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Steam News4 December 20241y ago

Update 1.8 is live!

We just released Update 1.8, introducing the "Supervolcanic Eruption" quick game and fixing a bug in the Asteroid Disaster!

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Full Project Planet - Earth vs Humanity update

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What changed

5 fixes5 additions3 changes1 removal
  • Gameplay
  • Balance
  • Maps
  • Fixes
addedAdded the Supervolcanic Eruption quick game to the game!
removedReworked Hard Mode: Earth will no longer see the effects of their decisions in Hard Mode, bringing them in line with other players. Players will no longer see when someone targeted them with an ability and what the effects were in Hard Mode.
changedThe cursor will now automatically disappear when it is idle for 3 seconds.
addedAdded Chinese voiceovers for News Item headlines in the Supervolcanic Eruption disaster.
addedAdded a config file that allows players to customize lots of game aspects. This file is called “config.default.ini” and can be found in “…/Project Planet - Earth vs Humanity/ProjectPlanet_Data”. Simply copy the default config, name it “config.ini” and make your required changes. Warning: Using certain values in this config file may break the game. Never delete the “config.default.ini” and delete your custom config in case of game errors.
changedBalance changes:

Project Planet - Earth vs Humanity changes

addedAdded the Supervolcanic Eruption quick game to the game!
removedReworked Hard Mode: Earth will no longer see the effects of their decisions in Hard Mode, bringing them in line with other players. Players will no longer see when someone targeted them with an ability and what the effects were in Hard Mode.
changedThe cursor will now automatically disappear when it is idle for 3 seconds.
addedAdded Chinese voiceovers for News Item headlines in the Supervolcanic Eruption disaster.
addedAdded a config file that allows players to customize lots of game aspects. This file is called “config.default.ini” and can be found in “…/Project Planet - Earth vs Humanity/ProjectPlanet_Data”. Simply copy the default config, name it “config.ini” and make your required changes. Warning: Using certain values in this config file may break the game. Never delete the “config.default.ini” and delete your custom config in case of game errors.

We just released Update 1.8, introducing the "Supervolcanic Eruption" quick game and fixing a bug in the Asteroid Disaster!

Read the full changelog below:

Changes:

  • Added the Supervolcanic Eruption quick game to the game!

  • Reworked Hard Mode:

    • Earth will no longer see the effects of their decisions in Hard Mode, bringing them in line with other players.

    • Players will no longer see when someone targeted them with an ability and what the effects were in Hard Mode.

  • The cursor will now automatically disappear when it is idle for 3 seconds.

  • Added Chinese voiceovers for News Item headlines in the Supervolcanic Eruption disaster.

  • Added a config file that allows players to customize lots of game aspects. This file is called “config.default.ini” and can be found in “…/Project Planet - Earth vs Humanity/ProjectPlanet_Data”. Simply copy the default config, name it “config.ini” and make your required changes. Warning: Using certain values in this config file may break the game. Never delete the “config.default.ini” and delete your custom config in case of game errors.

Balance changes:

  • Large range of small buffs and nerfs to bring the balance back in line with the version 1.6 balance, to offset changes caused by the internal systems overhaul in version 1.7.

  • Added two new questions to the Scientists to improve the balance in Stage 3 of the Solar Flare.

Bug fixes:

  • Fixed an issue that would cause the first Sensationalistic video of the Asteroid Impact to not be played.

  • Fixed an issue where the game could become stuck if a video could not be loaded (as in the previous issue).

  • Added a new question to the Public to prevent the game from getting stuck on Stage 3 of the Supervolcanic Eruption.

  • Fixed an issue where Scientists would get +6 score for selling research even if it fails in Supervolcanic Eruption Stage 1.

  • Fixed an issue where Scientists “Funding received” would show 0 when they got 4 funding.

  • Fixed an issue where the Public could not choose their third option for one of the questions in the Supervolcanic Eruption Stage 2.

Source

Steam News / 4 December 2024

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