Get Permitted!
The new permit mode has landed (or launched I suppose?) - no more of this unlicensed space flight, make sure you go get your permit before you head out of the space dock! The new permit mode covers the essentials of orbiting, starting from basic rocket controls (spin left/right + thrusters), to space mining, to stopping on intragalactic dime.
New players will get the permit by default before heading out, but previous players should be grandfathered past the permit stage. If you'd like to try it anyway, start the game, pull up the dev console (~ or ` on the keyboard), and type:
factoryreset
The game should exit, and when you come back in, you'll get the permit challenge.
NB - if you're running at a resolution other than the default (1920x1080), orbital plotting may be out of alignment with where-you've-been plotting. Please send us a screenshot on discord along with what resolution you ran at if you can!
Other changes in this release:
* Get your space permit issued by the Leonian Thassalocracy! Try out the 7 permit levels!
* The Discord invite link has been moved to settings. Sorry spammers! The discord is for gamers only!
* Classical orbit plotting (Keplerian COE) is now in preview on the permit levels (purple lines) along with apoapsis/periapsis and optimal thrust arrows
* Screenshots are now enabled by default on the pause menu
* Credits + 3rd party licenses are now available in the "Settings" menu
* Finishing a level now takes you back to levelselect instead of the main menu
* The radar is now resizeable (though with mouse only at the moment), drag the handle on the corner of the radar while in the game play / pause menu
More minor changes:
* Fixed an alignment bug on the starfield, it's now possible to mark specific stars by bayer designation (though still hidden!)
* added a soft factoryreset mode to restart the game from the beginning
* default thrust strength has been decreased for more interesting gameplay
* A pile of small bug fixes (and sadly probably a few new ones snuck by)