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Version 0.1.2 released! Gameplay tweaks!

Starstruck Vagabond
A downloadable game for Windows

Version 0.1.2 is now available for download! Quite a few big gameplay adjustments in this one, as well as squashing a few more major bugs. So, please switch to this version to continue testing. Again, save games from previous versions may not work. Mine certainly didn't. Not entirely sure why.

The most significant gameplay addition is the crate stamper. I was concerned that there wasn't enough for the player to do except sleep while waiting to get to the next crate delivery destination, so now, after you've completed a few deliveries, the freight company will "promote" you with more responsibility. You are provided with a stamping device and need to stamp all the crates before they can be delivered. It's just another layer of busywork to add to your planning.

Speaking of planning, another significant addition is that you can access the galaxy map from the PDA, and the map will also appear whenever you are offered a delivery mission. This is to help players plan their journeys better. Also, new icons now appear on the galaxy and system maps indicating more missions, as well as the locations of upgrade units, if you've been told where to find any.

Lastly, besides a smattering of little tweaks and alterations to sounds and timings for the sake of better catharsis, fixing your air cyclers is now a wrench job rather than a cleansing job. If for no better reason than because I was worried there were too many regular cleansing jobs.

Thank you everyone for your testing efforts so far, it's all been helpful, even if I haven't been responding to reports directly. Here's the complete list of changes for v0.1.2:

0.1.2

Bug fixes:

- Fixed lockup when trying to drop items in corners next to doors
- Fixed quest items reappearing after being recovered from planets (for real this time)
- Fixed rare mapsectorjobs crash (hopefully)
- Fixed upgrade units not appearing on derelicts
- Fixed rotation sound still looping outside of system map

Gameplay changes:

- Added crate stamping mechanic
- You now log onto your cockpit computer by pressing USE once rather than holding it down
- Air cycler fixing is now a wrench job, not a cleanser job (just because I felt there were too many cleaning jobs)
- Changed sounds and timings for wrench and ionic cleanser to be a little more cathartic
- Some loot now appears automatically on derelicts and planets without the need to break rocks / junk piles
- Adjusted random encounter rate
- Increased Oniris planet surveying reward to 2000 credits
- Increased breakdown quest reward to 800 credits
- Increased bonus credits acquired from dispersing space junk
- Stamina regenerates a lot faster while sleeping
- Added galaxy map to job dialogs and PDA (for better journey planning)
- Added additional mission and upgrade unit icons to maps
- Added skip function to long dialog sequences
- Changed door sound effect
- Added a bit to the end of the tutorial to let you know it's the end of the tutorial

Files

  • Starstruck Vagabond alpha demo 0.1.2 6.2 MB
    Dec 21, 2020
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