Quantum Rift 0.7 Unstable Beta

Quantum Rift 0.7 Unstable Beta

This is an unstable beta. Currently in the process of building out the remainder of the storyline, which includes new game mechanics and regions.

Stop the old server and back up your complete Solo or friend-game save directory before updating. Extract the new download into a separate folder.

Changes since 0.6

• Updated story cutscenes, new visuals and generated planetary layouts.
• More varied regional traffic and ship artwork.
• New hull designs.

Download and play

Download Quantum-Rift-latest.zip from the release assets. The source-code archives are not the complete game download. Follow the README for launch instructions and runtime requirements.

Keep package-manifest.json and SHA256SUMS with the ZIP for verification. The optional save generator remains Solo-only.

This release does not establish compatibility with every existing save or balance across every encounter. Physical touch devices, gamepads and screen-reader compatibility have not been verified for this release.

Verification

Release-label PR #195 is merged. CI passed, including release readiness and extracted-download checks on Linux, Windows and macOS. The complete download and manifest match the published SHA-256 checksums.

Quantum Rift 0.6 Unstable Beta

This is an unstable beta. Back up your complete Solo or friend-game save directory before updating, and extract the download into a separate folder after stopping the old server. This extends one of the optional endings into a new region and continuation of the story. It has not been playtested.

Changes

• Continue the story with new missions, objectives and choices.
• Explore new regional scenery, planetary layouts and ship artwork.
• Mission progress and objectives are saved between sessions.

Download and play

Download Quantum-Rift-latest.zip from the release assets; the source-code archives are not the complete game download. See the README for launch instructions and requirements.

Keep package-manifest.json and SHA256SUMS with the ZIP for verification. The optional save generator remains Solo-only.

Automated checks cover story progression, saved objectives, artwork loading and packaged startup. They do not establish balance across every choice or compatibility with every existing save. Physical touch devices, gamepads and screen-reader compatibility have not been verified for this release.

Quantum Rift 0.5.2 MP Beta 1 - System Overhaul Test, Co-Op Tweaks

Flight and fleets

• Ready wingmates share cargo space and passenger seats with the lead ship.
• Followers can catch up after delayed jumps.
• Combat assist conserves guided ammunition and recovers stalled approaches.
• The cockpit shows ammunition guidance, rescue timing and encounter health.

Missions and cockpit

• Invite another player to help with eligible story encounters, with both players' consent.
• Find objective guidance and an encounter log in the Captain window.
• Mission progression and flight feedback fixes reduce stalled objectives and unclear next steps.

Worlds and stations

• Systems have distinct visual identities, with updated planets, moons, scenery and local flight scenes.
• Stations have refreshed hulls, tier variants and landing views.

Updating

This is still MP Beta 1. Stop the old game server, back up your complete Solo or friend-game save directory, and extract the new download into a separate folder. See the README for launch instructions.

Download the game ZIP under Assets; the source-code archives are not the complete game download. Keep package-manifest.json and SHA256SUMS with the ZIP for verification.

The optional save generator remains Solo-only. Physical touch devices, gamepads and screen-reader compatibility have not been verified for this release.

Quantum Rift 0.5.1 MP Beta 1 - Balance Patch

Balance and mission fixes

• Reduce the extra shields and armor in an early story battle so a prepared mid-tier ship or modest wing has a better chance. Weapons and escorts are unchanged.
• Give clearer preparation advice, objectives and reward descriptions.
• Count allied finishing blows toward the appropriate story encounter and recover interrupted encounters.
• Fix mission progression while docked. Eligible survey and salvage objectives can also advance in flight without an unrelated landing; physical deliveries still require their destination.

Other changes

• Add Concord security-fleet hull artwork and coordinated patrols.
• Adjust cinematic pacing and background effects.

Updating

Close the old game server, back up your complete Solo or friend-game save folder, and extract the new download into a separate folder. Follow the README for launch instructions.

The optional save generator remains Solo-only. Combat tuning was checked with deterministic test encounters; it is not a measured player win rate. Physical touch devices, gamepads and screen-reader compatibility have not been verified for this release.

Quantum Rift 0.5 MP Beta 1 - Multiplayer Engineering Upgrade Completion

Changes

• Reduce repeated processing when sending multiplayer system updates.
• Keep world simulation and station processing running when a client notification fails.
• Add downloadable browser performance reports for investigating slowdowns.

Updating

Close the old game server, back up your complete Solo or friend-game save folder, and extract the new download into a separate folder. Follow the README for launch instructions.

The optional save generator remains Solo-only. Physical touch devices, gamepads and screen-reader compatibility have not been verified for this release.

Quantum Rift 0.4.2.1

Quantum Rift 0.4.2.1

Changes

• Improve story presentation, lighting and scene transitions.
• Correct ship orientation in story scenes.

Updating

Close the old game server, back up your complete Solo or friend-game save folder, and extract the new download into a separate folder. Follow the README for launch instructions.

The optional save generator remains Solo-only. Physical touch devices, gamepads and screen-reader compatibility have not been verified for this release.

Quantum Rift 0.4.2

Quantum Rift 0.4.2

Changes

• Improve save validation, checkpoint recovery and friend-server shutdown. Malformed imports no longer replace an existing Solo save.
• Pause AI captain careers when no authenticated player is connected, without accumulating income to catch up later.
• Correct toll payments, bank-rating progress, delivery cargo reservations, wingmate salvage and recovery protection.
• Add a saved missile-spending toggle to Assist and prevent incompatible work orders.
• Improve mission directions, trade previews and faction-store fitting information.
• Restore keyboard text entry and improve touch controls, short-screen layouts and readable zoom. Clear held flight controls when the page is hidden.
• Show clearer connection-loss and recovery feedback.
• Display the Sol system as Sol Minor. Existing saves retain their system identifiers.
• Restrict access to private server files and validate trades before applying them.

Updating

Close the old game server, back up your complete Solo or friend-game save folder, and extract the new download into a separate folder. Preserve your saves when updating. See the README and hosting guide.

The optional save generator remains Solo-only. Physical touch devices, gamepads and screen-reader compatibility have not been verified for this release.

Quantum Rift 0.4.1

Quantum Rift 0.4.1

Changes

• Find mining weapons and equipment under the outfitter’s MINING filter. Ship Details previews equipped outfits, including factory weapons, with sale prices. Sell equipment there while landed at an outfitter.
• Use I for Ship Details and O for Captain. Settings remains available through its button; both information shortcuts can be rebound.
• Open a compact loan panel with BANK beside your landed credits instead of a full Bank tab. Banking locations and loan rules are unchanged.
• Keep landed service tabs and Depart visible on short displays, with one main content scroller. Crew, Outfitter, Community and Exchange layouts adapt to narrow screens.
• Keep the Tray reachable while landed, and keep friend, message and Armada drafts when the panel refreshes.
• View colony artwork beside management on wide screens and as a smaller image on short screens. Colony actions and production rules are unchanged.
• Keep the space behind the sculpted HUD frame corners visible; rectangular outer shadows no longer fill the transparent corners.
• Clarify that both captains must be at their own Personal Station for player trading. Guest docking remains available.

Updating

Close the old game server, back up your complete Solo or friend-game save folder, and extract the new download into a separate folder. Preserve your saves when updating. See the README and hosting guide.

The optional save generator remains Solo-only. This update does not change the network protocol or save schema.

Quantum Rift 0.4

Quantum Rift 0.4

Changes

• Learn the cockpit with a menu tour and ten-slide briefing. Skip either guide or replay the introduction from HELP. Control hints use your saved key bindings.
• Open your captain profile with CAPTAIN and ship details with INFO. REFINE opens Dredge processing; the thruster-pod EJECT button opens the quit menu. Escape still works.
• Follow the tour through both cockpit button rows from left to right.
• Keep the square system map at a maximum of 350 CSS pixels, even in a wider sidebar. The menu below it fills available space without a separate height slider.
• Simplify three towing labels without changing transfers or their acceptance requirements.

Updating

Close the old server and back up the complete Solo or friend-game save folder. Extract the new download into a separate folder and follow the README. Keep the old installation and backup until you have checked your captain.

Native online hosts should follow the Nakama hosting guide. The optional save generator remains Solo-only; online servers do not accept imported Solo saves.

The public beta label is 0.4; the npm package version is 0.4.0. This update does not change the network protocol or save schema.

Quantum Rift 0.3.6

Quantum Rift 0.3.6

Public release: 0.3.6. The source package and release tag are 3.6.0 and v3.6.0.

Exploration and faction stores

• The galaxy map distinguishes visited and charted systems from name-only neighbours. Unexplored space stays hidden, while mission bearings remain available when your captain has earned them. Routes use known space, with a final hop into an adjacent unvisited system.
• Faction stores sell star charts and 33 exclusive outfits: a weapon, defence and utility for each faction. Charts reveal faction-owned systems; outfit purchases check fit before charging.
• The minimap starts square and fits above the sidebar controls. Pressing J with the galaxy map open closes it and starts your plotted jump.
• Hyperspace arrivals keep clear of nearby bodies, and chained departures head away from obstructions.

Ships and captains

• NPC landing approaches brake more consistently. Fleet wingmates hold steadier headings, and NPC convoy followers use their leader's destination port.
• Index survey groups tour their work areas, with smoother drone sorties that follow the moving parent. Extraction respects deployment and range.
• Thirty rival captains have a fixed roster of names and ship names. The two formerly privileged captains now use ordinary starting luck and wealth. Stable IDs preserve existing careers; credits already held in a save are not reset.
• Combat ships close to their primary weapon's effective range rather than remaining too far away to use it.

Launching and reliability

• Launchers download the pinned Node runtime on first use when a suitable runtime is unavailable. An unsuccessful installation stops with an explanation and can be retried without reusing a partial download.
• Silent and interrupted connections are detected instead of leaving stale controls or offers active. Save validation, network command checks and graphics-resource recovery have broader regression coverage.
• Local trade quotes close profitable buy-and-sell loops. Clearance payments apply only when clearance is denied, and cockpit panels leave room for the JUMP control.
• Online instances admit up to thirty captains, with shared snapshot encoding and measured performance checks.

Updating

Close the old server first and preserve a backup of the complete Solo or friend-game save folder. Download Quantum-Rift-latest.zip, extract it into a new folder, and follow the README. Keep the old copy and backup until you have verified your captain in the new version. Native online hosts should follow the Nakama hosting guide.

The game remains in beta. The optional Solo save generator uses the 3.6.0 catalog and remains unavailable to online captains. Existing rival credits are preserved; this update does not retroactively remove earned or previously granted wealth.