Developer posts and news about this game.
- Our issues with the master server are still unresolved so we have put in a bypass for the server browser until it is fixed. For now when you click play online it will simply give you the option to directly connect to either official server.
Join the community on our Discord ! This patch adds new parts to diversify building options, and brings a full batch of new fixes and improvements. Additions: Added 7 new parts which should help make ship designs more interesting. These are all structure parts. Added the option t
Join the community on our Discord ! This patch addresses many outstanding bugs and issues and should improve overall stability. Additions: Printsettings command added for console, which reads out all server settings. Changes: Players are no longer removed from the game when their
We are now well into the new year and this is an exciting time, hopefully, with many updates and changes soon to come for Planetes. While we released in 2018 (Early Access), we expect 2019 to be an even bigger year for Planetes. We knowingly released the game early, many might sa
We're aware of an issue with the Mac and Linux builds which prevent players from doing Offline or Online mode. We're currently working on a fix!
Join the community on our Discord ! Star System Overhaul Patch, We have gone through and updated all of the planets to use the new rendering tool. They should all be much more interesting to explore and build on. Additions: Added parts: Light armor plating in 3 sizes and Medium a
Hello Everyone! We hope everyone is having an enjoyable holiday season, and with that we would like to offer Planetes at 20% off during this year's Steam winter sale! There will be an overall price increase shortly after the new year, so get the game now while it's at it's cheape
Join the community on our Discord ! Additional settings added to server persistence and new Camera panning. Additions: Added to server persistence: Derelict Spawn rate, spawned ship part limit, client can spawn ship, cargo destroy on container break percentage, auto save frequenc
Join the community on our Discord ! Small patch fixing major issue with ship spawning. Additions: New Utility suit art added (being used temporarily as the default suit). Changes: Modified Planet3 (newest planet) by adding cliff structure prototypes. Slightly improved cloud rende
Join the community on our Discord ! This Update wipes the servers! Spooky Halloween event cosmetics removed. Additions: Added derelict ships that will randomly spawn and move in towards the star system. Added thruster burn area indicators visible when building. Added missing thru
This Update wipes the servers! This Update has Spooky Content. Spooky Additions: Batwing 2X6 Solar Panel. Batwing Low Profile Solar Panel. Dragon Skull Ion Engine 2X2. Pumpkin Inert Gas Fuel Tank. Tri Skull Ion RCS. Additions: Players now drop all items on death. Added healing wh
This Update wipes the servers! Additions: Added notifications for when trying to fuel a tank without the correct resources and for when it is full. Discord Rich presence! Planetes Development Discord Console command to set velocity soft cap. Added notifications for picking up ite
This Update wipes the servers! Additions: Added ability to set your own controls. Added parts: Girder Angle 2X2, Part Panel Angle 2X2. Added UI for saving/loading ships and offline games. Changes: Overhauled movement update syncing, (player and ship movement should now be much sm
Additions: - With this patch we have upgraded our servers to much better hardware. Hopefully this will solve a lot of the lag and performance issues players have experienced. Added inspector highlights for seats and cockpits. New Part: Spawn Bay, use this to place a spawn locatio
Additions: Resources are now items, can be dropped/picked up just like weapons. Added 1X5 Solar Panel. Added art for resource items. Added ability to refuel fuel tanks using the PolyTool (will only fuel a tank if tank is at full HP). Added more tutorial stages covering primary fe
All content in this post is subject to change and should only be viewed as a rough idea of upcoming features/content. Items are listed in no particular order. Additionally this quarterly roadmap represents an overestimation of what we will be able to complete by the end of the qu
Additions: Persistent inventory. New Part: Side mount ship cannon. Changes: The small bridge can no longer be entered through it's walls. The cockpit is now easier to enter from all directions. Improved names and tooltips on parts. Reduced fuel burn amounts on all chemical thrust
Additions: Added damage indicator overlay. Added art for PolyTool. Added more nodes to certain parts. Added ship and players markers to adminmode. Changes: Increased collision damage received by ships. Increased GForce damage on players. Improvements to server browser menu. PolyT
Additions: Added player inventory (Toggle with tab, move items between hotbar and backpack with click and drag.) Added server browser. Added 2X2 Ion engine. Added gimballed laser weapon for ships. Added low profile solar panel. Added 1X3 Battery. Added 3X3 Structural Panel. Added
Additions Added legacy save warning. Part - Solar Panel 2X6. Part - Reactor Core. Part - Panel Adapter 3-2, and Panel Adapter 2-1. Added I-Gas resource nodes. Remaining materials node art. Ship splitting. Changes: Added parameters to resource nodes and harvest tools to control ef