After much debate, the Impulse Capacitor Restriction Act was passed in Parliament this morning over the vehement protests of the Non-Newtonian Physics Association.

Other important changes include several optimizations to the code and a large number of (other) bugfixes.

== General ==
* Several bits of construction-monitoring code have been removed to speed the game up. As a side effect, boost starting resources have been removed from the game.
* Fixes for gunship "impulse capacitors"
* Muting players should work properly now
* Fixed Serpent omnidirectional torpedoes
* Fixed an exploit that allowed players to steal resources from allies by sharing a negative amount to them
* Factories "push" enemy units out of their build areas more precisely
* Fixed a crash when attempting to create a ZK mission in Mission Editor

== GUI ==
* Fixed a widget crash when Local Colors was disabled
* Fixed advanced camera go-to-point behavior
* Rejoin progress bar no longer steals clicks; is dockable
* Terraform indicates expected total cost in tooltip after construction starts (previously it only displayed before any work had been done on the terraform block)
* Aircraft "land at" state icons have had their colors reversed; now "land at 30%" is red and "land at 80%" is green
* Added "/cba clear" command to the Central Build AI widget to clear all build queues at once

(Version number++ because the number bloat was getting really silly.)

General
* Fixed smart retargeting of slow weapons
* Fixed marker placement when units are transfered due to lag/AFK
* Fixed solars closing and "under attack" sounds playing when "hit" by a friendly Outlaw
* Aircraft factories float rather than resting on seafloor
* Chicken: Replaced egg AI selections with a single egg modoption


Balance
* Fixed an issue where missile cruiser had considerably lower stats than intended
* Fixed torpedo frigates not having sonar
* Fixed EMP missile homing when it should not
* Screamer missiles are free to stockpile
* Scorpion has a new multi-stunner special attack


GUI
* Jumpjet GUI is drawn for queued orders even if the last order in the queue is such that the start position of jump is not precisely known (construction, area orders)
* Removed the massively annoying blinking of point tracker
* Initial States includes gunship strafe


Graphics
* Bigger Jack model

For more information visit: http://zero-k.info/Forum/Thread/1663

Zero-K v0.9.8

Hurray! No more need for pausing - intelligent lag monitor is here.
Laggy/afk people will be given to the most skilled person on team, and when they come back, their units will return instantly.

Gameplay changes:
* destroyer morphs to warlord
* hovercon brake rate and build distance improved
* behemoth has high trajectory
* banisher 2x rate of fire 1/2 damage

Other changes:
* voice commands improvements
* new pyro texture by smoth

Fixes/tweaks:
* endvote button to votes
* small nuke effects for water
* terraform slope detection fix


more: http://zero-k.info/Forum/Thread/1539

Yep, another fast update - this time with a new feature, voice commands. This one also contains a gameplay change though, so those who use ships or striders should take note.

General
* Added a voice command widget (Windows only)
* Implemented the Strider hub. This builds all the units previously exclusive to the Athena (from which they have been removed), as well as the missile sub, battleship and carrier (no longer buildable at the shipyard).
* (Re)added the Surfboard, a transport from which land units can fire
* Fixed Missile Silo not working properly

Modules
* Fixed aiming/firing issues with torpedo module

Chicken
* Fixed excessively fast teching in chicken
* Fixed chickens inappropriately going after human/CAI players on their team
* Chicken/burrow count rises less dramatically with playercount in large games
* Speed Queen has more health

Interface
* Playerlist is much slimmer now; uses icons instead of text for ping/CPU indicators. A numerical reading is still available from the mouseover tooltip. Also fixed some bugs with player display.
* Core Selector: default number of buttons reduced from 8 to 6 (can be changed in settings). Comm selection hotkey more responsive.

more: http://zero-k.info/Forum/Thread/1502

Zero-K patch version v0.9.6:

Several fixes for important bugs in this quick post-Christmas update. Changelog includes v0.9.5.1 changes.

Fixes
* Fixed bombers trying to attack with no ammo
* Fixed "Hadron collider" unit launching exploit. Buildings can no longer be placed in open factories.
* Fixed Strike Commanders always having cloak
* Jumping resets a unit's velocity again
* Chicken: Fixed resetting of tech timer to its lowest possible value each time a burrow was killed
* Slowing weapons now affect construction speed
* Fixed Storage description
* Healthbars cannot show negative health values.

Interface
* Fixed Ctrl+C selection of commanders with more than one commander
* Commanders can now have their initial fire and move state set through the menu. Game -> Unit AI -> Initial States -> Misc
* Command menu tabs can be scrolled with [,] and [.]

Balance
* Flamethrower weapons now lead their targets more reliably (as a side effect, they may look odd with LuaShaders off)
* Catapult: cost 4000 -> 3500; AoE 96 -> 128; HP 4500 -> 4000
* Thug beefier: HP 800 -> 850; Shield 1000 -> 1100; Shield regen 14 -> 15
* Tick: Param time 30s -> 25s; Damage 4k -> 3.5k
* Behemoth: cost 3000 -> 2500
* Firewalker is more accurate
* Bandit turret turns 55% faster

Graphics
* Pyro has a new model/texture
* VR Grid no longer obscures weapon effects and the like
* Behemoth has a flashier weapon effect

Visit the official news: http://zero-k.info/Forum/Thread/1494