Weekly Release Changelog v0.40

09 Aug 2021Developer post

Building level design overhaul (credit and production costs): building level progression will be more linear;
Looting lasts slightly less but looting fleets will be more likely to take damage from defense;
Cyber security is more effective than before;
A base defense of 5 is now applied to all systems.

Added timer and/or end date on many parts of the interface (in Legacy and Flash):
Date of agent change in the market;
Production time of buildings and ships;
Duration of sieges;
Actions of the agents;
Agent's rest time after retiring them back to the deck;
Next lex change;
Coverage of the Erased;
Rest time of the Siderians;
Display of the date and time of the end of the game.

Added 2 population classes: Influential System (pop. > 120, 25pts) and Nerve Center (pop. > 180, 75pts);
The overall progression of the Path of Shadows (3 major tiers) is now visible (the precise progression is still hidden);
Levels II and III of the Path of Shadows are more difficult to reach;
The levels of the Path of Influence are slightly easier to reach;
Redesign of the sector capture: the number of systems and dominions is taken into account (previously the number of points of systems and dominions);
Visual changes to the victory lane panel.