Version 1.0.4.0

Hello Executives,

A big welcome to all the new players enjoying the game, it's been an amazing 2 weeks with thousands of new customers and some excellent feedback on how to improve things.

Today is a small but important patch to fix a few things including exploits and some fiddly issues based on what has been submitted so far.

Changes

• To standardise hacking in the game, doors now have a hacking port just like control terminals, so you fire the hacking beam at that now and not at the door.
  
• Made the game window resizable which is handy for people on ultra wide monitors.
  
• Updated rarity/amount settings of loot so you shouldn't get useless crates any more.
  
• Reduced the effectiveness of Excavators to balance out with the industrial faction with extraction rate increased to 20 seconds and Energen amount reduced to 60.
  

Bug fixes

• Shield values are now better synced over the network.
  
• Fixed floor in Spy office.
  
• Fixed navmesh issues with spy faction generally.
  
• Fixed various doors where their interaction panel was not visible.
  
• Added a ramp for one of the strategic missile asteroid.
  
• Fixed issue where sometimes units wont exit Tritanium refinery.
  
• Fixed a problem where sometimes an Executron would join but not see structures.
  
• Fixed an issue where sometimes the Executron getting into a fighter made by the CEO would prevent them from flying it.
  
• Ai should no longer try and update its turrets every few minutes or when being invaded.
  
• Long ranged weapons like missiles or transgalactic lasers will charge now at the efficiency rating.
  
• Trader no longer gets extra pads assigned to it over multiplayer.
  
• Fixed unable to pilot monolith.
  
• Added a message to say if spaceship is occupied when trying to dock.
  
• Brightened up the docking area under spaceships a little.
  
• Derelict outposts now explode correctly.
  
• Renamed trade routes to cargo routes.
  

Feedback

From the looks of the feedback the current issues that people would like addressing are:

• More control over mining/cargo ships such as setting their home and destination.
  
• Balanced maps for tournament games.
  
• A harder AI especially late games.
  
• The ability to upgrade mining ships rather than buy new ones.
  
• An adjustment to the Science super shield so its less "intense".
  
• Localisation (language support).
  
• More weapons for the fighters so they can take on large ships.
  

Also based on feedback I can also see that even with a tutorial/guide and manual in the game that there is certainly some room for improvement so I will be looking at addressing this as I really want everyone to be having a great time.

Thank you again for all the help and happy Halloween.

Cheers,
Rob