Positech has rolled out a new update for its RTS/Tower Defense hybrid Gratuitous Space Battles, now available for download via Impulse.

The patch brings a list of new features, usability improvements and bug fixes for the game. The pair of feature additions include optional damage indicators and real-time data on hits, misses and damage done which clicking a turret on the battle screen.

The update is available as an automatic download through Impulse, no word on a manual patch for now. A reminder that the title is 50% off on Steam through July 4, taking it down to just $10.

From the change log:

Gratuitous Space Battles v1.41

Bug Fix: Fixed missing swarm smartbomb tooltip.

Usability: Clarified some tooltips.

New Feature: Added optional damage-indicators to battles to show damage.

Usability: A number of previously ‘free’ modules are now locked. This reduces the games initial complexity.

Bug Fix: fixed bug where tutorial highlight may linger if tutorial is cancelled.

Usability: Added a new section to the ship design tutorial pointing out the module data comparison window

New Feature: Clicking a turret on the battle screen now shows real-time data on hits,misses and damage done.

Bug Fix: Fixed bug where very rarely some attacks seemed to damage the shields graphically, when in fact they reflect from the shields.

Bug Fix: Blueprint slots on ship designer now revert from unhighlighted state correctly after you drop a weapons module.

Usability: The ship design screens ‘hull picker’ now filters out ships from a different race, unless launched direct from the main menu.

Usability: Ship design loading dialog now lets you sort by name, class or race and displays thsoe 3 attributes.