AstraX 0.7 Alpha 3 Changelog

We are diving head-on to the full AstraX 0.7 release, but there is still a lot to do until I can call it finished. In the meantime, it's time to enjoy a new alpha!

Version 0.7 Alpha 3 mostly consists of improvements, fixes and a new minor feature: customizable user avatars. Currently they are cosmetic only, but will be used for crew members in the future.

Here is a sample of a few avatar variations you can do:

Thank you everyone who reported bugs & send me their feedback. You help me make AstraX become the best space game it can be 🙏

Read on for a full changelog!

Changelog

Notes:

• Your spacecraft files from earlier versions (0.5 & 0.6) are still compatible with this version!
• Changes to the world data were made, so any saved games from 0.7 alpha 2 are not compatible with this version. Currently looking for a good solution for better compatibility.

0.7 Alpha 3

• Fixed a crash when changing nebula distribution in world generation panel
• Fixed ambient sound not stopping on leaving a game 
• Fixed weird behavior with saving/loading Galaxy Regions, causing different galaxy region names to be displayed on loading a game 
• Fixed crash to desktop when docking multiple times  
• Fixed thruster sounds play loudly on starting a game 
• Fixed hint in UserProfilePicker 
• Fixed player focus not being restored on resume in in-game main menu 
• Fixed planet texture shuffle mechanism not working 
• Fixed game not being saved on clicking quit to desktop 
• Fixed game not being saved when clicking the X of the application 
• Fixed saved games not showing up on startup or when changing users (Thanks Hedge Knight!)
• Fixed paused game state 
• Fixed slider rattling while dragging (Thanks Hedge Knight!)
• Fixed orientation buttons in spacecraft editor 
• Fixed planet shadow not rotating 
• Fixed target list causing a crash to desktop when attempting to click it 
• Fixed wrong player position occasionally being saved on saving a game 
• in-game main menu now supports icons 
• Added a header to new game > spacecraft panel 
• Added keeping the last user saved between app launches (Thanks Chappu!) 
• Added HUD buttons for undocking and resetting camera focus 
• Removed In-Game > Station > Control Tab altogether 
• Added pre-filled fields in new game dialog, as per player request (Thanks Chappu!) 
• Added better traits to discover for toxic planet types 
• Added customizable user avatars 
• Added better planet textures without fragments