Major update

Patch 1.6 Live

Astra Protocol 2 · published 12 Jul 2024, 16:51 UTC · build 15016119

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Attention Captains,

The Patch 1.6 for Astra Protocol 2 is now live!

Star-fighters have been overhauled and new features have been programmed into the terminal.

This patch brings a mix of new features, improvements, and bug fixes:

New Features

Overhauled fighters
Battleships and destroyers launch fighters
Hardcore mode - type a syntax error and the ship explodes
Ships can drop chaff
Pause / unpause command

New Configuration Options

Toggle to view assists which provide extra information to aid the player
Toggle to remove the radiation jitter
Toggle to automatically stabilise the ship if engines / thrusters / rudder set to zero
Three different render modes for potentially improved rendering speeds

Improvements

AI follow behaviour matches that of the autopilot

Bug Fixes

Fixed crash when loading some space-time anomalies
Fixed issue where distress beacon would always spawn at maximum range
Fixed issue where autopilot wouldn’t account for planet rings correctly
Fixed issue where crystalline entities wouldn’t collide with minefields correctly
Fixed issue with alignment of damaged components in ship readouts
Fixed hang when pressing return on opening the Help screen

The speed of rendering was an issue we've looked at solving. Three new rendering modes have been implemented for users to determine which work best on their system. Additionally, turning off some rendering features, such as the radiation jitter and scanlines, can provide some improvements.

Handling fighters was another key area we've been wanting to solve since launch. The way they behave now, with the removal of the friendly fire option from the previous patch, now means that they can be useful.

We've also added a few toggles to aid players.

We hope that these new improvements and hardcore mode offer some new and improved ways for people to enjoy Astra Protocol 2.

If you have any comments, feedback, or suggestions, please post them here or via the usual channels.

We hope you enjoy the changes and have fun with the work we've done on Astra Protocol 2.

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