This weeks patch notes contain a slew of minor adjustments and a couple of new features. The RFV Heliosiren is now equipped with an Observation Deck and is the hangout spot for NPCs that are key figures to talk to when not on mission. It isn't always in use so be sure to check it out every mission. Missing a conversation with a character could mean missing out on getting a new Sortie mission.
Additionally there is a new camera system that has been added. While it needs a bit of work still we look forward to seeing the pictures you all take with it.
In the background we have prioritized custom key bindings so that each player can configure their controllers and joysticks. Not sure how long exactly it will take to get done as I'm still getting a sense for how quickly team members are working and everyone's availability is spotty. Some of us are still working other day jobs, but we'll get done!
It's important that I mention you will absolutely need a new player profile for this update. A number of changes and additions were made to the player profile structure and what information gets saved. I apologize for the inconvenience.
- New UI background graphics to increase visibility of the interface.
- Font change on the interface and across other UI elements.
- Adjusted terrain quality settings to allow for lower quality to be selected on lower end hardware.
- Added new alert graphics to UI.
- Added new camera rig for camera swapping on the fly during missions using the F1 key.
- Adjusted scroll boxes to allow for faster less tedious navigation with the mouse wheel.
- Updated intro cinematic text.
- Added ability to select a character image in the new player creation screen.
- Added a new NPC social space where the player can visit to talk to NPC characters that are aboard the RFV Heliosiren. These interactions with NPC's can potentially give the player access to new sorties which will eventually have unique rewards in some cases.
- Every turret in the game has been touched upon and the turret behavior has been refactored.