Hey everyone,

We've just updated the  preview version of  the patch and hope to release it very soon! Thanks again for all your support and feedback.

How to access this 1.0.6 version:

• Right click on the game in your Steam Library
• Go to the "Betas" tab
• Select the Preview - 1.0.6 version in the drown-down list
• If you use an older AMD card, select AMDpreview -1.0.6

 [1.0.6] Preview

[IA]

• Fixed: Map Sharing correction (evaluation)
• Fixed: handling of rare resources
• Fixed: loop in AI behavior when idle
• Fixed: allocation of influence
• Fixed all costs of diplomatic terms for AI
• Fixed:  Tweaked transitions duration so AI asks for map sharing less often and can ask for peace more often
• Fixed: Shipdesign costs for AI
• Improved AI colonization behavior
• Increased AI aggressiveness
• Better evaluation of trade agreement terms

[PERFORMANCE]

• The technology helper is now active only for human players.

[FIXES]

• Fixed an issue where political events of global, Academy and Academy - Finale quests had missing GUI elements.
• Fixed a broken save issue due to migrations (reported here)

[VISUAL]

• More nebulae and stellar winds in Galaxy Spiral 8

We also made a lot of improvements on the multiplayer. Several desync causes have been fixed, especially on these topics:

-    Vision Visibility

-    Fog of war

-    Fleet movements

-    Probes

-    Systems revealed by quests

-    VisionSharing & MapSharing (diplomacy term)

Yeah, it's weird. On turn 91, I got the infinite battle screen. So I reloaded, got it again. Went to earlier saves and all of a sudden was getting it there and also unable to move forward when I clicked end turn. This is what the diagnostic log says for me after I click the begin battle..

Job 'AIOrderMessageRepository' raised an exception.

AI:JobScheduler_ExceptionRaised(System.Reflection.ParameterInfo, System.Reflection.ParameterInfo)

Amplitude.AI.Common.Threading.JobScheduler:WorkerThreadRun(System.Reflection.ParameterInfo)

And then it goes on a Endless Loop after a few failures.

Job 'AIOrderMessageRepository' raised an exception.

09:29:55:585STACKCannot cast from source type to destination type.

09:29:58:003STACKGameServerState_Turn_AI_PrepareSync

09:29:58:103STACKGameServerState_Turn_AI_Sync

09:29:58:535STACKGameServerState_Turn_Main

09:30:05:112STACKGameServerState_Turn_AI_PrepareSync

09:30:05:211STACKGameServerState_Turn_AI_Sync

09:30:06:240STACKGameServerState_Turn_Main

09:30:12:734STACKGameServerState_Turn_AI_PrepareSync

09:30:12:834STACKGameServerState_Turn_AI_Sync

09:30:13:274STACKGameServerState_Turn_Main

09:30:19:751STACKGameServerState_Turn_AI_PrepareSync

09:30:19:851STACKGameServerState_Turn_AI_Sync

09:30:19:994STACKGameServerState_Turn_Main

I can also confirm 1.0.6 patch didn't fix the unsolvable combat bug, at least on the Riftborn save I posted in that thread. I also tried reloading autosaves from few turns earlier and initiating a battle again with the exact same result. Got the same type of endlessly repeating diagnostics as Undeadban.

Diagnostics - 2017'05'26 @1845'35''.html

Overcolonization Penalty is over four times as much as it was in the 0.3.7 Riftborn build on some/poss all maps.  A Dense Medium map supposedly can have nearly -500 overcolonization approval penalties near to solo conquest (if you could get past the tedium/micro to achieve it) without using the Religious content/Happy law and assuming there is near that amount of positive approval in the game.

Can we get a balance fix please within next patch or two, thanks.  e.g. lowering it from -10 to -5 or -3 would be a start.  Some extra system overcolonization techs are likely needed also/or better balanced.  (I think one patch may have added +2 to each map size it's not enough EDIT it didn't I using a Federation that game and was mistaken)

Link to thread that discusses the issue:  https://www.games2gether.com/endless-space-2/forums/65-general/threads/25760-over-colonization-penalty-10-approval-per-system-too-much?page=1