Star Traders 2 - Phase 3 v1.3.9 Is out!

[fallen]

**** This release REQUIRES that you uninstall or delete the previous install ****
If you don’t uninstall before upgrading, it will crash!

Uninstall the app before reinstalling the new version ****
Win32: Delete all files in “LOCALAPPDATA\StarTraders2\” folder *
Android: Use “Settings > Apps” to completely uninstall old version *
iOS: Completely uninstall old version *
Mac OS X: Delete All files in “~/Library/StarTraders2/”

v1.3.9 – 7/26/2017
– Added Talent respec – available from orbit or landed, costs $2,500
– Promoting a crew member to an offer resets all Talents
– Improved display and function of Contact services – showing current access, next access, limits
– Black Market service now improves with Rep, giving better and better card game chances
– Recruit service now improves with Rep, giving better and better recruits
– Added Recruit As Officer option to Contact recruits
– For new game, added default templates, added default map
– Rebuilt Prepare Captain screen with new difficulty, map and Faction selections
– Big thanks to alpha players who suggested Faction quotes!
– First Captain, Template, Map, Faction are all selected in loading / new game to reduce clicks
– Fixed issues with hostile merchants and Terrifying Extortion
– Female Princes now titled Princess
– Improved display of text input boxes on desktop
– Upgraded loading screen
– First animations in for male swordsman character
– Fixed issues with Garner Favor Talent
– Fixed issue with stacking discounts during component upgrade

[Brutus Aurelius]

I'm already loving the new loading screen, swordsman animation, and the new Map/Faction selection screens

[fallen]

Jul 26, 2017 20:25:12 GMT -5 Brutus Aurelius said:

I'm already loving the new loading screen, swordsman animation, and the new Map/Faction selection screens

Thank you very many! We had a kick #$$ week and got tons of goodies in there!

A huge thanks to everyone who provided great Faction quotes

[Brutus Aurelius]

It would be cool if every Contact said something, maybe a Faction Quote or a bit of flavor text

[fallen]

Jul 26, 2017 20:32:08 GMT -5 Brutus Aurelius said:

It would be cool if every Contact said something, maybe a Faction Quote or a bit of flavor text

Contact barking is in the dev build now -- we are heading that way. They have a lot to talk about, so much lore, so many events in the galaxy going on!

[Brutus Aurelius]

I have one question tho. Was the Prince starting contact removed? My new Captain only has the 2 assigned at template creation.

[fallen]

Yep, removed in 1.3.3 --

v1.3.3 - 7/10/2017
- Second starting Prince contact removed

[Kanly]

Every time I get the new build emails I get a little giddy. Having default builds to get into the game faster is so nice!

[Brutus Aurelius]

Jul 26, 2017 21:21:43 GMT -5 fallen said:

Yep, removed in 1.3.3 --

v1.3.3 - 7/10/2017
- Second starting Prince contact removed

Ah. Missed that one. I've been a bit busy lately.

[fallen]

Jul 26, 2017 21:28:19 GMT -5 Brutus Aurelius said:

Jul 26, 2017 21:21:43 GMT -5 fallen said:

Yep, removed in 1.3.3 --

v1.3.3 - 7/10/2017
- Second starting Prince contact removed

Ah. Missed that one. I've been a bit busy lately.

No worries. That Prince contact has taken his place among the story and been scrubbed from the standard start.

[fallen]

Jul 26, 2017 21:21:47 GMT -5 Kanly said:

Every time I get the new build emails I get a little giddy. Having default builds to get into the game faster is so nice!

Great to hear!

[xdesperado]

The new starting screens are looking very sharp.
Still hoping for a delete map function in game though so I don't wind up with a bunch of unused maps while looking for a good setup to work with my favored factions.

[fallen]

xdesperado - both delete and rename are on our list.

[athios]

Great list of new features there! Great job, Cory and Andrew!

By the way, I was very surprised to see the Princess change. I thought it was ST canon that the Prince term being used for both sexes was just part of the culture/history of the peoples?

[resistor]

Jul 27, 2017 12:46:36 GMT -5 athios said:

Great list of new features there! Great job, Cory and Andrew!

By the way, I was very surprised to see the Princess change. I thought it was ST canon that the Prince term being used for both sexes was just part of the culture/history of the peoples?

I asked Cory about it on last Tuesday's ST2 Dev stream, and he said that "Prince" was used for both genders in STRPG because the game wasn't smart enough to distinguish between males and females.