DEV TRANSMISSION: Officers Unleashed has been.. er.. unleashed! :D

Greetings Federation Starbase Commanders, Welcome to our first MAJOR update, OFFICERS UNLEASHED! This is v0.2.0.0 of Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander. As forewarned in our patch approach notes, this is a Content and Systems Update: you will need to start a new game. All saves prior to 0.2.0.0 will be marked legacy and are not supported by this build.

Quick note before we get to the goodies:

As you know Halcyon 6 is still in Early Access. That means we are counting on your feedback to help us make this game as awesome as it can be. We've done a HUGE amount of tweaks to the game and you'll likely come across something you don't agree with.. and that's fine, we want to hear about it in the Discussion Forums. Our goal here is to use this time in Early Access to really fine tune our balance and gameplay so please, check out Officers Unleashed and let us know your thoughts and feedback. We'll be watching, listening and taking notes!

Now Let's get to the good stuff!

What's New:

Halcyon 6 starbase layout has been completely changed!
The starbase is now host to loads of different space monsters that you can encounter and "interact" with while exploring it.
Officers now have unique ground combat powers (they start with 4) that can be selected as they level up.
Officer Level cap increased to 15.
Officers now have attributes that determine how adept they are at performing certain tasks.
Base rooms now have tasks that you can perform to unlock upgrades and tech, and can, from time to time, trigger special events.
Tech Research tree has been completely revamped.
Officers are now awarded Skill Points upon level up, which can then be used to unlock powers from the Officer Quarters / Profile Screen.
Officers now have personality traits that affect their statistics as well as story event options.
Officers now gain and lose special combat traits based on their experiences in combat.
Player's ships and Officers are no longer automatically destroyed / killed when Health reaches 0 - instead, they enter a Critical Condition state where any additional damage may kill them. The amount of damage done determines the % chance of being destroyed.
You may now reroll" a limited number of times during Officer selection, to find an officer that best suits your Fleet.
New menu and button icons, all new screen transitions.

General Bug Fixes and Enhancements:

Enemy fleet strength is more varied (ie. not always super strong).
Cadets can now be upgraded in the new Cadet Barracks base room.
Reduced chances of consecutive base room encounters while exploring the same room.
Unlock Officers and recruit replacements at the new Officer's Academy.
Fixed bug with Ship stats being affected by Officer levels (only ground combat stats should be affected by Officer levels).
Fixed cooldown timing causing enemy ships to "pass" their turns in combat.
Enemy ship health is now displayed on the starmap, alluding to the difficulty of the fight.
Ground combat damage has been adjusted across the entire game.
Opening cinematic combat has been updated to include more clarity and information.
Lowered XP requirements for Officer levelling.
Countless small event system fixes, upgrades and typo fixes.
Animations upgraded across the entire game and additional all-new Space Combat backgrounds.

Quest/Mission & Economy:

Rebalanced generated enemy fleet strength (slightly easier).

Slightly increased cost of healing officers.

ncreased Crew generation on colonies.

Reduced resource generation for Materials, Dark Matter, and Fuel.

New planetside away missions in the Federation and Pirate areas.

Early missions tweaked to include the ALL NEW task system and officer academy changes.

Ships/Officers & Powers:

Hull and health bar values now displayed permanently during combat

Officers now gain XP while exploring Base Rooms.

Pirates have started captured alien vessels to use in their fleets!

Ships that have been attacked with Ship Disable will gain a temporary resistance against it.

Officer powers shuffled for balancing.

Most Healing and Repair powers have been given a boost in effectiveness

Enemy damage has been given a significant increase in effectiveness

Damage over time powers now have damage based on relative ship strength

Group Heal / Repair powers will no longer remove status effects, except Matter Reconstruction

Enemy faction resistances have been lowered for lower tier ships

A MASSIVE overhaul and rebalance on specific power & ships, including:

Chimera now has a resistance to Ship Disable
Cloak now does minor repairs and lasts longer
New Eng Power - Reinforce Hull
Reduced duration of Brace
ncreased damage and repair of Siphon Dark Matter
Warder now has Overheat Hull power (exploits Crew Panicked)
Strafing Run now causes Engines Down
Triple Shot now exploits Vulnerable
Bend Spacetime's cooldown has been increased
Salvage Harpoon now inflicts Hull Breach instead of Sensors Offline
Bridge Shot no longer exploits Hull Breach, instead it inflicts Weapons Disruption
Dimensional Flashbang no longer inflicts Crew Panick & Sensors Offline, instead it inflicts Engines Down & Weapons Disruption
Fire At Will no longer inflicts Hull Breach, instead it inflicts Engines Down
Suicide Run no longer exploits Crew Panicked, instead it exploits Vulnerable
Supercharge Polarity is now a single target attack that can inflict Vulnerable
Siphon Dark Matter no longer inflicts Vulnerable, instead it inflicts Crew Panicked
Stasis Lock no longer inflicts Engines Down, instead it exploits Weapons Disruption
Warp Atomic Structure has reduced cooldown time and no longer inflicts Hull Breach or exploits Vulnerable, instead it inflicts Crew Panicked and exploits Hull Breach
Ablative Field now can target allies but has slightly reduced effectiveness
Adaptive Armour now has a group heal
Suicide Run has slightly reduced % to disable and damage
Death From Above and Ramming Speed have reduced % for self Hull Breach

Thank you all so much for supporting us during our Early Access! We're working super hard on getting Act 2 and Act 3 out there. We hope to exit Early Access in the late August to early September timeframe. Good luck out there in this Chruul infested galaxy! Halcyon 6 Team

[ 2016-06-09 22:00:47 CET ] [ Original post ]

Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander
Massive Damage, Inc.

Developer

Massive Damage, Inc.

Publisher

2016-09-08

Release

Strategy RPG Simulation Singleplayer

The Game

On the edge of Terran space lies Halcyon 6, a derelict starbase left behind by a mysterious precursor race. Your mission is to reclaim the derelict station and rebuild it.

A mysterious alien force is making a beeline towards Earth and this starbase is the best chance for the New Terran Federation to establish new alliances, research new technologies and otherwise figure out a way to stop the impending invasion.

Using only the resources you can salvage from the derelict station and gathered from nearby star systems, it’s up to you to rebuild the starbase to lead the Terran Republic’s scientific research, exploration and diplomatic efforts on the edge of known space.

Halcyon 6 is a passion project who’s design is inspired by our years spent playing classic games like Star Control, Master of Orion, X-COM, Civilization and new classics like FTL.

Features:

Base Building: spend resources to build station facilities (rooms) to enhance your production and technological capabilities, or build ships to help you control more territory
Exploration: assign your fleets to nearby star clusters, where they can handle emerging enemy threats, do missions for alien factions or secure bonus resources
Crew Management: assign crew to station facilities to greatly improve their output efficiency, or to ships where they can contribute in unique ways to combat, missions and events
Deep Tactical Combat: fight tactical ship or ground battles to resolve hostile events, create a foothold in the sector and ultimately defeat the enemy mothership!
Story Events: based on game criteria like rooms-built, alien diplomacy scores or officer traits/skills, the game will produce story events (often with multiple choice outcomes) that can lead to combat, time-related applied bonuses/negatives, officer attribute changes or any number of crazy in-game stories.

Project Goals

Unlimited Replayability: Each playthrough has players dealing with a new randomly generated derelict station, surrounding galaxy, crew recruits, and alien factions

Motley Crew: Each crew member has unlimited potential for acquiring unique behaviours, traits and abilities, for better or for worse. Making the best use of your dysfunctional crew will be one of the keys to success. Who should be your main Science Officer? The insomniac that works insane hours but has an addictive personality or the agoraphobic mad genius?

Encounters of the Weird Kind: There are 6 alien factions in Halcyon 6 and they are all quite different with varying objectives and personalities. Only your wit and your crew’s skills will help you navigate the diplomatic waters to gain them as key allies or valuable trading partners.

MINIMAL SETUPOS: Linux UbuntuMemory: 2 GB RAMStorage: 400 MB available space
Memory: 2 GB RAMStorage: 400 MB available space
Storage: 400 MB available space
RECOMMENDED SETUPOS: Linux UbuntuMemory: 2 GB RAMStorage: 400 MB available space
Memory: 2 GB RAMStorage: 400 MB available space
Storage: 400 MB available space

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