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v0.163

Startron v0.163 has been released!

Tweaks & updates

  • Added a new rail-launcher superstructure for propelling your zipship from an entity without petroop cost
  • Unlocked the conference room so you can see your faction rating and any available expeditions (with perks for maxing out each of the 3 factions)
  • Chits now count up or down on screen for visual appeal
  • You can now drink at the bar if you really want to
  • Gas giant rings and entity orbit rings are now drawn with a continuous line
  • Hovering over a system while panning the cosmos is now much less fiddly
  • The delete key is now supported in typing areas
  • The home key will also now centre the cosmos pan as well as the camera while flying around an entity
  • Tracked cargo and the flashing double-exclamation character from Startron Classic now show over their corresponding SDARS menu options
  • UI prompt positions at the bottom are now dynamic based on SDARS menu widths
  • System colours now show in the energy funnel interface

Bugs fixed in this version

  • Fixed cosmoi being able to draw over the UI when creating/choosing a cosmos
  • Fixed being able to search for system names you shouldn't be able to see
  • Fixed being able to get around a late-game restriction by filling a yard
  • Fixed softlocking the same late-game feature by self-destructing
  • Fixed incorrect Spacejack win calculations when any players are tied (even when not the winners)
  • Fixed backspace not working except at the end of a line in a typing area
  • Fixed the typing controls in the Unity emulator
  • Fixed not going back to the last cosmos when quitting and revisiting the cosmos list
  • Fixed dynamically available database pages breaking the database search
  • Fixed inaccurate visited systems counter (used for various things)