Avorion
Patch 1.3.5 - Patchnotes
Beta Branch Patch 1.3.5 - Patchnotes
This is how you get access to the beta branch (USE AT YOUR OWN RISK):
Right-Click on Avorion in your Steam list, Properties -> Betas -> Select branch 'Beta Branch - Newest Changes & Experimental Features'.
Changelog 2020-11-17
Gameplay
Balancing
Client & UI
Server
"We made some serious progress over the past 2 weeks on the server side, and now it's time to share it!"Bugfixes
"As always, user bug reports are marked with [UBR]. Thanks for helping us improve the game and keep it up! :)" News: "Official Community Servers" and "Verified Servers"
After having evaluated everything, we came to the conclusion that there is another, better way! So here is a little preview of our future plans.
In the next few weeks, we will transfer the "Official Community Server" program into a "Verified Servers" program. We have many dedicated hosters who host private, well-functioning servers at their own costs. We want to reward these people for their efforts and give them the opportunity to get a blue checkmark as well.
The current "Official Community Servers" will remain online and with the current hosters, but for the time being the blue checkmark will be removed. Alternatively, we will give everyone (who runs a server) the opportunity to apply for the “verified” checkmark. All of you, who have already invested hours in their own servers and gained experience are invited to apply for the “Verified” checkmark once the program starts over the next weeks. Of course, this also includes the servers now marked as "Official Community Servers".
We are still working on how exactly and under which conditions this will be possible. More detailed information will be available soon. So stay tuned!
Avorion Black Market DLC out now!
All this and many more new features await you in the Black Market DLC, so don't lose any time and dive into new space adventures!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1357160/Avorion__Black_Market/
Special Thanks
We would like to thank our community members who have been diligently testing the beta version! With your support and feedback you have helped us a lot and we are happy that you are a part of Avorion!
Patch 1.3.4 - Docking Update Final Patchnotes
Docking
"Docking's here! The feature is actually pretty straightforward. Slap a dock block on your ship and go have fun! :)"Gameplay
"Aside from a few shady features that sneaked in from the Black Market DLC, we got Legendary Turrets, prettier asteroids, and a new, strange Xsotan Wormhole Device that seems to open wormholes to your Reconstruction Site."AI
"We improved several aspects of the AI, like pathfinding, aim and salvage & mining AI."Balancing Part I: General
Balancing Part II: Shields
"Let's face it: Shields are way too powerful for what they cost. They provide lots of HP that recharge extremely quickly for free and they protect all blocks at the same time. Shields are also more or less obligatory for combat, and this means that players avoid combat in the early game. We want to break free from these limitations and give players more means to fight early on. We're nerfing shield generators, but at the same time buffing integrity blocks & armor a lot. Keep in mind that these are experimental changes and we'll see how they fare. Please share your feedback with us on this!"Balancing Part III: Exploits, Shipyards & Reconstruction Site
"We're seeing a lot of playstyles that abuse exploits that are ending up in guides and that are degenerating from how Avorion was originally designed. In addition to fixing exploits, we're adding some experimental changes through which we want to shift the gameplay a bit. We want to reintroduce the feeling of 'safe haven' sectors and the risk of venturing out. We do realize that this might take some comfort away but we think it's healthier for the game in the long run. This playstyle will also require a little more planning from you, which is why we're only enabling it on new galaxies. We'd love to hear your feedback and we'll monitor the situation closely!"Strategy Mode
"We've massively tuned the Strategy Mode to make it a much more polished and easy-to-use feature. Enjoy!"Building Mode
UI
"More UI and QoL improvements."Client
Graphics
Server
"While tons of things were improved, the most important change is that the scheduling of the server update has been completely rewritten. A single slow sector no longer slows down the entire server. We also added quite a few new settings to tune your server to your perfect PvP settings."Scripting API
"A lot changed here, so we won't be listing every little change, but only the most important ones - especially when they might break existing mods."Misc
Bugfixes
"As always, bug reports from the community are marked with [UBR] (User Bug Report). Thanks for reporting and keep it up! You'll be seeing quite a few more of these over the next weeks!" Beta Branch Patch 1.3.4 - Patchnotes
This is how you get access to the beta branch (USE AT YOUR OWN RISK):
Right-Click on Avorion in your Steam list, Properties -> Betas -> Select branch 'beta'.
Gameplay
Balancing
"We improved the behavior for losing relations due to stray shots. We had to find a good balance between 'not punishing shooting things accidentally too much' and 'consequences for blowing up half a station'."Client & UI
Bugfixes
Beta Branch Patch 1.3.3 - Patchnotes
This is how you get access to the beta branch (USE AT YOUR OWN RISK):
Right-Click on Avorion in your Steam list, Properties -> Betas -> Select branch 'beta'.
Gameplay
Balancing
Client & UI
Bugfixes
Beta Branch Patch 1.3.2 - Patchnotes
This is how you get access to the beta branch (USE AT YOUR OWN RISK):
Right-Click on Avorion in your Steam list, Properties -> Betas -> Select branch 'beta'.
Gameplay
Balancing
DLC Content
"We're currently fixing things in the DLC content that got reported during our closed beta. Thanks for reporting and keep it up! To avoid spoilers we won't be listing story-related fixes here."UI
Scripting API
Bugfixes
"As always, bug reports marked with [UBR] are user bug reports. Thanks for taking the time to report stuff and keep it up!" Beta Branch Patch 1.3.1 - Patchnotes
This is how you get access to the beta branch (USE AT YOUR OWN RISK):
Right-Click on Avorion in your Steam list, Properties -> Betas -> Select branch 'beta'.
Gameplay
Docking Adjustments
"So far, docking has been a huge success and we're very happy with the results! You got really creative with what you could do, and sadly that's where we had to make some adjustments since you broke the game in far too many ways :("Balancing
Client
UI
Misc
Scripting API
Bugfixes
"Thanks for reporting tons of issues! We're still working through the reports, and this is the first bunch of bugfixes that we've finished." New Trailer, Suggestions Feedback and other News!
https://discord.com/invite/avorion
Besides the beta and our hype about the upcoming Black Market DLC, there are a few other new features we would like to share with you.
New Trailer
On our Youtube channel and on the Black Market store page you can watch the new official trailer for the DLC. We'd be happy to hear your feedback!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1357160/Avorion__Black_Market/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sN0Na8m4DU
Game suggestion feedback
We really appreciate your ideas and your enthusiasm to be a part of Avorion's development. That's why we went through your suggestions in our forum (ATTENTION: The most recent ones are not included here yet!) and put together a small feedback list for you. On this list you can read which of your suggestions are doable, which ones we are still thinking about and which ones are, unfortunately, on the "won't make it into the game" list.
You can find the list here:
https://forum.avorion.net/index.php?/topic/6734-suggestions-review/
You're welcome to continue to post your ideas in the forum. We will update the list regularly.
To vote you can follow this link:
https://forum.avorion.net/index.php?/forum/8-suggestions-idea-voting/
Giveaway
As a thank you to you, the greatest community in the galaxy, we would like to give something back to you! That's why we're giving away some Avorion Keys next Thursday, 29.10.2020 so that you and your friends can jump into new adventures! You can take part on our official Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/avoriongame
That's all for now, stay safe and stay healthy!