Update #332 hits across the game's systems with new crew armor, new ship components, new dangerous enemy captains in powerful ships, and even more excitement around the Black Market.
 
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Powerful new salvage crew armor has dropped with Update #332, boasting a straight +4 Initiative buff. This level 8 armor is rare and hard to find but it wastes no time, go straight for speed over protection.


The gleam of Duranium coating never looked better, with 2 new Coatings now available. At Duranium Coating II and III, are capable of reducing ship damage during orbital operations - Patrol, Salvage, Spy and Blockade - by up to 40%, Now adding extra points of Armor and Shielding each, as well as 5% or 7% Void or Radiation Res, these are now some of the most all-arounder defensive components you can purchase. They do not come cheap and demand a medium slot but are powerful additions to your ship's protection as well as orbital activities.

Along with their price, all components that are made out of rare and excotic metals, such as - Duranium, Ferrochronmium, Iridlaentine - all now demand higher Starport ratings (6, 7 or 8) to match the types of worlds where such things can be processed.


High level enemy who are flying for a faction military may now appear in the Acheron Battlecarrier, kitted with craft and all of its bristling weaponry and defenses. Beware, a new powerful super-carrier is on the lose in the void to give your high level captains a run for their spice.

As one of the flagships of the Thulun navy, we've upgraded the starting components of the Leo Battlecruiser to use even more Thulun specific components. As the component list continues to expand, there are more and more components specifically from their faction to round out an entire ship. The Leo Battlecruiser, the pride of the Thulun naval shipyards.


Black Markets have gained a number of useful boosts in Update #332.

• Charisma now has an even bigger effect on access cards in the Black Market, increasing the impact of the Attribute by 50% and is particularly effective at reducing the chance of the worst cards in the Market
  
• We're continuing to further connect Black Market to Rumors so have again boosted and improved its card set during UCF Riots, Pirates, Ion Storms and Spice Festivals Rumors. Such Rumors can basically guarantee that there are excellent Access cards in every hand.
  
• Finally, if a Contact is granted additional Influence due to a Black Market card, there is now a special simulation rule that may allow them to take an immediate Contact action. This can help further empower the Contacts through which you are reaching the Black Market as they may assassinate an enemy, purchase a powerful Rumor, spread that Influence out to their allies or more

Cyber Knights: Flashpoint, our stealth & squad tactics heist RPG, launched into Steam Early Access and how is marching to Update #30 as it battles through its ambitious public roadmap. We've just completed the three major roadmap milestone with the Hacker's Nest, Proc-Gen Missions for endless play, and Custom Difficulty (and the ability to change difficulty during play). If you're looking for a story rich, squad-based RPG, take a minute to follow, wishlist or try Cyber Knights!

All support for Cyber Knights ultimately results in a brighter future for Star Traders, so hope you’ll check it out and spread the word!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1021210/Cyber_Knights_Flashpoint/

- New Crew Armor: Chaos Weave (Level 8, +4 Init)
- New Ship Components: Duranium Coating II, Duranium Coating III
- Faction Military Officer Captains can now appear in the Acheron Battlecarrier
- Updated Leo Battlecruiser to use even more Thulun-specific components
- Black Market Access is substantially easier during UCF Riots, Pirates, Ion Storms and Spice Festivals
- Increased the effect of Captain Charisma on Black Market cards by 50%
- Allow Contacts to take immediate action (buy Rumors, assassinate enemies) on some Black Market Influence gains
- Fixed Duranium, Ferrochronmium, Iridlaentine to all require high Starport Rating
- Fixed reports typos and crashes, fixed 2 performance issues for Intel GPU

I will run a free beta test of my game in January! The beta will take place from January 5 to January 8, 2024, and will be hosted on the Steam platform. The purpose of the beta is to test the codebase before the official public demo is released.

Save your spot for the upcoming beta by joining at the link below:

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Happy anniversary, Shangri-La! Can you believe it’s been 2 whole years since this calming (yet competitive) course first appeared on our headsets? So, to celebrate, we’ve partnered with the dance action-heavyweight Synth Riders, to release an exclusive Shangri-La remix - Shangri-La La La!


Dance away to Coconut composer Chris Reyman’s reimagined track from our 1st soundtrack volume, inspired by the mesmerizing synthwave aesthetics of Synth Riders. Melon4dinner, a member of the Synth Riders team, carefully crafted a beat map that not only makes players dance but also indulges them with in-game walls shaped like golf-themed objects. But the fun doesn't end there - be sure to follow it up with their other audibly immersive experiences!



But hurry, this track is only available till December 31 on Meta Quest, PlayStation VR 2, SteamVR, and Pico, so be sure to grab your hands on the Synth Riders base game below!



To celebrate, we are also hosting SYNTHABOUT SWEEPSTAKES. Your opportunity to win a Meta Quest 3 headset, Synth Riders music packs, and Walkabout DLC keys too! Enter here, before Dec 27.



So be sure to celebrate this track and all things Shangri-La with us on X, Instagram, and Facebook, and join our thousands-strong community on Discord.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/885000/Synth_Riders/

Hello Your Honor,

We continue to improve the game based on the feedback we receive from you. First, we would like to mention a few important changes that we consider significant. You can find all the other details included in this update below.

• Renewed pre-trial hearing system!
  
  The pre-trial hearing taking place in the office scene wasn't very realistic. We are now putting an end to this issue and relocating it to the courtroom as it should be. With the new system, you will be able to attend the courtroom scene, listen to the attorneys, and make decisions on their objections. With this update, we have also added new pre-trial hearing content to many cases featured in both seasons.
  
  
  
  We are also aware that the old interface was not very user-friendly. We've received many suggestions from you on this matter. Now, we believe that the new interface is more understandable and effective. Additionally, with this update, in some cases, attorneys will convey some of their opinions related to the case directly to you. Whether this will affect you or not is entirely up to you.
  
  
  
  
• Is that all?
  You can see other details included in this update in the list below.

- Spelling mistakes in cases featured in Season 1 and Season 2 have been corrected.
- Performance improvements have been implemented. (We will focus more on this in future updates.)
- Enhancements have been made to relationship values and financial balance.
- A spelling mistake in the story section has been rectified.

Note: This update can work with your old save file. However, for a better gaming experience, we recommend starting a new game.

In addition to all of these, we have made a few minor bug fixes. If your issue persists or if you encounter a new error, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Your feedback is very important to us. It allows us to take the game to the next level.

You can join our official Discord server for announcements, updates, and special events.

For now, that's all from us, but we will definitely be in touch again soon!

Steel Games

We regularly update our timelines with some of the more "explicitly" NSFW content over at our Discord and Twitter.

Find us at:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CursedAtelier

Public Discord: https://discord.com/invite/tG7DKBa

Hey there, fellow spacers!

Another December week flown by in the trenches of game development. With coffee in hand, keyboard constantly click-clacking, and inspiration overflowing the team remains busy plugging away at new challenges at hand- and it's all made possible thanks to your incredible support!

Without adieu, to this week's highlights:

The artist kicked things off by starting with the redesign of the cryptic machines of Tripteen. These automatons patrol the deep dungeon halls with an ant worker like purpose- or at least that is how they were patterned to be originally. Now however, their actions seem senseless at best.


Maybe because their circuits got fried over time? Or they simply are no longer receiving control directions? Still, they remain an unpredictably dangerous force to reckon with.

Over 8 designs made in this new concept art for Tripteen's Revamp. These bots cover a wide range of shapes and sizes and will offer up a buffet of metallic enemies for Caly to contend with. The best thing is since they're bots, we might see their designs pop up later. Though, it still remains to be seen if all designs will make the final cut or not. Jens says Henosis is prime for more robots.

Additionally, the dungeon's new structure is being reformed as well. We played with different ideas, new and old and though the core structure of the facility will always have a place in our memories, we hope this new dungeon will show off the evolution of the game's development.

With new map designs, also come new planned features- some of which we're testing out extensively to gauge their impact in the long run. And while the overall story may be close to the original, new puzzles and findable will give the Tripteen Dungeon the same freshness the Introduction received.

Finally, our code-workers report that they have begun preemptive work on accommodating the changes that will come with the rework. This includes rearranging current visual assets while revamping other concepts to bring it more in line with the recent quality releases. It's about time we replaced our three year old map-work with a more pristinely modern parallax creation.

Part of this effort also includes re-balancing the enemy skill-sets. With the bots becoming diversely unique, their capabilities are now under re-evaluation as well- something we predict will noticeably change the way players will approach these fights, in comparison to the original.

And that is our entire showcasing for this one. Concept planning has always been slow, but we're hopeful we'll have a clear vision of everything we intend to achieve before the holiday season really kicks in.

But, that's for later. For now, thanks for reading and your time. We'll see you in the next one o/

Kind Regards,

Cursed-Atelier Team

Bug fixes

- Controller Support added
- Now Auto Detects Controller
- Change UI depending on controller used

Hi PickCrafters!

In today's hotfix we're addressing several issues related to the Winter Event.

• Fixed an issue where Seasonal items wouldn't appear in the SnoMon block select screen
  
• Fixed an issue where Legendary SnoMon wouldn't drop any Winter Toy
  
• Fixed an issue where Day 25 Daily Reward wouldn't grant the reward
  
• Fixed an error that could occur when building a SnoMon

We are actively monitoring player feedback and bug reports!

Make sure to report any issues you may find and certainly share your feedback about the update on our Discord or here on the Steam Forums

Discord: https://discord.gg/pickcrafter

Stay awesome and happy picking!
- Team Fiveamp

* Preformance fixes
* Fix Boss hitbox
* Rebalance particles count
+ Split coins into green and yellow coins
+ Add click to scroll to shops & settings
+ Add carpets back to doors
* Rewrite Saves

Hi All!

Few bugs were fixed in this version:

• Fixed bug where overflow export was done even if crew supply IN & OUT was checked off (thanks 2 0 3 for finding it)
  
• Trade Panel is now able to display a lot of different items (thanks tjtravel for finding it)
  
• Handle opening Asteroid Drone panel when drone didn't had target to mine
  
• Added destroyed Food Dispenser to starting ship