Some nice new features added today

New Features

• Added an in-game chat window, just press Return at any time to bring it up and press Return again to send the message, by default it will send messages to all teams members and allies, however if you hold down right shift it when you press Return it will send to everyone.
• Replaced the mining outpost with a much larger one with 8 landing pads and its own area just for manufacturing new ships, this should help with large mining operations and stuck cargo transports.

Bug fixes

• Weapon ranges while direct piloting a star ship have been set to match the range the AI captain can shoot plus an extra 50 meters for a small advantage.
• Improved detection when trying to assassinate your own CEO to prevent trolling.
• Smoke in the bridge should now appear for the correct team.
• Executrons no longer get stuck in multiplayer when coming out of a troop transport.
• Ore processing limits should now work properly.
• Repair facility range has now been significantly increased to cater for the larger ships.
• Repair facility health reduced by almost half.

Notes
Looking at adding a special Executron facility which will come with spawning areas, Borg like alcoves for going into Execudisplay mode which will replace the 'moshpit' on the bridge, weapons racks/upgrade areas and an employee prison for troublesome Executrons.

I am currently aware of frames per second drops in the game which will be addressed but it currently isn't any single one issue but simply lots of scripts and graphics that need optimising, the single player save feature is coming along nicely but still needs more work before I make it live, and plenty of other issues that are on my bug list.

Enjoy and happy Halloween.