After the abortive engine update to 83.0, we've formally adopted the new Spring version 84.0 with its numerous fixes. Concurrently, we're also releasing a new game version, v0.9.

CHANGELOG

Engine

• Linux desyncs should be fixed
• Vehicles maintain speed on turning properly
• Reduced pathfinding lag and improved "flow"
• Heightmap changes (e.g. terraform) invisible outside LOS
• Radar plane LOS not based on ground position
• Players are no longer defeated if they lose all units (including /take) as long as their allyteam is alive.
• Units target things that they can no longer see for a lot less time
• Units no longer attack recently captured units
• /advshading command replaced with /advunitshading; analogous /advmapshading command added (try this if you're experiencing lag or graphics-related crashes)
• /dynamicsun command added - toggles dynamic sun shading. May be buggy, recommend disabling.

Large blocky map texture and extreme CPU drain from the start of the game are known issues that affect a few players. Try to fix these with '/advmapshading' and '/dynamicsun'. Otherwise update graphics drivers and if problems persist create a ticket.

Lobby

• It is now possible to set "Data folder" where all content is stored (maps, games, engine, configs, logs) -> for people who run c: on small SSD
• Fixes to default configs

General

• Fixed Spidermonkey egg issues
• Commanders which forgo a weapon at level 1 can keep the free peashooter at level 3
• Pylon locked

New unit, Felon. A heavy shieldbot walker which uses shield charge to power its fun.

• 700 cost
• Slow speed
• Shielded
• Accurate LLT range
• It uses shield charge to fire, use with Thugs and reduce it's damage output by shooting it.
• Discharge from full shield does 1600 damage in 2.4 seconds
• DPS is 27 when drained and reliant on regen.

Balance

• On-fire effect from Firewalker, Inferno and corresponding commander weapons much shorter (so it expires quickly if you leave the burning area)
• Moderator does 33% less slow damage
• Slow effect capped at 50%
• Merl cost reduction (800 -> 700) and damage increased (650 -> 700)
• Puppy range increase (145 -> 155) and health increase (60 -> 80)

Modules:

• Hellfire Grenade burns a much larger area; reloads more slowly and costs more
• Disruptor bomb does 25% more slow damage
• Kodachi AoE down to almost what it used to be
• Gauss rifle a bit stronger
• Missile launcher range down (450 -> 415) - now requires two range modules to outrange LLTs
• Standoff Rocket a bit cheaper

GFX

• Fixes to VR grid; disabled on all default settings except maximum
• Improved large napalm effects

GUI

• Fixed many playerlist issues
• Core selector should work in spectator mode
• Fixed incorrect values reported by resource bar
• Fixed randomness in music player

Karotte, it's enabled by default! :)

But since it probably isn't for you then, enable it from the widget menu. It's under 'sound'.

There is a slider to adjust the music volume beneath the normal ZK volume slider.

Just make a folder - spring/sounds/war and spring/sounds/peace. You can add your own music to the playlist here, in .ogg format.

The Zero-K musics will still play since they're a part of the game file. But you can mod the folders to be something different, then it will only play your own music. :)

If .ogg doesn't suit you, you could try to switch the widget to play .mp3 - haven't tested whether this works though.

If using nVidia make sure threaded optimization is off in the nVidia control panel.

All games always max your cpu,thats normal

What you mean? You could play on 82. engine?
Report to engine mantis then please
http://springrts.com/mantis

Disable adv map shading
/advmapshading 0, or edit springsettings.cfg to have AdvMapShading=0

ok so i managed to see some errors, it says something about kernel32.dll and something else in system32

ill screw around with some things and see if i can find any more problems/solutions