[b]v1.80.0 Patch Notes[/b] August 15th, 2024 Officer roles, Twitch Drops, Robot outfits and more! [b]New Features:[/b] [list] [*]Officer Roles[list] [*]Captains can assign crew into four new officer roles to help run the ship[list] [*]First Mate: Granted full access to the helm. Help out or run the ship alone if the captain is AFK [*]Chief Engineer: Can purchase Tech upgrades [*]Supply Runner: Granted one extra gem slot [*]Intern: Granted 5% bonus XP[/list] [*]One crew member at a time can occupy each role (e.g. only one First Mate) [*]But, the same crew member can hold multiple roles (e.g. you can assign someone to be both Chief Engineer and Supply Runner) [*]Roles can be assigned and revoked at any time while aboard the ship; only the captain can manage roles [*]Crew will receive notifications in game when their roles change[list] [*]Note: the First Mate role will only be available on desktop for now. Adapting the Helm interface to mobile devices is a major project that we couldn't tackle for this update.[/list][/list] [*]Twitch Drops Support![list] [*]Watch any Twitch streamer in the Slipstream category to earn free rewards as follows:[list] [*]20 minutes: 5 Data Keys [*]1 hour: 5 Data Keys [*]2 hours: 5 Data Keys [*]3 hours: 2 Respec Tokens [*]4 hours: 2 Respec Tokens [*]5 hours: “Sir Purrsalot” exclusive Cat outfit[/list] [*]Once rewards are claimed in Twitch, they will automatically be awarded in Slipstream [*]The first campaign will run for two weeks. More campaigns planned for the future.[/list][/list] [b]Enhancements:[/b] [list] [*]Ship Preview - when selecting a captain in the Space Dock, you will now see a preview of the ship that includes:[list] [*]Link to the Captain’s Twitch stream (if available) [*]Ship type (e.g. Firecrest, Hedgehog, or Sparrow) [*]Current run, and whether it’s a Bonus (e.g. “Charon Bonus”) [*]Time of current run (e.g. “20m 13s”) [*]Crew count and distribution of classes (e.g. 3 Bears, 2 Cats, 1 Turtle)[/list] [*]Tech Upgrade Highlights - in the Engineering Hub, Techs available to upgrade are now clearly highlighted so you know what you can afford at a glance. [*]Seat Priority - crew in the 3rd seat on a station are now automatically moved to the 2nd seat if it is vacated. This updated logic prevents a player in the 3rd seat being “cut in line” to operate a station. [*]In the Proteus Challenge run, maxed Techs now provide a much larger bonus to score (boosted from 20 -> 100 points per max Tech) [*]Removed captain restrictions: all desktop players can now be captains after completing the tutorial[list] [*]We removed the “reach level 3” requirement to allow more players to experience the game when captains are not available[/list] [*]Dates in the Proteus leaderboard now display in localized format for clarity[/list] [b]Content:[/b] [list] [*]Drops exclusive outfit: Sir Purrsalot, a cat in knight’s helm. Earned with 5 hours watch time. [*]Bot Crew activate! Six new premium outfits available in the Slip Shop, with each crew class in shiny robotic form.[/list] [b]Bug Fixes:[/b] [list] [*]Player names with unsupported characters should now display an alternate or default name; there should be no more empty entries for players in the crew list [*]Fixed typo in the Proteus scorecard (“Dificulty”) [*]Various error fixes and optimizations[/list] See you aboard!