Galaxicus Update: Patch Notes, New Features, and Roadmap to Launch

Patch Notes

Gameplay:

Game Menu: [olist]
• Fixed an issue where the Game Menu would be off-screen after typing "end." The menu should now stay anchored and visible.
• Resolved a bug where the message "Starting the instance" remained on the screen after typing "end." [/olist] Corporate Planets: [olist]
• Reduced the number of corporate planets generated during universe creation to better align with their intended purpose. [/olist] Corporate Ship Abilities: Each corporation's ship model now has distinct abilities and bonuses: [olist]
• StardustTech - PoleaxMKII: Enjoy an additional 20% armor and 20% troop carry capacity.
• Aurora Corp - Pathfinder: Increased probe speed to a max of 17 LY (up from the standard 14 LY). Your ship will automatically probe all systems within 30 LY.
• Iron Leaf Trading CO - Tortoise: Gain an additional 20% cargo space and reduce fuel usage by 50%.
• One Star Security - Mako: Achieve a max warp speed of 15. Your ship is also immune to critical laser damage.
• Qhiegel - Q1: Benefit from 20% shield damage mitigation and 20% bonus torpedo damage. [/olist]

Drydock:

• Moved the "Exit" button to the top-right location for better visibility.
• Fixed text arrangement issues where the "Life Support" text was partially covered by the troop image.
• Relocated ship notes to a new window to prevent them from covering parts of the letters.
• Corrected the alignment of the "Owner" label.
• Unified font sizes to avoid overwhelming text in the Drydock UI.
• Fixed the issue where aft lasers and shields were abbreviated incorrectly as "Aft Las" and "Aft Shie."

Planet Management (PM):

• Adjusted the drop-down window to prevent it from blocking game info in the top left corner.
• Unified labor screen column headings for better alignment.
• Removed the unnecessary "Warehouse" tag that appeared when switching from the warehouse to other items like Labor.
• Widened the PM UI window to accommodate proper font size and ensure text remains on one line.
• Adjusted font size and anchors in the PM window to prevent text from being covered by graphics.
• The base status icon now changes color according to the base status, addressing confusion caused by the previous "Triforce" lookalike icon.
• Uniformed the anchors and text size in the Labor menu to ensure items line up correctly.
• Configured labor setting values to automatically update when changed, without needing to press "Enter."
• Corrected the planet name label to reflect the actual planet name rather than the player's name.
• Improved the readability of warehouse item lines by adjusting the color and font.
• Standardized the sizing and emphasis of labor item categories to avoid overly emphasized sections like "MINING!"

• Reworked the planet management and planet orbit panels to support High Definition fonts.
• The UI can now be scaled to fit your preferences. The UI scale is set to 80% by default and can be accessed via the options menu.
• Corrected material used for the Auto-nav hyperspace highlight ring. It should now be visible at any distance.
• Updated many UI windows to support the tooltip system, allowing players to hover over an icon to learn more about the game and systems.
• Created many new icons to help visualize information presented by the UI.
• Overhauled the Dry Dock UI: Centralized important information and listed stats with relevance to other stats in mind.
• Created a new visually immersive HUD.
• Visually unified nearly all UI windows: Matching headers, colors, fonts, backgrounds, etc.
• Redesigned the Helm UI HUD for less screen space and a more comfortable layout for ship control.
• Added the ability to hide or show the "Ship status window." Currently, the button is hard assigned to the "U" key but will be converted to a configurable hotkey in the near future.
• The Favorite System UI is now labeled "Favorite Planets" to properly express its function.
• The Fire Missile Button was layered underneath the Fire Laser button, causing it not to function when attempting to fire a missile. This has been corrected.
• Realigned the Colony and Abandoned Selection Slider in the Systems Library Page.
• Updated the Trading post to match the rest of the UI.
• Reapplied the "Tune" radio button. It should now function as intended.
• Fixed the issue where aft lasers and shields were abbreviated incorrectly as "Aft Las" and "Aft Shie."
• Moved the "Exit" button in the Dry Dock to the top-right location for better visibility.
• Adjusted the drop-down window in the PM screen to prevent it from blocking game info in the top left corner.
• Unified labor screen column headings for better alignment.
• Removed the unnecessary "Warehouse" tag that appeared when switching from the warehouse to other items like Labor.
• Widened the PM UI window to accommodate proper font size and ensure text remains on one line.
• Adjusted font size and anchors in the PM window to prevent text from being covered by graphics.
• The base status icon now changes color according to the base status, addressing confusion caused by the previous "Triforce" lookalike icon.
• Uniformed the anchors and text size in the Labor menu to ensure items line up correctly.
• Configured labor setting values to automatically update when changed, without needing to press "Enter."
• Corrected the planet name label to reflect the actual planet name rather than the player's name.
• Improved the readability of warehouse item lines by adjusting the color and font.
• Standardized the sizing and emphasis of labor item categories to avoid overly emphasized sections like "MINING!"

New Additions and Upcoming Plans

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