Deep Space Outpost News

The shipyard now has an updated sprite, so you can easily tell which repair bay has been upgraded. Few fixes and improvements to mining droid as well. If you didn't have a mining unit then idle destination issue. Some movement issues when running at x2 when collecting asteroids.

Patch notes:-

• Repair bay when upgraded to Shipyard updates sprite.
  
• Improve: Mining unit layup destination if no mining unit, choose closest empty space, or wall if idle.
  
• Fix: Miner droid could get stuck on asteroid pick up at x2 speed. MinDistance check speed multiplier.
  
• Fix: Powering off a mining unit should pause miner droid unloading.
  

Nick

The repair bay can now be upgraded to a shipyard (via research unlock and upgrade). At the moment the only change this brings is that mining droid creation/deconstruct has been moved from the mining unit to the shipyard. However this new shipyard will give the option for new additions in the future (a new ship / services).

Few fixes with gui layout with French/Spanish languages as well.

Patch notes:-

• Shipyard unlock added to research.
  
• Shipyard upgrade added to repair bay.
  
• Miner droid creation moved to shipyard.
  
• Miner droid deconstruct now moved to shipyard.
  
• Improve: Tooltips "upgrade required" added for refinery (ice processing), repair bay (create mining droid).
  
• Fix: Research window button positioning when FR/ES.
  
• Fix: Building window width when FR/ES (for refinery/repair upgrade info).
  
• Fix: Droid/Mining droid construction progress bar positioning when FR.
  

Nick

I let a bug slip into the last update, causing a crash when selecting the refinery. Sorry about that folks, was rushing to get things done again!

Patch notes:-

• Fix: Undeclared var usage in info window when refinery selected.
  

Nick

Mining droids now have a battery, and will require charging from time to time. I've made this change as now they may just be hauling asteroids, and not visit the mining unit (for an implied charge). Lots of other little refinements as well:- mining droids movement improved (slow down/turning), slower movement when hauling asteroids, more power usage when mining.

Also note i've put a limit on asteroid size which can be hauled (same as the tractor beam). Otherwise you could end up with asteroids that were larger than the salvage depot and overlapped onto other tiles.

Patch notes:-

• Battery level and usage added to mining droid. Show in info window.
  
• Miner droid - will now charge when unloading, or docked in charging state.
  
• Miner droid - can also charge at docking connects or repair bay.
  
• Add limit on size of haulable asteroids (same as tractor beam) - can no longer select asteroids too large.
  
• Miner droid movement slower when hauling asteroids.
  
• Miner droid movement now slows near destinations for correct facing angle.
  
• Improve: Miner droid will only unload at mining unit if powered.
  
• Improve: Area resource overlay now includes asteroids that are haulable.
  
• Improve: Mining unit power usage reduced as mining droids now have direct charging.
  
• Fix: Mining droid not showing hauling asteroid state.
  
• Fix: Mining droid hauling data missing from save file.
  
• Fix: Placing scrap/asteroids in salvage depot should be centered.
  
• Fix: Mining laser incorrect message repeating.
  

Nick

Mining droids will now haul asteroids to salvage depots (if selected to be salvaged). Asteroid fields can also be selected and set to be salvaged, so that all asteroids from that field will automatically be gathered (when there are free salvage depots, in range of mining lasers). This is similar to the previous update with scrap fields, so now consistent and you can now have asteroid/scrap resource collection to be automatic.

Patch notes:-

• Asteroids and asteroid fields can be selected and set to be salvaged.
  
• Mining droid will now haul asteroids set to be salvaged.
  
• Large non haulable asteroids, now labelled 'Large asteroids (mineable)'.
  

Nick