WEEKLY UPDATE #5 - Release notes — BATTLESHIP APOLLO Steam update #1722849

Today's update introduces 3 new "rare" Battleships: ATHENA, MERCURY and ZEUS. These new Battleships (and all future rare ones) unlock slowly but consistently over time by opening Ship XP artifacts from Zone 3 and above. See below for more details on how we plan to implement this and other "rare" items in the game. Our philosophy on "rare" items and "loot boxes" Many games with in-app purchases offer items that have a chance to award you something awesome. These items can either be for purchase (with expensive items offering a much bigger chance to get something good), or as part of regular gameplay (where usually that chance is very low). Sometimes the chance is advertised up front, sometimes it isn't. Some of these games offer an experience that players think is fair, in others players play despite not knowing the odds and even knowing some items are completely out of reach unless they ...