First off, welcome to all of the new captains who have joined us in the galaxy this week! We're excited to hear your feedback and to welcome you to the Star Traders universe. We're working hard to deliver a relentless pace during the Early Access period, and this is Update #30 in the 75 days we've been alive and kicking on Steam. So, strap and in and get ready for more!
Check out the Early Access development roadmap we've posted to follow along.
http://steamcommunity.com/games/335620/announcements/detail/1465223015950834706
With all of the major development items knocked off the v2.1.x family of the development, we are now throwing ourselves full tilt at the remaining two story items on the list -- the Faen Era and the Arbiter's Era. The next couple of updates will all be featuring story additions and some very exciting changes are coming on that front.
Advancing the Narrative
Throughout your captain's career, you can encounter a growing number of short to medium length story arcs. With this release, we've added a new short arc, the "Indigent Prospector" and we're working on a few more that will be added to round out the v2.1.x family.
But the major story work remaining in v2.1.x is completing 2 of the 4 Faen family arcs (Erik and Zette) and advancing the major storyline around Arbiter Estelle and her political work. We're down to these two major items and we're going to knock them down quickly now.
Boosters
This update also sees the addition of new content across the spectrum. We've added new Reinforce Barracks 5 component, which gives the option to include Armor with your crew quarters. In the art arena, we've added two new contact faces. We've also added a new contact type altogether, the Retired Exo-Scout -- with hooks in the scene above and below board, this contact type recruits out Military Officers but also provides access to the Black Market.
In the quality of life arena, when browsing for updates at the starport, those you can't afford are now visually differentiated by being grayed out.
The news running through the spice hall -- including the stop and start of conflicts, contact death and actions -- now include the dates of the events as well as including more comprehensive set of local news items.
Thanks to all of our captains for spreading the word and helping us improve the game during Early Access. Tell a friend, leave a review!
v2.0.77 - 1/31/2018
- Added new story event -- 'Indigent Prospector' narrative
- New Contact Type: Retired Exo-Scout
- New Ship Component: Reinforced Barracks 5
- Added 2 new Contact character faces
- Update: Starport upgrade component list grays out components that are too expensive
- Update: Mission Rep mitigation Talents no longer activate in exploration missions
- Update: Spice Hall news reel now includes dates and additional events
- Fixed: Pirate Rumors during Patrol
- Fixed: Crashes with De Rivesh storyline if continuing after Elsa departs
- Fixed: "Treasure Hunters" Rumor no longer blocks Exploration mission button
- Fixed: Fervor Talent UI freezing in crew combat
- Fixed: Female head and hat issues
- Engine: Improved performance, memory usage and loading times