New Features
- Deterministic Procedural Generation: Explore a more consistent and immersive universe with predictable planet and station generation.
- Persistent Galaxies: Planets and stations now retain their location, inventory, and credits between sessions for a seamless experience.
- Game Map: Press M to open the new galaxy map and navigate with ease!
- Enhanced Ship Combat: Aim and shoot freely in any direction (within limits), independent of ship rotation, for smoother and more dynamic battles.
- New Soundtrack: Enjoy 30 new music tracks! Check out the creators at alkakrab.itch.io.
- New Sound Effects: Fresh audio effects added (work in progress, more to come!).
- Low Health Warning: A red vignette screen effect now visually alerts you when your health is low.
- Dynamic Difficulty Scaling: New mechanism adjusts challenge based on your progress for a more balanced experience.
- Loading Screen: Added a loading screen for smoother transitions.
Improvements
- Early Game Economy: Increased the amount of credits that the early stations own.
- Pickable Objects: Improved collision detection makes picking up objects easier and more intuitive. Pickable objects also float for longer before disappearing!
- Large Ship Handling: Boosted rotation speed for large player ships, enhancing maneuverability.
Bug Fixes
Addressed various bugs to improve overall stability and gameplay experience.
Notes
Stay tuned for additional content updates!
I’d love to hear your feedback on the new features and improvements :)