Star Explorers Testing Branch Updated to Pre-Release Version 0.2.8

The mysterious "floaters" have received a pretty major update.

[h3]New Stuff:[/h3]

• New floater types - not just the eyeball and sparkly ones
  
• New floater variables - visibility, particle types, segment spacing, tentacle direction etc...
  
• New floater behaviors - shooting floaters and some other surprises await!
  
• Improved floater optimization - floaters should not impact frame rate as much anymore
  

Here's an example of one possible variation...


[h3]Major Bug Fix[/h3]

• Saving the game near (but not docked with) the mothership could cause a corrupted save file.
  
• I was able to isolate the problem and address the cause in the script
  
• If you have a game that will not load, please send it to me and I can fix the file too
  
• Use [email protected]