Developer posts and news about this game.
Sorry for the radio silence, I've been going through a divorce and it's quite stressful. Anyway, here's a new patch that really fills out the core gameplay and sets the stages for end-game goals (aimed for next patch) Overview NPC colonists (villagers) can now spawn in dungeons a
0.3.1 - The Sounds of the Void Added so many sounds. Warping is now performed in real-time in the void. Greatly improved the Job Matrix, use it for all your job needs. Increased starting colonist cap to 7. Added a free-time need, and many free-time objects. Changes - Warp travel
Added pirates and mutiny You can now change many gameplay settings when starting a new game, including: permadeath, colonist speed, and damage multipliers. You can also change these settings at any time while playing the game (from the escape menu) Added a Job Matrix, so that you
Many objectives in the tutorial now have a video showing you exactly what to do. Airlocks in derelict stations are now locked, and must be breached with a security guard. Heads, in Jar and Corpses can now be stored wherever items are stored. Added a new Prison Ship dungeon, and d
Quick hotfix Fixes Fixed a bug where colonists wouldn't craft at machines when they should have Fixed a bug where colonists would attempt to craft at machines when they should not have Colonists will no longer "see" themselves puke Added a log message when items explode from heat
When colonist morale is low, they now have a chance to "snap". Added a tutorial. Kat is back! Water now decays into dirty water, and dirty water emits germs. Added the flammable item attribute (this is a big deal, so be careful). Improved lockdown behavior so that colonists now r
This is just a small polish patch. Good performance improvements in this one. We also added a radar dish, chainable explosives, searching items by name, new star systems, and more. Chainable Explosives Searching For Items Job Descriptions in tooltip Changes Reduced many instances
(I moved houses during the last patch, so I combined the previous patch and the current patch together into one post) The Warp Field Update is live! In this patch, we added construction materials, security task, gear crafting station (with shiv), and currency display in the HUD.
Added construction materials, security task, gear crafting station (with shiv), and currency display in the HUD. Also added a new permission UI for controlling colonists. Part of the intent with these balancing changes is to make the game a bit more challenging by removing your g
- Fixed a bug where players loading an old save couldn't warp anywhere. rip
Added galaxy map, traders, and space whales. Going forward, more "life" will continue to be added to the galaxy map. In order to travel, you need "Starfuel", click on the local star in the starmap to create a "star fuel station". Traders sell a bit of everything: Changes Added ga
Patch 0.2.15 is live! (and has been for 2 weeks) This patch adds Jetpacks, Loadouts, The Undead Plague, and more. For full patch notes: Patch Notes Here's the devblog, on our website: Devblog Link LInk to Stream (every Friday): Stream I also recorded a video that covers similar t
Added jetpacks. Colonists and a few lifeforms can fly around the map now. Added actual diseases when Slimes, Zombies, and Cuddlers infect colonists. Crops now require light. Added starting Bioshroom crop (doesn't require light). You can now set "loadouts" for colonists. They'll a
Patch 0.2.14 is live! (and has been for 2 weeks) This patch focused on quality of life fixes, but we also added conditional crafting, pride decorations, an intro cutscene, and more For full patch notes: Patch Notes Here's the devblog, on our website: Devblog Link LInk to Stream (
0.2.14: A Polish Update (and Bug Fixes) Fixing bugs and quality-of-life improvements. You can now "maintain X amount" (of stock) at any crafting station. Added a "new game" cutscene. Changes Increased starting colonist inventory size from 2 to 4 (so that farmer and early-game ite
The Starship Update is live! It’s been a long time since our last “formal” blog post. These posts take a long time to create. We’ve been very busy working on Starmancer. It’s just the two of us, so for a post like this to be created, one of us has to stop working on Starmancer an
0.2.13 - The Starship Update Return of the ship The ship, missions, and the starmap have returned. We've made the ship a lot smaller, to fit the new base sizes and missions have been re-balanced a bit to fit the new gameplay introduced in The Wilderness. Upgrade modules Upgrade m
0.2.12 Starmancer core customization has returned! Find new cores in dungeons and change your core appearance (and name) at any time! We're also improving colonist behavior so that they'll try to solve their own problems (hilarity ensues?) Changes Added Starmancer core customizat
Performance Update. Improved colonist performance, allowing us to raise the max cap from 7 to 15 (doubling the amount of colonists you can grow) Changes - Increased max colonist cap from 7 to 15 - Improved performance of finding nearby floors (for fog-of-war purposes) - Improved
Minor changes after The Wilderness release. We're continuing to monitor reports and feedback from Discord, Steam Forums, the in-game reporting tool and our weekly dev stream. Big changes in this patch are the "explore" job task, C4 is now craftable at the Chem Station, increased