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SMB Closed Beta: Founders update #2

Published on Thursday, November 2, 2017 By shaw In Founders Starbase

Hello folks,

We have a pretty massive update for SMB for you.  Please read below for all of the details.

Updates

  • Enabled Ranked and Unranked Multiplayer.  Note: Ranked Multiplayer does not allow for custom ships
  • Added support for remapping input keys
  • Removed the hated leash mechanic.  Instead, players battle it out in a fixed sized arena.  If the battle goes too long the arena will gradually shrink.  
  • Added flying, destructible asteroids.  
  • Updated balance on all of the ships
  • Updated sound effects and added new music tracks
  • Added ability to adjust your graphics quality level. Lowering graphics quality will especially help memory usage in the Crafting screen
  • Planets always appear in the center of the screen.   
  • Fine-tuned the gravitation constant of the universe to allow sling-shotting and orbiting of planets
  • Ships no longer spawn inside of planets
  • Crew/health meter and energy meter in super melee now use one dot per level.
  • Ship trails look better
  • Fixed a problem that would cause phantom ships to appear at the start of a match

Known issues

  • Going back and forth from the main menu and crafting will cause the parts to disappear and general instability.
  • Pressing the main menu button to leave the crafting screen sometimes has a delay.
  • Planets may display pink artifacts on their edges.
  • Sounds occasionally don't play on the peer.
  • Scryve particle beam has visual artifacts.
  • Peer weapons may get out of sync if either player has a poor connection.