v0.35.0 - Pulling out splinters
Author: tasori,
published 8 months ago,
Hi All!
This big update polishes a lot of game mechanics, hope you'll enjoy it :)
The biggest thing was finally finding an improved way for interaction in the trade window - how to move both small and large quantities of items easily. The solution I came up with is a slider, which pops up after you press the mouse button on an item, it allows you to choose quantity by moving the mouse left & right, and letting the mouse button down confirms the amount. Additionally, it supports setting up fixed quantities by pressing modifier buttons - Ctrl for all, Shift for 100kg, and Alt for 10kg.
[img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//38808113/a401640c3146e0d70a17ff79c106e8d4f42ebb7d.png[/img]
Another issue was solving a way to know where the station is, for players that went to explore the ship neighborhood. Thus in the bottom right I've added a compass-like element that constantly points at the center of the ship.
[img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//38808113/8863767983ddcb57a757df41b121bcc8ef5bf50a.png[/img]
A large part of this update is dedicated to players' feedback & making game mechanics easier to understand.
[b]Changes:[/b]
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[*] Changed the way items are moved around in the trade panel by adding a popup with a quantity selector
[*] Added a compass-like thing to show where the station is
[*] All devices in the build panel are clickable to inform you what is missing - technology or resource
[*] Rename Observatory to Asteroid Scanner
[*] Tank containers now have a configurable supply option 'crew-in' (you could disable it so that only pipes can supply the device)
[*] Quest 'Start basic production' changed - got an additional objective to mine 10 minerals
[*] Asteroid drone quest redone
[*] Laser storage full in mining overview was misinterpreted as overheating - changed color and added a tooltip
[*] Updated Guest Dock sprites
[*] A few tooltips in the trade panel were added
[*] Lock buttons to not researched mechanics
[*] Changed Arc Furnance tech description
[*] Added event to notify you when no space is available for a single specific item type
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[b]Bug Fixes:[/b]
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[*] Dont allow to clone device if you don't have tech to build said device
[*] Crew sound no longer playing on pause
[*] UI Fix in the main menu for long player Steam name
[*] Mining laser storage capacity fixed (should be 60 instead of 5)
[*] Fixed trader talking bug when in trade panel for too long
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Praise for providing feedback in this update goes to Pawilonek, sterik & Gaming with Cola, thanks!