Update 2.303 removes the “beta” tag from Homeworld Remastered Collection’s cross-platform online multiplayer, while also introducing many fixes for outstanding issues.
Here is the full list of changes:
- Fixed various issues preventing players from joining a multiplayer lobby
- Fixed an issue causing a lobby to not appear in the lobby browser after expanding the maximum number of available slots
- Fixed an issue causing the lobby chat to not always load
- Fixed an issue causing some players to be removed from the lobby when another player exits
- Fixed an issue causing the lobby name to be invisible
- Fixed an issue allowing everyone in the lobby to manipulate options instead of only the host
- Fixed an issue causing 8-player matches to desync
- Fixed an issue preventing players to properly connect to the lobby browser, forcing them to restart the game
- Fixed an issue causing players to be stuck on "Joining Room" after ending a multiplayer match
- Fixed an issue causing the "Joining Room" message to appear every time a player would join the lobby browser
- Fixed an issue causing the host to lose connection upon entering the match
- Fixed an issue preventing the 8th player of a lobby to join on the first attempt
- Fixed size and responsiveness issues affecting the Homeworld 3 pop-up
- Fixed an issue causing the game launcher to show a "Connecting to SHiFT" message erroneously
- Fixed an issue causing the lobby list to display unavailable lobbies
- Fixed an issue causing the global and friend chat to be duplicated
- Fixed an issue causing players to join a new empty lobby when trying to join an existing lobby
- Fixed an issue causing players in a lobby to all appear readied up when one or more have not checked their ready box
- Fixed an issue causing display issues when joining the game lobby chat a second time after a game restart
- Fixed an issue causing the host name in a lobby to not be visible to players
- Joining a lobby after several consecutive matches is now more reliable
As always, if you encounter any issues with this update, please file a ticket with Gearbox Support.
We thank the Homeworld community for its continued support. Please stay tuned to Homeworld social channels, as well as homeworlduniverse.com, for more information on Homeworld 3 as we approach launch in February 2024.
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