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Combat Outcomes Combat no longer ends in one generic way. Enemy arcships now resolve into four distinct outcomes: Withdrawal, Forced Retreat, Boarding Capture, and Total Destruction. Withdrawal is now the default outcome in most fights, with retreat cooldowns, reputation impact,
Build controls were not showing this has been resolved. Modals were not always positions correctly Tutorial update so that it clears build controls at various states throughout for a cleaner experience
Resolved issue where trying to cancel a blueprint in any but the anchor tile didn't work.
New: Guided Start (Early Game Tutorial) Added a structured guided start for the opening of the game The tutorial now walks you through the first critical steps: Sealing your ship Establishing command Generating power Setting up basic life support Key actions are now highlighted a
Remove blueprint tool now works on all tiles of multi-tile buildables Power, Water, and Waste have been standardised to 1 tile radius also overlays clearly show connections to systems. Food in top bar now sums all food types and tooltip provides a breakdown of each type. Events w
Telemetry fix
leaking rules tweaked so that building a floor outside a ship doesn't cause leaking state. conduit & pipe visual bug resolved where sometimes they would not correctly auto rotate. crew panel right hand part now correctly scrollable to see relationships. new hid crew overlay a
Crafting was open at game start, this is now resolved.
After some feedback on crafting Power, water, waste requirement icons appear if the recipe queued requires them Resources currently stored and needed are listed in the inspector Fuel now spawns at the fuel processor rather than in the nearest tank.
I’ve just pushed a small but important update focused on improving the early game experience based on initial player feedback. A number of players found the opening unclear, so this update strengthens the guided start to make it easier to understand what to do and why. Guided Sta
Arcbound is officially live in Early Access. You can now build and manage your own Arcship, guide your crew through the final evacuation of Earth, and transition into a long-term spacefaring civilisation. This is the full core experience, including both Phase 1 (The Exodus) and P
The next evolution of Arcbound is here. We’ve just rolled out a full UI overhaul, alongside a public demo build, and we’re now preparing for the full Early Access release. UI Overhaul - A New Interface for the Relay The entire interface has been rebuilt from the ground up to make
Arcbound available soon in Early Access Arcbound is a sci-fi colony simulation where you design and stabilise humanity’s final Arcship as it escapes a collapsing Earth. Construct your ship tile-by-tile, manage power, oxygen, water, waste, and food systems, and keep your crew aliv