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EpochStreet v1.0.0
The first public release
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What has been handed out as test builds (test NN) until now is published
here as the first product release, v1.0.0.
Thank you to everyone who tested. Your reports — and the rulings they
led to — are in this build.
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Read this first
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- It installs as a separate game from the test build.
The save data lives somewhere else (release: `%APPDATA%\EpochStreet`,
test: `%APPDATA%\TestEpochStreet`). Keeping both is fine.
- v1.0.0 does not include online play.
It has not finished testing on real hardware, so it is planned for 1.1.
Until then online play lives in the test build (invite-only).
The engine version (Core 0.6.29) is the same in both, but the release build
has no entry point for it, so the two cannot share a table today.
- You get it, and update it, through the launcher.
The launcher now opens on the release channel by default. You can
switch to the test channel there (it is invite-only).
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What is in it
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- The board game — roll, move, buy shops, invest, trade stock,
collect the target amount and return to the bank. 2–8 players, team
play, five CPU strengths.
- The board editor — build your own board: square types, routing,
board states (terrain a switch changes), vehicles, dead ends, music,
artwork.
- The piece and texture studios — make your own pawns and looks.
- Sharing — download boards and pieces other people made.
⚠ No boards ship inside the game. Start by fetching one from the
sharing screen.
- Records and achievements — results are kept and achievements unlock.
Matches are still recorded to `.esrep`, but the viewer (replay mode) is not
in 1.0; it comes with online play.
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System requirements
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Windows 10/11 (64-bit) or Linux (64-bit). The site's requirements page
has the details. If the game will not start because of a graphics driver,
try Compatibility mode under "If it will not start" in the launcher.
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What happens next
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- The test channel continues. New work lands there first and moves
into the release channel once it has settled.
- Next into the release build: online play, replay mode, challenge mode,
3D mode, Skill / Sphere Battle.
- Bug reports are as welcome as they have been.
Thank you.