Hey space traveler,
while we're working on the third chapter, the alternative route for the Sphere arc is now finally ready to be revealed. This is a reward for those who - on top of siding with Caduceus - are strictly loyal to Mr. Shiro. Hopefully you gave the right answers during the job interview! This will now have heavy consequences for the Sphere storyline, e.g. you can now switch over to Lord Furui and work for the Loyalist side. If you remember how to ally yourself with Mr. Shiro, it's worth giving it a try! :D
There will be more improvements, including some new achievements, for Story Arc 1 and 2 coming soon and the next big update is going to be the new story chapter. We're already far into development and this update kind of serves as a framework for what's to come. Be prepared for big changes and twists! ;)
In addition, brand new mining equipment is waiting for you!
As always, if you find any bugs, please report them in the forum so we can continue to improve the game as much as possible! Many thanks to everyone who has already done so—bug reports, translations, or simply playing the game help us a lot!
Keep on rockin', space travelers!
Exclusive Story Content
As usual, the alternative route comes with unique content - such as special locations, NPCs and events that are otherwise hidden from the regular path. Gain access to highly-restricted areas of the Hokucho and explore your criminal energy to sabotage the plot!
New Missions
Play the second storyline from a different perspective, with completely new missions and an alternative version of old missions and events. We have a total of 10 new story missions for you!
New Hokucho Locations
Imperial Engine - where all the power is generated to get the big boy moving!
Prison Cells - originally a privilege to the worst of the worst, now you can enjoy a glimpse too!
Now you're among the enemies
Find out what makes Lord Furui tick and maybe even get a taste of his berries!
Discover Miataru's secret!
Dive deeper into the mind of Major Vikram, the most loyal of the Loyalists!
Mining Machines
An exciting new feature we've been cooking on the side for a while – and we're thrilled to finally introduce it to you: automatic mining devices! Just place them near asteroids, sit back and watch them do the grind for you! We also plan to make these upgradeable in the future to further boost their efficiency, just as is possible with deployable turret platforms.
Automatically collects raw materials from all asteroids in range
Can be placed or moved at any time
Active/full status indication
Audio
We've added new sound effects to a number of story scenes – mainly to the new alternative route, but also to the regular one.
Weapons
Improved drone behavior for D2-Launcher, Sinbuster, and Lightning Swarm (kept weak homing for Med-Drones)
Junkun: fixed weird projectile fadeout
Engetsu Gun: bigger, finetuned projectile glow
Amplified VFX for radiated projectiles
UI
Support repairing the player companion
Improved the portrait scan line shader
Localization
Corrections and general updates in the German translation
Rare crash when the planet person list is adding a new visitor person
Companion ships don't teleport with the player
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