Eight-Two adds a new game mechanic, system security, overhauls the economic simulation, and continues to build on systems introduced in Eight-One.
System Security
System security is a new statistic in all star systems. It ranges from 0.0 to 1.0 and determines how likely a random encounter is to spawn, as well as influencing the market in that system. Illegal items are more likely to be sold in lower security systems.
New Markets
The markets in the game have been updated to better respond to player input. The previous simulation, which relied primarily on system geography and element of randomness, has been replaced. The new system should be a lot more responsive to player input and takes into account numerous factors, such as system security, and economy type when choosing which goods to populate a system's market with.
NPCs are also able to interact with the new market system, meaning that the AI you see mining when you warp into a system will actually sell those goods later. All markets now charge all a tariff as well, however this can be influenced by the player's reputation as well as the system's security level.
Full Changelog
Added Electrum item
Added a modding guide to game files
Added a security rating to all systems
Added a gamestart selection screen
Added a free-play gamemode
Replaced the economic simulation with a new one
Updated dungeons to improve security status when cleared
Updated ships to reduce security status when killed
Updated ships to alter the player's reputation when killed
Updated asteroids to drop more valuable loot when in lower-security systems
Updated limpets to not destroy the asteroid when their owner's hold is full.
Updated the codex to load data in a mod-friendly way
Updated neutral ships to load their names from mod-friendly lists
Updated Mars's sprite
Fixed ships pointing in incorrect directions while jaunting
Fixed various other bugs
Editor
Module files now define mods
Module files can be edited in the editor
Module files and not folders