The annual horror show has begun. For those who haven't had a chance yet, it's time to defeat the Bonelord (and steal his mighty ship!), close the portals to the Wicked Dimension or equip the Spectre ghost ship with some devastating pumpkin weapons. Of course, everyone else is invited to mash pumpkins, too!
Also, we've finally completed the German translation once again and are happy to present some progress on the user interface, as well as a bunch of fixes.
Stay safe in this haunted universe! ✌️🐢🚀
The horror is back
All hell is loose once again - skeleton bosses, eyeballs, pumpkins... You know the deal!
DE Translation
With the latest dialog translation, the full German version is now back to 100%! ✅ There have also been improvements to the old parts of the german translation. We will continue to improve the quality of the translations as much as we can.
Mining Laser Turrets
Made for very large ships like carriers, with improved range stats etc. (can be bought at most CoC Stations, availability increases after the first story arc)
UI
While overall UI improvements are in progress, we can already release a first bunch of details that are safe to go:
Improve 4:3 and ultra wide resolution support
Basic window: slight updates while we work on a completely new, alternative version
Add a custom companion map icon
Multiple UI performance improvements
Map: optimized ship icon legibility on various backgrounds
Improved S.O.S. signal layout and custom icon
Other reworked elements: radar frame, upgrade arrow, quickbar level-up indicator highlight/glow, background gradient element (main menu), landable name box
There is not much to see of the ongoing tooltip changes yet - the main reason is a major update to the UI framework, which has set us back a bit and brought new bugs to fix. However, these have now been fixed so that we can continue with the clean-up and improvement of the tooltips and their stats.
Tooltip update crash
Kiara repair laser doesn't repair the player
Pirate spawner ships should not fly to distant stations
Person affinity should only change from an attack if the player is involved
Noob Henderson should now force-attack the player, if he leaves the route during the journey to Caduceus, even when out of radar range
Some traders use cargo_initial instead of cargo_service, which results in faulty restocks and maximum amounts for their stored items (thx @Oji on discord)
If Lord Uesugi is persuaded, the dialog during Atlas HQ will reflect on it correctly (thx @Curse on discord)
Removed quick access trading/repair and ship trading icons from Jiraiya in some instances (thx @Rjdanil on discord)
Typos and grammar mistakes (thx @GDUBMX on discord)
Instances in which the term 'Kuiper Belt' was used wrong
A missing dialog block switch at the end of the Caduceus storyline, which opened up the possibility of repeating and then softlocking 'The Sheherazade Embargo'
"Sphere Launch Bay 2" (a test item) was available for loot and purchase
Don't show a destroyed favorite with 0 destroyed ships
Analysis window is too big in 4:3
GUI: Crash when pasting with a file/image in the clipboard buffer
Nebula 10 has a gray line
"cargo_initial" is always added with each savegame load
Leaving a blocking HUD draws the mouse at a wrong pos
Mission HUD: up/down keys don't work
Mission HUD: First mission is not auto selected
Invalid warning: "Borderless mode could not be set"
Save Upgrade: "Lord Furui" 'Set_Person_Affinity_Min' does not exist
It's time for another update! Since the last major update, we've been focusing on bug fixes and quality of life improvements. While the groundwork is already being laid for the next expansion of the story, we managed to check off a lot of older tasks, be it fixes, improvements or even some practical features - and finally a first step towards expanding the skill tree.
Have fun and safe travels!
New Skills
...are joining the tree! Some are connected to new features (like scanning or mining advantages) while others just tweak existing stats. The tree is to be expanded further, but this update introduces the first batch:
Note: although the skill tree was slightly rearranged, your already unlocked skills will remain active. This may result in a somewhat strange looking tree constellation, but unlocked progress comes first. :)
UI
Service Insights
With this new feature, you finally get a quick in-space overview of the services offered at a landable location (once you have unlocked the associated scan skill) - and no longer have to click through the various locations to get this information.
Damage Type & Producer Icons
As part of some overarching tooltip changes, we're introducing a first batch of icons for the producer and damage type information. Layout and usage may still change in the course of general tooltip changes.
Other
"Hack" mission target icon
Weapons
Engetsu Gun - slightly-homing Loyalist weapon with unique projectile design
Carriers: stats-improved launch bay versions added for the player
Localization
DE interface (statistics, info, descriptions) are back to 100%
DE tooltip optimizations and abbreviations for clarity
Note: The dialog and story content are currently not at 100%, but we will address this as a top priority.
In Progress
Asteroid mining nerf
With this update, the damage that regular weapons cause to asteroids will be significantly reduced (-50% compared to the previous value). The reason for this is to further increase the advantage of mining weapons. As this is only a part of a larger project to fine-tune the weapons, expect more changes in the future!
Interface
As you might notice, there is still more UI stuff going on, with a focus on:
Item tooltips: how information is communicated (both visually and content-wise), the screen fill issue and comparison clarity
General: reduction of the overall window "weight" impression
Ships
Add a temporary autopilot mode when an NPC ship is attacked from outside its radar range
Add a 5% chance for an NPC ship engine failure (max speed) if below 10% health
Equipment
Preferred weapon & shield groups (re-)created and assigned
Added producers to weapons, items and devices that had none
"Wave" weapon stats improvements and cleanup
Some shields added
World
Improved Hacking tutorial later at Shizhong
A new (hidden) quest stage for the Lorca story
Additional dialog lines for various npcs added
Added a quest counter and progress switch after receiving new Testament for 'Religion Upgrade!'
Improved the 'Scheherazade Embargo' sidequest
Descriptions for Poems and Flowers added
Improved the 'Fernandez' sidequest
Changed Elzo Fartrader's aggro behaviour during the escort sidequest
Noob Henderson now gets assigned suspicion affinity on the player, after the player decides to ignore him (also distributed some more suspicion settings to other npcs)
UI
Options Menu: Show the primary display name
Add a "stations visited" statistic
Tutorial now makes use of quickbar highlighting for better orientation (also some more explanations were added)
Inventory HUD: Highlight the selected slot
Skill tree: Highlight the active path
Skill tree: show the skill level number even if not skilled yet
A progression reset for 'The Sphere' story mission
Vex's Note has now been marked as quest item and won't spawn randomly anymore
Distance Callback for Kalypso inserted during 'Let Sleeping Docs Lie' story mission to remove the possibility of triggering the "...waiting" dialog more than once
Jurgen Winters should now be removed from the player's cargo at the correct moment
Player should not be able to loot cargo chests anymore if at full cargo capacity.
Devil's Fruit should now only be obtainable once
Broken dialog for 'Border Patrol' story mission, when the player decides to lie to the Loyalist forces
Dr. Cram Bokaj should now leave Caduceus station before the end of the first storyline, not only if his sidequest was finished before
A possibility of Noob Henderson dying after the player has persuaded and/or ignored him
The 'Fernandez'-sidequest doesn't reset progress anymore, in case the player decides to switch routes during the quest
Ultra wide (3840x1080) resolutions are broken
Loading a game resets active device cooldowns
Not enough free cargo space to switch the loadout
Repair laser should only hit an enemy when it's selected
Items received from cargo crates inside wrecks don't check cargo capacity
The Schwarzschild Singularity: "Infinite Machines" dying from collisions
Using the thruster/weapon for the first time doesn't show the Cooldown HUD
Editing a map marker removes the name
Target cursor image offset is not centered
FTA Samson is the only place where the cargo container is a separate person
Display groups for freight containers
Monitor refresh rate detection fails if we use a windowed mode resolution that is larger than the display supports
Some possibilities in which Kouji dialog still appeared after she died.
Removed a perma notification during an encounter with Mr Shiro way earlier
Zopa's wrong dialog on one route due to story variables for the Early Siege Break sequence
The weapon slot for the Bengal carrier
Removed some trade/repair quick access icons from npcs (for example: dead npcs)
'Profit Loses Seldom' now ignores the double dialog switch for Pgt. Decimus
Scan amount for the Javelot fixed
A sequence in which Callisto did not correctly unlock for the player during the 2nd storyline, softlocking the route for the player
Missing dialog switches for Auxilium on some routes
The possibility of 'Crash Course' breaking and softlocking the player in one route, after destroying the first three Caduceus drones at a much later moment
Some weapon and slot assignments
A sequence in which Chondros' death would result in a bugged state of the fight at Lashkar Gah
A possibility of restarting 'Building a Barrier' at Jiraiya
Some dialog blocks and switches of minor npcs
Possibility of the Supreme Court still being locked for the player one some routes later on
Removed the possibility of Delga and Nobunaga's death dialog spawning at a much later moment
Guard Pommern and Guard Endsor now only get move orders during 'The Tale of Lost Luggage' if they're still alive
The three Caduceus transports during 'Genocide Arrest' should now correctly stop and return to their origin places after the player has defeated the guards.
The Cure, Anti and Dote won't cause error reports anymore after being killed
Auxilium doesn't auto-talk to the player anymore after the Caduceus transport has been stopped during 'Genocide Consignment'
McKenzie doesn't lose respawn during 'Genocide Consignment'
Missing exp rewards added to some missions
Missing exp_death rewards added to some rare ships and stations
Thanks for the wait, traveler - we know it's been long. But your patience will finally be rewarded with a fully unseen main story arc! Also, not to forget: CARRIER SHIPS. 🚀
As it has taken some time, lots of other things have piled up too, so make sure you don't miss the details! Although we're confident that this will keep you entertained for a while (as we shift our focus back to general QoL improvements and more frequent updates again) we do have more in store - this is not the last storyline expansion by far, and we assure you that all of them will come in form of free updates!
Cheers, the Warp Turtle crew
Story of the Sphere
Continue the saga! A brand new story experience that comes with:
The initial concept was created so long ago, it was written on papyrus...
Turmoil is rising within the Sphere. Old ideals stand in conflict with major upheavals caused by the hands of time - feeding discontent under the surface of this highly evolved faction. Frontiers seem to be hardening to an irreversible extent and call for decisions. According to the Sphere's solidified traditions, there can only be one instance of power. A new, exceptionally young emperor sees himself confronted with the massive task to decide over the fate of the biggest high-tech civilization the solar system has ever seen - will you help him to pave the way for a stable future for the Sphere?
The big ceremony - a major turning point in the imperial bloodline.
The Loyalist fleet: Including a reworked Nancho, and of course the new carrier.
A mysterious incident reveals ships of unknown origin.
LANGUAGE NOTE: As you'd expect, the new story is heavy on words. Therefore, the new arc translations - RU, CN, DE, ES - will not be complete from the start. We apologize for this (kind of sad to reset the localization info on the storepage back to "partial" with new content) - and promise we try to make progress asap, but for now we'll have to ask you for a bit more patience here.
Carrier Ships
CARRIERS: CHECK!
We know you've been eagerly waiting for them - again, thanks for your patience - but there's no need to wait any longer, just go ride these whales (although you have to finish the arc first ;))!
Weapon Type
As previously introduced with the turret placement system, carriers use ships as weapons - just in form of equipable turrets called launch bays.
Behavior
With a set weapon target, employed bays will launch a fleet of autonomous ships right at the enemy, fighting until death (no matter whose) and redock if the target is destroyed.
Availability
Two carrier versions (Sphere, Loyalists) and their respective launch bays will be available at jiraiya, Jamey Tien and Hoshi after the end of the storyline.
Other available Ships
Besides the two carrier versions, all the other ships seen above (whole Loyalist fleet, machine ships) are available in some way - either by purchasing them at a ship trader or by scanning and crafting.
Achievements
The new main story comes with a bunch of new achievements for the modern completionist's profile!
Soundtrack
Over 16 new songs!
The story expansion features songs from Miguel's new album "2184" (seen from the GB timeline: a true retro-classic ;)) and an even newer track "The Mission" became the new main menu theme!
In the meantime, our artist who had always been handling all our music, became a music producer himself and contributed tracks to the new arc soundtrack - Kouji's "Eyes of Fury" theme, Pai Pai's ceremonial song, some loops and the trailer score, as well as an unknown number of sound FX. :D
Aside from the arc soundtrack, there are also some additional ambient tracks and a default moon landable theme!
Locations
New locations on the Sphere and Loyalist capitals: Imperial garden, Nancho throne and command bridge
Other New Stuff
🇪🇸 Spanish: partial translation - after an unknown hero named shadowman1 had been quietly working on the ES translation for years, we spent another while finishing the rest 100% (hola, viajero espacial ;)) - before the Sphere arc completion though, which means that it's currently in the state of Mai 2023 and missing major parts of the new arc!
Portraits: Beside 15 (!) new portraits in the context of the Sphere arc, there is now a female default pirate with 3 versions. Also, Kouji's portrait, as seen in the title artwork, was completely redesigned from scratch!
Wave weapon: a somewhat experimental thing. Let us know what you think!
Dai-Naoru, a repair laser with a super-long range!
FX: White Hole animations and audio design, map icon
Audio: new ship collision sound and a whole bunch of other new FX
Some new cargo icons
Music disks as readables: Start your music collection with Rhapsody in Deep Blue and Eyes of Fury - both come with unique cover art and can be played back at any time.
Tooltip improvements: layout rework (including stats resorting and new credits and weight icons), tbc!
Reworked assets: radar HUD, checkbox graphic to toggle, menu cursor, close button, new game char selector, tab bar changes, loading screen icon, some divider lines and other details
World
Support view sharing with npc ships
Location polishing: Hokucho gate, Supreme Court, The Zone, Hokucho Imperial City quick-polishing
Portrait polishing
Sphere judge, Jack Sperrholz, Sphere / Loyalist military, Sphere male 1 (x7), CoC male 1 (x8)
FX
Default planet atmosphere visual upgrade
Advanced cam zooms, improved fireworks, spotlight FX polishing
"3 frame animation" emitters (Machine Ship)
Audio: Separate cheering crowd from firework
Audio: Functionality for playing SFX without background music
Pluto stays locked if Noob Henderson was destroyed during the journey to Caduceus.
Mission progress and Finish Mission didn't trigger correctly during 'Revealing Xentron'
Mouse input and cursor loss on resolution change when a landable window is open
Defending ships with an existing valid weapon target should regain the attack behavior
Unintentional Delga and Nobunaga death dialog pop-up
Multiple places have the wrong leading person
Readable music is not always playing/stopped
Landable talk to person triggers 2 sounds if person is mission target
UI: Portrait box seams on full HD (message, origin, character selection)
UI: Controller icons LB scaling bigger than RB
UI: Word-wrap missing on mission instructions / dialog question
Javelot dropped an Aries blueprint
"Additional Armor" device: price correction (III had same price as II)
Pirate Fortress fight auto pause keeps triggering
Multiple missing translation string
NPC ships do not activate the thrusters sometimes
Reduce the ship attack approach angle if the target is way bigger than us
UI: Analysis render window should not switch the cursor when hovered
Crash when loading cargo with a ship type with an invalid name
Great news! As you may have noticed, we've been avoiding the term "coming soon" lately, as it was starting to wear out a little... But now we're finally in the safe zone:
It's coming next week! 🙌🎉
All content is ready and we're setting everything up to bring it to your screens next week!
So let's have a little pre-party with this last discount before the Sphere update as we prepare the final steps for release!
🎃 👻 🚀 It's Space Halloween - We just enabled the annual event this weekend: Wicked Gates and pumpkins are all over the place, as well as a skeleton boss ship with a blueprint! Talk to Count Ixua ("Spectre" ghost ship next to Pluto) to learn how to permanently unlock spooky gimmicks!
Update preparations for the new main story arc are running high at the moment (sounding familiar? We hope you still believe us!) - most of the major events are currently in their polishing phase. Sorry for still not being able to give a schedule, but the finish line is coming into view, and by now it's safe to say it will be good. 🙂
Check out the #work-in-progress channel on our Discord for some latest previews!
It's the longest gap between two updates ever, so we felt it's time for an official transmission to let you know what's going on. We've been silent for quite a while now - apologies for that, but all questions are still being answered - and we wanted to assure you that stuff is still moving forward. Just slower (for the reasons below), but our plans for the future are still big, and this is not going to be our last story expansion.
WHY IT TAKES SO LONG
Our original plan was to release the new story update at the end of last year - what happened? Simple answer: the cycle of life! A newborn baby is spicing things up, old cats have been demanding a lot of care (RIP Lola and safe travels!) and side jobs need some attention too. So we are trying to juggle it all and still push the game forward, but some things just need extra work - and at this point, predictions are hard to make as to when the last things will be fixed and tested. The important thing is that we're still here and doing our best for Gaia Beyond!
WHERE WE ARE
Here! Although the first Chapter 2 / Sphere Arc announcement was made a while ago and a lot of sweat has gone into it, development is not yet complete. The writing has been done for a while, but after introducing the alternative route of Chapter 1, we had to add some new scenes and changes. The current status would be: everything is fully scripted except for the last three missions, but there are still some bugs and polishing issues remaining in missions 5 to 7. Missions 1 through 4 are fully tested, polished and playable. The work that is left is actually not too much, but because of the things mentioned above, it just takes longer than anticipated.
On the other hand, the waiting loops on the main front allowed us to check off some things that had been on hold for a while and waiting for a longer period like this one, such as:
UI rework: A bunch of small individual tasks have turned into a real rework - let's see where it goes until the release!
Portrait overhaul: To shine in the second chapter, old side characters that play a bigger role in it have been polished up and some have been completely replaced with new portraits.
Spanish localization
CARRIERS - they exist. We actually finished them a year ago and they are a blast! Sad to have them locked in our garage, and in honor of your patience, here is a piece of evidence! Preparing for your command:
Since in the current situation any scheduling could most likely go wrong, and we don't want to make false promises, we ask for your understanding for our imprecision: in the best case, with optimal conditions, it could be a matter of weeks - but the tediousness of the last months shows us that it will probably take longer.
The next step after the Sphere update will be to reach our self-imposed goals for an overall "2.0" status, also taking into account your feedback on the new content.
As mentioned at the beginning, your messages in the forum will always be read and usually answered quickly. If you have any questions, concerns, or just want to tell us something, we're always happy to hear from you!
Thank you for your understanding, for your patience - and of course: for playing!
Cheers from the Warp Turtle team! (living up to its name more than ever)
Another year of space exploration is coming to an end. We hope you had a great Christmas and we want to thank everyone for their support and feedback, and for joining us on this awesome journey.
Speaking of which, two brave space pilots wanted to play this game so badly (or were just fed up with waiting ;)) that they translated the whole 10K+ lines of text themselves! See more below...
As you can see, this is still not the Sphere update, but its development is on the home stretch and we don't plan to release any other update before it - it's in sight! Thanks for your patience, you will have a lot of new content soon, and many of your questions from the first storyline will be answered!
Have a good transit between the years, we'll see you on the other side!
Warp Turtle 🐢🚀
Localization
Two long-awaited languages are finally here! We are very happy to present the complete translations into Russian and German!
🇷🇺 Thanks to SeGAD and Asecs
...for rocking the RU localization in such a short time - you guys are amazing and will make many people happy. To emphasize how much you are a part of this game, we've added you as in-game merchant characters! :D We also added a new, more sci-fi-stylized font (Jura) to the RU version.
🇩🇪 German Scripts
In addition to the existing UI translation, we have finally finished 100% of the scripts, making the German version complete! It's a first version with room for improvement here and there - so feedback is always welcome, otherwise: Kein Problem, wir regeln das. :)
📡 Feedback Channels
To keep everything up to date as the game continues to grow, and to improve what already exists, we've opened new feedback channels here and on Discord - everything from typos to newly translated parts is absolutely welcome here, and best coordinated directly with each translation team itself!
UI
A shortcut to hide tooltips
Trade stats display cleanup We realized that the way the credits and cargo calculation was displayed in the trade window was actually a mess - sorry for that! :D
Trade window: New icons shown for credits and cargo
Controller hint expansion, cleanup and improvements
Default button rework
General image corrections and resolution improvements
Improved some UI animations
Ships
BG5000 is now a lot faster and has a better shield with asteroid dmg resistance
World
Added more medium shields to the game
Improved the distribution of positive and negative affinity during some fight scenes, so that target selection will be more intuitive during those scenes
Improved some of the bounty hunter targets script handling
A missing dialog bypass, which stopped some players from getting the "Kalypso is surviving" event during "Diversionary Tactic", if Lt. Devi was saved
Bobby cliff attacks pirates
Some missing translation strings
Euphoria Broken" mission progress set to same value at some point
Brute-Force Counter-Attack" mission progress set to same value at some point
Profit!" mission progress set to same value at some point
"By Spring it could be all of us" mission progress set to same value at some point
Pharma Sentry stats correction: Max homing reduced from 60 to 20
This is not your average Halloween update – it's actually quite heavy with general content!
Enjoy! 🚀🚀🚀
⏭️ NPC Interaction Shortcuts
We are very happy to introduce an important feature that will save us a lot of unnecessary clicks during our shopping tours. It provides useful information about an NPC's functionality, and even direct access to our garages, cargo boxes, quick repair and other functionalities. We have further plans for providing quick info about the actual store content, but the current version already saves a great deal of time and nerves.
Thanks to user info for throwing a new spotlight on this issue with a great UX depiction!
⚔ Mercenaries
Yes, mercenaries - one from each of the five main factions - willing to trade their lives for yours, if you're willing to bring the dime. Once hired, they will stay by your side wherever you go. Their cargo and equipment can be handled via dialog (just like setting up turrets). Level up and expand your squad!
🎮 Full Controller Support
The controller input has been a ride, but the game is now officially fun to play with a controller! We still have quite a list of things that are going to be done here, so don't hesitate to share your thoughts on the controller experience with us!
Complete UI Navigation Directional movement, dialog and widget interaction
New default mapping layout Covering basic interactions to advanced shortcuts (reset controls to get the default)
UI button hints For basic windows, new map mode controls and more
Other improvements:
New focus marker graphic
Trigger threshold slider added (Options)
Stick press & directional icons added
Improved shortcut icon legibility
💀 Wicked & Undead
Still unclear what's causing these rifts, but once a year, dimensional gates open (it's gotten worse over time) and flood our more or less peaceful game world with undead and the "Wicked". The only reason we haven't delved deeper yet is that it opens up opportunities to get COOL STUFF like:
Osyluth blueprint
Specter ghost ship (now with improved stats and a fancy blur effect)
Cthulhu's Eye weapon
Mr. Deadhead weapon
Pumpkin weapons
Unlocked content from other dimensions remains – even if we manage to close the rifts. For further instructions, talk to Count Ixua waiting near Pluto!
New Achievement
For unlocking and finishing a new follow-up event to an old sidequest... reunite the pirates of poetry!
Ships
FTA Station polishing & lights animation rework
Hide the shield health bar if no shield is equipped
Spectre stats increased
Caduceus Turrets price decreased
Pathfinder price heavily increased
Bold Pirates now have a weaker Loot Laser
World
Doomsday Fortress location image: 4K resolution & polishing Thanks Floppa Priest for introducing us to the awesome Upscayl AI tool!
Added a second ship crafter (it's Ixillium!)
Added more producers and consumers for some shop items to improve trading
Random Traders prefer targets with a consumer
Some minor improvements for the "Lost Luggage" mission
Improvements for "Protecting Elzo" side mission
All patients outside Caduceus Station are now reacting to "talk" with "look only"
UI
Remember previously selected dialog answers
Add a dialog text type-out speed setting
Trade HUD: Alt-select should auto select the full stack
Savegame Menu: Add player name and playtime info header
Quickbar icon rework New radar icon, level up indicator
Custom map icon for Caduceus drones
Dialogs: "Credits" indication style unified
Blueprints show the ship class in tooltips
Updated cargo HUD icon
Repair screen fade speed increased
Hypocha's wrong introduction dialog while he's outside Caduceus Station
A possible dialog stage repeat with Kalypso at the debris field
Autopilot Follow can lose the target and then flies into the sun
Zopa's skill tree now unlocks when leaving the planet for Caduceus Station
Old Drone is not targeted when ship weapon target was set before the dialog
Missing battle music during the attack on Kalypso at the debris field
Empty inventory of one of the black market traders
Destroy the ship health window if it's out of range
Turret dialog can be duplicated after exiting dialog-triggered inventory
Options Menu: Controls: selecting a shortcut with the controller does not work
Controller Combobox selection switch is broken
Controller: Use the persona name as the player name
O_Dog_Dialog_Handler_4 can be repeated
Landable HUD: Don't show respawning ships
Character HUD: Translate the origin
Trade HUD: Restore the previous controller focus correctly on leave
Options Menu: Landable stays visible after changing font size
Don't evade if the pos target is closer than the nearby sensor sprite
Follower System: Ship gets too close to the player ship
Controller: Some shortcuts can't be assigned
Controller: Support button strength with zoom in/out
Inspace mission target icons are a bit too far away from each other when zooming out
Player ship: Improve the rotation detection to check which ship engine should be active
Trade HUD: controller selection should not be drawn when it does not have focus
Trade HUD: Controller selection is invisible after trading an item (Y)
A faulty dialog event with the Archbishop during the sermon
A minor quest progress failure for "Murder at Lashkar Gah"
For those keenly waiting for the Sphere arc:
The story expansion is still our main focus and absolutely coming - maybe even with the next update!
Welcome back, space travelers! This is another update in preparation for the big one. Let's warm up with a few quick facts:
🚀 Milestone reached Gaia Beyond now has over 100 side missions!
🚀 Performance boost With the new AMD drivers (July 22), OpenGL performance received a big upgrade. The interface now renders twice as fast, ingame graphics even faster (stress test inside the asteroid belt went from 120 to 165 FPS)!
🚀 Soundtrack expansion The timing couldn't be more perfect. Since Miguel Johnson just released his new masterpiece "2184", you can look forward to some great new tunes with the upcoming story arc - the full album is already available on Bandcamp!
🚀 Something big ...that we know many people have been waiting for is in development and currently being tested - to be introduced with the new arc!
Missions
New side missions and additional decisions in old ones!
Help Fernandez collect his poems instead of killing him
New pirate encounter at Tezla on CoC Stralsund
Caduceus Turrets
New turret platform in a custom Caduceus design – with unique specs and upgrades!
Upgrade levels 0-3
Audio
Looped Weapon Sounds A detail that adds a lot: All lasers, including the Naoru repair laser and the Mining Tool have new looping sounds when active / on hit to make fighting and mining simply feel better!
Concave collisions: With new ways of refinement, we have added concave shapes to all ship and station colliders for an accurate experience!
Full ship & station collision rework
⚠ Also in progress: We are reshaping the shield "bubbles" closer to the actual ship shape, which should avoid a large amount of unwanted collisions - stay tuned!
World
Polished locations:Memorials, Vaults & Living Quarters
Two weeks have passed since the 1.7 update and it's already 1.7.8! :) Thanks to your great feedback we have already fixed and improved many things - of which we want to give you a small overview here.
Special thanks to Goldberger, Floppa Priest, justcallmebob, VillainBob and UnimatrixZero for their helpful input!
Radar Sharing
Deployed turrets now share the radar with you.
FTA Cargo Container Upgrades
FTA banks now offer expansions for their cargo space, so if you've got the credits, you can upgrade your storage place there.
NPC Ships
Turret Platforms: Show the deployed weapons when selected
Support for NPC ships to use the repair laser
Many small improvements to "A Hard Day of Work" and "Distress Call"
When deciding against Kalypso during "Crash Course", Kalypso should attack one of the guards first to give the player some extra time in the fight.
Further progress with the German translation (e.g. localized achievements)
Skill to reduce the scan time by 50%
Enkan and Enkan Pro shields have new prices
Added a new CoC shield called "Myr".
Upgrading cargo can crash
Loadout switch shortcut crashes if the Inventory is not open
A ship without persons can crash the game
Shield/Device level is not displayed/saved
Ships in follow mode should leave the station in the same direction as the follow target
Player owned turrets should drop cargo/equipment when not in detail mode
Inventory window does not refresh for a different ship that has the same ship data as the previous one
Turret Platforms: no interaction hints for Chat and Trade
A sequence during "Tale of the Lost Luggage", where Dorobu wasn't selected as the mission target as it should have been
Some Person_Death functions where the ship is preserved and could later cause errors
Confusing Teal dialog on locked Pluto locations
The calculated range of some weapons is too high
The calculated DPS of Alien Pulse Laser and other weapons is too high
Don't transfer cargo back in Lt_Devi_Dialog_Handler_Follower() as trades_freely is now kept anyway
Transferred turret cargo/equipment/ship data weight free space is not checked during pickup
Pirate faction underscores still shown on locations
The defend_nearby_ship link should not be temporarily lost when arriving late to an already landed ship
"Escape Plan" skill level requirement is not updated
Lt_Devi_Dialog_Handler_Follower() script crash
Character selection screen: Seams on portrait background frames
Savegame upgrade for "The Tyrant"
Wrong Aluminium amount is removed from the player's inventory during "Building a Bubble"
Ben's Bubble wrong stats on first upgrade level
Kudo Prime wrong faction assignment
Pharma Missiles and Jolly-Rockets have double turn rate acceleration values
A small cargo memory leak
Typing P into the map marker input field triggers pause
Not all main menu buttons have a click sound
Cooldown HUD: Animation flicker when invisible and recreated
For more information, read the original 1.7 patch note: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/788630/view/3337744192489192022
