0.41.0-experimental.1 — Combat flights, site intelligence and developer Studio

At a glance

Version

0.41.0-experimental.1

Published

2026-09-10T02:43:36.902170+00:00

Added

• Eight combat-site profiles with two or three flights. Each flight has a relay leader; killing it early brings reinforcements while surviving escorts remain.
• A seeded 8–24% chance of a command boss after the final escorts in non-rookie sites. The same encounter and casualties are shared by every Persistent pilot.
• Site intelligence opens when combat scanning completes. It shows the site rating, wave and boss budgets, and advice using the current ship, fitted weapons, ammunition and remaining defenses.
• Floppy Space Studio is a separate desktop developer app with source-backed catalogs, blueprint and world formulas, a compiled balance chart, isolated validation, change previews and local rollback. It is delivered separately from the game.

Changed

• Close-range assault, skirmisher and artillery behavior now use distinct engagement distances, bounded turns and separation. Damaged NPCs open their range; multiple pilots attract individual NPC targets.
• Combat sites have stable C-number ratings and two-letter type codes. Original rookie sites occupy the 000 range; stronger native sites use 100, 200 and 250 ranges; further realities start at 300.
• Ordinary encounter strength now reflects site type as well as reality. Advanced native-space encounters were adjusted against legal reference fits. Optional bosses retain their stronger dedicated budgets.
• The source-backed chart compares 64 site/reality combinations against ordinary and mutated legal fittings. Advice is an estimate that assumes movement, escorts first, and no overlapping waves or repairs.

Fixed

• Destroyed ships and pending reinforcements survive revisits and save/load. Completing the currently visible wave no longer completes a site that still has reserves.
• Persistent signature installation preserves the encounter ledger alongside the ships. Two authenticated pilots receive the same casualties and reserve wave.
• Reality Predator flanking no longer teleports the ship sideways. Relay leaders are identified in target information.
• Local navigation retains a scanned combat site’s rating and fitting advice for later review. Native Escape and the warm launcher theme remain intact.