Signal Simulator

Released: Apr 29, 2018
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Last updated: 13 Sep 2026, 00:12 GMT

Updates & announcements

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13 Apr 2020Developer post
Update 1.7.8
New New error log system. File size protection. if log file line count is bigger than 1000 the log file will reset. Polarization Upgrade speed Rover Speed Upgrade Rover Analyze speed Upgrade VHS will save your movie links now, so you can easy change the movie with one click Reset
New

New error log system.
File size protection. if log file line count is bigger than 1000 the log file will reset.
Polarization Upgrade speed
Rover Speed Upgrade
Rover Analyze speed Upgrade
VHS will save your movie links now, so you can easy change the movie with one click
Reset Button for the color schemes
Updated tutorial system
Tips disabled option has been removed. The new system won't show all the time, so it is unnecessary to exist.
Graphics fixes and improvements

Sun shafts render improvements
Improve Screen Space Reflection quality without performance hit
Improvement of some of the materials
Improved reflections inside the Antenna Server Room
New shadow system. The new system increases the shadow distance and resolution. Medium Settings is the Default setting for the game. Even on low settings looks better than the old system.
Added shadow option for vegetation.
Improved sun rendering system. Now will not look as a big blurry mess in the sky.
Lightnings now cast shadows, this way only the exposed objects will receive light.
In storm the area the bullets will leave a trail
Fixes

Light color anomalies
Ambient Occlusion artefacts
Bloom Effect visual problem
Terrain Screen Space Reflection while raining.
Sun completely invisible when cloudy
Sun intensity and visual problems at daytime
Grass not visible for Linux Users
Cloud dark artefacts especially at night
Ambient light min limit when in observatory
In Storm the area mode in some cases the mouse control does not work
In Storm the area mode the bullets will fly properly to your direction.
Performance issue when some of the UI elements are hidden
Crash when switching between Storm Area mode -> Menu -> Storm Area
When rover move back wheels rotate forward
DoorLocks LODs - now should not dissapear when indoor close to you
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25 Jan 2020Developer post
Update 1.7.7
New Colorblind filter in Graphics option Color Scheme options for changing the colors of your display text Options to change the terminal color Option to change the signal strength bar Fixes : Player.log file has been temporary disabled. Using the VHS players / Unity Video Player
New

Colorblind filter in Graphics option
Color Scheme options for changing the colors of your display text
Options to change the terminal color
Option to change the signal strength bar
Fixes :

Player.log file has been temporary disabled. Using the VHS players / Unity Video Player, the engine starts filling the player.log file with same warning all the time increasing the file size and causing the game to crash. The standard log will be replaced with custom made in future updates.
Monitor Image UI scale
When sleep with flashlight it stays on
Resting System changes

Auto calibration finishes after sleep
While sleeping the system recharge will move faster / Keep in mind that you can wake up without power :)
While Sleeping the antenna will rotate based on timescale
Others

Geometry optimizations for some model
Ambient light improvement
Small UI improvements
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08 Jan 2020Developer post
Updated : In cause you are experiencing a freeze while loading the game
UPDATE : LOADING PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED When loading the game you can experience a freeze. The is not crashing just loading a big amount of textures that are used as monitor animations. It was created to reduce the CPU usage. Right now i am working on a visual loading system that
08 Jan 2020Developer post
Update 1.7.6 additional fixes and changes
Fixes : - Fix the grass rendering in the rover mode and storm the ares, Now shouldn't be rendered white or missing Changes: - Rover now uses a rigid body as a simulation instead of raytracing. This will help detects the environment better. - All prerendered textures for BOINC, an
27 Dec 2019Developer post
Update 1.7.6 small update
Fix: When using the VHS, the game starts filling the log file with thousands of unnecessary logs. Vegetation scale in distance Optimizations: In the old version the monitor antennas, planets when you detect signals and other animated monitor images were rendered in realtime as te
Fix:

When using the VHS, the game starts filling the log file with thousands of unnecessary logs.
Vegetation scale in distance
Optimizations:
In the old version the monitor antennas, planets when you detect signals and other animated monitor images were rendered in realtime as textures increasing the CPU usage. I have started to prerender some of the animations as separate textures, removing the camera rendering. The downside of this is a little more Ram usage and loading time, but this will decrease the CPU usage. In the next few weeks expect updates that will replace the old system.
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21 Dec 2019Developer post
Update 1.7.6
Thanks to D00mD0g for recording some real signals that are added to the game. Here is the tech he used : New Telescope Added to the game VHS - you can now watch movies from your local hard drive - IMPORTANT only .mp4 and .avi files can be played Some new secrets :) Fixes : If you
Thanks to D00mD0g for recording some real signals that are added to the game. Here is the tech he used :
New

Telescope Added to the game
VHS - you can now watch movies from your local hard drive - IMPORTANT only .mp4 and .avi files can be played
Some new secrets :)
Fixes :

If you click on the laptop and then quickly get out of the chair the laptop screen still opens. During the bug above if you click on the terminal and then exit out it won't return you to the main laptop screen (where you can select from scanner, database .etc) and instead closes you out of the laptop entirely. At this point the mouse cursor is still visible and you won't be able to interact with anything.
Some lights doesn't show on snow.
When solar panels are clean from snow and start cleaning again the snow layer resets.
When using the laptop if you click on the rover, then on logout and then go to the scanner without first closing the laptop does the FPS noticeably decrease while inside the scanner.
Rover doesn't stop when there is a wall in front of it.
Rover Camera doesn't render snow, sun and weather effects
While Antennas are moving and you start auto calibration, the antennas continue to rotate.
Improvements

Added option for TAA
Added option for SMAA
Buttons for purchase an Upgrade or Install a Module are moved in the lower right corner of the screen. Reason is to prevent it from cropping.
Upgrades and Modules can be scrolled in case of wider screens. Same with the modules
Transition from legacy to Post Processing v2
Terrain Improvements
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17 Oct 2019Developer post
Update 1.7.5
Fixes: Fix Crash caused by Power Surge generation. Fix Aurora Profile Shader Update error Fix when buying a skin doesn't cost you credits. Fix an error when in Storm The Area mode the code is still trying to access the tips Indoor Ambient Light too bright at daytime Fix when Tips
Fixes:

Fix Crash caused by Power Surge generation.
Fix Aurora Profile Shader Update error
Fix when buying a skin doesn't cost you credits.
Fix an error when in Storm The Area mode the code is still trying to access the tips
Indoor Ambient Light too bright at daytime
Fix when Tips disabled to appear randomly
Fixed Moon blinking glitch.
Fix Crash when trying to access the Sun Light Intensity
Fix Crash caused by Space Shooter updating the enemies count.
Improvements:

Foliage details improved
Foliage will be rendered only when visible, before was based on patches and was rendered even if there is a wall in front of the camera.
Rover sound while doing some action like moving, analyze etc.
Ambient light will change when player is indoor or outdoor. This way when outdoor the sun shadows won't be so dark, but when you are inside the ambient light will be less intense, so you will not get too bright walls when you turn off the lights.
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01 Oct 2019Developer post
Update 1.7.4
FIXES: Transition between day and night. The sky will no longer be black without stars. The stars will slowly appear as expected Door locks will respond correctly when used Artifacts caused by screen space reflections Rover UI stretch on different resolutions Database exit button
FIXES:

Transition between day and night. The sky will no longer be black without stars. The stars will slowly appear as expected
Door locks will respond correctly when used
Artifacts caused by screen space reflections
Rover UI stretch on different resolutions
Database exit button cropped on specific resolutions
Incorrect Azimuth calibration information. The bug doesn't inform you that you have to calibrate Azimuth
Fixed Del button for player reset position. Now should be used every 60 minutes
Antenna Outdoor lights still emits even when off
ADD:

Wind System. Based on the weather, rain, thunder, clouds etc. the game will generate a wind that will affect the antennas position. This may change the antenna coordinates causing problems detecting a signal in bad weather.
Add a Pop Up to ask if you want to go to the main menu
Added a close button for the panel for the new radio. Before you had to add a radio to be able to close it.
New skin page in the laptop. From there you can unlock and install all the skins you like.
In Gameplay Options added a Local Time option. This will switch between local and Ingame Time.
IMPROVEMENTS AND CHANGES

Sun rotation is changed. When you sit on the desk the direction you watch is South, so the Sunrise should be from left to right, not as before.
Sky colors will no longer be super saturated.
The tech tree resources will be provided by the helicopter. You will no longer need to buy them. Just focus on the upgrades :)
Reduce the time when reboot one server in an antenna.
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02 Sep 2019Developer post
Update 1.7.3
FIXES Database selected signal is white causing unreadable text Radar signal position icon missing texture Rover detects object even if the object is not visible Terminal misspell Missing icon on laptop UI Mother Ship animation activation on start of a game Database exit icon mis
FIXES

Database selected signal is white causing unreadable text
Radar signal position icon missing texture
Rover detects object even if the object is not visible
Terminal misspell
Missing icon on laptop UI
Mother Ship animation activation on start of a game
Database exit icon missing at 16:10 monitors. Part of the UI was cropped
ADD

At September 20th the is an event to storm Area 51, so i have added something to pass some time where aliens will storm your base. Separate from the main game you can access it from the main menu.
Alarm when rover detects objects, won't be necessary to watch it all the time.
Add small meteors and minerals on the ground. There can be only one spawned at the time. Spawned meteors can be scanned with the rover for data that will give you 150 credits. Once scanned the meteor will generate again to a new place on the map
Add music slider in Audio Setting. Will affect the radio, and the music in the Storm the Area mode.
IMPROVEMENTS

Radio text will update only when the radio UI is opened, reducing unnecessary calculations
Door Lock will not update every frame, but only when it is activated.
Speed of the rover is doubled
Sky saturation has been reduced.
LOD optimizations
Shader roughtness and glossiness improvements. Added to some of the models and the floors.
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06 Aug 2019Developer post
Update 1.7.2 is official now !
Signals: More signals suggested from the community More event signals One event that can be activated using the rover Curiosity Rover: A new UI in the laptop where you can control the rover The rover is programmable, you can choose between forward, backward, left, right, analyze.
Signals:

More signals suggested from the community
More event signals
One event that can be activated using the rover
Curiosity Rover:

A new UI in the laptop where you can control the rover
The rover is programmable, you can choose between forward, backward, left, right, analyze.
Commands can be stacked so you can execute up to 20 commands
Analyzing the ground can give you science data, like chemical elements that can be converted to resources as credits, electronics, transmitters, etc.
Rover detects radiation and temperature, higher radiation means there is something hidden somewhere. Closer you are higher radiation.
Radio:

UI changes
You now can remove or add a radio from the game.
Generated JSON file in the save folder will stay, so you can do it from there too.
Fixes:

Shadow artifacts through transparent objects
Observatory shader too dark when lights off
Alpha channel rendered before the fog causing graphical black spots at distance.
Changes:

Sun shafts are now connected with the fog
Fog and Sun Shaft resolution is connected to volumetric effects. In 1.7.1 the fog resolution was around Medium, so High and Ultra can cause you a FPS drop
IMPORTANT
- With the changes of the volumetric effects you may have a fps drop. The main reason is that in the last update the fog resolution was lower than this one. In graphics -> volumetric effects lower it to medium and you will get the same quality as before with better fps.
- If you have a high CPU usage you can lock you FPS in graphic option to 30 or 60 fps. This will reduce the calculation per second and will reduce your CPU usage. High end CPUs shouldn't have any problems.
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31 Jul 2019Developer post
Update 1.7.2 Beta
Curiosity Rover: A new UI in the laptop where you can control the rover The rover is programmable, you can choose between forward, backward, left, right, analyze. Commands can be stacked so you can execute up to 20 commands Analyzing the ground can give you science data, like che
Curiosity Rover:

A new UI in the laptop where you can control the rover
The rover is programmable, you can choose between forward, backward, left, right, analyze.
Commands can be stacked so you can execute up to 20 commands
Analyzing the ground can give you science data, like chemical elements that can be converted to resources as credits, electronics, transmitters, etc.
Rover detects radiation and temperature, higher radiation means there is something hidden somewhere. Closer you are higher radiation.
Radio:

UI changes
You now can remove or add a radio from the game.
Generated JSON file in the save folder will stay, so you can do it from there too.
Fixes:

Observatory shader too dark when lights off
Alpha channel rendered before the fog causing graphical black spots at distance.

Sun shafts are now connected with the fog
Fog and Sun Shaft resolution is connected to volumetric effects. In 1.7.1 the fog resolution was around Medium, so High and Ultra can cause you a FPS drop
The final version will include also more signal variety and some Event Signals
Known issues

Rover wheel detection can sometimes rotate in wrong direction, after the rover is stopped it will reposition ( It is vary rare, but possible )
Rover start position is wrong - there is a button to reset its position.
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18 Jul 2019Developer post
Coming up...
For those who are not in Discord and missed what is coming next and it is in progress :
01 Jul 2019Developer post
Missing Server Models
There were some errors switching from Unity 2018 to Unity 2019 causing missing Game Models. All the assets are visible now and should work as expected. I am really sorry for the inconvenience that i have caused. Hope you understand. For a lone developer it's a difficult task to c
30 Jun 2019Developer post
Update 1.7.1 bulid 4
The game is updated to Unity Engine 2019 Fix : Online Radio turning on/off. Fix : Moving towards walls in the observatory causing audio distortion Fix : Moving towards wall in the observatory causing around 50% fps drop Fix : Reflection probes random performance drop Fix : FPS sh
28 Jun 2019Developer post
Update 1.7.1 build 3
Fix : Camera rotation when laptop is oppened Online Radio : When the games starts, it will generate a RadioList.json file in the save folder. You can open it with any editor and remove or add radios if you want. I have adding a Reload button in the game when opening the radio to
24 Jun 2019Developer post
Update 1.7.1 - Online Radio
First lets start with a community contribution. Spetial Thanks to Minka for the great Alien art witch is included in the game ( Check the cork board ) Next the game : - Implemented Online Radio, for now i have added 37 radio stations. The old one NASA archives is still in the gam
First lets start with a community contribution. Spetial Thanks to Minka for the great Alien art witch is included in the game ( Check the cork board )
Next the game :
- Implemented Online Radio, for now i have added 37 radio stations. The old one NASA archives is still in the game. You can change the stations through the laptop. I have added an radio UI to choose a station. In case you need to add you can always ask for a specific station to add.
- Resolution menu shows refresh rate.
FIX:

Type errors.
Objects LOD using higher FOV.
Coffee cup invisible in some cases.
For the last 10 months i was working almost without a rest, so just to let you know that from 5.07 - 12.07 i am planing to take some rest. Till then will work on small optimizations and improvements. After that will continue to work as hard as i can to please everyone and add more to the game.
Thank you all !
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10 Jun 2019Developer post
1.7 Update - fixes and changes
- Lights with realtime shadows will now generate shadows only when the player is in close to the light source. This will reduce the shadow casters and improving the performance. Sun light stays the same as before. - Volumetric fog resolution reduced - improving the performance. -
07 Jun 2019Developer post
Update 1.7
NEW: AutoCalibration - a system that can be activated from the terminal. It will disable antenna rotation while calibrating the antennas. It will be slower than manual calibration, but you can manually calibrate the antennas to speed up the process. Changes to the antenna positio
NEW:

AutoCalibration - a system that can be activated from the terminal. It will disable antenna rotation while calibrating the antennas. It will be slower than manual calibration, but you can manually calibrate the antennas to speed up the process.
Changes to the antenna position to look like the Very Large Array, in Socorro, NM, USA . Also the number of the antennas is increased.
Antenna activation/deactivation changes. Instead of using separate switches to deactivate the antennas, will be added a rotational button to change between power usage and antenna detection.
Command Line Memory - Arrow Up/Down switch between written commands
Aurora Borealis Generation - not every night, but there is a big chance to be visible.
The BOINC Project
New signal and Ambient sounds - Credits to Tokyo
A Community paragraph in Credits Page to credit everyone helping improving the game. ( Community Help )
Terrain Size increased
Optimize animated textures like antennas, planets, etc. - Right now they are always active reducing the current framerate with around 10%. Not much, but it is something.
Power Surge - In power surge there is a 5% chance of antenna to shutdown. Every antenna has a control panel where you can reactivate it. When an antenna is deactivate it will block to movement to every other antenna.
Using Second Mouse Button, you can now push the vehicle. Just in case it stuck somewhere.
Added additional physics restriction to the vehicle. Now should be more stable.
Add Ultra Option For Foliage Details, increasing the density of the grass.
Volumetric Fog - Check the Graphics option
Improved Sun Lights and Sun Shafts
New terminal Commands : CalStart / CalibrationStart - Start Auto Calibration CalStop / CalibrationStop - Stop AutoCalibration BOINCSTART / BOINCSTOP - Start/Stop Boinc Project
Server freeze chance decreased wtih 100%
Analyzing an anomaly will show a pixelated planet that will refine it time.
Exiting the scanner will reset all the current data except it a signal is detected.
New Upgrade - Boinc Speed
New Upgrade - Boinc Module Chance
New Upgrade - Calibration Speed
The BOINC Project:
The System will activate a computing jobs that will try to unlock modules for you.
You can check the progress to the Signal Main Monitor. When signal is detected the monitor will switch to normal.
When the project is active will increase server heat generation and energy consumption.
FIXES:

Rest System Camera position / Rotation
Rest System timescale
Terrain Sound Detection
Terrain Reflection when cloudy
Radio Button Volume Rotation
Weather detection wrong icons
Skyscanner sky/target offset
Skyscanner audio is trying to play even when the scanner is closed.
Kitchen Chair colliders
Vehicle Rotation on Reset
Sitting on bench and driving the vehicle at the same time
Outdoor Sound entering the Antenna Server Room are still playing
If Player is on the antenna at start of the game didn't Activate the Outdoor sounds
Some typo errors
Power Button Material on reboot
Duplicated resolutions in Graphics when using more than one monitor
Starting a new game (for a second time/Deleting the old save) in some rare is cases causing a crash.
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29 May 2019Developer post
Update 1.7 Trailer
Just a small Trailer for the next update, planned to be released in the next 2 weeks.
23 Apr 2019Developer post
Update 1.6.2
ADD : Weather report Cloud Map Weather will be based on the cloud map Current weather will be saved and load. Weather prediction Monitor showind all weather reports The weather transition is smoother and slower than before. The goal was more realistic approach - Most of the doors
ADD :
Weather report

Cloud Map
Weather will be based on the cloud map
Current weather will be saved and load.
Weather prediction
Monitor showind all weather reports
The weather transition is smoother and slower than before. The goal was more realistic approach
- Most of the doors can be locked and unlock now.
CHANGES

New Mouse Model :)
Improved detection of objects when exiting the vehicle.
Sky scanner frequency detection will be called : pollarisation of the electromagnetic waves
FIXES

Switches sometimes activates the Graph Coordinate detection.
Performance drop while resting and it is raining at the same time.
Outdoor ambient sounds can be heard in the observatory when standing next to doors
Audio options doesn't affect the radio
Vehicle rotation on Reset Position
Vehicle delay trying to drive forward or backward.
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Updates & announcements

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Improvements