Greetings commanders!

The Arena mode is here, for those who love to fight and test different builds. You will battle waves of enemies of all kinds and sizes, with different compositions, and a boss for every 10 waves. For each wave defeated you´ll earn some cash to repair and upgrade your ship, and if you do it without taking damage and/or before the timer runs out, you´ll get a generous bonus.

This is the first Arena version so there might be changes/fixes soon, let me know your feedback here : )

NOTE 1: A Hardcore mode (with permadeath) will be added later on, for the Arena and Normal game mode, for those who like real challenges.
NOTE 2: This is a separate mode, so you can't use your characters from main game.

Enjoy!

• Added Arena Mode that can be selected when starting a new game
  
• Increased Bloom image effect and added option to customize it's intensity.
  
• Fixed minor issues with the UI.
  

Following updates (1.1.7d):

• Arena: Station market will change every 2 levels, even after level 50 and will always have all materials for crafting.
  
• Arena: Destroying neutral mercenaries no longer give XP or Loot.
  
• You can no longer unlock spaceship models in Arena mode, although you can buy and use them normally.
  
• Arena size increased to better fit cruisers and dreadnoughts.
  

(1.1.7e):

• You no longer have to manually unequip an unique item (like a scanner or warp drive) before installing a new one, it is automatically replaced.
  
• Added station level on quest objective description.
  
• Disabled Galaxy and Sector Maps on Arena mode.
  
• Fixed an issue with limited arch turrets firing over targets.
  
• Fixed objects showing 0 damage.