Remember my preview on turn-based game Space Exploration? If you enjoyed the game, you’d be happy to know that indie developer Metal Beetle has come out with a new version of Space Exploration which has a stronger emphasis on the crew of your space ship.

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Now each member has individual skills and morale that can affect encounters in a mission. Also featured in this version, known as Dev 9, are bugfixes, a proper fullscreen mode in Linux and also  a new tutorial mode.

Metal Beetle has also announced that the upcoming version known as Dev 10 will focus more on space combat with a rewrite of the combat user interface, new planets and also a larger playing field. Difficulty levels might also see the light of day.

Space Exploration is available on the Mac, Linux and Windows. Download Dev 9 now over here.