This update has been awhile in development. There are a large number of systems that have been updated to allow for greater game play, and this update features some of the visual updates.
Thank you for all of the feedback, testing, and bug reports.
Updates
- New Game Setup Redesigned to be more streamlined - Game mode selection - Testing moving the faction information into a tooltip vs. a defined panel
- New Game Mode - Time Trial - Race against time to build wealth - Future plans: * Leaderboard * Different length and scoring targets
- New Game Intro has been modified a bit to provide more information
- Tutorial System - Expanded and made more flexible - Tutorial messages can now be seen on the system map screen - Tutorial messages can be presented based on triggers - They can't me moddable at this time, but it is a goal to allow players to craft new worlds and experiences
- Plaza has been made available in some locations - Barbershop allows captains to change their portrait image
- Shipyard Updates - More Ships - More Gadgets - UI updates
- More ships have descriptions
- More options in the random name system
- More tooltips
Balance
- Added a few new Market Items - Now over 30 Market Items to Buy & Sell
- A few Gadgets had there cost adjusted
Bugs
- Keyboard & Mouse Zoom Controls restored
Future Work
- The plaza is getting a huge block of new content
- Revisiting the Location Graphics (this includes the docked and undocked images)
- Ships are being overhauled to allow for more customization and combat