What is new in Beta?

[Ty svab]

What all stuff you noticed?

[RCMidas]

...everything's that already listed in the announcement and subsequent patch notes? Unless you're talking bugs and glitches that need to be reported, in which case we already have a feedback system for that and a pre-existing "all beta comments here" thread to boot.

[Ty svab]

Originally posted by RCMidas:

...everything's that already listed in the announcement and subsequent patch notes? Unless you're talking bugs and glitches that need to be reported, in which case we already have a feedback system for that and a pre-existing "all beta comments here" thread to boot.

do u know when they will officially release new patch for basic game

[RCMidas]

They want it to be around May, alongside their next big expansion DLC, but that may be delayed if issues appear during the beta, or if something else unforeseen happens.

[Ryika]

On top of what's listed in the patch notes, have a look at the Eternal Vigilance Ascension Perk. It's got a pretty cool new effect.

[No.]

Originally posted by Ryika:

On top of what's listed in the patch notes, have a look at the Eternal Vigilance Ascension Perk. It's got a pretty cool new effect.

Excellent observation. I had noticed that as well and I'm actually very eager to try it.

[No.]

Originally posted by No.:

Originally posted by Ryika:

On top of what's listed in the patch notes, have a look at the Eternal Vigilance Ascension Perk. It's got a pretty cool new effect.

Excellent observation. I had noticed that as well and I'm actually very eager to try it.

Welp. I just dumpstered my playthrough with this. Was playing on a large galaxy, voidworms spawned and so I took this perk and put it on full spending. Unintelligently, I did not save before this happened.
The voidworms took out several systems and I built a big fleet and I was running in the red in energy. As I fought the voidworms, my energy was at like -1k/month and I assumed it was because they took out some crucial part of my economic infrastructure added on top of the expensive fleets I was fielding. Ended up defeating the voidworms right as I ran out of energy and so I disbanded my fleet expecting the energy expenses to go down. They did, a little but not much.
Turns out it was all those defense platforms. It put them even on outposts. I had about 91 systems and I just... had no interest in going back through and scuttling all those platforms, there were like 15 on each. I was losing 2k a month at the end.

That policy is... dangerous.

Edit: on the bright side, my game was running smooth as butter even at late game on such a large galaxy. I'll try running on max galaxy size next game. But I probably will opt against using that policy...

[Ryika]

Heh, that's interesting. I think it's probably not intentional, or if it is, perhaps there should be an in-between step to only build Platforms on all upgraded Starbases regardless of type.

[Peter34]

Originally posted by Ryika:

Heh, that's interesting. I think it's probably not intentional, or if it is, perhaps there should be an in-between step to only build Platforms on all upgraded Starbases regardless of type.

I thought there was an in-between step?

[Ryika]

Originally posted by Peter34:

Originally posted by Ryika:

Heh, that's interesting. I think it's probably not intentional, or if it is, perhaps there should be an in-between step to only build Platforms on all upgraded Starbases regardless of type.

I thought there was an in-between step?

The in-between step is Bastions-only, I would like one to be added that's all upgraded starbases regardless of type.