OpenRA

20250303

General improvements

• Added custom map pool support for dedicated servers. [#21179]
• Added a button that resets lobby options to their default settings. [#21205]
• Added persistent skirmish lobby options. [#21206, #21535, #21756]
• Added support for installing game assets from the Steam release of The Ultimate Collection. [#21355]
• Fixed The First Decade DVD asset installation. [#21520]
• Added sorting to army and earnings graphs. [#21410]
• Added full remapping of player relationship colors instead of just health bars for better accessibility. [#20699]
• Added several quality-of-life changes to the map editor. [#20226, #21315, #21318, #21255, #21317, #21446, #21447, #21541, #21542, #21529, #21274, #21642, #21677]
• Added a Play Map button to the map editor menu. [#20120, #20101, #21573, #21580]
• Added crushing to ground-based husks. [#20338]
• Added fetching of player name from itch.io. [#21285]
• Added automatic ordering of blocking units to move away when trying to deploy an MCV. [#21016]
• Added a number of performance improvements. [#20140, #20965, #21028, #21038, #21065, #21019, #21022, #21059, #21146, #21149, #21165, #21164, #21495, #21186, #21178, #21299, #21311, #21261, #21328, #21343, #21358, #21361, #21359, #21357, #21363, #21360, #21369, #21371, #21383, #21408, #21448, #21391, #21478, #21476, #21473, #21477, #21469, #21474, #21356, #21519, #21471, #21546, #21543, #21557, #21578, #21368, #21409, #21579, #21556, #21558, #21600, #21606, #21613, #21612, #21645, #21726, #21673]
• Fixed unit creation/duplication crates glitching into other actors. [#20849, #21735]
• Fixed a crash that occurred when creating a new server during map updates. [#19990]
• Fixed crashes when creating a game save in a match against bots. [#21736, #21742]
• Fixed nudging being unavailable in waypoint mode and missing target line. [#20493]
• Fixed units in transports detecting cloaked units. [#21128]
• Fixed developer command /all resetting shroud. [#21185]
• Fixed some remastered installation directories not being detected on Windows. [#21140]
• Fixed game start notification playing slightly before game start. [#21207]
• Fixed FPS counter being erratic in the first seconds of the game starting. [#21209]
• Fixed a crash with Discord integration. [#21327]
• Fixed empty yaml comments crashing the game. [#21239]
• Fixed a rare crash when a landed aircraft is ordered to land on impassable cells. [#21346]
• Fixed parallel production queues not pausing production, when all production traits are paused. [#21296]
• Fixed renamed actors not being able to be deleted in the map editor. [#21354]
• Fixed the screen continuing to scroll when chat is opened. [#21405]
• Fixed games showing in server list with deselected filters. [#21421]
• Fixed a graphical error that caused assets to become invisible when adding a new player. [#21488]
• Fixed spamming the skirmish button starting multiple sessions. [#21498]
• Fixed load-game menu staying open for too long. [#21554]
• Fixed AI placing rally points in unpathable locations. [#21475, #21665]
• Fixed unit from crates or starting position getting stuck. [#21521, #21537]
• Fixed incompatible ZIP extra data crashing map updater. [#21492]
• Fixed logs not being written out when the Utility crashes. [#21517]
• Fixed a rare crash when selected units died. [#21564]
• Fixed the word-wrap of the credits text. [#21589]
• Fixed missile having no facing set before first game tick. [#21278]
• Fixed production palette having some click-through UI. [#21593]
• Fixed NAT log omitting the error message. [#21611]
• Fixed weather overlay viewport size for spectators. [#21620]
• Fixed UI sprites sometimes scaling not smoothly. [#21634]
• Improved Battlefield News dropdown. [#21672]
• Improved AI pathfinding and target selection logic. [#20227, #20228, #21071, #21348]
• Increased the sound source pool size to the maximum. [#21174]

Red Alert

• Added Allies-13 mission. [#19862]
• Added Aftermath mission Negotiations. [#20975]
• Added a proper chrono vortex effect when a Construction Yard is chronoshifted. [#21148]
• Added a flash after medic or mechanic repairs a unit. [#21269]
• Added offsets to smudge smoke and fires. 🔥 [#21272, #21292]
• Added mine layer operations to Turtle AI. [#20574, #20993, #21053, #21310]
• Added a 2-3 minute delay until AI builds radar domes to allow it to focus on production. [#20981]
• Added new multiplayer-only map Shuriken Island. [#20923]
• Added easy difficulty to Intervention and polished up the mission. [#21398]
• Added navy orders to Soviet-06a and polished up the mission. [#21399, #21763]
• Added navy orders to Soviet-06b and polished up the mission. [#21243]
• Added bombers to Production Disruption and polished up the mission. [#21400]
• Adjusted difficulty of Allies-06a and polished up the mission. [#21401]
• Fixed mission Allies-08b objective referring to the wrong direction. [#21724]
• Fixed desert bridges being unrepairable from the north. [#21731]
• Fixed missing barbed wire in certain missions. [#21482, #21522]
• Fixed disabled command bar buttons being click through. [#21534]
• Fixed crashes in Soviet-08a, Soviet-11a and Soviet-11b. [#21251, #21246]
• Fixed Allies-02 having pillbox disabled. [#21249]
• Fixed Allies-05 missing shooting sounds while Tanya is freed. [#21334]
• Fixed game save / load notifications not playing on missions Monster-tank-madness and Mousetrap. [#21725]
• Fixed up wording of mission briefings, objectives and notifications. [#21570]
• Fixed a crash in "Soviet Soldier Volkov & Chitzkoi", and polished the mission overall. [#21347]
• Fixed technicians not being able to fire from a pillbox. [#20538]
• Fixed rocket soldiers not being able to fire at aircraft from a pillbox. [#20538]
• Fixed map import utility command mixing up barbed and wooden fences. [#21373]
• Removed the ability to hide units and structures behind Iron Curtain. [#20832, #21561]
• Removed map Haos Ridges. [#20923]
• Removed an incorrect difficulty definition from Evacuation and adjusted the AI bomber attack patterns. [#21244]
• Improved Naval AI. [#21018]
• Polished spy disguise targeting. [#21277]
• Balance Changes: adapt to community BI 4.3 rules [#21544]
  • Thief health 8000 (up from 5000), speed 72 (up from 68)
  • Grenadier cost 150 (down from 160)
  • Tanya cost 1800 (up from 1500)
  • Iron Curtain cost 2000 (up from 1500)
  • Tesla coil power consumption 80 (down from 100)
  • Ranger health 18000 (up from 15000)
  • Light tank health 23000 (down from 26000)
  • Heavy tank speed 64 (up from 60)
  • Demo truck wood damage 40 then 55 (up from 25 then 50)
  • Mobile Gap Generator creates shroud 7c0 (up from 6c0)
  • V2 Rocket Launcher reload delay 215 (down from 240)
  • Infantry detection 1c512 (up from 1c0)
  • Flame Tower detects cloak 5 cells (down from 6)
  • Rocket soldier anti-air tracking 9c0 (down from 11c0)
  • Yak min range 2c512 (down from 3c0)
  • Sub Pen power 20 (down from 30)
  • Shipyard power 20 (down from 30)
  • Naval transport cost 500 (down from 700), speed 115 (down from 128), health 40000 (up from 35000)

Tiberian Dawn

• Added offsets to smudge smoke and fires. 🔥 [#21272, #21292]
• Added an in-game database describing buildings and units. [#21553, #21615, #21631]
• Fixed the cargo plane not landing at the top of the airstrip. [#21107]
• Fixed infantry in landing craft exiting in a different order than they appear. [#21362]
• Fixed map import utility command mixing up barbed and wooden fences. [#21373]
• Fixed up wording of mission briefings, objectives and notifications. [#21570]
• Fixed mission nod-06c secondary capture objective not working. [#21699]
• Polished missions gdi05b and gdi05c; the GDI will now fail if its base is destroyed before being discovered. [#21247]
• Polished in-game info menus. [#21168]

Dune 2000

• Added support for higher colour depth R16 sprites in D2k (instead of R8). [#21240, #21258, #21372, #21462, #21508]
• Added a delay to the CHOAM space frigate before and after unloading cargo. [#21107]
• Added temporary cloaking to the Saboteur. [#20824, #21001, #21661]
• Added unique player join/leave and lobby option change sounds. [#21265, #21566]
• Added a 6 minute delay before the Shai Hulud spawns. 3.3 minutes for singleplayer. [#21227]
• Added husks for Sonic tank, Missile tank, Deviator. Use a brighter overlay. Added shrapnels to tank explosions. [#21307]
• Added new cliff tiles. [#21221]
• Added new map Worm Graveyard which features repairable passages. [#21221]
• Changed the beacon sound. [#21265]
• Changed spice bloom to act more like the original. [#21431]
• Fixed Harvesters displaying pickup indicators on the shellmap. [#21722]
• Fixed smoke still rendering when a unit was picked up by carryall. [#21131]
• Fixed Devastator weapon missing area of effect. [#21222]
• Fixed an oversight in the script of Harkonnen 09a. [#21177]
• Fixed Harkonnen 02a and Harkonnen 02b missing primary objectives. [#21245]
• Fixed Outpost owner tooltip being visible for Dune 2000 missions Ordos 04 and Harkonnen 05. [#21723]
• Fixed spice blooms triggering harvester under attack notification. [#21242, #21504]
• Fixed Trike muzzle offsets and fixed a bug where Trikes sometimes stalled when on attack move. [#21267]
• Fixed engineer being unable to repair ally husks. [#21436]
• Fixed disabled command bar buttons being click-through. [#21534]
• Fixed up wording of mission briefings, objectives and notifications. [#21570]
• Polished up objectives in Ordos 04 and Atreides 05. [#21245]
• Updated maps Red Chasm, Death Depths and The Duell for equal distance to spice fields for each player and equal spice amounts for each player, along with minor balance adjustments. [#21221]
• Polished effects & palettes. [#21210]
• Polished the AI behaviour. [#21226]
• Removed map Cliff maze. [#21221]

Engine and Modding

• Added support for using InstantlyRepairs via the Lua API. [#20980]
• Added support for custom sounds for player leave, join and option change. [#20050]
• Added support for more lobby options in single-player missions menu. [#20934, #21169, #21465, #21710]
• Added order name argument to INotifyOrderIssued interface. [#21516]
• Added more code style and quality rules. [#20957, #21000, #20996, #21013, #21176, #21175, #21192, #21211, #21199, #21216, #21217, #21202, #21643]
• Added a Fluent-based translation system (Part 3). [#20883, #20725, #21385, #21387, #21389, #21386, #21419, #21428, #21481, #21483, #21484, #21496, #21490, #21503, #21525, #21489, #21551, #21552, #21602, #21601, #21588, #21621, #21584, #21547, #21622, #21639, #21708, #21750, #21751, #21675, 21659, #21678, #21775, #21778]
• Added translation support for YAML defined chrome UI. [#21134, #21171, #21300, #21309, #21324, #21321, #21607, #21609]
• Added stricter checks for sprite sequence Facings. [#21135]
• Added support for loading sprites with pre-multiplied alpha. [#21160]
• Added support for changing the ZOffset of the actor preview of ActorPreviewPlaceBuildingPreview. [#21159]
• Added support for indexed PNG bit depths 1, 2 and 4. [#21138]
• Added the Nod mobile stealth generator to TS. [#21049]
• Added RegionProximityCapturable for custom ProximityCapture footprints. [#21123]
• Added file name, line number and frames to the error message on invalid sequence configurations. [#21390]
• Added VersionLabelLogic. [#21603]
• Added an error when quick install can't connect to content mirrors. [#21460]
• Added LoadLocalPlayerProfileLogic making main menu profile optional. [#21604]
• Renamed *_RIGHT to *_WIDTH and *_BOTTOM to *_HEIGHT in integer expressions for widgets. [#21608]
• Changed help commands order to alphabetical. [#21499]
• Made the Bullet projectile extendable. [#20931]
• Made Mod Content optional and added ability to define custom file systems. [#21598, #21623, #21627, #21629, #21651]
• Fixed ProximityExternalCondition not updating actors that changed owner after activation. [#20511]
• Fixed DropPodsPower pinging the minimap without deploying. [#20806]
• Fixed Bullet projectile incorrectly bouncing off force fired targets. [#21061]
• Fixed TerrainPositions for targets not being serialized. [#21021]
• Fixed TakeOffOnCreation still blocking unit production. [#20825, #21076, #21366]
• Fixed the possibility of reload delays becoming 0 with modifiers. [#21074]
• Fixed actors not tilting on slopes in map editor. [#21271, #21572]
• Fixed missing map files preventing map saving in the map editor. [#21345]
• Fixed ActorSpawnManager using the same spawn point for all actors that are spawned in one go. [#21437]
• Fixed a crash in Encyclopedia in combination with multiple Tooltip. [#21538]
• Fixed the amount of terrain types being limited to 32. [#21568]
• Fixed parallel queues not pausing production for more than one of the same queued item. [#21480]
• Fixed ProductionTabsWidget not detecting ProductionQueue getting enabled/disabled during its lifetime. [#21162]
• Fixed not all OpenGL errors getting reported. [#21014]
• Fixed LockOnInaccuracy field being ignored on missiles. [#21040]
• Fixed AI sometimes pausing UnitBuilderBotModule when it chooses to build a unit with a UnitDelay defined. [#20892]
• Fixed EjectOnDeath not cancelling actor queued activities. [#21084]
• Fixed building placement position being incorrect on high altitude isometric maps. [#20835]
• Fixed Armament not allowing BurstDelays of value 0. #20675, #21214]
• Fixed ProductionBar not showing full bar when units without value are produced. [#21088]
• Fixed light source being unused in ModelWidget. [#21117]
• Fixed AutoCrusher trying to crush hidden actors. [#21115, #21121]
• Fixed LeavesTrails not turning off when the unit enters a transport or carryall. [#21131, #21141]
• Fixed InitialActor property on Carryall not being initialised correctly. [#21228]
• Fixed a crash when several pickup orders for a carryall are queued at the same actor. [#21425]
• Fixed muzzle position not being altered by Hovers. [#21252, #21298]
• Fixed WithIdleOverlay not working with facings. [#19757]
• Fixed Aircraft which aren't Rearmable stalling over targets. [#21451, #21455, #21479]
• Fixed AutoTarget not validating all attack bases. [#21452]
• Fixed a crash in EjectOnDeath and causing overlaps despite free sub cells. [#20515, #21507, #21514]
• Fixed ready buildings being un-selectable via hotkeys when you need to scroll to them in production palette. [#21453]
• Fixed orders being checked only for the first InstantlyRepairs trait. [#21445]
• Fixed broken condition support for InstantlyRepairable. [#21670]
• Fixed sequences crashing when they have both Reverses: true and Alpha: defined. [#21619]
• Fixed crushing not working properly on slopes. [#21491]
• Fixed carryalls picking up the shadow 👻. [#21646]
• Removed the need for PlaceholderModelSequence in mod config. [#21066]
• Removed default facing from ReinforceWithTransport. [#21089]
• Removed voxel viewer from common asset browser. [#21118]
• Removed buggy Draggable from BackgroundWidget. [#21594]
• Removed PARENT_TOP and PARENT_LEFT from widgets. [#21605]
• Improved TS map importer to better handle malformed maps. [#21150]
• Improved PNG filesize on save. [#21225]
• Trait changes:
  • Added GrantConditionOnDeployWithCharge trait. [#20824, #21001, #21090]
  • Added FireWarheads trait that detonates warheads periodically. [#20808, #21096]
  • Added Locomotor property for Husk trait. [#20338]
  • Added AutoCarryCondition to AutoCarryall. [#20398]
  • Added ProductionMinCashRequirement to UnitBuilderBotModule and BaseBuilderBotModule. [#20133]
  • Added AssignRallyPointsInterval to BaseBuilderBotModule. [#21475]
  • Added AircraftTargetTypes to SquadManagerBotModule. [#21053]
  • Added Offset field to WithVoxelBody. [#20808]
  • Added Offset field to WithDamageOverlayInfo. [#21116]
  • Added VoxelCache and ModelRenderer traits. [#21066]
  • Added TargetTerrainWithoutForceFire to attack traits. [#21124]
  • Added FilenamePattern to DefaultSpriteSequence and TilesetFilenamesPattern to TilesetSpecificSpriteSequence and ClassicTilesetSpecificSpriteSequence. [#21136]
  • Added InitialDelay property to ActorSpawnManager. [#21227]
  • Added ExludeDamageTypes property to HarvesterAttackNotifier. [#21242]
  • Added RemoveOrders property to RejectsOrders trait. [#21233]
  • Added FlashTargetsInRadius warhead. [#21269]
  • Added properties IsDecoration and Armament to trait WithAttackOverlay. [#21411]
  • Added WithSwitchableOverlay trait. [#21413]
  • Added support for specifying arbitrary 2D polygons for mouse interaction. [#21574]
  • Added MaxSmokeOffsetDistance to SmudgeLayer. [#21272, #21292]
  • Added PayUpFront to ProductionQueue. [#21295, #21458]
  • Added UpdateFactionOnOwnerChange flag to Production trait. [#21219]
  • Added WaitTickBeforeProduce, WaitTickAfterProduce and LandOffset to trait ProductionAirdrop. [#21107]
  • Added EffectPaletteIsPlayerPalette property to SpawnActorPower trait. [#21563]
  • Changed default value of BlockedCursor property of SpawnActorPower and GrantExternalConditionPowertraits. [#21402]
  • Moved ValidRelations from Capturable to Captures. [#20261]
  • Made Cargo trait conditional. [#20534]
  • Made Carryall trait conditional. [#20534]
  • Made AutoCarryall trait conditional. [#20534]
  • Made AutoCrusher trait conditional. [#21115]
  • Docking refactor. [#20636, #20659, #21380, #21072, #21565, #21662]
    • Added DockHost trait that allows the unit to dock to Refinery.
    • Added DockClientManager trait that allows Harvester to dock.
    • Added GrantConditionOnClientDock and GrantConditionOnHostDock traits.
    • Added TransformsIntoDockClient to allow transforming actors to interact with docks.
  • Replaced palette modifiers with custom fragment shaders. [#21142, #21153, #21237, #21331]
    • MenuPaletteEffect → MenuPostProcessEffect.
    • ChronoshiftPaletteEffect → ChronoshiftPostProcessEffect.
    • FlashPaletteEffect → FlashPostProcessEffect.
    • GlobalLightingPaletteEffect → TintPostProcessEffect.
    • Warhead property FlashPaletteEffect → FlashEffect.
  • Removed d2k palettes D2kFogPalette and PaletteFromScaledPalette. [#21210]
  • Changed resource storage traits. [#20761]
    • StoresResources → StoresPlayerResources.
    • New StoresResources takes Capacity from Harvester.
    • WithHarvesterPipsDecoration → WithStoresResourcesPipsDecoration
  • Added color shift palettes. [#21238]
    • Added ColorPickerColorShift
    • Added FixedColorShift
    • Added FixedPlayerColorShift
    • Added PlayerColorShift
  • Added vertex effects to Cloak. [#21215]
    • Added CloakStyle property with 4 options: None, Alpha, Color, Palette.
    • Added CloakedAlpha property.
    • Added CloakedColor property.
    • Palette property was renamed to CloakedPalette and is null by default.
  • Made WeatherOverlay conditional. [#21182]
    • Added property FadeOutTicks
    • Added property FadeInTicks
    • Added property InitialParticlePercentage
  • Made Hovers work on all actors. [#21338]
  • Renamed Explodes to FireWarheadsOnDeath and ThrowsShrapnel to FireProjectilesOnDeath. [#21303]

Lua API

• Check for Halloween 🎃 has been replaced by a check against any date. [#21125]

Packaging

• Deprecated OpenGL 2.1 [#21143, #21145]
• Updated Linguini to 0.8.1 [#21099, #21510]
• Updated DiscordRichPresence to 1.2.1.24 [#21100]
• Updated Pfim to 0.11.3. [#21559]
• Updated SDL to 2.32.0. [#21644, #21743]
• Updated DependancyModel to 6.0.2. [#21657]
• Updated NuGet.CommandLine to 6.12.1. [#21664]
• Added a backwards compatible AppStream developer name. [#21406]
• Automatically enable "Game Mode" on Apple Silicon. [#21524]
• Improved AppImage compatibility with modern Linux distros that don't include libfuse2. [#21635, #21648]
• Fixed linux distributions messing up the support folder location. [#21583, #21585]

Documentation

• Added marking of deprecated Lua methods. [#21110]
• Fixed EmmyLua export to align with upstream Lua Language Server changes. [#21109]
• Improved Lua type documentation and bindings. [#21501, #21740]
• Fixed lua API lying that actors occupy space or have a facing. [#21684]
• Automated updates for our documentation website. [#21130, #21224. #21232, #21254]

Utility

• Added a command to extract strings from rules for localisation. [#21204, #21241]
• Added a utility command to update, unpack, repack .oramap files. [#21138, #21231]
• Added a lint test that checks for matching actor and Lua script names. [#21251]
• Fixed subcell units being incorrectly imported from Gen1 maps. [#21397]
• Fixed a crash in --png. [#21582]