Beta Update 0.7.7

[p]Hello everyone,[/p][p][/p][p]The start of the economy rework is here and the beginning of rewards to participating in conquest activities.[/p][p][/p][h3]Update availability[/h3][p]This update is still under active development. As such, it is only available if you switch to the beta branch of Vanguard Galaxy to test out these new changes. Instruction on how to install the beta updates can be found at the bottom of this post.[/p][p][/p][p]Added/Changed[/p][p]- Started rework of the Economy system - visit any Intertrade station to get started on your new trading career![/p][p]- Added Mars Commendation, a new currency that is awarded for several conquest-related activities. It can be spent in each faction's Embassy and Headquarters.[/p][p]- Added the Conquest Shop to embassies and headquarters to spend your hard-earned Mars Commendations[/p][p]- Destroyers can now be purchased from the owning faction's Embassy[/p][p]- Embassy station tooltip now shows the total accumulated fleet strength (when you're trying to help them break into the Conquest)[/p][p]- Filter options for inventory now also include aspect names, stat names, level comparison and mining claim ores and system name[/p][p][/p][p]Balance[/p][p]- Dog Tags now provide a variable amount of Commendations (1-4) instead of just one[/p][p]- Gun platforms near Jumpgates in the Conquest area now belong to the controlling faction (in order to deter would-be invaders)[/p][p]- Random security patrols in Conquest system are now performed by the controlling faction more often[/p][p]- Added Forge and Refinery to all Mindus and Steel Vultures stations in the Conquest area[/p][p]- Ships purchased in an Embassy now start with equipment equal to the player's level, rather than the Embassy station's level[/p][p][/p][p]Fixes[/p][p]- Fixed font scaling of damage numbers at high levels[/p][p]- Fixed the "Line of Defense" mission spawning a ship that doesn't have shields for you to repair. If you currently have the bugged mission: Abandon it and pick up a fixed version[/p][p]- Improved inventory behaviour when items change. [/p][p]- NPC miners, and mining ships in the shipyard, can no longer spawn with Cargo Drones (unfinished content)[/p][p]- Improved tooltip description for "Canister of Refined Titanium" class items[/p][p]- Reworked some systems that were excessively refreshing tooltip content[/p][p]- Factions without their own ships (like Stranded) should use neutral ships more often than other faction-allied ships[/p][p]- Torpedo's won't launch at salvage or other invalid targets[/p][p][/p][p]And as always, if you find any annoying / interesting bugs or just want to give your opinion. Let us know on Discord or the Steam forums. Thank you all for enjoying Vanguard Galaxy. [/p][p][/p][p]Cheers, [/p][p]Bat Roost Games[/p][p][/p][h3]Enable the beta version[/h3][p]Make sure to keep an old save game when switching to the beta, just in case. We always make sure that your save games will keep working, but as long as the beta is ahead of the release, the beta save game won't work on the release version until it catches up.[/p][p]To take part go to Manage and select Properties for Vanguard Galaxy in Steam:[/p][p][/p][p]And select the open-beta under Game Versions & Betas as shown below. [/p][p][/p]