- Minor crash & bug fixes

- Many various bugfixes, quality-of-life features, and minor optimizations

- Fixed spawn bullet instruction causing save issues - Fixed sensor name conflict with bullet properties - Fixed minor issues with guardian hints & initial arc research in Serpulo campaign - Made players respawn instantly upon joining a server, even when the host paused it - Added a world logic spatial query instruction - Made "core is under attack" warning tappable; pans to last attacked core - Minor map submission fixes

- Added a processor instruction for spawning bullets - Added sensors for player ping text/position - Fixed Horizon units not being able to circle large blocks - Fixed bullets fired from core units while moving backwards lasting longer

- Fixed waves spawning in Ground Zero before the tutorial is completed - Fixed incorrect sounds being spammed in a specific submitted sector - Translation updates

- Minor campaign bugfixes

- Added descriptions to sectors that were missing them - Finalized campaign map layout - Many various bugfixes

This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included. This is the beta release for v8 - a massive update focused on improving Serpulo's campaign. Highlights: - Completely re-structured progression and maps for Serpulo - Improved unit control, pathfinding, stances and more - Several new blocks for Erekir - Map ping, player build plan sync, pausing building, commanding while building and more - Significant performance optimizations - Many new features for map scripting - A content patch system for changing stats of units/blocks/items in maps - A complete audio rework

- Fixed a variety of issues with unit & block cost multiplier rules - Fixed many various crashes - Fixed pathfinding not being able to path through solid enemy blocks - Fixed naval units sometimes attempting to pathfind through land - Fixed water tiles with space background resulting in a black background - Fixed internal legacy blocks being logic constants - Fixed power node double-click leading to interaction rate limit triggering - Fixed units sometimes being unkillable - Fixed units with long paths sometimes recalculating forever - Fixed serious issue with player units getting bugged in certain maps with puddles - Fixed Neoplasia reactor sometimes not exploding - Fixed units randomly dying when hitting corners - Fixed piercing bullets permaturely hitting blocks "under" bullets - Fixed missiles dealing double damage to units - Fixed FPS not limiting accurately - Added setting to disable all lighting - Added logic unit autoPathfind command (default wave pathfinding) - Made logic unbind command set `@unit` to null - Made "any" environment accessible outside of sandbox - Made payload loaders no longer accept inputs from payload unloaders - Added logic sensors for shields, content ID (inverse of lookup command) - Added logic particle effect instruction - Added logic sync instruction - Setting factory output points now updates "last accessed" - Disabled team switching menu in multiplayer outside of sandbox/PvP - Decreased canvas block silicon cost slightly - Scathe ammo usage decreased to 15 - Buffed Precept unit

- Fixed crash when opening message blocks or multiline text input areas on certain devices; reverted to single-line text fields

- Fixed a crash when placing blocks - Fixed adding schematic icon tags breaking the game - Misc pathfinding bugfixes; units should not get stuck moving backwards - Legged/insect units should no longer pathfind around solid blocks they can step over

- Fixed messages and other blocks only displaying single-line text fields - Fixed logic icons for certain content being squished - Fixed a freeze caused by stack routers - Fixed Base AI not working sometimes - Fixed map flags added in objectives not syncing - Fixed a crash related to editing canvases - Added votekick reason option, made votekicks cancel-able by admins - Added button for admins to switch player teams - Added fill erase mode to editor - Made Serpulo attack sectors not invade nearby sectors while you are attacking them - Various improvements to the schematics UI - Starting unit command can now be selected in reconstructors - Units now retain their last command when controlled and un-controlled by players

- Fixed Mindustry consuming ~44mb more RAM on startup than v6 did - Fixed logic blocks not re-enabling a block when unlinking from it - Updated various Serpulo turret sprites/animations - Re-added the base builder AI rule and enabled it in the existing custom game attack maps - Buffed Tecta unit - Improved schematics used in base generation on Serpulo

- Fixed "any" environment button not enabling - Fixed a crash related to an experimental rule being enabled on certain servers - Fixed lag caused by sorters updating minimap very quickly - Fixed Serpulo generated bases sometimes having unlinked power nodes - Fixed invalid liquid consumption stats on plasma bores - Doubled max schematic size - Canvas blocks now show their image preview in the schematics dialog - Added building damage indicators to minimap - Added logic pathfind instruction - supports arbitrary coordinates - Added unit health multiplier rule - Added map 'ends after wave' rule - Added search bar for wave UI - Added piston regions to blocks that did not have them - Added search bar to custom game menu - Added 'rebuild area' button - Improved server list UI

- Fixed startup crash when changing UI scale to 5% - Fixed network error when calling world logic explosion instruction with a null team - Fixed sector background simulation not taking into account builder/repair units - Fixed server-side network error when placing certain large logic schematics - Fixed force projector hitbox being a square - Fixed blank weapon stat boxes for certain units - Fixed various regressions from last release (batteries being broken in mods, server menus not closing...) - Made duo barrels move separately when shooting - Improved stat display for various blocks

- Fixed some keybinds missing translations - Fixed a long-standing pathfinding issue of enemy wave units exhibiting "confused" behavior in certain maps - Fixed a server exploit that allowed users to block others from connecting - Made entity sync network errors log a warning instead of forcibly disconnecting clients - Made server list show multiple servers per row on wide screens - New UI for turret/unit weapon stats in core database - Improved support for modded planets with different radii - Added world logic setProp instruction - while unfinished, this instruction allows world processors to set attributes of buildings and units, like health or items stored

- Actually fixed host research not syncing to clients correctly (for real this time) - Fixed sublimates targeting ducts but being unable to hit them - Fixed repair turrets incorrectly displaying status as red when not targeting - Fixed 'hidden' content (planets, etc) displaying in list of mod content - Fixed several crashes - Fixed Oct shield break effect being hexagonal - Buffed Conquer slightly, nerfed Collaris range slightly - Made Disrupt/Quell no longer target air units - Added a boost toggle command for units that can support it (nova, etc) - keep in mind that these units cannot shoot when flying, and will not try to find a landing position if blocked

- Minor bugfixes

- Fixed many various crashes - Fixed world message being replaceable - Fixed various Serpulo sectors having no waves - Fixed inaccessible resources under blocks appearing in sector resources info - Fixed units following wrong team when assisting - Fixed liquid puddles not syncing in multiplayer - Many other minor bugfixes - Improved loading speed of maps with many power graphs - Improved performance of entity removal (should make effects/bullets less laggy) - Made Oct shield an octagon - Made block statuses flash when low on power/liquid instead of staying green - Disabled campaign research/state syncing across multiplayer due to confusion - campaigns should be completely separate now - Decreased Scathe fog uncover range (75% of range -> 40% of range) - Increased Quell build cost - Nerfed Locus, buffed Vanquish, Conquer, Cleroi - Added rule for unit crash damage

- Fixed many minor bugs relating to the recent v7 release

- Erekir, an entire new planet with its own campaign to complete - An entire new tech tree of blocks, units and items - 100+ new blocks to research - Countless bugfixes, new features and QoL improvements

- Fixed build being displayed as "custom build"

- Fixed bridges being planned without unlock in campaign - Fixed player moving slower on servers with status effects - Fixed player not respecting formation speed on servers - Fixed separators consuming power when idle - Fixed logic blocks not saving buildings on reload - Fixed rare door placement crash - Fixed logic units being able to take/remove items from any team block - Improved power node link preview - Reduced Nova range slightly - Added list of status effects to core database - Added status effect display to bullets (icons contributed by @sk7725) - Added bullet stats for continuous laser turrets (e.g. Meltdown) - Made bridges autolink when dragging multiple lines - Disabled logic unit building for servers by default - Internals: Removed all code for disposing resources on exit; this should be handled by the OS now - Logic: Made dead sensor return 1 for null, to simplify validity checks - Logic: New text parser; supports defining and jumping to labels with name: instead of numbers - Logic: Added support for negative draw coordinates - Logic: Disabled packets for config; may desync, but will help reduce lag - Campaign: Various tweaks to make background simulation more accurate

- Various minor bugfixes - Made water extractor use metaglass for building, to be consistent with pumps - Added automatic conveyor/conduit bridging over obstacles - Added 'defender' AI for Oct; follows nearby units - Cores can now replace most transport blocks; turrets can now replace each other - Improved bridge & power node linking previews - Buffed Segment & Vela - Added logicUnitBuild rule; Sandbox server owners are advised to disable logic building with `rules add logicUnitBuild false`. - Logic: Changed default unit control state to be 'idle', not 'stop' - Logic: Made config / unit building instructions accept buildings as configuration to copy their config. This allows for self-replicating processors. - Logic: Added sensors for `dead`, `controller`, `size`, `boosting` - Logic: Made `controlled` return ctrlProcessor/ctrlPlayer/ctrlFormation/0 depending on controller type - Logic: Deprecated "commanded"; use `controlled` instead! This sensor will be removed in a future release. - Logic: More hints

- Fixed player health bar glitching out at negative health - Fixed large power nodes sometimes not connecting to placed blocks - Made unit payloads draw with correct cell colors - Made all mods automatically get disabled upon client startup crash - can be disabled in settings - Decreased impact reactor explosion radius - Decreased projectile building splash damage for smaller radii - Decreased splash damage radius for many various projectiles - Logic: Made invalid sensors for units return `null` - Logic: Added tooltip support, accessible with long-press - Mods: Stricter null checks for JSON mod objects - Mods: Added support for `abilities:` and `requirements:` in JSON unit definitions - Mods: Added support for `DrawBlock` parameters in JSON