New damage model and major game rebalancing now in beta branch! — Battlefleet Engineer Steam update #132788

I have worked on these new features and gameplay changes for the past few months, and would like to hear your thoughts on the community discussion forum. http://steamcommunity.com/app/685910/discussions/0/2595630410183931964/ To get the beta version: Right click on Battlefleet Engineer in the games list -> Properties -> Betas -> Select "development" from the dropdown and close the dialog. What? The new damage model significantly deepens simulation of projectile and beam weapon damage to ships, and removes many previous limitations in an effort to make the ship engineering aspect of the game more meaningful and detailed. Managing weak points and compromises in ship design, and leveraging those of the enemy in battles is now much more important. Modules now have separate armor plating, which is divided to small segments. Each segment takes damage independently. Previously there was only a ...