ΔV: Rings of Saturn News

[h3]New Resupply Policy[/h3]

Due to shortage of supplies caused by recent accidents in the docking ring, as of today Enceladus Corp enforces new resupply policy. Propellant, mass driver ammunition and drone parts will no-longer be distributed free. Independent mining contractors are advised to conserve resources during their excavation missions.



[h3]Mining Guild Announcement[/h3]
Following paid announcement was issued by Independent Mining Guild and has no affiliation with Enceladus News Network.

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

[h3]Maintenance Records[/h3]

• You now have to pay for re-supplying your ship - with propellant, mass-driver ammunition and drones. You can choose how much you take with each flight, and ones you don’t use up carry over to the next mission.
  
• Drifting mass driver bullets can now be targeted by autopilot and picked up.
  
• Enhanced the demo. It now contains Enceladus prime, all the upgrades, all the ships and all the stories. It can even save the game. One thing you can’t do in a demo is loading the game - you need to upgrade to full version to load your saves.
  
• Fixed a number of typos.
  
• Improved mining companion mining AI behaviour, which was overzealous with thrust.
  
• Cargo baffles are more gentle now, allowing in ores with lower density with ease.
  
• New builds of Eagle Prospectors are available as used ships at Dealer and can be encountered in the rings.
  

[h3]Community avatars[/h3]

You can now pick your favorite character portrait from the game as your Steam avatar. Just navigate to your profile and find find ΔV: Rings of Saturn section:



[h3]Want more?[/h3]

As an extra gift to all our players, we included complete set of 256 character portraits in our free DLC - ΔV: Tales from the Rings. You may freely use them in any way you want.



ΔV: Tales from the Rings is a completely free DLC that contains additional material set in the universe of ΔV: Rings of Saturn - e-books, artbooks, wallpapers and avatars. Download it here:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1211880/V_Rings_of_Saturn__Tales_from_the_Rings/

This is a hotfix, patching up a bug that caused some one-time encounters to stick around in saves after they should be gone.

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

[h3]Recovery Licences[/h3]
As the number of independent salvage operators increase, licenced Search and Rescue teams are pushing a bill to require licence to purchase recovery equipment. Independent operators argue that shortage of recovery teams leads to artificially inflated prices and competition will drive prices to more reasonable levels. Enceladus Corp has not issued any statements in this dispute.


[h3]Docking ring accidents[/h3]
Investigation of reports of faulty docking arms in Enceladus Docking Ring revealed several incidents where docking arms failed, releasing the ship into drift without crew onboard. Station-wide maintenance will be performed next week. Until then it’s advised to not leave your ship unattended.


[h3]Artificial News Anchor[/h3]
Due to legal concerns raised we are required to announce that all Enceladus News Network avatars, including the Daily Artificial News Anchor, are digital constructs created by Artificial Intelligence, and as such constitute works of fiction. Any resemblance to real humans, living or dead, is purely coincidental.


[h3]Maintenance Records[/h3]

• Dialogue can now expose coordinates that you can astrogate to.
  
• Expanded dialogue system to be more flexible.
  
• Multiple new interactions with Search & Rescue teams, including new quest options, insurance and getting directions.
  
• Enceladus docking arm will now prevent ships from drifting away when capitan is busy doing business.
  
• Changed alignment shifts in Obonto station dialogue trees, so they won’t be as hostile to you if you opt to pay for the damages caused.
  
• Increased rings' event density in the storyteller module, making the rings a more interesting place to visit, with events happening more often.
  
• Added disclaimer that fictitious characters presented in the game are in fact fiction and not real people abducted from the distant future.
  
• Improved crew animation when launching into rings.
  
• Separate precision and zoom sliders on the dive selection screen.
  
• Obonto stations will now transfer minerals 400% faster, making big trades much quicker.
  
• Dealer will present a bigger image of your ship if you are playing in higher resolution.
  

Tungsten Edition of ΔV: Rings of Saturn, including a standalone Original Soundtrack, is on sale now!


https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/11230/V_Rings_of_Saturn__Tungsten_Edition/