Arena
New Arena Mode (BlackStar): A fresh competitive arena experience, free for all with dedicated ships (Gladiator). Arena triggers with minimum 8 players, minimum player level: 7 (new feature)
Golden Skulls: Earn the new Golden Skulls currency by competing in BlackStar Arena matches. (new feature)
Seasonal Leaderboard for BlackStar Arena (prizes will be displayed in 2.1.0 update) (new feature)
Combat & Balancing
New Shield Technologies (new feature):
- Shield Toughness (replaces Incoming Damage and upgrades per item rarity,
- Shield Resistance (Grapple Resist per shield value),
- Shield Defense (against Stun/Ram/Throw),
- Shield Hardening (Pierce resist),
- Shield Defiance (PvP focused, stacks with Shield Toughness)Fast Weapons: Continued refinements to fast weapon targeting (1.25 to 1.75x) and reduced battery drain by 10%. (balance)
CPU Durability: Reduced CPU durability loss from 2x to 1x. (balance)
PvP: Updated collider system, improved particle performance (performance improvement)
Shop
Starter Packs: Bundled catch-up packs are now available in the Store if you want a faster level-up. (new feature)
New Golden Skull offers now available in the Store — spend your winnings! (new feature)
New Shields & Trails to customize your fleet!
Missions
Outpost Missions: Captains at level 100+ will now receive a minimum of SR4-level missions. (balance)
Cosmetics
Cosmetics Tab: Removed friends' and enemies' ship paints from your Cosmetics view. (UI improvement)
New Player Experience
Default Buttons: New players now start with sensible default action buttons pre-configured, based on your feedback. (QoL)
Miscellanous:
Removed some Titles that could feel offensive
Fixed the "Invite Player" bug
Various tools & metrics for admin support
Easter special event