The team is a real team now.
• Wingmates wear their team colour: ring, name and armour bar readable from any edge, everyone on the minimap.
• Chat: type in the lobby, send a ready-made phrase with one tap in combat, and the fight never pauses.
• Everyone confirms the launch: the host picks sector and difficulty, wingmates tap "I am ready".
• Tap a wingmate to mute them in chat; the host can also remove someone from the team.
• Bot wingmates: up to two ships that stay close and cover you. They show up in the hangar and let you play without friends.
• In dark sectors allies light the map for each other, and the storm now runs for everyone: rain, lightning and thunder reach the whole team.
• Sortie charges refill over time: +1 every 2 hours, even while the game is closed.
• Core packs are 10x more generous.
• Less heat in the menu and the lobby.