This minor update is also a direct response to player feedback! I heard that the fleet battle missions can cause performance issues on some machines, so I spent some time optimizing them as best as I could. On my Acer Nitro 5, I managed to get a whopping 105 FPS during those updated missions, so I really hope that these changes are good enough to get you all playing. If it is still not enough, let me know and I can try to think of other solutions. For example, I could build in a skip option that triggers if your framerates drop below a certain point.
So, if you were lagging during the fleet missions, this update is for you! Thank you for providing feedback and for helping Fortified Space become a better game.
Detailed Optimization Notes
If FPS drops below 45, the bloom effects on the point-defense turret bullets automatically switch off.
If FPS drops below 45, the pathfinding cells of all enemy ships, enemy missiles, and allied ships increase.
During fleet battles, the bloom effects on the stars are off.
Point-defense turret bullets have a more limited range, deleting themselves after a certain distance.
All objects in the fleet battles get hidden when off-screen.
The number of background ships during fleet battles was significantly reduced.
Enemy missiles no longer track their targets every frame. Instead, it is every 0.5 seconds.
Other Updates
Fixed crew dialogue to correctly identify shield health and number of enemy ships.
Added one more enemy ship to the first fleet battle.
Improved enemy behavior in the cruiser escort mission; they now focus their fire on the cruiser. To balance this, I increased the armor of the cruiser so that they can take many more hits.
If you have already bought the game and would like to support development further, I hope you'll consider leaving a review! Steam's algorithm significantly boosts games with 10+ reviews, so it would really help a lot.
Good hunting,
