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Steam News6 June 202624d ago

Devlog #7 - Playtest updated!

I've done a bunch of changes based on feedback, and just now updated the Playtest version: RENT was annoying to use because it changed each month, so if you didn't periodically keep looking at it you would lose the inco

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changedI've done a bunch of changes based on feedback, and just now updated the Playtest version:
changedRENT was annoying to use because it changed each month, so if you didn't periodically keep looking at it you would lose the income stream. Quick fix: made the active deals stay while only inactives refresh. This made it a lot more pleasant to use.
changedEnd game upgrade: value map shows an estimated value of a region, making exploration more fun and rewarding
addedAdded very big asteroids
removedRemoved the license level mechanic. It was hard to make it work with the BAM converter; to level up you needed to return a lot of minerals but otoh the bam converter was burning BAM away so there were conflicting goals... besides, the level mechanic was a bit obscure and not fun in the first place so bye bye.
addedAdded a GRIND plugin which shows current cargo contents

I've done a bunch of changes based on feedback, and just now updated the Playtest version:

  • RENT was annoying to use because it changed each month, so if you didn't periodically keep looking at it you would lose the income stream. Quick fix: made the active deals stay while only inactives refresh. This made it a lot more pleasant to use.

  • Made the spectroscope and tradeweek updates always visible instead of them being GRIND plugins. The problem was that switching plugins was cumbersome for these upgrades that you just want to occasionally take a look at.

  • Nuke was also tedious to use: it's now behind a hotkey and not a grind plugin

  • End game upgrade: value map shows an estimated value of a region, making exploration more fun and rewarding

  • Added very big asteroids

  • Removed the license level mechanic. It was hard to make it work with the BAM converter; to level up you needed to return a lot of minerals but otoh the bam converter was burning BAM away so there were conflicting goals... besides, the level mechanic was a bit obscure and not fun in the first place so bye bye.

  • Added a GRIND plugin which shows current cargo contents

  • Added possibility to quickly sell everything in the exchange

  • Remaining time visible right from the start

The screenshot should cover most of these :D

Give it a try and please give me more feedback!

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