Beta Update 0.7.9

[p]Hello everyone,[/p][p][/p][p]Last big update for the beta before we release 0.8 next week.[/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]- Added red border locked skills (due to mission), slightly changed the text as well[/p][p]- Comparing items now has a (left) shift toggle, instead of holding the shift button[/p][p]- Added a hud element to see if a decoy transponder is active[/p][p]- Minor factions no longer join the Conquest map automatically[/p][p]- Added new characters to the Embassy of each minor faction that can take part in the Conquest, to explain the fleet strength mechanic and allow you to manually order them to join the Conquest map[/p][p]- Extracting materials from your Refinery now gives you a slider popup to choose the amount to extract (instead of extracting all automatically)[/p][p]- Added new ranks of Dog Tag items[/p][p]- Dog Tags can be exchanged in bulk, rather than clicking once for each exchange[/p][p]- Added Conquest Rank for Umbral Reach[/p][p]- Added new "Field Reconfiguration" skill to the Drone tree to allow you to swap out your drones in the field[/p][p]- Docking Tunnels can receive ships from the direction they are travelling from, no longer a 180[/p][p]- 4 new Meridia mining ships to encounter[/p][p]- ECHO now uses a more intelligent targeting strategy in combat[/p][p]- Added a new "Reclaim Salvage Rights" dynamic mission type[/p][p]- Reworked the map, it has a window like the workshop that can be moved and resized. And it can be navigated with different controls, check out the info icon in the map to learn more. It still needs a bit more work visually and the load is a bit heavy when opening the system map, this will addressed soon. [/p][p][/p][p]Balance[/p][p]- Dog Tags now drop more frequently (+100% in the Frontier area, +300% in the Conquest area)[/p][p]- ECHO will now deposit unneeded ammo and commendations more efficiently instead of one at a time[/p][p]- Changed some activated abilities that deal damage to scale based on your equipment, rather than just your level[/p][p]- Tractor speed increased slightly[/p][p][/p][p]Fixes[/p][p]- Fixed "Eliminate Meridia's Chosen" quest, dialogue could be triggered too early[/p][p]- Fixed new game tooltip not always working correctly[/p][p]- Structural Salvage items refining value returned to normal[/p][p]- Manufacturer changed for the Buzzard ship (from RedStar Forge to Marade Wharf)[/p][p]- Removed Shipyard from the Canisec embassy (Canisec ships are not supposed to be available... yet?)[/p][p]- Intertrade "Crafted Item Deal" should no longer ask for items that aren't available yet.[/p][p]- Offscreen enemy indicators are no longer drawn outside the game window in "Bottom Screen" mode[/p][p]- Fixed calculation of mission commendation reward[/p][p]- Fixed Umbral Mission reputation rewards being too low in one case[/p][p]- Fixed credit bonus from Reputation not being added to Umbral Daily Missions[/p][p]- Fixed some incorrect dialogue[/p][p]- Fixed some trouble with audio clipping / music dropping off in high intensity combat[/p][p]- Items in a salvageable wreck no longer show the "toggle favourite" or "jettison" hints[/p][p]- Locator Beacon is removed from the world once it's expired and can no longer be refreshed (didn't work anyway, but appeared like it still might)[/p][p]- When buying items with commendations, the popup will show the correct commendation cost (and not credits)[/p][p]- "Support Mining" dynamic missions no longer spawn ships capable of mining the same material - no longer allows you to mooch off their hard work[/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]