Dyson Sphere Program

• Added 19 system broadcasts, including voice broadcasts, text-based tips and pinnable icons.
  

• Changed the activation/deactivation SFX of [Warp Engine].
  

• Increased the damage of Icarus' [Energy Shield Burst] skill.
  
• Adjusted the jamming number of [Jamming Capsule] and [Suppressing Capsule] from 60 to 180, also extended the jamming effect time of slowing enemies' movement speed and attack speed.
  
• Increased the ROF of [SR Plasma Turret] from 0.5/s to 0.6/s.
  

• Fixed a bug while Dyson Sphere technology is unlocked and no Dyson Sphere is planned, entering the space and opening the [Dyson Sphere Panel] will cause an error.
  
• Fixed a bug where a [Depot] under a [Logistic Distributor] is not built yet and placing an item into the [Logistic Distributor] would cause an error.
  
• Fixed a bug where upgrading a building did not reset its proliferation progress, which could cause replicating items infinitely.
  
• Fixed a bug where under certain circumstances, [Laser Turret] does not attack the Dark Fog.
  
• Fixed a bug when adding an upgrade to queue, a prerequisite level is not reached, but its following upgrade can be queued.
  
• Fixed a bug where under certain resolution settings, production numbers are not fully displayed in [Statistics Panel].
  
• Fixed a bug of [Pile Sorter] filter logic, if the filter is set to another item, pile sorter should not continue to transport the previous item.
  
• Fixed a bug when landing on a planet, changes of prebuild data might cause an error.
  

[Change]

[Bugfix]

• The setting of Fast Build in Sandbox Mode will be saved.
  

• If a newly created Blueprint has the same path as the existing one, the existing Blueprint's icon, thumbnail and description will be loaded automatically.
  

• Fixed a bug where slow down effect of EM Capsule was incorrect in certain situations.
  
• Fixed a bug where it may not be able to fix damaged buildings after loading a save.
  
• Fixed a bug where items in the last slot of the Depot above Splitter cannot be output.
  
• Fixed the VFX issue of Dark Fog units in Planetary Base.
  

[Feature]

• Added [Pile Sorter] and related upgrades. Upgraded "Pile Sorter" can simultaneously load and unload stacked cargos, maximizing the sorting capacity.
  
• Added [SR Plasma Turret]. It is a plasma turret for ground and it uses Energy Capsule as ammo.
  
• Added [Jammer Tower] and related upgrades. [Jammer Tower] can use ammo to reduce enemies' movement speed periodically.
  
• Added Icarus Energy Shield Burst skill. Press and hold [B] in [Combat Interface] to accumulate power and cast this skill.
  
• Added Icarus Throw skill. Icarus can manually throw items like [Combustible Unit], [Jamming Capsule] and [Water] in [Combat Interface], deal damage to enemies or reduce enemies' movement speed.
  
• In the Dyson Sphere Panel (Y), added an option to hide empty Dyson Spheres in the selection combobox.(enabled by default)
  
• Added upgrade level 7 for "Inventory Capacity," providing an additional 2 columns of item inventory slots and 1 column of logistics list slots for Icarus.
  
• Added interaction with Dark Fog Relay Stations in Starmap (V).
  
• Added [System Broadcast Volume] setting in Audio Settings.
  

[Change]

• No longer display upgrades for [Sorter Mk.III] and it can no longer be upgraded for "cargo stacking" (saved upgrades will retain their values).
  
• Modified the automatic material cache quantity for each production facility (based on the recipe, producing duration, and producing speed).
  
• Added tips about "Output per Base" in the Dark Fog drop rate information panel.
  
• Icarus can now set weapons to "auto fire" and/or "manual fire."
  
• Refactored construction and repair system code, reducing performance overhead when laying out large-scale blueprints.
  
• Construction/repair tasks will prioritize dispatching drones from the nearest object (mecha or Battlefield Analysis Base). Repairing attacked buildings is more stable and reliable.
  
• Optimized prebuild model of Conveyor Belt and it optimized performance overhead of rendering massive Conveyor Belt prebuild.
  
• After picking up items, the Battlefield Analysis Base will prioritize placing them into slots with the same item.
  
• The red slots of the Battlefield Analysis Base (limited automation input) have been changed to blue slots. Items placed in blue slots cannot be retrieved by automated facilities. Base cannot put picked items in blue slots either.
  
• A non-copied built Battlefield Analysis Base will default to 10 blue slots at the bottom.
  

[Balance]

• Now, [Core Element] will only drop after [Antimatter Fuel Rod] is unlocked.
  
• Changed the maximum loot quantity from a single Dark Fog drop from 1 stack to 20 stack.
  
• Icarus space shield radius multiplier: 5x->10x. The Energy Shield Burst damage in space is related to its radius.
  
• Ammo amount of [Plasma Capsule] and [Antimatter Capsule] sprayed by Proliferator Mk. III will be rounded off to 13.
  
• Ammo amount of 3 Ammo Boxes: 20 -> 30. Reduced the amount of raw materials of these ammo boxes.
  
• Blast radius of Shell Set: 13m -> 11m; blast radius of Crystal Shell Set: 13m -> 15m.
  

[Bugfix]

• Fixed a bug where the [Battlefield Analysis Base] on a planet might fail to recall combat drones when the number of buildings exceeded 32767.
  
• Fixed a bug where threat monitoring entries disappeared when a Dark Fog Space Hive was not completely destroyed (despite the Hive building being fully destroyed while units like Lancers still existed).
  
• Fixed a bug where an attacking Dark Fog Planetary Base on non-local planets had a higher aggression.
  
• Fixed a bug where the last grid connection of a conveyor belt would become excessively long when pulled far.
  
• Fixed a bug where the prompt panel after a Space Hive assault might get stuck without ending.
  
• Fixed an issue where missile turrets might lag under certain conditions.
  
• Fixed a bug where ETA calculation for navigating to a Seed was incorrect.
  
• Fixed a bug where right-clicking to extract liquid from a Storage Tank automatically returned two items to the backpack.
  
• Fixed a bug where the space navigation did not display the hive's name.
  

• Rise of the Dark Fog
  
• Seed
  
• Observation
  
• Detection
  
• Battle Plan
  

• Added interaction with Dark Fog Hives and Seeds in Starmap(V).
  

• If a missile loses its target in space, it will try to reacquire one within a range of 1000m.
  
• Optimized the targeting logic of Turrets, now the enemies with a low hp will be more easily locked onto.
  
• Added "building armor" and "tower damage" for Enemy Information Panel.
  

• Decreased the EXP transfer rate between Dark Fog Hives, additionally decreased the EXP transfer rate between those Hives located in different Planetary Systems.
  

• Fixed a bug where the sfx of Laser Turret's distance attenuation and fade in/out were not applied.
  
• Fixed a bug where the value of Space Unit Armor is incorrect (display issue only).
  
• Fixed a bug where a Laser Turret may not attack enemies after overlapping construction.
  
• Fixed an issue where a Relay Station may disregard Core Driller and build a new Planetary Base on it, causing a bug where two planetary bases overlap.
  
• Fixed a bug where the Lancer forms' stat is incorrect.
  
• Fixed a bug where causing significant lag when placing large-scale blueprints.
  
• Fixed a bug where the flying sfx is not synchronized with action.
  
• Fixed a bug where the amount of proliferator points of drop items is incorrect after the Logistics Stations was destroyed.
  
• Fixed a bug where the sfx of Implosion Cannon will not stop after power is off.
  

[Change]

• Adjusted "Pitch Limit" for Gauss Turret and Laser Turret to prevent situations where those turrets may not attack when Dark Fog units enemies and turrets are too close.
  
• In order to better accommodate grids of varying latitudes (widths), slightly reduce the colliders of Spray Coaters.
  

[Bugfix]

• Fixed connection errors caused by hidden technologies before and after [Information Matrix] in Tech Tree.
  
• Fixed a bug where missiles may fly to space (Universal Origin) from a planet.
  
• Fixed a bug where Seed cannot set off to create a new Hive.
  

• Now when the player is on a planet, the space fleet will only be automatically summoned when Lancers attack, not when the Space Hive is too close.
  

• Fixed a bug where combat drones in idle fleets will disappear after loading a save.
  
• Fixed a bug where Dyson Sphere stats may be incorrect.
  
• Fixed a bug where the display number of Space Fleet in Combat Interface is incorrect.
  
• Fixed a bug where in certain situations, a Geothermal Power Station can be built on a Planetary Base.
  

[Bugfix]

• Fixed a bug where the combat drones belong to a Battlefield Analysis Base will consume Icarus Core Energy when they recover durability.
  
• Fixed a bug where the power consumption is incorrect when summoning Space Fleet on a planet.
  
• Fixed a bug where achievement [Right Under My Nose] can be unlocked in a planetary system without any Hive.
  
• Fixed a bug where it may cause an error when Missile Turrets locking a Dark Fog space unit through Signal Tower.
  
• Fixed a bug where threat may not increase when attacking a Relay Station on an unvisited planet.
  

[Change]

• Added starting-up animation for [Signal Tower].
  
• Now clicking on the opened enemy information panel can make it pinned.