Draconis Update

The default branch of Starcom: Unknown Space has been updated to the Draconis build, which fixes a number of bugs, adds some quality of life changes and introduces new content. This build is not save compatible with Betelgeuse, but if you were in the middle of a playthrough, you can still finish it by switching back to the Betelgeuse Rollback build:

Details on Beta updates and how to switch to them can be found here.

Summary of the major changes from Betelgeuse (with minimal spoilers):

• Several new story lines, regions, missions, mostly in the current mid-game
  
• Numerous new anomalies and discoveries
  
• Changes to region placements
  
• Buffs to several techs and level II modules
  
• Increase max thermal penalties, slow dissipation
  
• Thermal exhaust modules
  
• Tactical "slicing" to improve item drop probability
  
• Add mission coordinates to mission log entries
  
• General improvements to the tracking and completion of certain missions
  
• Smoothed item drop frequency
  
• Flinger speed increased, fling sound
  
• Change to skill check result display
  
• Menu option to adjust intensity of anomaly image distortion/noise effect
  
• Esc now closes Ship menu
  
• Change player name input to separate first / last name
  
• Fix for issue where NPCs would fail to respawn
  
• Fix for issue for random anomalies not being added
  
• Fix for Plasma/Flinger issue
  
• AI better at avoiding star damage radius (still not perfect)
  
• Edgedar Icons no longer block firing action (also fixes bug where sometimes there would be small a firing dead zone)
  
• Lots of minor bug fixes
  
• Numerous minor mission, balance adjustments
  
• Numerous typos fixed
  

As always, you can give feedback in game at any time by pressing the F8 key, or in the Steam Discussion Forums.

- Kevin