Version 1.2.4 is now live, bringing lots of new content, fixes and changes!
1.2.4 Update Video:
Communications System:
The Communications System can scan for radio signals.
Auto-Cafe:
The Auto-Cafe produces various hot and cold beverages.
Battery Charger:
The Battery Charger is a battery recharge system.
Tank Refill System:
The Tank Refill System mixes chemicals and refills compressed fuel and air tanks.
Medi-Factory:
The Medi-Factory is a medical manufacturing system.
New Items:
Many of these are related to the new equipment above.
Coffee Grounds:
Used by the Auto-Cafe to produce Coffee and Cappuccino.
Cappuccino:
Created by the Auto-Cafe. Cappuccino provides a slightly higher boost than plain Coffee does.
Dead Power Cell:
Used by the Battery Charger to produce usable power cells.
Auxiliary Water Filter:
Used by the Water Recycler to provide a boost to water production rate.
EVA Drink Bag:
Created by the Auto-Factory. It allows water to be drunk during EVA.
A New Cinematic
There is now a short cinematic event unlocked by the Communications System that will provide some clues related to the events occuring in the game.
Other Changes and Fixes:
- The UI has been improved. Icons now appear next to almost all item texts which will help players better understand crafting and other actions.
- All crafting equipment will now display the crafting item in the game world as it is being crafted.
- Most crafting operations can now be cancelled with items being refunded appropriately.
- EVA Ports can now detect fuel and oxygen sources in both the player inventory and their own inventory. This simplifies loading fuel and oxygen into EVA suits.
- Crafting equipment such as the Auto-Factory can now detect crafting requirements in both the player inventory and their own inventory. This simplifies crafting.
- Collision has been improved. Collision accuracy has been improved. Various collision bugs have been fixed.
- Fixed a bug that caused estimated salvage times to be negative or otherwise incorrect.
- Fixed a bug that caused the clausterphobia affliction to occur more often than it should.
- Player inventory size has been increased.
- The new equipment and items in this update have necessitated significant rebalancing of the difficulty levels. Many changes will be noticeable in the game on all difficulty levels.
- Many other fixes and improvements.
Some News:
Above Earth development continues. The next priority is going to be something experimental.
The Trello board has been updated or will be soon:
https://trello.com/b/ewpYkK9i/above-earth-development
Thanks for supporting the game. Stay safe out there.