Lightspeed Frontier Closed Alpha

So after @pspeed graciously solved my camera roll problem I managed to finish the new chase camera controls and that means a new update is coming around soon. Soon as in in a few hours from now.

Thanks to everyone that’s been busy testing and providing bug reports, keep 'em coming.

Alpha V0.04 Changelog:

###Additions:

  • Display that shows the name and distance of passing ships from you in meters and feet.
  • New additional warp effect.
  • New npc ship death explosion sound and visual effects.
  • Asteroids are now destructible although they don’t drop any ore yet.
  • Arrows that point towards objects of interest/hostiles if the said object is nearby and not on screen.
    ###Changes:
  • Mostly re-done the chase camera mode, should be a lot easier to make fine adjustments to your heading, fly straight and aim.
  • Info display now opens on click instead of mouse hover.
    ###Fixes:
  • Space stations now spin around their center of mass.
  • Loading a ship without anything selected no longer changes your ship into a command pod.
  • Going to warp with engines turned on doesn’t waste 2x power anymore.
  • Small fixes.

News is on the devlog too.