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Hello Prospectors! I've been working really hard on some changes to the game that will hopefully result in a better experience. With the new changes Valve is implementing for demos, my publisher has decided that they want to do an updated demo release over on the main game's page
🐛 Bug fixes Fixed an bug where supply lines would connect to themselves without a power source.
🐛Bug fixes Fixed an issue where various monitor resolutions would crash the game on start up
🛠Improvements & Changes Supply lines always provide energy and oxygen Supply lines can only connect to other supply lines or structures that have both power and oxygen Power routers that provide power and oxygen to connected structures now show a white bubble at their center
🛠 Improvements & Changes Reduced part count for circular progress bars to increase performance Decreased the rate of structure save data refreshes to increase performance 🐛 Bug fixes Fixed an issue where terraformers would randomly fail to produce a soil tile
🐛Bug fixes Fixed an issue where players could get stuck on saplings and other small environment objects after the collision refactor.
🛠 Improvements & Changes Significant overhaul of the various collision systems Increased "jump" size for the unstick command Players can now walk into water but can still drown 🐛 Bug fixes Fixed an issue where windowed mode would fail to work until toggled on and off Fixed
🛠 Improvements UI is scaled automatically for displays greater than 2k 🐛Bug fixes Fixed an issue with pinned shipping orders only drawing held items and not how many are needed Fixed an issue where collector bots would target the same crop and create a duplicate drop Fixed an i
🐛 Bug fixes Removed UI scaling logic for high resolution monitors causing flickering issue
🛠 Improvements Significant reduction in memory usage Slight FPS boost
🚀 New features Windowed mode 📝 About windowed mode (please read before use) Windowed mode has some specific limitations, some of which are imposed by how the game engine works while others are imposed by my code. A new option called Display Mode has been added to the settings s
Exciting news! Prospector is joining PixElated Festival next week! This festival showcases some of the best pixel art games on Steam, from retro-style classics to modern indie gems, all in one place! If you love pixel art games, this event is a must-see! There will be ✨ discounts
Bug fixes Addressed an issue with crash reporting that was misfiring
Hello Prospectors! I just want to give a heartfelt thanks to everyone who played the game. The feedback has been invaluable and I have a lot of things to work on and improve. As a solo developer making their first game, I must admit that the release was pretty overwhelming. Now t
Improvements Added a connection line between tree holograms and moth incubators to indicate that they will be in-range for moth infestation Added a highlight effect for trees in range of a moth incubator before placing the structure Bug fixes Fixed a crashing bug related to input
Improvements Extra inputs supported for key rebinding on keyboard Added an ore icon above mineral deposits when placing a Mineral Extractor to indicate ore type Added an indicator when a belt item reaches the end of a belt to indicate that a Silo is needed for deposit Bug Fixes F
Improvements Added a better indicator for the Moth Incubator to instruct on it's need for nearby trees and its progress in producing a new cocoon Added an on-screen button for entering Recycle Mode to make that more obvious Bug fixes Fixed a bug where the Moth Incubator couldn't
Improvements Increased the time tutorial messages are on screen by 2x Bug fixes Fixed an issue where Ophelia could invalidly walk over water and over cliffs while carrying the player Fixed an issue where players would get stuck easily on cliffs Fixed an issue where the Habitat wo
Bug fixes Fixed an issue where termite wasps would look for an invalid water collision which would crash the game Fixed an issue with player collisions crashing the game when going outside the valid grid space Fixed an issue where recycling a working structure would soft lock upg
Improvements - New indicators when building a Mineral Extractor that point towards the nearest instance of a Mineral Deposit for each mineral type. - New help text to help explain how existing mineral spikes must be removed before building a Mineral Extractor. Bug fixes - Fixed a