
PULSAR LOST COLONY WEAPONS SPECIALIST UPDATE
In a recent update the Captain has the ability to Upgrade paths/perks which the entire crew receive (Note: this is not the same as the skills the crew assign for themselves.) Development Upgrade paths include Engine Improvements, Reactor Power Management, and Automated Repair Tools. They also charge the warp drive and engage the ship into warp speed. The Engineer have the job of continual maintenance and repair of vital ship systems, as well as preventing the engines from overheating and controlling ship power flow.Upgrade paths include Nuclear Technology, Laser Armaments, and Advanced Armory. Weapons Specialists are usually the ones that mans the turrets on ships, although any member of the crew can currently use turrets. The Weapons Specialist manages the weapons on the ship, this includes guns, turrets, and nuclear armament.Upgrade paths include Hacking, Medical, and Advanced Research.Scientists also run the communications screen, execute beneficial programs from the ships computer (and broadcast harmful viruses to enemy ships) and can act as ship's medic. When the right number and combination of research points have been generated, new talents can be researched. Samples will then generate one type of research point.
He also performs research by collecting samples from planets and putting them in the ship's Atomizer. He can discern if a planet requires an exosuit, type and number of life forms aboard ships or planet-side (though this does not detect robots) and begins play with a hand-held scanner.
The Scientist utilizes the ship's sensors to scan contacts and planets. Upgrade paths include Evasion, Personal Combat Training, and Navigation. It is important to note that any member of the crew can fly the ship so long as the ship's helm is unoccupied. Though the Pilot can fly in first-person perspective, it is one of only two that have exterior view modes as part of their role (the other being the Weapons Specialist). The Pilot is responsible for maneuvering the ship, including navigating around objects, aligning the ship towards a target beacon, evasive maneuvers during combat and repair yard docking. The Captain also has the ability to upgrade Talents for his crew. The Captain can also unlock critical or dangerous systems, such as the emergency blind jump. The Captain oversees the crew and makes command decisions such as setting a course, accepting or refusing orders and can refit the ship while near a station. Each role is responsible for the various functions required to operate the ship: There can only be one member of each class in the five person crew. These classes consist of a Captain, a Pilot, an Engineer, a Scientists, and a Weapons Officer. There are light RPG elements as well, in the form of classes that earn experience points and talent points. The core gameplay revolves around exploring a proceduraly generated galaxy, while completing optional missions for credits. The current gameplay of PULSAR: Lost Colony is early, and is not final. The developers plan to tie in the factions with the story. Each ship has its own strengths and weaknesses. For each playable faction 1 type ship is available, the Intrepid, W.D. In the future 2 other factions will be added, the Fluffy Biscuit Company and a "secret faction" known as the Polytechnic Federation. Corporation, and The Alliance of Gentlemen. This game currently includes 3 playable factions: The Colonial Union, W.D. Multiplayer is mainly co-op as you can play with your friends and cooperatively destroy enemy ships, beam down to planets, and board enemy ships. The game currently has a single-player and multiplayer available, both modes are exactly the same as it is now. There are several classes to choose from in this game such as: Captain, Pilot, Engineer, Scientist, and Weapons Officer. Combat is also in this game, as you can attack and board enemy ships. You may warp to several systems and upgrade/repair your ship when encountering a system with a trading post. PULSAR: Lost Colony is a game about space exploration, in which a procedurally generated galaxy is created with a ship of your choice.