Star Conflict OBT v.0.9.17 update 1
Weapons
Beam Cannon
Statistics show that this weapon is not effective enough, so we decided to make it more powerful.
Weapon damage increased by 15%
Gravi-Beamer
Ongoing tuning of new weapons.
Weapon damage increased by 15%
Plasma Gun
This weapon is not too handy for eliminating other interceptors. To fix this problem, we have increased the weapon’s projectile speed.
Projectile speed increased by 25%
Singularity Cannon
According to many pilots, this weapon is not very comfortable to use due to its fast overheating.
Heating speed reduced by 13%
Ships
Beginner-level ships don’t have many module slots and modules themselves. Frigates take a particularly heavy hit because of this, so we decided to give certain boosts to starting ships.
Zealot
Hull strength increased by +12%
Shield strength increased +12%
Raptor
Weapon damage increased by 10%
Economics
Trophies
You may now recieve Mk. 2 modifiers in battle when you are flying ships of the last rank in tier.
Trophies cost significally increased.
Contracts
Changed contract cooldown period for all factions
For rank 7 contracts — reduced by 1 hour
Rank 8 contracts now have no cooldown period at all
Income
Tweaked battle rewards
Effectiveness reward for killing enemies now consists of the following:
fixed part: for the destruction itself
bonus part: for dealing damage
Increased battle synergy rewards
by 5% for rank 9 ships
by 20% for rank 10-12 ships
by 10% for rank 13 ships
by 5% for rank 14 ships
General
Tooltips
Added new tooltips notifying pilots of their account balance.
Tooltips appear when you mouse over any item’s cost
The tooltip shows how much of the required currency you have
Added tooltips for buttons [Top up] and [Exchange]
These buttons explain the purposes of credits and Galactic Standards
Added tooltips for DLC ships
When you mouse over the [DLC] button, you see the name of the pack that has the chosen ship
Sector Conquest
Only ships of ranks 11 and higher are now allowed into Sector Conquest
Sound
Improved static warpgate sound
Bug fixes
Improved item display in warehouse and store
Text improvements
Fixed minor Equipment tab bugs
Fixed minor mini-map bugs
Fixed bugs in guided torpedo interface
Fixed bugs in ship tree display
Fixed bugs in sticker display
Fixed bugs in displaying FPS, ping and other debug parameters
Fixed notification bugs
Fixed text bugs
Fixed several battleground bugs
Minor HUD tweaks
Clarified ‘All-rounder’ assignment descriptions
[Update discussion](< base_url >/index.php?/topic/22503-star-conflict-obt-v0917-update-1-discussion/)
Star Conflict OBT v.0.9.17
Rewards
Effectiveness and synergy
We think that pilots supporting their allies should not receive lesser rewards for attacking enemies. A flat increase of rewards for dealing damage is wrong since you also get additional rewards for destroying enemy ships (for contracts, rating change, etc.)
Now :
If a pilot assisted the destruction of an enemy ship both by dealing damage and with the help of various modules, he will receive a reward for the kind of help that gives more effectiveness
If a pilot destroyed an enemy ship, he only receives the reward for destroying that particular ship
Battlegrounds
Added a new map ‘Iridium Strand’
This battleground is based on a concept, [that won](< base_url >/index.php?/topic/20261-competition-tournament-maps-reward/) a [competition among pilots](< base_url >/index.php?/topic/19951-competition-for-the-best-concept-tournament-maps/)
Author: Kyril
Author’s battleground name: ‘Secret coal mines’
General
Improved minimap
Improved appearance
Extended battleground coverage
Your ship’s marker is always present on the tactical map
Upgrading weapons and modules
You can now improve and module a weapon of any level with Gold Standards
You can now buy any module with Gold Standards
Added new HUD elements
FPS display
Enabled in options
Disabled by default
Added network latency display
Enabled in options
Disabled by default
Added Voice Chat
All pilots on the same team can now use voice to communicate in battle
Voice chat is not available in Hangar
VC settings can be found in the ‘Chat’ section of the options menu
Voice Chat is disabled by default
‘Pilots comms volume’ renamed into ‘NPC voice volume’
Game modes
‘Battle (PvP)’ renamed into ‘Skirmish (PvP’
Daily rewards
You can now click anywhere on the screen to close the window
Bug fixes
Improved stationary warp gate models on some battlegrounds
Improved ship display on tactical map
Improved effectiveness display in HUD
Improved a number of tooltips
Improved weapon sounds
Improved several battlegrounds
Fixed a bug with possible ‘ships destroyed’ counter overflow
Fixed a bug with effectiveness gain notifications in battle
Fixed a bug that let you accidentally install a ship into a combat slot
Fixed a bug with music not playing in the game
Fixed a bug with static warp gates not working on some battlegrounds
Fixed a bug with pressing buttons under tooltips or menu windows
Fixed a bug with new weapon not working in several contracts
Fixed the ‘Devil’ sticker texture
Fixed a possible overlap of white and purple loot points in PvE missions
Fixed minor errors in achievement descriptions
Fixed bugs in Vice-president position logic
Fixed effectiveness rewards for some roles in PvE
Fixed mistakes in texts
[Update discussion](< base_url >/index.php?/topic/22449-star-conflict-obt-v0917-discussion/)