Patch v119 – Minefield Improvements

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Hi everyone,

We’ve just released a new patch on Steam and the improvements to minefields that many of you have been patiently waiting for are finally here! There are also some other interesting balancing changes and bug fixes you might want to check out in the Patch Notes below.

Improvements to Minefields

There are a lot of changes to minefields in this patch. They’re mostly the same changes that were previewed on the forum several weeks ago (see Part 1 here). But the new Awaken the Dark galaxy was launched since then and there are some config changes specifically for that galaxy too.

You can find the full list of changes made to minefields in the Patch Notes below. If you’re not already familiar with minefields, you may instead prefer to skip the list of changes and jump straight to the updated wiki pages to see how each part works.

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Patch v118 – Bug Fixing

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Hi everyone,

We’ve just pushed another patch to Steam.

We usually avoid releasing patches on Fridays. But these changes are relatively minor and the display bug fix (see below) will eliminate a lot of possible confusion for players over the weekend. Plus the devs will be monitoring closely just in case.

As well as fixing the display bug, we’ve dialled down the vengeful wrath of an NPC guard fleet. If it doesn’t catch an enemy fleet fleeing the newbie protected zone quickly, it’ll give up the chase and head home to resume its defensive duties. Instead of devoting the rest of its existence to the enemy fleet’s pursuit, destruction and taunting of the vanquished wreck. [Read more…]

Patch v117 – Stability Improvements

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Hi everyone,

We’ve just pushed a small stability patch to Steam.

It’s mostly minor bug fixes but one of the bugs fixed was causing a lot of frustration for players due to its frequency. A game client error was triggered in multiple scenarios but most commonly when opening chat (see here). Apologies to those of you that were affected by it!

We still need to implement the changes to minefields and another patch will follow shortly. Please let us know if you’re having any issues in the game and we’ll address what we can in the next patch.

If you’re enjoying Outscape please help us out and let others know by rating us on Steam.

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‘Awakening of the Dark’ Galaxy Launched + Patch v116 – Alliances

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Hi everyone,

The new faster ‘Awakening of the Dark’ galaxy is NOW OPEN and ready for you to play!

And the v116 Alliances patch has also been released – a huge event in its own right!

Play in the ‘Awakening of the Dark’ Galaxy NOW!

The new ‘Awakening of the Dark’ galaxy is unlike any galaxy we’ve launched before. And you can join it from the game lobby right now.

You can experience in a couple of days what takes weeks in the other galaxies (e.g. ‘Main’ and ‘Skirmish’).

It’s perfect for those of you that prefer an all-action pace. And if you’re at home with the more casual pace of the other galaxies, it’s somewhere to try out another civ or experiment with a new strategy. We recommend all new players try the ‘Awakening of the Dark’ galaxy before the ‘Main 2’ galaxy.

Hyperspeed

  • 10x faster fleet travel, growth and construction (more details)
  • The regular 1x speed ‘Main 2’ galaxy remains open if you prefer a more casual pace (you can play in both galaxies at the same time if you like)
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Patch v114 – Pirate Gold

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Hi everyone,

We pushed a new patch earlier today. There are a few new features, changes and bug fixes. You can find the full details below.

We weren’t planning to release this patch today. But this morning one of the game servers went down for a few hours and it was better to push the changes we had ready alongside applying a fix to bring the servers back online.

While the servers were experiencing issues earlier the game was launching as normal but no orders were processed e.g. ordering a fleet to move or a building to construct had no effect. Apologies to those of you that were affected by this.

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