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Steam News11 July 20261mo ago

Beta Update 0.8.1.18

Hello captains, A few fixes after dropping the Battlecruisers :) Update availability This update is still under active development.

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Hello captains,

What changed

6 fixes1 addition2 changes0 removals
  • Compatibility
  • Fixes
  • Maps
addedUpdate availabilityThis update is still under active development. As such, it is only available if you switch to the beta branch of Vanguard Galaxy to test out these new changes. Instruction on how to install the beta updates can be found at the bottom of this post.
fixedUpdate availabilityFix for carriers travelling through jumpgates, their mask made them play tricks on themselves
fixedUpdate availabilityFixed ship Monsoon not being able to be bought
changedUpdate availabilityPerformance fixes for switching layers in the galaxy map
fixedUpdate availabilityFix for traffic around jumpgates, when jumping or arriving ships should not avoid eachother
fixedUpdate availabilityFix for drones and deployable turrets having the same tractor mechanism as spaceships, causing the dronecarrier to wait before picking up loot

Vanguard Galaxy changes

addedThis update is still under active development. As such, it is only available if you switch to the beta branch of Vanguard Galaxy to test out these new changes. Instruction on how to install the beta updates can be found at the bottom of this post.
fixedFix for carriers travelling through jumpgates, their mask made them play tricks on themselves
fixedFixed ship Monsoon not being able to be bought
changedPerformance fixes for switching layers in the galaxy map
fixedFix for traffic around jumpgates, when jumping or arriving ships should not avoid eachother

A few fixes after dropping the Battlecruisers :)

Update availability

This update is still under active development. As such, it is only available if you switch to the beta branch of Vanguard Galaxy to test out these new changes. Instruction on how to install the beta updates can be found at the bottom of this post.

Fixes

  • Fix for carriers travelling through jumpgates, their mask made them play tricks on themselves

  • Fixed ship Monsoon not being able to be bought

  • Performance fixes for switching layers in the galaxy map

  • Fix for traffic around jumpgates, when jumping or arriving ships should not avoid eachother

  • Fix for drones and deployable turrets having the same tractor mechanism as spaceships, causing the dronecarrier to wait before picking up loot

  • Fix for ECHO creating missions it cannot do if the activity override does not match the loadout of the ship, it will show a message instead

  • Fixed ECHO detecting and using fighter loadout properly

Cheers,

Bat Roost Games

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Make sure to keep an old save game when switching to the beta, just in case. We always make sure that your save games will keep working, but as long as the beta is ahead of the release, the beta save game won't work on the release version until it catches up.

To take part go to Manage and select Properties for Vanguard Galaxy in Steam:

And select the open-beta under Game Versions & Betas as shown below.

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