Beta Branch Note: These changes are currently available on the beta branch. The beta branch is for testing experimental changes and for finding and fixing errors. This is how you get access to the beta branch (USE AT YOUR OWN RISK): Right-Click on Avorion in your Steam list, Properties -> Betas -> Select branch 'beta'.

Gameplay

"These will be the last major features that will make it into the new game. Along with some more quality of life improvements."

Added a new block that displays the name of the ship it belongs to
Added a new charred wreckage block
Added an editor for creating an emblem for your alliance
Added a new alliance emblem block
Added more encounters with enemies
Added possibility to transfer torpedoes between ships
Added new introduction missions for combat and trade
Updated "Battleship" achievements. They are now called "Flagship" achievements and are simplified
Added "Transfer Squad" buttons to Transfer Crew/Goods/Fighters UI
Gates now change their owner if the faction that own the sector they lead to changes
Valuables detector upgrade now shows flight recorders in wreckages
Added blueprinting functionality to turret factory
Added the ability to switch crafts and interact from the Strategy Mode
Added more radio chatter
Replaced factions like "The pirates of ___" with "The buccaneers of ___" to avoid confusion with always-hostile pirate factions
Added story and lore fragments and logs for players to find
Added a "Repair" order
Alliance ranks can now have icons assigned

UI

"Almost only quality of life stuff and maybe something to do with bug fixing."

Removed obsolete ToggleHangars control setting
Alliance's resources are shown while Alliance Diplomacy Tab is opened
Drone is now shown as last entry in ship selection of "switch to ship in sector"
Filter text box of the buy/sell map commands is no longer case sensitive
Reworked several icons
Added a hint that is shown when a player manages to crash the drone in a way that it turns unflyable
Added a tracker to track your current mission
Added several "nothing-to-see-here" texts that are displayed instead of the meaningless void that are empty lists

Ie. Smuggler's market now shows 'You have no stolen goods' if player has no stolen goods

Added a check box to Galaxy Map for toggling the "notes" icon
Add HOME and END key functions to multi line text box
Weapon groups now show their bound key in "Current Ship" tab and Turret Controls, not just a number
Improved several texts and descriptions
Added an extra dialog layer to "Give me all your cargo" that doesn't immediately worsen relations
Price of turrets is now shown in their tooltips
Changed the DPS value of tooltips to Omicron, we kinda just wanna see how you guys react
If you like the above change, write "Banana" in the comments as feedback
If you don't, write "Lemon" in the comments to confuse people
Added separate sliders to building mode for non-uniform scaling
Added input boxes for entering the scale
Smugglers market's unbrand text field now doesn't allow higher numbers than the player has
Building stats now show the amount of small, medium and large fighters that can be stored in hangar
Added size to Modify Whole Ship window
Ship stats overview now uses human readable number system for HP and Shields
Selections are now mirrored
Improved performance of several menus and HUD elements
Galaxy Map: Craft portraits can only be selected with Left Mouse so you cannot accidently select a ship while setting a route
Improved visibility of valuables detector upgrade arrows
Squads of fighters can now be moved up & down in UI
Added tracking of ingredients list of Turret Factory

Client

Adjusted volume of Mining Lasers of Drone
Adjusted volume of point defense chainguns and lasers
Added toggle for 'No Turning' in Mouse Steering
Added a new snapping mode that snaps all corners of a block into a global grid
Added an option to mute sound when focus of the window is lost

Building Mode

Improved clarity of color window tooltips
Added color picker button to colors window
Added combo box to colors window to switch between used colors first and normal order

Misc

Added chat message when player enters a hazard zone
Reworked several texts

Scripting API

Renamed TorpedoLauncher:getTorpedoes() -> getNumTorpedoes()
Added nextQuadraticRect() to Listers
TurretTemplate can now be constructed from other TurretTemplate objects
Added Tab.isActiveTab property
Fixed an issue where sorting in InventorySelection wouldn't work when it wasn't filled with content from a Player's inventory
Added access to tracked missions
Added SystemUpgradeLoot class
Added moddable weapon sound effects

Bugfixes

"Bug reports marked with [UBR] are user bug reports. I think there is a clear tendency visible in the list below, and we're not planning on stopping. Keep it up guys! :)"

[UBR] Fixed an issue with gates leading to sectors without gates
[UBR] Fixed an issue with wreckages getting duplicated
[UBR] Fixed a bug when pressing Escape while moving a window
[UBR] Fixed an issue where Railguns with 0 firerate could be created
[UBR] Fixed an issue where players would be put into their drone on relog
[UBR] Fixed several issues where english would be used instead of the chosen localization
Fixed several issues where wrong factions were used while interacting with alliance ships
[UBR] Fixed an issue where the Adventurer and Boss Swoks could spawn in the same sector
[UBR] Fixed an issue where text field scrolling would scroll too far
Fixed a client crash when jumping into a sector with a craft by a different alliance, i.e. not the alliance the player is in
[UBR] Fixed several errand missions sending players over the barrier
[UBR] Fixed an issue where selling to your own smuggler's market would not make you any money
[UBR] Fixed an issue where the crew quarters delta wasn't displayed in building stats
[UBR] Fixed an issue where shooting down persecutors and drones could create hazard zones
[UBR] Fixed color loot still being around
[UBR] Fixed valuables detector icon still being shown even after there are no more valuables in the sector
[UBR] Fixed an issue where selecting ships and more in the Strategy Mode would not actually select them after exiting the mode
[UBR] Fixed an issue where high-material turrets remained even after transforming its block material too low
[UBR] Fixed an issue where the Strategy Mode action menu wasn't updated when selecting via the overview list
[UBR] Fixed a very bad hang in server while saving/loading
[UBR] Fixed an issue where too many crew problems were shown
[UBR] Fixed an issue where rifts that are only one sector wide weren't shown on the map
[UBR] Fixed an issue where time stamps in logs weren't working
[UBR] Fixed an issue where ships would chase each other out of a sector indefinitely

They still do chases, but no longer indefinitely

[UBR] Fixed an issue where the artifact from the exodus mission could be dropped indefinitely
[UBR] Fixed an issue where focus events of window weren't properly handled
[UBR] Fixed an issue where "Target selected" sound was played a lot while drawing a rect-selection in Strategy Mode
[UBR] Fixed an issue where travelling merchants didn't have enough cargo space
[UBR] Fixed an issue where "Ship Problem" icons overlapped
[UBR] Fixed an issue where ship icons would overlap with command icons on the Galaxy Map
[UBR] Fixed an issue where both attack and salvage fighters were used for salvaging
[UBR] Fixed an issue where ads for reconstruction tokens were shown on Hardcore and above
[UBR] Fixed an issue where Hyperspace Engine efficiency hint was displayed when Hyperspace Engine was disabled

Known issues

"We still have tons of things to do, we know that and we're working hard on it! Please keep reporting bugs as you're already doing. You guys are awesome!"

[ 2020-02-26 21:27:36 CET ] [ Original post ]

Avorion
Boxelware

Developer

Boxelware

Publisher

2020-03-09

Release

Indie Simulation Singleplayer Multiplayer Coop

Combat

Equip your ship with chainguns, lasers and other weaponry to take on your enemies and enjoy the sight of completely destructible ships breaking at the exact points where you hit them. Defend your allies from pirates, hunt down enemies for coin or even participate in wars between entire factions. Build hangars and command squads of fighters in your battles or destroy enemy freighters to steal their cargo.

Explore

Fly through beautiful nebulas and dense asteroid fields in search of hidden treasures and meet the many factions that populate and control their portion of the galaxy. Each faction has its own characteristics, such as peaceful, intelligent or aggressive, and has its own ship styles, meaning their ships and stations have a distinct look.

Explore the galaxy at your own pace to find valuable goods in old ship wreckages, undiscovered asteroid fields rich of resources, unchartered asteroids which you can claim for yourself, or clues as to what happened during the event a few hundred years back.

Build Your Fleet

There are no limits to ship size or complexity besides your resources. You're not bound to the standard voxel style and while building an awesome ship in Avorion you won't get lost in lots and lots of micro-management. You can focus on building a great looking ship, without having too much trouble to make it work. But make sure you still keep an eye on your ship’s maneuverability or energy requirements. Adjust your ships perfectly to their operational purpose by building light and agile or heavily armored ships.

Build specialized transport ships with lots of cargo space or heavily armored battleships with strong shields. Collect loot from defeated foes which you can use to upgrade your ship: New turrets, resources, trading goods or system upgrades. Install system upgrades that allow more weapons, ease asteroid mining or trading systems which detect trading routes over multiple sectors.

And why build only one ship? Hire captains to fly your ships for you, manage your crews, weapons, hangars and fighters and build your own fleet of space ships!

Trade

Extend your ship with a cargo bay, find profitable deals and haul over a hundred trading goods through the galaxy to make a profit and buy your way up the food chain: Build up a trading corporation and extend your influence in the galaxy by founding asteroid mines and factories that attract NPC traders who will buy and sell their goods at your establishments.

Co-op Multiplayer

You don't have to fight the galaxy alone! Avorion features co-op multiplayer, so team up with your friends to build stations together and destroy pirates and enemy factions! Work together to extend your influence in the galaxy and build your own empire. Or, you know, blow them apart in large PvP battles. It's a sandbox, you can do whatever you want.

In Avorion you choose your personal playstyle. Haul cargo, find profitable trading routes and found factories. Or maybe you're sick of being the good guy? Build your own battleship, equip it with powerful weaponry and blow away your enemies. Be the aggressor that starts wars with entire factions, raid freighters, smuggle illegal goods and scavenge old wreckages. Find your way to the center of a galaxy that gets more hostile, but also more rewarding the closer you get to its core.

MINIMAL SETUPOS: Ubuntu 12.04 or higher
Processor: Intel i5 @ 3.0 GHz or AMD equivalentMemory: 4 GB RAM
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia Geforce 550 or equivalent (full OpenGL 3.0 support required)Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 1 GB available spaceAdditional Notes: Middle mouse button. mouse wheel required. No Internet connection required for Singleplayer.
RECOMMENDED SETUPOS: Ubuntu 12.04 or higher
Processor: Intel i7 @ 3.3 GHz or AMD equivalentMemory: 6 GB RAM
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Graphics: NVidia Geforce 1050 / Radeon RX 460Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 3 GB available spaceAdditional Notes: Middle mouse button. mouse wheel required. No Internet connection required for Singleplayer.

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