Hi everyone, excited to share this one with you. We finally came across a good method to scale our UI and we are very happy with the results so we are sharing this with you. This has been asked for many times and it's something I'm sure lots of you will appreciate! You can find the option in "Other Options".. Which we really should rename "UI Options".. hmmmm.. Anyhow! In addition to this we've also added two new rocket types. The Andromeda and Messier rockets. The Andromeda rocket becomes available in 2058 and can carry 15 units, the Messier is available in 2066 and can carry a full 40 units of cargo. At some point we will add one or two interstellar rockets, but these are good fast mid-game intra-system haulers! I expect to see them used a lot to quickly stave off famines and help kickstart new colonies quicker since they can land without a gate. These rockets use the old graphics from the Sparrow and Neptune rockets and these original rockets have gotten a facelift!
We've also replaced the models for the medium and large maintenance hangars, so they no longer reuse the small maintenance hangar graphics. In addition to all this new stuff, some re-balancing has been done to alleviate some earlier-than-expected starvation on Earth. You should now have another few decades to help get more food to Earth or move more people off of Earth before the effects of overpopulation really kick in. We will now begin work on overhauling the routes screen which hopefully won't be as large a project as the ships screen was! In case you were wondering, some graphs will be going in that big open space on the ships screen. Hopefully in the next few weeks we can get this feature in for you. We hope everyone is enjoying the game and please continue to let us know your suggestions and any issues you experience while playing. And as promised, below are the new patch notes! -UI is now scalable via the "Other settings" panel in options. -Two new mid-game rockets added. -Graphics for the Sparrow rocket and Neptune rocket replaced. -Graphics for the medium and large Maintenance Hangars replaced. -Increased prices of the Gorman Darter and Starchaser. -Population at which a planet produces less food than it consumes increased -Reduced starting population of Earth slightly.