Sector Six Release Countdown: 7! news

This and previous week, I've been improving Sector Six loot.

I have made many changes to random part generation system, made higher grade parts more common, added 22 part properties, gave parts more interesting names, but most importantly – I have implemented relic system and first 7 relics!

Relics not only are the rarest and the most powerful items in the game - they also have unique effects, skins, and even animations!

I would have made a video about relics, but I didn't have enough time for that, so instead scroll down for screenshots.

With relics implemented, now I will work on the last story mission and several small changes.

Relic facts:

• After rarity changes, relics are now rarest items in the game, their drop chance is 1 in 500.
• Relics can be sold for 2 relic fragments. 8 relic fragments turn into a relic.
• Relics give reliquary items instead of alloy when dismantled.
• Reliquary items re-roll and transform relics.
• Relics can have up to 7 properties, but cannot be amplified.
• Relics are always level 1 and have properties that are useful no matter what level you are.
• You cannot install more than 3 relics. Yet.
• You cannot install relic duplicates. E.g.: You can't have two Quasar Domes installed.
• 7 relics are implemented, I will implement at least 10 more before game launches.

Completed:

• Relics.
• Mission XIII.
• Rebalanced ability points: +1 ability point per level.
• Mission XII.
• Mission XI.

Completed – Minor changes and improvements:

• New part properties.
• Improved part names.
• Higher grade parts are now more common.
• Relic dismantling rewards.
• Parts give less damage reduction and reflect chance.
• Parts give fewer wave chances.
• Improved item generator: Now produces more random items.
• Item changes: Changed diode cost, changed certain item sprites, improved item use error messages, improved tooltips.
• Fixed story mission X glitch.
• Reworked phase break mechanic: Gain additional damage after taking a certain amount of damage.
• Channel ability’s ether cost reducing effect now lasts 3 seconds, making Channel much easier to use.
• Cataclysm ability has been replaced with passive anti-shield ability: Breach.
• Renamed Phase to Phasse, to differentiate it from phase mechanic.
• Improved Aggression, Resistance, and Capacity: More powerful, interesting, and consistent with other abilities.
• Decreased starter part limit to 6.
• Decreased starter maximum ether to 50.
• Starter engine now gives less maximum armor.
• Increased starter ability points to 10.
• While Guardian of a Thousand Worlds ability is active, Concentrated Fire recharges instantly.
• Improved alloy containers: New property, increased sell and buy price, reduced city stock.
• Removed filled alloy containers.
• Corrected W. warning button tooltip.
• Ability to decrease the level of MDS modifiers even while they are disabled.
• Fixed engine glitch.
• Improved missiles that appear when player's spaceship leaves the enemy range.
• Guardian is now more mobile.
• Potentially fixed Black Rain projectile problem.
• Region update flashes are now brighter.
• Veteran's ballistic attack is now slower.
• Improved dialogue system graphics.
• Oesa's Radiance set effect changed, now base maximum armor is equal maximum ether.
• Damage bonuses now are applied to damage while Lodeon's Ultimatum set is active.
• Fixed and improved certain set descriptions.

Not completed:

• Mission XIV.
• Broken Infinity endgame activity.
• Restoration War endgame activity.
• Shared stash in secured regions.
• The Machines.
• New save system.
• New achievements.

Not completed – Minor changes and improvements:

• Sector map interface.
• Improve the implemented Machines.
• Rework certain achievements.
• Rearrange achievements in the achievement interface.
• Level cap changes and game options.
• Side mission dialogues.
• Better default controls.
• Ability to reset controls to default.
• Ability to reset settings to default.
• Ability to toggle side mission dialogues.
• Settings interface improvements.
• Fix stack buying glitch.
• Reposition mission interface.
• Rework achievement interface.
• Reset difficulty level button.
• Lock modular difficulty system if the player level is lower than 3.
• Virtual and physical weapon clarification and stats.
• Stat page improvements.
• Connection strength near avatar picture.
• Adapt backgrounds to screen shaking.
• Dismantle all and uninstall all buttons should have a tooltip.
• Holding shift button to dismantle and sell just one item from the stack.
• Looting improvements.
• Improve Techamer's cell.
• Rework loot box.
• Fix loot box stackable item glitch.
• Improve artifact carrier.
• Rework mission III. Again.
• Improve siege mission.
• Improve arena mission.
• Reposition item management buttons.
• Fix dialogue clash with HUD glitch.
• Expand dialogue box.
• Improve shield particles and animations.
• Improve MDS decorative map in mission select screen.
• Fix Lodeon's ship glitch when skipping intro cutscene.
• Intro logo skipping inconsistency.
• Improve mission I.
• Make Awakening of Inner Power support all missions.
• Improve ability bar.
• Add map decorations.
• Improve Sector transition cutscene.
• Rework contribution system.
• Improve barrager.
• Improve text input.
• Character customization: Rename character and change avatar icon.
• Improve ability interface.
• Improve ability level scaling.
• Improve damage text.
• Cathode rework.
• Improve controller support.

ETA:

• 41 days.

Progress:

• 40% of the tasks completed.
• I'll post again when the percentage will reach 50%.