Headlines V1.0.5

Changelog:

• Gameplay
  • PM influence may never 0 the upgrade points for the VAB or R&D.
  • Properly log Hype into RP1 Career logging (however, the site doesn't display this info yet).
• Bugfix
  • Final frontier incompatibility for retiring kerbal (probably) fixed.

Headlines V1.0.4

Changelog:

• Bugfixes
  • Only one death inquiry may be launched at the same time
  • Possible prevention of a null pointer crash when players are using Final Frontier (not sure if this is the cause).

Headlines v1.0.3

Changelog

• Gameplay
  • Crew in-flight are considered inactive and thus fire no Headlines events.

Headlines V1.0.2 (hotfix)

Recompiled without hooks to unreleased feature in RP1.

Headlines v1.0

Headlines is out of beta! This by no means implies that balance is refined to work with all play styles and bugs are a thing of the past. It means that the mod can be enjoyed as is, that the feature set is stable enough.

Thanks to everyone who has provided input, time to document issues, etc. This is highly appreciated. Glad to see people enjoying the same playstyle as I do.

Changelog:

• Gameplay
  • Reputation decay is a bit gentler.
    • Space craze does not go as high as before.
    • Space craze updates are on average twice per year instead of monthly. Newsfeed announcement. removed as it does not really prompt user decisions.
    • Crossing the 20% reputation line can be better avoided with a good complement of high profile crew simply lending their names to the program.
    • Expect a healthy program to be in the 250-350 reputation range in the steady states, with spike around key milestones. Reputation is not comparable to KSP stock reputation that is expected to keep on going up. If you can sustain higher level, you'll be rewarded with a steady supply of higher profile crew members.
  • Live events can be postponed at a low penalty of 2% of your hype per day. It still is prudent to avoid scheduling tightly for events far into the future: one never knows what will happen in the KSC meanwhile.
• UI
  • More explanations added to the [?] sections to address user feedback.
  • Beta testing cheat controls are excluded and replaced by a "under the hood" section with a similar purpose.

On the radar:

• Headlines assumes a single KSC. This will be addressed later.
• Open issue on fundraising that cannot be reproduced easily.

Headlines V1.0.1 (hotfix)

Remove reference to un-released version of RP1.

Headlines Beta v0.11.7

Changelog:

• Gameplay
  • Critical success in media relations is possible only during a media campaign
  • a VAB cannot lose its last upgrade point to a Headlines effect.
• Bugfix
  • Secret achievements were filed twice as news releases (didn't affect rep progression)

Headlines Beta v0.11.6

Changelog

• Gameplay
  • Crew involved in secret achievements receive some fame when the secret is revealed.
    • Fame is decreased by 1pt versus when done live.
    • Fame is spread over all crew members involved in the achievement (unlike live).
• Bugfixes
  • Option to not auto-trigger live event with launch on the pad fixed

Headlines Beta v0.11.5

Changelog

• Bugfixing
  • Inability to switch scene in SANDBOX mode.
  • VAB build rates as well as R&D research rates not immediately becoming in effect after Headlines made a change.
  • Accidental death of crew members is no longer wrongly announced as a resignation.

Headlines Beta v0.11.4

Changelog:

• Gameplay
  • New collaborations and feuds are influenced by KSC's social network, and by cultural affinities.
  • Personnel panel can filter by crew specialties.
  • Big fish in a bigger pond:
    • The size of KSC/VAB/R&D rosters affects program complexity, and thus individual suitability.
    • Potential individual relative contributions are decreasing in an increasingly complex programs as they rely more on infrastructure than exceptional individuals.