Release Notes May 17, 2014

Come join us at www.ageofascent.com for a 30 min playtest Saturday, May 17 2014 at 8pm UTC, 3pm Central US, 4pm East US, 9pm UK

!(Trails)[http://cdnclient.ageofascent.com/screenshots/trails.png]

Lots of work in progress items to see how they work in play test; and find what direction to take them in

• New HUD, speed, shield, etc indicators etc (Work in progress)
• Ship Trails (WiP)
• Space dust – to convey movement (WiP)
• Shields only show on weapon impact, not all the time
• Slow moving ships no longer jerky
• Performance Improvements
• Bloom and film grain currently disabled
• Bots now have same turn speed as players (no instant turn)
• Bots less hostile/accurate

Discuss this release in our forums: Age of Ascent – Prealpha test May 17, 2014