Posted April 08, 2022 by Longplay Games
ALPHA 0 Patch 4:
More UI and gamepad updates, graphical updates.
* Changed default gamepad controls slightly, left special now changes view in flight, left face is now jump.
* Everyone seems happy with the size/performance of the "Standard Edition" so far, but please let me know if you have feedback.
* New UI element for the game added when you approach interactive objects, so far only turned on for planets/stations. Not hooked up to do anything yet, and simply times out after about 30s. This is mostly just to get feedback on the general look/concept. This will eventually replace the ship and job browser 'automatic popup' behavior with an intentional launch.
* Planet textures updated, and at an overall improvement in performance and reduction in packaged build size.
* The keymapper is still fussy, and has been disabled for the moment. It will return!
* UIs now automatically update buttons to reflect keyboard/gamepad usage as well as mapping.
* Jobs now have details available. Press "i" on the keyboard or the top face button (Y on xbox) to access.
* UI/HUD system is undergoing a massive change, most of which won't really be obvious for a little bit.
* As always feedback on the forum is appreciated, you can go here: https://forum.longplay.games/t/alpha-0-feedback-thread/224 or you can join the chat server and tell us directly! https://matrix.to/#/#longplay_games:matrix.org