Update log
Full Space Haven update
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Extracted changes
- Compatibility
- Gameplay
Greetings, Spacefarer!
Good news! Space Haven Beta 2 - The Station Game Mode Update is now Released! This Major Update adds a new game mode to the game, allowing you to build a large space station and offer various services to visitors.
Space Haven Beta 2 - The Station Mode Major Update
(Station Mode is a new separate game mode. You can continue your saved game from Beta 1 when playing the normal game mode. There are also some new updates to the normal game mode.)
A New Game Mode - Station Mode
A new game mode allowing you to role play as the owner of a station somewhere in the galaxy!
Role play as the owner of a station trying to establish a hub somewhere in the galaxy and specialize in services of your choosing. Expand your station gradually by mining nearby asteroids and derelicts moving in and out of your sector.
Trade with visiting merchants, watch tourist come visit your station and specialize in various services like industry and food or become a notorious arms dealer. Whatever your trade you will determine the composition of your station as the Governor.
The Station Mode Starmap - A More Robust Star System
Station Mode features its own Starmap in form of a larger star system with various points of interests.
We've built a starmap meant specifically for the station mode, which is a larger star system with various points of interests allowing NPC ships, rogue bots and aliens to come visit your sector but also allowing you to go on away missions to other sectors in the star system.
The station mode star system features a set of orbits around a star, with simulation of star system entities circling around the star in the different orbits. Your sector and station will also be on its own orbit circling slowly around the star.
Two Start Scenarios - Start on Asteroid and Start in Space
Start from a bare minimum base. Larger cliffs on the asteroid surface will require creativity as you expand.
Start from a bare minimum base and expand gradually as you gather more resources. Larger cliffs on the asteroid surface will require creativity as you build around them to expand your station. Certain facilities, like hangars, can be built directly on the asteroid surface without the need of hull surrounding them.
A scenario where you start with a shuttle and deployable containers to land on a new asteroid.
Start in Space - Start with only a shuttle and some deployable Containers and choose your spot to land on an asteroid. Start building your new station from scratch!
Station Services - Specialize and Become a Hub of Services
Build and specialize in services of your choosing, you can specialize in one or many services.
Station Mode allows you to build facilities with a goal of becoming a hub for certain services of your choosing. You can build lots of food facilities and entertainment to become a leisure station or specialize in weapons production to become an arms dealer, there will be a multitude of services to choose from.
Services related to resources will function as an autotrade, allowing you to specify how much you want to keep back in storages at all times.
As you specialize your station in certain services you will start to attract more visitors with those needs as the word spreads of your great station and its services. Visitors will pay you
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