May 9th, 2024 \
Daily Bonus and speed runs, crew respec, tons of improvements, and the introduction of the Slip Shop.
New Features:
- Run Summary & speedrun support
- On clearing a run, captains will now see a summary that includes:
- Total run time and splits for each sector
- Final stats and cargo
- Full crew leaderboard
- In-game run timer pauses at "Sector Clear" screens to allow for breaks
- Party mode waits until after Run Summary is closed
- Daily Bonus Run
- Once per day, captains can choose to launch a bonus run
- Bonus runs grant 50% extra XP and higher Data Key drop rates for everyone aboard
- Can be used for any region (e.g. Pluto, Neptune), but only one run per day
- Resets globally at the same time for everyone (6AM PT)
- Respec Crew
- Re-assign skill points to try different crew builds
- Each Token refunds one skill point
- Respec is only available in the main menu for now, not aboard ship
- Respec Tokens can be purchased; may be used as drops in future
- All existing players will be granted 3 free Tokens
- Slip Shop
- Buy outfits, Data Keys, and Respec Tokens
- Available both in the main menu and aboard ship, in new shop areas
- Payments integrated with Steam
- Mobile payments not yet available, but purchases made on Steam will be available on mobile when using the same account
Enhancements:
- More captains: all players can now be captains once they reach level 3 with any crewmate.
- Players with 100+ Twitch followers are still automatically captains
- Captain rules are now explained in the Space Dock for non-captains
- Players can still request captain approval in Discord as needed
- Captains still must play on Desktop
- The new-player tutorial is now before sign-in, allowing players to experience a bit of gameplay before asking for authentication
- Health and shield values are now shown in the lower left HUD bars
- Community links (Discord, Twitter, Instagram) have been added to the main menu
- Alert for clearing a run is now labeled as “Victory Bonus” to differentiate it from battle rewards
- Changed the class description for the cat from “Clever Hacker” to “Artillery Ace” to reduce confusion
Content:
- Ship retrofits:
- Firecrest reinforced with 8 new weapon stations and one new Gem Forge
- Hedgehog gains four additional Gem Forges in corner zones
- Sparrow retrofitted with two additional Medbays in previously unused passages on Decks 1 and 7
- Slip Shop areas added to all three ships
- New batch of diabolical “Crack the Code” encounters added to all regions
- Six premium outfits added, one for each class:
- Panda, Scottish Fold, Iguana, Smarty the Hamster, Squid, Turt Ninja
- Purchasable with premium Credits
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed: data key balance will now update when aboard ship even if you don't open the dialog
- Fixed an issue with Twitch sign-in on mobile that was preventing sign-in in some regions (e.g. Germany)
- Fixed the FPS monitor setting to actually turn it on/off
- Fixed an issue where captains couldn’t re-visit an outpost after closing it but not leaving the node
- Lowered the position of weapon station damage indicators so they do not overlap health bars
- Moved the position of some ship health screens to be more visible; also added a few more
- Slightly lowered the volume and range of Shield Station SFX
- Improved the UX on volume/FPS sliders so they are easier to use on mobile
- Fixed a bug with the location reveal animation so it won’t stick on the map
- Fixed some usability issues when unlocking a new crew class
- Various other error fixes and optimizations
See you aboard!