PULSAR: Lost Colony Beta 9

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Beta 9 Release Notes

Additions
-New component type: Extractor
-New ship screen: Salvage System
-New expanded component view available in the tab menu (just press the spacebar when in the tab menu to activate). This allows you to see and edit all your ship components at once. It is also accessible from the escape menu.
-New Engineer talent to increase success chance for salvage operations
-Handful of new missions
-New sector - Abandoned Station
-New and tweaked sound effects

New Experimental Components
-QDI-RCG: processor that partially recharges shields whenever a program is run
-ThermoCore Reactor: provides more power the hotter the core temperature
-Second Hull: shield generator that has high integrity, very low charge speed and power usage
-Layered Hull: armor scales with current hull integrity. Stronger when hull is lower

New Components
-Beam Shields (25% extra resistance to beam attacks)
-Superior Beam Shields (40% extra resistance to beam attacks)

Changes
-All hull max integrity values have been doubled
-Shields now have a “min integrity” value. Whenever a shield reaches zero integrity it needs to reach this value to reactivate.
-Reactors now have a “heat output” value. This affects how they react to cooling and how quickly they heat up.
-Some ships are no longer capable of reversing the main thrusters. The Intrepid, Stargazer and Carrier have reversible thrusters.
-New piloting visuals for directional thrusters (rotation and translation)
-Space scrap from destroyed ships is now based on the ship’s components
-In-game manual visuals and content have been updated
-CPU / Memory optimizations

Fixes
-Fixed internal issue with startup switches
-Audio tweaks to help reduce crackling in some circumstances
-Fixed issue with Ancient Sentry that caused it to behave incorrectly
-Fixed a few rare bugs when a shield generator was not installed
-Fixed a math bug that occured when damage overflowed from shields to hull in a single attack that resulted in hull damage amount errors
-Fixed issue with ship dialogue during the ship claiming process
-Fixed issue with EngBot spamming the chat
-Fixed positioning errors for some SFX
-Fixed small visual issue in displaying some ship names



About The game.

Team up to operate an advanced starship and explore a randomized galaxy falling into chaos. Each player assumes a role aboard the ship: Captain, Pilot, Scientist, Weapons Specialist and Engineer. Coordination between your crewmembers will be essential in order to survive the perils that await you.

Control the various stations that run your ship. Reroute power between ship systems, scan alien planets for lifeforms, run powerful programs to change the tide of battle, or start up the warp drive to escape a conflict you cannot win. The strategies you use are up to you—or your Captain.

Embark on missions, investigate abandoned stations, and scavenge for components that could aid you in your voyage. Teleport down to the surfaces of alien planets, where you may face extreme environments and dangerous creatures. Trek across the galaxy, and discover what lies on its fringes.