full changelog is here: http://mysteriousspace.com/changelog/0-8-x/

summary of the important stuff:
* enemies now come at you in waves, rather than one-at-a-time
* in split-screen co-op, you can now use your tractor beam on a disabled friend
* added "settings" to the title menu (finally!)
* some planets now have clouds - just for fun
* added a very-incomplete Russian translation
* added partial support for Hiragana and Katakana, making a Japanese translation kinda' possible (more on this below)…

as before, if anyone would be willing to help with a Russian and/or Japanese translation of the game, I'd be willing to make an item or two from your wishlist appear in your library :) Japanese is particularly difficult right now, though, due to the lack of Kanji in Mysterious Space's font. the code also doesn't always correctly position strings containing Hiragana and/or Katakana characters… I will work on that!

also, a heads-up: I'm mainly going to be working on a different project next month - not Mysterious Space - so there won't be much Mysterious Space action during that time. however: DDRKirby(ISQ) is working on another couple songs for Mysterious Space that I'll include ASAP, and I will definitely push aside other projects in order to help any translation effort!

thanks for reading, thanks for playing Mysterious Space, and have fun! :)