ZF Alpha Update #14

Welcome back explorers, innovators, and colonisers!

We’ve been working hard to bring you the next update for Zenith Frontier and provide you with the tools and resources to conquer the hostile, expansive galaxy.

Next Update

A prototype UI now displays the atmospheric, physical, and hydrospheric properties when in planet view (right click a planet and select ‘view’).

Missions may now have multiple targets, so a single mission can fully explore a sector or anything within it. No more clickfests to keep exploring further into a system!

The intel gathered by your exploration missions is now available immediately. You do not need to wait for the mission to complete to gain knowledge of planets as they are explored.

The status of each active mission is now displayed in the mission control screen.

The mission control button will now toggle the mission control screen.

Other tweaks and updates:

• Missions now have a preparation phase. This is when activities such as refueling, crew drills, cargo loading, etc., will be performed.

• Logging of environment object behaviours to assist development.

• Prevented unnecessary execution of discovery and exploration logic for cosmic bodies that are already known.

• Fixed a bug with the pillars that indicate a system’s position.

A Look Ahead

We’re now working on the rendering of planets so that their appearance reflects the properties produced by the procedural generation and physical simulation systems. This should not only provide more information to the player, but also introduce a lot more visual diversity that will make Zenith Frontier’s interface more appealling!