Among many small improvements, this update brings a global update to all the playable species of the game.
Species traits
Here is what the different species now do in the game:
- Humans now have a bonus in ship weapon proficiency, at the helm and a very slight bonus in saber proficiency.
- Orcs are now red/orange skinned, to be more consistent with their affinity with fire and to make them more recognizable from trolls. In addition to high fire resistance, they also put out fires more quickly.
- Trolls are now green, with slightly improved natural regeneration of their hit points. This is faster if they are idle.
- Eladrins have a very useful magic shield, but are rather fragile, slow and weaker in melee. They improve the charge speed of the arcane tower.
- Elves are formidable hand-to-hand combatants: not only do they inflict far more damage, but they also have the unique ability to dodge attacks. They also grant a speed bonus to birds when managing the perch.
- Dwarves repair everything much faster, and are experts at handling overdrive, engine and barricade repair.
- Hiring prices, health points and speed of all species have also been adjusted.
Other updates
🌟 New:
- The rework and balance of the playable species of the game is complete.
- Some enemies can now try out a new strategy and change it if things don't go their way.
- Two new music tracks have also been released in this update, ahead of the planned music update. 🎵
⚖ Balance:
- Increase Eladrin shield generation time from 5s to 6s
- Reduce Greek fire ignite chance from 65% to 60% and increase reload time from 9s to 10s
🎆 Graphic:
- new key art & Steam capsule.
- improved UI and game scaling to fit all the common screen resolutions and ratios.
- Added Proportional zoom option (experimental): for less common screen resolutions this can be used to make the ships fit better in the screen (at the cost of less sharp sprites).
💻 UI / Quality of life:
- Changed shop tabs colour to make it more visible that you can also upgrade and sell equipment in some shops.
- show current ship weapons when on the “buy weapon” tab of a shop
- show available room slots when on the “buy room” tab of a shop
The update is now live in the demo!