0.9.9 is now live for anyone who has opted into the beta branch. This is an unstable release incorporating a year and a half of changes, including:
- Significant graphics and physics engine optimizations.
- Cloaked ships can now be hit by projectiles.
- Turrets turn slower, allowing fast ships to dodge them more easily.
- Ramscoop and solar power effectiveness now varies from star to star.
- New Remnant ships, outfits, and missions.
- Purchasing a Bactrian now requires completing a mission string.
- Added an "asteroid scanner" that lets you target minable asteroids.
- Experimental "news" feature in the spaceport.
- All ship sprites re-rendered with a more dramatic lighting angle.
- The shipyard now shows an angled view of each ship instead of top-down.
There are many other changes, as well. For a complete list, see the changelog.
Special thanks to @tehhowch, @Amazinite, and @Pointedstick for managing this release, and to a very long list of contributors: @10010101001, @abenkovskii, @AlexBassett, @Alkallid, @Amazinite, @AMDmi3, @AskePit, @Aurelite, @beccabunny, @Bladewood, @Brick63, @comnom, @CyberShadow, @czartrak, @Darcman99, @dplepage, @DrBlight, @dzhu, @elgeonmb, @Elyssaen, @EndrosG, @Ferociousfiend, @flaviojs, @Fzzr, @gunqqer, @Hacklin, @Hadron1776, @Isaacssv552, @jafdy, @Janaszar, @jjhankins, @jostephd, @Jugosloven1612, @Kryes-Omega, @Lineth, @LordInsane, @luiges90, @mattsoulanille, @MCOfficer, @MessyMix, @mootootwo, @Nescio0, @nobodywasishere, @oo13, @OverYrPaygrade, @ph2000bis, @Pointedstick, @pscamman, @Rakete1111, @redshalken, @Rob59er, @seanfahey, @sivael, @solardawning, @Tadrix, @tehhowch, @temtemy, @themightygrunt, @TheUnfetteredOne, @thomasballinger, @tmbutterworth, @toilethinges, @Turtleroku, @UnciaPrima, @Vilhelm16, @warp-core, @whismerhill, @Zitchas, and @zwparchman.