Spring RTS Engine News

Official: [engine] MapConvNG added to official builds / releases

Recently MapConvNG was added to the spring git repository.

This introduced some windows build errors which were recently fixed by hokomoko by updating mingwlibs64.

For now the win64 build is basicly untested, so feedback is welcome:

official spring spring build with mapconvng

A short documentation of mapconvng exists at the wiki.

Ladder ratings have been modified to be more intuitive. Now your ladder rating will always increase when you win a game and decrease when a game is lost. The rank brackets are now global and equal for all users. Once you reach a 20% threshold in the next bracket, you will rank up. Once you go more than 20% below your current bracket, you will rank down. Ratings will change less between games.

The…

Zero-K: Zero-K v1.7.9.0 A Bunch of Fixes

Policing a list of banned exploits sucks for any competitive game as it is a task rife with ambiguity. Two exploits were revealed quite recently, and while the community has been good enough to avoid breaking the game, it is best to fix them as soon as possible. Hence this update.

Zero-K would not be Zero-K without creative use of physics weapons so only the most broken aspects of the mechanics…

Zero-K: Zero-K v1.7.8.2 – Superweapon Balance and Gunship Buffs

In this version we take a closer look at superweapon balance and buff some gunships. As is the way with superweapons, they ended up more expensive but also more awesome. The gunship buffs are more experimental and aimed at producing more variety in air play.

The new save/load system has been fixed and re-enabled. This system saves many more details about the game, so report any new issues you…

Zero-K: Zero-K v1.7.7.0 – Performance and Shading

This version is primarily aimed at large team games. The big exception is the Sparrow nerf which should address concerns about scouting being a bit too easy in 1v1. The large game changes focus on performance, interesting energy choices, and curtailing Berthas. Additionally, some of the poorer Commander weapons received buffs.

On the technical side, many bugs were fixed and the shader rewrite is…

Zero-K: Zero-K v1.7.6.0 – Maps, Balance, and Performance

This is a fairly large update with some balance changes, fixes, and performance improvements. We have also featured 78 maps to add to the variety in the teamgame autohosts. Some maps are new and some are old classics.

The main balance changes relate to frustrations in Tank vs. Rover. Capture has been reworked to make Dominatrix less uniformly good and some other units have received minor…

Zero-K: 1v1 Tournament this Sunday with divisions and cash prizes

UltraGodzilla has decided to host a tournament this Sunday with a small cash prize to the top 2 finalists in the tournament. These tournaments will be best 2 out of 3 Single Elimination Format. There is no losers bracket. The two divisons are

Brown Dwarf To SubGiant,

SubGiant to SuperGiant,

so newer players are most definitely welcome. Sign up here: https://www.zero-k.info/Forum/Thread/28404

T…

Zero-K: Engine update to Spring 104.0.1-1239

It is time for another engine update. We have recently experienced trouble updating, but, after running some multiplayer tests, this update has a decent chance at success. Due to the time between updates there are more notable changes than usual.

Saved games now compress the entire game state, instead of saving only a few key attributes. This vastly improves the accuracy of saved games. Old saves…