SE5 Beta 1.67 Changelog

[Ironmanbc]

22. Fixed - If ground combat is taking place on a planet, the owner of the planet cannot scrap
cargo, jettison cargo, or abandon the planet.

aww does that mean i can't drop a Tectonic Bomb on the invading troops

[Fyron]

Surely you can still use a tectonic bomb!

[narf poit chez BOOM]

Doesn't say anything about tectonic bombs that I can see.

[Ed Kolis]

But INVISIBLE tectonic bombs, now, THOSE are completely off limits

[narf poit chez BOOM]

Invisible tectonic bombs don't exist.

I know this, for I can't see them.

[Ed Kolis]

/me casts Make Invisible on Narf

[narf poit chez BOOM]

Ed Kolis said:
/me casts Make Invisible on Narf

AAAAAHHHH!!!! I DON'T EXIST!!!!

/me runs in circles, screams and shouts.

[Captain Kwok]

The latest from the beta:

Version 1.70:
1. Fixed - Sometimes ships could move through a sector with enemy ships and not start combat.
2. Fixed - Help text describing a construction queue's emergency build rate.
3. Changed - Ships in combat with the same target will spread out around the target a bit more.
4. Changed - "Only Engines", "Only Weapons", and "Only Shield Generators" damage types now penetrate both shields and armor.

[AstralWanderer]

Captain Kwok said:
4. Changed - "Only Engines", "Only Weapons", and "Only Shield Generators" damage types now penetrate both shields and armor.

Don't like the sound of that - it greatly strengthens Ionic and Tachyon weapons (which previously could have been blocked by armour) and effectively means they can't be defended against (aside from staying out of range).

If anything, component targeting weapons should be able to bypass armour (which has to have openings for weapons and engines) rather than shields.

[Captain Kwok]

It was quickly suggested that perhaps most of these weapons be blocked by shields, while bypassing armor.

It's controlled by the data files though, so it's nothing that can be corrected easily if the patch doesn't do it right away.