Dev Blog #020 December 06, 2024

Hi all, I hope everyone is well and enjoying the beta so far.

Google Play Beta Release

I've now released the closed beta on Google Play, so if you have an android device you can now sign up here Once you have signed up there I will add you to the closed beta, it takes a little while to update so you might need to wait a day or two before you have access.

I've worked on the android version over the last month so performance should be ok, but there is still more to do. The mobile version of the game has all the same features as the PC version and runs in exactly the same universe so you can swap between platforms on the same account.
Although I've been fixing bugs constantly, if you notice anything you can use the debug reporter in game. Just tap with 3 fingers and it will show up, you can add a note and send a screenshot, I will then get the debug logs and can look into it.

The iOS beta is also in development, I will have news on that as soon as it's ready.

Black Market Release

The player to player market is now active! You can put any items you own up for sale to other players for a set price. There are a few updates I want to do to this and they are in development, but this is a great first step. Now if you are able to craft higher quality items you will be able to sell them for a decent profit to other players.

There are a few outstanding issues with the black market at the moment, I am getting them fixed as fast as I can.

Performance and Bug fixes

Now that the game is running on mobile devices I've been doing a lot of performance and bug fixes, you should find the latest version running much faster with less loading times.

Unique NPCS

Anyone who has purchased the Pirate name pack will now find their pirates flying around the Aquila system, they are unique so they can only be in 1 place at a time and will move between sectors on their own.

Unique NPCs also sometimes have their own interactions and behaviors, so watch out for them.

If you want to create your own NPC you can grab a pack on the store.

Incursion Event

The incursion event is almost complete and will be releasing soon, this is a longer running event featuring Xeno invasions into new sectors. Your objective is to hold control of these sectors by destroying the incoming fleets. The Xeno will move their focus between different sectors depending on how much resistance they face.

New 3D assets

I now have a 3D artist working on creating some new buildings, they will be creating new models for all the auxiliary buildings and then the main outposts.

This is much needed and I am really looking forward to seeing what they produce. I've been over a lot of technical bits with them and we have come up with a really great system that I am hoping we can also use on the ships afterwards. This should enable me to improve the visuals of all the 3d models while also increasing performance.