VoidExpanse v1.4 is here!

Our first and largest after-release content update is finally ready and live! What's new this time? Let's take a look at some major features! Hacking - long awaited hacking mechanics has been implemented. Now you can find abandoned terminals in space and hack them to receive some interesting loot. New skills & skill categories - we decided to reorganize all skill trees and add new skill category called "industry". In addition to that we also implemented half a dozen new skills. Some of them are related to newly added hacking or to increase experience from trading if that's the route you would like to choose. System patrols - now your attacks on civilian ships won't be ignored and system patrols will be immediately dispatched if you decide that "you are a pirate!" :) More life in space - more traveling traiders and civilian ships in general, system patrols, etc. Simply put the space is a bit less empty now! Especially in faction systems. New ships, weapons & items - a whole load of new content has been added. That includes several new ships, as well as faction unique ships that you can get by joining a particular faction! New interactive objects in space such as refuel and repair mini-stations to make long trips easier. ...and a host of other new content and features! Make sure to let us know what you think about the update!

Patch notes for VoidExpanse v1.4.0 - v1.4.3

New features:

• New hacking system and special terminals that can be hacked for loot

• New trading mechanics for stock and price generation to make it more balanced and realistic

• Experience for trading

• New skills: more experience for trading, several hack-related skills, electronics skill

• New skill section - industry

• New ships (a whole lot of them!)

• New character type - Electronics specialist.

• Console command for MP: delete_player %player_name%

• Interactive space objects - refuel and repair stations, terminals

• Whole load of new weapons, especially fast firing ballistic cannons

• Added unique faction ships for each faction, you will receive one of them when you join a particular faction

• New devices, such as healing beam, new EMP, etc.

• New face parts, such as hairstyles for both sexes

• New items

• New types of the pirates (based on the new hulls and weapons)

• AddedModdingadded API for opening container exchange for the player & other item related API, API for hacking + new triggers, etc.

• Patrol system - now if you attack civilian or faction ships in the faction protected systems it will be punished by the faction forces

Changes:

• NPCs will now use new merchant and cargo ships (that is, there will be more different NPCs now)

• More gear on the starting station

• Relics and alien guts give different amount of science points

• Asteroids content generation is now semi-random

• Expanded Joe's quest with new content

• Expanded tutorials

• Updated drop lists for killed pirates, pirate dens, "treasure chests", etc.

• Rebalanced many skills

• Better multiplayer menu + featured servers are now displayed as such

• Some devices and boosters now use the new electronics skill

• EMP device now requires energy to operate

• Rebalance several weapons

• Adjusted volume for certain sounds and fixed clipping

• NoesisGUI updated to v1.2.3

• Improved savegame backup system

• Improved particles effects

• Super-duper-long trails (could be disabled in options)