In The Black (Demo) - Minor Patch - 1631 — In The Black Steam update #232298

Greetings Pilots,Another week, another round of updates as we prepare for launch into Early Access. We've been busy under the hood, overhauling core systems for performance, stability, and gameplay correctness. Here is the breakdown.Core System and Performance OverhaulsWe have landed a significant overhaul of the ship physics, armor, and mass bookkeeping systems. Armor meshes have been removed from the rigid-body simulation, which should yield a noticeable performance improvement in heavy combat. Vehicle mass has been split into distinct 'gameplay' and 'physics' pools, giving us more granular control to tune survivability and flight feel independently. As part of this, the spalling damage model has been reworked to prevent exit impacts from double-applying damage, making penetration damage more predictable.We have also replaced the legacy ship navigation light system with a more efficien...