In particular we would like you to test the new ELO Ranking system by playing MP games with the Ranged Challenge box ticked. Note that all Beta rankings will be reset when the beta is over – they will NOT carry forward to the release version.
(Please make any comments on the Slitherine forum)
Open Beta Version 1.6.8
• ELO Ranking System
- o An ELO ranking system has been added for MP games.
o This is optional and challenges can be set as ranked or unranked.
o A green ranked game symbol appears in the MP lobby for ranked games.
o Ranked challenges show the challenger’s current ELO rating in the “Accept Challenge” Tab.
o On-going ranked challenges show both players’ rankings (at the time that the challenge was accepted) in the tooltip in the “My Games” tabs. These are the values that will determine the adjustment to the players ELO rankings at the end of the game.
o A player’s ranking starts at 1000 and then goes up or down depending on victories or defeats in ranked games. The amount it goes up or down depends on the relative existing rankings of the two players at the time when the challenge was accepted.
o Beta ELO rankings for FOG2 Ancients are shown here: https://www.slitherine.com/leaderboard/ ... f-glory-ii
- o This now allows text in the chat box to be selected and copied to the Windows clipboard using CTRL-C. It can then be pasted into other documents using CTRL-V.
o It also allows CTRL-V pasting from the clipboard to the chat box.
- o Heavy artillery increased from 36 to 40.
o Light artillery increased from 24 to 30.
- o Added Philistine 800-600 BC allies to Assyrian 681-609 BC and Hebrew 681- 586 BC lists.
- o Added Key Bindings to More Options panel.
o This allows the main map control keys to be rebound.
o You should not change the key bindings to use any of the following keys, which are used for other purposes : 1, 2, 3, B, C, CTRL, ESC, F, F1, F2, F3, F4, F6, G, K, L, N, R, X, SPACE.
o You should not use any of the following unless you are also altering their binding in the Key Binding UI: A, D, E, M, Q, S, W, Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Up Arrow, Down arrow, TAB.
o If your changes have any unforeseen effects, you can reset to the default settings.
- o Anglo-Saxon Hirdsmen cost increased from 60 to 64.
o Fixed issue with Syrian Spearmen textures.
o Fixed bug that prevented men from stepping forward correctly when unit attacked in rear right corner.
o Fixed program flow issue that prevented custom battle mods altering the default map sizes (e.g. Ancient Greek mod) from working correctly in MP mirror matches.
, especially elo ranking system, nice work dear developers!
