Update 0.30.5 - Custom Ranges/Arcs, Balance Changes, Ships, & Fixes

Patch Notes:

• New Feature: Custom Weapon Ranges, Arcs, & Directions:
  
  
  • Added a new "Set Range/Arc/Direction" tool that lets you customize the maximum range and firing arc of your weapons, aim them in a fixed direction, or set the default resting position. Select one or more weapons, press the button (or Alt+R by default), and then drag the displayed edges.
    
  • The tool can be used both during normal gameplay (as long as the ship has control) and in build mode (where it also supports mirror mode).
    
  • While the tool is enabled, hold keys for additional modes: Shift for "Edit All" (adjust all selected weapons at once), Ctrl for "Precision" (snap to 0.01 increments instead of 1.0), Alt for "Rotation" (rotate the arc without changing its size), Tilde (~) for "Symmetry" (adjust both edges of the arc at once), and Alt + Tilde to aim a weapon in a fixed direction.
    
  • Right-click on an individual edge to reset all highlighted edges. Right-click on the "Set Range/Arc/Direction" button to reset all selected weapons.
    
  • This replaces the old "Aim" button used by Ion Prisms and Chainguns and is now available for all weapons. (To target a Prism on another Prism, use the regular "Target" button.)
    
  • The Micromanagement and Ion Prisms tutorials have been updated to explain this new tool.
    
• Balance:
  
  
  • Weapons vs Structure:
    
    
    • Reduced damage of most weapons vs the first structure tile hit by 50%, but:
      
    • Most bullets and beams now retain 50% of their damage for each structure tile they pass through (down to a minimum of 3%).
      
  • Ship Physics:
    
    
    • Reverted ship drag to its pre-Meltdown Update values.
      
  • Projectiles:
    
    
    • Reduced most projectile speeds by 1/6, effectively reverting to pre-Meltdown Update speeds.
      
    • Mine and overclocked Large Cannon shrapnel can now be targeted and shot down by Point Defenses and Flak.
      
    • Hitscan weapons such as Flak and Ion Beams should now find targets more quickly.
      
  • Heat Mechanics:
    
    
    • Heat diffusion now requires a contiguous path between parts.
      
  • Fire:
    
    
    • Fires started by explosions (reactors, factories, missile/mine storage, Ion Prisms, etc.) now start at a random strength between 20% and 40% (previously 1.3%; this was a bug).
      
  • Ammo, Mine Parts, & Missile Parts:
    
    
    • Now only explode when the part storing them becomes scorched, instead of having a random chance to explode whenever they take fire damage.
      
    • Explosions caused by these stored resources are now much weaker, scaling by the number of full stacks instead of the number of individual resources (20x weaker for ammo, 8x for mine parts, 10x for missile parts; this was a bug).
      
    • Parts that store these resources internally (such as cannons, Chainguns, missile launchers, and factories) now explode based on their stored resources when destroyed or scorched, the same way storage bays already did. (This was also a bug.)
      
    • Removed the separate bespoke explosions from the Chaingun, Chaingun Magazine, Ammo Factory, HE Factory, Mine Factory, TCM Factory, and Nuke Factory. These parts now explode based only on the resources stored in them.
      
    • The Uranium Factory no longer creates a nuke-sized explosion when destroyed.
      
    • Missile Launcher explosions now scale by the number of fully-constructed missiles, ignoring partially constructed ones.
      
    • EMP Missile Launchers now also explode when scorched.
      
  • Armor (all):
    
    
    • Removed hidden -25% heat damage resistance.
      
  • Small Thruster (Overclocked, including 2-way and 3-way):
    
    
    • Increased power usage (0.03->0.09)
      
    • Increased power generation (0.015->0.0225)
      
    • No longer generates power while actively thrusting.
      
    • Reduced heat generation at 100% thrust (250/s->200/s)
      
    • Now generates heat while generating power (125/s)
      
    • Reduced the default "Supply Battery" job priority to 1 since Small Thrusters generate their own power.
      
  • Boost Thruster (Overclocked):
    
    
    • Reduced boost thrust (24kN->14kN).
      
    • Increased heat generation while boosting by 50% (this was already intended but was bugged until now)
      
    • Very, very, very slightly reduced heat generation while not boosting (676/s->675/s; this was also a bug)
      
    • Reasoning: Overclocked Boost Thrusters were already oppressive and were made even stronger by the drag reversion. This is a temporary fix until a more holistic solution is implemented.
      
  • Capacitor (Overclocked):
    
    
    • Reduced power capacity (72->48).
      
    • Now creates a large heat blast when destroyed (scaled by the number of stored batteries).
      
  • Radiator:
    
    
    • Reduced health (4000->3000)
      
  • Ion Beam Emitter (Overclocked):
    
    
    • Reduced damage vs parts (180->150)
      
    • Reduced damage vs shields (180->120)
      
    • Reduced damage at max range (100%->80%)
      
  • Standard Cannon (Overclocked):
    
    
    • No longer has a range and projectile speed advantage compared to non-overclocked.
      
  • Small Laser Blaster (Overclocked):
    
    
    • Reduced damage (350->200)
      
    • Reduced power usage per shot proportionally (0.14->0.08)
      
  • Chaingun:
    
    
    • Protective shells now have 70% thermal damage resistance when closed.
      
    • Reduced damage vs structure (600->150)
      
    • Reduced impulse vs structure (10->5)
      
  • Mining Laser (Overclocked):
    
    
    • Area damage no longer ignores shields.
      
  • Nuke Launcher:
    
    
    • Increased maximum firing arc (200°->360°). The default firing arc remains unchanged.
      
  • Thermal Resonance Lance:
    
    
    • Heat application now requires a contiguous path between parts.
      
  • Thermal Canister Missile:
    
    
    • Reduced applied heat per missile (8500->5000). Capacity is unaffected.
      
  • Explosive Charge:
    
    
    • Can now be detonated even if the ship doesn't have control.
      
• Resource Management:
  
  
  • When a supplier (such as a factory) is supply-chain-assigned to a storage bay that has no tiles designated for its specific type of resource but has at least one undesignated tile, the supplier will no longer send resources to other destinations it's not assigned to.
    
  • When a supplier (such as a factory) is supply-chain-assigned to a storage bay, nothing else not assigned to that storage bay will be able to send the same type of resource to it, regardless of whether its tiles are designated for that type of resource. (They were already unable to do so for any tiles designated for that type of resource.)
    
• Built-In Ships:
  
  
  • Added 16 new Monolith combat ships: Algorithm, Blockchain, Fortbreaker, Hangman, Inquisitor, Kalashnikov, Marshal, Meteor, Project Eilifnir, Project Laevateinn, Project Svalinn, Septadent, Stake Driver, Tercio, Tribunal, Trishula
    
  • Added 2 new Monolith stations: Large Monolith Arms Depot II, Large Monolith Arms Depot III
    
  • Added 2 new Monolith defense platforms: Large Deck Cannon Platform, Large HE Missile Platform
    
  • Added 2 new Cabal combat ships: Flegetonte Minor, Ignis Vorax
    
  • Added 2 new Cabal stations: Large Cabal Arms Depot II, Med Cabal Arms Depot II
    
  • Added 2 new Cabal defense platforms: Large HE Missile Platform, Large Ion Platform
    
  • Added 5 new Imperium combat ships: Aegolius, Athene, Aves, Esarhaddon, Viduidae
    
  • Added 2 new Imperium defense platforms: Large HE Missile Platform, Large Ion Platform
    
  • Added 9 new Fringe combat ships: Aragh Sagi, Oghi, Orujo, Quicksilver Skirmisher, Rakija, Shrapnel Kedge, Smokestack, Yesterday's Lie, Zivania
    
  • Added 5 new Fringe trade ships: Affordable, Barrel's Bottom, Better Than Nothing, Drossbarge, Melquiades
    
  • Added 2 new Fringe stations: Large Fringe Trade Station II, Med Fringe Trade Station II
    
  • Added 2 new Fringe defense platforms: Large Deck Cannon Platform, Large HE Missile Platform
    
  • Added 14 new House Io combat ships: Adrammelech, Andrus, Behemoth, Belphegor, Glasya, Haborym, Labolas, Leviathan, Mammon, Melchom, Rahovart, Xapahn, Xarpa, Xebelius
    
  • Added 1 new House Io station: Large Ionian Arms Depot III
    
  • Added 2 new House Io defense platforms: Large HE Missile Platform, Large TRL Platform
    
  • Added the winning ships from the January 2026 ship design contest. (Sorry for the delay on this one!)
    
  • Most trade stations have been updated to always crew their Manipulator Beams, which should improve response times when transferring resources and assisting with construction.
    
  • Miscellaneous updates to existing built-in ships.
    
• Career:
  
  
  • Abandoned civilian trade and transport ships may now sometimes be found.
    
  • It is no longer possible to go into debt in Ironman Mode.
    
• Multiplayer:
  
  
  • The PvP "ring of death" now kills crew.
    
• Ship Painting:
  
  
  • Added 5 new decals: 'fade_straight_triangle_half_empty_2', 'fade_stripe_slant_full', 'fade_triangle_eighth_full', 'fade_triangle_quarter_full', and 'fade_triangle_wedge_full_corner'.
    
  • The 'shape_poly_7' decal is now properly centered.
    
  • Tweaked the 'shape_corner_square_1' and 'shape_corner_square_arrow' decals so that they don't intrude slightly past the diagonal halfway line.
    
• User Interface:
  
  
  • Double-pressing the "focus" key (F by default) will now zoom in on the selected ship, or zoom to fit all selected ships if multiple are selected.
    
  • Individual resources can now be pinned so that your ship's quantity and capacity of that resource is always displayed in the top-right corner of the screen. To pin (or unpin) a resource, right-click it in the Resources toolbox.
    
  • The nearby missions HUD can now be minimized using a new toggle. Right-click the toggle to set the number of missions displayed.
    
  • Mining Lasers and Manipulator Beams now have an "Always Crew" toggle. When turned off, the part will only be crewed when it has a target.
    
  • Added a hotkey (Ctrl+Shift+C by default) which resets the crew's positions in Creative Mode.
    
  • Added a setting to require holding the "append selection" key (Shift by default) in order to drag favorite parts and decals.
    
  • When buying blueprints, hovering over a part's icon now shows a tooltip with that part's stats.
    
  • Hovering over a crew quarters while assigning crew now displays how many of its crew are assigned.
    
  • Overclocked Ion Beam Emitters now show a "Lightning Interval" stat.
    
  • Thermal Amplification Pumps and Thermal Dilation Pumps now show a Recommended Crew value.
    
  • Keybinds for non-English keyboards should now more accurately display the actual symbol printed on the key.
    
  • The key combo used to open the developer menu in developer mode can now be customized in the control settings.
    
  • The single-player "chat" toggle is now disabled when the message history is empty.
    
  • Long resource names no longer overlap their icons.
    
  • Clarified the tooltip for the "I Hate Exploration" toggle.
    
  • Fixed the Small and Medium Reactor tooltips so that they don't incorrectly mention increased power capacity.
    
  • Translation updates for all languages.
    
  • The Japanese translation is now correctly named 日本語 ("Japanese") instead of 英語 ("English").
    
  • Clarified the Simplified Chinese translation for "Laser Blaster" (激光炮->激光爆能炮).
    
  • The Spanish translation now uses a consistent translation of "parts" (piezas->partes).
    
• Graphics:
  
  
  • Overclocked Capacitors now have an animation when overclocking is toggled, and their stored battery art has been updated to reflect the reduced capacity.
    
• Performance:
  
  
  • Game asset loading can now run on parallel CPU cores, improving load times. (This was already enabled in developer mode but is now enabled in non-developer mode as well.)
    
• Compatibility:
  
  
  • Removed 32-bit/x86 support. (Steam itself no longer supports 32-bit/x86, and Cosmoteer was actually already crashing on load due to out-of-memory errors, but now it's official.)
    
• Bug Fixes:
  
  
  • Possible fix for frequent multiplayer disconnects that some players have been experiencing.
    
  • Possible fix for random freezes on Linux. (Preliminary testing indicates this solves freezes for most Linux players.)
    
  • Possible fix for certain "Function does not accept floating point Not-a-Number values" crashes.
    
  • In rare circumstances, saved games could become corrupted causing a "Can't modify components while they are being saved" error when loading them. (These corrupted saves should now also load again.)
    
  • Crash with error message "Tried to spend more resources than we had" in some situations when making ship changes with "I Hate Crew Construction" enabled.
    
  • Crash with error message "Already doing an FTL jump" in some circumstances when jumping to a different star system.
    
  • "Object reference not set to an instance of an object" error when loading games that were saved while the player is wanted and there are parts queued for deconstruction.
    
  • Crash in some circumstances when using "load and replace" with overclocked or thermal parts.
    
  • Crash when viewing the galaxy map with some rare galaxy seeds.
    
  • The game would end when reconstructing a ship and losing vision due to fog of war.
    
  • In some circumstances, crew wouldn't finish ship construction after loading a saved game where construction had already been started.
    
  • With crew construction enabled, deliberately replacing a part with structure tiles would make those structure tiles un-repairable when damaged.
    
  • With crew construction enabled, replacing an armor wedge with a structure wedge would cause the structure wedge to also be deconstructed, breaking construction.
    
  • Crew would "dump" resource nuggets into outer space when canceling a trade or construction.
    
  • Crew would sometimes get "stuck" at overclocked capacitors that had more than 0 but fewer than 3 stored batteries.
    
  • Using the "Load Ship (Replace Existing)" feature and checking "Also Load Resource Assignments" would clear the existing resource and supply assignments without loading the new ones.
    
  • Spawning or restocking ships with Processor Factories or Uranium Enrichers would cause them to immediately produce a processor or enriched uranium without consuming any ingredients.
    
  • In Domination mode, under-construction parts could be "repaired" to completion for free inside the spawn circle. These parts could then be used at zero cost or sold for free money.
    
  • In Domination mode, restocking resources inside the spawn circle would instantly transfer those resources to any under-construction parts whose construction had been queued when outside the spawn circle.
    
  • Launchers added in blueprint mode could calculate the incorrect "Ship Design Value" for the Launcher and its munitions.
    
  • Turret weapons wouldn't auto-fire at structure tiles if the enemy ship had any non-structure tiles, even if there were only structure tiles within the weapon's firing range/arc.
    
  • Kills caused by heat diffusing between parts weren't credited to the correct player.
    
  • Overclocked Deck Cannon penetration impulse wasn't reducing with its remaining damage pool.
    
  • Overclocked Ion Beams didn't correctly check for "splashing" when targeted at Ion Prisms on other friendly ships.
    
  • Thermal Resonance Lances applied heat in the wrong pattern on megaroids.
    
  • The TCM Launcher fired its right-hand missile from the center of the launcher instead of from the right.
    
  • The Chaingun's "no ammo" indicator was appearing later than it should have after running out of ammo.
    
  • Large Shield arcs were not being blocked properly by megaroids.
    
  • The fire icon effect would sometimes not be shown.
    
  • Setting or clearing a key/button for a Direct Control Binding didn't immediately update whether the binding option is available in the part's hamburger menu.
    
  • The Battle Helper would ignore the presence of suns, often spawning ships inside of them.
    
• Modding:
  
  
  • In order to prevent malicious code injection, the Python code snippets in music and codex rules files are now limited to a very small subset of Python syntax. (I am not aware of any mods that use code injection maliciously. I am aware of at least one mod that used it to make running it more convenient. Unfortunately that will no longer work, but to be clear, this change is not targeted at that or any specific mod.)
    
  • Bullets and beams can now be made to apply penetration damage/effects to additional structure tiles beyond just the first hit. This includes a new 'StructuralDamageRetentionPerHit' parameter (defaults to zero).
    
  • Most rules loading errors will now show the relevant line and character numbers.
    
  • Added a 'UseContiguity' bool to GridStatusApplication hit effects. ('Traversing' requires underlying parts to be connected.)
    
  • Added an 'AllowVertexContiguity' rule to GridStatusApplication hit effects, which counts parts with touching corners as diagonally contiguous.
    
  • Added 'UseContiguity' to status diffusion rules, requiring contiguity between two tiles for diffusion to occur.
    
  • Added a 'StatusResponse' rule to resource rules.
    
  • Added 'DoResourceDeathEffects' and 'DoResourceResponseEffects' rules to resource storage components (both default to true).
    
  • Added an 'IndividualRounding' rule to MultiValue components, which rounds each value before combining them.
    
  • The 'StatusValue' of ExplosiveDamage hit effects can now be a random range.
    
  • Fixed long load times when mods create long bullet reference trees.
    
  • Fixed the AddBase mod action not being usable on [] lists inside {} groups.
    
  • Fixed StatusRemap value modifiers ignoring the 'BaseStatusValue' rule.
    
  • Fixed issues with 'Interpolated' status value type conversions:
    
    
    • 'ExplosiveDamage' hit effects using interpolated values had a much lower chance than intended.
      
    • 'StatusApplication' hit effects using interpolated values and one or more 'DivideValueBy*' rules for statuses with a non-zero minimum value would divide the raw value.
      
    • 'StatusRemap' value modifiers using interpolated values and one or more 'IgnoreValues*Range' rules would compare against the raw value.
      
    • Any 'Status*' value modifiers (excluding remap) using interpolated values and a non-zero 'BaseStatusValue' would interpret 'BaseStatusValue' as a raw value.
      
  • Fixed Tile/PartQuad effects with a fade-in time of 0 sometimes not being shown.
    
  • Fixed blueprint NetworkValueReceivers not correctly combining values from other subnets (directional routes).