Cloud Saves
Sunday update: Steam Cloud Saves Are on!
New Art:
The number of alien art items that can be found in Approaching Infinity has more than doubled, including a brand new series of detailed abstract doodles from player Cameron, like this:
You can see more of his work here. Thanks for getting in touch!
Fixed and Changed
- 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.
- Damage to your ship's hull can now kill crew members!
- To take the 2nd level of a skill, an officer must already be level 4.
That's right: you can't max out the most powerful skills as early in the game. I've always felt it was very exploitable (and actually narrowed player choice) when a particular skill was just too good...
So now you have to wait a bit.
But hey, look:
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 entire community).
Thanks to everyone who helped beta test these new additions, you found a few things I had no idea about :)
Like someone last time who found an earthquake on a shipwreck ;)