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Steam News27 April 201511y ago

r4: AI upgrade, workshop improvements

Hi everyone! BOID Update 4 (r4 for short) is now live. It adds significant improvements to the AI and now you can play against bots on any map - even a user map.

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What changed

16 fixes5 additions4 changes0 removals
  • Workshop
  • Maps
  • Gameplay
  • UI and audio
  • Performance
  • Server
addedHi everyone! BOID Update 4 (r4 for short) is now live. It adds significant improvements to the AI and now you can play against bots on any map - even a user map. There is a complex algorithm behind the AI, and we'd love to get some feedback on it. Building upon the workshop integration, Mokus also added a thumbs up/down button after user-made map matches.
changedFull update logFirst version of AI that can play on any map created
addedFull update logChat history added
changedFull update logPlay with bots menu changed
addedFull update logThumbs up/down added to rematch screen
addedFull update logOpponent name added to the game interface

Hi everyone! BOID Update 4 (r4 for short) is now live. It adds significant improvements to the AI and now you can play against bots on any map - even a user map. There is a complex algorithm behind the AI, and we'd love to get some feedback on it. Building upon the workshop integration, Mokus also added a thumbs up/down button after user-made map matches.

Full update log

  • First version of AI that can play on any map created

  • Chat history added

  • Play with bots menu changed

  • Thumbs up/down added to rematch screen

  • Opponent name added to the game interface

  • Venom Valley map changed

  • Possibility to test map against bot added to the map editor

  • Crash while typing chat message fixed

  • Map building crash fixed

  • Wrong score calculation on network outage fixed

  • Various memory leaks fixed

  • AI performance fixed, moved to a separate thread

  • Crash while connecting to opponent fixed

  • Crash while updating subscribed map fixed

  • Bug with illegal characters in map name fixed

  • Crash when canceling invitation fixed

  • Outlined ground in map editor fixed

  • Triangulation changed from Farseer to Triangle.net

  • Undo-Redo crash fixed in map editor

  • Possible duplicates in my maps and subscribed maps fixed

  • Crash when deleting map fixed

  • Rally points behaviour fixed

  • Esc button behaviour while typing chat message fixed

  • Behaviour of group bindings fixed

Let us know what you think about the update in the comments below!

Source

Steam News / 27 April 2015

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