Captains and crew, happy holidays and we hope you are making the most of the Winter Sale with the best prices of the year (50% off Star Traders: Frontiers and 34% off Cyber Knights; Flashpoint). To celebrate, we've got a new wintery update for you - Update #376! This update adds a new planet backgrounds for wilderness zones in ice worlds and wilderness zones in garden worlds. Also, we've added 2 new Level 10 Autocannons and improved the enemy AI's use of autocannons during ship building and combat phase to better match the meta that player's are using.
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With Update #376, we're pushing the very final pieces of art that haven't made into the game yet. This update includes 2 new environment locations for wilderness zones - a snow covered ice world and a peaceful garden world.
The next update should once again return to some of the final outfit art that we have in development and we have a few more contact types in the works.
With #376, we've added 2 new Autocannons to the starports across the galaxy during the later Eras. These Level 10 Autocannons are mean, nasty rippers that will shred an enemy ship or craft very quickly.
In addition, we've completed some balance and rework on how enemy ship builder and enemy captains think about Autocannons to use them more like we see players using them in the ship combat meta. This can result in enemy ships that might pack on more autocannons and multiples of autocannons and be more willing to use them in full barrages against your ship. These types of captains can be more effective against defending against boarding operations or other close range ship combatants.
- Added new planet background for frozen ice worlds
- Added new planet background for peaceful garden worlds
- Two new Autocannons: M115 Twin Autocannon, M118A Tracker Cannon (Level 10!)
- Enabled hostile AI to use M118A for small craft operations
- Updated AI component upgrade logic for multiple autocannons to match player behavior
- Improved Contact Trade Emissary (subject to double penalties from Trade conflicts)