Alpha 122/123: The Fractured Space

[h2]New Features[/h2]
[h3]Battles[/h3]

• Player’s companions can now be brought into cities and battles.
  
• Added Buff Enhancer and Chaotic Copier to the battlefield.
  
• Added Thunder and Laser Cannon affixes.
  
• Added troop skill for Augmented Primate that can be activated when interacting near a troop unit.
  
• Troops now possess attributes for damage, defense, movement speed, durability consumption, and Federal Credit costs for upgrades.
  
• Added 'Prism,' 'Flash Strike,' 'Missile,' 'Aura Strike,' and 'Hatred Strike' to battle buff chests.
  
• Pirate Hideout now has higher difficulty levels, with explosive barrels and buff chests added to the battlefield.
  
• Buff chest and buff machine locations in battle are now randomly distributed.
  
• Added overheating effects to Gauss Pulse Cannon.
  
• Added enemy indicator feature to the radar.
  
• New Cobra model.

[h3]Balance[/h3]

• Added new profession proficiency categories.
  
• Added Data Core blueprints as unlockable content in the Common proficiency category.

[h3]Star View[/h3]

• Added small, medium, and large camps. Rewards can be acquired after clearing nearby threats.
  
• Added Fractured Gates, interact with specific locations as guided to obtain related rewards.
  
• Discovered space station locations will be displayed in radar and map views.

[h3]Interface[/h3]

• Added Album feature.
  
• Added Rifts Ranking.

[h3]Missions[/h3]

• New side mission for Elysia.
  
• Expanded main mission’s prologue chapters with sub-missions "Refuel," "Emergency Repair," and "New Hope."
  
• Added plot videos for the main mission’s prologue chapter.

[h2]Improvements & Optimizations[/h2]
[h3]Battles[/h3]

• Hidden the affix information for elites and bosses.
  
• Hidden interaction options on the battlefield while the player is in the reviving state.
  
• Optimized visual effects for Gauss Pulse Cannon’s Alt Fire.
  
• Increased the number of affixes for elites and bosses.
  
• Headshots no longer deal extra damage when both enemy and player troops have shields.
  
• Optimized explosion effects for barrels.
  
• Optimized shield display.
  
• Optimized throwing animations for barrels.
  
• Optimized display of weapons’ ballistic trajectory.
  
• Optimized visual effects to distinguish between enemy and ally for Empath affix.
  
• Optimized shattering effects for Incendiary affix.
  
• Optimized soldier behavior in battle.
  
• Reduced lag during troop generation.

[h3]Star View/h3]

• Adjusted the distribution of certain recycling and mining locations.
  
• Increased recycling speed.

[h3]Interface[/h3]

• Optimized the icon for auto-repair in the inventory.
  
• Optimized the chat channel filter button.
  
• Increased combat power is now displayed when allocating attribute points.
  
• Optimized item tracking display.
  
• Players can now use the mouse to click on HUD shortcuts to access the corresponding interface.
  
• Added combat power recommendations to the Star Core Cube challenge interface.

[h3]Missions[/h3]

• Adjusted the objectives of the "Preparation for Expedition" mission.
  
• Adjusted unlock conditions for the Star Core Cube missions and the Elysian side missions.

[h3]Cities[/h3]

• Added Dash Thrusters for quick sprinting in cities.

[h3]Balance[/h3]

• Adjusted the unlock content order for the Agility proficiency category.
  
• Adjusted the unlock condition for the Anti-Urslan Program event.
  
• Adjusted the quality of materials dropped at certain rift levels.
  
• Reduced the experience required for proficiency upgrades.
  
• Adjusted unlockable content for soldiers’ proficiency categories.
  
• Lowered the experience required for level-up at levels 2, and 11-30.
  
• Optimized descriptions of methods to obtain purple and orange-tier materials.
  
• Increased Federal Credits rewards for daily missions and daily rift challenges.

[h3]Others[/h3]

• Performance optimization.
  
• Bug fixes.