Alpha 4 Update

New Features / Improvements

• Added the ability to bombard enemy planets when controlling the space around the planet
• Added in a few more different forms of Spy missions
• Redid multiple UI's to make the game look better
• Redid the ship sending screen to make it easier to send the right amount of ships by allowing the player to directly enter in how many they want to select
• It is now possible to use the empire screen to quickly change production focuses on planets
• Improved the build/buy menu
• Improved the AI to make it more challenging
• Improved Diplomacy Screen
• Began overhauling the ground combat, allowing tech bonuses and different army types to get bonuses in combat rolls
• Added 5 new technologies related to ground combat
• Began overhauling space combat, to allow races to improve ships hit points, shields, and weapon damage
• Added 10 New Techs related to Ship Combat, mostly for ship hulls and improving ship damage
• Added 3 new Techs related to planetary bombardment along with 3 buildings
• Added weapon effects for when missiles or lasers are used against an enemy ship
• Added in death effects for when ships die
• Added in some basic combat sound effects
• Made improvements to the lobby system used for online multiplayer
• Fixed multiple bugs related to race and colour selection in the main menu

Unimplemented:

• Began working on a retreat system for ship battles, which will allow ships to retreat
• Began working on a ship design menu, allowing for player to change the ship designs and swap out weapons or make cheaper version of current ships