ΔV: Rings of Saturn News

This release aims to improve combat experience. It improves Smart Camera, and combat AI, introduces a new option to disable the smart camera, tweaks in the AI (both for combat and conversations) and extends the degrees of freedom for your camera movement. This should allow better tactical overview in combat, make it easier to spot enemies and either combat and avoid them.

Changelog:

• Added option to disable Smart Camera.
  
• Tweaks in combat and out-of-combat AI.
  
• Made both reactor and thrusters tougher - they will no-longer be completely destroyed by a single hit.
  
• High-energy asteroid impacts have higher chance to expose minerals now.
  
• Camera can be now zoomed out further for better overview of surrounding area.
  
• Your ship will no longer go off-screen on 4K displays in native resolution.
  
• Performance improvements.
  
• Updated translation files.
  

This is a bugfix release. Bugs fixed:

• Having a system that's as much damaged as it can be repaired will no-longer cause you to be unable to pass inspection.
  
• Dialog logs on OMS will now scroll to the latest message automatically.
  
• Fine-tuned mineral density map.
  
• Stability and performance improvements.
  

This is an enhancement release, adding a preview of basic comms system to the game. Ships will now send messages to you, giving you better idea on what they are about. You will not be able to respond yet, but full dialog system should come up this month.

Changelog:

• Ships now can send messages, both to player and among themselves.
  
• Adds dialog lines for the ships.
  
• Updated the game engine.
  
• Stability and performance fixes.
  

This is a patch release, fixing up some bugs and polishing multiple aspects of the game. Changes:

• Improved wording of the tutorial.
  
• Tutorial will now switch language immediately when you change your game language.
  
• Repairs now log time correctly.
  
• Firing a off-center mass driver will apply torque to ship now.
  
• Updated translations.
  

This is an enhancement release. Changes:

• All ships have unique names now.
  
• Enhanced tutorial.
  
• Added basics of the comm system.