Hi all. Today is another important day for Astra Exodus! We are releasing the biggest Astra Exodus update so far. The changelog is quite massive, and you can find the full changelog below. Unfortunately, some of the changes were structural, and as such this new update doesn't have savegame compatibility. Let us know what you think of the update: as usual your feedback is essential to us, so that we can keep improving Astra Exodus and making it better and better. And yes, we have some ambitious plans for the game, but we're not quite ready to reveal them...

Version 1.00.05 Changes

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + Improved datanet UI items so they are highlighted when they have art to show when activated + Improved item selection graphics, specially in the fleet composition panel, but also in other areas + Made sure that you can set normal speed with space, when the start battles paused option is active, plus make it possible to toggle extreme speed that way also + Fixed a bug in which backing out from a tactical battle end panel, with right click or back button, messed up the camera zoom + Fixed a bug that fired when loading a file save from the game itself, in which the scale of the fleet icons was messed up, if you are zoomed out when it happens + Fixed a bug in which a save file couldn't be load due to a null starsystem owner player + Fixed a visual bug in which core modules were not showing production costs or upkeep + Exposed base upkeep and core cost modifiers for starship roles in the Globals.lua file, plus rebalanced them to make ships cost less + Exposed the minimum materials efficiency value to the Globals.lua file + Added the ability to the AI to use the new retrofit feature and improve its ships + Made sure to disable starmap scouting via population only fleets + Added a way for renaming individual starshipsfrom the fleets screen + Added a retrofit button to the Fleets main menu, which takes you to the corresponding colony screen + Applied the starship build item colony filter for retrofit projects as well + Incorporated the feature of starship retrofits, via projects which show up on colonies that can retrofit ships. + The AI now moves fleets to closer owner Starsystems, before going into enemy starsystems + Added a way for the AI to insta move population on higher difficulty levels + Added the ability for the AI to move population around + Made sure the planet visual indicators show up immediately on the starsystem view, when stuff is built and sold on colonies + Added the ability for the renaming of outposts + Added the ability of renaming an owned starsystem(this is done in the starsystem view) and also the homeworld. + Allow for sandbox games without victory conditions + Increased weapon fire evasion of smaller ships to encourage their use + Increased upkeep of large starships to encourage the use of smaller ships + Fixed the default designs, taking into account power/ordnance/capacitor requirements, which some had wrong + Now advises are immediately updated whenever a diplomatic exchange is successful or war is desclared + Fixed a bug that skipped the turn, whenever a space was introduced when renaming fleets/colonies + Made sure modded designs don't mess up the new design persistence file system + Added a datanet notification for when a colony is destroyed va bombardment + Moved custom starship designs to MyGames folder and enable Steam cloud for the files so they are synchronized between machines + Added the feature of colonist transport into the game. You can now launch any colonist(5 freighters required), move them as any fleet and land them on one of your colonies + Fixed a bug with redirecting a fleet in hyperspace, in which the movement line remained

[ 2020-03-09 14:04:05 CET ] [ Original post ]

Astra Exodus

Atomic Kaiser Developer

Atomic Kaiser Publisher

2020-01-30 Release

Strategy Singleplayer Tags

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http://www.astraexodus.com/

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Astra Exodus is a retro inspired, single player turn based sci fi 4x strategy game, with a multiple choice narrative driven epic campaign, top down real time tactical battles and an extensive semi randomized research grid; developed by Atomic Kaiser, a one gamedev army from Uruguay.

Take the chance to lead humanity back home, while uncovering the mysteries behind the Exodus, across a choice driven narrative campaign the Campaign. Or challenge yourself in the Sandbox mode, by leading any of the various alien factions, to several possible victory conditions.

Features:

Epic Story Campaign
Lead the Earth Legacy Task Force through 9 arduous missions, in their Campaign for discovering the lost heritage of Earth, and make decisions that alter the story and gameplay in significant ways; for which you can be rewarded with exclusive and diverse abilities only found in this mode.
Dynamic Sandbox Mode
Take charge of one out of 8 different main factions, or create your own in the Sandbox Mode, as you thrive to enslave, exterminate, seduce or right out beat all and any competition. Survive a host of events and menaces, that will surely challenge your empire and all others.
Battle in Space and on the Ground
Fight in space and in the ground, with real time tactical space battles, where positioning and heading matters as much as weaponry. And initiative based top down ground battles, with hosts of infantry, armour, strike craft and even mechs. Or just nuke them from orbit, that works just as well.
Explore captivating Galaxies
Colonize or conquer a vibrantly diverse galaxy of your choosing, full of wonderful stars, planets, asteroid belts, etc, all inspired by true astronomical phenomena. Maneuver your ships around black holes and supernovas, to either use or avoid their effects, in your conquests.
Semi-random Research Grid
Research over 300 technologies, in an exclusive and randomized tech grid, which forces you to choose wisely what you research and guarantees that no two games will be the same. React to events in the galaxy by researching about them and obtaining unique advantages over your enemies.
Lead through amazing Heroes
Encounter and recruit amazing galactic heroes, to lead your fleets, govern your colonies or even spy on your enemies! Make havok without firing a single blast, by conducting Sabotage and Revolt, among other operations; deep behind enemy lines.
Design your own Starships
Design you own starships, by deciding not only what weapons they carry and in which configuration, but also their Core and Support systems. Overwhelm your opponent with hosts of agile Frigates, swarms of Strike Craft or just with the immense firepower of a single huge Titan.
Open files for modding
Tinker, change and customize the game to your heart's content. Adding new or modifying existing starships, factions, troops, technologies, etc to the game. Maybe reenacting then, some of your favourite scifi tv shows and movies moments, right in the game.

MINIMAL SETUPOS: Ubuntu 12.04 (64-bit)
Processor: 2.5 Ghz Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 or equivalent
Graphics: 1 GB nVidia Geforce GT460 or equivalent. 500 MB ATI HD4850 or equivalent
Storage: 4 GB available spaceAdditional Notes: Minimum Resolution: 1366 x 768
RECOMMENDED SETUPOS: Ubuntu 14.04 (64-bit)
Processor: 3.5 Ghz Intel Core i5 or equivalentMemory: 8 GB RAM
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: 1 GB nVidia Geforce GTX660 or equivalent. 1 GB ATI HD7850 or equivalent
Storage: 4 GB available spaceAdditional Notes: Minimum Resolution: 1366 x 768

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