v0.10.15

Merry Christmas! Or Happy Holidays, whatever you choose.

In addition to the Christmas presents you will be receiving from family, friends, and colleagues, you will also be receiving a new version of LEEST from me. We were already ready to release, but we were delaying until Christmas. Let's show you what changed.

New stuff

The CSSF

The Counter-Sayari Strike Force (CSSF) is the organization that hates the Sayari Plushie Authority. They're at war. Previously, they didn't have their own territory, and just appeared out of nowhere. But now, they have their own territory. If you want to pay them a visit, go to the Hiljaak system. There's a wormhole there.

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And thanks to Endless Sky PR 7704, developed specifically for use by LEEST, a system like Geidontei and Hiljaak (with planets beyond the 10k invisible fence) can exist without the ships going in circles and crashing your game (or in rare cases, causing computers to explode).

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Oh, and they have their own orbital ring.

SPA changes

In this release, the Republic has agreed to cede their territories in the Illumina Regions over to the Sayari Plushie Authority. Don't ask. And it's not like the Republic's gonna say no, since the SPA has the resources and the navy to destroy the entire Republic, but that would be really bad for business.

Martieu

Martieu, added in commit 4763795 which then ended up in LEEST v0.10.14, is that planet that reminds you of the American Bible Belt. We added more spaceport dialog to it about worried parents closing their kid's eyes when they walk past the vampire book section, using parental controls on the most invasive settings, and of course, burning books they hate like Interview with the Vampire.

TLDR: Vast majority of the people on Martieu are crazy religious nuts. Most atheists born there moved off the planet when they could, so that's why there's not that many atheists on Martieu.

Quality of life improvements

After receiving several demand letters from the Department of Carpal Tunnel Prevention, I moved the Pelitol Cluster 5k units to the east to reduce the amount of scrolling to be done between regular human space and the Pelitol Cluster.

Changelog

• Fixed Sundum's links to the non-existent systems Julitius and Pekora. #38 and #41
• All SPA ships are now locked behind the (currently) unobtainable SPA License. An update in the far future may add a mission chain that gives you this license.
• You can now buy snacks before your first anime screening on Eisei.
• Through unknown methods, the SPA has acquired the prototype blueprint for the Prototype Fusion Cannon on Gefulte's person ship.
• Added the territories of the CSSF. They are accessible through a wormhole somewhere in the Illumina Regions. Find it yourself.
  • Added the Ring of Gensokyo, the capital of the CSSF.
• Added a new variant of the Falcon for the SPA.
• Grammar fixes:
  • Specify plural for the SPA Rosas
  • particfularly -> particularly
• Merged outer pelitol cluster.txt into pelitol cluster.txt. Now they're all one big file.
• Prevent Hai Reveal systems from overlapping with the route between the Illumina Regions and the northern pirate colonies, by moving Sparikau, Derusa, Kilooew, and Vamiru out of the way and replacing them with a wormhole.
• Non-religious people on Martieu now rant about the constant conversion attempts in the spaceport, sometimes.
• Fix date format for GitHub Code Vault event. It is supposed to trigger on 3020-02-01, not 3020-01-02.
• Technical writers in human space will now sometimes rant about using the year-month-day format for dates.
• You now have a chance of encountering a man in the spaceport who will rant about the date format. On a loudspeaker.
• Added mission where someone is moving to Asgard and she wants you to transport her stuff. By the way, her landlord is Carla von Hausen.
• After meeting Carla von Hausen during the Skadenga storyline, there is a 5% chance everytime you land on Asgard that she will enter your ship and attempt to sell you a house.
• Fixed Liz Cheney claiming her "Kestrel was much cooler" when her person ship is a Star Queen.
• Removed Liz Cheney person ship dialog referencing Donald Trump to avoid harassment from Trump supporters. Please, don't get me involved in the mess that is American politics.
• Grammar and typo fixes.
  • Added the missing word "one" to Tarsia's description.
• Suerolli, Illumina, Illuria, and Jarkiiens are now SPA property. They are no longer under the control of the Republic.
• Added a SPA variant of the Quarg Skylance so their agents (and you, if you somehow manage to acquire a SPA Outfits License) will not be imprisoned by the Quarg.
• Increased likelihood of SPA spawning Mereti ships.
• Added more spaceport news to Martieu about its crazy religious people and the people sick and tired of the conversion attempts.
• Shifted all Pelitol Cluster systems 5,000 Endless Sky units closer to the vanilla galaxy to lessen scrolling time.
• Scaled down all stations to half-size, consistent with vanilla.
• Scaled down the moons of the Pechara gas giant.
• Added more types of data to transport. Just haul those hard drives full of Excel spreadsheets across the galaxy and you're all set!
• Overhauled the Suerolli system.
• Added LEEST-specific graffiti to spaceports.
• Completely changed the Amidala's loadout.
• Added a map label for the Illumina Regions, Pechara, Martieu, and the Plushie Belt (the SPA colonies in the Pelitol Cluster).
• Overhauled Sayreopli system.

Closing notes

We hope that 2023 will be a better year, both for humanity, Endless Sky, and LEEST. I sincerely hope that you will enjoy my plugin and appreciate the countless hours of work that have gone into the plugin, as this will be the final release of the year.

Sincerely,
Lemuria

v0.10.14

Finally, a new release! The last time this happened was 2022-05-24. Over five months before the release of this version. Since this update is generic, this update has no name.

Anyways, I hope you enjoy this new version of LEESt. Enjoy! I'll see you again in a few months when I release v0.10.15.

Full git commit logs: v0.10.13...v0.10.14

New stuff

Hidalgo Shrine

The Hidalgo Shrine, coming to v0.10.14, added by pull request #34 is a moon of Heine, Darceas. It's a great place to learn about French history, culture, and anything related to France in general. At the moment, the Hidalgo Shrine only has dialog when you land on it for the first time; but there are plans to add further dialog-only worldbuilding missions to the Shrine, which @a-random-lemurian is brainstorming on in #37.

We hope you enjoy your stay at the Shrine.*

Pelitol Cluster

The Pelitol Cluster has been significantly expanded in this version. There's more to explore and see.

Changelog

• Added the SPA Scan Blocker to block scans. Great for transporting nerve gas, and for hiding your secret plushie stash from the CSSF.
• Removed Heliarch Scanning Modules from the SPA Kestrel to prevent them scanning you.
• Fixed a planet in Deriie that had no distance specified, placing it at the center of the system.
• Removed Renpaya's shipyard.
• Added attributes to some Illumina Regions worlds.
• Rebalanced payments for data transport missions (again)
• Added Kor Mereti ships to SPA fleets (spawns very rarely)
• Reworked SPA missions for CSSF patrol bounties.
• Added variant of the SPA Kestrel with Proton Guns.
• Added the Rosas-class ship (which is just a rebranded Arach Spindle)
• Added illegal data transport
• Stopped displaying failure dialog when rejecting a SPA mission.
• Populated the rest of the Illumina Regions.
• Significantly expanded the Pelitol Cluster.
• Reworked SPA fleet naming.
• Added new Amidala sprite, courtesy of Zoura.
• Removed the data drives commodity.
• Fixed Erou system government (set to Sayari Plushies).
• Fix Debian hat mission endless loop.
• Shortened Anime Organization display name to "Anime Org.".
• Remove animeorg.landing.setFlag.landedOnEisei "mission". It only sets a flag and is absolutely not needed.
• Grammar fixes:
  • "ammount" -> "amount"
  • "recieve" -> "receive"
  • Fixed misuse of possessive "it's".
  • Removed British English spellings and words.
• Moved Luisark and Jurluo out of JD range of 14 Pole and 12 Autumn Above.
• Add missions to bring SPA salespeople back into SPA territory after they complete their sales trips.
• Fixed Arlok landscape image.
• Added missions for nature reserve deliveries.
• Added the Hidalgo Shrine.
• Expanded GitHub Code Vault storyline.
  • Now you have an old man who has an archive of software. He wants you to pick up his order of datachips from a store.
• Complete redo of all planet and system attributes.

Fine print

• We are not responsible for any head injuries caused by newspapers/magazines that may occur if you compulsively visit the Hidalgo Shrine.
• No, I'm not obsessed with Anne Hidalgo. I swear, the Hidalgo Shrine is just a French history museum. Move along, nothing to see here.
• The screenshots use month day year because endless-sky/endless-sky#7324 and mm/dd/yyyy is the date format used in America and the Philippines.
• You're not a lawyer, so stop reading this. You won't understand anything here.

v0.10.14-rc5 (WARNING: UNSTABLE)

This release candidate version removes a series of hails that insult Amber Heard and her lawyer Elaine Bredehoft, which were added in v0.10.14-rc1. Adding these hails was a major mistake on my part which I did not realize at the time. I am fixing this in this update.

Amber Heard stuff aside, this release candidate also adds a new planet called Steirek. This release also includes content from rc1, rc2, rc3, and rc4 which did not get their own changelogs.

A bunch of disabled ships in Steirek, Deriato

Git logs: v0.10.13...v0.10.14-rc5

v0.10.13 "Star System Removal Update"

• Didn't remove Orbona system (I made an error in commit 94a59c8, blame me for it.)
• Removed Neistat system
• Removed Leideete system
• Rebalanced Orbona fleets
• Moved Zarkxaa out of jump drive range of Gamma Corvi
• Added Liz Cheney
• Changed SPA government swizzle to 24 (pink). More similar to the Hai's color on the map.
• Added SPA missions to retrieve CSSF intel
• Added missions to transport SPA salespeople to various parts of human space
• Added missions to transport SPA exports
• Fixed payments for some missions being too low (really, 400 tons for only 64,000?)
• Added Ship Sniper
• Added new types of data to transport
• Added stolen data transport missions (illegal), that you can get from pirate worlds
• Replaced wormhole from Pelitol to Sedlai with a hyperlane, since wormholes currently break mission payment and deadline calculations.
• Added missions to transport anime for the Anime Organization. Some missions may be illegal....
• Rebalanced government attitudes towards each other
• Added new SPA variants of the Navy Cruiser equipped with Electron Beams and Ion Cannons
• Added new planets:
  • Voreo
  • Aylar
  • Pondar
• Star system changes
  • Removed the entire Northwest Illumina Regions (there was nothing in there anyway)
  • Moved Zarkxaa out of jump drive range of Gamma Corvi
  • Removed many star systems to the west of the Deep, so there's nothing within jump drive range of them.
  • Added:
    • Vensur
    • Darceas
    • Orchao
    • Starish
    • Paricasa
    • Telicasa
    • Kolicasa
    • Varfeticasa
    • Lesokicasa
    • Ourais
    • Vourgat
    • Erou
    • Sprad
    • Presad
    • Sprooe
    • Daxter
    • Varisa
  • Removed:
    • Leideete
    • Neistat
    • Akkolie
    • Julitius
    • Litiedei
    • Lekkoli
    • Lorfreei
    • Merulie
    • Macali
    • Pekora
    • Ronsulka
    • Zaxlai
    • Arxal
    • Acharop
    • Amisali
    • Aitsec
    • Archil
    • Burond
    • Confop
    • Domeri
    • Daefel
    • Doru
    • Destri
    • Erod
    • Erysal
    • Eltsik
    • Erytol
    • Epris
    • Elsix
    • Epstrel
    • Eruf
    • Fratap
    • Fortur
    • Felgah
    • Forel
    • Itycha
    • Ilutep
    • Jukil
    • Karut
    • Kestri
    • Korilu
    • Korutal
    • Korusepti
    • Merikali
    • Orut
    • Ordali
    • Pelut
    • Pyrau
    • Qartalp
    • Rutoli
    • Saltyan
    • Seriesh
    • Satesai
    • Sapeli
    • Seliku
    • Sennerik
    • Selseik
    • Soles
    • Serut
    • Slorsan
    • Serfop
    • Selaika a
    • Selaika b
    • Selaika c
    • Terisch
    • Vaughari
    • Varug

v0.10.12 "SPA & CSSF Fleet Overhaul"

• Completely overhauled SPA fleets. Before this version, SPA fleets were distributed amongst many different fleet objects (specialized for a certain role). The old specialized SPA fleets will remain, for backwards compatibility, and for situations where they are needed (such as system-specific fleets.)
• Overhauled CSSF fleets, similar to how the SPA fleets were overhauled.
• Added SPA variant of the Kestrel.
• Rebalanced Duffeni fleets.
• Added hails to the CSSF.
• Added Delistra and Eteristra, two new planets in the Pelitol Cluster.
• Added phrase containing names of all U.S. Presidents.

Git logs: v0.10.11...v0.10.12

v0.10.11 "Pelitol Cluster Update"

• Added hails about some ships exceeding API ratelimits.
• Added a small variant of the SPA Illumina Regions fleet.
• Rebalanced Illuria fleets.
• Added SPA variant of the Cruiser equipped with Particle Cannons.
• Added the old Bactrian image back.
• Increased merchant ship traffic in Denleitt and nearby systems.
• Shifted Pelitol cluster 7000 units to the west.
• Added wormhole between Sedlai and Pelitol.
• Rewrote the SPA Heliarch ship fleet from scratch.
• Added SPA variants of the Heliarch Punisher, Breacher, Hunter, Interdictor, Judicator, and Neutralizer.
• Added new landable planets Kaistra and Salistra.
• Added new systems Repolitea, Sarut, Doler, Oratelis, Dorkelt, and Arket

v0.10.10 "Ship Tweaks Update"

• Rebalancing
  • Removed SPA and CSSF fleets from human space
  • Rebalance Ghesie fleets: buffed SPA patrols and "nerfed"/weakened pirates
  • Rebalanced Denleitt fleets (nerfed pirates and buffed Anime Organization patrols)
  • Reduced spawn frequency of SPA Heliarch Punisher fleets in Serfeiia
• Added Anime Organization transport missions. Payment is lower when taking these missions from SPA space.
• Added more spaceport news for the Anime Organization
• Added Aerie variant for mining.
• Added Aerie Miner fleet that spawns in Illuria
• Added "fun fact" hails to the SPA
• Added dialog triggered when landing on Eisei for the first time
• Added Anime Organization spaceport news
• Added a CSSF fleet that spawns only in Orbona
• Added a SPA fleet with empty carriers (to pick up "orphaned" fighters whose carriers were destroyed)

Full Changelog: v0.10.9...v0.10.10

v0.10.9 "Anime Organization Update"

• More hails
  • Added hails about making free software
  • Added hails that insult the player if he writes proprietary programs
• Removed the Berserker Miner
• Removed the Illumina Mining Company
• Added a SPA variant of the Hauler III
• Added the "random" attribute to the SPA mission for destroying a CSSF fleet
• Added a variant of the Hai Shield Beetle equipped with Syndicate Proton Guns
• Populate Lesarkei with planets
• Fixed typos
  • Laateli description had an extra 3 at the end
• Rebalanced Jarkiiens fleets, less CSSF presence
• Added Emeka'a Isai's name to the phrase lists
  • For reference, she's that one governer you meet during the
    Wanderer campaign
• Added a new planet called "Eisei", owned by the Anime Organization
• Added more stuff about the Anime Organization
• Emeka'a Isai plushies!

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Do visit Eisei in the Denleitt system, there's a new government.

v0.10.8 "Kestrix Update"

This is honestly a lot of content to work on. We hope that this release makes your Christmas a bit better. If you fancy playing Endless Sky on Christmas, that is.

• Added planets to several systems:
  • Raidei
  • Sorusep
  • Ladosak
• Internal:
  • Added new changelog file
  • Changed name of hails.txt
  • Alphabetized system nodes
  • Ignore imgui.ini (used by the ES Editor)
  • Revamped .gitignore
  • Change identifier of CSSF names
    • Backwards compatibility maintained: anti.sayari redirects you to cssf
• Improved CSSF nameset with:
  • Names of Touhou series games & characters
• New landable planets:
  • Peliru, Minjuuk
  • Perechra, Pelitol
  • Defal VII Station, Defal
  • Merschre, Littike
  • Kestrix I, Ghesie
  • Kestrix II, Ghesie
  • Kestrix III, Ghesie
• Improved Ghesie:
  • Added SPA patrol
  • Added 3 new moons orbiting a gas giant (all of them are inhabited)
  • Derelict Republic ships sometimes spawn in Ghesie and surrounding systems
  • Buffed Pirate fleets
  • Added it's own dedicated patrol fleet
• Improved GHCV dialog:
  • Added a log entry for John, the person who talks to you when the dialogue triggers
• Improved hails:
  • Added more hails to the SPA
  • Added Linux user hails
  • Weighted hail phrases
• New names:
  • Namesets of people in tech (includes open-source project leaders)
• Weighted ship name phrases
• Defined confusion for SPA fleets
• Add fleet variants with SPA gunboats
• New variants:
  • Added the SPA Gunboat with proton guns
  • Added the SPA Cruiser, with more turrets than a normal Cruiser.
• Pirate ships now use vanilla names
• Bug fixes:
  • Fix incorrect fleet names
  • Remove misspelling of SPA govt name
  • Fix bad phrases in SPA names
  • Allow data missions in SPA space
  • Fix bad capitalization of names
• Added trade prices to most of the Illumina Regions
• Add source code files as variants of Data drives commodity
• Added SPA Cruiser exploration fleet with gunboats

v0.10.7 "SPA Cruiser & Gunboat Update"

• Added more SPA friendly and hostile hails.
• Balance Amidala stats
• Improve GitHub code vault story dialog.
  • Do not imply that all proprietary projects are corporate
  • Fixed bad goto label in GitHub Code Vault story
  • Make Linus Torvalds log entry more concise
  • Clarify role of GitHub in it's log entry
• General typo fixes
  • Fix incorrect spelling of "Markaai" in Markaai planet description
• New ships
  • SPA variant of the Republic Navy Cruiser
    • Uses Hai atomic engines
    • Uses Wanderer energy generators (Blue Sun Reactor)
    • Has additional turret and gun slots
    • Sells for approx. $51m in SPA territory
    • Has a Jump Drive
  • SPA variant of the Republic Navy Gunboat
    • Uses Hai atomic engines
    • Same number of slots
    • Comes with interference plating
    • Has a Jump Drive
    • Uses Wanderer energy generators (Red Sun Reactor)
    • Sells for approx. $13m in SPA territory
• New names
  • Added Indonesian place names for ships.
  • Added nameset of notable people in tech (e.g Linus Torvalds, Bill Gates, etc.), mostly leaders of open source projects and Debian project leaders
  • Added full names of characters (e.g. S.P.S Freya Winters, instead of S.P.S Winters)
• Fleets all over the place
  • Added CSSF fleets to Republic space, will spawn often and attack SPA fleets in these systems:
    • Delta Velorum
    • Turais
    • Algorel
    • Phecda
    • Merak
    • Denebola
    • Sol
    • Mizar
    • Arcturus
    • Rutilicus
    • Menkent
    • Hiljaak
    • Limen
    • Mora
    • Zosma
    • Dubhe
    • Alphard
    • Talita
    • Miaplacidus
    • Vindemiatrix
    • Muhlifain
    • Algorel
    • Cor Caroli
    • Turais
    • Menkent
    • Vega
    • Altai
    • Delta Capricorni
    • Scheat
    • Ruchbah
    • Tania Australis
• Internal changes
  • Split name lists over multiple files
  • Deleted events.txt and moved it to a separate file (it only contained the GHCV* dialog)

• GHCV = Github Code Vault

Pull requests

• feature/better-amidala by @a-random-lemurian in #13
• Merge feature/name reorganization into dev by @a-random-lemurian in #18
• Merge GitHub Code Vault story into dev by @a-random-lemurian in #19

Git log: v0.10.6...v0.10.7