Hexadrift
Hexadrift - Mac Support
Players that have downloaded the game and have NOT updated to Catalina will still be able to play.
Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
Thank you,
Henagames
Hexadrift 1.0.3 is live!
Changes for Hexadrift 1.0.3 (01/05/21)
Major Updates:
- Hexadrift no longer requires a constant internet connection. Still requires being launched from the Steam client
- This update is NOT backwards compatible! If you have an in-progress game, you will be restarted when you update to this version. See note below.
Gameplay Updates:
- Made refueling the Scanner at the Starbase cheaper to help with early-game “catch-22” situations
- Made Fuel auto-refill much faster
- Previous: 1 Fuel every 15 seconds
- Updated: 5 Fuel every 5 seconds
- Previous: 1 Fuel every 15 seconds
- Increased Resource Sell Ratio
- Previous: 100 Resources for 350 Currency
- Updated: 100 Resources for 500 Currency
- Previous: 100 Resources for 350 Currency
- Numerous other bug fixes and tweaks
UI Updates
- Added volume controls for Music and SFX/UI instead of Mute/Unmute toggles
- Decreased number of particles expelled when scanning a resource-hex
Important note on migrating to offline data storage:
Previous versions of Hexadrift employed an online back-end service to remotely set game-data and store user data (saved games) in the cloud for cross-machine play, anti-cheating mechanisms and other things. This back-end service is typically very stable, however there are times when connections are refused, or the service is very slow causing issues in-game.
This 1.0.3 update moves everything away from the back-end service and stores all game related data locally for complete offline play. Since the back-end service has been REMOVED from the game entirely, you will no longer be able to load up your save game from previous versions.
If you are in the middle of a game playing on version 1.0.2 or below, you will be restarted when you update to 1.0.3. If you have already completed the game, you will keep all of your achievements, but you will be restarted from the beginning of the game like any other new player.
I hope this update makes Hexadrift more stable and that you can enjoy the game uninterrupted!
Hexadrift - v1.0.1 Release Notes
Changes for Hexadrift v1.0.1 - (11/25/19)
UI Updates
- General UI improvements
- Updated Sector Map UI to include how many Credits are being collected
- Updated Resource Award Ceremony to be one-click instead of many
- Made Extraction button bigger and much more obvious
- Added visible scrollbars on Upgrades, Sectors, Parts and Ship screens
- Added and removed some of the Loading Tips
- New Refuel options
Tutorials and Alerts Updates
- Added “out-of-fuel” tutorial. When you hit 36 (or less) fuel for the first time, it shows the refuel and exit options tutorial message
- Added tutorial counter on Sector tutorials so players know how long it is
- Added a “Low On Fuel” reminder if you try to enter a sector with less than 144 units (half-tank) of fuel
- Added new tutorial view for players that are visiting the Refueling station in the Starbase that can’t afford to refuel
- Added ability to re-read all of the Tutorial messages from the Options menu
Functional Updates
- Lowered the amount of damage taken from enemies when no upgrades are applied from 40 to 30
- Optimizations to when Enemy steals Fuel (if no resources in hold).
- Game initialization optimizations, more error reporting and a fix for the 'infinite loading screen' for new players
- Fixed camera jump when entering a Sector
- Added a third option for cheaper refueling. If you are really really broke, have no resources to sell, and completely out of fuel, the only option is to wait for the auto generation. Now you can get a "small" tank of fuel to get the credits you need or resources to sell
Special thanks to all those that have played and given me some incredible feedback! I'm always open to hearing any feedback, bugs, comments or suggestions, so keep it coming!
I hope you all continue to enjoy Hexadrift, and THANK YOU for playing!
Tim @ Henagames