Napoleonic Wars version 1.003

Version 1.003 for Napoleonic Wars has been released. You can download the upgrade patch on our download page. The changelog is:

Features:

• Added a new dedicated server command: max_num_bots #set the max number of total bots the server is allowed to spawn (50-500) to allow less powerful servers to run commander battles without problems. Also changeable in the Admin Panel.
• Added two new siege maps: Fort Lyon and Fort Boyd
• Added Intern-admin chat that is only visible to admins. Colour is pink.

General Changes:

• Added the missing backpack bottle to the Russian Foot Guard
• Admin tools such as Slay, Freeze and Beacon now only show alive players
• Replaced the Japanese "Rising sun" flag with the regular Japanese flag
• Re-organised the Admin Panel to have the less used things at the end
• Redone the French translation to be more French
• Updated various maps to fix some issues

Game Balance:

• Default rocket limit is now 5% of the team instead of 10%
• Cuirassiers now have additional body armour and same health as everyone else
• Increased sword skill slightly for all sword cavalry
• Decreased the weight of all flags to make flag bearers move faster

Performance:

• Cannons and rockets that are player spawned are automatically removed after they are not used for 4 minutes in respawn modes, to limit the amount of cannons and rockets in the map for performance reasons
• Improved performance on server to client network data for explosions
• Improved performance on cannon aiming scripts
• Now (hopefully) really fixed performance issues with bonuses

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed that destructible scene props didn't refill their health after a round is over client side
• Fixed the huge lag spike at end of a siege or battle round
• Map placed artillery pieces limbered by a player no longer disappear the next round
• Remade the collision mesh for the barrels
• Non-dedicated servers now show up on the server list
• Fixed an issue that caused occasional lag spikes in siege mode
• Made player selection for admin tools work on non-dedicated servers
• Fixed teleport scripts not working sometimes
• Fixed a crash when opening the pioneer build window when using French localisation
• Fixed that doors in siege mode had much too low health at map start
• Fixed a bug that allowed doors to be destroyed multiple times
• Destroyed doors can no longer be opened or closed
• Fixed an issue that caused no hit sounds or particles to be generated from the first cannonball hit against certain house walls
• Fixed that when changing checkboxes in the admin panel the screen would not fully update
• When spawning with cannons is enabled but spawn with rockets is disabled you are now able to choose your cannon type
• Fixed that in siege your defender lives didn't drop client side when you died
• Fixed a bug where riflemen/cavalry class limits wouldn't let people join a regiment if 100% of the team's skirmishers/cavalry was in that regiment
• Prussian Hussars are no longer better than the hussars of other factions in Commander Battle