Avorion News

Hey guys,

We're doing a quick security patch today that also affects the Scripting API.

"We're adjusting the Server API privileges to the Client API privileges."

• Server Scripting API: Removed os.execute() and similar functionality
  
• Server Scripting API: Removed all functionality for loading/executing binary files
  
• Server Scripting API: Removed functionality to write-access any file on the system
  
  • Write access only allowed for %AppData%\Avorion\moddata\ and galaxy folder
    
  • Read access only allowed for %AppData%\Avorion\, installation folder, galaxy folder and folders of enabled mods
    
  • On unix-based systems, replace %AppData% with ~/.avorion
    

We still want mods to be able to communicate with external tools, of course. In order to make up for the lost functionality, we'll be adding a socket library in the near future.

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Good news for everyone who thought "Ugh, how exactly does this work again?" in the past: We've added an Encyclopedia Tab to the player menu, where you can (re)read about the most important mechanics of the game. It features a basic overview over the game's features so you don't have to look up every single thing on the wiki. It also has entries for various story-related characters that can be encountered. It's also spoiler-free: As players progress throughout the game, more entries get unlocked over time.


We added speech bubbles to the game to improve the general flair of the game and add some more life to everyday space life. Speech Bubbles can contain everyday jibber-jabber but also hints for beginners, game mechanics or story progress. There's also going to be speech bubbles when a player in the same sector types text in multiplayer.


You can now easily compare turrets to see which is better or worse! Just hover the cursor over a turret and press 'E' for a quick and easy comparison. Also works for upgrades, torpedoes and fighters!


We added some more missions to flesh out the content of the game. You can expect more missions, events and content over the next few updates.
And of course there are many more improvements and fixes. To get a list of all changes, check out the patch notes of the beta branch updates:

https://steamcommunity.com/games/445220/announcements/detail/2707145128897298018
https://steamcommunity.com/games/445220/announcements/detail/2707145128911803302
https://steamcommunity.com/games/445220/announcements/detail/2707145128915565379

We're adding the possibility to compare upgrades, some Quality of Life and balancing updates and also a few crash fixes.

Beta Branch Note: These changes are currently available on the beta branch. The beta branch is for testing experimental changes and for finding and fixing errors.

This is how you get access to the beta branch (USE AT YOUR OWN RISK):
Right-Click on Avorion in your Steam list, Properties -> Betas -> Select branch 'beta'.

• Upgrades can now be compared
  
• Upgrade tooltip texts are slightly darker to be easier on the eyes
  
• Added a loading screen tip for comparing objects
  

• Reduced amount of free goods being delivered to player-owned consumer stations
  
• Defense Weapons Upgrades are now randomized
  
• Loot Collector Upgrades are now randomized
  
• Transporter Software Upgrades are now randomized
  
• Reduced drift of stations
  

• [UBR] Fixed a crash in Boarding check if an entity is boardable by another faction
  
• [UBR] Fixed an issue where a station deleted by a player would cause a sector to be turned into a hazard zone
  
• [UBR] Fixed torpedo names being messed up in equipment dock
  
• Fixed an issue where it was possible for alliances to board their own members' ships
  

In this patch we're fixing several bugs and a very annoying multiplayer crash, when selecting the ship of another player. Some quality of life changes also made it into this one.

Beta Branch Note: These changes are currently available on the beta branch. The beta branch is for testing experimental changes and for finding and fixing errors.

This is how you get access to the beta branch (USE AT YOUR OWN RISK):
Right-Click on Avorion in your Steam list, Properties -> Betas -> Select branch 'beta'.

• Removed rebind option of pause menu key
  
• Updated encyclopedia
  
• Fighters can now be compared
  
• Torpedoes can now be compared
  

• Added specific error messages for salvaging and mining when the material tier of the weapons is too low
  
• Added context to several translations that are spread over multiple lines
  

• [UBR] Fixed an issue in crew board menu where sliders for captains weren't working as intended
  
• [UBR] Fixed an issue in turret factory where the required amount of ingredients could become a floating-point number
  
• [UBR] Fixed a crash when selecting a ship
  
• [UBR] Fixed a few issues when faction details are required on client but not yet sent by server