It's been exciting to see so many players enjoying the game! In watching some play testers, I've noticed a common feeling that they don't know what to do in the game, or lack direction in what to do next. To address this, I've added a bit of a narrative that's inspired by one of my favorite games, Luck be a Landlord. You now begin the game deeply in debt on a ship loan from RingCo, the megacorporation that runs the galaxy by controlling the rings. In each system, you have a strictly rationed fuel supply and must use it to make an income quota. You can however still take out add-on loans as before, to fund your early game, but you must be very careful, as the interest payments add on to your income quota and can become extremely steep!

I've also increased the number of modules in the game from around 20 to 36, and rebalanced the existing modules. The placement requirements are now a bit more strict in many cases, and more modules take up multiple tiles. You'll have to use more strategy in laying out your ship, and max stat caps are harder to increase now as in most cases you'll need a dedicated module to do so.

I hope you like it! Some of the new modules may have issues, so please report any bugs you encounter in the comments or at our discord!