These are today's changes to Bravemech: The Century War, from version 0.73.490 to 0.73.515.
v0.73.515
- Buster mechs no longer bend or squish when they turn around.
- Mechs keep their full shape when they land.
v0.73.513
- Pilots away from the ship miss the weekly dinner.
- The dinner menu shows who is away, on radar static.
- Away pilots call in after dinner, each in their own voice.
- Out on the map yourself? You join the table over comms.
- Pilots in the medbay now eat with the crew.
- A meal only helps the pilots who ate it.
- The cook's daily bonus only reaches pilots aboard.
- When everyone is away from the ship, no dinner is served.
v0.73.512
- On a controller, the gold ring now takes your cursor. Press A.
- Tap LT on the map to reach the crew and every button.
- Each officer card shows LT and its button. B goes back.
- Hold B to move the map cursor faster.
- The map scrolls as your cursor nears a panel or the edge.
- The game asks if you play with a controller or keyboard.
- Controllers get strong aim assist. The aim stick switches targets.
- Save your commander's look in the creator. Use it for new commanders.
- Going back from the ace pick keeps your commander.
v0.73.511
- Support repair drones show a new mending effect on mechs and carriers.
v0.73.510
- Five save slots and three autosaves, each with your commander's face.
- The game autosaves every week and before your ship's battles.
- Press Escape or START on the map for Save, Load and Options.
- Load a save from the title screen too.
v0.73.509
- VERSUS: build your own commander for each player seat.
- Pick Alliance or Empire, and wear outfits unlocked in the story.
- AI opponents are random pilots from their own faction.
- Every pilot's voice now matches their face.
v0.73.505
- Every mech has its own radar: 2 hexes, heavies 3.
- Your ship, jets and mechs now share one blue radar.
v0.73.504
- Map pieces now stand flat on their own hex.
- Each hex glows gold for yours, red for enemies.
- Allied and civilian ships stand on silver hexes.
- Pieces keep one size at every zoom.
v0.73.503
- The XO now speaks every line in Japanese and Chinese.
- Six more XO tutorial lines now have English voices.
- The XO's Galley and Barracks lines now match the weekly dinner.
v0.73.502
- Signed in with a website Founder's Edition? Your Founder rewards now unlock on Steam too.
v0.73.501
- VERSUS intro: every fighter is one size and faces the opponent.
v0.73.500
- More story, radio and bridge lines now speak Japanese and Chinese.
- Accented officers no longer slip into English in Japanese or Chinese.
v0.73.499
- The title screen now says Early Access until 1.0.
- A one-time card thanks you for playing early.
v0.73.498
- Founder's Edition owners now start with two Wardrobe pieces.
- The Halcyon pilot suit comes in your own side's cut.
- The Ember velvet jacket comes with it.
- Everyone else can still buy both at their far-off ports.
v0.73.496
- Blade Ace and Lightning Blade wear a new look each MK.
- Pick any unlocked MK look at the hangar's Paint station.
- MK IV and MK V looks keep their own colours.
- Engineering shows the next MK's look before you refit.
- Marks now stop at MK V.
v0.73.495
- Pilot fatigue is back, with a weekly crew dinner to rest.
- Pilots tire by how badly their mech was hurt.
- Pick one of three dishes, or skip and everyone tires more.
- One Provisions bar replaces buying single ingredients.
- City grocers sometimes stock rare and ultra-rare ingredients.
- Rare dishes rest the crew more or help the next fight.
- At dinner the crew talks about your recent battles and choices.
- The War Record shows each era's battles, losses and choices.
- When an era ends, its report opens by itself.
- Finish the war and get a report of your whole campaign.
- The XO's dinner and fatigue lines have new voices in three languages.
- The feast screen before battle is gone.
v0.73.494
- Return to map from the ship hub shows the map at once.
- The first room you open now fades in, no jump.
v0.73.493
- Ship hub rooms now fade in on the click, no zoom.
- Rooms open straight away and close without a stutter.
v0.73.492
- Pilot fatigue is switched off for now.
- Pilots no longer tire or lose stats between missions.
- No more pulling pilots out of mechs to rest them.
- Thanks to the player who flagged it on our forums.
v0.73.491
- The guide won't get stuck if you reach the first fight early.
- Comms now says "1 hex out" for a contact next to you.
- The first move now zooms in and shows the hex grid.
v0.73.490
- After your first job, the ship opens one room a week.
- Your first mech and ship upgrades still come right after it.
- The first officer no longer points at Ship Systems once upgraded.
Thank you for playing, and please keep telling us what you think in the Discussions.