This updates completely reworks the generation of the solar system, adding a whole new progression path up to producing Quantum Science that will require you to bring resources together from different sectors of the solar system. There are now 3 distinct biomes with each with different resources and abundances, which you can view in the updated solar system map.
The Relic enemies have also been reworked, with new enemies, new enemy bases, and more varied attack patterns for existing enemies. Enemy generation can now also be disabled when creating a new world with the Peaceful Mode setting. When you destroy enemies, you can now harvest Relic Shards which you can use to complete the Relic Technology research for some powered-up items.
To get all of the new content, make sure to start a new world in this update, just switching from an existing world will not generate the new content. Like always, if you are opening an older save file in the new update, consider making a back-up.
Happy holidays!
Features:
Added Nitrogen Gas asteroids, which generate in the outer Icy Asteroid sectors. Nitrogen Gas must be harvested with Gas Harvesters.
Added Coolant, which is produced from Nitrogen Gas.
Added Cobalt Ore, which generates several sectors other than the starting one.
Added Superalloy, a new late game crafting ingredient.
Added Superconductor Coils, which are used to produce Quantum Science.
Added the Missile Launcher module for ships.
Added a hotbar for buildable machines.
Added an Arena gamemode where you can test your piloting skills and ship designs against waves of enemies.
Added Peaceful Mode to world generation settings.
Relic Shipyards now generate in the “Relic Shipyard” sector.
Enemies now drop Relic Shards which can be used for complete Relic Technology research.
Enemies now spawn in clusters around resource asteroids.
Added a more powerful Relic Trident enemy.
Relic Crescents now alternate between burst fire and charged attacks.
Added the Small Relic Thruster.
Lights in the station now switch to emergency mode when the station has no power.
Eyedropper now copies machine recipes.
Added detailed HUD cards for machines.
Added a power overview window for stations.
Added copy/paste for ship autopilot schedules.
Added a quick retrieve item interaction (Ctrl + LMB) when looking at crafting machines.
Added mass conveyor belt disassembly.
Balance:
Containers and Assemblers now output items round robin.
Slipstream Drive research cost reduced 350 >> 200.
Reduced the richness of large asteroids in the starting sector.
Large asteroids can now generate in pairs.
Water Ice required to craft Hydrogen Fuel reduced 4 >> 3.
Hydrogen Fuel crafting time increased 3 >> 6 seconds.
Enriched Fuel renamed to Deuterium Fuel.
Updated the visuals of the solar system map view.
Changed the sound of asteroids breaking apart.
Changed how the blueprint designer is accessed from the Command Module and Shipyard. Now, the same menu opens no matter which console is interacted with.
Added a rebindable hotkey for the cinematic camera. The default binding is Numpad 5.
Reduced the max UI scale setting from 200% >> 150%.
Servomotor Material Science points increased 2 >> 3.
Advanced Plates can no longer be used to research Material Science.
Solar Panels now always output maximum power, meaning Reactors will shut off when additional supply is not needed.
Drone Bays now require 6 MWs of power to run.
Players now start with 10 repair kits.
Splitter outputs can now be disabled.
Updated most machine lights to change colour depending on their current status.
Bug Fixes:
Fixed spectator mode not working.
Improved the map view marker panel, adding a window height limit and a button to delete markers.
Fixed current and total hull amounts being flipped on the ship status window.
Fixed plasma cannons bottom variant not being unlocked by default.
Decorations can now be built inside the Small Bridge.
Unstuck should now reattach the camera to the player in /most/ cases.
Fixed a bug where the dock load/unloading config would reset after opening and closing the UI window repeatedly.
Ships can now be disassembled with items in the inventory, but those items will be lost.
When in creative mode, ships can be built in the shipyard without costing items.