Hydraulic Extenders & Sliders, Shipwrecks, 20 new and changed enemy ships
Hydraulic Extenders & Sliders Two new types of articulating components, 3 sizes of each. Hydraulic extenders consist of a long beam with a smaller one inside, that extends and retracts when bound keys are pressed.
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addedHydraulic Extenders & SlidersTwo new types of articulating components, 3 sizes of each. Hydraulic extenders consist of a long beam with a smaller one inside, that extends and retracts when bound keys are pressed. There are two modes that can be set on any of these; Normal (Two distinct key binds, one for in and one for out). Pump (One key press automatically pumps in & out, useful to construct a stabbing weapon) Sliders consist of a long beam with a small cube in the metal that slides either way along the length of the beam. It has similar modes and controls to Hydraulic Extenders. Useful for both mounting melee weapons and projectile weapons.
addedSalvageable Shipwrecks & Persistent SalvageNow when you start a new game (or load a game for the 1st time after downloading this update), around 250 shipwrecks will be spawned around the map. As well, now any ship components you leave anywhere on the map will persist for an indefinite amount of time.
addedMiscellaneous ChangesYou can now regenerate the procedural background for the game you are in from the Graphics settings menu.
addedMiscellaneous ChangesYou start off with some crafting materials when you create a new game, as well as extra components in your inventory.
changedMiscellaneous ChangesGraphics optimizations, some fixes for AMD GPUs, and numerous graphical tweaks
Advanced Mechanized Spacecraft changes
addedTwo new types of articulating components, 3 sizes of each. Hydraulic extenders consist of a long beam with a smaller one inside, that extends and retracts when bound keys are pressed. There are two modes that can be set on any of these; Normal (Two distinct key binds, one for in and one for out). Pump (One key press automatically pumps in & out, useful to construct a stabbing weapon) Sliders consist of a long beam with a small cube in the metal that slides either way along the length of the beam. It has similar modes and controls to Hydraulic Extenders. Useful for both mounting melee weapons and projectile weapons.
addedNow when you start a new game (or load a game for the 1st time after downloading this update), around 250 shipwrecks will be spawned around the map. As well, now any ship components you leave anywhere on the map will persist for an indefinite amount of time.
addedYou can now regenerate the procedural background for the game you are in from the Graphics settings menu.
addedYou start off with some crafting materials when you create a new game, as well as extra components in your inventory.
changedGraphics optimizations, some fixes for AMD GPUs, and numerous graphical tweaks
Hydraulic Extenders & Sliders
Two new types of articulating components, 3 sizes of each. Hydraulic extenders consist of a long beam with a smaller one inside, that extends and retracts when bound keys are pressed. There are two modes that can be set on any of these; Normal (Two distinct key binds, one for in and one for out). Pump (One key press automatically pumps in & out, useful to construct a stabbing weapon) Sliders consist of a long beam with a small cube in the metal that slides either way along the length of the beam. It has similar modes and controls to Hydraulic Extenders. Useful for both mounting melee weapons and projectile weapons.
Some of the new & updated enemies using these components
"Pumper"
"Little Spider"
"Menacing Feeler"
"Spider"
"Menace"
Salvageable Shipwrecks & Persistent Salvage
Now when you start a new game (or load a game for the 1st time after downloading this update), around 250 shipwrecks will be spawned around the map. As well, now any ship components you leave anywhere on the map will persist for an indefinite amount of time.
Miscellaneous Changes
You can now regenerate the procedural background for the game you are in from the Graphics settings menu.
You start off with some crafting materials when you create a new game, as well as extra components in your inventory.
Graphics optimizations, some fixes for AMD GPUs, and numerous graphical tweaks