Frozenbyte Games has launched the latest update for Starbase. The main highlights include Company Ships (finally), improvements to the Auction House, and bug fixes to key areas, such as the Easy Build Mode and Ship Designer.
The community has been asking for Company Ships for quite some time now, and the developers finally launched them in the latest update.
For the Auction House, it is now convenient to open blueprints as you just click on a valid blueprint version instead of clicking a separate button to do the same thing. In addition, the bug where the oldest blueprint will be opened instead of the newest one when “Show only newest versions” is selected has been fixed.
In the Easy Build mode, turning screenshot mode on when you’re in the station will now hide the user interface. This should allow you to capture only the most relevant parts of the screen. Furthermore, the station expansion logic has been improved as it will only load the current and nearest assets, and the others will only be shown as “Level of Detail” (LOD) models instead.
As for the Ship Designer, a crash that may occur after joining a group session has been resolved. The paint tool has been improved as well. It will now paint components using tint colors when tinting is enabled.
Update Highlights
NEW FEATURES
- Enabled Company Ships and relevant rank rights for players
- Added Safe Zone visualization effects
ANIMATIONS
- Prone transition animations polished and timings tweaked
- Fixed an issue with turn animations when unarmed and Universal Tool is active
AUCTION HOUSE
- Replaced separate button to open blueprints with direct click on a valid blueprint version
- Added blueprint version id and timestamp to blueprint details header
CRAFTING AND RESEARCH
- Fixed an issue that caused the "Owned item" count to not update properly
- Added following modules to "Basic Block Modules" node:
- Walkway Ramp (Steep)
- Walkway Ramp Extension A (Steep)
- Walkway Ramp Extension B (Steep)
- Walkway Ramp (Gentle)
- Walkway Ramp Extension A (Gentle)
- Walkway Ramp Extension B (Gentle)
EASY BUILD MODE
- Fixed an issue causing modules being briefly in incorrect rotation during placement
- Fixed an issue causing ship's devices in Station Easy Build Mode being disabled when enabling Easy Build Mode
EASY BUILD MODE (STATIONS)
- Fixed some issues with modules when being placed at the expansion borders
- Hid UI when screenshot mode is on
SHIP DESIGNER
- Fixed a crash that could happen after joining a group session in Ship Designer
- Fixed an issue that caused certain ships to load out bounds when loading from a save
Starbase November 1 (EA BUILD 701) Update is now available on PC.
