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Greetings, fellow space captains! We realise some of you have been eager to find out more about the recent updates to the game. It's time to catch up. We've mostly been focusing on critical errors and smaller tweaks to address some of the most common issues. Once we're comfortable with the stability and intuitiveness of the game, we'll turn our attention towards adding more content.

1.02 - 1.04d Changes

Added

New feature for selling parts of your ship directly ("Sell-ector" available at the bottom of the trade terminal's sell tab)
The game makes note of which camera mode you're in (and flashes red if you're in combat while in build mode)
Added convenient "browse workshop" button to construction office, the list will now also update within a few seconds, not requiring a restart
Space stations will now display their name and distance when they are relatively far away (but not too far)
New achievement for uploading a useless ship to the workshop
Selecting target systems in the galaxy map view can now be done via keyboard aswell (default binds: A,D)
Tutorial now briefly mentions the construction office for saving blueprints
Tutorial now gives more instructions to switch camera to forward-view
New launch options which can help troubleshoot some issues

Changed

Prices of all modules reduced by 25% except small and long reactors, which have been made cheaper by 50%.
Increased money for starting a new game with just a command pod (tutorial set to skip) to make up for not having the Prometheus ship
The rebuilding part of the tutorial has gone through a minor intuitive overhaul
Changing to chase camera mode will now automatically snap to forward-view
Increased cargo pickup range (roughly doubled it)
During the tutorial after being ambushed, the player's modules do not fly out so far (allowing easier reattachment)
Construction office now closes when loading a blueprint
There is now a minimum ship size for uploading to the workshop

Fixes

Fixed an issue with capturing the game with recording software such as OBS, when the edges of the screen would not be captured
Workshop downloads should now be operational once more
Fixed an issue where saving inside or near a black hole would crash the game on load (even on starting a new game)
Fixed a crash to desktop from the construction office due to invalid blueprint file paths
Fixed a common issue where the gas station would not allow purchasing fuel
Removed a money exploit related to loading ship blueprints
Fixed a math error in tutorial, causing it to jump ahead prematurely when looking for the space station
Corrected the fuel reward from the mission where pirates attack a space station (it was instead draining all fuel)
Fixed a tutorial issue where long distance warping too quickly would require another jump to continue

Performance

Removed a small memory leak from starting a new game over and over

Known issues as of 1.04d

Some players are unable to select systems in the galaxy map after saving and loading the game.
The music slider does not update the volume until the options menu is closed.
Larger ships are rather intensive on performance right now
Task and chat windows can appear off-screen on large resolutions (2560x1440 and above)

Coming soon(™):

We want to streamline the broadside view experience: Locking on targets, having an arrow to point the direction and rotation of the ship, toggleable on-screen hints to switching back to a forward-facing angle.. these are some of the ideas we're looking into regarding that.
HUD overhaul We wish to make the heads-up-display more informative and easy to read. Some of our ideas include adding a hotbar for picking up nearby floating modules, adding numbers for energy/shields, making the ship statistics more meaningful and easy to understand, and so on
Overhauling the tutorial Users have expressed their distaste for being blown up (gasp!) Thus we'll revisit the tutorial to not give the impression that you've lost the game just because your ship got destroyed (and other improvements are to follow)
Tweaking difficulty and rate of spawning enemies The game has a steep learning curve and is generally difficult to survive in, for now. The current way of handling enemies is only temporary, we are working on a new system which will be much more fair and enjoyable for players.
Enhancing the mission system There are relatively few tasks to complete right now, they repeat too frequently and are generally somewhat glitchy and unfriendly towards the player's ship size and play style - we're aiming to improve upon it
And of course, all previously mentioned features are still on our list of things to do (ie space station building), but we're taking things one step at a time.

[ 2017-03-11 16:02:12 CET ] [ Original post ]

Lightspeed Frontier

Crowdwork Studios Developer

Riveted Games Publisher

2017-03-07 Release

Indie RPG Adventure Singleplayer EA Tags

Game News Posts: 40

🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse

Mostly Positive (34 reviews)

https://lightspeedfrontier.gamepedia.com

Steam Store

The Game includes VR Support

Public Linux Depots:

Lightspeed Frontier Linux [428.54 M]

You've decided to leave everything behind and try your hand at captaining a ship on the fringes of the universe. Customize your ship piece by piece to tackle whatever adventures await you. Take on crime lords and space pirates in battle, undercut corporations that are monopolizing business, influence the galactic stock market, and become the most successful captain you can be.

In this sci-fi adventure sandbox game, you have the opportunity to explore and influence the universe around you and make your own path. Take on open ended missions that will have a lasting effect on your surroundings, and embark on an adventure to discover the mysteries of Lightspeed Frontier.

Faster than light travel has recently been made available for the common middle-class galaxy dweller, and you’ve just saved up enough money to purchase your first command pod. This command pod can have it’s functionality and size extended with additional modular building blocks, such as engines, cannons, lasers, scanners, software, and more.

As you acquire more modules for your ship, your ship class will also increment unlocking more missions and special actions. While you start out as just a tiny fighter-class ship with less than 20 modules, you can eventually reach the pinnacle of modular ship development by acquiring 400 or more individual components for your ship and be upgraded to the final Dreadnaught class! Each class has its own pros and cons, as far as firepower, speed, maneuverability, etc, but slowly acquiring more modules through whatever means necessary will open up more opportunities for you.

You can acquire upgrades for your ship in multiple ways: by completing various quests that you find around the frontier, by politely asking other ship owners if you can destroy them and salvage them for parts and resources or mine raw resources yourself and sell them at stations. Quests are one of the most unique features in Lightspeed Frontier, as they aren’t issued through your typical ubiquitous “mission posting”. Players will need to be aware of the various breaking headlines, advertisements, and direct messages from people you have encountered through your travels. This means that if you want to have work, you need to go out in find it! This makes exploration a key part of the game, since it also will result in more rewards and quests for you to pick up!

While exploring the universe, you may encounter memorable NPCs, corporations, scavengers, programmers, asteroid belts, space stations, and more. Every encounter with an NPC will either make you enemies or allies with them, depending on if you choose to help them or stab them in the back. This could result on a bounty being put on your head, or more challenging (but rewarding) work from them in the future. There are also many different ways for you to make your mark in the universe. You can invest in high-tech drilling modules for mining if you want to be a raw materials salesman, or BFGs if you’re more the bounty hunter type. There are even different levels of tractor beams for improved shipping capabilities.

Battling other ships is a key part of the game, and also one of the challenges of traversing the frontier. Players are safe when they are near space stations, but once you venture out into open space, your warp signature will draw in scavengers like sharks, so be prepared! You will need to utilize a multitude of different weapons, maneuvering techniques, and even physics to destroy your opponents (yes, ramming into other ships is actually a viable way of destroying them or knocking off their modules!). And it goes without saying, the brochure from the command pod salesman did not mention anything about the constant and ceaseless life-threatening encounters you would face in the outer reaches of the universe.

Most the parts you can come across are made according to faction orders and designs. The United Research Alliance always has the most high tech and light modules, but alas they aren't very durable. The Industrial Conglomerate has that covered with everything designed for sheer strength. And tensile strength too. Finally if you're low on cash you may find some old pre-warp modules in questionable conditions but the price is unparalleled. There are a few other factions planned to be added ranging from Twinblade Riders, the petrolheads of space, to unknown parts of alien origin.

Space is a massive opportunity for investment and profit which brings interstellar corporations to the frontier's outposts and space stations. These corporations can provide you with shipping contracts, protection work (or even more shady jobs once you earn their trust) or you can just simply invest into their stocks.

Note that the closed beta version of game is currently only for Windows and Linux, but we're working on getting a Mac version done as soon as possible.

MINIMAL SETUPOS: Ubuntu 12.04 or higher
Processor: Intel Core i3Memory: 4 GB RAM
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 6000 / AMD Radeon HD 7700
Storage: 300 MB available space
RECOMMENDED SETUPProcessor: Intel Core i5-4670KMemory: 8 GB RAM
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 760 / Nvidia GTX 960M / AMD R9 280
Storage: 500 MB available space

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