Alpha 8 Is Finally Here!

Improvements

• LOYALTY: Rewrote all of loyalty so that the captains will react according to their proper loyalty level
• LOYALTY: Mouseover on loyalty for each character displays the reasons they do or do not like you
• ONELINERS: Added new feature where characters will update you about mission status and their intentions
• GAMETIPS: Added in Gametips for game concepts

Changes

• UNITY5: Switched game to Unity5
• CREWDOCK: Quick select numbers displayed next to crew members. You can press each corresponding key to select a crew member.
• MOUSE: Now shows teleport and steal icons when you are using those actions
• Station owners are now a part of the Hierarchy tree
• Made Hierarchy tree a vertical layout so your standing is clearer
• Compressed all species onto one page on Hierarchy tree
• Revised hierarchy menu to better display how races feel about each other
• DISTRESS MISSIONS: Only receive distress missions if you have high loyalty or more with ship
• WARP JUMP: Completely rewritten to be more stable and efficient
• WARP JUMP: New jump sequence implemented
• MISSION REWARDS: Improved mission rewards menu
• TELEPORTER: Esc/Right Click cancels teleport
• SHIP LEAVING: Crew automatically return to ship when ships are leaving
• SHIPCOMBAT/DISTRESS MISSIONS: Mission will fail if you leave the area
• FOG OF WAR: Completely revised - each ship now has its own fog of war map
• Mission targets should be at their displayed location
• Added Bounty missions
• Added in Crew Warnings where crew will tell you if there is an issue on your ship
• STEALING disabled for the time being - objects can now be scrapped
• Beds now give limited HP when crew rest
• Added in intruder alert
• Added mission hover bubble above the appropriate node
• Limited active missions to 3 + Distress
• Space station lights are improved
• Shortcut keys added to mouseovers

Fixes

• FIXED: Saves are MUCH more solid and reliable but they will continue to get work
• FIXED: Ship not returning to 100% health after repairing all damage
• FIXED: Placing stolen items locking up the game
• FIXED: Black screen of death at Space Station arrival
• FIXED: Placing duplicate items removes the previously placed item
• FIXED: Could not switch out of Red/Yellow Alert
• FIXED: Options menu blocks clicks
• FIXED: Game saves crew HP
• FIXED: Mission target not being the correct one for ShipCombat
• FIXED: Multiple mission indicators on map for Trade
• COMBAT: Enemy invaders acquiring targets much better
• COMBAT: Crew reacting to enemies much more consistently
• FIXED: Repair particles staying stuck on objects being repaired
• FIXED: Heal particles not appearing
• FIXED: Engineers repair AoE much more solid and reliable
• FIXED: Placement tiles not appearing when placing an object
• PARTICLES: Sparks revised and much more efficient
• FOG OF WAR: Ship no longer fades to black during warp
• FIXED: Windows appearing in front of characters
• FIXED: Beam weapons not being blocked by shields
• CREWDOCK: Sorts correctly
• UI: Lifebar no longer reflecting opponent's HP in character orbit
• NAV UI: Game is now pausing in nav
• NAV UI: Time controls staying on/highlighted in each state
• UI: "Navigation" still no longer getting stuck on mouseover
• FIXED: Travel circle animation getting stuck
• GAME GUI: Damage rounded at first decimal
• FIXED: NPC’s dying on Antorian stations from radiation
• FIXED: Antorian space station missing a door
• FIXED: Crew phaser being spawned in space
• MAPS: Lights on the Falchion
• GENERAL GAMEPLAY: Asteroids no longer moving when game is paused
• NAV UI: Correct space station images on nav map
• LOYALTY: Ships will now correctly attack the proper ships
• FIXED: Characters getting stuck in space after buying new ship
• STATIONS: All ships can no longer enter red alert at stations
• STARTING NODE: Now safe (no other races/pirates will spawn there)
• PIRATES: Will avoid space stations (no more suicide runs)
• DISTRESS MISSIONS: Timer disappears when you arrive to distress missions
• WARP JUMP: Crew no longer disconnect from their station during jump
• WARP JUMP: Camera jumping fixed
• GUI: Stations use species frames
• MISSION INDICATOR: Changes when mission is complete or failed
• MISSION FAIL POPUP: When leaving an area to fail a mission a menu will popup informing player
• MISSION OPTIMIZATION: LUA sets up which missions each job profession works
• ASSETS: Potential fix to messed up sprites appearing on characters
• ASSETS: Fixed missing midorian sprite sheets
• AI: Enemies no longer stop moving when they teleport to your ship
• All objects and weapon LUA’s revised for game balances, errors and missing data
• NAVMAP: Ships are being displayed on the edges of the nodes correctly
• Music starting at 0 volume
• ShipPurchase not working correctly
• Carter notices not coming in at correct times
• Added in giver faction to mission indicator
• FIXED: Targeting allowed weapons to be fired before battery requirement
• FIXED: Distress missions not completing
• FIXED: Crew loyalty pulling from personal loyalty after mission complete
• FIXED: Freighters threatening the player
• FIXED: Crew shader
• FIXED: NPC’s and crew will try and avoid food and scrap instead of walking through them (unless trapped)
• FIXED: Crew walking through walls when they decide their own path
• FIXED: Enemies trigger animations
• FIXED: Enemies shooting after death
• FIXED: Garbled text on text popup
• FIXED: Crew details now displays proper information
• FIXED: Hover icons getting stuck behind crew members
• FIXED: Multiple purple icons on trade locations
• FIXED: Footsteps getting stuck on loop
• FIXED: Sounds are again in 3D
• FIXED: Clicking on GUI while teleporter is on no longer teleports your crew
• FIXED: Hid some loyalty items that shouldn’t have been showing
• FIXED: Shield status not getting saved
• FIXED: Shields not appearing
• FIXED: Shields on a ship when the first start even if they haven’t charged them
• FIXED: Mouseover on crew hire not giving the right info
• FIXED: Null reference after going to main menu and starting a new game
• FIXED: Null reference when station was unloading and trying to reveal FoW
• FIXED: Null reference when arriving at station and there was a conflict with stores
• FIXED: Loyalty adding hidden values to crew loyalty
• FIXED: Mission bubbles are now orange on nav map
• FIXED: Mission bubbles no longer animating
• FIXED: Rapid fire exploit