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Sol Trader 1.3 out soon: get a sneak peak

Hi all,

Sol Trader has update 1.3 on the way! Get an early look at the latest UI and gameplay improvements by helping to beta test it!

There are a wealth of things for you to try out:

  • You can now chat to characters directly on the right if they’re in the same location as you
  • Pirate Chief and criminals are now more likely to try to destroy you
  • Fix a bug where you’re not paid enough for a mission
  • Dignitaries now fly around a little less than before to make it easier to pin them down
  • Inter-faction missions now pay slightly less
  • Business trips now pay slightly less
  • Taxi missions now pay slightly more
  • Talking to your criminal parents will no longer cause them to forget who you are
  • Fix crash where a character develops an opinion of the player mid-conversation
  • Fix crash when showing GUI for a ship the AI is driving
  • Fix crash where a character would attempt to sell a good on a ship they’ve lent to the player
  • Can now initiate conversations when paused - will restart the game but at realtime speed
  • Fixed the Tiger II achievement

Here’s how you test:

  1. Right click on the game in your Steam Library and choose 'Properties'
  2. Click the 'Betas' tab
  3. Enter the beta access code ’soltraderbeta’ and click 'Check code'
  4. Choose the ‘beta13’ option from the drop-down list
  5. Wait for your game to update and play!

If you hit any bugs, please do report them on the Technical Support forum here on Steam so that I can fix them before releasing 1.3 at the end of the month.

Until next time,
Chris