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Entropy Release Notes - 28 Jan 2014
A new update has been released for Entropy.

Please see the Entropy Release Notes - 28 Jan 2014 thread on the Forums for full details of the changes.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This Update introduces some changes to controls and binding options. In order to prevent any conflicts with previous options, all your existing Options choices will have been reset.

In the event that you seem to lose keyboard controls, please go to Options > Bindings, click Defaults and the Apply. (If you are in a Sector and don't have a mouse cursor, use [ALT]+[TAB] to minimise and then maximise the game, and this should give you a cursor so you can load the default bindings.)

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Entropy Release Notes - 22 Jan 2014
Entropy has been updated. Please see the following forum posts for full details of the changes:

Entropy Release Notes

NPC Ship Update

We look forward to your feedback on the changes.

Entropy Release Notes - 13 Jan 2014
For the full release notes, please see the Entropy Steam Forums:

http://steamcommunity.com/app/255500/discussions/0/630802344644860298/

Entropy Release Notes - 6 Jan 2014

EXPLORATION


  • The first version of the Exploration system has been implemented
  • The Exploration system randomly generates 'Uncharted' Sectors that can be discovered by exploring star systems
  • Unlike the permanent Sectors in each star system, these Uncharted Sectors do not show up on the minimap and cannot be seen until they are within sensor range of your ship (much like other ships)
  • Uncharted Sectors remain on the System Map until discovered and entered by a player or players. Once they have been entered by a player, Uncharted Sectors will remain until all players have left the Sector, at which point they will disappear (and may be replaced by a new Uncharted Sector in a different part of the star system)
  • In this initial version of the Exploration system, there are three types of uncharted Sector - asteroid fields (containing mineable asteroids), derelict fields (containing salvage) and combat encounters (containing NPC ships)
  • Additional types of Uncharted Sector will be added as development continues, and we'd welcome any and all feedback on the Exploration system - please let us know what you think via the Entropy Forums


BUG FIXES


  • The 'double loading' bug that could occur when clicking to 'Enter' a Sector (including Interception Sectors) should now be fixed
  • CODE power management settings for Command and Defence should now have their intended effect on Energy and Shield regen rates, respectively. (Note that 'starter' ships do not have functioning CODE controls)
  • CODE power management settings should now be persistent - when you enter a Sector, your ship's CODE settings should be the same as when you last left a Sector

Entropy Release Notes - 30 Dec 2013

Release Notes - 30 Dec 2013



GENERAL



1) You can now intercept other players in the system map. Right click the player frame and select intercept. Freighter, be afraid :D

2) Added a checkbox in settings that allows players to invert the Y axis of their mouse when in flight mode.

3) Log out procedure implemented:
  • Pressing the Logout button should open a pop-up giving the player the choice of returning to Character Select or Exiting the Game
  • If the player logs out at a Station, they should log out immediately.
  • If players start log out on system map or a sector the log out window will show with a timer (10 sec) and a cancel option
  • If players log out at a station they should login at that same station
  • If players log out while on the system map they will login in at the same location on the system map
  • If players log out from a sector they start from the system map at the entrance point of that sector
  • Ship movement speed will be set to 0 and all controls will be disabled the if player starts to log out while on the system map
  • The ogout timer will be cancelled if the player's ship suffers any hostle action and will return control to player


BUGS



1) Issues with game not starting for windows XP users is fixed.

2) You are no longer able to manipulate sell orders to get 2x stacks

3) The Veles gate in Chernobog is now lowered so it is now functional

Entropy Release Notes - 24 Dec 2013
Retrospective Entropy Release Notes - 24 Dec 2013

GENERAL


You are now immune to encounters the first 10 seconds you appear in the system map. Freighters rejoice :)

Connection notifications added. On start screen (the black one that used to be blue) the client will warn you on following errors:
  • Failed to initialize Steam. Please start the game via Steam.
  • Steam client authentication failed.
  • Steam server authentication failed.
  • Connection to lobby failed.
  • The server is currently under maintenance.


PvP is disabled in Station sectors

Re-balance of existing combat content
  • Same Min/Max but the difficulty curve has been smoothed out
  • Difficulty goes from Green -> Yellow -> Red
    • Each color is divided into 3 further difficulties
    • The difficult tier of a previous color is equivalent to the easy tier of the next one


Players that bought the game before the Christmas discount will find some gift items in their locker. You can choose which character you want to unlock the gift to, but you can only unlock on item to one of your characters. Colonist gets two SpearTech R7 Railgun item, Explorers get that and one Stakhovskiy Drive Coils engine, Founders get that and 5 Founder's Coins.


HUD & GUI


You can now move items to the warehouse or your cargo through the right mouse pop-up menu in the stations.

There is now a 'Find System' functionality in the Region/Galaxy Map
The region map now shows station economy types and tax level.

BUGS


Player names are now restricted to a length of 16 symbols

Instances spawned by missions is now personal to the owner of the mission, and can no longer be accessed by others.

Clicking on a HUD control should not click on anything 'behind' the control

Happy Holidays From ArtPlant & Early Adopters Gift!
Pilots!

Since Entropy dis-engaged its cloak nearly two weeks you have given us an excellent reception and we have thoroughly enjoyed reading your feedback. We are already adapting our future plans based on the things you've been telling us so keep it coming! To show our thanks for the great support you've offered us right from the start we would like to offer you all a special Early Adopter Gift! You can find the details below.

As you can imagine, everyone likes to spend a little bit of time with their families over the holiday period, and as such you may notice us posting a little less on the forums, and may have to wait a little longer for a response to any support issue between Christmas and the New Year.

The development team will be continuing with the regular, at least weekly updates over the holiday period, in addition to the major updates adding new features and content roughly each month. We’re glad to have you along for the ride!

Best Wishes for the Holidays and New Year from Everyone at ArtPlant.

Early Adopter Gift


Users who purchased Entropy before 19th December at 10:00am PST (18:00 GMT) will receive these items during the next update, expected to be Tuesday 24th December.

Colonists
[LIST]<*>2x Speartech R7 Railgun[/LIST]
Explorers
[LIST]<*>2x SpearTech R7 Railgun
<*>1x Stakhovskiy Drive Coils[/LIST]
Founders
[LIST]<*>5x Founder’s Coins
<*>2x Speartech R7 Railgun
<*>1x Stakhovskiy Drive Coils[/LIST]

Item Descriptions


SpearTech R7 Railgun
The SpearTech R7 features a unique accelerator mechanism that's able to deliver the same impact energy from shorter bursts. This allows R7s to maintain fire for up to 25% longer before reloading than standard models, with only a slight reduction in long range effectiveness. It also imparts a distinct reddish glow to the weapon's tracers.

Stakhovskiy Drive Coils
Individually crafted by the legendary starship engineer, these extremely rare heavy drive coils are renowned for imparting a distinct blue glow to the exhaust plume of any ship they are installed on. As Stakhovskiy only ever made a small number and no one has ever been able to replicate them, many rumours surround the secret of their manufacture.

Founder’s Coins
An ancient relic from the earliest days of the Interstellar Confederation, thousands of years before the Shutdown. Highly valued for their historical significance and incredible rarity.

The Founder's Coins are said to have been minted to celebrate and memorialise the very founding of the Interstellar Confederation. Even before the Shutdown no one knew for sure exactly how many still existed, and in the chaos following it nearly all records were lost. Many believe that only a few hundred remain.

Entropy Release Notes - 17 Dec 2013

GENERAL


  • Quest items can no longer be sold to junk merchant


CONTROLS


  • ALT key now works for Mac users


HUD & GUI


  • Predicted Impact Display (PID) should now function correctly with energy cannons (previously it would always show where to fire with railguns)
  • Asteroids now show correct icons when you target them
  • Fixed issue with chat frame changes position when you switched resolution
  • You now receive a message when your cargo hold is full
  • You can now inspect items in the market via their buy or sell pop-up window


BUGS


  • Fixed issue preventing players from undocking from Sirin station
  • Removed asteroids outside Khelev Station docking bay that could trap players when undocking
  • Hanna Sector has been increased in size, so now you can reach all asteroids and NPCs
  • And most importantly, eyebrow colour are now saved correctly

Entropy Release Notes - 12 Dec 2013

GENERAL


  • Updated ship descriptions to correctly display base Fuel Capacity (for ships that require fuel)


REWARDS


  • Updated the loot tables for certain npcs that were still using test versions


(Note that this was a database update and did not require any server downtime. We are still hard at work on the next patch.)

Entropy Release Notes - 11 Dec 2013 Build

MARKET


  • Found and fixed an exploitable bug in the Market


In order to minimise the long term effect of this issue on the game's economy, we have reduced the Credit balance of a small number of characters who appeared to have knowingly or unknowingly benefited from it.

We'd like to thank the players that brought this problem to our attention.
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