Vanguard Galaxy News

[p]Hello everyone, [/p][p][/p][p]A small update with a few fixes.[/p][p][/p][p]Added/Changed [/p]

• [p]Added random NPC's that use the Jumpgates[/p]
• [p]Canisec patrols don't jump in on the player anymore but somewhere in the poi[/p]

[p] Fixes [/p]

• [p]Emergency jump handled better, resets when docked rather then checking current HP[/p]
• [p]Core ores mined by driller drones are now picked up by the supported miner[/p]
• [p]Fix for ECHO returning to base when you target a container[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug with changing to a ship without engine throwing an error. This is also a possible fix for ship yeeting of the dockingpad when changings ships[/p]
• [p]Repair costs can not be negative anymore. Sorry, no more free money :)[/p]
• [p]Fixed leveling or upgrading rarity of reactor in the workshop not adjusting its energy output[/p]
• [p]Fix for Reload Subroutine aspect not working[/p]

[p][/p][p]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]Hello everyone, [/p][p][/p][h2]Update 0.7.5 Gathering Storm is here! [/h2][p]This is our first big update of Vanguard Galaxy's early access period. There are a lot of overall improvements and fixes. We highlighted some of the bigger features of this update below. And 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 0.7.0.11, 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 will come to live and beta.

We want to thank all of you that have been checking out the improvements on our beta branch. Many a bug has been squashed thanks to you.[/p][p][/p][h2]The changes[/h2][p]Drone Loadout and new drone types[/p][p]You no longer have specific drone bays for one career. You can mix and match your drones in the Personal Hanger. And the missile and structural salvage drones have been added.[/p][p][/p][p]Salvage workshop[/p][p]Find a salvage workshop to improve your gear. Reroll stats, level them up or replace aspects. Just make sure to bring enough cash. :)[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Industry Operations[/p][p]Put your industrial prowess to the test at the new Forge Industries space stations. How long can you help the outpost survive?[/p][p][/p][p]Infinite Missions commendations[/p][p]The Patrol board, Bounty board and the new Industrial Ops now give you commendations, which can be used to buy better gear and blueprints in their respective shops.[/p][p][/p][p]Fight a new enemy and enemies can have ranks[/p][p]When you enter the last few sectors of the current Galaxy Map you will run into a new enemy. [/p][p]Plus enemies now have a rank that determines how hard they are to fight.[/p][p][/p][p]Structural Salvage[/p][p]You can now completely salvage ship wreckage by using the new Structural Grinder turrets. And salvage has the best chance to drop Locked Containers, travel to your nearest Steel Vulture station to find out what they ehm contain...[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Exotic Gear + Crystals[/p][p]If you want to level up your gear even more, we added Exotic blueprints.[/p][p]In order to craft all this tasty gear, crystals can now be found in asteroids.[/p][p][/p][p]ECHO Improvements[/p][p]ECHO has gotten some more options and gotten better at using a mixed loadout in the field. And if you want you can override the automatic detection for the activity to choose. ECHO will also buy fuel if you have the "Warp Fuel Assist" skill active.[/p][p][/p][p]Thruster and Engine sound[/p][p]We added the first sounds for engines and thrusters. [/p][p][/p][p]Weapon Range and Turret control[/p][p]Individually activate or deactivate turrets and check their range and target by hovering over them.[/p][p][/p][p]New Ships;[/p][p]- Tempest-Class Frigate (Akai Armory)[/p][p]- Redeemer-Class Frigate (Spirit Design) - Medium Drone Bay[/p][p]- Ferrum-Class Medium Miner (Stellar Industries) [/p][p]- Cyclone-Class Corvette (Akai Armory)[/p][p]- Osprey-Class Medium Salvager (Akai Armory)[/p][p]- New (starter) ship: Garnil-Class Mining Skiff (Frontier)[/p][p]- New (starter) ship: Raptor-Class Cutter (Akai Armory)[/p][p][/p][p]7 new NPC ships to encounter[/p][p]- Nevaros-Class Corvette[/p][p]- Valdrax-Class Frigate[/p][p]- Drometar-Class Large Freighter (Utixon Corp) (In escort missions)[/p][p]- Wreckrat-Class Light Salvager (Marade Wharf)[/p][p]- Outrider-Class Gunship (Marade Wharf)[/p][p]- Buzzard-Class Cutter (Marade Wharf)[/p][p]- Seradal-Class Cutter (Obrix)

Sell Ships[/p][p]Want to clean up your Personal Hanger? Now you can.[/p][p]
Travel hints[/p][p]ECHO will now give you hints while you travel, well some of them are hints... :)[/p][p][/p][p]Reputation bonuses[/p][p]You will receive bonusses when you level up your reputation with the different factions. Like faster repair, better mission rewards, shop discounts and more.[/p][p][/p][p]Other noteworthy improvements[/p][p]Health bar visual improvement[/p][p]Aspects have become items[/p][p]Fuel is finally a stackable item, yay! And Aspect items are too.[/p][p]Some new weapons and aspects[/p][p]More ships to choose from on new game (2 ships per path)[/p][p]Skill trees can be easily changed (right click to unassign a skill point)[/p][p]Having a yield above 100% will give you additional resources[/p][p]
New music added:[/p][p]- New music added: Idle (by Firefly)[/p][p]- New music added: Silence (by Firefly)[/p][p]- New music added: Homesick (by Firefly)
[/p][h2]The future[/h2][p]While there is a lot of fun stuff in the current update, we have a lot of large updates planned for Vanguard Galaxy. One big next step we are very excited about will be about the next area, which will be added in the Conquest update. The factions have been relatively peaceful towards each other and the player, but that will change...

The player will be able to choose if they will support a faction (yes, pirates as well) and help them in their push to conquer territories. This can be accomplished through your favorite mode of play. Be it mining, salvage, combat or trading.
[/p][p]Of course, this next area comes with a new level cap, going up to 60. You can find/craft your first legendary gear, hire mercenaries and make your crewmembers more useful. Bigger ships are coming, new stations, more weapons, a bunch of new skills and lots more...
[/p][p]Stay tuned for more updates on the next big update! The 3 of us are hard at work to push this as soon as we can.[/p][p][/p][h2]Thank you[/h2][p]We thank all of you who enjoyed Vanguard Galaxy so far. We hope you will all enjoy this update.

If you find anything that should not happen or just want to give your opinion. Let us know. :)
[/p][p]You can find 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 patchnotes in order[/h2][p][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]Last little update for the current Beta version of the game. A few more things to tune up to complete 0.7.5 for everyone planned for tomorrow. [/p][p][/p][p]Added/Changed[/p][p]- New ship to encounter (in Escort missions) : Drometar-Class Large Freighter (Utixon Corp)[/p][p]- Added Automous Drone to an enemy faction[/p][p]- ECHO's ammo slider max minutes can go up to 20 now[/p][p][/p][p]Balance[/p][p]- Tempest has one hardpoint size changed from Small to Medium[/p][p]- Escort missions always spawn a Trundar for easy/normal and Drometar for more difficult missions[/p][p]- Missile lifetime changed from 8 to 16 seconds[/p][p]- Lowered Canisec patrol spawning in poi's[/p][p][/p][p]Fixes[/p][p]- Fixed mouse click sound[/p][p]- Fixed the Lone Gun skill unintentionally giving its benefit with Combat drones equipped[/p][p]- Fixed Redeemer type (from Corvette to Frigate)[/p][p]- Removed engine sounds for drones (bit too loud) & lowered npc thruster volume slightly[/p][p]- Fixed some typos[/p][p]- Fixed mission board not always refreshing correctly[/p][p]- Fix for ECHO not accepting current loadout for cargo runs[/p][p]- Making sure asteroids and tractorable items cannot go outside bounds anymore[/p][p]- Grinder turrets and drones now know they cannot damage normal units.. hand off![/p][p]- Fixed abilties breaking on crew levelup[/p][p]- Fixed Move to Cargo having a larger area to click[/p][p]- Fixed some instances where if your ship does not have an engine equipped you end up outside a station not able to dock again[/p][p]- Fixed some logic mistakes in drone attack power calculation[/p][p]- Always close Armory / Materials tab when leaving a Space Station[/p][p]- Fixed cargo space indicator sometimes flipping between two numbers while the Personal Hangar is open[/p][p]- Fixed drones possibly being left behind while transitioning through a jumpgate[/p][p]- Fixed small structural grinder missing the exotic blueprint[/p][p]- Fixed drone carriers getting stuck in retrieval mode when travelling through a gate without all their drones[/p][p][/p][p]You can find out about how to get the beta version in the news article about the beta test.[/p][p]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]Hello everyone, [/p][p][/p][p]Another update for the Beta version of the game. A few more things to tune up to complete 0.7.5 for everyone planned for Tuesday next week. [/p][p][/p][p]We added the first iteration of engine/thruster sounds, will be improved upon. Let us know what you think. There's a separate slider in the audio settings for tweaking their volume.[/p][p][/p][p]Added/Changed[/p][p]- New ship: Redeemer-Class Frigate (Spirit Design) - Medium Drone Bay[/p][p]- New Meridia's Chosen ship to encounter: Nevaros-Class Corvette[/p][p]- New Meridia's Chosen ship to encounter: Valdrax-Class Frigate[/p][p]- New weapon: Medium Railcaster (Redstar Forge) (just a railcannon which fires a burst of projectiles)[/p][p]- Change name of small plasma repeater to Plasma Spitter (since small and medium had the same name) - will apply to newly generated items[/p][p]- Removed item from shops (on next refresh): Refund Skill Trees[/p][p]- Added a Refund All Skills button to the skilltree panel (only usable when docked with a station)[/p][p]- Added HUD element during Industrial Ops that shows the status of repairs and ammo even while you're not near the station[/p][p]- Added extra Hazard Protection to drones, reducing damage taken from environmental hazards by 50% and prevents them from panicking while taking environmental damage[/p][p]- Added another enemy faction to patrol/bounty/industrial missions, in the last 3 sub-sectors[/p][p]- Added another enemy faction to the normal Eliminate enemy mission[/p][p]- Changed some mission descriptions, added dynamic ones as flavour for some of the infinite missions[/p][p]- Increased the chance purple blueprints spawning in Forge Industries shops[/p][p]- Added different descriptions to bounty and patrol missies.[/p][p]- Changed some captains names to be different (more lore friendly)[/p][p]- Added option to tell ECHO what loadout you're using. Mostly useful for mixed loadouts or if you only want it to do delivery missions. [/p][p]- Improved ECHO's targetting behaviour when there are targets available for the current loadout in the POI[/p][p]- Aspects extracted in the Workshop are now stackable in your cargo / armory[/p][p]- Started adding some side thruster sounds (starts at 40% volume in audio settings) - Main engine sound as a placeholder/temp[/p][p]- Railcannons have a small amount of recoil[/p][p]- Added Canisec patrols that can show up at random[/p][p]- Hiding the UI also hides all floating text, like damage numbers (Hotkey Shift + Z)[/p][p]- Added version of the game to the sidemenu[/p][p]- Added Mute all audio option and hotkey Ctrl + M[/p][p]- Music for new players starts at 40% volume in audio settings[/p][p]- Whenever you switch your ship, non essential items will be transfered into the armory and materials (ammo, some deployables and warpfuel will remain with the ship)[/p][p]- Added a move to cargo button to the inventory (when in armory or materials inventory)[/p][p]- Improved move to armory, to transfer over more item you likely won't need (same logic as switch to ship)[/p][p][/p][p]Balance[/p][p]- Small Railcannons no longer penetrate, but the firerate has been increased[/p][p]- Medium Railcannons have penetration dropoff built in[/p][p]- Mining ability Power Surge Module changed to be longer, but less power.[/p][p]- Skill Improved Wreck Analyzer changed from 2 to 3 max points (making it possible to salvage more items)[/p][p]- Raptor: Changed ship reputation requirement from Friendly to Neutral (Orsanon Security)[/p][p]- Reactor: Increased base output, reduced output bonus gained from rarity[/p][p][/p][p]Fixes[/p][p]- Possible performance improvement to prevent the game's FPS tanking on longer play sessions. Please let us know if you still run into this issue.[/p][p]- Fix for core mining getting stuck on empty asteroids[/p][p]- Improved target selection for mining autocannon and chunks breaking off from surface are more proportionate so the surface should never completely dissapear. Should deal with instances where they were shooting empty space.[/p][p]- Fix for ships without hardpoints trying to drop loot from hardpoint, causing them to become indestructible[/p][p]- Fix for enemy miners preventing you from travelling[/p][p]- Fix for ECHO babbling on after you cancel travel[/p][p]- Fix for ECHO's chatter blocking the map[/p][p]- Fixed Clearing Construction Site mission[/p][p]- Ship refreshes properly when changing drone loadout, so all selected drones will properly function if targets are available[/p][p]- Salvaging no longer automatically extracts items that are "unavailable" (require extra investment in Salvage skill tree)[/p][p]- Laser Mining Drones are no longer discouraged by Core Mining Drones in a mixed drone loadout[/p][p]- Fixed salvage content respawning after completing "Salvage Wreck" dynamic missions[/p][p]- Removed possibility for "Craft 0 items" dynamic missions, that's a bit too easy.[/p][p]- Crew member level up immediately provides the promised benefit and no longer requires a save/load to function[/p][p]- Prevented equipment from ending up in Materials storage while unequipping[/p][p]- Fixed some ship hardpoints in the hangar/shipyard that were difficult to hover over[/p][p]- Fixed Healthbars having a collider, making it sometimes more difficult to select a unit[/p][p]- Fixed 'Bonus skillpoint received' description of side missions even after the skillpoint reward has already been claimed[/p][p]- Fixed spelling of some texts[/p][p][/p][p]Known issues[/p][p]- Drone carriers do not play well with moving through a jumpgate while drones are deployed at the moment. Will be fixed soon.[/p][p][/p][p]You can find out about how to get the beta version in the news article about the beta test.[/p][p]If you find any annoying / interesting bugs or just want to give your opinion. Let us know on Discord or the Steam forums. And it's great to see so many of you there already. Thank you all for enjoying Vanguard Galaxy. [/p][p][/p][p]Cheers, [/p][p]Bat Roost Games[/p]

[p]Hello everyone, [/p][p][/p][p]Another update for the Beta version of the game. Final push now to complete this update and bring out 0.7.5 for everyone in little over a week. It's great to see so many new players as well. We're very happy to be able to bring our game to so many people. We're are excited for what's coming in future updates. [/p][p][/p][p]Added/Changed[/p][p]- New music added: Homesick (by Firefly)[/p][p]- Lootbox shuffles its items before opening[/p][p]- Increased space in which reinforcements can spawn at the player position[/p][p]- You can now right-click to unassign skillpoints, like you would with assigning them (whenever you are docked at a station)[/p][p]- Added drone slots to Ship Information[/p][p]- The Forge will remember your latest input if in the meantime the max amount changes[/p][p]- Added Industrial skill which lets you craft items 6 levels above your captain level[/p][p]- Added some aspect improvements in the workshop[/p][p]- ECHO will try to get fuel from the armory or shop if the Warp Fuel Assist skill is active. For now only plasma fuel[/p][p]- Added information when hovering over skilltrees how to unlock them[/p][p]- New Pirate ship to encounter: Wreckrat-Class Light Salvager (Marade Wharf)[/p][p]- New Pirate ship to encounter: Outrider-Class Gunship (Marade Wharf)[/p][p]- New Pirate ship to encounter: Buzzard-Class Cutter (Marade Wharf)[/p][p]- New Meridia's Chosen ship to encounter: Seradal-Class Cutter (Obrix)[/p][p]- New (starter) ship: Garnil-Class Mining Skiff (Frontier)[/p][p]- New (starter) ship: Raptor-Class Cutter (Akai Armory)[/p][p]- On new game start, you can choose out of 2 starter ships per path (pretty similar, just some different looks)[/p][p]- Added travel tips, well err some are tips anyways.[/p][p][/p][p]Balance[/p][p]- Gatling turrets keep their range a bit better[/p][p]- NPC's no longer have the reactor debuff/buff as well as the reactor light (only the player)[/p][p]- Laser shotgun has more energy draw (to offset it not needing ammo)[/p][p]- Lowered reputation needed for some faction ships[/p][p]- Tweaked some travel speeds of starter ships[/p][p][/p][p]Fixes[/p][p]- Fixed wrong item level preview in forge[/p][p]- Workshop optimizations[/p][p]- Fixed ship information dronebay layout[/p][p]- Fixed drone only layout and salvage configuration, ECHO did not look at the salvage drones for suitable targets, causing it to leave a mission area straight away[/p][p]- Fixed being able to equip equipment from armory during Industrial Ops[/p][p]- Fixed dock button not working when already in the dock zone but not docked in Industrial Ops[/p][p]- Fixed crafting Ion cell resulting in wrong output[/p][p]- Fixed gatling turret base orientation[/p][p]- Fix for slow repair of unit sprite no longer happening in the personal hangar[/p][p]- Fixed wrong drone amount in some cases[/p][p]- Fixed Locked Container dropping from combat, its not the same boring box everytime[/p][p]- Retrieving a stack of tractorable items will always be done if at least one item still fits in the cargobay. This also prevents ECHO from getting stuck in a loop.[/p][p]- Fixed some UI in the new game ship select[/p][p]- Fixed reactor light showing on ship debris[/p][p][/p][p]Known issues[/p][p]- When switching drone loadout, ECHO will not pick up the changes right away, it either needs a hardpoint to be changed as well or a quick reload of the game. We're looking into a proper fix soon.[/p][p][/p][p]You can find out about how to get the beta version in the news article about the beta test.[/p][p]If you find any annoying / interesting bugs or just want to give your opinion. Let us know. :) [/p][p][/p][p]Cheers, [/p][p]Bat Roost Games[/p]