Steam News 9 February 20263mo ago

February Community Update

Greetings Lords of Rigel! Release 1.17 adds a community requested feature, special weapons unique to space monsters that can be available to the player. Now when defeating space monsters in addition to a chance for resc…

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Greetings Lords of Rigel! Release 1.17 adds a community requested feature, special weapons unique to space monsters that can be available to the player.

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addedGreetings Lords of Rigel! Release 1.17 adds a community requested feature, special weapons unique to space monsters that can be available to the player.

changedNow when defeating space monsters in addition to a chance for rescuing a leader, or finding a cache of BCs in the case of defeating pirates, there is a chance to recover a technology.

addedSome technologies are unique takes on ones you can research such as the Positron Flux which is a longer range version of the ELF, or the Magnetar which increases damage based on the ship it hits unlike the Pulsar which does damage based on the size of the firing ship. Spatial torpedoes are a new type of direct fire torpedo that also has limited seeking abilities making it a mix between the Antimatter and Plasma types and Ionic and Proton torpedoes.

changedThis update also has a fix for a rare case where destroyed outposts could result in the orbit being lost, which could also cause performance issues for the AI as games progressed.

addedIn the coming months expect to see some new spy mechanics (namely assassinating enemy spies) and some requested advanced settings for galaxy generation.

fixedFor those players facing issues such as with keybindings, please check out the following resources. There are some common settings and performance issues for some systems that can be easily resolved by following the steps under common issues:

Now when defeating space monsters in addition to a chance for rescuing a leader, or finding a cache of BCs in the case of defeating pirates, there is a chance to recover a technology.

Some technologies are unique takes on ones you can research such as the Positron Flux which is a longer range version of the ELF, or the Magnetar which increases damage based on the ship it hits unlike the Pulsar which does damage based on the size of the firing ship. Spatial torpedoes are a new type of direct fire torpedo that also has limited seeking abilities making it a mix between the Antimatter and Plasma types and Ionic and Proton torpedoes.

You may also notice tweaks to other weapons such as anti missile rockets creating a flak screen against incoming missiles.

This update also has a fix for a rare case where destroyed outposts could result in the orbit being lost, which could also cause performance issues for the AI as games progressed.

In the coming months expect to see some new spy mechanics (namely assassinating enemy spies) and some requested advanced settings for galaxy generation.

For those players facing issues such as with keybindings, please check out the following resources. There are some common settings and performance issues for some systems that can be easily resolved by following the steps under common issues:

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Common Issues and Solutions

For players with questions on game mechanics, the Lord of Rigel Official Guide is a good reference:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3291496385

If you are experiencing an issue with your game, please let us know. Save files help with narrowing down to reproduce any issues. Strategy games are complex, and what may seem like an obvious issue could be tied to a specific game's history or a particular hardware configuration:

Reporting Issues:

Issue Reporting Guide

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