ΔV: Rings of Saturn News

This is an enhancement release, focusing on AI behaviour. Changes:

• AI can forgive you now.
  
• Faction dispositions are now between dives and saved.
  
• AI will not inadvertently fire at other ships while excavating.
  
• Tuned AI miners behaviour.
  
• You can tune mass-drivers now.
  
• Fixed autopilot velocity limit for new games.
  

This is a feature release. Changes:

• You can now upgrade your sensory equipment. Fist off - the drone-mounted remote microseismic scanner allows you to check composition of ore nuggets before you grab them.
  
• Microseismic scanner now recognizes on-board equipment.
  
• You can tune focus of your microseismic scanner now.
  
• Improved performance with multiple ships on-screen.
  

This release includes long-awaited tuning menu on Enceladus Prime, with first - basic - tuning options. As with upgrades, we'll add additional tuning options bi-daily, including community-suggested ones.

Changes:

• New ship tuning menu in Enceladus Prime with first, basic, tuning options.
  
• Improved tuning & upgrade charts resolution.
  

This is a content patch and science-fiction hardening release. Changes:

• New procedural plumes consulted and approved by a nuclear engineer. They take into account specific impulse, thrust, exhaust temperature and propellant composition to deliver scientifically-accurate (and pretty!) exhaust plumes.
  
• Graphics detail setting now affects much more elements, giving you better tool to tune performance of the game.
  
• Additional intermediate bloom setting for players who don't like default bloom, but don't want to disable it altogether either.
  
• Fine-tuned physics settings of ships.
  
• Stability and performance improvements.
  

This is a polishing release. Changes:

• Improved performance of faction-specific events.
  
• Changed the way upgrade prices are presented to make it clear when you pay and when you get money back.
  
• It's now easier to pick a target for autopilot with mouse.