Expanding Fronts 1.3.2 (Full) file

The newest public release of SWGB: Expanding Fronts is now available! This update includes an immense amount of fixes and new content, including two entirely new playable civilizations! This file has been updated to contain the 1.3.2 Patch.

==================== Changes From v1.3.1 ====================
AI:
- Computer - Feeder personality will no longer spam taunts due to improper diplomacy checks.
- Computer - Players sharing a slot with a Computer player will no longer cause a crash.
- Expanded - Fixed combat-arm and combat-supp MECH/HW so AI will train Mech units more appropriately.
- Expanded - Fixed AI spamming itself with debug messages related to focus-econtech and bombardment-failure goals.
- Expanded - Tweaked strategic numbers for gatherer retasking. Workers should now make more consistent decisions about resource collection.
- Expanded - AI will no longer build an excessive amount of Command Centers, and the amount constructed is now capped based on map size.
- Expanded - Increased allowed distance for resource drop-off sites at TL4.
- Expanded - AI will no longer construct more Animal Nurseries than is needed due to not accounting for ones still under construction.
- Expanded - AI will now ask for Carbon and Ore if it has no Command Centers but has at least one Worker and allies with a Spaceport.
- Expanded - Fixed combat-arm AIR not being able to train aircraft due to lacking a rule that responds to focus-bombardment.
- Expanded - Naboo AI will now research Advanced Engines when they select combat-arm AIR.
- Expanded - Gungan AI will now research Potent Plasma.
- Expanded - Altered number of allowed idle units based on the difficulty setting.
- Expanded - Added rule to TL2 to build an extra Food Processing Center if it has just 1 so it might catch berries outside of the initial starting zone while it still has huntable animals within range of the current drop-off.
- Expanded - AI will no longer starve itself for Carbon by building excessive trade units in situations where it needs the resources for other buildings/units.
- Expanded - Fixed air-based strategies not using Fighters in TL3 to counter enemy aircraft.
- Expanded - Removed the AI's ability to cheat by using buy/sell actions while their Spaceport is still under construction.
- Expanded - Fixed lag caused by two or more anti-air trooper train rules being able to fire at the same time
- Expanded - Added toggles to all anti-air unit training rules so they do not cycle endlessly, improving performance.
- Expanded - Added preemptive resource dropoff placement for Carbon/Food.
- Expanded - Fixed AI getting stuck in bombardment-failure YES state even though it has enough bombardment units.
- Expanded - Fixed combat-arm AIR so it can train Bombers in response to goal bombardment-failure.
- Expanded - Fixed AI spamming Cargo Hovercraft/Freighters when their town is under attack.
- Expanded - Tweaked resource gathering rates if an enemy is likely to rush.
- Expanded - AI can now train Ewoks and Jawas and will research technologies from capturable structures.
- Expanded - Added pop-limit-dependent group settings for military-parity FORCED so it doesn't send a constant trickle of single-unit armies on higher than 50 pop settings.
- Expanded - Added mechanic for combat-arm/pre-unique-arm TROOP to research Trooper upgrades after 3 minutes in any given age even if upgrade-conflict is toggled.
- Expanded - Fool-proofed combat-arm/combat-support choice logics, including the taunt response ones.
- Expanded - Added a system for Naval Admirals to compare their navy to the enemy, and build more shipyards if their navy is inferior, and they have plenty of resources. Military-parity is now initialized as NO rather than YES.
- Expanded - Changed Boomer personality so it is more willing to build Farms than other personalities.
- Expanded - AI reacts faster to being betrayed by team members.

RANDOM MAPS:
- NEW Scripts: Abregado-Rae, Aeten II, Atoll, Alzoc III, Cross, Isthmus, Orchards.
- Vergesso - Altered resource distribution and landmass generation to make starting landmasses fairer.
- Wayland - Altered terrain generation for larger forests.

GRAPHICS/AUDIO:
- (FO) Flametrooper - Unit now displays the correct footprint effect.
- (RS) Adv Fighter - Corrected issues with unit shadow.
- (RS) Hvy Mech Destroyer - Unit no longer leaves footprints.
- (RS) Troopers now fire blue projectiles
- Several new terrain textures have been adjusted to fit more naturally with the original terrains.
- Damaged Command Posts no longer display a ring around their base.

INTERFACE:
- (RS) Cargo Freighter icon restored.
- Corrected typos in several older taunt strings.

SCENARIO EDITOR:
- Sludge terrain now blocks land unit movement.

MISC:
- Corrected issue that caused Gungan foundation terrain to block the construction of new buildings.
- (RS) Anti-Air Destroyer now properly upgrades after researching Hvy Anti-Air Destroyer.

==================== Changes From v1.3 ====================
BALANCE AND UNIT STATS:
- (All Civs) Cargo Freighters can no longer garrison into transports.
- (FO) Flametroopers now share the same garrison properties as other trooper units.
- (GE) Darth Vader has been granted the rank of Master.
- (RS) Ski Speeder - Attack bonus has been restricted to Hvy Weapons Factory units, Cannons, and Assault Mechs
- (ZC) Piracy now affects Cargo Freighters.

AI:
- The original Standard AI has been restored as the default AI option, with only minimal changes to support new EF units and features.
- The rewritten Expanding Fronts AI is now available as a secondary option, named Computer Expanded.
- Expanded - Will now advance beyond Tech Level 1 on Easy difficulty.
- Expanded - Will no longer use up the majority of its population space on Workers.
- Expanded - Fixed AI being prevented from constructing farms due to gather percentage settings.
- Expanded - Fixed AI not being able to execute certain trooper strategies due to missing an Animal Nursery.
- Expanded - Added additional rules for Deathmatch game types.
- Expanded - AI will no longer resign if it has an Undefeatable Object in its possession.
- Expanded - AI now takes Deployed Cannons into consideration when training additional Cannons.
- Expanded - Increased Carbon, Nova, and Ore dropoff maximum amounts.
- Expanded - AI will now preemptively begin restocking military units after it initiates an attack.
- Expanded - Fixed an issue that caused the AI to repeatedly spam attack commands to itself, resulting in lag/framerate drops during matches.
- Expanded - Fixed potential crash related to AI diplomacy checks.

RANDOM MAPS:
Arena - If berries are spawned, they will always appear within player walls. Extra random berries will always appear near the center of the map.
Arena - Tweaked nearby Nova and Ore deposits so they will interfere less with player walls.
Rhen Var - Spectral Guardian stats tweaked.

GRAPHICS/AUDIO:
- (CF) Frigate - No longer changes graphics to a Lt Frigate while attacking.
- (CF) Utility Trawler - Fixed anchoring issue.
- (FO) Trooper w/incorrect blaster graphics appearing during walking animations.
- (FO) Mech Factory T4 - Fixed player color issue.
- (FO) Sith Trooper - Fixed decay animation.
- (FO) Jet Trooper - Adjusted scaling of death/decay animation.
- (FO) Assault Mech - Fixed graphics error in decay animation.
- (FO) Hvy Assault Mech - Fixed attack sound
- (FO) Air Cruiser - Fixed firing sound.
- (GN) Cargo Freighter - Unit has a new graphics set.
- (GO) Light Walls - Now use the Geonosian 1x1 construction graphic set.
- (RS) Assault Mech, Ski Speeder - Updated voice filter effect to be more consistent with other units.
- (RA) Echuu Shen-Jon - Fixed player colors during his attack animation.
- (RS) Attacker - Fixed gyroscopics so the canopy is properly rotated; added lighter metal hull coloring.
- (RS) Cruiser - Fixed unit anchor points.
- (RS) Trooper Recruit - Redid unit with improved uniform coloring.
- (TF) Monitor - Unit now displays shadow properly.
- Ion Cannon Tower - Now uses a new turret model unique from the Turbolaser; added new icon
- Fixed color issues with "Crack" eye-candy object.
- Fixed some scaling issues with (FO) AA Troopers and (FO) Cardo.
- Fixed death sounds for (FO) Bounty Hunter, Flametrooper, Riot Trooper, and (RS) Han Solo [Ep7].
- Fixed RS Hvy Strike Mech and Artillery voice/sound issues.
- Fixed issue for (FO) Ren units that caused some walking and completion sounds to be reversed.
- Fixed (RS) Ski Speeder and (RS) Bomber projectile sounds.
- Added engine effects to several RS units.
- Added new audio taunts, bringing the total amount to 300.

INTERFACE:
- (RA) Plasma Detonators tech now has a unique icon.
- Sand Rock 3 terrain renamed to Sand w/Rock 3 for consistency with other terrains.
- Fixed missing/misplaced AI leader names.
- Fixed some unit descriptions.
- Added language entries for new taunts.
- Made message for captured animals more generic.

SCENARIO EDITOR:
- Fixed (RS) Fast Fighter incorrectly appearing in the RA unit list.
- Civilization techs have been added for use in Conditions.

CAMPAIGNS/SCENARIOS:
- Battles of the Galaxy 1: Jakku - Added additional information to the Intelligence menu; made introduction to Comm Tower object more obvious; replaced Ion Cannons present in the scenario with Turbolaser Towers.

MISC
- (FO) Superlaser cannon is now affected by area damage attacks.
- (RS) Destroyer now properly upgrades after researching Hvy Destroyer.
- Fixed issue that allowed many props and editor objects to be destroyed by splash damage.

==================== Changes From v1.2.1 ====================
NEW CONTENT AND FEATURES:
- New Civilizations: First Order and Resistance
- Multiple improvements to the AI for compatibility with Expanding Fronts content
- New singleplayer mission - The Battle of Jakku

PERFORMANCE AND STABILITY:
- Improved multiplayer stability
- No longer requests write access to *.dat files which should prevent the game from crashing under rare circumstances
- Fixed multiplayer mouse lag
- Increased UI bar refresh rate

BALANCE AND UNIT STATS:
- (All Civs) Cargo Freighters are now properly designated as air units and may only be targeted by aircraft and anti-air weapons
- (CF) Droid Upgrades now affects Mech units
- (CF) Mech Factories now work 15% faster
- (GO) Fixed Hvy AA Trooper bonus damage
- (RA) Astromech Repairs tech now properly affects Bombers. Cost increased to 400C, 600N from 350C, 400N. Research time increased to 135s from 100s
- Multiple Medics can now focus on healing a single unit when untasked
- Attackers now deal bonus damage to Assault Mechs
- Capturable resource-generating buildings have had their income amounts adjusted

AI:
- AI has been completely reworked to utilize the new EF civilizations and features, and to function more intelligently overall.

RANDOM MAPS:
- NEW Scripts: Ajan Kloss, Baroonda, Cato Neimoidia, Crait, Dromund Kaas, Endor, Jabiim, Korriban, Kuat, Mimban, Pasaana, Pillio, Phindar, Polis Massa, Raxus Prime, Rhen Var, Ryloth, Sorgan, Vergesso Asteroids, Utapau, Wayland
- Most EF Random Map files have been combed for syntax errors/bugs and have been tweaked where necessary to be as uniformly written as possible
- Ahch-To: Updated with new animals
- Alderaan: Reduced number of hills, made forests denser, added rivers to landscape generation
- Dantooine: Updated with new animals
- Felucia: Script rewritten to create more consistent terrain generation
- Halm: Implemented new terrains
- Jakku: Implemented new terrains, improved resource distribution
- Jedha: Implemented new terrains
- Mustafar: Altered terrain generation to include lava rivers
- Saleucami: Rewrote script with entirely new terrains, land generation, and props
- Scarif: Reworked terrain generation for a more consistently-shaped and realistic landmass
- Starkiller Base: Improved forest generation
- Sullust - Improved resource distribution
- Takodana: Improved forest generation, implemented scattered forest patches composed of random tree selections for a more unique look
- Generating a Random Map with syntax errors in the Scenario Editor will display the first found error on the top panel of the Editor interface

GRAPHICS/AUDIO:
- (CF) Attacker- Fixed allignment issues during attack animation
- (CF) Hvy Anti-Air Destroyer - Now displays proper graphics set while moving
- (CF) Worker - Corrected issue where unit graphics would disappear in certain animations
- (CF) Transport Mech - Fixed some paleette and anchoring issues
- (GE) Shock Trooper - Fixed player color issues
- (GE) Jump Trooper - Added missing shadow graphics
- (GN) Interceptors, Attackers, and Transport Mechs have new graphics
- (GO) Sith Apprentice now properly upgrades to Sith Knight, instead of appearing as Night Sisters
- (RA) Ewok Skirmisher - Projectile graphics and sound restored
- (RA) Ewok Catapult - Now has unique projectile visuals and sound
- (RP) Nu-Class Attack Shuttle - Fixed anchor and projectile firing positions
- (RP) RX-200 - Fixed anchoring
- (ZC) Now has unique Aquaharvester graphics
- (ZC) Pummel - Fixed anchoring
- (ZC) Gate - adjusted anchor of door graphics
- (ZC) Mounted Trooper - Fixed movement sounds
- (ZC) Nightsister Hunter - Made adjustments to unit sounds
- Rain puddle objects are now animated
- Improved rain effect for better visibility
- Game palette updated to add more color options in red, purple, and aqua hues
- Reduced volume and frequency of unit footsteps, vehicly flybys and idle animal sounds
- Fixed anchor points on several Tatooine buildings
- Fixed anchor points for editor console objects
- Fixed artifact on Muunilinst Building 9
- Fixed fire positioning on several buildings
- Added new impact and explosion sounds for numerous weapons

INTERFACE:
- (GE) Fighters - Fixed upgrade icons
- (GO) and (ZC) Medic now display proper names
- (GO) Beast Training and Enhanced Dexterity - Fixed icons
- (GO) Walker Research and Battlefield Scanners no longer appear as available on Geonosian tech tree
- (RP) Air Cruiser Boost - Moved to Fortress
- (RP) Fighters - Fixed upgrade icons
- (TF) Transport Mech - Unit now uses proper icon
- (ZC) Phased Pulse Cannons now properly appears on tech tree
- Fixed Tech Tree widescreen background
- Changed Meditation, Chain Lightning and Sight Beyond Sight Temple tech icon slots to avoid icon overlap
- Airbase tech descriptions now properly refer to Interceptor and Attackers for relevant techs
- Units and Tech buttons for most production buildings have been rearranged for improved icon placement
- Made adjustments to "Jedi/Sith" naming in Tech descriptions
- Anti-Air unit displayed attack stat changed from Air Cruiser to Light Air bonus
- Achievement screen timeline uses a better color set
- Flares on minimap are larger and are displayed in player color
- Slow Down and Speed Up buttons while playing a recorded game now allow finer speed adjustments
- Tech Level advancement notifications are now displayed in player color
- Increased chat display time from 10 to 15 seconds
- Achievements can be viewed at any time while watching a recorded game
- Chat is always displayed when watching a recorded game regardless of selected player
- Switch between players while watching a recorded game with <ALT>+<#>
- Added post-game player disconnect notifications
- Gates can now be rotated manually for placement with the mouse wheel
- Restored games can now be recorded
- Building jump hotkeys will now prioritize powered structures
- Double-clicking control group hotkeys centers view more accurately
- <Ctrl>+<Right Click> can now be used to target objects hidden behind other objects
- <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<Right Click> can now be used to task units without targeting
- Added Keydown Object Hotkeys option
- Added Dark Minimap Grey option

SCENARIO EDITOR:
- NEW Trigger Effect: Declare Defeat
- Additional units, heroes, and props added
- Freeze Unit: Now has options to change unit attack stances
- Patrol: Can now select objects by area and/or unit type
- Snap/Scroll View: Can now select unit or object as the camera target
- Fixed Error in ReloadCooldownPercent variable calculation
- Multiple new Terrains added

MISC:
- Included updated versions of the Computer Player Strategy Builder Guide and the Random Map Scripting Guide in the Game\Extras folder
- Command Centers now properly cost resources to repair in Tech Level 1
- Fixed exploit that allowed players to gain Ore by repairing Fortresses under certain conditions
- Removed Water 1 + Shallows restriction from Shipyards and added a new terrain table so they can be properly placed on new Tropical Waters
- Fixed elevation view centering bug