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News & Patch Notes
Server update 57.1 - the incursion fleets hit back
The Tide's incursion fleets are far stronger: the first one fell to a single fleet in a single battle, and no single fleet is meant to win. A server update: nothing to download, Alpha build 57 keeps working.
Alpha build 57 - mining, daily orders and Tide incursions
Fleet mining, daily orders with a login reward, and Tide incursions. Send a fleet to mine an asteroid field and bring the cargo home, claim three orders a day, and share a pot for breaking a Tide flagship fleet. A required update.
Server update 56.1 - winning pays more
Beating another commander now pays XP, and destroying a Tide fleet now pays resources. A server update: nothing to download, Alpha build 56 keeps working.
Alpha build 56 - fleet battles between commanders
Fleet battles between commanders are on. Attack another player's fleet and defend your own: the winner takes Infamy, resources and sometimes a module off the wrecks. A required update.
Alpha build 55 - zoom the battle, and shields that let a tenth through
Shields now stop at most 90% of a hit, so a tenth always reaches armor and hull. The mouse wheel zooms a battle again, the view pulls back twice as far, and anyone watching can see a ship's firing arcs. Not a required update.
Alpha build 54 - drag the view of a battle
Hold the left mouse button on the battlefield and drag to move the view, whether you command a fleet in the battle or only watch. Not a required update: restart Steam to get it.
Alpha build 53 - command your fleet in battle
Take the helm in a battle: pick your ships, send them where you want, choose their targets, and hand them back to the auto pilot. A new battle screen, and battles have sound. Required update: restart Steam to get it. Nothing was wiped.
Alpha build 52 - a countdown before every battle, and a WATCH prompt
Battles now start ten seconds after the fleets meet, with a countdown and a WATCH prompt for your own fleets. Three fixes from your notes on watching battles. Required update: restart Steam to get it. Nothing was wiped.
Alpha build 51 - no more freeze at login, and a lighter server
The freeze at every login is gone, and the server does far less work when you fit a module or order a fleet. Required update: restart Steam to get it. Nothing was wiped.