Early Access Build 761 Now Live on Fasttrack

Our fastest turn around yet on a fasttrack build, and also one full of big changes! This build offers a first look at the game tutorials. We also completed work on the Merchant AI who will now trade with you to deal with the power shortages. You'll need to build a spaceport first. Also, the pirates will now actively try to capture vulnerable space units.

We actually recorded a video about some of the changes in this build;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juwm02MjLRo

NOTE: The savegame format had to change to support these changes. Past savegames will no longer work. See the full changelog below;

• Savegame file format updated
• Fixed broken space combat from v.755 (Oops! Sorry)
  
• First draft of Tutorials now available. Chapter 1 and 2 mostly working.
  
• Pirate AIs reinforced for more aggressive capture attempts
  
• --- Game Lobby options to customize Pirate capture responses.
  
• Merchant AI trading implemented
  
• --- Requires a Spaceport to be built on planet, AI factions build spaceports
  
• --- Requires minimum 1 product set to import and 1 product set to export
  
• --- Autotrade cannot turned off once enabled and you cannot ignore yet (Will be added to future builds)
  
• --- Game Lobby options for other trade mechanics
  
• Ability to attack enemy facilities using advanced orders
  
• Backend support for unit and facility descriptions (will be visible in UI in a future build)
  
• Backend changes to economy system for demand/usage scaling
  
• Better AI understanding of power usage/needs
  
• Code optimizations for performance
  
• Updates to UI and graphics
  
• Updates to equipment data
  
• Localization updates (translation)
  
• Refactor of particle system and VFX