Greetings Commanders!
After a long development time, the Update 2.2 is here! The Base Building DLC is coming only on the 28th of this month, however, you can enjoy many cool new things, fixes and requested features.
Big Asteroid models were remade and they now interact with the game plane, forming "space caves". They can be mined with mining bases, either by the AI or the player with base building DLC.
Items (trade goods) are now produced (or extracted) in mining bases, factories, agristations and laboratories, which are mostly available in civilian sectors (including PMC and Syndicate ones).
Sectors are now generated with fewer stations, but they have more variety like mining bases or factories. Faction controlled sectors will also spawn turret defenses. Old saves were adjusted to reflect this change.
Added actual NPC traders, which will buy/sell items from stations to keep productions going, even when not in the current sector. Their number is tied to galaxy size and is finite, for now.
Added 7 new items (trade goods): Ice, Organic Matter, Chemicals, Computers, Advanced Composites, Volatile, Batteries.
Stations now have lower chances of selling a particular item, which should make each market more unique. Ammo is always sold in most stations.
Sectors suffering attacks by battle fleets or assault on player bases (a DLC feature), do not receive NPC traders and have ship population drastically reduced.
You can now interact(dock) with Marauder and Mercenary hideouts, when friendly.
Hideouts now enter a 'deactivated' state when they have no shields and all guard ships are destroyed. You can dock at deactivated bases and choose one of the following actions: **Plunder**, for money and goods; **Salvage**, for crafting materials; **Hack**, for Tech level and blueprints; **Capture**, to claim the base to yourself (and later to other factions). The Capture option requires base building DLC.
The station interface now shows a 3D image of its model as a background, whose visibility can be customized in settings.
Added spaceship: Artemis, tier 3 independent Corsair, size 6 (Dreadnought).
Added spaceship: Leviathan, tier 2 independent Freighter, size 6 (Dreadnought).
Added spaceship: Aurora, tier 2 independent Mining, size 5 (Cruiser).
Added spaceship: Toupeira, tier 2 independent Mining, size 1 (Shuttle).
Added spaceship: Posylny, tier 2 independent Freighter, size 1 (Shuttle).
Added spaceship: Sparrow, tier 1 independent Fighter, size 2 (Yacht), replacing the old Galaxy (worn) model.
Added weapon: 'Improved Mining Laser'.
Added equipment: 'Mining Drone Bay Mk.II'.
Manned turrets will now mine asteroids if they have a mining laser installed.
Now you gain 'Fleet Commander' points when your fleet mines. It's based on the sector level and is considerably slower than actual combat.
Energy Orbs are now craftable.
Drones with auto targeting will now repair and attack stations automatically.
Drones with auto-targeting will now search for a new target near its owner if they fail to find one close to its current position.
Repair drones when too far will return to orbiting its owner instead of recalling (deactivating). Attack drones with auto targeting will also search for a new target near its owner before recalling.
Improved collector beam loot detection and item pulling.
Special crewman Tigger received new abilities (only available for new games though).
Item tool tip now show base price if you have 'Market Insight'
Pressing 'Order Fire' will now break cloaking (or camouflage) if you have gunners able to fire.
Blueprint rewards will now try to prioritize weapons and equipment higher than level 5, with very low chance of lower levels or trade goods.
Improved overall image contrast.
The starter ship model now has a trait that reduces its sell price, especially for bigger class sizes.
Changed (improved) plasma and cannon fire sounds.
Battle Fleets now update position twice as fast, but the resulting travel speed is just a bit faster.
Plasma weapons base projectile speed increased from 60 to 70. They also received a new mechanic called 'Heat bloom' (name not definitive) which adds a raw DPS bonus based on current hardpoint heat, where 5 heat points equals 1 DPS up to double the weapon's normal damage.
Heat bloom is also available as a crafting modifier.
Added the option to treat neutral ships as friendly when firing at them, which is now default.
Added 2 special crewman: Wraith and Rojopappu.
Added 1 more zoom out level for all ship sizes.
Battle Computer now shows target info based on its version: 1.0: Hull Points; 2.0: Armor and Damage Resistance; 3.0: Shields.
The quest to become 'White Collar' no longer triggers after 3 declines.
Casual/Streamer mode can now be played in Hardcore difficulty.
Added 2 more songs to the ambient music.
Added in-game clock
Mouse hovering the XP bar in the left panel now shows the actual value for current and next level.
The first active quest objectives are now shown on the UI (prioritized by time limit).
'Base Component' renamed to 'Basic Component'
Improved Upgrade Kits are now crafted with 1 Refined Metal instead of 2.
Manned PD turrets may now target enemy drones that are attacking player fleet ships or stations.
AI ships over level 10 now use tractor beams to slow down enemies.
CoT ships now use cloaking device when engaging enemies.
AI stations can now level up when its lower than the sector level.
Fixes, lots and lots and LOTs of fixes...
Have fun!
- Laious
Follow up Patches
Small Patch 2.2a - LIVE
Fixed visual BUG on station when importing old saves.
Small Patch 2.2b - LIVE
Fixed minor BUG when opening crafting panel.
Small Patch 2.2c - LIVE
Fixed Perk unlock times not showing up.
Small Patch 2.2d - LIVE
Fixed BUG that allowed a new player to chose the starting ship without completing the tutorial.
Patch 2.2e - LIVE
Increased initial stock for items such as Microchips, Energy Cells, Ice, etc.
Fixed Ravager and Guardian weapons hitting ships during spinning roll.
Fixed BUG that corrupted weapons with Heat Bloom modifier on ships with not weapon slots.
Patch 2.2f - LIVE
Added ship: Crusader, tier 3 independent Gunship, size 4 (Frigate).
Added more information on production icons on the Galaxy Map, like selling price as well as materials being bought on the sector. This will soon be tied to Trader Codex item.
Fixed 'Builder' Perk being selectable without owning the DLC, when starting a new game.
Fixed Escape Pod 3D model.
Fixed 'Press G to Dock' message still visible after destroying a station or hideout.
\[Base Building DLC]
Station Defense mode now starts with a light laser in addition to the repair beam and mining laser.
The cancel building button is now positioned a bit over the model to avoid unintended clicks.
The item list for adding a new Trade in Market module is now sorted alphabetically.
Patch 2.2g - LIVE
Crusader speed incresed from 7 to 8
Fixed Enforcer ship model not being available to players or NPCs.
Fixed weapon turrets continue to fire at a station after it is destroyed.
Fixed old save import resulting in only 1 station models for each faction.
Patch 2.2h - LIVE \[Base Building DLC] Hunter Fleets are now delayed when you defeat an assault at your base.
Patch 2.2i - LIVE
Fixed BUG that made asteroids not having more than 1 base metal and Iridium being impossible to mine.
Fixed certain items or player credits having "NaN" (not a number) value.
Fixed Lithium, Titanium and Iridium supply icon not appearing in the Galaxy Map.
Fixed Tinhead Workshops only showing 1 blueprint for sale, instead of several as intended.
Fixed Upgrade Kits being sold for zero.
Fixed stations, jumpgates and debris fields spawning inside asteroid "walls"
Patch 2.2j - LIVE
Fixed Blueprint Crafting tooltips not showing all spaceship and energy bonuses.
Patch 2.2k - LIVE
Increased chance for PMC stations to trade metals, while reduced other types (this is only defined when generating the galaxy or importing a save prior to 2.2).
Reduced materials required for ship crafting, especially in small sizes.
Slightly increased docking range on hideouts.
Fixed ship crafting tooltip showing your current ship enhancements featured on the resulting ship.
\[Base Building DLC]
Drones launched from stations now receive 50% damage bonus and 40 HP as base (no traits required).
Fleet members no longer dock when you open station management, only when you DOCK at your stations.
Fixed message when station upkeep isn't paid.
Patch 2.2.0l - LIVE
All PMC station markets were remade to account for the previous change where they buy most metals and less of other types, despite the station level.
Ship blueprints are now sorted alphabetically.
Fixed hideout capture exploit.
Fixed Spanish translation errors.
Fixed pronouns on crew descriptions like co-pilot, first officer, etc.
\[Base Building DLC]
Hunter Fleets no longer spawn when a station assault is imminent (90% or higher threat).
Turret stations now reduce enemy threat generated per minute by 0.80% instead of 0.50%.
Patch 2.2.0m - LIVE
The Hephaestus quest now finishes in a normal station (not industry or other types with no markets).
AI Traders will now occasionally seek out stations in sectors much further away than their normal range.
Fixed BUG on collector beam after a refinery makes room in cargo (needs testing).
Fixed BUG on Leviathan side guns.
Fixed hideout capture exploit still working with X button.
Fixed Inventory closing when opening Blueprint Crafting panel.
\[Base Building DLC]
Added the 10 remaining parts to the Station Defense quest chain.
Added a new special crew member unlocked after completing the Station Defense quest chain.
Added "Diplomacy" station module, which can be used to reduce (and cease) or increase enemy assaults on player stations.
Tier 2 trait on Detection module now costs 1 point.
Added basic weapon blueprints for Station Defense mode: Light Laser, Burst Light Laser, Light Cannon, Medium Laser, Light Laser beam, PD Laser, Small Missile Launcher and Simple Mining Laser.
