Hello Scavengers!
Leaks in Space is finally getting its first major update after releasing as EA. This wouldn’t have been possible without YOU and your suggestions on the Steam Community and Discord, and those few but super helpful bug reports!
Speaking of updates, this week we will update our Roadmap outlining our development plan leading up to 2026, and beyond. Here is what we achieved so far :D
STATION & POWER NODE
We've given the space station a fresh new look with improved graphics and GUI.
We’ve updated almost all of the game’s interface, especially the Ship Builder! Ship builder will now allow you to craft parts using buildable item resources. And now with Tier 1 parts, you will have Tier 2 and Tier 3 parts which will be costlier than Tier 1 parts. With this update, you'll be able to craft Tier 1 and Tier 2 parts, but we're still working on economy and resources that justify crafting Tier 3 parts.
Your ship is made up of different parts, and each one has its own strengths, things like Armor, how well it holds up to leaks, and overall Hull point (Hp). Plus, these parts can actually contribute to your ship’s overall abilities, giving you advantages like extra Speed or life support pressure!
Removed the old license system for the Ship Builder and replaced it with Power Nodes. Think of them like batteries! You’ll need enough Power Node capacity to install certain ship parts, like turrets, railguns, shields, and cores. Higher tier parts will need more Power Nodes. Parts like hull, armor, or any just structural in nature do need Power Nodes, free to place any as much as you like.
You can earn Power Nodes by completing any station objective missions available at space stations. The more missions you complete, the more powerful your ships can build! and of course the stations design as well can grow up to 3 different levels.
SECTORS
In Leaks in Space, you’ll need an ‘Access Pass’ to travel through the Jumpgates and visit new sectors! These passes are linked to specific sector types, for example, C-Passes work for C class sectors. This helps us introduce you to the game gradually, unlocking more areas as you progress and explore.
With the upcoming update, you’ll be able to explore all three initial sectors. We’re still working on the B sectors and haven’t started with the A sectors yet.
Added new asteroid types such as Scrap Asteroids and Quartz Asteroids, which both drop scraps and quartz items respectively, that you can use to craft ship parts.
Removed Ice Asteroids and its item, as we realized ice isn't a good item for crafting ship parts. So, we decided to focus on asteroids that offer more helpful resources.
Added a special type of asteroid cluster, Syntorite Asteroid that aligns with the lore. It will be somewhat rare in C class sectors mostly used in crafting T2 items
DERELICT SHIPS
Additionally, each sector will contain few Derelict ships to investigate, offering some interesting insight into what mishap happened to those ships (maybe ghosts in a ship!) and, upon investigating them, gain some rewards like resources and Power Nodes. Or just shoot & destroy them to gain nothing but scraps.
PLAYER SHIP
We’ve added Repair Kits to the game! Now you’ll have 3 chances to fix things up mid-battle. upon use, this completely rebuilds your ship to its original shape. Repair kits automatically refill when you dock at any station (no cost), and also randomly dropped by defeating enemy ships. The little Droid will just patch up pressure leaks instead of full repairs.
And as always, we’d love to hear what YOU think about this news, the new update, or even what you'd like to see next. Also please share your honest reviews on steam store page as this will help the game's overall visibility.
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We’ll catch up with you soon,
Frostech Game Studio