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VO 1.8.645

May 22, 2023 incarnate link
VO 1.8.645 included (last week):

- Added /remove_mines command to remove your mines from the current sector without detonating them.
- Whoever does the most damage to an NPC in Border and Hive skirmishes are now awarded the kill instead of who landed the killing shot when it explodes.
- Players who registered for the Corporate Sector Run and leave the sector or log out early can now re-register in the station before the race begins.
- The Android version now handles device resolution changes during runtime ("density") instead of having to be restarted. Requires Play Store app update.

The last change may be of benefit for owners of Samsung devices, where the Samsung Game Optimizing Service is causing problems by forcing a resolution change whenever the game runs. The best solution is still to disable the Samsung service on the entire device, as it yields no actual performance benefit and seems to also cause other problems (which we're still investigating). VO, like most graphically-intensive games, renders to an offscreen buffer at a resolution pre-determined by the game, so "device resolution" already has no impact on game performance. Samsung's "optimization" service forced a device resolution change in the middle of runtime, which had a tendency to screw up the UI, as the game was not expecting that during play. More information about the fundamental issue here:

https://www.pcgamer.com/samsungs-game-optimization-service-might-be-throttling-the-performance-of-over-10000-apps/

https://www.samsung.com/levant/support/apps-services/how-can-i-change-game-optimization-settings/