Update!
This one is a long time coming.
First, these two:
The Draco and the Wyvern.
The Terran ruling class refuses to drive dirty cave-ships, and the snakes were making them space-sick. Here are some hi-tech skirmishing options that add a bit of carrier power.
Speaking of carriers:
The Ammonite is (so far) the Kingdom's only dedicated carrier. It's also a logistics platform, like the Trilobite. Officers and crew aboard this ship are generally not well respected by their peers, who look with disdain upon both carriers and logistics.
Also, new fighters to load up those bays:
And a bunch of new weapons:
Also:
- A new hullmod
- A new high value bounty
- A bunch of little stuff. See the full changelog here:
Spoiler
- New ships: Draco-class destroyer, Wyvern-class cruiser, Ammonite-class carrier freighter.
- New fighters: Shaman & Chieftain rocket bombers, Anchor really heavy fighter.
- New weapons: Pyre rocket launcher/pod, lava belcher/spewer, heckbore cannon.
- New hull mod: Overdriven Fighters.
- New high value bounty.
- Queen: Overhaul of hive bomb. Now reloads ammo over time, producing larger clouds of Wasps if left to charge longer. Damage lowered to compensate.
- Blast Dampeners hullmod now affects modules.
- "Bee-making" weapons will no longer cause chatter with Combat Chatter.
- Many melee ships are now made at least Aggressive by default. This doesn't override the personality of an onboard officer.
- Snake ships: Fixed a bug that caused AI to get stuck in a loop when facing to the right, plus other minor tweaks. Movement should be a little smoother now.
- Bully, big bully, CHAD: New sprites.
- Minor aesthetic, balance, and AI tweaks all over.
- Noteworthy balance changes:
-- Rhino/Mammoth drill: 6000 DPS -> 4800
-- Basilisk, Urchin: Middle tail sections made beefier.
-- Bully beam: 500 range -> 400
-- Big bully beam: 600 range -> 800
-- Snake ship rear-facing turret arcs: 240 -> 300
- Campaign-level changes:
-- Planet Neoterra has been added to normal trade routes.
-- The faction has been made more aggressive, generally less agreeable towards other factions, and likely to start wars.
-- Caveman portraits made available for players.
-- Vayra's Sector integration - KoT now stages raids and builds bases.
Pretty sure this one doesn't break saves.
Download Here (v0.10)