[2021] Starbase Progress Notes: Week 20 (2021)

**Week 20 (May 17th – 21st)**

Hello everyone. Here are the progress notes of week 20 of 2021!

Please note that the “Progress Notes” are different from the Starbase Alpha “Patch Notes”. Progress Notes are snippets from the development team and what has been worked on during the previous week, and many of the features might not be present in the current or upcoming builds of the Closed Alpha. Some features, especially in the design portion, can be subject to change as the development continues.

Design

Features

Design for the item crates and new inventory has been updated
12×12 and 12×36 ducts have been added to Ship Designer
Mining Backpack splitting feature has been tested, functions now the same way as with ore crates
Work with Easy Build Mode continues
Capital Ship Fast Travel Core design has been worked on
Work on ore distribution overhaul and crafting material overhaul continues

User Interface

First UI design phase of Capital Ship Device Screens has been finished
New tutorial for Easy Build Mode has been worked on

Other

First version of Easy Build mode Laborer ship has been created

Code

Gameplay

The effective area of Cargo Frames has been increased so that it should be possible to snap carried objects against the Cargo Frame beams
Blueprint Filler for repairing and building ships has been implemented
Mining backpack drag-and-drop ore split feature has been worked on
Various bug fixes related to tripods have been worked on
Re-hosting issues with the station blueprint multiplayer have been worked on
Capital Ship content reloading when starting or ending the warp travel has been fixed
Solution to prevent station utility pipe networks from functioning if the network contains any open pipe ends has been implemented
Substations have been added: substations can be interacted with to connect nearby station devices into the substation’s network

User Interface

Implementation of station-building Easy Build Mode features has begun
Already completed tutorials can now be revisited in any order using the new tutorial selection window and tutorial options in the settings window
Work on personal and company Ship Access UI has been continued
Player’s messages and invites have been made ignorable
Company and trade invites have been made ignorable

Audio

Fix for handling of unconfigured sounds in parts of missiles and torpedoes has been made
Audio signal devices playing several sounds at once has been fixed

In-game Designers