Dev Update: What's coming with Pre-Release 4?

A little news post to talk about the next Pre-Release update since it's going to take another 2-3 weeks.

We are doing a major pass on the economy, including: item & component prices, trade price modifiers, trader loot tables and trader ships. Some things will be worth less, and many things will be worth more.

This is intended to make money a bit more valuable in some areas, and a bit less easy for some cheese strats or reduce some otherwise unintended overly bountiful sources. Don't worry, we are not trying to take all the fun out of things, we are just trying to raise the floor up a bit, and bring some of the biggest out-of-whack money avenues to an "in-whack" state.

The other thing we are adding is the initial appearance of a new faction, The Seti Rimanoo. These are a race of insectoid marauders who will be seen moving from system to system, causing chaos wherever they go. Their special mothership has to be defeated to stop their havoc, for a time at least. These bugmen will have a few new component series for those players looking to further specialize their vessels.

Should be a good Pre-Release update. We are looking forward to it, especially the economy balance, as that is a long time coming.