Patch 1.0.4: voice acting, a new intro, Russian and Chinese — Space Defender Steam update #7337149

Patch 1.0.4 is out. Thanks again to everyone who reported bugs and shared feedback, on Steam, on Discord and by mail: several changes below come straight from you. Voice acting The key moments of the story are now voiced: ARIA, Admiral Voss, Ilse, the station operators, galaxy arrivals, the tutorial, alerts, the ending, and mission radio (convoy leads, VIP passengers, rescued captains). Voices are available in English, French, German, Spanish, Russian and Chinese. New Voice slider in Options > Sound. A new intro New games open on a narrated intro, from the frontier planets to a Drone squadron and the stations, until your ship jumps in. New languages Russian and Simplified Chinese are now available (AI translation, with an in-game notice asking native speakers for corrections). A tighter start The Falcon now starts with a basic Standard Shield and no turret: your first upgrades matter mor...