Chapter 4 Beta now available!
Hello everyone!
We've finally finished the fourth chapter (the largest by very far!) of Between the Stars, alongside a host of new changes and additions to existing gameplay.
As this is a very large patch we would like to Beta test it for at least a few weeks in order to gather your feedback prior to releasing this into the wild.
If you would like to join the Beta Branch and play the fourth chapter, as well as all of the new features, all you have to do is click on the game in your steam library, then right click, click on properties, click BETAS and then click beta.
Please understand that this is a BETA release and that there are risk of bugs, errors and crashes. We reccomend you make a backup of your save file just in case. We don't anticipate any large issues but as with any beta, it's better to be safe than sorry.
To backup your game, save the folder C:/Users/YOUR USER/AppData/LocalLow/Isolated Games/Between the Stars/SavedData
Besides the bugs and issues you might notice, this Beta build lacks some balancing, polish and a few tweaks that will be incoming in the coming days.
The following is a changelog for this version of the game:
[h3]Beta Change Log - v0.2.2.0.2b[/h3]
We've finally finished the fourth chapter (the largest by very far!) of Between the Stars, alongside a host of new changes and additions to existing gameplay.
As this is a very large patch we would like to Beta test it for at least a few weeks in order to gather your feedback prior to releasing this into the wild.
If you would like to join the Beta Branch and play the fourth chapter, as well as all of the new features, all you have to do is click on the game in your steam library, then right click, click on properties, click BETAS and then click beta.
Please understand that this is a BETA release and that there are risk of bugs, errors and crashes. We reccomend you make a backup of your save file just in case. We don't anticipate any large issues but as with any beta, it's better to be safe than sorry.
To backup your game, save the folder C:/Users/YOUR USER/AppData/LocalLow/Isolated Games/Between the Stars/SavedData
Besides the bugs and issues you might notice, this Beta build lacks some balancing, polish and a few tweaks that will be incoming in the coming days.
The following is a changelog for this version of the game:
[h3]Beta Change Log - v0.2.2.0.2b[/h3]
- We have added an outline to the enemy ships. You can enable or disable this in options.
- The textures of the ships of the Children of the Sun have been improved to increase their visibility.
- The event window has been increased in size to make it easier to read.
- New playable ships of the Children of the Sun have been added.
- The wingman system has been added. This system allows ships to accompany the player.
- Added two new ships that are available as AI ships and as playable ships.
- 60 new main story events have been added.
- More than 1,300 voice clips have been added.
- Added the option “ships detail” in options. This option shows or hides side-powered engines and their effects on AI-controlled ships.
- Three new weapons have been added:
- 15-PAC Plasma Artillery Cannon
- 22-PAC Plasma Artillery Cannon
- 34-PAC Plasma Artillery Cannon - Added the option to play without dice-based crew battles. Players who prefer to play without these bouts can disable them from the "Game" panel in options.
- Added option to play dice rolls. Players who prefer to play without dice rolls can disable them from the "Game" panel in options.
- Added an option to disable effects of captain's negative attributes. Players who prefer to play without negative attributes can disable them from the "Game" panel in options.
- The number of artillery cannons that can be equipped on enemy ships has been limited.
- Much of the damage to shields caused by conventional artillery guns has been reduced.
- The accuracy of artillery guns has been reduced.
- The energy cost of artillery cannons has been reduced
- Fixed a bug which did not show the captain's name when an attribute was gained.
- Fixed a bug that caused some enemy ships to appear scanned from the start.
- Fixed a bug in the event "A new beginning" (# 114) that kept the Hallowey family on the ship despite having left them.
- Fixed a bug in the event "The Council" (# 168) regarding the status of Dr. Banner.
- Fixed a bug in the event "Choosing a Future" (# 120) where a wrong contract was given avoiding continuing the story.
- A bug that softlocked the game in the event Dinner Invitation (# 208) has been fixed.
- A bug in the language selection has been fixed.
- A minor bug that affected the facial animation of some characters has been fixed.
- A graphic bug that activated lasers when they did not have a shooting angle has been fixed.
- A graphic bug that caused lasers to go through ships and objects has been fixed.
- The bug report tool has been fixed and improved.