Thank you.
We want to start off this dev diary with a huge thank you to all of you. The last update brought in many new players and we got to hear a lot of new feedback. That's why we are working on an unplanned mini-update to better improve gameplay according to the feedback we received.
Illegal Missions
Interstellar smugglers will now offer various illegal missions to you. With the upcoming update, we are planning to add the first illegal mission to the game. In this mission, the smuggler will give you a random illegal item for you to protect. If you can keep this item for a certain duration of time, you'll receive a big reward. But be aware that the police scans will be more frequent when you have an illegal item. If the federal police detect any illegal items on your station, they'll seize the item and fine your station.
Radiation Storms
Radiation storms are a new kind of natural disaster being added to the game. It will work very similarly to the asteroid attacks. Radiation storms will trigger randomly depending on the game's difficulty. Once the radiation storm even starts, huge clouds of cosmic radiation will slowly go through your station, damaging everything on its path. We are also adding a new perk to decrease the damage received from radiation storms.
Shield Generator Rework
The shield generator will no longer protect selected buildings. In the case of an emergency, it will create a big shield, protecting the nearby buildings. The range and durability of this shield can be increased with upgrades. Friendly turrets will still be able to shoot from the inside of the shield.
New Perks
Scavenger: Receive a random item when one of your buildings gets destroyed.
Inventory Tech: Add a new page to your inventory.
Trade Hub
This new building will allow you to buy any item you want from the open market. Prices may be a lot higher than usual but this will help those who don't want to wait for ages for merchants to come and sell some gold.