Stardock bumps Star Control: Origins Fleet Battles to beta 3 ahead of release

Star Command: Origins is withal in active development and is expected to exist released in September. Stardock continues to slowly coil out beta updates for the already available Fleet Battles game mode to provide those who have already preordered the game an insight into supplied content. The latest update, beta 3, includes a number of new ships, maps, as well as an power to scavenge wreckage to obtain power-ups.

Here's the Fleet Battles beta three changelog:

New Ships
- Kzanti Intimidator: Nimble ship equipped with deadly proximity mines and a Repulsor that can knock back enemy ships to a safer altitude.
- Arillou Observer: Familiar-looking grey-skinned aliens equipped with cloaking technology.
New Weapons
- Cloak: Makes your ship invisible for a brusque amount of time.
- Octimator: Short range blaster that fires in eight directions all at one time.
- Repulsor: Knocks back and damages nearby enemy ships; great for weak ships that desire to go along their distance.
- Salvage: An ability that automatically picks up nearby wreckage instead of having to wing over information technology.
- Proximity Mines: Stationary traps that can exist placed and automatically detonate if an enemy ship enters range.
Ability-ups:
- Yellow: Dispatch.
- Green: Crew (Health).
- Ruby: Energy Regeneration.
- Blue: Speed.
New maps
- Callum's Deep: A mysterious dark star with negative mass serves as a focal betoken for this map.
- Maelstrom: Large map littered with a lot of planets and massive asteroids.
- Athara: A afar star arrangement filled with exotic worlds.
Performance Improvements
- Camera system update.
- Improved multiplayer performance.
- Updated fonts and UI smooth.
- AI vs. AI mode.
- Press "TAB" to highlight transport.

But that's not all, the team has also released the start batch of alien content packs, which include the Arilou, Chenjesu, and Mowlings. Each content pack contains concept fine art, lore, and new music that can exist downloaded from the Stardock store and Steam past anyone who pre-purchased Star Control: Origins.

Star Control: Origins will be released on September 20.

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