Part 2 of Feburary Feature Update (v0.8.99) & Lunar New Year Rollout

🚀 Pixel Starships 2 — v0.8.99

Part 2 of the February Feature update has landed.

In this update we've introduced

• A new Quatrain ship model.

• Over 15 new equipment added.

• New crafting recipes and balance.

• Abilities system refactor

• New daily free loot in Starbank

• Lunar new year limited edition crew

• Room Skins system

• A bunch of system enhancements

⚔️ Gameplay & AI Improvements

• Fixed an issue where Critical Attack special abilities would not trigger correctly.

• Resolved AI command problems preventing “Use Special Ability” from activating reliably.

• Fixed training inconsistencies affecting Gym crew training behaviour.

• Corrected special ability activation logic during combat.

• Improved ability handling during PvP encounters.

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🧭 Battles & Progression

• Improved “Win 3 Battles” reward display clarity and feedback.

• Fixed battle state issues when travelling between planets.

• Addressed multiple PvP action cell inconsistencies.

• Improved ground battle requirements display and usability.

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🎨 UI / UX Improvements

• Fixed overlapping UI elements in several screens.

• Improved crew ability interface layout in PvP.

• Corrected tutorial popup frame sizing and alignment.

• Fixed font colour and alignment issues in tutorial bubbles.

• Resolved text overlap problems across multiple menus.

• Improved overall interface readability and consistency.

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🛠️ Fabrication, Items & Economy

• Fixed fabrication screen error messages appearing incorrectly.

• Resolved issue where pilot gear failed to appear in fabrication.

• Fixed bank promotion display issues.

• Improved armour UI shader integration.

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🛒 Market & Navigation

• Fixed scrambled Market filter button visuals.

• Improved market interface stability and responsiveness.

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🎧 Visual & Audio Fixes

• Fixed missing or incorrect SFX during the prologue mission.

• Resolved ship interior emission rendering exceptions.

• Various visual polish improvements across ship interiors and UI shaders.

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📘 Tutorials & Onboarding

• Improved tutorial UI presentation and clarity.

• Fixed multiple tutorial display inconsistencies.

• Enhanced onboarding visual consistency.

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🧩 Stability & Bug Fixes

• Fixed several critical and show-stopper bugs causing gameplay interruptions.

• Improved overall game stability across multiple systems.

• General performance and reliability improvements.

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✅ Overall:

This update focuses on combat reliability, UI polish, fabrication fixes, and major bug resolution, improving stability and player experience across battles, progression, and core interfaces.