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Full Age of Conquest IV update
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What changed
- Gameplay
- Server
- Workshop
- UI and audio
- Performance
Age of Conquest IV changes
- WebsiteRankings now available on the website at http://www.ageofconquest.com/ranking.html
- WebsiteRelease history now available on the website at http://www.ageofconquest.com/history.html
- WebsiteServer status now available on the website http://www.ageofconquest.com/status.html
API Addition: .../arr/ [, ] can be used to query a list with given IDs (e.g. for querying users). See API documentation for details.
API Addition: option to query standings table and ratings of users. See API documentation for details.
- API Additionprofile query now also returns links (if available).
API: profile pictures are now served cached for 30 minutes.
UI: tutorial info panel now animated with '>' pointing to the location.
UI: tutorial info panel has no an animated comic figure.
- Markupthe markdown code for strikethrough has been changed from '--' to '~~'.
Markup: italic text can now be marked using "*|italic|*".
Admin Guide: the information how to access the moderator inbox has been moved from the pinned post into the admin guide. It's the "Moderator Email" section.
Discord Game SDK: integrated so the status is correctly displayed in Discord. There is also an option to spectate or join games now.
SSL: All websites now switched to secure http, i.e. " https://... ".
SSL: Redirect to secure site at https://... automatically (.htaccess).
SSL: Error reporter, if chosen to be used, now also uses SSL when sending a report (mail.php).
Audio: asynchronous audio library now on Droid to improve performance.
- Languagelatest translations added - Thanks :-D
Language: some of the supported localizations now also listed for the app store (iOS).
Launcher: better auto-detection how the game is launched (e.g. itch or gj).
- Steam Binary | IMPORTANTI updated the Steam binary to better support Mac OS on M1 CPU. It's possible that the update inside Steam doesn't properly work, especially on Windows. Please uninstall the game first, then reboot and then reinstall if you are having problems. In some cases, also delete "jre" directory inside the game's folder inside Steam before reinstalling it. Sorry for the troubles.
Maintenance: reducing jars required when running the status bar daemon (less likely to not work).
- Maintenanceimproved performance when outputting FPS, MEM etc. overlays.
- Maintenancemigrated the map download server to a new provider due to cost & misc. (Hetzner).
Internal: boot-animation now based on internal video clip format (more customizable).
Internal: ROOT-only option to modify bundles (e.g. re-assign owner).
Bugfix: status bar notifier not working anymore (desktop).
Bugfix: connection error to Steam API prevented players from logging in (API call rewritten from direct socket call to URL connection).
Bugfix: Server doesn't store initial username as "Contact Name" anymore (wasn't really intended).
Bugfix Crashes: if the clipboard couldn't be obtained.
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