VO 1.8.140 includes:

- Gray hive is now called the Milanar Hive, and is made entirely of specially named bots, including a new type of Collector. Many other changes will follow soon, with Siepos and Prosus hives appearing in Serco and Itani territory respectively. Different hives will have unique looks, drops, behaviours, etc. All will play into the Manufacturing (crafting) system.
- Client now includes a framerate limiter, under Options, Graphics. This can be set to a desired FPS, such as 60, to help newer hardware run cooler. It currently defaults to 0 (unlimited). The defaults will probably change to 120 once we know the feature works well.

Expect more Hive changes next week.

Excellent. Thanks! You got that framerate limiter out fast

Running OS 10.6.4 here (with the recent graphics update) using an nvidia 9400 and a Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz.

Mouse movement now seems stuttery/choppy, although fps is very high (this is without the FPS limiter).

My client locks up completely when I change the FPS limiter value to something other than 0 and hit apply.

We're now thinking the framerate limiter only works on Windows, in its current implementation.

Slime, the limiter code should not be executed at all if it's set to 0, not sure what you're seeing, but we're going to double check it on our macs.

Yeah, to clarify when I change it to something other than 0 (i.e. 60), my client freezes. But I guess that makes sense if it only works under Windows right now. :p

I think Ray just found the issue. Probably another patch shortly.

Note, this is the fix for the frame limiter. Still no clue why your mouse movement was any different than before.

Are (dynamic) hive bots still supposed to give weapons XP? They don't seem to.

Ok, patch is out for framerate limiter issue. Maalik, I've relayed your report to Michael.

So it turns out my erratic mouse stuff was because I was quite a few KM away from the center of my sector. My bad. :p

I'm failing to see why weapons XP would stop being awarded. I'll look at that, and anything else you guys find... in the morning. *yaawwn*

Great to see ya guys building on the Hive Skirmishes. The dynamic hive really is the most polished PVE feature of VO, considering how smooth and well-paced the battles are. The next test bed superdense sectors really should go to the Hive Skirmishes :P

Indeed, only combat XP seems to be coming from Milanar bots - although I only tried assaults, collectors and guardians.

Also, some of the items dropped by these bots displayed price "??c" in stations. However, I haven't been playing for a while now, so I don't know whether this is new.

Hey, why not completely get rid of weapons experience and have previous weapon levels focus on combat levels?

It simplifies the levels aspect of the game, and I'm also under the impression that the leveling system to-date is planned to have no more levels, or did I mistake someone?

Of course I can understand that it's irrelevant now in the grander scheme of things, but it's just a thought.

Thanks a lot!

This update was COOL!! Really!

Here is an old Athlon with GeForce 8600GT running Linux. Before update the system peaked 85* while VGA raised up 92*C. And frequent heat locks...

I fixed it in 40 and 60 max. Now it remained 69*/50*C GPU/CPU. COOL^2!
During combat/jump/roid fiels, kept below 66* most time.

I saw no difference in gameplay.

I still need another keyboard, both my USB and PS2 are crappy now. But this is unrelated whine...

Mac Os 10.5.8, PPC, 9550 mobility card, iBook G4.

Activating the limiter at 60 fps seemed to have no effect.
Activating the limiter at 10 fps caused vendettaclient to lock up and become non-responsive, requiring a force-quit.

EDIT: I can't seem to find any "attach file". So I'm including these in-line

These come from opening vendettaclient.app, after all patching is done, with the "10 fps" limit in the options. I get one (maybe two) frames of the initial login page, and then a lockup.

Config.ini:
[refgl]
version=3
illummap=1
envmap=1
bumpmap=0
tc=1
aa_mode=0
minfilter=9987
maxfilter=9729
specular=1
windowmode=1
textureresolution=1
texturequality=32
gamma=8
def_freq=0
tfactor_hack=0
doshaders=1
shaderversion=3
dovertexbuffers=1
doindexbuffers=1
do_compiled_vertex_array=1
do_env_combine=1
do_extensions=1
vbl=0
normalizenormalmaps=0

[Vendetta]
version=3
sensorsort=4
AudioDriver=Mac sound driver
VideoDriver=OpenGL Reference GKGL driver
xres=800
yres=600
bpp=32
reset_fov_hud=1
sort_by=4
si_unit=3
flashintensity=100
colorchatinput=0
colorname=1
enableTouchMode=0
showtooltips=1
showlowpowerdialog=1
showlogoffconfirmation=0
showsethomeconfirmation=1
showsellallconfirmation=1
showhelpstring=0
showbarupdatenotification=1
showgroupkillnotification=1
Username=keybounce
cache_resources=0
maxframerate=10

[External HDD ]
enabled=1
JOYBUTTON0=+Shoot2
JOYBUTTON1=+Shoot1
JOYBUTTON2=+Shoot3
JOYBUTTON3=+Turbo
JOYBUTTON4=
JOYBUTTON5=
JOYBUTTON6=
JOYBUTTON7=

[Mouse]
xaxisinvert=0
yaxisinvert=0
sensitivity=6
mlook=1

[keybounce]
lastnewsreadtime=1282373343
lastcharindex=1

[Key Bounce]
channels=1 11 100
clickedsector=
run_tutorial=-1
defaultshipcolor=202
chatmode=1
hailmsg=Hail

[Keybounce]
channels=1 11 100
clickedsector=
run_tutorial=-1
defaultshipcolor=202
chatmode=1
hailmsg=Hail
shippreset1=ports={188024242,1133607097,0},groups={{[2]=true},{},{},{},{},{},{},{},{},{},{},{},{},{},{},{},{},{}},shipcolor=202,ship=1412248534
shippreset2=ports={1419899310,3729538090,0},groups={{[2]=true},{},{},{},{},{},{},{},{},{},{},{},{},{},{},{},{},{}},shipcolor=202,ship=1619354841

Openglinfo.log:
[Sat Aug 21 10:19:36 2010]
Vendor: ATI Technologies Inc.
Renderer: ATI Radeon 9550 OpenGL Engine
Version: 2.0 ATI-1.5.48
Extensions: GL_ARB_transpose_matrix GL_ARB_vertex_program GL_ARB_vertex_blend GL_ARB_window_pos GL_ARB_shader_objects GL_ARB_vertex_shader GL_ARB_shading_language_100 GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays GL_EXT_clip_volume_hint GL_EXT_rescale_normal GL_EXT_draw_range_elements GL_EXT_fog_coord GL_EXT_gpu_program_parameters GL_EXT_geometry_shader4 GL_EXT_transform_feedback GL_APPLE_client_storage GL_APPLE_specular_vector GL_APPLE_transform_hint GL_APPLE_packed_pixels GL_APPLE_fence GL_APPLE_vertex_array_object GL_APPLE_vertex_program_evaluators GL_APPLE_element_array GL_APPLE_flush_render GL_APPLE_aux_depth_stencil GL_NV_texgen_reflection GL_NV_light_max_exponent GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap GL_ARB_imaging GL_ARB_point_parameters GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp GL_ARB_multitexture GL_ARB_texture_env_add GL_ARB_texture_cube_map GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3 GL_ARB_multisample GL_ARB_texture_env_combine GL_ARB_texture_compression GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_ARB_shadow GL_ARB_depth_texture GL_ARB_shadow_ambient GL_ARB_fragment_program GL_ARB_fragment_program_shadow GL_ARB_fragment_shader GL_ARB_occlusion_query GL_ARB_point_sprite GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object GL_ARB_draw_buffers GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array GL_EXT_framebuffer_object GL_EXT_texture_rectangle GL_ARB_texture_rectangle GL_EXT_texture_env_add GL_EXT_blend_color GL_EXT_blend_minmax GL_EXT_blend_subtract GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias GL_EXT_abgr GL_EXT_bgra GL_EXT_stencil_wrap GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic GL_EXT_separate_specular_color GL_EXT_secondary_color GL_EXT_blend_func_separate GL_EXT_shadow_funcs GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc GL_EXT_texture_compression_dxt1 GL_EXT_texture_sRGB GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate GL_EXT_texture_mirror_clamp GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil GL_APPLE_flush_buffer_range GL_APPLE_ycbcr_422 GL_APPLE_vertex_array_range GL_APPLE_texture_range GL_APPLE_float_pixels GL_ATI_texture_float GL_ARB_texture_float GL_ARB_half_float_pixel GL_APPLE_pixel_buffer GL_APPLE_object_purgeable GL_NV_blend_square GL_NV_fog_distance GL_ATI_texture_mirror_once GL_ATI_text_fragment_shader GL_ATI_blend_equation_separate GL_ATI_blend_weighted_minmax GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3 GL_ATI_separate_stencil GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp GL_SGIS_texture_lod GL_SGI_color_matrix
GLU Version: 1.3 MacOSX
GLU Extensions:
GL_MAX_LIGHTS: 8
GL_MAX_CLIP_PLANES: 6
GL_MAX_MODELVIEW_STACK_DEPTH: 32
GL_MAX_PROJECTION_STACK_DEPTH: 10
GL_MAX_TEXTURE_STACK_DEPTH: 10
GL_SUBPIXEL_BITS: 4
GL_MAX_TEXTURE_SIZE: 2048
GL_MAX_PIXEL_MAP_TABLE: 256
GL_MAX_NAME_STACK_DEPTH: 128
GL_MAX_LIST_NESTING: 64
GL_MAX_EVAL_ORDER: 10
GL_MAX_VIEWPORT_DIMS: 2656
GL_MAX_ATTRIB_STACK_DEPTH: 16
GL_AUX_BUFFERS: 0
GL_RGBA_MODE: 1
GL_INDEX_MODE: 0
GL_DOUBLEBUFFER: 1
GL_STEREO: 0
GL_POINT_SIZE_RANGE: 1.000000 - 64.000000
GL_POINT_SIZE_GRANULARITY: 0.125000
GL_LINE_WIDTH_RANGE: 1.000000 - 64.000000
GL_LINE_WIDTH_GRANULARITY: 0.125000
GL_MAX_TEXTURE_UNITS: 8
GL_MAX_CUBE_MAP_TEXTURE_SIZE: 2048
GL_MAX_ELEMENTS_VERTICES: 2048
GL_MAX_ELEMENTS_INDICES: 150000
GL_POINT_SIZE_MIN: 0.000000
GL_POINT_SIZE_MAX: 64.000000
GL_POINT_FADE_THRESHOLD_SIZE: 1.000000
GL_MAX_TEXTURE_MAX_ANISOTROPY: 16.000000
GL_MAX_VERTEX_ARRAY_RANGE_ELEMENT_APPLE: 65535
GL_SAMPLE_BUFFERS_ARB: 0
GL_SAMPLES_ARB: 0
Using ARB_vertex_buffer_object.
Using APPLE_fence.

openglerr.log:
max vram(33554432): .

zdepth = 32
pf_bpp = 32
pf_depth = 32
pf_stencil = 0
AGL_SAMPLES_ARB = 0
AGL_MULTISAMPLE = 0
AGL_SUPERSAMPLE = 0
Using multithreaded OpenGL(0): .

../../../gk/gkgl/refgl/texmanage.cpp(92) : glGetError() returned 'invalid enumerant'
../../../gk/gkgl/refgl/texmanage.cpp(92) : glGetError() returned 'invalid enumerant'
../../../gk/gkgl/refgl/texmanage.cpp(92) : glGetError() returned 'invalid enumerant'
../../../gk/gkgl/refgl/texmanage.cpp(92) : glGetError() returned 'invalid enumerant'
../../../gk/gkgl/refgl/texmanage.cpp(92) : glGetError() returned 'invalid enumerant'
../../../gk/gkgl/refgl/texmanage.cpp(92) : glGetError() returned 'invalid enumerant'
../../../gk/gkgl/refgl/texmanage.cpp(92) : glGetError() returned 'invalid enumerant'
../../../gk/gkgl/refgl/texmanage.cpp(92) : glGetError() returned 'invalid enumerant'
../../../gk/gkgl/refgl/texmanage.cpp(92) : glGetError() returned 'invalid enumerant'

Errors.log:
build 9L31a
MacOS version 1058
This is a Power Macintosh with a processor that I am unaware of: 0x00000113
Hardware: (18 11:PPC 7450) PowerBook6,7 @ 1420 MHz, 1024 MB
archive returned 0
[Sat Aug 21 10:19:33 2010] Can't load driver /Users/Shared/Applications/Vendetta.app/drivers/gkvc.dylib: not a Mach-O MH_BUNDLE file type
[Sat Aug 21 10:19:33 2010] Can't load driver /Users/Shared/Applications/Vendetta.app/drivers/libfmodex.dylib: not a Mach-O MH_BUNDLE file type
[Sat Aug 21 10:19:33 2010] Found driver: "Mac sound driver". Type 1, Version 9.1. Load @0x010453f0
[Sat Aug 21 10:19:33 2010] Instantiate address: 0x469a00
[Sat Aug 21 10:19:33 2010] Found driver: "OpenGL Reference GKGL driver". Type 5, Version 88.0. Load @0x01045990
[Sat Aug 21 10:19:33 2010] Instantiate address: 0x47b3f0
sound driver initialized.
[Sat Aug 21 10:19:38 2010] load_sample_ogg: Couldn't open sound/mission.updated.ogg (mission.updated)
[Sat Aug 21 10:19:38 2010] load_sample: Couldn't open sound/mission.updated.ogg (mission.updated)
[Sat Aug 21 10:19:38 2010] load_sample_ogg: Couldn't open sound/nfz.warning.enter.ogg (nfz.warning.enter)
[Sat Aug 21 10:19:38 2010] load_sample: Couldn't open sound/nfz.warning.enter.ogg (nfz.warning.enter)
[Sat Aug 21 10:19:38 2010] load_sample_ogg: Couldn't open sound/nfz.warning.leave.ogg (nfz.warning.leave)
[Sat Aug 21 10:19:38 2010] load_sample: Couldn't open sound/nfz.warning.leave.ogg (nfz.warning.leave)
Found HID: Built-in keyboard
element name: 'Keyboard' u:6 p:1
Found HID: Trackpad
element name: 'Page: 0xff, Usage: 0x1' u:1 p:255
unhandled page: 255 (usage: -1)
element name: 'Page: 0xff, Usage: 0xffffffff' u:4294967295 p:255
unhandled page: 255 (usage: 1)
element name: 'Page: 0xff, Usage: 0x1' u:1 p:255
unhandled page: 255 (usage: 4)
element name: 'Page: 0xff, Usage: 0x4' u:4 p:255
unhandled page: 255 (usage: 4)
element name: 'Page: 0xff, Usage: 0x4' u:4 p:255
unhandled page: 255 (usage: 4)
element name: 'Page: 0xff, Usage: 0x4' u:4 p:255
unhandled page: 255 (usage: 4)
element name: 'Page: 0xff, Usage: 0x4' u:4 p:255
unhandled page: 255 (usage: 4)
element name: 'Page: 0xff, Usage: 0x4' u:4 p:255
unhandled page: 255 (usage: 4)
element name: 'Page: 0xff, Usage: 0x4' u:4 p:255
unhandled page: 255 (usage: 4)
element name: 'Page: 0xff, Usage: 0x4' u:4 p:255
unhandled page: 255 (usage: 4)
element name: 'Page: 0xff, Usage: 0x4' u:4 p:255
unhandled page: 255 (usage: 4)
element name: 'Page: 0xff, Usage: 0x4' u:4 p:255
unhandled page: 255 (usage: 4)
element name: 'Page: 0xff, Usage: 0x4' u:4 p:255
unhandled page: 255 (usage: 4)
element name: 'Page: 0xff, Usage: 0x4' u:4 p:255
unhandled page: 255 (usage: 4)
element name: 'Page: 0xff, Usage: 0x4' u:4 p:255
unhandled page: 255 (usage: 4)
element name: 'Page: 0xff, Usage: 0x4' u:4 p:255
unhandled page: 255 (usage: 4)
element name: 'Page: 0xff, Usage: 0x4' u:4 p:255
unhandled page: 255 (usage: 4)
element name: 'Page: 0xff, Usage: 0x4' u:4 p:255
unhandled page: 255 (usage: 4)
element name: 'Page: 0xff, Usage: 0x4' u:4 p:255
unhandled page: 255 (usage: 4)
element name: 'Page: 0xff, Usage: 0x4' u:4 p:255
Found HID: Trackpad
element name: 'Page: 0xff, Usage: 0x1' u:1 p:255
unhandled page: 255 (usage: -1)
element name: 'Page: 0xff, Usage: 0xffffffff' u:4294967295 p:255
unhandled page: 255 (usage: 2)
element name: 'Page: 0xff, Usage: 0x2' u:2 p:255
unhandled page: 255 (usage: 4)
element name: 'Page: 0xff, Usage: 0x4' u:4 p:255
unhandled page: 255 (usage: 4)
element name: 'Page: 0xff, Usage: 0x4' u:4 p:255
unhandled page: 255 (usage: 4)
element name: 'Page: 0xff, Usage: 0x4' u:4 p:255
unhandled page: 255 (usage: 4)
element name: 'Page: 0xff, Usage: 0x4' u:4 p:255
unhandled page: 255 (usage: 4)
element name: 'Page: 0xff, Usage: 0x4' u:4 p:255
unhandled page: 255 (usage: 4)
element name: 'Page: 0xff, Usage: 0x4' u:4 p:255
unhandled page: 255 (usage: 4)
element name: 'Page: 0xff, Usage: 0x4' u:4 p:255
unhandled page: 255 (usage: 4)
element name: 'Page: 0xff, Usage: 0x4' u:4 p:255
unhandled page: 255 (usage: 4)
element name: 'Page: 0xff, Usage: 0x4' u:4 p:255
unhandled page: 255 (usage: 4)
element name: 'Page: 0xff, Usage: 0x4' u:4 p:255
unhandled page: 255 (usage: 4)
element name: 'Page: 0xff, Usage: 0x4' u:4 p:255
unhandled page: 255 (usage: 4)
element name: 'Page: 0xff, Usage: 0x4' u:4 p:255
unhandled page: 255 (usage: 4)
element name: 'Page: 0xff, Usage: 0x4' u:4 p:255
unhandled page: 255 (usage: 4)
element name: 'Page: 0xff, Usage: 0x4' u:4 p:255
unhandled page: 255 (usage: 4)
element name: 'Page: 0xff, Usage: 0x4' u:4 p:255
unhandled page: 255 (usage: 4)
element name: 'Page: 0xff, Usage: 0x4' u:4 p:255
unhandled page: 255 (usage: 4)
element name: 'Page: 0xff, Usage: 0x4' u:4 p:255
Found HID: Trackpad
element name: 'Mouse' u:2 p:1
element name: 'Pointer' u:1 p:1
element name: 'X-Axis' u:48 p:1
element name: 'Y-Axis' u:49 p:1
element name: 'Button #1' u:1 p:9
element name: 'Wheel' u:56 p:1
Found HID: External HDD
element name: 'Generic Desktop Usage 0x0' u:0 p:1
element name: 'Button #1' u:1 p:9
element name: 'Button #2' u:2 p:9
element name: 'Button #3' u:3 p:9
element name: 'Button #4' u:4 p:9
element name: 'Button #5' u:5 p:9
element name: 'Button #6' u:6 p:9
element name: 'Button #7' u:7 p:9
element name: 'Button #8' u:8 p:9
element name: 'Generic LED' u:75 p:8
Found Generic Desktop Usage 0x0 'External HDD ' (1:0).
Manufacturer: 'Western Digital '
Serial number: '57442D575837304136395239313734'
Transport: 'USB'
VendorID:ProductID:Version: 4184:1797:373
LocID: '1527775232'
Found element 'Button #1' (usagePage:usage:type) (9:1:Button Input)
cookie = 2
min/max = 0/1
scaledmin/scaledmax = 0/1
size = 1
Found element 'Button #2' (usagePage:usage:type) (9:2:Button Input)
cookie = 3
min/max = 0/1
scaledmin/scaledmax = 0/1
size = 1
Found element 'Button #3' (usagePage:usage:type) (9:3:Button Input)
cookie = 4
min/max = 0/1
scaledmin/scaledmax = 0/1
size = 1
Found element 'Button #4' (usagePage:usage:type) (9:4:Button Input)
cookie = 5
min/max = 0/1
scaledmin/scaledmax = 0/1
size = 1
Found element 'Button #5' (usagePage:usage:type) (9:5:Button Input)
cookie = 6
min/max = 0/1
scaledmin/scaledmax = 0/1
size = 1
Found element 'Button #6' (usagePage:usage:type) (9:6:Button Input)
cookie = 7
min/max = 0/1
scaledmin/scaledmax = 0/1
size = 1
Found element 'Button #7' (usagePage:usage:type) (9:7:Button Input)
cookie = 8
min/max = 0/1
scaledmin/scaledmax = 0/1
size = 1
Found element 'Button #8' (usagePage:usage:type) (9:8:Button Input)
cookie = 9
min/max = 0/1
scaledmin/scaledmax = 0/1
size = 1
Input driver initialized.
allocated pipes: 8->7, 10->9
[Sat Aug 21 10:19:53 2010] Flight-Assist mode enabled.
[Sat Aug 21 10:19:53 2010] Auto-Aim enabled.

Keybounce, this would have been better to post in the Bugs forum in its own thread. It just makes a mess here.

Alright, who changed the iup doubleclick number from 65544 to 8388616? I'm looking at you, ray. :p

(is there a better way to get the button ids other than writing manually testing them? iup.LMBUTTON is defined but the others don't seem to be).

EDIT: Nevermind, a lot of them are defined but the doubleclick one seems to be wrong now.

Who wants to bet on the final 1.8.X version before 1.9.0?

1.8.999

Duh.

To all Mac people who had framerate limiter lockups: This should be solved in 1.8.40.2, which has been out for about an hour.

If anyone has other problems, or continued problems, please let us know.