Mining, Salvaging, Chickens & the New Resource Chain

Hey everyone :), this update applies to the full version of the game, not the demo.

New Systems and Implementations

• Salvaging Job. New crew job: recover resources from scrap and wreckage scattered in the environment.

• Mining Nodes. Added Iron and Copper deposits on the map that can be mined for raw materials.

• New Raw Resources & Plates. Added Raw Copper and Raw Iron, refinable into Copper Plate and Iron Plate.

• Quality Meals. New cooking recipes with higher-quality meals for the crew.

• Water Module. Now produces Dirty Water - added a recipe to turn it into Water Bottles in the kitchen.

• Furnace. New production module, later upgraded to level 3 with additional recipes.

• Hull Protective Wall + Scrap Processor. A new wall that protects the hull from damage, and a new Scrap Processor module to turn scrap into usable materials.

• Recycler Module. New module for recycling resources.

• Power Core. Can now be unmounted, purchased from merchants, and in some cases multiple Power Cores can be used at once to increase available energy.

• Lab & Chemist Job. New Lab module, new Chemist job, and new recipes for Components and Plastic.

• Large Cargo. Added a third storage size, alongside Small and Medium.

• Gunnery Bonus. Crew skill now affects weapon damage and reload speed.

• Sorting Bay & Buildable Cargo Bay. Storage rework: the new Sorting Zone and Cargo Bay are now player-buildable.

• Chickens & Farming. A new animal aboard: chickens, with a dedicated farming job to produce food.

• Code Blue. New dedicated fire suppression system with its own crew priority.

• Door Access. Doors now handle crew and enemy access more realistically.

• More Reliable Pathfinding. Crew now re-checks target reachability mid-action, reducing stuck states.

• Merchant Repairs. You can now repair your vehicle directly at merchants.

• Map Travel. More intuitive sector selection, with a disabled "TOO FAR" travel button for distant destinations, and a confirmation prompt for dangerous sectors.

• Job Tooltips. Added explanatory tooltips to every crew-assignable job.

• Diagonal Hauling. Crew can now haul items along diagonal paths too.

• Health & Shield. Visible numeric values for health and shield, shield now affected by distance, and a new alert for insufficient Power Core energy.

• Crew Panel. Added walking speed to the crew info panel, plus double-click to center the camera on a crew member.

  
  Thanks again for the support and for reporting issues, it's fundamental to keep improving the game. Help and support me on Discord: discord.gg/NNWJP6rRAQ