Haulers to the Rescue

Miners used to run out of fuel and drift into weird orbits until they became someone else's problem. Not anymore. v0.9.2 gives haulers the autonomy to rescue stranded miners and serve as mobile fuel depots in the field.

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Hauler Rescue and Refueling

When a miner's fuel drops below threshold, the nearest hauler breaks from its route, intercepts, and tows the miner back to base. Haulers also serve as mobile refueling stations, so miners can extend their range without returning to base every time they tap an asteroid dry. The result: your mining operations reach further and lose fewer ships to the void.

Asteroid Collisions

Large asteroids drifting relative to your base now trigger proximity collision events. The belt was always moving around you. Now it has consequences.

ARIA Speaks Differently

ARIA and faction dialogue templates have been rewritten in show-dont-tell style. She no longer delivers sociology lectures at you. Instead, she drops observations and sensor readings. You connect the dots.