Astrylon 0.1.9

A real first flight

New pilots now start with a guided first flight, alone on the edge of the shipyard, before reaching the station.

• Learn to move and use the boost, then fight pirates that get tougher one after another.
• Hull, shield and repairing while resting are explained mid flight.
• The pirate ringleader drops an Ion Blaster: you fit it yourself from the ship screen.
• Your first two modules, Missile Rain and Torpedo, are tried out on an enemy wave. They count as your starting choice.
• Every new feature is introduced calmly: enemies only arrive once you click "Let's go".
• A first round of mining, then a portal to the station.
• The station part is shorter so you get into the game faster.

Tips and screen introductions

• Every window introduces itself the first time you open it: a short guided tour of its areas, which you can skip.
• Tips show up at the right moment: first guardian, first elite, full hold, sector still closed, coming back after a break, and many more.
• What you have already seen never shows up again, whichever ship of your account you fly.

Elites with guards

• Elites now patrol sectors 4 to 9, surrounded by guards that come back over time.
• Take down the guards, then the elite: when it falls, its whole escort explodes and you also get the guards' loot.
• Elites pay far more than regular pirates and respawn every 5 minutes.
• The galaxy map shows which sectors hold an elite, with its portrait.

Station teleporter

• The teleporter at the center of the station takes you to any sector you already visited and that is open at your level, for free.
• Jump beacons still let you jump from anywhere, without going back to the station.
• The portal from the center of the station to Fleet Command has been removed: you now reach it through Sector 9, key in hand.

Level up

• New level up animation, with a ground wave, a column of light and its own sound.
• Leveling up now announces the sectors that just opened.

Interface

• The game now tells you why an action does not go through: no gear change in combat, building too far or full inventory.
• Hovering a marker on the minimap shows its name.
• Changing sectors is about twice as fast.
• Destroyed enemies break apart before exploding.

Fixes

• A new ship's hull and shield display correctly as soon as it arrives.
• Weapon recoil no longer shakes the whole hull of some ships.
• The password reset email has been polished.