Ultimate Apocalypse - 1.72.5 Released!

[Hellboy]

Hello all! I have titan Imperator Who want make ae for him go in pm send model you

[BIG BEAST]

Demetrius i love that tank.Its my favorite.Is this will be for imperial guard? If so it will be very cool !!!!!!

[METAL GOD]

Demetrius: beautiful models, I'm surprised the number of models you do. And also the speed in creating them.

[Hellboy]

[Cylarne_04]

Do you people know the relicnews member "etherealtau"? Has he released an update about the UA Survival mods? Link appreciated.

[lootedcarnifex]

Hell boy does that Imperator come in chaos?

[PsykoTenshi]

I was doing a little experiment involving spamming as much conscripts as possible and found that using the following game rules caused the maximum population cap to vary between 54 (54, right?) and 100, at a pattern I couldn't determine.
This are the rules I used:
AI Properties
AI Dummies
Annihilate
Apocalypse
Game Timer
Heroes
Massive Battles
Extreme Battles

Honestly I'm curious mostly to what determines when the max cap is more or less, since I've seen this "bug thing" in many, many previous versions of UA (272 population cap ftw!).

[Predalienator]

Try using only Extreme Battles since it has a larger cap than Massive Battles if i'm not mistaken.

[SandroniusPrime]

I mentioned the problem of AI Properties several months ago
I made numerous games with the Imperial Guard as an ally in 1024*1024 and 512*512 maps
with the rules Annhilate and Game Timer and I've cheked every time that IG AI Ally build only
the basic leman russ tank, but they build Super Heavy Tank and use Airstrike.
Then I suppose that IG AI insist on Infantery Doctrine.

I hope to be useful.

[Cylarne_04]

There is nothing wrong with AI properties, there is something wrong with the addons the AI tries to build or take perception of in tier I, hence the addon they look for "superweapon addon" is not available yet; no tier II and the ai shuts down and literally f*cks over my mod ai gameplay and pees on it.

@Psyko: Your game conditions, Massive Battles + Extreme Battles combined makes your cap expand to high rates the more you pile on.

[Sumajin]

Wow ive been away for ages... uhm is there a post saying that .61 is out or am i missing it?

EDIT: Found it, the emperor "requests" a changelog. ( or a link to one )

[lootedcarnifex]

@ Sumajin

What this patch includes:
- Bug fixes.
- Balance changes.

Global changes:
* Warhound Titan weapon damages rebalanced.

Chaos:
* Chaos Havoc Autocannons no longer fires on the move.
* Marines Plasma Guns weakened to the base damage of loyal Space Marines.

Dark Eldar:
* Scourgers ranged damage for non Dark Lance weapons decreased.
* Reaver Jetbike weapon damage decreased.
* Shadow Super-heavy and Dais effectiveness against titans increased.
* Dais Dark Lance damage increased.

Eldar:
* Prism Cannon effectiveness against structures and titans increased.
* Twin Pulsars effectiveness against titans and superstructures increased.
* Wraithcannons effectiveness against Living Metal, titans, and superstructures increased.

Imperial Guard:
* Shadowsword voice added.
* Shadowsword ability now costs 500/500 req/power.

Necrons:
* Solar Pulse no longer requires the Ctan Gods research.
* Necron Lord can no longer be produced over and over while the Deceiver remains alive.
* Immortal Gauss Blaster overall damage decreased.
* Necron Warriors are produced slightly slower.
* Builder Scarabs are built slightly slower.
* One new artifact added, the Shroud of Antigravity is back.

Orks:
* Kustim Stompa imbaness of Apocalyptic doom fixed.

Sisters:
* The Arch Angel is now less powerful than she was. Making her now not unstoppable.

Space Marines:
* Vanguard Veteran squad attack range reduced from 60 to 35.

Tau:
* Stealth Suit burst cannons and Fusion Blaster overall damaged research modifiers reduced.

IDH:
* Grey Knight Champion no longer has a pink icon. No seriously they don't.
* Bugged Plasma Cannon for Dreadnoughts removed.

Tyranids:
* Carnifexes can now truly upgrade. No seriously.
* Ravener melee damage and health decreased.

Known Issues:
- Eldar AI is bugged still.
- IDH ai is bugged still.
- IG ai on a 1024x1024 map does not tier up to tier II.
- Tyranids ai at the end of tier IV still does nothing.
- I cannot fix these problems yet, I'm sorry for the inconvenience.

otherwise on the to-do list:
>= 1.62.62 patch will contain some ai fixes, wargear revamped with cost implemented and time reduced, IDH Justicar pink hammer fixed, DP mod property (once permission asked), Renegade Militia, Bombsquigs, new Terminators, the Lord of Change, the Keeper of Secrets, Tyranid Hierophant, and some new Alpha mod material.
All of this will be coming soon to upcoming future patches.

[Arkagunner328]

nice work guys

[SandroniusPrime]

An idea (Probably you would have already thougt on it..):

If the problem for IG race is that it has too many addons and bring the AI to crash You could split that race in separated race IG= Armore Company and Siege Battallion.

Do you think to introduce also Renegade in UA ?

[Cylarne_04]

Do you think to introduce also Renegade in UA ?

I always planned on doing that... I just keep forgetting. I hope 1.62.62, if not 1.62.63 for you guys.

[SandroniusPrime]

Wish to try it soon

Id never thought eight years ago that now I would be still playing this game,

better your mod and the ones of other guys.

[demetrius]

[thudmeizer]

Horus the Warmaster? Seriously... Next will be the Emperor and some of his Primarch entourage? WOW!

Keep modelling this stuff for DoW1 guys.. best digital War40k inventory EVAR!!!!

[Cylarne_04]

demetrius = f'in awesome. You need an art show buddy.

[Arkagunner328]

HOLY -long bleep- HORUS? I can't WAIT for the patch u guys are f***ing AWESOME

[jONES1979]

BTW, Hello from the Russian modelers. This model was intended for the Horus Herecy mod, but now that mod is abandoned.


Unfortunately, I can't find a higher resolution screenshot

[demetrius]

masterpieace jones,but how many polygones it have??




reduced polygons.

[lootedcarnifex]

Well, it dosn't HAVE to be Horus, it could be a varient model for a chaos termie or *shudders* Abbadon but honestly guys wouldn't it be fun if we could have a lot of iconic warhammer characters ? We should do Draigo next :P

I for one would have a lot of fun recreating battles even if that mean throwing balance out the window i mean come one this is Apocalypse

[Cylarne_04]

I for one would have a lot of fun recreating battles even if that mean throwing balance out the window i mean come one this is Apocalypse

The majority of the Ultimate Apocalypse "players" recommends balance instead. However, there are always the alternatives to solve the utmost basic solutions of balance and epic gameplay combined.

[Green Tide]

So I was playing with the Tau this morning, and decided to end the game in a spectacular way using the ion nuke... suddenly noticed that the awesome FX was similar to one of my favourite moments from the FF games: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17oJeTCGEic

Simply awesome, and no better faction to put in than the Tau. Atonishing work UA team!

[Sataman]

Can you clear your inbox cylarne?

[Cylarne_04]

oO sorry. YOU sent me a message! Mystery solved on my end.

@GreenTide: I'm having a little trouble understanding the video, but thanks for dat comment of doom.

@all:
WARNING, don't you dare click this link.

[lootedcarnifex]

It runs on pain and suffering

[Cylarne_04]

I completely forgot to post this on RelicNews...

Update from 4/26/12

Opinions are needed for the upcoming stages of 1.62.62. Any last suggestions, additions, bug fixes... please be quick, the final stages are in and will be out maybe next week. What the changes include currently?

- Three new units added in mod.
- Some balance changes.
- All commander wargear revamped to better play style.
- New wincondition added, (restrict air units)
- Some winconditions that causes scar errors in the beginning are stripped and cleaned.
- New maps!
- I hopefully might finish the total revamp of the Chaos Overlord. Depending if I get new icons in time.- Sneak peak movie of the Grand Release. (Maybe, maybe not, convince me.)

So please do read this and make your final wants/needs please for 1.62.62!Also, in other news, we have a texturer for the Warlord Titan! Yay! That is all.

Update from 4/28/12

Excellent! Great! Thanks everybody for your feedback, ideas, criticism, and wants/needs. I certainly think that all of your lists (except for selected couple) could very well be implemented in 1.62.62. Some already are.

So yes, many-many DP mod stuff. It will be done! Permission first, then DP additions next. I'll be avoiding the illegal content entirely.

Welcome new member SoulsForSlaanesh! Thanks for following the mod for quite a while now.

On a side note, please do pardon my absence in not responding to your questions directly. I usually do this later for when I'm all done releasing the next patch. Busy-busy, lots of bugs to catch up on.

Release should definitely be done less than next week.

Any last requests to be added in for 1.62.62 must be done so before May 1st 2012 so my scheduled release is not delayed. You have been warned!

Thanks.

Miscellaneous with many thanks...

Kane Phipps
Mike Wheeler
Graham Robinson
Edward Silver (again)
Erik Davis
Sal Occhiogrosso
Bryen Wenzel
Olivier Ducharme
Manny Sandoval (again)
Daniel Brancalion
Peter Schmucker
Nick Haselum
Caleb Hoyt
Can be you!

These people donated to the Apocalypse Mod Team. And because they did that, 1.62.59 exists today. They showed the Apocalypse Mod Team that the public NEEDS us to create more updates for the crowd instead of having the crowd wait until the Grand Release is released. Be one of these donators, and I will be forced to provide the crowd with more goodies. Your donation is highly appreciated and optional.

[Xpwn3ntial]

I'd like to put in a request to bring the auto-abilities win condition back and to use the PoK Grey Knight/Terminator models/skins.

For a post 1.62.62 request, I'd like to see renegade Guardsmen in the Chaos Undivided Mark.

Mostly the auto-abilities. Thanks in advance, even if it's just for reading this.

[Cylarne_04]

For a post 1.62.62 request, I'd like to see renegade Guardsmen in the Chaos Undivided Mark.

Um, actually they already in 1.62.62.

Sure, auto abilities it is.

[SandroniusPrime]

Please !!!! (Crying.Smily) Add Grot Tank, Advenced Cannon Banner, Grot support weapon for Orks, and Orka deep strike turret (forgeworld style) for tau.

Those all are assetts from ZanyReaper TTrup mod, then he released his stuff I think that they would be implemented in a easy way.

Maybe I am the only fan of grots tank but they are moral winner of Warhammer 40k (Think on live a life near an Ork and be 40cmm tall ...)

Thanks you in any case.

[demetrius]

[SandroniusPrime]

You do very well Demetrius !!

I am sure you are going to do a great portfolio !!

[Sparviero]

I really love this mod but one of the (few) things that I don't like of DOW are icons (expecially for Space marine units and buildings). Most of them are in low-res and (IMHO) their quality have a huge impact on DOW graphic: they are in close-up during the playing, so it is a pity see beatiful 3d models represented by poor icons!
S!

[Xpwn3ntial]

Um, actually they already in 1.62.62.

Well, that's one new unit. Now I have to guess the other two. :P

Sure, auto abilities it is.

Thanks man.

[Tomb Deathwing]

I live!!!!!!! ....Far to long from afar from UA development....#sigh# soo much to catch up >.<

@ Cylarne : Actully Sir I have only one request ....

Have been news from etherealtau about the survival mod for UA ? ......I really have my expectation high the prospect of the kill number reach spaceeeeeeee.....
is there a link ?

[Green Tide]

Actually... I do have a request for 1.62.62:

As you have probably guessed, I'm a big fan of all things orky. I would like to see PoK shoota, nobs and sluggas "upgraded" models (the vanilla ones start to sore my eyes) and a 2 different types of warboss (like the space marine commanders, if you pick one, you lose the chance to use the other) one would be the armorless warboss and the other one, the Gorgutz we all love and know.

Also, any chance that Dark Prophecy mod's Weirdboy is getting in UA?

thanks

[SandroniusPrime]

Hi There !

Another two things you can implement easily are Lesser Gnarlock rider an Mounted Greater Gnarlok of tau respectively FoC or TWm for the first ant even TTRup for second.

And Swooping Hooks for Eldar (TW or CW) and medusa for ig (FoC)

... .. And even (!!!) AirStrike with Vultures for Ig (FoC) ...

It would be really great ... And I subscribe request of Green Tide ...

Waw

[lootedcarnifex]

yeah "updated", models would be really nice

[Maximicus]

How about using the Deathwatch models that're out there (from ID? the ones with the alien heads on their backs) but giving them randomized right pauldrons with a few stock chapters as a unit.

[demetrius]

for 1.62.62 hmhm,rewamped ai,

[.:Zack Fair:.]

Wait...the next release is the grand realease that contains demons?

[SandroniusPrime]

No, I think next is a patch...

Grand Release should be this August.

A suggestion for future release (not next) would be to introduce some upgrade in low tier unit that save them from obsolescence when titan are deployed.

Something like special abilities or feature for sergent-exarch-ecc... For example at last tier lower IG can spawn standard bearer that inspire guardsman to be a better wall of men.

But maybe this is too complicated in terms of balance...

Can't wait for next patch ... )))

[Cylarne_04]

Something caught my eye...

AirStrike with Vultures for Ig (FoC) ...

SandroniusPrime said that.

Um... you sure this is in FOK? What does it look like, just tell me more about this? If there IS Vultures, oh gawd me must have. In credit to owners of course.

EDIT: No... I played POK even many times with IG, no Vultures.

[Solstitial]

Hello,

A suggestion for future release.. Would it be possible to change the sister of battle models with the ones from witch hunters mod?

If we cant because of the permission etc from the developers.. could we make an installer to install the witch hunters mod separately but just replace the SOB models.. kinda like the middle man between UA and WH...

[Khorne_1984]

Hi everyone! I've just a little request... could you increase the cap limit? I would like the same cap limit of the "Total Destruction" wincondition in normal gameplay...
Thank you!

[SandroniusPrime]

Yes the air strike with Vultures is in FoK for DC since release 3.1

in last release it was a special ability for Vanquisher command tank.

In release 3.1 it was for the commander and had a long long range that was superb in terms of gameplay (for me) even when for the enemies.

The model was really well maid and the way that Vulture attak like Air Strike is far better than the flying units.

But please do not forgot about Grots tanks and cannon banner !!!!! AaaAAaaargggGhhH sig sob bih buh boh := := :=

[ghoststalk12]

Will you guys be adding chaos gods? Like Khorne?

[Jaguar-Lord]

yeah very good idea !! i suggest the folowing abilities !!
Khorne !? click the turn-all-living-unit-to-blood-splash button to win the game !
Nurgle, !? click the drown-the-whole-map-under-tide-of-vomit button to win the game ! (you can even add some DLC content from www.youpuke.com....amazing this really exists!)
Tzeench, click the turn-everything-into-a pool-of-rainbow-flesh (that's gay, indeed !)
Slaanesh, click the make-every-creature-fuck-the -nearest-unit-to the death- button to win the game (imo : the giant copulation synckill should raise all community modellers;..interest )

happy 1rst May !

JL