Development update

written by totycro on 2012-03-04

Hello everyone!
This is a short status update for Unknown Horizons. We just finished our meeting and would like to keep you posted with our newest developments:

• Awesome new scenario 'The Unknown" by Kikody. Thanks!
• Three new maps: "MP-dev" (2 players) (gscai), "Full House" (3 players) and "Rouver" (4 to 6 players) (chrisoelmueller)
• Two new logbook sections: "Statistics", where you see an overview of your score, your settlements and your fleet. "Chat" shows a history of all received game and chat messages. (chrisoelmueller)
• The FIFE team started working on a fog of war feature which will greatly enhance the game experience.
• Our translation template received a major update (about 20% more words). Check and complete your language at our translation server!
• Our AI builds fire stations. (gscai)
• Settlement resource overview bar configurations can now be saved. (totycro)
• The game now shows a health bar over every unit who fought recently. (totycro)
• Misc multiplayer fixes and indiviual game names to identify the game you want to join. (manuel, totycro)
• It is possible to change the game speed in multiplayer games for all players. (nihathrael)
• Some general performance improvements. (totycro)

We're also polishing our application for this year's Google Summer of Code. If you're interested in the full meeting logs, you can browse them here.

Stay tuned and have a nice week,
Your Unknown Horizons Team.