Deadnaut: Signal Lost

Released: Mar 28, 2023
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Last updated: 13 Sep 2026, 15:26 GMT

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16 Nov 2023Developer post
Deadnaut: Signal Lost - "Derelict Duty" Update 1.2.1
We've just released a new patch for Deadnaut: Signal Lost. This update, version 1.2.1, is primarily focused on bug fixes and performance improvements. Below you'll find a detailed list of what's new and what's been changed. Added Sigil Viewer: A new feature under New Game -> C
We've just released a new patch for Deadnaut: Signal Lost. This update, version 1.2.1, is primarily focused on bug fixes and performance improvements. Below you'll find a detailed list of what's new and what's been changed.
Added

Sigil Viewer: A new feature under New Game -> Custom Game -> View Sigils allows players to view all the sigils available in the game. Sigils that have been discovered will be highlighted
Armoured Hull Location Bonus: Ships with this bonus have higher structural integrity, meaning they take less damage from stray shots or explosions
Balance

Adjusted post-mission sigil rewards for middling performance to better balance the player's sigil library between positive and negative sigils. Other performance-related sigil drops are unaffected
Performance

Anti-aliasing is now disabled by default for first-time players
Added an option to disable terrain heightmap generation, located in Options -> Video & Audio under "Workarounds". This is an experimental, last-resort solution for players experiencing game crashes during settlement generation. if you do use this option, please email [email protected] with feedback
Implemented crash detection during settlement generation. A prompt will appear when the game is restarted after a crash, suggesting the use of workaround settings in the Video & Audio menu
Fixes:

Resolved an issue with some sigils having duplicate icons
Clarified in the manual and in the post-mission sigil tooltip that sigils are only active if equipped at the start of a custom game
Fixed a bug where the Escape key wasn't backing out of some screens in Create Deadnaut
Hotfixes (November 20):

An issue with custom deadnauts where the game would become unplayable
Deleted custom deadnauts sometimes reappearing on the selection screen
Minimap and holo map on settlements not showing buildings, roads and other structures when terrain generation is disabled
More extensive logging if the game crashes during settlement generation
Tweaks to toxic atmosphere and terrain generation that may prevent crashes on low-end GPUs and systems with outdated graphics drivers
Confirmation dialogs for elevators, cloners, etc. can now be cancelled/closed using Escape, or accepted by pressing Space
Thanks to all our players -- we appreciate your continued support and feedback! Join the conversation and share your experiences on our Discord server.
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18 Aug 2023Developer post
Deadnaut: Signal Lost - "Derelict Duty" Update 1.2.0
Oh, I didn't see you there Handler! I was busy trying to rub this hideous mutation off my forearm. No matter what cleaning agent I use -- soap, bleach, acid -- it continues to writhe up my arm like a piece of eldritch spaghetti. But never mind that, let's have a chat about "Derel
Oh, I didn't see you there Handler! I was busy trying to rub this hideous mutation off my forearm. No matter what cleaning agent I use -- soap, bleach, acid -- it continues to writhe up my arm like a piece of eldritch spaghetti. But never mind that, let's have a chat about "Derelict Duty," the latest update for Deadnaut: Signal Lost...
Note: Like the "Wild Moons" update, "Derelict Duty" includes new bits and pieces that may require additional adjustments and fixes. As such, we consider 1.2.0 experimental. If you run into any game-breaking bugs, the Derelict Duty content can be disabled via the Gameplay menu.
With Signal Lost's latest update, we've given ships a lot more personality. And by personality, we mean danger!
Imagine finding yourself in a deck plunged into complete darkness, devoid of the Watchers' eerie glow, with your hack tool rendered useless. Elsewhere, you might contend with freezing conditions or be faced with overly aggressive Watchers that compromise the ship's airlocks. Fear not! Solutions lie within reach -- specific computer terminals can restore systems.
But tread lightly, for the ships now harbour Chimerae, genetically-tailored entities birthed from the sinister depths of Rip Space, each possessing formidable abilities. As part of the Purge mission, the Wayfarers will call upon you to exterminate these marked chimerae.
Should you succeed, they'll aid in your subsequent endeavours. Furthermore, in your battles against the Chimerae, loyal Wayfarer crew members, armed and prepared, will stand by your side.
Alright, don't mind the horror crawling up my body. Let's dive into the patch notes! Argh!
Added

System failures. Some ships will have special environmental conditions that you will have to deal with. For example, a deck may have a total power failure - pitch black, but there are no Watchers and your hack tool doesn’t work. Another deck may be frozen. Another may have overzealous Watchers that blow the airlocks open and suck everything out. If a deck has a system failure, you can repair it by interacting with a marked computer terminal
Chimerae - procedurally generated, genetic experiments found on ships. They have a range of exotic abilities
Purge mission. The Wayfarers want you to hunt down and kill the marked chimerae. If you complete the mission, the Wayfarers will help you on the following mission
Wayfarer crew members. When fighting chimerae, armed crew members will help you
Gameplay option to alter the chances of getting ships with chimerae or system failures
Five new Steam achievements: Killa Chimera, Decked To The Nines, Way Of The Drone, Living The Wild Life and the incredibly challenging Unmarketable
Ultra-widescreen options in resolution dropdown. Please note the game was designed for 16:9 and 16:10 resolutions –- this option is provided for convenience
Enhancement

The tier bars on tags above NPCs now reflect their hostility towards the deadnaut (red for enemy, cyan for friend/neutral)
Fixed

Puppeting a deadnaut now resets trust at the end of a mission, rather than before
High powered rifles no longer ignore the Cooling upgrade
Sound and visual effects not triggering sometimes when an NPC teleports or phase steps
Shields not being the same colour as the user
Dropdown menu items having overlapping hit areas, making them difficult to click
Click sound effects on dropdown menus
Hotfix (August 28)

Smart trap no longer affects the deadnaut or their allies. Note that if an enemy is affected by the trap, it may still pass on secondary affects (eg, flames)
System failures no longer appear in first tier missions on Easy or Normal difficulties
Fixed incorrect portrait asset for shamblers
Fixed parsing errors in vignettes
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24 May 2023Developer post
Deadnaut: Signal Lost - "Wild Moons" Update 1.1.1
Whether you've been caught in a hallucination storm and lasered phantoms, or tussled with the chaos that the Rip rains can bring, we hope you're enjoying the new newness of the Wild Moons update. Today we're tightening up a few bits and pieces with a small patch. Notes? Oh, notes
Whether you've been caught in a hallucination storm and lasered phantoms, or tussled with the chaos that the Rip rains can bring, we hope you're enjoying the new newness of the Wild Moons update. Today we're tightening up a few bits and pieces with a small patch.
Notes? Oh, notes. Yep, got those right here:
Added

(Hotfix) "Downsample settlements textures" option in the Video & Audio menu. This setting is unsupported, and should only be used on VRAM-constrained systems where settlements fail to load as it has a noticeable impact on the quality of settlement heightmaps.
Balance

Fauna no longer break off so easily when Deadnaut moves out of range.
Megafauna with special abilities are now more likely to appear on T3 missions.
Black Market Codes appearing on final mission.
Enhancement

Fields will no longer automatically target all fauna. The field will now only latch onto megafauna or fauna that are actively targeting the Deadnaut.
Auto move is no longer marked as experimental.
Fixed

Visual discrepancy related to health on some types of fauna.
Some parameters related to settlement terrain and fauna changing between game loads.
Merged some upstream fixes into the optimised Mono runtime.
(Hotfix) An issue with carryovers that could cause settlements not to load.
(Hotfix) Degraded performance on settlements related to Wayfarer drone pathfinding.
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17 May 2023Developer post
Deadnaut: Signal Lost - "Wild Moons" Update 1.1.0
Welcome back Handler! The ever-shifting unreality of Rip Space awaits, unveiling secrets, threats, and companions in the most unexpected places. In our latest "Wild Moons" update, the cosmos unravels yet another layer of its mystery... Note: This update includes a fair chunk of n
Welcome back Handler! The ever-shifting unreality of Rip Space awaits, unveiling secrets, threats, and companions in the most unexpected places. In our latest "Wild Moons" update, the cosmos unravels yet another layer of its mystery...
Note: This update includes a fair chunk of new content, mechanics and systems for settlements -- especially the procedural nature of fauna -- which will almost certainly require ongoing tweaking. As such, we consider 1.1.0 experimental; we'll be quick to balance and update in the coming days. If for whatever reason you run into serious issues, the Wild Moons content can be disabled via the Gameplay menu.
Settlements are the focus of 1.1.0, the core of which is a new, unique mission type offered by "Wayfarers". Your Deadnaut will be tasked with eliminating dangerous megafauna and in return for your assistance, the Wayfarers will shield you from the watchful eyes of the Benefactors.
Wayfarers are a resilient faction of scavengers living off the land, who do not harbor ill will towards the Handler or your Deadnaut. Their aid can prove invaluable as they transform into guerilla warriors, aiding you in your next mission against the Benefactors. Their technology is also at your disposal -- powerful autonomous drones that pack a whole lot of ballistic firepower.
Settlements are now teeming with fauna, new entities that coexist in groups, non-aggressive until provoked. Be wary, for their behavior escalates in intensity at higher tiers and once turned hostile, they'll spare neither your Deadnaut nor your enemies.
Finally, prepare for the arrival of storms on settlements. While a planet with a storm system will be clear of a toxic atmosphere, the storms themselves may prove dangerous. Your atmospheric hazard meter will warn you of their approach. Brace yourself, for as the storms rage, anything can happen.
Alright! With that out of the way, here are the patch notes for 1.1.0:
Added

New mission type: Wild Moons. A friendly group of settlers have been overrun by dangerous megafauna. They promise to hide your location from the Benefactors on this mission - but you have to kill the megafauna. To help you, the settlers give you a few powerful drones.
Wayfarer faction. It comprises of settlers and scavengers that are not hostile to the Deadnaut.
New mission reward: Wayfarer guerillas. When you complete a Wild Moon mission, Wayfarer guerillas will spawn into your next mission to hunt down Benefactors.
Wayfarer drone. A special drone given by settlers to the Deadnaut to help attack dangerous creatures.
Settlements now have fauna. These are new entity types and are typically found in groups. They are usually not aggressive, but will attack if you get close. Fauna properties are randomly generated for each settlement and do not appear as scanned lifeforms. Fauna will attack all other enemies except for Sentinels and Rovers. They become more dangerous in higher tiers - for the Deadnaut and all other enemies.
Storms on settlements. Storms can have different effects, sometimes positive. If a settlement has storms, the atmosphere will be non-toxic. The Deadnaut’s toxicity meter will start to countdown when a storm is approaching. While a storm is active, a range of effects may occur.
More clarity on location scans related to environmental hazards. Hover over the atmosphere icon to check the effects of the toxic environment or storms on settlements.
Gameplay option ‘Wild Moon features’. The features in this patch alter the gameplay in significant ways. Players can use this setting to adjust - or disable - all the Wild Moon features.
Option in Gameplay settings to control how long scrolling text messages remain on screen before fading.
Balance

The first T4 mission always has either a Foundry or Black Market codes on easy and normal difficulties.
Enhancement

Rangers and Lancers can now coordinate when hunting the Deadnaut.
Toxic atmospheres are now tinted based on the type of debuff: vigor (light red), acuity (green), wits (yellow), grit (purple).
Reworked location and mission distribution to reduce repetition and increase likelihood of getting different missions throughout the campaign.
The ADAD icon on location scans will flash with a cyan circle if security systems at the location are disabled or offline.
Data file changes that should significantly reduce the download size of minor updates.
Fixed

Additional checks for edge cases where starter sigils may not have been awarded to a new player.
UPDATE: We've just pushed out a hotfix that addresses the following issues:

Degraded performance on settlements related to Wayfarer drone pathfinding.
An issue with carryovers that could cause settlements not to load.
"Downsample settlements textures" option in the Video & Audio menu. This setting is unsupported, and should only be used on VRAM-constrained systems where settlements fail to load as it has a noticeable impact on the quality of settlement heightmaps.
It can be lonely out there Handler. But never fear, company can be found on the Screwfly Discord server.
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21 Apr 2023Developer post
Deadnaut: Signal Lost - Update 1.0.6
Greetings fellow space... adventurers? Dwellers? Monster fodder? However you classify yourself in the cosmic food chain, anyone can enjoy Deadnaut: Signal Lost's 1.0.6 update. Not sure how it tastes, but your gameplay experience sure loves it! We're trying a new format for patch
Greetings fellow space... adventurers? Dwellers? Monster fodder? However you classify yourself in the cosmic food chain, anyone can enjoy Deadnaut: Signal Lost's 1.0.6 update. Not sure how it tastes, but your gameplay experience sure loves it!
We're trying a new format for patch notes today, because we felt we weren't making enough use of the Markdown options available. Thanks Steam!
Added

The discovery level of a lifeform increases regular damage. Each pip increases damage by 5% up to a maximum of 20% for a fully discovered lifeform
Five new Steam achievements focused on using specific suits and upgrades
Balance

Reduced cost of T1 and T2 upgrades and slightly adjusted costs of all upgrades based on usage and feedback. Boosted discovery chance of upgrades relative to gear. Increased cost of T3 and T4 gear to better match campaign progression.
Slight decrease in weapon damage to compensate for damage boost on lifeform discovery; increased toughness of T3 and T4 enemies, but with a reduction in their density
Bribery cost increases linearly with tier
Increase Foundry chance in all sectors
Enhancement

Adjustments to the work done by the location scan thread which should significantly increase the speed at which scans complete, particularly for ships
Loadout slots are now labelled “Primary”, “Secondary”, “Injector” and “Armour Shard” to reflect the blueprints they support
Loadout slots and blueprints now have matching frames to make it easier to see which blueprints can be equipped to which slot
Added filters to market screen for primary and secondary gear
Fixed

Blueprint tooltip not appearing when mousing off the hide icon
Removed unnecessary selection rectangle when clicking on blueprints
Trust score on mission list now displays trust value at end of mission, not the degree of trust adjustment
Issue where the starting sigils may not have been allocated to the player’s profile. All players that have less than the number of starting sigils will receive on their next new game, loaded game or custom game.
On the Horizon: "Settlement" Update 1.1
Unless we see signs that the world is about to implode, patch 1.0.6 marks the end of smaller updates for the "1.0.x" phase, as it were. We'll be moving our attention to a meatier patch in the form of 1.1.0. The main focus will be on settlements, and we have a few things we're working on:

Fauna! Encounter more than just the various horrors that plague the galaxy. Fauna is procedurally generated for each planet, will start passive, but will attack if provoked. This goes for everyone, not just the player!
Storms on settlements. If storms are present, the planet will have a non-toxic atmosphere, and the SPO2 meter on the Deadnaut module will instead reflect the storm's build-up, active period, and eventual dissipation. Storms can have various (positive) effects (to be revealed)
Tweaks to the colours and visuals of toxic atmosphere to reflect the stat they debuff
Updates to the location scan UI to reflect atmosphere, storm and fauna details
And more...
Please note this list is not final and is subject to change, depending on how we go with implementation, testing, etc.
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OK, it's entirely talking.
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14 Apr 2023Developer post
Deadnaut: Signal Lost - Update 1.0.5
Patch #5 has arrived for Deadnaut: Signal Lost and with it, a bunch of tweaks, fixes and improvements we're sure you'll love. Or at the very least, be keen to pat gently in front of a plasma fire. Warms the chambers, it does. Huh, what? Patch notes? Oh yeah, we got those! Added:
Patch #5 has arrived for Deadnaut: Signal Lost and with it, a bunch of tweaks, fixes and improvements we're sure you'll love. Or at the very least, be keen to pat gently in front of a plasma fire. Warms the chambers, it does.
Huh, what? Patch notes? Oh yeah, we got those!

Added: One-time introduction dialog after the Quick start screen. This dialog can be reset via the “Reset tutorials” button in the Gameplay options menu
Added: Option to disable the streamlined Quick start in the Gameplay options menu. If disabled, all holo screens will be available before the first mission
Added: As long as they haven’t been destroyed, double-clicking on the lifeform inspector (while a creature is selected), minimap or the Deadnaut’s portrait in the Deadnaut module will open the Lifeforms, Mission and Deadnaut holo screens respectively
Added: Axes have a first strike ability. If an engaged enemy moves into melee range, the Deadnaut can strike with an equipped axe. First strike chance is based on the Deadnaut’s acuity and will only activate once per turn
Added: Labour suit has a built-in triage ability. If the Deadnaut saves against a fatal blow in the Labour suit, health is set to 10 instead of 1
Balance: All shotguns have a chance to permanently cripple an enemy. A crippled enemy will have their movement speed dramatically reduced (other actions are performed at their usual speed)
Balance: Increased damage-over-time from EMP injection to mechanicals
Balance: Reduced cooldown on slug and grenade launchers. T1 launcher now has an inherent heat injection chance
Balance: Slightly reduced chance of orb attacks doing kinetic injection
Enhancement: Increased chance of dangerous enemies on low tier missions on Hard difficulty. Added glowing icon on location scan if dangerous enemies detected. Dangerous enemies will only appear on side track missions
Enhancement: Reduced the average time taken to perform location scans
Enhancement: Optimisations to how sounds are cached and fetched, which should provide a small reduction to startup times
Fixed: Upgrades and blueprints sometimes having no image while being dragged
Fixed: Bug that allowed inaccessible upgrades to be added to the toolbelt, which could result in a corrupted save
Fixed: Reduce swarming behaviour of shades around portals
Be sure to join the Screwfly Studios family on our Discord, where even the most Rip-mutated entities are welcome. Just try to keep your tail to yourself, OK?
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10 Apr 2023Developer post
Deadnaut: Signal Lost - Update 1.0.4
Once again, a big thanks to everyone who's made suggestions, reported bugs, and provided feedback. We want to make sure we're addressing the bits that matter, and the help of our dedicated players has been invaluable in this regard. Please note due to a rework of how keybinds are
Once again, a big thanks to everyone who's made suggestions, reported bugs, and provided feedback. We want to make sure we're addressing the bits that matter, and the help of our dedicated players has been invaluable in this regard.
Please note due to a rework of how keybinds are stored, rebinds will need to be redone. Apologies for the inconvenience.
Quite a few notes to get through for this patch, so let's jump right in.

Enhancement: The warning LED on the insulation gauge will now glow green if the Deadnaut is in a room with both a Watcher and an active countermeasure (ships), or in range of an ADAD tower with an active countermeasure (settlements). While the countermeasure is active, rather than flash, the LED will become dimmer/brighter based on the Watcher’s distance to the room’s centre, or the Deadnaut’s distance from the tower
Enhancement: Holo map now shows revealed objectives and unused cloners as icons
Enhancement: Purchased blueprints can now be individually hidden via an eye icon in the bottom-right corner of the blueprint card. A larger button with the same icon to the right of the “Blueprints” label can be clicked to reveal all previously hidden items. This information is stored in your save game; it will be reset upon starting a new game
Enhancement: Reduced the intensity of screen interference on settlements when the Deadnaut is inside the radius of an ADAD tower
Balance: Sentinels that have not been alarmed will only attack enemies in melee range or retaliate against an attack. If the Sentinel is alarmed by a tower, it will attack anything it can see
Balance: Settlement discoveries have a greater impact on mission performance, meaning fewer buildings need to be scouted to get a positive score
Balance: Increased duration of Jammer and Knockout Jammer
Balance: Decreased drop chance of common upgrades relative to suit or fragment upgrades
Added: If black market codes are unavailable, a popup reminder will appear the first time the Foundry screen is opened after each mission. This reminder can be disabled via the Gameplay options menu
Added: "--safemode" switch that deletes all video settings and starts the game in windowed mode at a resolution of 1366x768. Note the switch only takes effect after the splash screens
Added: Tooltips to the back/forwards buttons in the manual explaining what they do, and that the mouse back/forwards buttons are shortcuts to them
Fixed: Additional checks to prevent soft locks when the Deadnaut dies with a cloner active, but the cloner is on a different level
Fixed: Some instances of excessive whitespace on tooltips
Fixed: Reactive armour tooltip sometimes overwriting other tooltips
Fixed: Floating tags on furniture, elevators, etc. no longer block interactions when other modes (such as hacking or sensor pinging) are active
Fixed: Mission performance indicator animation getting stuck at a larger size
Fixed: Reworked saving and loading of keybinds to address lingering issues with rebinds not persisting. Keybinds will be reset as a side-effect of this change
Fixed: All entrances to rooms will prevent Watcher attacks inside that room. This includes active doorways, broken doors and openings
Fixed: Firewalls that get hit by more than one Watcher on the same turn will block all Watchers instead of just the first one
Fixed: Rare cases where dropzones were surrounded by inaccessible areas
Fixed: Sentinels are no longer teleported
Fixed: Issue where cloak status was inconsistently affecting enemy detection chance
Fixed: Labour suit no longer erroneously displays starting rifle
Fixed: Panic effects now clearly explained on tooltips and modifiers
Our Discord is always open, so be sure to drop in... just not too hard -- the floor is made of internet.
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06 Apr 2023Developer post
Deadnaut: Signal Lost - Update 1.0.3
Hot on the heels of 1.0.2 is another chunky update for Deadnaut: Signal Lost! We wanted to squeeze in another patch before the Easter break, so you'll have an even grander experience if you have some time to spare over the next few days. Righto, onto the patch notes! Added: Labou
Hot on the heels of 1.0.2 is another chunky update for Deadnaut: Signal Lost! We wanted to squeeze in another patch before the Easter break, so you'll have an even grander experience if you have some time to spare over the next few days.
Righto, onto the patch notes!

Added: Labour suit now has reactive armour. When hit, the suit will be temporarily hardened against subsequent damage of that type, reducing incoming damage to 1. A permanent indicator for reactive armour has been added to the top of the labour suit’s modifier panel (left of the Deadnaut's portrait).
Added: Known fragment upgrades are added to toolbelt at game start.
Added: All stims are now dual-purpose. In addition to buffing your Deadnaut’s VAWG stats they also wipe one or more injector effects (fire, acid, etc.) and boost resistance to further injections.
Enhancement: Doors emit sounds when enemies try to unlock and/or open them.
Enhancement: Auto-pause no longer stops the Deadnaut if they spot a friendly (for example, a deployed sentry).
Enhancement: The mission performance indicator during missions (which shows if you will currently gain or lose trust after the mission) will now play a sound and animate when your performance drops below, or rises above, zero. The indicator can be found on the summary holo UI above the console, to the left of the knowledge counter.
Balance: Stealth stat now reduces accuracy of incoming ranged attacks if the Deadnaut is in an unlit room. Does not apply if Deadnaut has an active shield.
Balance: Reduce Shade swarming behaviour.
Fixed: Cloner and foundry ambient sounds now stop playing once interacted with. Boosted the volume of these effects.
Fixed: UI not working when certain combinations of input devices were connected all at once, such as joysticks and throttles.
Fixed: Summary holo UI above the console now flashes to draw attention to the fact it can be clicked. This only ever happens once.
Fixed: Rebinds not persisting for movement keys.
Fixed: Various layout issues on the Lifeforms screen.
Fixed: Sensor suit now correctly displays its stealth bonus.
Fixed: Fields no longer wake hibernating Sentinels.
Fixed: Field tooltips now explicitly state that they must be activated.
As always, hit us up on Discord if you have any questions, or just want to chew the cosmic fat. Now you're trying to figure out what cosmic fat taste like... do share if you know.
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04 Apr 2023Developer post
Deadnaut: Signal Lost - Update 1.0.2
Another satisfying update for Deadnaut: Signal Lost to brighten your day! We might not be as bright as the sun, but version 1.0.2 is pretty darn luminescent as far as patches go. OK, enough with the light chit-chat. Here are the changes: Added: You can now select your starting fr
Another satisfying update for Deadnaut: Signal Lost to brighten your day! We might not be as bright as the sun, but version 1.0.2 is pretty darn luminescent as far as patches go.
OK, enough with the light chit-chat. Here are the changes:

Added: You can now select your starting fragment during custom Deadnaut creation.
Balance: Challenge rating for the Energy suit reduced from 2 to 1. Suits on the Quickstart screen are now ordered from least to most challenging (Energy, Security, Tech, Sensor, Labour).
Balance: Increased longevity of drones. Deadnaut takes reduced damage from drone explosions.
Balance: Increased impact of grit when calculating saving throw on 1 health.
Balance: Increased duration of all injector upgrades.
Balance: Increased drop rate of sigils when mission completed.
Balance: Increased duration of hacks on sentinels and rovers.
Balance: Shockwave launcher now has very high chance of kinetic injection. Tooltip specifies AOE damage. Fixed issue where projectile would be ‘lobbed’.
Enhancement: Auto-pause is now on by default. Please note this will not overwrite the current setting for existing players.
Enhancement: Unused cloners and foundries now have ambient sounds.
Fixed: Missing text on the main menu for systems running on certain locales.
Fixed: A visual issue where some statistics were incorrectly rounded in the UI.
Fixed: Several issues with rebound controls not sticking between sessions or appearing incorrectly.
Fixed: A soft lock when traversing decks if the player had a sentry deployed and the Sensor Feed upgrade active.
Fixed: Various spelling errors and inconsistencies in tooltips.
Fixed: Issue related to ~~REDACTED~~ in the final level.
The following changes were applied as hotfixes:

Fixed: Deadnaut editor not showing imported images correctly.
Fixed: An issue that prevented some achievements from progressing.
Also a quick reminder that our launch discount ends soon (12-ish hours at time of posting), so if you know someone who loves tangling with eldritch space horrors, tap them on the shoulder with your limb of choice (mutated or not).
After hints and tips, or just want to chat with other players and the developers? Our Discord awaits.
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31 Mar 2023GamingOnLinux
Dark sci-fi roguelike Deadnaut: Signal Lost looks great and it's out now
Deadnaut: Signal Lost from the developer of Deadnaut, Zafehouse Diaries and Fear Equation is officially out now with Native Linux support. Read the full article here:
31 Mar 2023Developer post
Deadnaut: Signal Lost - Update 1.0.1
Hello all! A big thanks to everyone who's grabbed the game so far and fallen in love with the utterly terrifying abominations that hide in wait in the depths of the Rip. We've been listening to your feedback, concerns and suggestions, and while we have more plans for features and
Hello all! A big thanks to everyone who's grabbed the game so far and fallen in love with the utterly terrifying abominations that hide in wait in the depths of the Rip.
We've been listening to your feedback, concerns and suggestions, and while we have more plans for features and content, we wanted to turn around a smaller patch to tackle some of the more critical and timely issues.
To this end, we've pushed out version 1.0.1, which is live on Steam now (you may need to restart your client in order for it to register the update).
Here are the notable changes:

Added: Experimental auto-pause feature (available under Options->Controls). This is currently opt-in while we make sure it functions as intended. If you have a movement key held down, auto-pause will stop your Deadnaut from moving if they spot an enemy.
Added: More detailed tutorials for ADAD systems -- Watchers on ships and towers on settlements. The tutorials will trigger when appropriate, and appear as red message boxes in the bottom-left that must be viewed. As with other tutorials, they will not appear again unless reset via the Gameplay menu.
Balance: Reduced Benefactor spawn rates on Easier and Normal difficulty, decreased damage and armour of Rangers.
Balance: Significantly reduced chance of console units being disabled from an EMP blast to a non-puppeted Deadnaut. If Deadnaut is in a doorway, it will not receive a Watcher attack.
Enhancement: Levels that have been revealed by a sigil or by discovering a map will no longer show the locations as fully visited.
Added: Modifier that indicates if a clone is registered.
Fixed: An issue where sigils assigned to custom Deadnauts would not appear in their correct slots.
Fixed: Issue that sometimes prevented “reached tier X” achievements from firing.
Fixed: Locking a door with a hack tool now sets its lock strength to maximum.
The following changes were applied as hotfixes:

Added: Option to disable the noise effect of the holographic UI in the Video & Audio settings menu.
Added: Ability to exit the game during a mission without losing your campaign progress.
Again, this is just a small patch aimed at the more pressing concerns that we didn't want to wait for a bigger patch to address. Stay tuned for more info on upcoming content, updates and whatever that giant frog thing I saw outside the cockpit last night was.
If you're an expert on enormous space amphibians, or just want to chat about Signal Lost, hit up our official Discord.
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28 Mar 2023Developer post
Deadnaut: Signal Lost is out now!
Screwfly Studios' sci-fi horror roguelike set in the world of Deadnaut is finally here! Prepare for an unnerving and tense journey to the edges of the galaxy in search of the source of Rip space. As the Handler, you'll control a single Deadnaut, a treasure hunter navigating hazar
22 Mar 2023Developer post
Gameplay demo now available
UPDATE: The demo is now available on Steam! Click the "Download PC Demo" button in the right-hand side bar of the store page. Visit the store page Original announcement follows... Thanks to everyone who tried out the tech demo and gave us feedback. We've now upgraded it to a play
20 Mar 2023GamingOnLinux
Developer of Deadnaut: Signal Lost requests Linux testers
Deadnaut: Signal Lost from Screwfly Studios is an upcoming fast-paced sci-fi roguelike with a pretty unique style. The developer got in touch, as they want plenty more Linux testing. Read the full article here:
10 Mar 2023Developer post
Try the Deadnaut: Signal Lost tech demo now!
We're very close to launching Deadnaut: Signal Lost but we need your help. We've prepared a technical demo of the first few levels of the game and we'd love to get it running on a wider range of systems. This will give you a taste of the game and help us catch any obvious bugs th
28 Oct 2022Developer post
Watch the Deadnaut: Signal Lost trailer!
We know you're keen to hear/see/inhale more about Screwfly's next game, Deadnaut: Signal Lost, and we're happy to say we can deliver! Check out the first trailer for the game right here. Along with the trailer, we've also refreshed the screenshots on the Steam page, as well as ad

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