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.