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Alpha changelog #05 - road to EA!

Solar Expanse - Space Exploration Manager · published 5 months ago · build 22531040

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Greetings Space Explorers!

As EA is drawing closer, we’d like our supporters to have a look at the new build v0.26.3.27.9 ALPHA! Please keep in mind that this is not the final version yet! Please enjoy and let us know what you like and don’t like about it! Changes:

starting the game as another agency (available only for Early Exploration Era
added achievements on Steam
added the EA roadmap
introduced sections to research tree
added the possibility to construct SC on asteroids
rebalanced flights and resources costs
improved Planet Characteristics impact on flight missions
added life support info to spacecraft panels
reduced missions number on mission list
reduced maximum number of autosaves to 6
reduced save file size
added missing tooltips, icons, 3d models and arts
UI adjustments

Fixes:

issues with cyclical missions and asteroid pushing
unexpected deposit multipliers when dropping an asteroid to the object
issues with supplies in cargo consumption
save/load issues
space elevator didn't extract asteroid resources
fixed slow camera zooming
fixed windowed mode
fixed wrong amount for disposing resources
object resources marked as decreasing/increasing
fixed duplication of resources
orbital power station fixes
incorrect display of power production and consumption
porkchop displaying past dates in launch window
stacking asteroids and other 3d models

Known issues:

previous saves will not work in this version - the previous default build is still available in the beta settings (oldsave2)!
AI errors with bug report may pop up
launching two or more missions at the same time with Orbital Payload Container, may result in disappearance of LV and resources
duplicated extraction info for extractors
not all console commands are available now, but the most useful ones are still there to be used!

Once again, we strongly encourage you to fill in the game survey:

https://forms.gle/HUtQ1nX232xCnwe38

See you in space!

SpaceOps Team

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