Patch notes for UPDATE 5

0.8.10 Update 5 Change log (15.11.2015) Over 80 modifications in this update; over 40 feature additions, 25 fixes & 10 tweaks. Blog article will be put online shortly to talk about the changes.

• Added: Unique ID (UID) system for entries in PlayerShipDB allowing for more efficent backend fleet config management

• Added: Upgraded Ship Config management system to UID

• Added: Upgraded Fleet Config management system to UID

• Added: UI for saved fleet configs on fleet screen

• Added: Double click to install module to first free slot in Ship Config

• Added: Drag and drop modules onto the 3D model in Ship Config

• RemovedAddedDeleted ship configs are now automatically removed from the live fleet config and all save fleet configs on the Fleet Config screen (inconsistent gamestate prevention)

• Added: Officer automatically reassigned to next free slot (inconsistent gamestate prevention)

• Added: Scrollbar to ship list in Fleet Config screen

• Added: Scrollbar to ship list in Ship Config screen

• Added: Scrollbar to hull list in Ship Config screen

• Added: Mission completed/failed indicators to objectives UI in tactical

• Added: Usability tweaks to the objectives UI in tactical

• Added: Active, failed and completed statuses to objectives UI in tactical

• Added: Mission completed/failed filters to objectives UI

• AddedAddedObjectives text added to furniture tooltip
• AddedAddedObjectives text added to ships tooltip

• Added: 'Enemy communications detected' notification (pauses game)

• Added: Noise for game paused

• AdjustedAddedSexy female AI voice for objective events (updated, completed, failed)

• Added: Sorting for objective UI

• Added: 'Afterburner' ability for Corvettes (5 seconds 2x speed, 90 second recharge)

• Added: 'Deep Scan' placeholder icon replaced

• Added: 'Launch All' ability for Carrier which launches all docked ships (no cooldown)

• Added: Radial counter image on ability button in tactical is now coloured Green when an ability is active and counting down and Red when an ability is in cooldown.

• Added: 'Return to Carrier' ability for Carriers which returns all deployed ships to a holding pattern around the Carrier (no cooldown)

• Added: Linked Ability system with Status system to allow for buffs/debuffs

• Added: Ability buffs won't affect the enemy

• Added: Ability buffs affect allied and neutral units (buff your buddies, yaaaay)

• Added: Shockwave effect visual confirmation for ability activations

• Added: 'Communications Jamming' ability for Capital Ships (prevents enemy from calling for reinforcements for 60 seconds, 180 second recharge)

• AdjustedAdded'Combat Targeting Enhancer [XL]' module Support module granting active ability for Capital Ships (increased the accuracy and range of allied units projectile turrets within 70km for 30 seconds, 180 second recharge)

• Added: Made the module description box in Ship Config a scrollable container

• Added: if support module grants abilities, the abilities text is now shown in description box on the Ship Config screen

• Added: 'Auxiliary Sensor Computer' (passive increases the scan radius, cheaper than full sensor array)

• Added: XL Gatling turret

• Added: XL Plasma Pulse turret

• Added: PLC 'Algenib' Heavy Cruiser

• FixedAddedM Gatling Fixed Weapon

• Added: Additional objectives to Maps 1 and 2, cleared up descriptions

• Added: Confirmation on overwrite on Fleet Config screen

• Added: Confirmation on delete on Fleet Config screen

• Added: Confirmation on clear on Fleet Config screen

• FixedAddedMouseover turrets or fixed weapons to highlight compatible slots on the 3D model in Ship Config

• Fixed: Issue with unclean destruction of wing row UI in Fleet Config screen that can lead to L and XL ships being carried (tut bit of a nasty one.)

• Fixed: Adding an Officer to a wing of Medium slots no longer converts the slot to Large

• Fixed: Rare issue with unclean destruction of Officer slot on wing row UI in Fleet Config screen that can lead to game crash.

• Fixed: Adding an Officer and then removing him again compromises the game state

• Fixed: Removing an Officer removes his entitled Capital ship if assigned

• RemovedFixedif an entitled ship is removed, wing is correctly shuffled

• Fixed: Ship/Officer removals on Fleet screen now correctly change totals

• Fixed: if player has a high number of saved ship configs, not all are shown on Ship Config screen.

• Fixed: Tactical/fleet icons keep flashing in strategy

• Fixed: Status effects are now only applied once

• Fixed: Ship icons continue to move when 'Short Range Jump' ability activated

• AdjustedFixedTargetbox and Objective bars now updated when ship recharging SP

• Fixed: the white animated 'moving to' line in tactical lingers when the move order is cancelled (uber annoying)

• Fixed: the movement point is showing when the ship has completed it's journey or has had it's movement order cancelled

• Fixed: Additional fixes for stretching SS across multiple screens

• Fixed: Shields recharging up to base SP only ignoring the Shield Extender

• Fixed: Pressing ESC in movement mode correctly cancels movement mode

• FixedFixedSetting fixed weapon capable craft to attack without fixed weapons causes crash

• Fixed: Issue with distress call ability incorrectly triggering

• Fixed: Cruisers are less likely to try and occupy the same point in space as another ship.

• Fixed: Units now patrol correctly on Map 2

• Fixed: Issue with created ships not appearing in list on Fleet Config screen despite appearing in Ship Config screen

• FixedFixedFixed buggy mouse over while dragging icon over slots in Ship Config

• Fixed: Issue with scaling icons when despawned in Fleet Config

• Fixed: Issue with inconsistent gamestate removing carrier from flotilla in Fleet Config screen

• Update: Tweaks to fleet screen to balance the UI

• Update: Tweaks to officer slot appearance in Fleet Config

• Update: Flotilla ID and Officer grids on Fleet screen made into scrollboxes

• Update: Tweaks to ship slot appearance in Ship Config

• Update: Now allowing special characters in fleet name

• AdjustedUpdateChanged Tooltip screen edge detection threshold

• Update: Ability cooldowns now start after the active time period has elapsed

• AdjustedUpdateAuxiliary generators tweaked to put out slightly more power
• AdjustedUpdateRailguns damage reduced
• AdjustedUpdatePhaser Pulse weapons damage increased (fixed and turret)
• AdjustedUpdateFixed Plasma medium damage increased

• Update: 'Duplex Scanners' renamed 'Duplex Sensor Array'