2.0 Alpha 3

[Arisaya]

George has released the next alpha for 2.0.

(Note, you will need to use this download link rather than the auto-update feature if you are on version 1.9.2, as 1.9.2 will not update to an unstable version, only the next stable version)
https://downloads.kronosaur.com/TranscendenceNext.zip

Patchnotes for 2.0 Alpha 2 can be found here: viewtopic.php?f=15&t=9172

New Features

• Weapon item stat cards now display ranges
• Shield item stat cards now display depletion delay in seconds instead of relative to an unknown value

Changes

• Slight adjustement to urak howitzer stats
• Roles of Chasm and Tundra have been swapped

Fixes:

• Fixed a reference leak in the (map ...) tlisp function. This bug likely dates back to the introduction of (map ...) but was only just traced down last week.
• Reference leak fix stops a crash in VoTG with one of the overlays when a system has been loaded for long enough
• Urak howitzer projectile now appears at the correct size

Modding (this is still API54, as no engine changes were made)

• mathScaleFP (a lambda) was added to handle floating point numbers
• rpgMissionReward uses default currency of adventure instead of credits
• missionRewards is now a global <property> in &unidPlayer;
• rpgMembership now uses properties

Known issues:

• Hitscan beam weapon (seen in VotG, TSB, and TBR) effects can appear to visually 'travel' by their normal length as if they were a long beam. This is a visual bug due to 60fps, they do not actually have that extended range.
• Some particle effects and explosions (seen primarily in VotG) can create unintentionally gigantic particle sprays over the entire screen. This is also a visual bug due to 60ffps, they do not actually have that extended range.

[136166]

Wait, the roles of the Chasm and Tundra are swapped? Like in ES?

[Arisaya]

Yep, George saw the change in ES, liked it, and decided to adopt a similar change in vanilla (its not exactly the same as the ES change but its very similar)

[136166]

Aaaaaaaaand what about my fave frag howitzer?

[Arisaya]

Its visually correct now, and it does a bit more WMD in exchange for slightly higher power consumption, in line with its level

[Song]

Specifically, there was a longstanding oversight on the Urak howitzer where the primary projectile didn't have any damage set, which caused the procedural projectile effect to scale far too small - that's the main fix. The other changes are also ported in from ES because the gun underperforms a bit in vanilla.