It's been about a month since the last beta test. Here's a summary of all the changes. Thanks to lots of feedback I had a pretty big todo list of things to fix and improve. First I focused on the feedback and bugs then I improved player customization.
IMPROVEMENTS
- New fonts that are more readable.
- The game will let you know if your version is out of date.
- Improved grenades.
- Added UI icons that lead you towards the closest ammo factory and armory. Players had trouble finding ammo factories.
- Less screen shake.
- Smarter auto power cabling.
- Upgrades to buildings are now much better. Upgrade those turrets!
- Buffed farms.
- Right mouse button can be used to select things.
- Game ID is now hidden by default. Better for streamers.
- Confirmation prompt when quitting the game.
- Keyboard shortcuts for building.
- Added some tooltips to help new players.
BUGS
- Fixed the fonts. Many languages had missing characters. All the characters should now be included in the fonts.
- Can no longer select and upgrade the enemy team's buildings.
Plus many more bug fixes and improvements that aren't listed.
BALANCING
Balancing this game is really tough but it should be much better now. In public games it now scales based on the number of players. Also the different difficulties are balanced better by adjusting health and damage instead of only how many drones were being sent.
TRANSLATIONS
If you would like to help out translating the game please get in touch with me. The easiest way is Discord. https://discord.gg/R2nX8T8
NEW SHIPS
Two new ships have been added. They can be purchased in the game at the armory. The frigate is a tank and the destroyer is a really fun fast and nimble ship. Also ships now grow in size as you upgrade them.
NEW PASSIVE ABILITIES
In addition to buying main weapons and alt weapons you can now buy passive abilities. My favorite are the side shields shown below.
GRAPHICS AND PERFMORMANCE
Performance should be better and graphics for clouds and islands are improved. Not only do the clouds render faster but now look much better.
The next beta test starts this Thursday. See you there!