Whoah, it's January!
Time for me to get back to work... and you too!
There are some new features that need to be beta tested, so if you've got some time this week, opt into the "betafromnowon" branch and check out some of these things:
- The number of crafting parts bought from stations has been raised to 10 per purchase.
- Daily codes found in-game are now copied directly to your clipboard for easy pasting.
- Daily codes also get a second printing in a larger, more readable font.
- Crew-related aspects of the UI have been modified due to recent changes. They look better.
- The number of alien art items has more than doubled (more about this on Friday)
- Damage to your ship's hull can now kill crew members!
But what really needs to be tested is...
Cloaking Overhaul
Cloaking devices have been split into two types, certain aliens de-cloak you at different ranges, and you get tool-tips about it too!
Tactical Cloak
- Short duration (6-20 turns)
- Short cool-down
- One-time supply cost (~125)
Strategic Cloak
- Long (indefinite) duration
- Long cool-down (~100 turns)
- Per-turn supply cost (2-5)
Some hostile aliens can de-cloak you within a certain range. Usually, the more powerful the ship, the longer range. Tool-tipping the ship while cloaked will tell you the range. If it doesn't mention it, then they can't see you!
...AND...
Bandit Machines
This started from a fun little graphic David provided me with a few months ago, and player's frequent calls for more rescue codes.
So now, on some shipwrecks, you'll find a space-age slot machine. If you've got the money, you can take your chances and get random prizes such as...
- Boxes of boxes (or any of the other trade commodities)
- A new weapon, grenade, or space suit
- Credits
- Crafting parts
- New Uniforms
- RESCUE CODES!
That's right. Now you can find rescue codes in the game, and share them with your friends (or the community).
So do us both a favor and join the beta (it's super easy) and send me some