Mindustry v8 Released

After a long wait, v8 has finally been released. For those coming from v7, here's a rundown of the major changes.

Serpulo Campaign

• The entire Serpulo campaign has been overhauled; most maps have been completely reworked

• All sectors from the tech tree now have unique icons

• Launch pads have been reworked, and now require landing pads at destinations

• Difficulty modifiers have been added, for those who find the new campaign too difficult (or too easy)

• All procedurally generated base sectors on Serpulo have been replaced with player-submitted ones

• Core zones have been added to several maps, allowing for multiple cores to be placed, like in Erekir

QoL

• Building plans are now synced to other players in multiplayer

• Locations can now be pinged on the map (Default key: P)

• The camera can now be "detached" from the unit if enabled in the settings

• Buildings like sorters and unit factories can now be configured as plans before placement by ctrl+clicking the plan

• Improved unit pathfinding

• Added queuing of command for units

• Stances for boosting, patrolling, holding fire and more

• New commands for mining specific resources or moving unit payloads continuously

• Multiple unit factory blocks can now be selected at once via rectangle selection

Mapping

• A new 'marker' system for world processors, allowing rendering of arbitrary game sprites or shapes in maps

• A new UI for viewing and editing world processors easily

• A data patch system for modifying weapons, stats and other attributes of blocks, units and items per-map or per-server

• Improved in-game editor UI with support for editing terrain

• Buttons to toggle specific layers in the map editor

• New decorative metal & colored blocks

Audio

• Completely reworked most sound effects, with an emphasis on Serpulo

• Updated audio system to allow for a much higher active sound cap

• Added sounds for many new events, such as units walking

• Improved audio behavior in general; sounds should cut each other off far less frequently now

Misc

• Colored Serpulo turret bullets based on their bullet types

• Added new ammo types for Erekir turrets

• Added a few new utility/production blocks for Erekir

• New instructions for displaying text in logic displays, as well as a new tiled display block

• Rendering performance optimizations

• Many more things; it's been 2+ years, so I've probably forgotten something

Future Plans

• As many might have noticed, this update does not have the Neoplasm faction content that was shown ages ago in various places; that will be my main focus in v9.

• Many user-submitted Serpulo sectors still need a lot of work, so expect further updates on that front.

• The campaign(s) still lack any kind of conclusive "ending" or story, but I'm still deciding on whether a proper story would fit the game, or whether it would be viable at all. I'm not sure if people even want yet another rework to the campaign.

• The Erekir campaign will likely be undergoing a similar rework to that of the Serpulo campaign, but that may only be added in v10 or beyond.

Changes since Beta Build 157

• Fixed empty packets causing UDP errors and server disconnects

• Fixed naval units not pathfinding around destructible blocks on water properly

• Fixed some minor JSON and data patcher bugs

• Made core unit projectiles inherit unit speed as before, but keep range the same

• Re-ordered some tech tree requirements in Serpulo

• Reverted changes related to display scaling on Windows

Hotfix 157.2

• Fixed waves spawning in Ground Zero before the tutorial is completed

• Fixed incorrect sounds being spammed in a specific submitted sector

• Translation updates

Build 157.3

• Added a processor instruction for spawning bullets

• Added sensors for player ping text/position

• Added a global Steam ban system for known griefers

• Fixed Horizon units not being able to circle large blocks

• Fixed bullets fired from core units while moving backwards lasting longer

Build 157.4

• Fixed spawn bullet instruction causing save issues

• Fixed sensor name conflict with bullet properties

• Fixed minor issues with guardian hints & initial arc research in Serpulo campaign

• Made players respawn instantly upon joining a server, even when the host paused it

• Added a world logic spatial query instruction

• Made "core is under attack" warning clickable; pans to last attacked core

• Minor map submission fixes