Red Tether 1.3 Harpoon Hunt Is Here!

Attention all RTP members. It appears another branch of GC's unofficial clandestine service has infiltrated Con space alongside the Red Tether Protocol. So far their activities have gone unnoticed by both us and the Contempter, but now the program has entered its main phase: Millions of “Void-Fabricated Interstellar Subversion Helpers”, or V-FISH have hatched all across the Contempter’s systems. These bio-mechanical agents are now attempting to cause chaos and hinder fleet movements.

It is unclear whether the V-FISH will have any noticeable impact on our mission, we'll need to study them to learn what they can even do. The fish creatures are technically on our side, but they are not particularly smart agents and will attempt to evade capture by us. You’ll need to hit them with a harpoon, reel them in and tire them out before you can catch them. Let them slip away and they’ll escape into hyperspace. You can probably guess from that fact alone that their tech is way more advanced than what we can rip from the Contempter. Catching V-FISH can yield some powerful upgrades for our ships.

In an attempt to deal with the V-FISH complication, the Contempter have altered some of their deployment patterns. You will encounter a whole bunch of new wave configurations when visiting certain regions during your fleet interceptions runs.

Lets hope this fishy business can turn the tide in our favors. Good hunting and stay tethered! (Full Changelog)