* Fixed a bug from the last three versions where ice burst, fire touch, and death touch were iffy with their collision boxes in the last few versions. As were any of the other "quick poof" type spells. They didn't work well with the quickly-scaling-up logic that is so useful for other kinds of spells.		* Fixed a bug from the last three versions where ice burst, fire touch, and death touch were iffy with their collision boxes in the last few versions. As were any of the other "quick poof" type spells. They didn't work well with the quickly-scaling-up logic that is so useful for other kinds of spells.
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	* Guardian Power Scrolls that create a continent-wide buff now last for 10 minutes instead of 5.		* Guardian Power Scrolls that create a continent-wide buff now last for 10 minutes instead of 5.
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-	* Plum trees are now more common in the regions that house them.

	* Two boss rooms added.		* Two boss rooms added.
	** Thanks to Sexyvortigaunt for these rooms.		** Thanks to Sexyvortigaunt for these rooms.
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		+	* Two new music tracks have been added to the game.
		+	** The first is "an ambient, kind of terrifying theme" as Pablo describes it. This track is now what is used throughout the Ocean regions, as those are dark and dangerous. The ocean shallows continue to use the more upbeat tracks that they were previously using.
		+	** Again in Pablo's words, we also have the Warp Stage Theme "for when you jump into the warp area. It's only 1ish minute long (since you're not in that stage very long before you leave to warp), however... if you sit and listen to the whole theme, there's a nice little surprise in the second half."
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		+	* Made it so that diluter enchants once again work regardless of what your current tier is. Since you're no longer getting tier orbs at the same time as you get CP (since CP no longer exists), you can't shoot yourself with the foot with this anymore. It's just a minor annoyance at worst. However, given the recent changes, if you were to kill two lieutenants at once before getting enough intermediate tier orbs you really could shoot yourself in the foot with diluters only working at tier 5 -- yikes! So we changed this back.
		+	** Thanks to largesock for reporting.
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		+	* Lots of additions have been made to the terrain/interior/cavern generation logic in order to allow us to do a number of new things.
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		+	=== Frequency Of Puzzle Rooms And Plums ===
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		+	* Player reports were that puzzle rooms (with mystery clues in them) were frustratingly few and far between -- or always behind a bunch of maze rooms. Well, this should help:
		+	** There is now a 100% chance of finding puzzle rooms in pyramids instead of an 80% chance.
		+	** There is now a 100% chance of finding puzzle rooms in lava towers instead of a 10%, 20%, or 40% chance.
		+	** There is now a 100% chance of finding puzzle rooms in windmills instead of a 10% chance.
		+	** There is now a 100% chance of finding puzzle rooms in dark gatehouses instead of a 10% chance.
		+	** There is now a 30% chance of finding puzzle rooms in houses in The Deep instead of a 0% chance.
		+	** Thanks to a variety of players for commenting on this.
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		+	* Plum trees are now more common in the regions that house them.
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		+	=== Journey To Perfection Alterations ===
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		+	* Transmogrifying Into A Bat is now disallowed inside all three of the journey to perfection mission types, and the anti-air towers have now been removed from them.
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		+	* The interior, underground, and exterior journey to perfection terrains have been massively redone. They all now emphasize more linear horizontal movement and combat without a substantial platforming element.
		+	** The combination of the platforming elements in with the combat elements in such a perfectionist type of mission was really messing with people previously. These missions are now a heck of a lot more fun and also don't require cheap tricks to win.
		+	** There are probably still more changes that we'll make in the short term to make these even better, but we want to get feedback on this evolution of them before we go too crazy with changes to them.
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		+	* Thanks to a great many players for commenting on these mission types and how they could be improved.

	== Beta 1.020 ==		== Beta 1.020 ==

AVWW - Room Map Credits

Josh — Wed, 16 May 2012 22:01:00 GMT

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	**Extractor		**Extractor
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		+	'''Sexyvortigaunt'''
		+	*-Boss Rooms-
		+	**Platform in a Pool
		+	**Waterfloored

	[[A Valley Without Wind]]		[[A Valley Without Wind]]

AVWW - Post-Launch Series 1 Release Notes

Josh — Wed, 16 May 2012 21:45:17 GMT

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	* Plum trees are now more common in the regions that house them.		* Plum trees are now more common in the regions that house them.
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		+	* Two boss rooms added.
		+	** Thanks to Sexyvortigaunt for these rooms.

	== Beta 1.020 ==		== Beta 1.020 ==

AVWW - Post-Launch Series 1 Release Notes

X4000 — Wed, 16 May 2012 20:59:39 GMT

Beta 1.021:

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	* The balance of the leg enchants is now intertwined with your max mana, making a wider array of choices more attractive rather than triple jump and double jump just being the always obvious go-to enchants for everyone to use.		* The balance of the leg enchants is now intertwined with your max mana, making a wider array of choices more attractive rather than triple jump and double jump just being the always obvious go-to enchants for everyone to use.
-	** All of the legs-related enchants now ~~either~~ add to ~~or reduce~~ your max mana pool~~. If an enchant would reduce your mana below 1 you can still use that enchant, but you'll only have 1 mana and won't be able to cast any spells until you take the enchant off~~.	+	** All of the non-jumping legs-related enchants now add to your max mana pool.
-	** The amount of mana increase~~/reduction~~ is based on the base type of the enchant (what the icon of it is), and does not vary at all with the extra stats that the enchant might have based on its other attributes.	+	** The amount of mana increase is based on the base type of the enchant (what the icon of it is), and does not vary at all with the extra stats that the enchant might have based on its other attributes.
	** The specific amounts of mana changes for each base enchant type (again, solely based on the icon) are:		** The specific amounts of mana changes for each base enchant type (again, solely based on the icon) are:
-	*** Niche Air Enchant: -30 mana
	*** Power Legs Enchant: +20 mana		*** Power Legs Enchant: +20 mana
	*** Featherweight Enchant: +20 mana		*** Featherweight Enchant: +20 mana
	*** Stone Legs Enchant: +30 mana		*** Stone Legs Enchant: +30 mana
	*** Powerslide Enchant: +30 mana		*** Powerslide Enchant: +30 mana
-	*** Double Jump Enchant: -100 mana
-	*** Triple Jump Enchant: -200 mana
-	** What this means, in effect, is that now your mobility-enhancing enchants are also tied to increasing the amount of available mana you have.
-	*** The gains that you can get off of these are comparably small, because having a high-base-mana character is something we want to be meaningful and having enchants devalue that is something we've been through in the recent past. But having it so that you can slide like megaman PLUS use slightly more expensive spells makes some of the various leg enchants a lot more appealing across the board.
-	*** By the same token, the enchants that are increasing your jumping ability reduce your maximum mana ranging from a little to really quite a lot. This seems fitting if you think about it, because if you have a nimble character they typically are going to take some other penalties (and previously they were not doing so).
-	*** For the triple-jump enchant in particular, this creates yet another new use for the high-base-mana characters: being able to have access to the extra nimbleness plus the usual range of spells; as opposed to just having extra mana be a gateway to super-spells that largely don't exist yet. And, of course typically having higher mana comes at a tradeoff of lower health or lower base attack power with character stats in general, so again that plays into creating interesting choices and more classes rather than having everyone be super nimble alongside whatever else they are.
	** Thanks to Bluddy, nanostrike, and lunarknight64 for inspiring these changes.		** Thanks to Bluddy, nanostrike, and lunarknight64 for inspiring these changes.
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		+	* Guardian Power Scrolls that create a continent-wide buff now last for 10 minutes instead of 5.
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		+	* Plum trees are now more common in the regions that house them.

	== Beta 1.020 ==		== Beta 1.020 ==

AVWW - Post-Launch Series 1 Release Notes

Josh — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:01:51 GMT

Beta 1.021:

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	*** The gains that you can get off of these are comparably small, because having a high-base-mana character is something we want to be meaningful and having enchants devalue that is something we've been through in the recent past. But having it so that you can slide like megaman PLUS use slightly more expensive spells makes some of the various leg enchants a lot more appealing across the board.		*** The gains that you can get off of these are comparably small, because having a high-base-mana character is something we want to be meaningful and having enchants devalue that is something we've been through in the recent past. But having it so that you can slide like megaman PLUS use slightly more expensive spells makes some of the various leg enchants a lot more appealing across the board.
	*** By the same token, the enchants that are increasing your jumping ability reduce your maximum mana ranging from a little to really quite a lot. This seems fitting if you think about it, because if you have a nimble character they typically are going to take some other penalties (and previously they were not doing so).		*** By the same token, the enchants that are increasing your jumping ability reduce your maximum mana ranging from a little to really quite a lot. This seems fitting if you think about it, because if you have a nimble character they typically are going to take some other penalties (and previously they were not doing so).
-	*** For the triple-jump ~~enchnat~~ in particular, this creates yet another new use for the high-base-mana characters: being able to have access to the extra nimbleness plus the usual range of spells; as opposed to just having extra mana be a gateway to super-spells that largely don't exist yet. And, of course typically having higher mana comes at a tradeoff of lower health or lower base attack power with character stats in general, so again that plays into creating interesting choices and more classes rather than having everyone be super nimble alongside whatever else they are.	+	*** For the triple-jump enchant in particular, this creates yet another new use for the high-base-mana characters: being able to have access to the extra nimbleness plus the usual range of spells; as opposed to just having extra mana be a gateway to super-spells that largely don't exist yet. And, of course typically having higher mana comes at a tradeoff of lower health or lower base attack power with character stats in general, so again that plays into creating interesting choices and more classes rather than having everyone be super nimble alongside whatever else they are.
	** Thanks to Bluddy, nanostrike, and lunarknight64 for inspiring these changes.		** Thanks to Bluddy, nanostrike, and lunarknight64 for inspiring these changes.

AVWW - Post-Launch Series 1 Release Notes

X4000 — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:44:00 GMT

Beta 1.021:

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	== Beta 1.021 ==		== Beta 1.021 ==
	(Not yet released; we're still working on it!)		(Not yet released; we're still working on it!)
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		+	* Fixed a bug from the last three versions where ice burst, fire touch, and death touch were iffy with their collision boxes in the last few versions. As were any of the other "quick poof" type spells. They didn't work well with the quickly-scaling-up logic that is so useful for other kinds of spells.
		+	** Thanks to 7foot_sativa, Zem, and techsy730 for reporting.
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		+	* Fixed a bug from the prior version where the Difficulty Shrine would not actually save your changes to the Strategic Difficulty Level unless you also changed one of the two other difficulty levels at the same time.
		+	** Thanks to NyQuil and Brandon402 for reporting.
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		+	* It is now possible to buy the four most-vital settlement structures through the opal guardian's store: Aquaurgist's Well, Lumbermancy Focal Station, Residential And Storage Tower, and Stonebinder Tri-Tower.
		+	** These are all really super expensive at 20,000 consciousness shards; the ideal way to find these is definitely still through missions. But if these now do provide an outlet for times when the random number generator simply hates you and you would otherwise get completely stuck in your progression.
		+	** Thanks to Misery for inspiring this change.
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		+	* The balance of the leg enchants is now intertwined with your max mana, making a wider array of choices more attractive rather than triple jump and double jump just being the always obvious go-to enchants for everyone to use.
		+	** All of the legs-related enchants now either add to or reduce your max mana pool. If an enchant would reduce your mana below 1 you can still use that enchant, but you'll only have 1 mana and won't be able to cast any spells until you take the enchant off.
		+	** The amount of mana increase/reduction is based on the base type of the enchant (what the icon of it is), and does not vary at all with the extra stats that the enchant might have based on its other attributes.
		+	** The specific amounts of mana changes for each base enchant type (again, solely based on the icon) are:
		+	*** Niche Air Enchant: -30 mana
		+	*** Power Legs Enchant: +20 mana
		+	*** Featherweight Enchant: +20 mana
		+	*** Stone Legs Enchant: +30 mana
		+	*** Powerslide Enchant: +30 mana
		+	*** Double Jump Enchant: -100 mana
		+	*** Triple Jump Enchant: -200 mana
		+	** What this means, in effect, is that now your mobility-enhancing enchants are also tied to increasing the amount of available mana you have.
		+	*** The gains that you can get off of these are comparably small, because having a high-base-mana character is something we want to be meaningful and having enchants devalue that is something we've been through in the recent past. But having it so that you can slide like megaman PLUS use slightly more expensive spells makes some of the various leg enchants a lot more appealing across the board.
		+	*** By the same token, the enchants that are increasing your jumping ability reduce your maximum mana ranging from a little to really quite a lot. This seems fitting if you think about it, because if you have a nimble character they typically are going to take some other penalties (and previously they were not doing so).
		+	*** For the triple-jump enchnat in particular, this creates yet another new use for the high-base-mana characters: being able to have access to the extra nimbleness plus the usual range of spells; as opposed to just having extra mana be a gateway to super-spells that largely don't exist yet. And, of course typically having higher mana comes at a tradeoff of lower health or lower base attack power with character stats in general, so again that plays into creating interesting choices and more classes rather than having everyone be super nimble alongside whatever else they are.
		+	** Thanks to Bluddy, nanostrike, and lunarknight64 for inspiring these changes.

	== Beta 1.020 ==		== Beta 1.020 ==

Ship Abilities

Diazo — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:53:16 GMT

still in progres....

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	<b>Abilities</b> are special features or functions a ship or structure can have.<br/>		<b>Abilities</b> are special features or functions a ship or structure can have.<br/>
	There are a few <b>Abilities</b> that are actually limitations, these are shown as 'Ability: (Limitation)' in the list below.<br/>		There are a few <b>Abilities</b> that are actually limitations, these are shown as 'Ability: (Limitation)' in the list below.<br/>
-	A ship's immunities can be found in the ship description pop-up just below the ships numerical values (which are in white) in light gray text.	+	A ship's immunities can be found in the ship description pop-up just below the ships numerical values (which are in white) in light gray text.<br/>
		+	Note that very few abilities are universal, there are almost always at least a few units in the game [[Immunities\|Immune]] to a specific ability.
		+	For example the [[Immunities\|'Immune to Insta-Kill' Immunity]] prevents the 'Insta Kills Mark <= 5' from having any effect.


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	\| valign="top" \| <b>Target Seek Range:</b> \|\| Found on melee range ships such as the [[Vampire Claw]], ships with this ability will chase enemy ships to attack them within the range listed.		\| valign="top" \| <b>Target Seek Range:</b> \|\| Found on melee range ships such as the [[Vampire Claw]], ships with this ability will chase enemy ships to attack them within the range listed.
	\|-		\|-
-	\| valign="top" \| <b>Emits ~~Planet-Wide~~ Nuclear Explosion On Destruction:</b> \|\| Found on the [[Nuclear Warhead]] and a few other ships, when a ship with this ability dies it ~~destroys the~~ system it is ~~in, including~~ all resource locations and ~~render~~ the system [[Supply\|Out of Supply]] for everyone permanently.	+	\| valign="top" \| <b>Emits (Type of) Nuclear Explosion On Destruction:</b> \|\| Found on the [[Nuclear Warhead]] and a few other ships, when a ship with this ability dies it emits a nuclear explosion. When a system is subject to a nuclear explosion all resource locations in the system are destroyed and the system is rendered [[Supply\|Out of Supply]] for everyone permanently.<br/>Planet-Wide: The nuclear explosion affects the star system the unit is in.<br/>Multi-Planet: The nuclear explosion affects the star system the unit is in as well as all adjacent star systems.<br/>Galaxy-Wide: Every star system in the galaxy is subject to a nuclear explosion.
	\|-		\|-
	\| valign="top" \| <b>__x Tractor Beam (xx Range):</b> \|\| This allows a ship to project [[Engines_and_Speed_(including_Tractor_Beams_and_Gravity_Effects)\|Tractor Beams]] up to the number and over the range listed.		\| valign="top" \| <b>__x Tractor Beam (xx Range):</b> \|\| This allows a ship to project [[Engines_and_Speed_(including_Tractor_Beams_and_Gravity_Effects)\|Tractor Beams]] up to the number and over the range listed.
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	\| valign="top" \| <b>Repair Rate x:</b> \|\| A ship with this ability can [[Build_Time_and_Constructors_(including_Repair)\|Repair]] nearby units at the rate listed.		\| valign="top" \| <b>Repair Rate x:</b> \|\| A ship with this ability can [[Build_Time_and_Constructors_(including_Repair)\|Repair]] nearby units at the rate listed.
	\|-		\|-
-	\| valign="top" \| <b>Construction Rate x:</b> \|\| A ship with this ability can assist the [[Build_Time_and_Constructors_(including_Repair)\|Construction]] of nearby units. Units which directly build units all have an assumed Construction Rate of 1.	+	\| valign="top" \| <b>Construction Rate x:</b> \|\| A ship with this ability can assist the [[Build_Time_and_Constructors_(including_Repair)\|Construction]] of nearby units at the specified rate. Units which directly build units all have an assumed Construction Rate of 1.
	\|-		\|-
		+	\| valign="top" \| <b>Can't Use Wormholes</b> (Limitation): \|\| A ship with this ability is unable to use wormholes to warp to a different star system.
		+	\|-
		+	\| valign="top" \| <b>Radar Dampening Range xx:</b> \|\| This ability jams the targeting systems of enemy ships so that they must close within the listed range in order to attack this ship.
		+	\|-
		+	\| valign="top" \| <b>Max Ship Speed x Within xx Range:</b> \|\| This ship emits a gravitational field that [[Engines_and_Speed_(including_Tractor_Beams_and_Gravity_Effects)\|Slows]] enemy ships to the listed speed within the listed range.
		+	\|-
		+	\| valign="top" \| <b>Prevents All Teleportation:</b> \|\| This ship interferes with teleportation in the system and prevents both allies and enemies from teleporting.
		+	\|-
		+	\| valign="top" \| <b>Transports xx Ships:</b> \|\| This ship can carry the listed number of ships within itself. Larger ships and units that have a move speed of 0 can not be transported. When a ship carrying other ships dies, all ships being carried are safely ejected as the transporting ship dies.
		+	\|-
		+	\| valign="top" \| <b>Enemy-Only EMP On Wormhole Exit:</b> \|\| The major danger that the [[EMP Guardian]] poses, this ability causes it to emit an [[EMP]] pulse that affects only enemy units that lasts for the listed duration.
		+	\|-
		+	\| valign="top" \| <b>Insta Kills <= Mark x:</b> \|\| Most commonly found on the [[Ion Cannon]], when an attack from a unit with this ability strikes a target, if that targets Mark level is equal or less then indicated, that ship instantly dies. Note that most ships without a listed Mark level count as Mark I ships for the purpose of this ability.<br/>If a ship is struck by an attack with this ability, but does not die instantly (too high a Mark level or being immune), the attack deals damage as normal.
		+	\|-
		+	\| valign="top" \| <b>Reflects Incoming Attacks:</b> \|\| The feature of the [[Zenith Mirror]], this ability reflects all incoming attacks that are not [[Ammunition_Types\|Area Damage]], [[Ammunition_Types\|Missile Ammo]], or [[Ammunition_Types\|Melee Attacks]]. Note that attacks from beyond the Mirror's own attack range are not reflected.
		+	\|-
		+	\| valign="top" \| <b>All Attackers Get Damage Bonus Against This xXX</b> (Limitation): \|\| Found on the [[Zenith Mirror]], all attacks that deal damage to this ship have the damage dealt multiplied by the indicated amount.
		+	\|-
		+	\| valign="top" \| <b>Attack Boost For Allied Ships (xx Range, xx%):</b> \|\| A ship with this ability boosts the attack power of nearby allies within the listed range by the listed percentage. Note that the number of ships that can be boosted is limited and based on size. So fewer large ships or more smaller ships can be boosted. Yellow lines will link to the ships currently being boosted in game.
		+	\|-
		+	\| valign="top" \| <b>Replicates Every xx Build Points:</b> \|\| A ship with this ability generates build points when it deals damage and once the listed amount of build points are reached it will clone itself. Note that once the ship cap is reached in that star system, the number of build points needed to clone itself will start to increase drastically.
		+	\|-
		+	\| valign="top" \| <b>Does More Damage To Heavily Armored Targets:</b> \|\| Found on the [[Zenith Polarizer]], these units do more attack damage to ships with higher armor. Note that they can still damage ships with no armor, they just do low damage.
		+	\|-
		+	\| valign="top" \| <b>Cloaking SuperBooster xXX (xx Range):</b> \|\| Found on the [[Cloaker Starship]], this ability grants the Cloaking ability to the listed number of friendly units, within the listed range. Only mobile ships can be granted cloaking and they are subject to the normal cloaking rules, such as being de-cloaked when they attack.
		+	\|-
		+	\| valign="top" \| <b>Attracts All Incoming Missiles:</b> \|\| Found on the [[Neinzul Youngling Weasel]], this ability redirects all nearby attacks with [[Ammunition\|Missile Ammo]] to strike this ship.
		+	\|-
		+	\| valign="top" \| <b>Teleports:</b> \|\| Grants a ship the ability to instantly teleport to its destination. Note that this does not remove the need for wormholes, to warp to a different system this ship will teleport to the wormhole and use it like any other ship. Note that there is a short cooldown between teleports.
		+	\|-
		+	\| valign="top" \| <b>Self Attrition Only On AI Worlds >= Mark x:</b> \|\| Found on the [[Spirecraft Jumpship]] and [[Spirecraft Scout]], this ability means that these ships only Self-Attrition when on a world that is equal or higher then their Mark level.
		+	\|-
		+	\| valign="top" \| <b>xx Explosion Damage After Death (xx Range):</b> \|\| Found on the [[Spirecraft Martyr]], this ability means that when this ship dies it emits a damaging explosion with the range listed. Note that even though this is [[Ammunition\|Area Damage]], ships with the [[Immunities\|Immunity: Area Damage]] still take damage from this explosion.
		+	\|-
		+	\| valign="top" \| <b>Must Be Manually Targeted</b> (Limitation): \|\| Found on ships with a long reload time such as the [[Spirecraft Penetrator]], this ability prevents this ship from auto-attacking. As the [[Spirecraft Penetrator]] has a 30 minute reload time, this prevents its shots from being wasted on a low-value target.
		+	\|-
		+	\| valign="top" \| <b>Unaffected By Negative Energy:</b> \|\| ???
		+	\|-
		+	\| valign="top" \| <b>Cloaking Booster xX (xx Range):</b> \|\| Boosts the cloak of a nearby cloaked ship so that it can not be revealed by [[Cloaking_and_Tachyon_Beams(Stealth)\|Tachyon Beams]]. Note that when a ship is boosting another ship's cloak with this ability, its own cloak can not be similarly boosted.
		+	\|-
		+	\| valign="top" \| <b>Attrition Per Wormhole Hop Outside Supply xx%</b> (Limitation): \|\| When a ship with this ability exits a wormhole into a system that does not have friendly supply, it takes the listed damage as a percentage of its total health. This ability can destroy a ship as it exits a wormhole.
		+	\|-
		+	\| valign="top" \| <b>Xx AI Reinforcement While At Planet</b> (Limitation): \|\| Found on the [[Troop Accelerator]], this ability increases the AIs reinforcement waves by the listed multiplier.
		+	\|-
		+	\| valign="top" \| <b>Insta Kills Warheads:</b> \|\| Found on the [[Core Warhead Interceptor]], this ability allows an attack from this structure to insta kill any [[AI_War_Ships_and_Structures#Warheads\|Warhead]] it hits.
	\|}		\|}
-	~~In progress~~, ~~please do not touch yet~~ --[[User:Diazo\|Diazo]] 04:14, 10 May 2012 (UTC)	+	All abilities present, need to sort --[[User:Diazo\|Diazo]] 04:53, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

AVWW - Post-Launch Series 1 Release Notes

Josh — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:08:21 GMT

Beta 1.019 Streamlined Continental Progression:

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	* Previously, the whips used by possessed lion statues could strike various background objects that they should not have, as well as having trouble in water and in certain caves. Fixed.		* Previously, the whips used by possessed lion statues could strike various background objects that they should not have, as well as having trouble in water and in certain caves. Fixed.
		+	** Thanks to quintron for reporting this.

	* The effects of storm dash, ride the lightning/rocket, and the four kinds of shields are now automatically removed from your character whenever you switch chunks. This prevents a variety of issues with states being out of sync of actual stats versus visuals, of players carrying these effects over to new continents or into JTP missions, or otherwise.		* The effects of storm dash, ride the lightning/rocket, and the four kinds of shields are now automatically removed from your character whenever you switch chunks. This prevents a variety of issues with states being out of sync of actual stats versus visuals, of players carrying these effects over to new continents or into JTP missions, or otherwise.
		+	** Thanks to MaxwellDemonic, tbouge, and timesend for reporting this.

	* Previously, icicle leapers worked pretty poorly in umbra vortex missions based on how their AI combined with the altered physics of those missions. Now icicle leapers simply won't appear in those missions at all.		* Previously, icicle leapers worked pretty poorly in umbra vortex missions based on how their AI combined with the altered physics of those missions. Now icicle leapers simply won't appear in those missions at all.

AVWW - Post-Launch Series 1 Release Notes

X4000 — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:22:20 GMT

Beta 1.020:

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-	== Beta 1.~~019~~ ==	+	== Beta 1.021 ==
	(Not yet released; we're still working on it!)		(Not yet released; we're still working on it!)
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		+	== Beta 1.020 ==
		+	(Released May 15th, 2012)
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		+	* Fixed a bug in the prior version where the death of any entity (including shots fired) were monsters to spawn as if a non-anachronistic monster had been killed.
		+	** Thanks to PDerp for reporting.
		+
		+	== Beta 1.019 [http://arcengames.blogspot.com/2012/05/avww-post-release-1019-streamlined.html Streamlined Continental Progression] ==
		+	(Released May 15th, 2012)

	* Added in a new Graphics Compression option in the Graphics tab of the settings menu.		* Added in a new Graphics Compression option in the Graphics tab of the settings menu.
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	* Fixed a bug where the distance you were into a windstorm was not being properly calculated if you had never visited the world map in your current play session (or if buoys had been placed since your last visit to the world map).		* Fixed a bug where the distance you were into a windstorm was not being properly calculated if you had never visited the world map in your current play session (or if buoys had been placed since your last visit to the world map).
	** Thanks to Nethellus for reporting.		** Thanks to Nethellus for reporting.
		+
		+	* "Small Chests" that you find in random buildings no longer drop consciousness shards (the amount they were dropping was seriously lame in recent version anyhow).
		+	** Now there is a new "Small Rare Enchant Container" that these drop, which grants a weaker rare enchant compared to the full Rare Enchant Containers dropped by lieutenants and overlords. These tend to be more in the Uncommon enchant color range rather than the Rare or higher enchant range (but there is a chance of higher).
		+	** Thanks to SerinityFyre for suggesting we do something revise these.
		+
		+	* Previously it was possible to get stuck where a deep sea port was permanently in storms because it was next to land that was not stormy but it still wasn't in range of a wind shelter.
		+	** This has been fixed by making it so that deep sea ports are now always considered to be non-stormy if they are next to any non-turbulent water or non-windy land.
		+
		+	* Previously if you opened a number of different sections of the planning menu while out in the deep sea, exceptions would get thrown. Fixed.
		+	** Thanks to khadgar and ironunseenone for reporting.
		+
		+	* Previously, the whips used by possessed lion statues could strike various background objects that they should not have, as well as having trouble in water and in certain caves. Fixed.
		+
		+	* The effects of storm dash, ride the lightning/rocket, and the four kinds of shields are now automatically removed from your character whenever you switch chunks. This prevents a variety of issues with states being out of sync of actual stats versus visuals, of players carrying these effects over to new continents or into JTP missions, or otherwise.
		+
		+	* Previously, icicle leapers worked pretty poorly in umbra vortex missions based on how their AI combined with the altered physics of those missions. Now icicle leapers simply won't appear in those missions at all.
		+	** Thanks to lavacamorada for reporting.
		+
		+	* Non-regularly-seeded monsters like the possessed statues, the wall slimes, crashed landspeeders, etc, are all now considered native to any time period they are in for purposes of anachronism missions. So you can't kill them without more regular monsters popping out (which might actually be a good tradeoff, depending), but at the same time you're not going to be forced to be out looking for some statue that is supposedly anachronistic.
		+	** Thanks to jruderman for reporting.
		+
		+	=== Strategic Difficulty Settings, Removal Of Civilization Progress (CP), Revised Lieutenants, Buffed Secret Missions ===
		+
		+	* The long-missing Strategic Difficulty option has been reintroduced to the game, now that we are moving back in the direction of having variable-difficulty long-form thinking challenges. Currently this affects:
		+	** Number of tier orbs (spells you can craft) available at each tier. The limits per difficulty are:
		+	*** Forgiving: 50 tier orb limit per tier
		+	*** Restless: 35 tier orb limit per tier
		+	*** Wily (default): 25 tier orb limit per tier
		+	*** Vicious: 15 tier orb limit per tier
		+	*** Absurd: 8 tier orb limit per tier
		+	** When more tier orbs would be added than the settlement stockpile can hold, it instead shows a chat message telling you how many were not added because of the limit.
		+	** As with the other difficulty levels, players can change the strategic difficulty level around at any time. If they wind up with more tier orbs in their stockpile than they are supposed to have for the current difficulty, it simply won't let them have any more; it won't remove any that they already have accumulated.
		+	** Thanks to Bluddy and others for inspiring this change
		+
		+	* Non-destroyed overlord and lieutenant locations are now marked on the world map with red text in the same way that the missions are marked with yellow text.
		+	** The tier of the region that the overlord or lieutenant is in is now shown as part of this as well, adding to the clarity of when you can go attack them.
		+
		+	* Lieutenants are no longer all tier 4. Instead, their region is Continent Tier + 1. This makes it so that you can go and attack any of the lieutenants as soon as you are ready, rather than being forced to target a specific one or waiting all the way until you are tier 4 or 5.
		+
		+	* The entire concept of Civilization Progress (CP) has been removed. Instead, the continent tier is based on how many lieutenants are currently alive. The more lieutenants you kill, the higher the continent tier goes. This puts you in the driver's seat and does not require you to avoid world map missions in favor of secret missions just because of the CP-factor (as used to happen).
		+
		+	* The lieutenants no longer physically move to help the overlord in the overlord's throne room. That was filled with various problems, and among them it was something that some clever players were exploiting.
		+	** Instead, the aid that the overlord receives from the lieutenants is now indirect: each living lieutenant causes the overlord's tier -- which is normally 5 -- to get inflated by 2.
		+	** So as you kill lieutenants, you're literally seeing the overlord weaken on the world map and become more attempt-able, even while the general monsters throughout the land are getting stronger due to the continent tier increasing.
		+
		+	* There are now always exactly four lieutenants per continent, rather than it generally being 3 but occasionally varying to 2 or 4. Given the way that the continent tier now increases based on killing the lieutenants, this is pretty important.
		+	** Old worlds will be upgraded so that this is true, and new continents will also gain this. For most old worlds this means you'll have a new lieutenant on every continent, and your continent tier may be much lower than it was previously -- a bonus for you, since your spells will still be powerful.
		+
		+	* Old worlds that happen to have more than 4 living lieutenants now will have all of them get killed except for 4; making it so that some of the ancient giant continents won't suddenly become a giant pain to finish.
		+
		+	* The internal "overlord escalation points" that were mentioned a few releases back and which are what control when the elites start showing up are now based solely on shifts in tier (and when the overlord is killed) rather than being based on increases in CP (since that no longer exists).
		+	** This means that rather than elites showing up gradually as you complete missions, you'll have them in larger bursts after you kill lieutenants. And then you'll have another burst after you kill the overlord as well, which previously didn't happen at all.
		+
		+	* The differences between secret missions and world map missions are shrinking away to almost nothing:
		+	** Previously, world map missions granted CP but secret missions did not. Now that CP doesn't exist, of course neither do.
		+	** Previously, world map missions granted tier orbs but secret missions did not. Now they both do.
		+	** Previously, secret missions granted less than half of the arcane ingredients and half the guardian power scrolls that world map missions did. Now they all grant the higher amount, helping to avoid a sense of grinding when players are using secret missions.
		+	** There are still some sorts of missions that are secret-mission-only (rescue missions, mainly, at the moment) or guardian-power-only (wind shelter missions, etc). Those still grant no resources or tier orbs or anything beyond the special reward of those missions (a rescued NPC or an erected wind shelter, etc).
		+	** There are still some missions (like lava escape) that only show up as secret missions unless you play several of them (after which it assumes you like them well enough to see them in the general circulation).
		+	** The purpose of the secret missions always was and still is to give players flexibility in their choices of what missions to do, as well as a way of shoring up missing resources when the random number generator was being unkind on the world map. Despite world map missions and secret missions becoming a bit more similar, this vital role of the secret missions is still very much served and needed.
		+	** And before anyone asks, the reason for the world map missions are twofold: first, it provides a focal point for new players that random exploration does not. But secondly, even for extremely experienced players it provides a quick way to evaluate several missions and make a choice quickly and easily, rather than having to explore at length for secret missions; so these still have very much a needed role as well, and also aren't going anywhere.
		+
		+	* There is no longer a special popup for secret missions, since they are so similar to world map missions now that there's not a compelling reason to bother the player with yet another popup anymore.
		+
		+	* A great many tooltips and popups have been updated to reflect the new mechanics for lieutenants and continent tiers.
		+
		+	* Thanks to all of our players and forum members for helping to steer us in this direction of removing CP, but in particular to Bluddy and Terraziel for really codifying some of the issues and some potential solutions.

	=== Several Typo Fixes ===		=== Several Typo Fixes ===

AVWW - Post-Launch Series 1 Release Notes

Josh — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:42:53 GMT

Beta 1.019:

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	== Beta 1.019 ==		== Beta 1.019 ==
	(Not yet released; we're still working on it!)		(Not yet released; we're still working on it!)
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-	* Removed a "1" from the list of possible NPC names.
-	** Thanks to Izumi5 for pointing this out.
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-	* Changed tutorial message to reflect that some monsters can occasionally have more than one resistance.
-	** Thanks to Kazmahu for this one.
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-	* Fixed a typo in the description of the junkyards.
-	** Thanks to zem for pointing this out.
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-	* Fixed a small typo in the descriptions of shields.
-	** Thanks to jruderman for this one.

	* Added in a new Graphics Compression option in the Graphics tab of the settings menu.		* Added in a new Graphics Compression option in the Graphics tab of the settings menu.
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	* Fixed a bug where the distance you were into a windstorm was not being properly calculated if you had never visited the world map in your current play session (or if buoys had been placed since your last visit to the world map).		* Fixed a bug where the distance you were into a windstorm was not being properly calculated if you had never visited the world map in your current play session (or if buoys had been placed since your last visit to the world map).
	** Thanks to Nethellus for reporting.		** Thanks to Nethellus for reporting.
		+
		+	=== Several Typo Fixes ===
		+
		+	* Removed a "1" from the list of possible NPC names.
		+	** Thanks to Izumi5 for pointing this out.
		+
		+	* Changed tutorial message to reflect that some monsters can occasionally have more than one resistance.
		+	** Thanks to Kazmahu for this one.
		+
		+	* Fixed a typo in the description of the junkyards.
		+	** Thanks to zem for pointing this out.
		+
		+	* Fixed a small typo in the descriptions of shields.
		+	** Thanks to jruderman for this one.
		+
		+	* Fixed a couple typos in achievements.
		+	** Thanks to lavacamorada for pointing it out.

	== Beta 1.018 [http://arcengames.blogspot.com/2012/05/avww-post-release-1018-turn-yourself.html Turn Yourself Into A Tiny Dinosaur] ==		== Beta 1.018 [http://arcengames.blogspot.com/2012/05/avww-post-release-1018-turn-yourself.html Turn Yourself Into A Tiny Dinosaur] ==

AVWW - Post-Launch Series 1 Release Notes

X4000 — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:32:48 GMT

Beta 1.019:

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	* Fixed a display bug where characters who were transmogrified or wearing suits would not show up as having a time period in the escape menu.		* Fixed a display bug where characters who were transmogrified or wearing suits would not show up as having a time period in the escape menu.
	** Thanks to lavacamorada and Zem for reporting.		** Thanks to lavacamorada and Zem for reporting.
		+
		+	* "Distance Into Windstorm" is now shown in the escape menu's stats about the area you are in -- this is useful information for knowing what kinds of rewards and such you can expect from the enemies you kill, same as it is with tier-inflated enemies.
		+
		+	* Fixed a bug where the distance you were into a windstorm was not being properly calculated if you had never visited the world map in your current play session (or if buoys had been placed since your last visit to the world map).
		+	** Thanks to Nethellus for reporting.

	== Beta 1.018 [http://arcengames.blogspot.com/2012/05/avww-post-release-1018-turn-yourself.html Turn Yourself Into A Tiny Dinosaur] ==		== Beta 1.018 [http://arcengames.blogspot.com/2012/05/avww-post-release-1018-turn-yourself.html Turn Yourself Into A Tiny Dinosaur] ==

AVWW - Post-Launch Series 1 Release Notes

Josh — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:43:15 GMT

Beta 1.019:

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	* Consciousness shards drops from enemies now have a smaller collision box so that they are less likely to get stuck in invalid positions or similar.		* Consciousness shards drops from enemies now have a smaller collision box so that they are less likely to get stuck in invalid positions or similar.
		+	** Thanks to quinton, ZCaliber, Quaix and Kazhmahu for telling us about this.

	* Also fixed an issue where items dropped on death (including the rare consciousness shards and otherwise) often would not work right in a variety of circumstances (monsters near walls, monsters indoors sometimes, etc, etc). If you see any more strangenesses with monster drops on death please do let us know.		* Also fixed an issue where items dropped on death (including the rare consciousness shards and otherwise) often would not work right in a variety of circumstances (monsters near walls, monsters indoors sometimes, etc, etc). If you see any more strangenesses with monster drops on death please do let us know.
		+	** Thanks to quinton, ZCaliber, Quaix and Kazhmahu for telling us about this.

	* Fixed a bug where the stats of characters would be incorrectly set after loading from a savegame if they were wearing a suit or transmogrified into some other entity type.		* Fixed a bug where the stats of characters would be incorrectly set after loading from a savegame if they were wearing a suit or transmogrified into some other entity type.

AVWW - Post-Launch Series 1 Release Notes

X4000 — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:11:28 GMT

Beta 1.019:

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	* Fixed a bug where the stats of characters would be incorrectly set after loading from a savegame if they were wearing a suit or transmogrified into some other entity type.		* Fixed a bug where the stats of characters would be incorrectly set after loading from a savegame if they were wearing a suit or transmogrified into some other entity type.
-	** Thanks to Nethellus for reporting.	+	** Thanks to Nethellus and Zem for reporting.
		+
		+	* Fixed a display bug where characters who were transmogrified or wearing suits would not show up as having a time period in the escape menu.
		+	** Thanks to lavacamorada and Zem for reporting.

	== Beta 1.018 [http://arcengames.blogspot.com/2012/05/avww-post-release-1018-turn-yourself.html Turn Yourself Into A Tiny Dinosaur] ==		== Beta 1.018 [http://arcengames.blogspot.com/2012/05/avww-post-release-1018-turn-yourself.html Turn Yourself Into A Tiny Dinosaur] ==