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New build (1.0.6): major chat and balance improvements

Hi all,

Here's another build to bust those Monday blues! :)

Highlights

  • Big revamp of sharing info during chat. Now there's a much clearer screen which can be sorted: Edit: Here's a video from JohnnyO showing how it works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bhD-PdptO8&feature=youtu.be
  • Show your opinion of a character at top of their sheet
  • Now does not generate gossip/scandal mission unless there's something to find
  • Allow players to sleep in their passenger cabins, if there's space
  • People will now leave their jobs if 80% of people have a bad relationship with them - it's now possible to force someone out of an organisation rather than blowing up their ship

Other changes

  • Balance improvements to trading prices
  • Make supplying wanted goods when there's no demand display a helpful message rather than just vanish as an option
  • Reduced the number of guns on Cougar ships by two. Sorry :)
  • Don't allow the trade of ship components via hailing
  • Stop autopilot occasionally freezing ship in place next to a planet
  • Reduced memory footprint by 250MB
  • Reduced fire rate of high end guns
  • Make first names a little more random
  • Don't allow hailing unless you are both in a launched ship and are in the same local area
  • Added a planet graphics next to the character's "known for" information

As before, your old saves will still work, but some of the changes will require a new game to see the effect.

If you've been having trouble on 32-bit windows and/or 2GB RAM, do try this one again - I'd be grateful if you could let me know whether it's working for you!

Enjoy! Any questions please let me know.

Until next time,
Chris