Update notes for 26th April 2024

Hi everyone,

A decently large update. Some really nice quality of life improvements, bug fixes and cosmetic changes (including new ships, new planetary features and new items). Liberation has always been a tight little game and it's cool to get to cram some of the corners with extra details. I can't give too much away as they are spoilers!

Liberation is starting to get some good polish going on. I can never promise future updates but after this patch I can kind of see where I would want to go... a few new missions (the foundations are in this update) and more zestiness.

If you're liking the game please consider leaving a review or a suggestion on what you'd like to see in an update (for example, someone mentioned VR... that would be cool!)

Regards, Luke

Additions

• add SFX to reactor boost

• add planet-wide metrolink to MegaPlanet 1

• add heat vent tunnel through MegaPlanet 1

• add dirigibles to MegaPlanet 1

• add hover car traffic to MegaPlanet 1

• add new ship: the garbage scowl

• add garbage scowls to Morloc

• add more specific joypad icons (eg R1, R2) for sony joypads

• make dock control show target icon if mission objective is at this port

• add new billboards that display any inspirational message (not just RELAX, OBEY, CONSUME)

• add billboards to MegaPlanet 1

• add ionised broiled lobster to Thantis Holiday Port market

• add article about deadly ionised broiled lobster food poisoning outbreak

Changes

• make speed boost much faster (from 220 to 300+) and reduce energy drain

• buff reactor booster from 2.3 to 4.0 but duration cut from 15 to 8

• reduce auto target effectiveness from 0.1 to 0.07 in Vantinov Clouds

• make bliss farms rotate

• reduce number of bliss reactors

• move body pointers over the docking port if body has a docking port

• prioritise exotic controllers over xbox when auto detecting template

• turn off docking on the Endurance at Muturoa

• move Jumpgate Judge super close to entry gate

• rework input mapper to make more universal

• massively buff health of jumpgate judge

• reduce general autotarget gimbal effectiveness from 0.1 to 0.09 (10%)

• move player target release to start of explosion not end when target is destroyed

• buff Hawk attackers on Lostmon

• allow space ports to override available market items

• change pitch on each jumpgate

• rework Quatermatter conversations

• add another mining ship to Etain

• change Thantis Holiday Port to only sell non-offensive ship upgrades

• punch up some mission texts

• only allow The Endurance to reserve the Nyria Jumpgate during Boucher Plague mission

Fixes

• fix shudder on docking computer

• release mouse lock on galaxy map

• release mouse in target slide out and other slide outs

• release mouse in dock control

• release target lock on destroyed items such as missiles

• fix bliss reactors target locks

• make sure target clears after missile explodes

• stop auto targeting destroyed attackers after their attack reached you

• stop target slide out showing ships that have been destroyed

• fix mission target issue on medusa mission

• fix mission target issue on plague mission

• turn off docking rings when docked

• start Braben Station rotating

• add Dradus Relay pointer over docking port

• reduce vertex collision on Apostilico temple

• add missing joypad icon on save button on sony controllers

• hide galaxy map info box if empty

• make changing device template less sensitive to joypad drift

• make civilian ships have smoother turns and docking

• let player buy consumables (eg mocktail) when ship slots are full

• prevent ships with docking ports docking with themselves (this was tough to debug)

• delay removing missiles from scene until they have finished exploding

• signal destruction correctly when research ships explode

• keep Etain jumpgate open during escape from Thantis mission