Sunrider 4: The Captain's Return Beta 0.011

We said it was coming, and it is now here. Your first hands on preview of the content strung together from the development build. Please note the build is specifically geared towards the Windows OS system at this time and you may require the assistance of third party tools to launch if you plan to run this on another OS.

This Build...
- Introduces early game story content including our experimentation with a point and click mechanic!
- Introduces the galaxy map format!
- Introduces the R&D upgrades system!
- Two battle scenarios (one with a reduced performing AI that serves as a tutorial, the other akin to your average battle) with the new system against the Pirate forces!

A useful note for those that end up selecting new game again after the initial time is that you can skip the first cutscene using the space key.

For feedback we now have a dedicated channel on the Discord called #sunrider4 , this can be found under the category of 'Testing Feedback'. You will need the Patreon server role in order to see this channel so if you haven't already remember to link your Patreon account to your Discord . If you're not a fan of Discord then you're welcome to also comment via this post.

The URL for the Discord is: https://discord.gg/lis .

Please don't record or stream the build for entertainment purposes or for making social media posts, limited video clips can be submitted as part of feedback and bug reports. These builds are intended for personal use of the Patreon backer who qualifies to access this post and should also not be redistributed.

Known Issues

- When updating key bindings the options on and after 'select previous unit' are misaligned in click registration and you'll need to use the option that is one ahead. If you're unsure the highlight will confirm what you're updating.
- Restart Battle is disabled for this build, it is worth making a save at the start of battle scenarios.
- Quick save (F8) isn't yet fully implemented and therefore can be quite slow at writing files.
- Attempting to quick load (F9) without a quick save will crash the game.
- When loading a save, the screen notification of the loading doesn't always trigger. This can cause the screen to briefly go white or alternatively the screen will be greyed out and upon completion background music will restart.
- Lore entries are not yet recorded against save files and therefore won't be retained when loaded.
- Sola's injured sprite doesn't always transition correctly causing her bandaged eye to become visible.
- In the first battle scenario, if you use momentum to complete the initial objective the enemy turn will continue to play out in the background.
- During the rotation action if you trigger into another type of action like an attack you can rotate your unit without paying an EN cost (the action is cancelled and you'll fix to your current position).
- During the rotation action if you pause the game this can cause your unit to lock into said direction along with the associated EN cost.
- When the game is paused in front of the galaxy map, selecting options will also cause the galaxy map to open.
- When using the galaxy map clicking on the far right hand side of the close map button can pause the game.
- During a bad end if the reason was due to flying off the map then the enemy turn will continue in the background.
- Attempting to use missiles and torpedoes to destroy other missiles and torpedoes can cause the game to crash.
- Unit collision (where momentum causes a unit to pass through an enemy unit - causing heavy damage to both) has been restricted to a very narrow hitbox, it was becoming a bit too viable as a tactic to launch your units as improvised explosives, it also was creating issues around selecting individual units. The current is therefore not the ideal form of this mechanic and we'll be tweaking the numbers at a later date.

Download Link

https://www.dropbox.com/s/hr8kkjx7bdhcb7v/Sunrider%204%20The%20Captains%20Return%200101.zip?dl=0