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Alpha 11

The dev team is pleased to announce the alpha 11 release of the game! There are a fair few changes in this release, not least of which is our new name!

Alpha 11

UI

* New autopilot target selection computer
* Improvements to UI alignment and placement

Game

* New name
*Shields now take atmospheric damage instead of exploding after overheating, shield gauge now shows empty instead of full when no shield installed
* Changes to city generation system
*Added remote docking feature; ships can now dock remotely when no appropriate docking bay available

Art

* Several new ships
* Several new cockpits
* New manufacturer names and logos
* New nebulae
* New city buildings
* Improved some ship models
* Improved some cockpit models
* Improved some station models

Fixes

* Fixed paint pattern system for stations
* Fixed issue with stations not showing irradiance correctly
* Fixed issue with only limited number of nebula showing in game, many more nebula now visible
* Fixed issue with ships sometimes failing to dock correctly
* Fixed divide by zero error that could sometimes cause the game to crash
* Fixed issue where the cursor would disappear after minimizing the game window

Enjoy!

p.s. Mac users may need to restart Steam due to a package change to the app.