The Fleet Battle Optimization Update - Patch v0.1.2

This minor update is also a direct response to player feedback! I heard that the fleet battle missions can cause performance issues on some machines, so I spent some time optimizing them as best as I could. On my Acer Nitro 5, I managed to get a whopping 105 FPS during those updated missions, so I really hope that these changes are good enough to get you all playing. If it is still not enough, let me know and I can try to think of other solutions. For example, I could build in a skip option that triggers if your framerates drop below a certain point.

Steam post imageSo, if you were lagging during the fleet missions, this update is for you! Thank you for providing feedback and for helping Fortified Space become a better game. Detailed Optimization Notes

• If FPS drops below 45, the bloom effects on the point-defense turret bullets automatically switch off.

• If FPS drops below 45, the pathfinding cells of all enemy ships, enemy missiles, and allied ships increase.

• During fleet battles, the bloom effects on the stars are off.

• Point-defense turret bullets have a more limited range, deleting themselves after a certain distance.

• All objects in the fleet battles get hidden when off-screen.

• The number of background ships during fleet battles was significantly reduced.

• Enemy missiles no longer track their targets every frame. Instead, it is every 0.5 seconds.

Other Updates

• Fixed crew dialogue to correctly identify shield health and number of enemy ships.

• Added one more enemy ship to the first fleet battle.

• Improved enemy behavior in the cruiser escort mission; they now focus their fire on the cruiser. To balance this, I increased the armor of the cruiser so that they can take many more hits.

If you have already bought the game and would like to support development further, I hope you'll consider leaving a review! Steam's algorithm significantly boosts games with 10+ reviews, so it would really help a lot.

Good hunting,