Hello all, We usually offer betas prior to the release of a major patch which includes new ships and 3D content. Now we make an exception because we have prepared something that should please the majority of the game's community, The most frequent complaint of players was the occasional long loading times in the campaign. So we have addressed just that. Please read: [b]*v1.6.0.7* (Beta)[/b]

• Complete overhaul of the campaign system, greatly improving the loading times. When you start a new campaign the AI will use pre-made designs so the campaign will need a few seconds to start instead of several minutes as before. We will gradually enrich the pre-made ships to greatly increase the variability of AI initial designs.
• The campaign loading time between the shipyard and world map or battle and world map have been decreased significantly. Previously, according to how many designs the player and the AI had active, it would often delay too much to load the next game scene.
• Campaign turn times have also been reduced significantly due to refactoring of the related code.
• Experimental more aggressive Division AI logic making the ships which are on screen or scout to behave more independently, often more effectively as the previous AI command. This change will affect also the opponent AI.

This beta version should be fully compatible with your current saves (as it includes everything from the latest stable version). So you can continue your older saves or start a new campaign and use any of your current shared designs without any problem. However, because it is a beta after all, it is advised to back up your saves, or start a new campaign with the beta in order to test it out. With this beta, we would like to receive your feedback regarding the loading times, and if in the campaign you notice something not working right, such as the AI not following up the latest tech in its designs, does not refit often or there are pathfinding issues etc. We also think that modders who occasionally want to restart their campaigns or pass several turns to see the impact of their changes, will find the new improvements welcome. In order to participate in this beta, you need to follow these simple instructions: - Find the game on your Steam Game Library and right click on it: - Click on properties... - ... and in the opened window, select from the list the "Betas" option. On the appearing list, select the "beta branch" to switch to the latest beta version of the game. - If you want to switch back to the stable live version, repeat the procedure and select from the Beta list "None". As usually, Beta Feedback can be shared in the Steam Beta Forum: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1069660/discussions/3/ or in the Official Forum: https://forum.game-labs.net/topic/44122-beta-1607-fast-loading-in-campaign/