Evochron Mercenary Demo / Patch v1.828

Description

Installer for Evochron Mercenary, a first person 3D space combat, trader, and exploration simulation with a primary focus on 'lone-wolf' survival gameplay. Evochron Mercenary is the sequel to Evochron Legends and rounds out a trilogy in the series culminating in the game with the highest level of technology and most extensive feature set.

As always, the new version operates as a full installer, a patch for previous versions, and a playable demo.

This update is required for multiplayer compatibility (including the updated server program).


System Requirements:
Minimum:
Operating System: Windows XP/Vista/7
Processor: 2.0 GHz AMD/Intel
Video Card: 128 MB DirectX compatible *
RAM: 1.5 GB
Hard Drive Space: 750 MB
Internet/Network for multiplayer: 128K DSL

Recommended
Operating System: Windows XP/Vista/7
Processor: 2.4 GHz or faster multi-core AMD/Intel
Video Card: 512 MB or more DirectX compatible **
RAM: 2 GB or more
Hard Drive Space: 1 GB or more
Internet/Network for multiplayer: 512K DSL or LAN ***

* Dedicated video memory exclusively, shared memory is not supported.
** Recommended for High and Ultra detail settings, shader model 2.0 minimum.
*** Recommended for hosting multiplayer sessions with more than a few players.

Download the Customizing Kit here.


Version 1.828 offers the following improvements, fixes, and changes:

- Fuel converters can now be directly installed on ships from station hangars.
- Locations of linked/friendly players in multiplayer are now displayed on the quadrant map (both large map and regular map).
- Support for roll, pitch, and yaw key and button controls now available simultaneously with enabled or disabled joystick/gamepad axis controls across different flight control modes.
- Distress call messages would sometimes display in certain menus/modes even when disabled, fixed.
- Alt key will now suspend dedicated weapon firing buttons in mouse flight control modes.
- Cockpit design revised to eliminate flickering on lower resolution displays.
- Error 502 occurring on some systems in carrier shipyards fixed.
- New window mode options added to swscreen.txt file system.
- Support for domain name multiplayer hosting added (DNS).
- 1280X720 added as a default resolution option.
- Several minor bug fixes.

The server program has also been updated for this build and includes the following improvements:

- Player built station logging fixed (2D version).
- Clan territory control stats now update much faster.
- Added option to save the entire chatlog history across multiple sessions to one file.
- Server performance status added to chatlog history option above for each save event.
- Support for using domain names for hosting addresses added (DNS).
- Chatlog save time interval now adjustable.