Vanguard Galaxy News

[p]Hello everyone, [/p][p][/p][h2]Update 0.8 Conquest has arrived![/h2][p]This is our second big update of Vanguard Galaxy's early access period. Introducing the Conquest mechanic, raising the max level to 60 and an expansion of the Galaxy. We highlight some of the bigger features of this update below and will give you a brief look into the future development. [/p][p]If you want to dig down into all the patch notes that have led to this update since the previous live version 0.7.5.10, we listed them at the bottom of this update. And if you are still on the beta branch, feel free to stay there, this update, and upcoming fixes, will come to public and beta. We want to thank all of you that have been checking out the new features on the beta branch, you're input is greatly appreciated and very valuable to us. [/p][p][/p][h2]The changes[/h2][p]Conquest[/p][p]War between the factions is heating up in this sector of the galaxy. As it becomes clear that great value can be gained by obtaining control over this galaxy. Pick your faction (not just the big ones) and help them succeed. They will reward you greatly for your efforts. The story also continues and introduces some interesting new mechanics for more covert gameplay. [/p][p]If you worry about ruining your hard earned reputation with one of the factions, no need. We added embassies for all the factions where you can always dock and get a bonus to reputation gained with that faction. You also have the choice to not engage in combat and support the factions through industrial activities.[/p][p][/p][p]Level 60 and new skills[/p][p]You can now level up to the new cap of 60 and gain more skills to further increase your abilities. We also added the start of the economy skill tree. Your skill point total can now go up to 120.[/p][p][/p][p]Destroyers and their industrial variants (Size 5 ships)[/p][p]Ships get larger with this update too, you can now get your hands on several different destroyers. With the large ships we introduce large equipment and new weapons like the Torpedo bay, big cannons and large variants of some existing weapons.[/p][p][/p][p]Quality of life[/p][p]Do you have an armory full of stuff you never really look at anymore? Now you can use the new filter to find specific items you're looking for. Or use it to filter out the stuff you don't need anymore and mass sell it with one click (well ok, two with the confirm :)). Performance has been greatly improved for inventories stuffed with lots of loot too.[/p][p][/p][p]You can also favorite most items to prevent them from being sold when using the mass sell options. And you can filter for them. These items will also be ignored when using the mass transfer buttons from cargo to armory and the like.[/p][p]And if you're tired of having to refund skills and reselect them for a different job, now you can create loadouts for your skillsets. This will allow you to easily switch between different activities.[/p][p]We also started work on a new map, but it's a little rough around the edges still and lacks a background. So its currently an experimental feature that can be enabled in the options. [/p][p][/p][p]Modular Space Stations[/p][p]The space stations have been revamped and we started with a more modular approach that can will expand on in the future. In conquest areas you can blown them up too. :) Destroyed stations will be rebuild when the hourly conquest 'tick' happens.[/p][p]They also support docking tunnels for the larger ships.[/p][p][/p][p]Legendary Equipment[/p][p]You can now find and loot equipment of legendary rarity.[/p][p][/p][p]New Ships;[/p][p]- Gryp-Class Salvage Reclaimer (Utixon Corp)[/p][p]- Axcetor-Class Salvage Reclaimer (Utixon Corp)[/p][p]- Rypper-Class Destroyer (Marade Wharf)[/p][p]- Paktar-Class Cargo Carrack (Marade Wharf)
- Sledge-Class Mining Harvester (Mindus Holdings)
- Maul-Class Mining Harvester (Mindus Holdings)[/p][p]- Hurricane-Class Destroyer (Akai Armory)[/p][p]- Typhoon-Class Destroyer (Akai Armory)[/p][p]- Ramose-Class Frigate (Obrix)
- Sparta-Class Destroyer (Stellar Industries)
- Varyag + Varyag-R-Class Size 5 Destroyers (RedStar Forge)
- Inquisitor-Class Size 5 Destroyers (Spirit Design)
- And more...

New NPC ships to encounter[/p][p]- Carkalon-Class Destroyer (???)
- Meriavex-Class Destroyer (Obrix)[/p][p]- Enforcer-Class Frigate (Custos Arms)[/p][p]- Meriavex-Class Destroyer (Obrix)[/p][p]- And some more smaller ships...
[/p][p]Other noteworthy improvements
There are many but to keep it somewhat short:[/p]

• [p]Crafting has been worked on to be more beneficial. Refinery speeds have been boosted (and added skills to boost it) to make sure it can keep up with all the materials coming in. [/p]
• [p]Looking for that last enemy in a combat mission? It's direction is now indicated on the edge of the screen.[/p]
• [p]Ship classifications have been revamped, they are now known by their Size (numeric) and have more appropriate names (Small Miner is now known as Skiff for example)[/p]
• [p]Mining claims for more specific materials can now be purchased. If you're looking for more of a specific material this will surely help you out.[/p]
• [p]Flying to a POI and unsure which mission you need to track? No need, this is now automatically done for you.[/p]
• [p]Overhauled the ship classification system to better support size tiers[/p]
• [p]Extracting materials from the refinery is now improved. These materials can also be found as loot now.[/p]
• [p]Added a new "Reclaim Salvage Rights" dynamic mission type[/p]
• [p]Added an option to disable damage numbers[/p]
• [p]Economy has received a rework
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[p][/p][h2]The Future of Vanguard Galaxy[/h2][p]With war now openly breaking out between factions you will need more tools in the future to make sure you can keep the upper hand. We're looking into more customization options for your ships to further enhance their specific role by ways of upgrading them. Smaller ships will also get some attention to stay relevant in the late game.[/p][p]Crew will get attention too, crew as you know it now are actually officers. So crew will be added as an extra feature of the ships. Plus it will allow us to do some more fun stuff that will be revealed later. Such as boarding! Ok I revealed a little.[/p][p]We want to make deployable turrets relevant in the later stages of the game too, so we have some ideas for that.[/p][p]More interesting mission types will be added, as well as taking a look at Aspects, Boosters and other items.

Looking a little bit farther up the road the update after the above will focus on Empire content. This is where we will properly switch our focus on fleet management and exploiting your own faction through stations and fleets.[/p][p]We hope you're looking forward to all this as much as we are. :) We know we're having a lot of fun just thinking of what Vanguard Galaxy will become.[/p][p][/p][h2]Thank you[/h2][p]First of all, a special thanks to all the beta players who have been giving us feedback! It has been very helpful, and we are very happy with your input and positivity.[/p][p]We thank everyone of you who enjoyed Vanguard Galaxy so far. We hope you will all enjoy this update.[/p][p]If you find anything that should not happen or just want to give your feedback/opinion. Let us know. :)

You can best reach out to us on Discord and we will of course keep an eye on the Steam forums.[/p][p]Join the Vanguard Galaxy Discord[/p][p][/p][p]Cheers, [/p][p]Bat Roost Games[/p][p][/p][h2]Older patch notes in order[/h2][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p]

[p]Hello everyone,[/p][p][/p][p]A last little update before releasing 0.8 to public tomorrow. [/p][p]Mostly to see if we missed anything and if the map works properly when switching between old and new. [/p][p]We put the old map back as default and added an option to switch to the new one for those that like it. This will give us more time to get the new map in a better place before replacing the old one permanently. Thanks all for your feedback on the new map.[/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]- Overhauled the ship classification system to better support size tiers across mining, salvaging and cargo ships (sizes are now numeric and not small/medium/large as there were great differences between fore example different medium mining ships)[/p][p]- Changed mission description of story missions which require a future update to complete.[/p][p]- Added Economy mastery level (1% increased supply per level), you will gain mastery level by selling items with profit[/p][p]- When flying to a POI, ECHO checks which mission is active in that POI and set it as the tracked mission[/p][p]- New map is marked experimental and can be enabled in the options. Old map is default for now. [/p][p][/p][p]Balance[/p][p]- Lowered ship prices slighty, reduced the impact of equipped items on ship price calculations (Ship in a higher level station are still higher, but less of a difference)[/p][p][/p][p]Fixes[/p][p]- Fixed torpedo bay sometimes consuming a ton of ammo without actually firing torpedos[/p][p]- Fixed an easy exploit where viewing the skill tree resets all activated abilities if you have multiple skill loadouts[/p][p]- You can now toggle your "At War" status while docked at that station's Embassy[/p][p]- Automatic armory deposits no longer deposit the usable items added in recent patches[/p][p]- Fixed the Steam Overlay for a different game pausing Vanguard Galaxy (if you're running two games simultaneously)[/p][p]- Credit value of salvagable items added back into the tooltip[/p][p]- Drone health bars should be removed properly in all instances[/p][p]- Health bars now activate immediately on the first hit, instead of waiting for the second hit[/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]

[p]Hello everyone,[/p][p][/p][p]A hotfix to improve the new map. Hopefully it takes care of most of your frustrations concerning the new map. If you still encounter more issues with it, please let us know.[/p][p][/p][p]Added/Changed[/p][p]- Switched shift scroll for map where Shift + scroll is now the zoom change on the map layer itself and regular scroll changes the layer between system, sector and galaxy. (sorry for the whiplash if you just got used to this way of scrolling :)[/p][p]- Map: Visual and name added for sectors in the sector layer[/p][p]- Improved zoom speed for the map[/p][p]- Zoom level for map is set based on the size of the current system / sector to show[/p][p]- Zoom level that has been last set by the player is used for the default zoom level when opening the same layer again
[/p][p]Fixes[/p][p]- Improved map performance when loading system layer[/p][p]- Max zoom level of the map no longer resets on resize[/p][p]- Fixed size check of the map when UI scale is not 100%, this caused the map to be too big when using scaling above 100% and making it hard to use at all.[/p][p]- Improved fidelity of map in some cases, still needs more work.[/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]

[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]

[p]Hello everyone,[/p][p][/p][p]Another update for fixing a few annoying issues. Plus some fun new stuff like the Economy skill tree's first iteration and more story missions.[/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]- New ship: Ramose-Class Frigate (Obrix)[/p][p]- New ship to encounter: Meriavex-Class Destroyer (Obrix)[/p][p]- Ships tagged with a Tracking Bot travel to a more interesting environment than just empty space (small asteroid field while tracking a miner, etc)[/p][p]- Attacking a ship tagged with a Tracking Bot can spawn reinforcements of the target's faction[/p][p]- Ships tagged with a Tracking Bot now travel in a logical direction, rather than moving to a random location[/p][p]- Added a new "Trade Refined Materials" mission to Intertrade mission board, giving you the option of trading one kind of refined material for another.[/p][p]- Added the Economy skill tree! Finally you can start optimizing your trading income even more.[/p][p]- Added new side mission to unlock the Economy skilltree, and a mission to test your trading prowess.[/p][p]- Some ships will dock sideways, as they are too big otherwise[/p][p]- New story missions (ship as reward)[/p][p]- Added more time-sensitive points of interest to the conquest sector (rogue asteroid, battle wreckage)[/p][p]- Officers/Crew are now sorted by their max level[/p][p]- Changed range icon in item tooltips[/p][p]- Salvage Workshop has a new resource, Workshop Credit, you will earn this by delivering refined product to the workshop (4-6 x the value of the item) + added as a mission reward to Steel Vultures missions[/p][p]- Added bigger ships (friendly and enemy) to the final mission of the darkspacers in the 1-30 area[/p][p]- Meridia's Chosen can return to the Conquest map after being eliminated, as long as you haven't completed the necessary story missions yet[/p][p]- Isolation Chamber can now be sold to a shop (in case you accidentally craft multiple)[/p][p]- Changed modules/boosters background in personal hangar/shipyard (to better show the rarity)[/p][p]- Using a targeted ability (like Crackshot Bot) no longer also changes your ship's primary target with the same click[/p][p][/p][p]Balance[/p][p]- Umbral Hacking Tool requires an adjacent station to be at least 20% infected (up from 0%)[/p][p]- Increased the amount of materials dropped out of old cargo containers[/p][p]- Torpedo damage now properly scales with your combat powers[/p][p]- Torpedos have more health[/p][p]- Extraction Focus ability now also reduces mining power (since it increases mining yield along with salvage yield)[/p][p]- Significantly increased sell value of Structural Salvage items[/p][p][/p][p]Fixes[/p][p]- Fixed older save games incompatible with new economy changes[/p][p]- Fixed torpedo's triggering certain mission objectives[/p][p]- Fixed skilltree UI opening causing the drone loadout to unset the advanced drones[/p][p]- Possible fixes for getting stuck in a jumpgate when using fast travel[/p][p]- Fix for pirate getting removed at the jumpgate in Balam[/p][p]- Enemies in the umbral sabotage missions are properly marked as "player enemy" instead of "always enemy"[/p][p]- High Demand Industrial skill now also applies to crafted equipment[/p][p]- Disabled "toggle favourite" for some items that would lead to unintended behaviour[/p][p]- Added some missing quest markers[/p][p]- Hangar/Shipyard zoom increased (to fit certain ships)[/p][p]- Fixed ECHO traveling to destroyed space stations for missions (will be skipped until the station is rebuilt)[/p][p]- Firing a Mining Cannon at an asteroid without a core no longer destroys the entire asteroid without dropping loot[/p][p]- Fixed possibility of softlock caused by auto-completing a mission while a dialogue is active[/p][p]- Fixed a error in spawning wrong ship sizes[/p][p]- Prevented conquest skirmish battles from spawning between two friendly factions (leading to two sides in combat just hanging out and chilling)[/p][p]- Umbral ships will not spawn at stations or jumpgates, they are mysterious![/p][p]- Prevented shield/armor regeneration from showing as a full "block" of armor on the health bar, even though shields are almost entirely depleted[/p][p]- Mining and Salvage shops won't sell combat orientated equipment[/p][p]- Cleaned up the inventory view, the scrollbar should no longer block any part of the items[/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]