Version 1.1.2 : Released 2011-12-08

Update instructions

Note: Steam users do not have to perform the following steps; the Steam client should upgrade the game automatically.

Windows

  1. Download new MSI files from your distributor (Direct2Drive users will download EXE files instead)

  2. Launch them and the new version will be installed

Mac OS X

  1. Download new PKG files from your distributor
  2. Launch them; the new version will be installed

Changes since previous release

  • Game now localized for Dutch, Greek and German. [#1653]

  • Game will now proceed if the OpenGL render system can not be loaded. This should enable a workaround for those experiencing crashes when the game initialize the OpenGL render system: they can delete the RenderSystem_GL.dll file from the bin directory of their installation directory. [#3287]

Known issues

  • Crash reported when starting the mission The Flood. [#3272]

  • Game crashes with a "Failed to DrawPrimitive" message. This most probably means that you do not have enough Video Memory to run the game (you need at least 512MB). Try setting "Texture Quality" to "Low" or "Medium" in the Options screen. [#2726]

  • Game occasionally crashes when alt-tabbing from fullscreen. [#2517]

  • Steam version of the game fails to start with Zone Alarm installed. Workaround: Uninstall Zone Alarm Toolbar. [#2738]

  • Game has been reported to quit to desktop after the 'Please Wait' message on Windows XP. [#2716]
  • Game UI can be extremely slow if you have ASUS gamingOSD or ASUS smartdoctor installed. [#2757]
  • Sometimes sound will fail to initialise; restarting generally fixes this but the sound will never recover without a restart. [#2169]
  • The game will crash when launching from steam if you have a Air Display's virtual graphics adapter running. As a work around you can disable this adapter. [#2780]
  • UI becomes sluggish after several hours of play [#2695]
  • Users upgrading from old versions sold by GamersGate/Impulse have reported the Denial and Migration DLC installers failing to recognise the installed copy of Fate of the World. If this happens to you, please uninstall Fate of the World; then install version 1.1 (or later) afresh; then try the DLC installers again. [#3265]

  • "Cannot create device! in D3D9Device::createD3D9Device" error when launching the game. Please try the OpenGL renderer if this happens to you. [#3284]

  • 'Commit to Renewables' stalls without explanation when reaching high levels of renewable energy use. [#3280]
  • 'Denial' mission bonuses are not marked as achieved correctly. [#3275]

  • Energy telemetry pane can sometimes show > 100% energy use under certain conditions (such as large renewable energy numbers) [#3002]

  • "Expand coal/oil/gas" can sometimes be played when there is no more of that resource available. [#3151]
  • 'Gene Plague' cards unlock everywhere when developed in any region. [#3156]

  • It has been reported that the game fails to launch from Steam after the Steam 'launching Fate of the World' window disappears, without displaying any kind of error message. Please try launching 'fotw.exe' directly from C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\fate of the world\bin if this happens to you. [#3269]

  • It has been reported that the game slows down over 80+ years on a particular laptop. Finally, a RenderingAPIException is thrown and the game exits. Please try the OpenGL renderer if you experience this problem. [#3276]
  • No language selection in installer; language can only be changed on the first run of the game, which will happen in English. [#3314]
  • Possible incompatibility with Intel graphics cards on Mac OS X (driver cannot load DDS format textures?) [#3288]
  • Some graphics settings on the settings screen are not localized. [#3295]
  • Stacked graphs with negative components do not represent the totals properly. [#2468]
  • When updating to a new version of the game, any modified files owned by the game will not be updated. The workaround is to uninstall the game completely, then reinstall it. [#3237]
  • Height of stacked graph columns sometimes do not add up to the total for the stat. [#2591]

  • The game is not compatible with MaxiVista software - please turn off the software and/or any devices connected that way before running the game. [#2921]

  • The globe becomes stretched horizontally after the game has been left idle for a long period of time. [#1836]
  • Annual Emissions Summary tooltips and Temperature/Emission screen predictors react too strongly to changes in the previous turn. [#2721]