A new developer blog has cropped up on the Perpetuum Online site called "The Future of Perpetuum". The blog gives fans and players a sneak peek at what devs are working on currently that will be deployed over the next several months. Included in the article are peeks at Artifacts & Discovery, the Energy Credit System, Assignment Improvements, Corporation Recruitment and more.
Artillery and area-of-effect explosions
Continuing our efforts to “fight the blob”, we’ll be introducing area-of-effect explosions, which will hurt everyone within a certain radius. On one hand this damage will be done by the explosions of robots when they are destroyed, but we’ll also bring in new weapons of mass destruction: artillery modules. You’ll see both standard Earth-technology built by the Syndicate and also different types of modules for all 4 factions (yes, even industrial ones) and they will certainly stir up the crowd.
Read more here.