Everspace gets 0.4 Update

In a move that will please Xbox One owners, EVERSPACE has been updated to 0.4 on all platforms. This means that users of Microsoft's latest under-TV box will be skipping 0.3 and getting all of the content from that update alongside the latest. They will now get their hands on the eagerly awaited Colonial Gunship and will benefit right away from the new balancing with exclusive gear, improved drones, an additional equipment slot, and stronger armor.

In the new update, players will come across the remains of Colonial stations which can be explored to discover permanent ship enhancements. These uncovered “sub-routines” can be equipped in the hangar before each run. Some will buff various ship attributes. Others will change the playstyle significantly by, for example, making all enemies visible on the radar but coming with the downside of letting the player’s persecutors track them down more quickly due to the stronger radar signature of the enhancement. Getting hold of these enhancements will be no easy task: the sometimes-humongous station wrecks are equipped with massive security measures like turrets, laser barriers, combat drones, and security doors. Another threat is the plasma discharges that put the player in danger of being pushed away and colliding forcefully with other objects.

As announced during the Kickstarter, players can now change the colors of their ships. In addition to the standard color palette available at the start, more colors can be obtained during combat. Players can now get creative and design individual looks for the vessels in their hangar by combining the ship’s main color with two different decal colors. This is also where they can apply special permanent ship loadouts which will be unlocked after reaching certain sectors. These loadouts provide completely different play styles, particularly at the beginning of a run.