Star Explorers Version 3.0 is up and running!

NOTICE: If you have not been following the recent updates, you may find that your saved games do not show up in the Load Game list.  Skip ahead to the "Loading your Old Games" section if you want to do this.

New Features
This version of Star Explorers was intended to simply stabilize and repair issues the last version still had. As a result, it is not rich in new features. However, I have added a few touches that should make gameplay more interesting.

• Tundra Planets - May of the planets in Star Explorers were orbiting small, cold stars, or were too far from their star to support life. I have added a new, tougher kind of life to the game, and these things can exist on some of these very cold planets. This extends the exploration value of many of the game's previously dead worlds.
• Crystal and Fungus Beasts - select worlds may host these startling creatures that are new to the Star Explorers universe.
• Star Chart Fix - the default star chart will now highlight stars that are in the selected sector. Previously this was only possible with the upgraded star chart.
• Characters - Two characters have been added to the game: Commander Makki - she leads the Earth Vessel Altair, previously referred to simply as the Mothership. Professor Ignatz - he is the scientist who will be providing help and information about your missions.

Bugs Fixed
For a complete list of features and fixes, check the announcements since February 24th. Here are some highlights...

• Windows 10 issue - Windows 10 and some other versions of Windows sometimes prevented the game from writing and saving files. This has been addressed and game files will now be written in the ProgramData folder instead of the game's installation folder. 
• Screen Resolution Issues - players with smaller monitors could not get the game to show up properly and were unable to play. This has been fixed, though the recommended resolution is still 1280 x 720
• Resolution crash - changing resolutions could sometimes result in a crash. This has been addressed, and the game will revert to the default resolution if any errors occur when switching.
• Updated Star Chart - some major bugs with the star chart have been addressed. The "Star Missing From Database" issue seems to have re-emerged after the 2.1 update, but the underlying cause has been addressed. I have not been able to reproduce this error since.
• Sectors can have up to 9 stars again instead of 6. 
• Dropping Fuel Beacon issue has been fixed, the planet should now recognize when fuel has been discovered every time...
• Lava and Ice height should no longer vary from one visit to another. 
• Grass on foggy planets should now make the appropriate footstep sounds. Also, grass should not randomly appear on planets when it was not there on the first visit.
• Missing Terrain file has been added back into the game. This caused the game to crash when landing on a planet on occasion.
• Launching rockets in caves has been improved, and they should not blow up at launch.
• Unloading weapons sometimes caused weapon types to switch when placing them into a container or selling them to a trader. This has been fixed.
• Ammo quantities sometimes were corrupted when moving to storage and back, this has also been fixed.
• Armor upgrades should show the correct percentages, rather than decimal amounts.

Loading Your Old Games
Due to all the improvements, it is strongly recommended that you start a new game in version 3.0.  However, if you really want to play your saved game, you may still do so.

• If you can locate the old directory where Star Explorers 2.0 was installed, find your save game folder.  It will have the name you gave it when you started a new game.  Copy that folder.
• Now, start a new game in Star Explorers 3.0, and give it exactly the same name. 
• Navigate to C:/users/-your username-/AppData/Local/Star Explorers and paste the copied folder into this directory.  It should overwrite the directory the game just created.
• New restart the game, and load your saved game, and it should work!

Report Bugs!
If you are still encountering any bugs in the game, Please let me know. I will open a new Bug Report discussion if needed. 

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